The Fae Prince (Fae of Ballantine #1)

He’s a prince without a kingdom, but he might have just found the greatest treasure of all…

His Highness Prince Colin is having a horrid day…

Life’s one long parade of beauty and amusement for the fae royal, until his spiteful parents decide to rain all over it. Ejected from the palace with only a handful of coins, the prince suddenly finds himself a pauper. He must experience some of life’s harsher realities, say the king and queen, if he’s to become the leader the Seelie people need.

Across the fields his royal subject, Darby, knows all about harsh realities...

After losing her parents at thirteen the young farmer has had little time for royals or gossip. A good day means a warm hearth and full bowl. Anything else is a luxury. But things are finally improving and for the first time ever, winter’s approach isn’t quite so bleak.

Until she discovers a large, rumpled heap sleeping in her barn…

The thing—whatever it is—stinks worse than her animals (and sounds just as ornery) but questionable hygiene is the least of Darby’s concerns. The seasons are turning, and darkness is gathering at the edges of the Seelie Kingdom. More than ever, the people need a hero they can count on, but it seems that man is nowhere to be seen.