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Four Kingdoms Fairy Tale Novellas #1
To Ensnare a Prince: An Entwined Prince and the Pauper Retelling
How hard can it be to catch a prince?
After being punished for her brother's treachery, Natalie knows the only way to secure her future is to become a queen. And that means marrying the only available crown prince. While she’s never met Prince Leo, she doesn’t doubt herself—after all, she’s already helped bring down a despotic ruler. How hard could it be to catch a single prince?
When her royal traveling companion suggests they switch places before meeting Leo, it seems the perfect opportunity to catch the prince’s attention. If she arrives in Lanover as a princess already, it will only be one small step to become one for real.
But the situation soon veers off track. Being a royal isn’t the answer Natalie thought it would be, and Prince Leo’s cousin won’t stop interfering in Natalie’s plans. The troublesome Prince Luca is bad enough, but when someone threatens the real princess, Natalie can’t walk away from her fake role. Trapped in the wrong identity, Natalie is forced to rethink all her plans—including what it really means to find happily ever after.
To Ensnare a Prince is a novella of approximately 35,000 words.
If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the Four Kingdoms Fairy Tale Novellas now! To Ensnare a Prince can be read on its own or as a companion with To Entangle a Heart—which tells the parallel story of the princess who takes on the role of a commoner.
After being punished for her brother's treachery, Natalie knows the only way to secure her future is to become a queen. And that means marrying the only available crown prince. While she’s never met Prince Leo, she doesn’t doubt herself—after all, she’s already helped bring down a despotic ruler. How hard could it be to catch a single prince?
When her royal traveling companion suggests they switch places before meeting Leo, it seems the perfect opportunity to catch the prince’s attention. If she arrives in Lanover as a princess already, it will only be one small step to become one for real.
But the situation soon veers off track. Being a royal isn’t the answer Natalie thought it would be, and Prince Leo’s cousin won’t stop interfering in Natalie’s plans. The troublesome Prince Luca is bad enough, but when someone threatens the real princess, Natalie can’t walk away from her fake role. Trapped in the wrong identity, Natalie is forced to rethink all her plans—including what it really means to find happily ever after.
To Ensnare a Prince is a novella of approximately 35,000 words.
If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the Four Kingdoms Fairy Tale Novellas now! To Ensnare a Prince can be read on its own or as a companion with To Entangle a Heart—which tells the parallel story of the princess who takes on the role of a commoner.
- GenresFantasyFairy Tales
140 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 26, 2025
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About the author
Melanie Cellier
126 books2,762 followersMelanie Cellier grew up on a staple diet of books, books and more books. And although she got older, she never stopped loving children’s and young adult novels.
She always wanted to write one herself, but it took three careers and three different continents before she actually managed it.
She now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn’t changed much, although she’s added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the list.
She writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage series, and her Four Kingdoms and Beyond the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone stories that retell classic fairy tales.
She now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn’t changed much, although she’s added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the list.
She writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage series, and her Four Kingdoms and Beyond the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone stories that retell classic fairy tales.
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December 26, 2025
Adorable Novella
That was a fun, quick read. I can’t wait until next month to read Rose’s perspective! It has been a long time since I read about Leo and Luca, but now I’ve got the itch to return and reread earlier Four Kingdoms stories…
That was a fun, quick read. I can’t wait until next month to read Rose’s perspective! It has been a long time since I read about Leo and Luca, but now I’ve got the itch to return and reread earlier Four Kingdoms stories…
December 30, 2025
I immediately disliked Natalie. She sounded like a boastful, impulsive teenager... and that was pretty much about right through the whole book.
1: decides she's going to be a queen.. so she won't get left out ever again. So mature.
2: decides she's going to be a queen/princess, but does absolutely zero research on what it's really like. She's constantly being surprised by stupid stuff she should've noticed like that the princess has no privacy or that the princess is too busy to eat during a ball or that the princess can't hang out the window of a carriage.
3: immediately makes a poor impression by treating the other neighboring prince like dirt (despite telling rose there were no other princes), and why can't she go after secondary prince if he's one also?
4: continues to be a total bitch to secondary prince every time they turn around and pursues the first prince in exactly the way the true princess doesn't want to be seen: for title only.
5: the ONE thing rose tells her is to immediately pass along any correspondence she gets so she doesn't scare up and start a war. Guess what natalie DOESN'T DO?!?
6: after nearly causing an international incident, she figures it's time to swap back. Sure sure, just tell the whole country you've already met as the prices that you're actually not. Yet another thing she doesn't think through.
1: decides she's going to be a queen.. so she won't get left out ever again. So mature.
2: decides she's going to be a queen/princess, but does absolutely zero research on what it's really like. She's constantly being surprised by stupid stuff she should've noticed like that the princess has no privacy or that the princess is too busy to eat during a ball or that the princess can't hang out the window of a carriage.
3: immediately makes a poor impression by treating the other neighboring prince like dirt (despite telling rose there were no other princes), and why can't she go after secondary prince if he's one also?
4: continues to be a total bitch to secondary prince every time they turn around and pursues the first prince in exactly the way the true princess doesn't want to be seen: for title only.
5: the ONE thing rose tells her is to immediately pass along any correspondence she gets so she doesn't scare up and start a war. Guess what natalie DOESN'T DO?!?
6: after nearly causing an international incident, she figures it's time to swap back. Sure sure, just tell the whole country you've already met as the prices that you're actually not. Yet another thing she doesn't think through.
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January 1, 2026
How thick can you be?
Melanie Cellier is normally one of my absolute favorite authors. This protagonist just fell flat for me, though. In her first appearance, she was still headstrong, stubborn, and impulsive, but most of all, she was SMART. All her intelligence seems to have leaked away in this book. I understand feeling overly constrained by parents who are more cautious than you. (At least in theory, after reading SO many versions, even if it's the opposite of my own upbringing.) But young people are idiots, and those who want to buck the trend, need to be aware of their natural idiocy and fight to do better if they want to be taken seriously. Natalie doesn't seem to have been aware of that at all. So it was just disappointing. That doesn't make me less of a fan, though, and I'm still just as excited for the next part.
Melanie Cellier is normally one of my absolute favorite authors. This protagonist just fell flat for me, though. In her first appearance, she was still headstrong, stubborn, and impulsive, but most of all, she was SMART. All her intelligence seems to have leaked away in this book. I understand feeling overly constrained by parents who are more cautious than you. (At least in theory, after reading SO many versions, even if it's the opposite of my own upbringing.) But young people are idiots, and those who want to buck the trend, need to be aware of their natural idiocy and fight to do better if they want to be taken seriously. Natalie doesn't seem to have been aware of that at all. So it was just disappointing. That doesn't make me less of a fan, though, and I'm still just as excited for the next part.
December 26, 2025
I enjoyed this book very much! It is fast-paced and less detailed than some of Melanie Cellier’s other books (since it is a novella). Natalie was an entertaining narrator and it was nice to watch her character develop as she realized that being royal isn’t all she had assumed it to be. I am looking forward to reading ‘To Entangle a Heart!’
January 10, 2026
A jaunty adventure
Well, some parts hit closer to home than I'm comfortable with, but it was a lovely story. I AM Soooooo curious about Rose's story now. Maybe I should have waited until both of them were out. I'm making up stuff as I type this. Can hardly wait for the next in this series!
Well, some parts hit closer to home than I'm comfortable with, but it was a lovely story. I AM Soooooo curious about Rose's story now. Maybe I should have waited until both of them were out. I'm making up stuff as I type this. Can hardly wait for the next in this series!
December 28, 2025
Charming story
It was great to see Natalie again and watch her become a little more humble, and relearn some of her goals. Great twist on this story. Can't wait to see Rose's side of the story!
It was great to see Natalie again and watch her become a little more humble, and relearn some of her goals. Great twist on this story. Can't wait to see Rose's side of the story!
December 28, 2025
I really loved reading this wonderful book! I loved the characters and the plot! I had a hard time putting this wonderful book down! I absolutely loved this retelling of Prince and the Pauper! I am really looking forward to reading the next book in this really wonderful series!
December 30, 2025
Kisses only
This is part of a retelling of the prince and the pauper. We get the paupers side but it doesn’t resolve all the way. I found Natalie to be quite annoying and very mercenary. She also is a bit foolish and is rude to Luca
This is part of a retelling of the prince and the pauper. We get the paupers side but it doesn’t resolve all the way. I found Natalie to be quite annoying and very mercenary. She also is a bit foolish and is rude to Luca
January 2, 2026
So good!
A wonderful retelling that kept me glued to the story. In fact, I read it all in one sitting. I was sad when I realized it was finished. I strongly recommend this HEA, clean, exciting fairytale.
A wonderful retelling that kept me glued to the story. In fact, I read it all in one sitting. I was sad when I realized it was finished. I strongly recommend this HEA, clean, exciting fairytale.
January 5, 2026
Reading a Four Kingdoms book feels like coming home. I just cannot accept that there might not be more after Rose’s story. That would mean never coming home again and Ive already read the series all the way through 3 times 🥺 There’s still so much of this world to explore, maybe even more new lands beyond? The best book series/book world in the world. Four kingdoms is peak.
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