12 Years Later

 Someday my Prince by Christina Dodd

This takes place 12 years after the previous book. Dominic is working as a mercenary. The only member of his crew that is left is Brat, and her daughter Ruby. He takes one last job to set them up for life. This job requires him to pose as a suitor to the princess of a small country that neighbors his home country. But, while posing as her suitor he convinces both her and her father agree that he would be a good choice to be her new bodyguard. While he is there, he is supposed to figure out what makes this small country so wealthy. But, turns out the guy that hired him has a spy on the inside as well. So, when he and the princess get close and she just tells him; they have a trade deal with his brother. He deflowers her and then leaves to tell his boss, but he see the princess's maid leaving. So, she sold him out first. The princess gets put in prison. Dom shows up. But, she already had a plan and was able to get herself out. Brat breaks out Dom. She and her father take back their kingdom. Before Dom showed back up, he begged his brother for help and his army showed up to help. Dom tells the king he wants to marry his daughter. They don't get married, but they do reconcile at the end of the book. I do not like secret keeping as a trope, so this was not great. It was slow and not as good as some of her other books.