When Joel Wilson's boss clears out the coffers of his failing art gallery and disappears, leaving him to confront an angry loan shark and his brutal henchmen alone, the last thing he needs to find, behind the bins at the back of his house, is a fugitive elven prince.

Kjartan has quite enough to do, defending himself against his murderous brothers in the competition for succession to his kingdom's throne, without having to get involved with Dave's financial problems too.

But they're both going to have to make the best of it, because fairy tales run rough-shod over reluctant heroes. Especially if they start off with too many princes and not enough happy endings to go around.