Claimed (Gowns & Crowns #3)

Brash, extreme-adventure loving Nicki Clark has never met a mountain she couldn't conquer. Until she runs headlong into Stefan Mihal, the kingdom of Garronia's gorgeous, icy cool, uber-sophisticated diplomat who thinks she's the most inappropriate woman on the planet. Whatever.

So when the royal family asks Nicki to team up with Mr. Icecube on an impromptu mission across Garronia's borders, she braces for a long, frigid, knockdown-dragout fight to stay on top. 
She's half right.

Aristocratic to the core, Stefan is furious to be assigned the fiercely independent Nicki as his cover for a top-secret reconnaissance op into enemy territory. She drives him to distraction with her passion, her defiance - and her unexpected vulnerability that threatens both his focus and his sanity.

Then a shocking revelation blows open the clandestine mission, endangering their lives and the future of Garronia, and Stefan risks everything to keep Nikki safe. Because no matter the cost, no matter the danger, his work won't be over until he's claimed her for his own.