Meet the cowboy royal who will never be tamed-and the best friend sworn to protect him.Kris Jaroka didn't sign up for this. He and his triplet brothers were uprooted from their ranch to inherit the throne of Kiraly. His duties keep escalating, and no amount of shirking his guards can stop the gut-ache of leaving his best friend, Frankie, behind.But his biggest challenge lies ahead.For years, Frankie Cowan has secretly monitored the safety of Kris and his brothers. When Kris's recklessness forces her to reveal herself as the head of palace security, her duty to protect him and his refusal to be tamed meet head on.Bound together, their lies and hurt soon surrender to their chemistry, and Kris burns to offer her his future. But Frankie's past isn't fit for a cowboy, let alone a prince-proving that the person she most needs to protect him from is herself.