Royally Persuaded

by Janelle Leonard

Princess Nadalie Seymorr has always measured her life in music: the strict rhythms of being the perfect princess, the symphonies she escapes into, and the haunting tunes of a love she left behind. As a teenager, Nadalie spent her winters on the sunlit Grecian island of Meren Rannalla where Andreas Jarvela, a spirited American boy with calloused hands and boundless confidence, taught her what music felt like beyond the page. For three years they shared letters, freedom, and a friendship crescendoing into dreams of a future together. Until, the same day she accepted his engagement ring, duty convinced her to return it and walk away.

A decade later, Nadalie has perfected the role of the ideal princess, but the girl she once was has grown faint. When Andreas returns to the island, memories resurface, stirring unfinished songs and unspoken truths. Now a world-renowned artist, Andreas guards his heart with practiced distance, unsure whether he can trust the woman who once shattered it, especially as a bright, confident newcomer vies for his attention and tempts him toward a safer future.

As past and present collide, Nadalie and Andreas must decide whether the music they began as teenagers still has a composition left to write or if some songs are meant to remain unfinished.

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Expected publication July 7, 2026