{"product_id":"pre-order-creation-by-cleo-white","title":"(PRE-ORDER) Creation by Cleo White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Orders ship after the release date. Since incentives come directly from the author\/publisher and are shipped to us, fulfillment timing depends on their arrival. We appreciate your patience and will get your order to you as soon as everything arrives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe illustrated version is the Hardcover\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleases: November 12, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven in my most far-fetched daydreams, I never expected Prince Charming to be an actual prince.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSensible, pragmatic people with their heads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the clouds know real princes don’t look twice at poor art students from Pennsylvania who scrub toilets just to afford paint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEspecially when the prince in question is also their professor, who barely looks at anyone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e if he can help it and is just trying to do his job without inviting further associations with his famously royal family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI may be a dreamer, a romantic, and a little on the whimsical side, but I’m not totally detached from reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMe and Prince Leopold? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever going to happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s what I tell myself, anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe thing I didn’t realize is that even when you stifle a dream, it never really dies. It’s always there, an almost-dark ember, waiting for a little oxygen from a soft-spoken prince to call it back to life, and no amount of “knowing better” can save you when it does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeopold Ashwell might not think he’s happily ever after material, but I sure do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Author","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40948178780289,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40948178813057,"sku":null,"price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/0308\/2881\/files\/82D11247-DF68-4537-BD47-A053E2ABA56A.jpg?v=1790789358","url":"https:\/\/heartboundbookshop.com\/products\/pre-order-creation-by-cleo-white","provider":"Heartbound Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}