During the annual Harvest Festival in the village of Briar Glen, Prince Alistair Dorian Valemont slips away from his palace guards, cloaked in plain clothes and calling himself Lysander. Among lanterns, music, and laughter, he collides with a stranger whose life is far removed from marble halls and royal decrees. In that fleeting night—sharing dances, laughter, and unguarded words—he tastes freedom and connection for the first time.

But Alistair is heir to Valemont, a capital city divided by wealth and whispers of unrest. His duties chain him to politics, alliances, and an arranged future he cannot escape. For the stranger he meets, home is Willow Cottage, simple and warm, alive with small joys the prince has never known.

As chance encounters draw them together again—whether in Briar Glen’s quiet paths or the bustling streets of the capital—the truth threatens to surface. Can love grow between a crown-bound prince and someone who only ever wanted honesty? Or will the weight of duty, secrecy, and discovery pull them apart?

The Disguised Prince