This week's Monday snippet comes from my fantasy rom-com Enchanting the Fae Queen, which is out in ebook, paper and (fabulous) audiobook: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war. The text beside and below it reads: Gerard shifted out of the way of a curious copper birch just before its questing leaves could brush against his shoulder and aimed a quick, wary glance around them. “I’ve never in my life seen any woods so thick with magic.” “Welcome to the fae realm, darling—and to the glorious kingdom of Efaelen, in particular.” Reaching out, Lorelei gently stroked those trailing, copper-tinged green leaves that he’d snubbed, humming over them in consolation. “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you from the trees. As long as you don’t share your true name with anyone here, you’ll be perfectly safe. You are my guest, after all.” “Your prisoner,” he ground out. Goddess be praised, she really had gotten to him this time, hadn’t she?