Anna Serakova, Princess of Tarka, is trapped. Trapped with a title she doesn't want, trapped in a family who barely cares about; trapped in a role she can't bear. The one bright spot in the darkness of her life is the bodyguard assigned to her for her tour in England, Peter Graves--and after the horror of an assassination attempt, her feelings for him crystallise into love. She loves him desperately, has loved him ever since their first conversation... and once Tarka hears of the attempt on her life, she will be pulled away from him forever.
Her last hours with him will be spent in the luxurious environs of the Grand Hotel, with all the privileged trappings of her station in life. But Anna isn't weak, despite her gilded existence, and neither is she helpless--and with the help of the staff at the Grand Hotel, perhaps she can seize her last chance at happiness.