The crown demanded a prince...her heart chose a horseman.
Seraphine has always lived on the edges. Of dreams, of belonging, of the life she thought she might one day have. In her cramped Chicago apartment filled with thrifted treasures and fading memories, she balances bookstore shifts with her fading hope for the future. Her art doesn't pay the bills, her degree is still on hold, and the only constants in her life are the cat who roams the poetry shelves at the bookstore and the stars she paints to stay sane.
She thought losing her grandmother, the last real family she had, was the hardest thing she'd ever endure. But when a completely stranger appears at her door one day, everything begins to unravel...and then rebuild itself in a way she never could have imagined. Because the stranger leads her to a kingdom she didn't know existed. One where she's considered royalty.
Thrust into a world of crumbling traditions, hidden truths, and whispered legends, Sera finds herself caught between the weight of a crown she never asked for and the quiet, steady stableman with secrets of his own.
In a far off land, Sera must decide what kind of life she wants to claim for herself, and what she's willing to let go of to claim it.
"Make him remember you. Every day. Do something that will make him fall for you. Be yourself, and captivate him."
"Surprise him. Make him fall in love with you, just like he can make you fall in love with him in less than a day. Give him something to talk about when he's old and reflects on life... about the night that his forgetful boy took him by surprise."
"Falling for someone is a scary thing, but it makes it a whole lot better when someone is holding your hand through it all."