*The hardcover collector's editions of the New York Times bestselling Twisted series will have gorgeous designed edges, gold foil, and exclusive art*<br/>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.<br/>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.<br/>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.<br/>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.<br/>Because she's his.<br/>His princess.<br/>His forbidden fruit.<br/>His every depraved fantasy.<br/>***<br/>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.<br/>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.<br/>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.<br/>Her bodyguard.<br/>Her protector.<br/>Her ultimate ruin.<br/>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.<br/>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.