She might be sheltered, but she's smart enough to know that she can’t fall for the playboy prince—or his charms.

Poppy has spent her life locked in a tower with nothing but books and her gran to keep her company. Until the day Gran disappears. Despite her gran’s warnings about never leaving, she's finally discovered a way out, and she's going to find her.

At least that’s the plan. Until some idiot decides to rescue her. Instead, he almost gets them both killed. Worse, Poppy discovers he’s Lochlan Aster, the famous playboy prince, one of the most eligible bachelors on the continent and a shameless flirt.

She doesn’t trust him, but his offer to help find her gran is too tempting. She knows nothing about this magical—and dangerous—world around her, nothing about herself. As Lochlan and Poppy work together, pieces of her past click together, and she learns more about who put her in that tower—and why. Yet the biggest danger might be the prince’s reason for helping her—a secret that won’t just break the trust she's finally learning to build, but her heart along with it.

Tower of Tempest is book three in Stolen Crowns, a series of steamy standalone but interconnected fairytale retellings. This Rapunzel-meets-Anastasia retelling is perfect for fans of banter, (very) snarky heroines, and slow-burn romance.