Sweet fairytale romance… can an orphan Saracen win a Lady’s heart?

Aladdin is transplanted from his homeland to a European orphanage, where he becomes friends with the daughter of one of the orphanage’s patrons. Through their childhood friendship, Aladdin and the duke’s daughter become as brother and sister. Aladdin has a wonderful work ethic and works hard to earn a position of assistant steward. While Aladdin could become steward, he doesn’t want to remain a servant, and he doesn’t want to remain Lady Kirstyn’s friend; he wants to build his own fortune and offer for her hand.

Aladdin has a long way to go, journeying to another city with a man who becomes like a father to him. While many recognize his genius for turning businesses around and making an honest profit, others have more nefarious purposes, and Aladdin must battle efforts to discredit him.

Can Aladdin make his fortune and marry his Lady? Can she move beyond their friendship and desire him as a husband? There are perils in store for both, as evil people plot against them out of spite and jealousy. But if they can hold out, they may just have a future together.

Very sweet twist on Aladdin.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I enjoyed this tale about a young boy named Aladdin who was forced to steal at a young age and then he was caught by a priest and a knight who took him back to Germany with them to raise in the Christian faith.
Aladdin was happy living with the priest until he died and Aladdin was sent to live in an orphanage. Aladdin gets to know and become good friends with Kirsten, a young noble man’s daughter, who invites Aladdin to go on walks with her in the forest. One day, when he and Kirsten were in the forest when they saw a bear with her cub, and Aladdin threw himself in front of it and got bit and clawed in the leg. Kirsten grabbed a branch and hit the bear on the nose and head and she and her cub ran away from them. She helped to nurse Aladdin back to health and their friendship began to be closer.
Because she was the daughter of a Lord, Aladdin felt that he had to leave the town and go somewhere else to make his fortune and support Kirsten.
You will have to read the story for yourself to find out what tragic events happen to this young couple.