Summary
Elliere has it all—beauty, noble status, and a Ph.D.—but her romantic life is in shambles. After her pompous fiancé dumps her for being “too intelligent,” she seeks solace in alcohol. While intoxicated, she pours her heart out to a devastatingly attractive stranger and rashly asks him to marry her. Unbeknownst to her, he is Emperor Ropherce, a stern and unforgiving monarch who unexpectedly accepts. Thrust into the role of empress, Elliere quickly learns that surviving his coldness will require more than just liquid courage.