The Princess and The Scholar

Princess Aliese has spent her entire life being told she is lacking.

At twenty-seven, she still cannot read—despite eight tutors, endless lessons, and a court that sees her as little more than a beautiful disappointment. But when a new scholar arrives from the southern isles, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel.

Caspian is not like the others.
He does not see a broken princess—he sees a system that has failed her.

Behind the closed doors of the palace study, their lessons become something far more dangerous than either of them anticipated. As Aliese begins to unlock a powerful, unconventional form of magic, the line between teacher and student blurs into something forbidden, consuming, and impossible to ignore.

But the court is always watching.

As whispers spread and expectations tighten, Aliese must decide who she is willing to become: the compliant princess they expect… or the woman who chooses her own power, her own voice, and her own love.

Because some lessons were never meant to be gentle.