Wishes

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Charming and inventive <em>Wishes</em> offers a romance that tiptoes between reality and fairytale. A smart heartfelt retelling perfect for fans of Kiera Cass and Melanie Dickerson! -CAROLINE GEORGE author of <em>Dearest Josephine</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>MEET THE PRINCE AT THE BALL</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>On the eve of the Coronation aspiring newspaper columnist Penelope Beaumont is assigned the story of a lifetime-revealing that the Crown Prince isn't the rightful heir to Loirehall's throne.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Desperate to leave her dysfunctional step-family and tempted by the chance to claim her late father's former column in </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Loirehall Times</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> like she's always wished Penelope accepts the job.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>But a fateful encounter with Crown Prince Nicholas Garcon brings their shared history into question. Together they uncover darker secrets about the royal family and the Yorkson Tragedy-the event that claimed the lives of their parents.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Will the connection between Nicholas and Penelope be strong enough to overcome the story between them or will lies and rumors upend the long-awaited Coronation Ball this winter solstice and change the future of the royal family forever?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Features of this story:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Bonus chapters from Nicholas POV from Amber Kirkpatrick</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Vintage newspaper vibe</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Poetic prose</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Swoony clean romance with only bittersweet kisses</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Childhood friends-to-lovers with a tragic twist</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Non-magical young adult fairytale retelling of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Cinderella </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>+ </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Pinocchio</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Christmas winter vibes</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>*Standalone prequel to the Heartbooks series of loosely unconnected stories which can be read in any order. Read if you like books filled with old family secrets a charming European-inspired setting and swoon in every scene.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A lush wintery mystery novella <em>Wishes </em>is a royal romance that feels like a British Classic with Hallmark vibes. Ideal for fans of <em>The Crown</em> Disney's live action <em>Cinderella</em> <em>Veil of Winte</em>r by Melanie Dickerson and Stephanie Garber's <em>Once Upon a Broken Heart</em>.</strong></p>