The Diplomat by Sophia French

When duty says “marry her off” but your heart starts saying “what if she were mine?” ❤️🔥

If you love feminine women, forbidden attraction and romance wrapped in royal intrigue, The Diplomat has exactly the kind of setup that makes it difficult to put down.

Rema is a royal envoy sent to the Danoshan court with one job: arrange a marriage between Princess Elise and her emperor. Politically, the match makes perfect sense.

Unfortunately for Rema, Elise is not quite the obedient princess everyone expected.

As the two women spend more time together, Rema's carefully constructed arguments for the marriage begin to fall apart. Because the more she gets to know Elise, the harder it becomes to remember that Elise is supposed to belong to someone else.

And suddenly, the biggest diplomatic problem isn't securing the royal alliance...

It's Rema trying not to fall in love with the woman she's supposed to give away.

✨ The vibe:
👑 Royal court & political intrigue
🌹 Feminine × feminine romance
🔥 Forbidden attraction
💔 Duty vs. desire
🏰 Historical/fantasy court setting

Perfect for: readers who enjoy sapphic romance with elegant women, courtly drama, impossible choices and a delicious “we absolutely should not be doing this” tension.