Midwinter Wiles & Valerian Dreams (The Enchanted Woods Cottagecore Collection #10)

A runaway fae princess, an outcast illusionist, and a risky ruse to save 7 magical orphans...

Talvie was never meant to scrub dishes… or floors… or shudder, toilets. Once Upon A Time (okay, just days ago), she was a princess. Then betrayal sent her fleeing into the frozen wilds of the Hinterlands, with the Ice Queen’s huntsmen at her heels.

With no plan, zero survival skills, and only her loyal moon companion’s magic to disguise her as a Wilder Fae, Talvie finds sanctuary and a job at a quiet woodland inn. One problem: it turns out pampered princesses are terrible at…well, everything!

Enter Lark: charming illusionist, devoted guardian to seven magical orphans, and annoyingly competent at fixing whatever Talvie breaks. But beneath the devastating dimples, he’s just a Wild One with a secret, fighting for his found family in a land of endless winter. So when the sentry for his custody hearing suggests he needs a partner, Lark makes an impulsive declaration:

“Meet my fiancée!”

Talvie must truly be desperate… or Lark’s dimples are enchanted.

Either way, a fake engagement could be the perfect disguise.

Between mischievous kids, a meddling hedgehog, and lingering glances across their chaos-filled cottage, Talvie and Lark’s connection starts to feel dangerously real. But with the huntsmen on her trail and the Ice Queen’s arrival looming, secrets can’t stay hidden forever.

And happily ever after might be the most dangerous illusion of all.

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Midwinter Wiles and Valerian Dreams is part of The Enchanted Woods Cottagecore Collection.

Inspired by Snow White and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this cozy standalone romantasy blends fake engagement shenanigans, found family, and spellbinding magic in a tale brimming with mayhem and the kind of love that sneaks up on you. For fans of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Howl’s Moving Castle, Legends and Lattes, and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies, this charming fairytale with a twist will leave your heart smiling.