The Colonel of the Red Huzzars

"The Colonel of the Red Huzzars" by John Reed Scott is a historical story set in the early 1900s about Major Armand Dalberg's entanglement in the Kingdom of Valeria. He's an American officer tired of his dull desk job that heads to Valeria once he's heard fighting could break out. But this is only the beginning of his troubles! An old friend tells him a royal wedding is coming and makes a bet that Dalberg won't attend the event in 30 days, setting Dalberg on his adventure. The story quickly turns complex when his unknown origins connected to the royal family are revealed as Dalberg gets deeper into a world with secrets, love, and military action. The beginning sets up a plot that mixes action, love, and a battle between obligation and personal desires as Major Dalberg starts his journey into the Kingdom of Valeria.