Yael Goldmann
Amina – Princess of DefianceBy Yael GoldmannWhat if the price of loyalty is your freedom? And what if your heart refuses to obey the rules?Amina Al-Salem, daughter of Kuwait’s most powerful Emir, was raised behind palace walls, where tradition rules and duty silences dreams. But Oxford changed her. In the quiet corners of the university library and the bustling streets of England, Amina found her voice—and with it, the taste of a life she was never supposed to live.Now, with an arranged marriage looming to a prince twice her age, Amina must make an impossible choice: return to a life of wealth and submission, or risk everything for the freedom to shape her own destiny.Meanwhile, on the rugged coast of Cornwall, Isabel de la Vega, Panama’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is seeking a break from the political weight of her title—and from the loneliness that power often brings. There, she meets Alexander Fitzwilliam, a British human rights lawyer equally in search of something real. What begins as a chance encounter becomes an unexpected connection—one that neither diplomacy nor duty can ignore.Set against the backdrop of embassies, royal courts, and forbidden passions, Amina – Princess of Defiance is a sweeping, emotionally rich novel that weaves Yael Goldmann delivers a deeply moving, beautifully written story about identity, courage, and the kind of love that dares to break every rule.A fierce, unforgettable heroine trapped between tradition and freedomA powerful portrait of female resilience across culturesA slow-burning romance that spans borders and breaks barriersVivid settings from Oxford to Kuwait to the cliffs of CornwallEmotional depth, suspense, and characters who feel achingly realYou don’t choose where you’re born. But you can choose who you become.Amina’s fight is every woman’s fight—to be heard, to be seen, and to be free.