Arriving

ArrivingRoyalty Series Book #3NICOLE PYLANDPYLAND PUBLISHING LLC Copyright © 2023 Nicole PylandAll rights reservedThe characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.ISBN-13: 979-8-88696-016-7 ArrivingRoyalty Series Book 3 Alice, a small-town teacher who had lost her parents years ago, had always felt out of place. There was just something missing in her life that she could never seem to identify. When a man showed up to tell her that she was the long-lost daughter of a King and Queen who had been exiled from their country and were now dead, Alice didn’t believe him.Nora, a Major in the Royal Protection Service of Kleinland – a small island nation in the North Sea – had always fought for the crown, including the war that was lost to the rebels. While Kleinland was now being run by a dictator, who’s intent on ruining her country, Nora volunteers to find and bring back the nation’s rightful heir, a teacher in America named Alice.Alice is hesitant to believe and claim her title as Queen of Kleinland, but the Major could be very persuasive. She’s also very attractive, and Alice is wondering why she’s never thought of a woman the way she’s thinking about the Major when she should be focused on trying to oust a dictator with his army and regain control of her new country. To contact the author or for any additional information,visit: https://nicolepyland.com By the AuthorChicago Series:• Introduction – Fresh Start• Book #1 – The Best Lines• Book #2 – Just Tell Her• Book #3 – Love Walked into The Lantern• Series Finale – What Happened AfterSan Francisco Series:• Book #1 – Checking the Right Box• Book #2 – Macon’s Heart• Book #3 – This Above All• Series Finale – What Happened AfterTahoe Series:• Book #1 – Keep Tahoe Blue• Book #2 – Time of Day• Book #3 – The Perfect View• Book #4 – Begin Again• Series Finale – What Happened AfterBoston Series:• Book #1 – Let Go• Book #2 – The Right Fit• Book #3 – All Good Plans• Book #4 – Around the World• Series Finale – What Happened AfterSports Series:• Book #1 – Always More• Book #2 – A Shot at Gold• Book #3 – The Unexpected Dream• Book #4 – Finding a KeeperCelebrities Series:• Book #1 – No After You• Book #2 – All the Love Songs• Book #3 – Midnight Tradition• Book #4 – Path Forward• Series Finale – What Happened AfterHoliday Series:• Book #1 – The Writing on the Wall• Book #2 – The Block Party• Book #3 – The Fireworks• Book #4 – The Sweet Escape• Book #5 – The Misperception• Book #6 – The Wait is Over• Series Finale – What Happened AfterFire Universe:• Book #1 – The Fire• Book #2 – The DisappearedStand-alone books:• Reality Check• The Show Must Go On• Future WifeYoung Adult / New Adult:• The Moments• Love Forged• Pride FestivalAnthology:• The Meet Cute Café (a collection of 8 interconnected love stories featuring couples of different ages and backgrounds)Erotica:• Once a Month Contents Title PageCopyrightArrivingBy the AuthorPROLOGUECHAPTER 1CHAPTER 2CHAPTER 3CHAPTER 4CHAPTER 5CHAPTER 6CHAPTER 7CHAPTER 8CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 10CHAPTER 11CHAPTER 12CHAPTER 13CHAPTER 14CHAPTER 15CHAPTER 16CHAPTER 17CHAPTER 18CHAPTER 19CHAPTER 20CHAPTER 21CHAPTER 22CHAPTER 23CHAPTER 24CHAPTER 25CHAPTER 26CHAPTER 27CHAPTER 28CHAPTER 29CHAPTER 30CHAPTER 31CHAPTER 32CHAPTER 33CHAPTER 34CHAPTER 35CHAPTER 36CHAPTER 37CHAPTER 38CHAPTER 39CHAPTER 40EPILOGUENext in seriesBy the AuthorAfterwordAbout The Author PROLOGUEThe North Sea was the shallow, northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the British Isles and the mainland of northwestern Europe. It covered two hundred and twenty thousand square miles. It was bordered by Great Britain, the Orkney and Shetland Islands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.It had been one of the most important European fisheries. It also served as a shipping zone among European countries and between Europe and the Middle East. Even more relevant today, though, were the reserves of petroleum and natural gas beneath its seafloor. Whenever something was in abundance, and someone needed it, there would always be conflict, and the North Sea had had its share of conflict. However, without the North Sea allowing people to share ideas, goods, and people, the cultural development of Europe might not have been possible – or, at least, would not have been as fast, and the world today could’ve been vastly different.Most people knew about the countries of northern Europe. They knew about Great Britain and much of its history, including the royal family that had shaped much of Europe as well, but they usually didn’t know about a small island nation right in the middle of the North Sea. It had been passed around as a colony and territory of many of the northern-European countries since the Vikings just like food at a family dinner. Someone wanted the mashed potatoes, so the dish was passed around until they could take their fill. Like the mashed potatoes, the island had known mostly war since it was first sighted and claimed. In the years since it established its own independence, they’d only known civil war over the government the country had versus the government the people wanted.A monarchy was established there because it was all people knew from their former occupiers, and it ruled for over a hundred years before the civil war broke out. The people wanted change – they wanted a constitutional monarchy or no monarchy at all – and the royal family went into hiding more than twenty years ago before they were officially exiled and scattered to different parts of the world despite having done nothing to deserve being removed from their country by force.The new government was formed where a president was put in office, and that same President had found a way to win