Firstly my ladies, duchesses, lords and dukes,

Let me present a mini sneak peek into the other books in this series of mine. They are all standalones and are not connected to each other (other than being Disney spinoffs/inspired) and can be read in whatever order you please!

1) A KITTEN'S CARESS - The Aristocats AU // a darling story featuring a beautiful and famous Parisian opera songstress and an infamous business man and bank CEO.

2) A PEACOCK'S VANITY - Aladdin AU // a gripping tale about a mesmerizing court dancer and storyteller and poetess, who comes across a ruthless leader of thugs.

3) A FIREFLY'S LOVESONG - The Princess and The Frog AU // a new orleans set dark magic horror and jazzy romance between a Princess of Maldonia and a Chief of Police of the NOPD.

4) A BUTTERFLY'S FAWNING - Beauty and The Beast AU // a story following one of the three Bimbettes in Beauty and The Beast, set after the events of the disney story, when she encounters a royal musketeer.

Thank you for peeking! Now, let us get back to the book you have currently opened.

Summary of A Swan's Lullaby,
Set in 1789;
Isadora Tremaine, the beautiful and elegant stepsister-an error in Cinderella's fairytale-finds herself becoming a mother to a little orphaned boy at the twenty secondth year of her life. Despite the pitiful gossip circulating in their small town of Toulouse in 18th century France, her mother's eminent hatred at her decision, her sister's increasingly abject behavior and even her stepsister Cinderella's resolution to stay away, Isadora stands her ground to fight and care for her little boy.

But soon she learns that all her strength and patience will be tested greatly, when the invitation to the royal ball throws her into the path of his highness the Prince's intimidating and daunting foreign cousin-the thirty year old Alexander Casimir of the kingdom of Angria.

Genre/tropes,
soft romantasy, historical fiction, right person wrong time, slowburn romance, a little bit of fantasy, cinderella AU.

[These things come into play very slowly and are not entirely main themes of this book] Still, please note trigger warnings for: eventual sexual content, gaslighting/manipulation, explicit language, 18+ only please.

Author's note,
Firstly, I am very much in love with the Disney's 1950 Cinderella, as well as Disney's 2002 and 2007 sequels of the animated movie, and have been for a very long time. I also adore the 2015 live action with Lily James and Richard Madden. In this book, though this is an AU (Alternative universe) and I have introduced an OC (Isadora Tremaine) as well as other OCs, I will be staying loyal to the essence of those animated films and the live action. This book will have that fairytale vibe, BUT I will be making it brutal and tragical as well, in accordance to the plot I have in mind. A Swan's Lullaby is also a fantasy (a little bit) as well as being a historical fiction romance.

Please refrain from plagiarizing my work, characters, ideas and concept.

And lastly, to finish off this preface, here's a beautiful mini visual diary to give you a taste of the vibe/setting/story of this book;

book started: 21st August 2023
book finished: 13th July 2024