Songs and Spun GoldA Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin and The Phantom of the Opera - Part 1
A prince who doesn’t want to be king. A miller’s daughter pining for the boy from her past.
As the sole heir to the Ralnoran throne, Prince Axel is expected to behave like a prince, but he prefers to be at the local theater, working with his mysterious voice tutor. He knows it’s impossible given his position, but his dream is to join the cast and sing on the stage.
Oldest daughter of the village’s miller, Katy spends her days spinning wool into fine yarn. She needs to accept the advances of her tanner friend, but she can’t shake the memories of the young noble who used to buy flour when he was in the area, even though she can’t remember his name and it’s been years since she last saw him.
When her father makes an ill-advised drunken comment that gets back to the king, Katy is dragged to the capital and given an impossible task. If she succeeds, she marries the prince; if she fails, her family loses everything.
Can Katy put the good of the kingdom above her family? Or will she let her heart lead…and hope for a miracle?
Songs and Spun Gold is part one of a clean, no-spice retelling of Rumpelstiltskin and The Phantom of the Opera. It is the second book in The Roumaterra Chronicles, a series of interconnected, standalone fairy tale retellings perfect for readers of Brittany Fichter, Celeste Baxendell, and Annette K. Larsen.
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Erin Halbmaier
Erin Halbmaier is an author of clean fantasy romance and fairy-tale retellings, best known for The Roumaterra Chronicles. Her stories return to familiar tales such as Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, and The Goose Girl, then weave them into a shared fantasy world where magic and adventure are closely tied to complicated relationships.
Halbmaier's fiction favors flawed characters and hard-earned happy endings. Romance plays an important role in her books, but her stories are written without explicit sexual content and with minimal violence. Rather than making love effortless, she often explores separation, misunderstandings, forgiveness, and the work required to repair damaged relationships.
The Roumaterra Chronicles
Familiar fairy tales take unexpected paths in The Roumaterra Chronicles, a collection of interconnected fantasy romance stories set across the kingdoms of Roumaterra. Cinderella crosses paths with Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin shares a story with The Phantom of the Opera, and Robin Hood becomes entwined with Snow White and Rose Red, reshaping well-known tales into something distinctly their own.
The Roumaterra Chronicles consists of five primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
