For most people, princes, princesses, counts and dukes are found only on the pages of famous fairy tales. Crowns, priceless jewels and gilded thrones belong only to childhood dreams. But for some, these frivolous fantasies are true. For some, this is real life. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, I was always treated special. And all because of my family name and heritage. And also because of the connection that we maintain with the most important family of the country. Caresa Acardi, Duchess of Parma. Blue blood of Italy. I was born to marry well. And now the wedding date has been set. I am to marry a member of the House of Savona. A family that would have been royal had Italy not abolished the monarchy in 1946. But for the aristocrats of my house, this abolition means nothing. The Savona still hold power where it matters most. In our close-knit world of money, status and masquerades, they are everything and more. And soon I will become one of them. Soon I will become the wife of Prince Zeno Savon......or I would have become so until I met him. And everything changed.18+