Valeris

<p>How can a planet capable of interstellar spaceflight use such an outdated method to pick the queen? It leaves everything up to the whims of the Alagan River.</p><p>Avania</p><p>No female in a hundred years has succeeded in plucking the red flower from the rushing water a feat which guarantees her mating to the king.</p><p>I'm still dripping wet and shivering when I'm ripped from my mother's arms and dragged to the palace. Within hours the high priestess has performed the mating ceremony binding me to a male I've never met-the King.</p><p>I never dreamed the fierce ruler would treat me with such affection that he would crack open my heart... or set my body ablaze.</p><p>Valeris</p><p>The river may have picked her. I may be forced to mate her. But all the outmoded expectations of my ancestors can't prevent me from banishing her to the East Wing once she presents me with a son.</p><p>How did the fates know this naive country female was more than my perfect match? She was the other half of my soul.</p><p>This sweet and sensual Cinderella retelling hits all the right notes from romance to spice. It features a happily ever after with no cheating and no cliffhanger.</p><p>You'll adore this magical novella from bestselling author Alana Khan</p><p>For readers 18+<br>Note: This was previously published as Sunsari on the Kindle Vella platform.</p>