The Beggar Prince

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An unwilling suitor. A mocking princess. A marriage they both abhor.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well-which she does with vicious aplomb.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This time though her ridicule proves her father's breaking point. The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment... until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castle's kitchen door. Before he can weasel out of his mishap-or even pull rank-the marriage is done.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But what's legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke. Disguised as a beggar Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If he's lucky he'll get it without revealing his true identity... and before losing his heart to his exquisite but sharp-tongued bride.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Beggar Prince</em> a retelling of King Thrushbeard is book 2 of <em>Once Upon A Prince</em> a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after.</strong></p>