Faye and the Feline Feat

She’s a spirited dressmaker. He’s a rule-abiding prince. When an unexpected inheritance drops into her lap, will their friendship turn into something more, or will her heart come apart at the seams?

Faye Deumater is perfectly content with her current life—her best friend has found true love, her beloved dress shop is thriving, and every once in a while, business brings the handsome Prince Niall to her doorstep. But despite how much she enjoys the challenge of breaking through Niall’s serious exterior, and the way his rare smiles make her heart flutter, Faye knows that nothing can come of their friendship. After all, he’s now her best friend’s brother…and that’s a relationship she wouldn’t jeopardize for the world.

When a death in the family suddenly catapults her to a noble status, Faye and Niall—along with her new feline charge—embark on a trip to investigate the dubious actions of the steward of Carabas. There’s only one problem: every moment of the adventure just serves to stitch Faye’s heart together with Niall’s…and she’s afraid that at the end of it all, she’ll have no choice but to cut the thread.

Faye and the Feline Feat is a companion novella to Callie and the Pumpkin Seed.

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