He doesn't want to be her enemy. She doesn't want to be his friend. But when their paths keep crossing, can a change of heart lead to a chance at love?
In the Kingdom of Kalopsia, Miss Dahlia Johnson has grown tired of the cloying perfumes and swirling silks of ballrooms. Her reality is to do the bidding of her social-climbing father, biting her tongue and being a perfect lady of society. But in her heart, she dreams of change-to escape to the beautiful land of Orphia. A land where she'd find freedom, and perhaps find herself as well.
For Xanth Odeson, the fisherman's son, his dream is much more literal. Ever since a chance encounter at a ball, he hasn't been able to stop thinking of the nameless beauty most nights. But with his father wanting him to take on more of the family business, he has no time to waste on the mystery lady. Equipped with a jest and a smile, he hides his insecurity at the prospect pretty well. But considering most of his endeavors end in disaster, he's convinced he'll just disappoint everyone he loves.
When their worlds collide, the line between dream and nightmare is blurred. Dahlia is a welcome distraction, but Xanth can't understand why she warmly welcomes the friendship of others but spurns him at every opportunity. To Dahlia, Xanth's carefree attitude seems like every other egotistical man that hurt her. But as they're continually thrown into one another's company, their perception of the other begins to change. When the unexpected upends their lives, Dahlia and Xanth must confront the most astonishing, terrifying change of all-that of falling in love.
Return to Orphia in this third, stand-alone installment of the "Fallen Stars" series. Blending historical romance and a touch of fairytale with a fantasy land absent of magic, this clean and wholesome story of nature's beauty, found family, humorous mishaps, and enemies-turned-friends romance is sure to delight the hearts of readers young and old.
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