Order of Swans: A Novel – A Magical Fairy Tale Retelling and Friends to Lovers Romance (Blue Swan Book 1)

Kaley Arens, a PhD student specializing in folklore, believes fairy tales are merely stories—until she accompanies her lifelong friend Jobi to his home on the island of Bellis. She discovers that Bellis is not a remote island but an entirely separate world with its own royalty, rules, and inhabitants who embody the tales she thought were fiction. Kaley's visit is not a simple holiday. She shares a mysterious connection with both Jobi and Bellis, and possesses abilities that may influence the world's fate. Tasked with locating a lost prince, Kaley travels with companions including Tanek, a member of the Order of Swans, and Sojee, her colossal bodyguard. Together they journey through a land where the uncanny and familiar coexist. In this world, however, heroes and villains are not easily distinguished, and nothing is as it appears. As Kaley discovers she can alter the outcomes of the fairy tales she knows, her own story unfolds in unexpected ways, leading toward a destiny she could never have predicted.