The Impossible Princess of Sondmark Book

CLARAAfter years of being dismissed as a lightweight and a party girl, I’m fighting for relevance—desperate to prove to my mother that I can be the perfect princess. If the queen needs someone to open a mass-transit car park, I’m there. If she wants me to give speeches on solar energy without a hair out of place, I’m her girl.What she doesn’t need to know is that I’ve been crushing on a certain military officer. Duty brings us together once a year, and though the lieutenant commander has never looked at me twice, infatuation is a victimless crime. When I fall into his arms on national television, my freshly polished image comes crashing down. And for the first time, I find myself wondering if I need something better than perfect.MAXWhen I joined Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, the last thing I ever wanted was to make the tabloids. My family has a long tradition of duty and service, but when I accidentally take down a princess during a televised military review—it was high heels, a tangle of hands, and I liked it way too much—the photos are seen around the world. Suddenly my career is on the line. I hate the blinding glare of media attention and how it pulls focus from the only job I’ve ever wanted. But the way she felt in my arms? That’s something I can’t forget.