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Thousands of students, and the mandatory pen pal assigned to help me acclimate to this new college is the freaking worst.
Thousands of roommates, and mine has a revolving door, welcoming guy after guy into our space—often more than one at a time.
And then there’s him. Sebastian Keller. Hot, popular, rude, and determined to drive me insane.
To say...

Only one thing matters in the land of the folk: power. And you have none.

Ripped from the mortal world and enslaved by a twisted fae, Darina’s living nightmare takes an unexpected turn at the bottom of a pool deadly to all but the heir to the high crown.

And she emerges in one piece, destined to rule over dozens of depraved, powerful, ruthless...

Morgan
I was never one to believe in fairy tales, or good vs. evil. In real life, evil wins any day. Yet somehow, I convinced myself I could make a difference. I had the means to push the privileged assholes ruling my town into a corner. They’d have to give me answers, right?
Wrong.
So wrong.
I broke the rules. Reckoning is coming and it bears the...

Violet

I didn’t have a choice; Rothford U was the only place to give me the scholarship I needed to attend college. But being in Thorn Falls means dealing with them. The man I thought I wanted, and the one I used as a stepping stone to get my way.
Charles is obsessed with me; Rhys wants me gone.
I won’t let either of them walk over me.
I am Violet...

Sarah
It was just a case of wrong place, terrible time.
My world tilted off its axis when I walked into a hedonistic maelstrom. I shouldn’t have watched, but I couldn’t look away.
Then someone shared the Heritage legacies’ secrets with the world, posting videos of their deviant party. They’re threatening to divulge their identities. And Marius...

I’m enrolled as a common girl in this college full of rich royals—it’s logical they would try to get on my nerves. One day, they’ll succeed in getting a rise out of me.

They won’t like the result.

I’ve spent the last few years hiding who—what—I am, but Rovan won’t stop looking, trying to figure out what I’m hiding behind the mask.

When he sees the...

Upstart. Gold digger. Common ho.

The cold king has many choice words for my mother, and I can’t disagree.

If only he didn’t extend his judgment of her to me.

Zale’s only prepared to tolerate my existence so long as he can use and humiliate me—and to my endless shame, I can’t resist his spells, no matter how much I despise him.

Until I do.

No one is...

You break it, you buy it.

A simple enough concept, and one I generally agree with. But the dark prince wants me to buy the priceless relic I destroyed with my mouth and my hands, reducing me to the role of a toy.

I can’t understand why. He can have just about anyone on their knees, so why is he wasting his time with me?

At least, he doesn’t want...

Ivy

Alessandro Valmont. Rich. Gorgeous. Cruel.

I once made the mistake of believing he was mine. And then I paid the price.

I’ve done everything in my power to stay away, going as far as leaving the kingdom, never once returning.

But after four years, I agreed to visit my family’s new winter retreat.

We have our own chalet, so even if the...

I was supposed to stay invisible.

My school might be a den of vipers, but if I endure senior year, I have a shot at my dream: a place at Tisch.

I’m used to keeping my eyes down and my mouth shut to survive the cruel, depraved, privileged assholes who delight in breaking the weak. Then I see something I can’t ignore. Four boys, as beautiful as they...

Jason has put me through hell to prove I can withstand the flames. Now he wants me.

Tough luck, a*hole.

I survived the taunts, the humiliation, but after what happened to me last semester, I refuse to play his game any longer.

Jason’s obsession with me isn’t healthy for either of us. He thinks he needs me. I know better. What he needs is therapy.

I...

Foe. Friend. Liar. Lover. Murderer. What are you, darling Rhea?
Everything.


To avenge the massacre of her family, Rhea forged herself into a weapon with one single purpose: killing the king of night.
And then she failed.
At the heart of the shade’s court, reduced to a puppet for the king’s entertainment, she bides her time, ready to pounce at the...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had to hide who I am. What I am.
They had me play the sheep. They had me blend in. They marked me and sealed my power.
Now I have my freedom, because everyone who’s ever wanted me confined is dead.
I could have changed it. I could have altered the course of fate. I could have saved the unseelie queen.
I didn’...

Ten years ago, there was a battle, a curse, and a princess.
It sounds like a fairy tale.
It isn’t.

Still deep in her eversleep, powering the wards of the last fae sanctuary, Vlari has one adversary to fight: time.
Time for the folk to gain the weapons they need to fight against the invaders.
Each passing day, she’s less likely to awaken.
Drusk has...

No one was ever born less suited to ruling than Rissa, the thorn of the seelie realm—a half-fae so wild she’s spent the better part of a hundred years in the woods.
For all her flaws, she’s the last of the high court bloodline, and the southern king seems to think that’s reason enough to slap a crown on her feathered head. He needs her to unify...

No one was ever born more suited to ruling than Tharsen, the high queen’s eldest son, but the seelie court is full of treachery.

Tricked by his lovers and allies, trusted only by his worst foe, the most powerful fae in all the realm finds himself cursed to either live and see his kingdom shatter, or suffer like a corpse until the end of time.

And...

Once upon a time, there was a princess with no notion of right and wrong, and a queen a thousand times more twisted.

In the realm of Tenebris, home to the unseelie folk, curses are served for breakfast with a side of betrayal.

Vlari was born a threat to Queen Morgana. She survived her wrath because she never stepped out of line.

Until one night....

They’ve exterminated an entire bloodline, purging the world of the only creatures vampires dread. Or so they think.

Chloe used to study hard, do everything right to pave a bright future, but children sometimes have to pay for their parents’ sins, and Chloe’s tab is pretty steep.
At twenty-six, when a series of attacks forces her to seek refuge in...

The vampires have always feared the first of their kind and his descendants. Now all immortals know there’s a new Eirikrson threatening their way of life.
And they don’t intend to let her.

Catherine Stormhale has spent decades trying to crawl out of her family’s shadow. Now they’re calling her back home, to serve their clan against her new...

The world has learned to fear vampires and forgotten another threat. Before the bloodsuckers rose, the gods had perfected one race of predators.
And they’ve decided to hunt again.

Avani was raised in another world, away from the secluded werewolves of Oldcrest, but the Elder Pack was the only place where she could be safe. Until now.

In his...

Seven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill.
One stands above all.
After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson.

Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her.
She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must...

Angry gods. Vengeful witches. And in the middle of it all, Jack, half-hunter, half-immortal, full blooded disaster.

Cut off from his paternal family since the day he was born, Jack never wanted his devastating abilities.

Waking up covered in blood, without any idea of how he got to the heart of Russia, he has to face the fact that the powers he...

Viola Wild has spent the last hundred years scourging the world to find the heir to the Eirikrsen’s legacy.

She doesn’t expect her latest inquiry to be fruitful. Thomas Miller is just a human. How could he be linked to the most ancient and terrifying line of vampire this world has ever known?

She soon realizes, there’s more to the man-and to his...

Seth Stomhale is a monster. A demi-god issued of a royal vampiric line, he wields more power in his fingertips than most can dream of. And none of it can save him from Aveka Primerius.
Enslaved by one of the strongest witches on Earth to protect his family, he’s retained one thread to the outside world.
Her.

Blair was born to be head of the Salem...

The tale of blood and monsters paving Eirikr’s life started with the rage of a queen—and will end with one.

In the wake of the devastation of Night Hill, Eirikr is finally free from the prison he was locked into for centuries. But at what price?
Greer Vespian was supposed to be his redemption. Now, her body is cold and unmoving, and her soul, at...

Erica

The only thing Chase Archer hates more than me is how much he wants me.

Day and night, he punishes me for crimes I didn’t commit, making me bear the weight of my mother’s sins.

Then he decides to change the rules of our twisted game. After what he put me through, he thinks he can claim me? I’ll never give in, even if I have to destroy my...

Twins. One girl, one boy, both destined to rule the empire.
Lenka and Nikandre are the two sides of the coin that will dictate the fate of the world.
Only, fate hasn’t yet chosen heads or tails.

Masters of Álfheimr is a Noblesse Oblige prequel novella.

After the night of her life with a dirty, sexy stranger who’s supposed to live a world and a half away from her, Tori is feeling pretty damn smug - until she finds him in the office next door.

Bryant is a menace, making every woman in the entire building lose focus, but she never thought he would actually go after her assistant.
Determined to...

Maverick King has done his best to run from the man he used to be, but years after the night that changed everything, he sees her for the first time. Alexia Taunton. His wildest dreams and worst nightmares wrapped in one delicious, naughty package. One glimpse, and he knows he’s very much still a dom.

He’s managed to avoid her for weeks, until a...

Ryn is a mess: unruly hair, untidy apartment, paint under her nails and a broken spirit. She’s the irregularity in Desmond’s neat, perfect schedule.
When she decides to move away from the city and resign from her position in his company, he attempts to take it in stride, sign a severance package, and wish her good luck.
One problem: a king does...

Hes has one rule: no matter how gorgeous they are, she doesn’t get involved with any friend, or business partner of the Kings.
They’re nothing but trouble, and she won’t jeopardize her career for a man.
The rule serves her well, until Edmund Ashworth, the royal pain in the neck of a British lord who seem to think he owns NYC.

Edmund wants a piece...

Callum King has always been in control, but his universe crashes when a little boy with his eyes knocks at his door.
The boy is a King, no doubt about it. But he’s also heir to the Trents, and the rest of his family will stop at nothing to keep him.
Andie’s borrowing her cousin’s couch when Callum King proposes an arrangement that could solve...

Callum King has always been in control, but his universe crashes when a little boy with his eyes knocks at his door.

The boy is a King, no doubt about it. But he’s also heir to the Trents, and the rest of his family will stop at nothing to keep him.

Andie’s borrowing her cousin’s couch when Callum King proposes an arrangement that could solve all...

Vale was born in battle seven hundred years ago, and in all this time, he’s never encountered an enemy that poses a real challenge. Until now.

Devi has been told terrifying tales of vengeful gods since her youth. She never thought that she would wake up in a world where she had to fight them.

They’re opposites, he gets on her nerves, she is under...

They’ve escaped the destruction of the Court of Night, only to find greater perils awaiting them.
A demon has long watched in the shadows, biding his time. Now he’s ready to strike, and the likelihood that Devi and Vale can stop him is close to nil.
There is only one hope…

Court of Sin isn’t suitable for sensitive readers.

Devi holds the power of all elements in her grasp. Vale can manipulate the minds of those who oppose him.
They won’t be enough.
The bastard son of the last overking has moved to take the throne ruling over the entire Isle, and no army, no power can hope to win against his forces.
They have but one option: claim the frostbound throne.

Song of...

Not every princess are destined for a happily ever after. Some must suffer, rise and rule.
Before she became the cold, calculating unseelie queen, Shea was a young woman, awoken in the middle of the night by guards, daggers in hands. Betrayed by her own father, she’s forced to make her own way, and carve her destiny.

Note that this is a prequel.

They say the fae used to take the most beautiful maidens and make them their brides.
They lied.
What they do with them is much worse.

After the seven lords of Sidhe are massacred in one day, the thrones of the fae realm pass down to their heirs.
The Iron Circle remains leaderless, as its true lord lives in another world.
The nobles of the realm...

Unbeknown to the men, dragons, shifters and elves of Midgard, the energy wall protecting them from the horrors beyond are but a temporary measure.
The gods are playing with fate, and if Shadow prevails, all on the continent are doomed.

To Claim a King

Accused of consorting with demons in her home town, Xandrie flees, only to find herself in a...

Accused of consorting with demons in her home town, Xandrie flees, only to find herself in a greater danger.
She’s a mere human woman, thrust in a brutal tournament pitting vicious dragons females against each other.
Yet, she can’t find it in herself to give up, as the winner will Claim the throne, and more importantly, the hand of the enticing...

A power has risen in the lands, a dark shadow no one seems to understand. As the newest Enchantress, Talia knows her duty lies in finding it.
But she’s failed the bonds of blood once, looking away as her sister was continuously abused; she can’t leave while she can be of use to her. Especially since she may never come back.

Vincent, the playful,...

Mortals fear Absolians. Hate them. They’re right to do so.
There is no place for weakness in the Kingdom of Fiery Shadows. Power is taken. Conquered. But the real challenge is keeping it.

When rumors reach him, suggesting that his elder sister may be alive, Ash, King of Absolia leaves for Farden in secret, only to find that his real enemies...

Vivien has roamed the lands of men, elves and dragons alone for twenty lifetimes.
Her dark twin is almost all powerful, but Vivien has two weapons in the form of the dashing elven princes at her side: her fated mate, and her sister’s.
No one said it had to be a fair fight.

Turin and Argon think they understand the agenda of the aether goddess...

Darkness almost destroyed the galaxy a thousand years ago. He’s reborn; and Nalini just saved his life.

A captive at the mercy of the Warlord of their multi-world kingdom, Nalini has learned to hide under a mask, a lie. As far as her master sees, she’s his obedient little puppet.

Then, she meets him. The male who can obliterate the entire...

For a thousand years, being born with magic was a death sentence. Hart and his twin have survived by hiding who they truly were until their time came.
It started as a whisper, rumors, but when they find out there truly is a mage uprising, they join the fight, tilting the balance in the mages’ favor.
The era of magicless mortals has passed in...

Aisling has every reason in the world to like her life as it is: away from the shifter community. Tucked in her little corner of the world, she sees no reason to gets involved in the drama of the ever warring packs, until trouble knocks at her door.
Trouble wrapped in a delicious package her cat wants to claw.

Raygan didn’t know what he expected...

Coveney has been wrongly accused of a crime he’d never commit, and it’s changed him, turning him into a cold, indifferent version of his former self. He lives for his position in the Wyvern Pride: protecting their territory, and serving his Alpha as Head Enforcer. Nothing else matters.
Then, she appears out of nowhere.

Ava is tired of running,...

Hunter Hart, ex-Head Enforcer of the Vergas pack, lives on borrowed time. After betraying his family, he needs to get out of the country, or die. But there’s one thing he intends to do, dangerous as it is.

Meet his niece, Lola.

But when his wolf sees the woman who takes care of the child, walking away becomes much harder.

Rain’s family has summoned her and if she doesn’t turn up, they intend to use her little sister in a dangerous ritual.
Rain know she can handle the magic. The problem is extracting herself from New Orleans afterwards.
Luckily, the alpha female of the Wyvern Pride owes her a favour or ten.

When Luke is sent to Nola as one of Rain’s bodyguard, his...

As a Wyvern pride enforcer, Ian has spent half his life fighting for survival. Protecting a regular woman should be a piece of cake. But the enticing, sassy veterinarian targeted by shifter haters doesn’t seem to understand that she’s in serious danger.
Ian might have claws, fur and fangs, but Tania is definitely a hellcat.

Out of every kind of paranormal out there, shifters are incontestably the least frightening; until now.
It’s a closely guarded secret that some shifters are born with the ability to change ordinary human beings, and there are plenty of dangerous Alphas would kill to keep it under wrap.

A few months ago, Daunte’s biggest problem was hiding his...

This set includes the three first volume of the Age of Night series, Kitty Cat, Pretty Kitten and Catnip.

Kitty Cat

Aisling has every reason in the world to like her life as it is: away from the shifter community. Tucked in her little corner of the world, she sees no reason to gets involved in the drama of the ever warring packs, until trouble...

Yesterday, he had it all, a beautiful woman at his side, more money than he knew what to do with, and a real shot at the Oval Office.
Today, he’s a murderer.

Yesterday, she was America’s sweetheart; the wholesome first daughter of a beloved former president, a rising star without so much as a whisper of a scandal attached to her name.
Today, she...

He’s the rising star of the Paranormal Investigation Agency; she’d love to burn it to the ground.

Tria Winters plays the part of the loyal agent well, but she’s nothing short of a prisoner. When the Agency is brutally attacked, she and her cousins should have taken their chance to run, but to her surprise, there are people she isn’t quite willing...

Helen Franklin hates nothing quite as much as having to ask for help, but when her roommate burns their apartment down, she has to accept her successful baby sister’s offer to stay at her place until she lands on her feet.

When the Carters throw a fancy benefit, she plans to show her face for a few minutes and head to her room, but a hot, sexy...

A successful day for Tessa Michaels is a day when the only person she has to talk to is the pizza delivery guy.
An artist and designer working from home, she rarely steps out of her comfort zone.
Attending a book convention once a year is one thing. She can work herself up to it, and the attendees are more interested in her art than anything else....

Get five romance standalones from May Sage’s vault.
This anthology includes paranormal and contemporary romance titles.

Includes:
On Top: a contemporary rom com. Colt thought Alice was going to ask him out. He didn’t expect her to propose a friends-with-benefits arrangement.
The Brat: a brother’s best friend romance. Brooke is back in town now...

With Heaven literally on their doorstep, Lily must take on her greatest challenge yet.

The Wicked Crown.

Can she save hell and the man she loves? Or will she be consumed by the crown’s dark powers?

Angels good. Demons bad. Things are supposed to be this simple.
If only.

In the midst of an ageless war between the more powerful creatures in the world, Roth should see Lily as a weapon he must hone. If she’s to accomplish his destiny, she’ll have to be placed in harm’s way. But every time they touch, their chemistry drives him mad.
Love or...

Maya considers herself a lucky kid. She has an awesome mom, a great godmother, and of course, Ben. School girls are quick to remind her that he’s not her dad, though.
When she gets in trouble and the headmaster demands to see her parents, she calls Ben, guessing he’d tell her off less than her mother would.
She certainly didn’t expect to get a hot...

Anna loves living with her best friend, but a girl has to find a pair of hands to regularly tickle her button at some point. She’s entered the single scene, with all its online dating adventures, and blind date nightmares.
She knew Finn would freak out at the thought of a guy coming between them, but she certainly hadn’t expected him to come up...

People say Eva’s a little ditzy, when they want to be nice. Truth is, she’s a magnet for trouble and she wouldn’t know what caution looks like if she bumped into it.
But even she knows the delicious hunk she meets at the club is dangerous; he might have saved her once, but he could as easily destroy her and no one could do a thing about it. His...

Cassie Franklin trips over nothing on perfectly flat surfaces every day, and she cannot seem to be able to simultaneously speak and look into her audience’s eyes.
Cassandra Frank is the ultimate tease; her words have aroused, intrigued and captured the heart of thousands...
And somehow, they are the same person.

Hiding the fact that she writes...

Cassie Franklin trips over nothing on perfectly flat surfaces every day, and she cannot seem to be able to simultaneously speak and look into her audience’s eyes.
Cassandra Frank is the ultimate tease; her words have aroused, intrigued and captured the heart of thousands...
And somehow, they are the same person.

Hiding the fact that she writes...

Piper Stone’s hunky, rude, entitled, Scrooge of a boss is pushing her buttons every day, but he’s taken it too far, this time. Saying she couldn’t take the holidays off was one thing; preventing her to go home to her sick child? Not happening. She has zero regrets when she resigns.

Bennet McFinnley can’t believe his annoyingly perfect personal...

Lucy is a perfectly reasonable person, up until she isn’t.
She bottles up incidents, willing to forgive and forget, but when someone crosses the line, she becomes what her friends have affectionately called The Psychobitch.
There’s one person who has it coming; from their very first meeting, Trick Johnson, CFO of Harris Toys, has been a...

Lucy is a perfectly reasonable person, up until she isn’t.
She bottles up incidents, willing to forgive and forget, but when someone crosses the line, she becomes what her friends have affectionately called The Psychobitch.
There’s one person who has it coming; from their very first meeting, Trick Johnson, CFO of Harris Toys, has been a...

Leila can’t believe her luck when the sexiest man she’s ever seen watches her in the subway. Turns out, it might have something to do with the fact that her button is undone, and her boobs are hanging out.
Potentially the most disastrous way to meet the CEO of Wolf Entertainments, her boss...

A Nerdy Holiday is a novella.

Cali believed she was done with men - after what the last one has done to her, she has zero reasons to want to open her heart or her legs ever again.
Then he happened.

Wren Richards, genius with a scalpel in his hands, charming when holding a flute of champagne, is a mess outside of the public eye, and he knows it. He’s quite happy living in...

Maya considers herself a lucky kid. She has an awesome mom, a great godmother, and of course, Ben. School girls are quick to remind her that he’s not her dad, though.
When she gets in trouble and the headmaster demands to see her parents, she calls Ben, guessing he’d tell her off less than her mother would.
She certainly didn’t expect to get a...

Some Girls Do It limited edition boxed set include Scrooge McFuck, Bring on the Psychobitch, and Them Back Dimples. Read about three badass ladies and the silly alpha males who think they can manage them.
Each book is a standalone novella.

Scrooge McFuck

Piper Stone’s hunky, rude, entitled, Scrooge of a boss is pushing her buttons every day, but...

They believed humans were weak; until her.

The aliens ruling over the galaxy knew humans were compatible with their species, but they never expected to find a match quite so perfect for their Emperor.

Lena should have been nothing more than an incubator - she was supposed to have the Emperor’s child, and then get back to her life.
But then, they...

After nineteen years of being treated like a time bomb by the witches who raised her, Lily Star Morgan decides to try her luck in the human world.
She doesn’t fit in, but she’s determined to stay, until a gorgeous stranger with a tendency to change into a terrifying, fire breathing hellhound ruins her plans by revealing what she’s always wanted...

Angels good. Demons bad. Things are supposed to be this simple.

If only.

In the midst of an ageless war between the more powerful creatures in the world, Roth should see Lily as a weapon he must hone. If she’s to accomplish his destiny, she’ll have to be placed in harm’s way. But every time they touch, their chemistry drives him mad.

Love or...

The King needs an heir and that means finding some sort of woman to do the job;
“That’s all it’s about, ultimately: basic, carnal compatibility in order to satisfy this need. For that reason, the pictures I request of those who wish to apply are explicit. The full prerequisites are attached to the correspondence. If you aren’t comfortable with...

Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a series of paranormal romance written for a mature audience. Expect adult language and naughty stuff. Each book is a stand alone.

Silvia Undine, otherwise known as the Sea Witch, has enough of hiding.
All she did three years ago was saving a child and his father, but she stands accused of causing the storm that put...

“Let me tell you one thing, Beast: if your Prince ever returns, watch his back. There are thousands who would gladly throw daggers at it.”
And Belle would be first in line.

Ten years ago, he was Prince Aiden, heir of Jereena, at the top of the world – now, they call him Beast.
Aiden has landed on his feet, his exclusive club is the place to be, he...

Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a series of paranormal romance written for a mature audience. Expect adult language and naughty stuff. Each book is a stand alone.

Kai, heir of the dilapidated clan who’s established residence in the most dangerous mountain on Gaia to avoid persecution, has enough problem on his plate. For starters? Finding enough...

Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a series of paranormal romance written for a mature audience. Expect adult language and naughty stuff. Each book is a standalone.

The rules are simple: humans from Enom are allowed to cross the forest, Jereena are killed on sight. Double standard, but as Jereenan had taken their land, not many Wilderlings have...

Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a series of paranormal romance written for a mature audience. Expect adult language and naughty stuff. Each book is a stand alone. White as Snow is a novella.

Blanche Wood’s life has always been crazy - voices in your head kinda crazy - but before him, she could deal with it.
Her step-mother would have loved to carve...

In theory, fays could live forever, but each spell they cast cost them a day of life.
After three thousand years and more than twice as many spells, Rumpelstiltskin is dying. He knows it, he doesn’t even fear it. It just pisses him off – because there is a way for a fay to beat that fate, and somehow, he’d always believed he’d manage it.
With...

Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a series of paranormal romance written for a mature audience. Expect adult language and naughty stuff. Each book is a stand alone.

Aurora Stephenson is the ultimate Lady, the picture of grace and perfection. She’s distant, detached, and consequently, no one thinks she has a heart.
They’re wrong.
For years, she’s cared...

Aurora Stephenson is the ultimate Lady, the picture of grace and perfection. She’s also an effing mess.
Her first fiancé cheated on her with just about anything, and she’d told herself that it was just him – that it was in his nature, but now Aiden Archer is happily married, and devoted to his wife. Her second fiancé dropped her like an old shoe...

Instead of Prince Charming, meet a bunch of sexy alpha males.
Cinderella doesn’t want anything to do with her King, and her biggest aspiration is suing the shit out of her step mother when she can afford to do so.
Erik isn’t all that fond of the mermaid...

For weeks, he came to see me, his eyes following me as I worked the pole. Anyone would have noticed him. A man as gorgeous, obviously rich, and young doesn’t really belong in the kind of seedy joint where I take my clothes off to pay the bills.
Callum Noble. An actual, bona fide prince. Or royal psycho, as I call him.
I got a feeling he was there...