I am excited to share another sneak peek of my latest Historical Romance novel with you! My protagonists, Suri and Giri, are royalty by birth but a poet and a playwright at heart. I’m currently at 65k words and aiming to complete the first draft soon.
Giri stood alone in the courtyard breathing in the crisp night air. In the moonlight, the raised platform that functioned as the stage glowed yellow. His brother would say he was wasting his life. Giri disagreed. There was no use fighting wars to acquire wealth if one did not enjoy poetry and plays during the peaceful times.
Mooka, a stray dog Giri had befriended, found him then, lumbering over to sniff his hands. Giri bent down to rub Mooka’s neck absently.
Giri had stumbled upon two of Poet Ravi’s poems and fallen in love with the shattered hearts depicted in them. It mirrored his broken self, prompting him to write a play.
Giri would have preferred to simply write a story and put it in the hands of friends. Watching them read his tale and discuss the merits would have filled his heart. There was only one problem with that. As the Crown Prince, his friends would be his subjects one day. They would not be honest with him about their thoughts—not about the merits of a story. And they would see too much of him in his characters, attribute their actions to him. He was not ready for that kind of examination. Most others he encountered were too unlettered to appreciate his tale.
Want another glimpse into Prince in Exile? Read another excerpt from the book here and step deeper into Suri and Giri’s world!
Anna Bushi 
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