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Lorelei and the Traveler
Where fairy tale charm meets Regency romance
Trig Hillam has been (almost) happily avoiding his impending responsibilities, spending time exploring and scaling mountains during his Grand Tour. Everything changes when he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman seated atop a rocky cliff. For the first time in months, Trig finds a reason to stay put, finding joy in a new project and especially in his growing connection to the mysterious young woman.
Lorelei Baird has spent her life helping her father collect and preserve folktales and oral histories throughout rural Prussia. Though she enjoys her work, she longs to find her place, yet she struggles to trust again after suffering an unexpected betrayal by her father's handsome assistant.
When a dangerous threat resurfaces, will Trig and Lorelei find their true place is with one another?
Lorelei and the Traveler is part of the Once by a Shore series of Regency fairy tale retellings inspired by water-based fairy tales and legends. The stories in the series are clean and wholesome and can be enjoyed in a single afternoon. Each story is a stand-alone work and may be read in any order.
Trig Hillam has been (almost) happily avoiding his impending responsibilities, spending time exploring and scaling mountains during his Grand Tour. Everything changes when he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman seated atop a rocky cliff. For the first time in months, Trig finds a reason to stay put, finding joy in a new project and especially in his growing connection to the mysterious young woman.
Lorelei Baird has spent her life helping her father collect and preserve folktales and oral histories throughout rural Prussia. Though she enjoys her work, she longs to find her place, yet she struggles to trust again after suffering an unexpected betrayal by her father's handsome assistant.
When a dangerous threat resurfaces, will Trig and Lorelei find their true place is with one another?
Lorelei and the Traveler is part of the Once by a Shore series of Regency fairy tale retellings inspired by water-based fairy tales and legends. The stories in the series are clean and wholesome and can be enjoyed in a single afternoon. Each story is a stand-alone work and may be read in any order.
92 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2026
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September 29, 2026
Lorelei and the Traveler
Once by Shore #2
By Sienna Peak
Author Sienna Peak has done it again, creating a delightfully engaging story that will enchant you. Well, I hope it does.
Lorelei Baird and her father are gathering a collection of stories, oral histories in rural Prussia, when Trig Hillam and Mr. Davies happen upon them. Trig is on his grand tour of Europe before he should take on the responsibilities of life. But Lorelei and the Prussian countryside have him, for once, not eager for his next adventure. Instead, he decides to help the Bairds with their project.
I loved when the group went to Herr Muller to hear his tales. It was an unusual experience for them; a trade, if you will, for the stories he kept. I refuse to say more because it must be enjoyed as written without giving away any hints.
This book can be enjoyed over a long afternoon and be read as a standalone without having read the previous one in the series. This series is a retelling of lesser-known fairy tales and legends tied to water. I love how there is a Regency aspect to them that further ties the stories together by era rather than a set locale.
This story offers a clean, wholesome, no-spice story that is suitable, in my opinion, for younger teens and up.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations. All thoughts expressed are my own.
Once by Shore #2
By Sienna Peak
Author Sienna Peak has done it again, creating a delightfully engaging story that will enchant you. Well, I hope it does.
Lorelei Baird and her father are gathering a collection of stories, oral histories in rural Prussia, when Trig Hillam and Mr. Davies happen upon them. Trig is on his grand tour of Europe before he should take on the responsibilities of life. But Lorelei and the Prussian countryside have him, for once, not eager for his next adventure. Instead, he decides to help the Bairds with their project.
I loved when the group went to Herr Muller to hear his tales. It was an unusual experience for them; a trade, if you will, for the stories he kept. I refuse to say more because it must be enjoyed as written without giving away any hints.
This book can be enjoyed over a long afternoon and be read as a standalone without having read the previous one in the series. This series is a retelling of lesser-known fairy tales and legends tied to water. I love how there is a Regency aspect to them that further ties the stories together by era rather than a set locale.
This story offers a clean, wholesome, no-spice story that is suitable, in my opinion, for younger teens and up.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations. All thoughts expressed are my own.
Review of advance copy received from Author
A genre I have come to love is regency fairytale retellings.
This is based on the German legend and poem The Lorelei.
Lorelei is a scholar's daughter who accompanies him as he gathers and translates oral stories and history throughout Prussia.
Trig is on his grand tour accompanied by his tutor. He is unsure of what he wants to do in the future.
The heroine is very close with her supportive father.
As the hero offers to assist in their work, he finds true purpose for the first time in his life.
He helps gather tales while she draws corresponding sketches. As they work together, supporting one another, feelings deepen on both sides.
Being from Germany, I grew up with many fairytales and legends including "Die Lorelei". I enjoyed this Regency-era reimagining with German customs and phrases sprinkled throughout.
The epilogue assured a happy future for not only Trig and Lorelei but a secondary couple as well.
I received an ARC and share my honest review of this delightful story which has been added to my Keeper shelf.
This is based on the German legend and poem The Lorelei.
Lorelei is a scholar's daughter who accompanies him as he gathers and translates oral stories and history throughout Prussia.
Trig is on his grand tour accompanied by his tutor. He is unsure of what he wants to do in the future.
The heroine is very close with her supportive father.
As the hero offers to assist in their work, he finds true purpose for the first time in his life.
He helps gather tales while she draws corresponding sketches. As they work together, supporting one another, feelings deepen on both sides.
Being from Germany, I grew up with many fairytales and legends including "Die Lorelei". I enjoyed this Regency-era reimagining with German customs and phrases sprinkled throughout.
The epilogue assured a happy future for not only Trig and Lorelei but a secondary couple as well.
I received an ARC and share my honest review of this delightful story which has been added to my Keeper shelf.
September 30, 2026
I really loved that this story starts off with a feeling of youthful adventure right from the beginning! It also has playful banter between Lorelei & Trig almost immediately! I liked that they were comfortable with each other almost like they had always known one another….it made for a lot of fun between the banter & the easy way they had together! It’s even more fun that we get two romances! I liked that Lorelei & her father are collectors/preservers of stories! I think that would have been hard work but also very interesting! As a result you also get to see Lorelei, Trig, Davies, & Frieda meet a lot of new people & explore throughout the book! This story is a unique combination of the Lorelei story & a sweet romance that leaves you with a lasting satisfaction with how things turned out!
September 29, 2026
A gorgeous story!
This story is beautiful inside and out! I absolutely love Lorelei and the Traveler.
This story is sweet, tender and gorgeous. Each character is unique and holds their own personality. Its stunning.
I truly enjoy Sienna's writing. Her words paint such a beautiful picture in my mind and I feel as if I am in the story walking along with her characters.
This lovely story is cozy and sweet.
The idea of gathering local stories to preserve them is so wonderful and creates such a fun story. Every moment of this story is so delightful. I am loving this series!
This story is beautiful inside and out! I absolutely love Lorelei and the Traveler.
This story is sweet, tender and gorgeous. Each character is unique and holds their own personality. Its stunning.
I truly enjoy Sienna's writing. Her words paint such a beautiful picture in my mind and I feel as if I am in the story walking along with her characters.
This lovely story is cozy and sweet.
The idea of gathering local stories to preserve them is so wonderful and creates such a fun story. Every moment of this story is so delightful. I am loving this series!
September 29, 2026
I absolutely loved this one! Them learning fairytales and the cliffside scene! So good.
October 13, 2026
A regency fairytale retelling of Lorelei which is a German legend. This legend is about a maiden who throws herself into the Rhine river in despair over a faithless lover. This transformed her into a siren who lured fishermen to their end. This book on the other hand is about Lorelei who helps her father collect folktales throughout Prussia. She suffers an unexpected betrayal from her father’s assistant which causes her to struggle with trusting others.
I really enjoyed that the love interest meets Lorelei while scaling cliffs which feels like a great way to add elements of the original story. This found a great way to blend this story with the original tale though many small elements without being the exact same tale. Trig and Lorelei have an almost instant connection with how comfortable the two are with each other. Unlike the original story this one actually has a happy ending.
I really enjoyed that the love interest meets Lorelei while scaling cliffs which feels like a great way to add elements of the original story. This found a great way to blend this story with the original tale though many small elements without being the exact same tale. Trig and Lorelei have an almost instant connection with how comfortable the two are with each other. Unlike the original story this one actually has a happy ending.
October 2, 2026
𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺?
Trig may consider himself silly and aimless. But his interactions with Lorelai showed that he was a hardworking, thoughtful, and protective gentleman.
Lorelai and her father were involved in an interesting research project. Stories are such an important part of a country’s or region’s history. (Imagine if Snow White or Cinderella had been lost to time.) All the stories they collected were ones I’d never heard of before.
Mr. Davies and Freida were an unexpected but welcome addition. (They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Looks like Frieda’s bienenstich did the trick!)
Thank you to Sienna Peake for the gifted ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All opinions expressed are my own.
Favorite Moments
🪻wood carving
🪻cliff top rescue
🪻the ball
Content Notes:
death of a parent mentioned, mention of dragons, noticing and awareness, touching, kissing, some mild violence
Trig may consider himself silly and aimless. But his interactions with Lorelai showed that he was a hardworking, thoughtful, and protective gentleman.
Lorelai and her father were involved in an interesting research project. Stories are such an important part of a country’s or region’s history. (Imagine if Snow White or Cinderella had been lost to time.) All the stories they collected were ones I’d never heard of before.
Mr. Davies and Freida were an unexpected but welcome addition. (They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Looks like Frieda’s bienenstich did the trick!)
Thank you to Sienna Peake for the gifted ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All opinions expressed are my own.
Favorite Moments
🪻wood carving
🪻cliff top rescue
🪻the ball
Content Notes:
death of a parent mentioned, mention of dragons, noticing and awareness, touching, kissing, some mild violence
September 29, 2026
Set up high in the picturesque mountains, Trig comes upon a beautiful young lady who reminds him of the maiden from a poem. Coincidentally, she has the same name, Lorelai. Trig offers to help her and her father gathering folk tales and lore from the locals to create a collection of these before they disappear.
If you are a reader of folk tale reimaginings, Lorelai is one that you can read quickly since it is a novella. It has more than one clean romance, some danger, and a feeling of the setting like Heidi.
This complimentary copy was provided by the author. I was not required to give a positive review, the opinions stated are my own.
If you are a reader of folk tale reimaginings, Lorelai is one that you can read quickly since it is a novella. It has more than one clean romance, some danger, and a feeling of the setting like Heidi.
This complimentary copy was provided by the author. I was not required to give a positive review, the opinions stated are my own.
September 24, 2026
Such a sweet regency fairytale retelling!
I’m not familiar with this German fairytale, but I enjoyed the story!
I loved how Lorelei and her father were collecting and preserving the stories of the people of Prussia. The references to fairytales in familiar with, and some I hadn’t heard of, were very fun!
You should check this story out if you love sweet regency love stories with a fairytale twist!
Thank you to Sienna for including me on her ARC team! I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
I’m not familiar with this German fairytale, but I enjoyed the story!
I loved how Lorelei and her father were collecting and preserving the stories of the people of Prussia. The references to fairytales in familiar with, and some I hadn’t heard of, were very fun!
You should check this story out if you love sweet regency love stories with a fairytale twist!
Thank you to Sienna for including me on her ARC team! I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Review of advance copy received from Author
4.5 stars: If you're looking for a quiet escape of a romance read, this is it! Lorelei and Trig work together so well, and I also enjoyed the hints we got at the side couple. Although this is very short, there is tension and some excitement. I do think their initial meeting was my favorite scene. This sweet novella is inspired by a myth/fairy tale that I was not familiar with, so (as always) I really enjoyed the author's note with clear, fascinating explanation.
Thank you to the author for the ARC; all opinions are my own.
Thank you to the author for the ARC; all opinions are my own.
September 26, 2026
This is a fun, sweet, engaging story. The setting in the German countryside gives it a unique flavour while the Regency era setting and the writing style fill the story with charm. Inspired by the poem the Lorelei, it gives the characters a much happier ending than the original storyline and weaves in mentions of other well and lesser known Germanic fairy tales. It is a great light-hearted quick read.
I received an ARC and voluntarily leave an honest review.
I received an ARC and voluntarily leave an honest review.
October 1, 2026
This was a cute, charming story! I really enjoyed how easy it was to read and how quickly I was drawn into Lorelei and Trig’s story. I loved the idea of gathering local folktales and preserving them, and the German fairytale elements added something unique and enchanting to the story. It was the perfect lighthearted read when I wanted something cozy, quick and enjoyable. If you’re looking for a sweet, easy romance with a little fairytale magic, try this one.
October 1, 2026
Such a sweet cute short story!!! This one is about a daughter Lorelei and her father who writes about people retelling of stories to keep them alive and well. And Trig a man going on a Grand Tour with his friend. Where he meets Lorelei and falls in love. This is such a cute story and one where you see how just being yourself, you will find someone who loves you for you. I finished this book so fast, but I love shorts love stories!
October 6, 2026
This was a cute, sweet read on brand with the other author's works. It was fun to revisit German and learn about a new fairytale!
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
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