Anna has just been dumped by her boyfriend when a soft-spoken stranger steps in at her lowest moment. He says he's a gardener from a small European kingdom, in the US to dodge an arranged marriage. Grieving and cornered by a stepmother who wants her mother's company, Anna agrees to a fast wedding with him — a practical alliance, nothing more.
What Anna doesn't know is that her new husband is the crown prince of Lavinia, hiding in plain sight. As they take on her stepmother and stepsister together, Philip keeps his cover while quietly clearing every obstacle in her path. The company, the royal portrait authorization, his parents' approval — all of it hinges on a truth Anna hasn't guessed. When the lie finally breaks, she has to decide whether the man she married exists at all.
