Songs and Spun Gold by Erin Halbmaier

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.