Sierra Washington has hated Titus Caesar D'Ambrosio ever since she was seven years old. Forced into a betrothal with the entitled prince whose father was the cause of her parents' demise, she is certain that nothing will make her love him when the time comes for them to finally marry. Reluctantly she leaves her family's home on Earth to go to Eden, the empire's rotating jewel in the sky, to marry the prince. However, her mood quickly shifts from despair to hope when she finds herself falling for another. A mysterious man with enchanting green eyes and no great house to speak of. Torn between following imperial tradition and her heart, she is left with a choice that will change the fate of the world forever. Eden Rising is the first novel in the Titles and Traditions series that follows young, wealthy, titled nobles of the New Earth Empire as they mix love and pleasure with tradition and politics in the imperial court. It features passionate trysts, social scandals, and more drama than the Earth could handle.