"Princess Elissia was wed to King Derand when only a baby, and they`ve never met. When Derand comes to claim his bride, he finds that his new wife has grown up to be as unbridled a brat as ever walked the streets of the kingdom.But Derand is made of sterner stuff than Elissia`s father, King Ostrin, and the young princess soon finds herself bare-bottomed over her husband`s knee, as he is hardly one to tolerate her bratty ways. Elissia has no intention of staying with Derand - and then tragedy strikes. Elissia`s brother is kidnapped, and the only ones who can go in search of him are Elissia and Derand. A very uneasy truce is forged only to be broken again and again, as Derand attempts to tame his "princess brat."