Faery Queen: A Fae of Andell Prequel Novella (The Fae of Andell) by Elizabeth Coult

The life of a traveling bard in medieval England is not easy. Add to that a snow storm, and Robin finds himself in a dire situation.

Princess Ailsa journeys to the mortal realm to catch a breath of fresh air. Life for her in the shadow of her sister the queen is tense and fraught with danger. When she and her companions stumble across a weak mortal trapped in a snow storm she knows she should walk away. But despite no such permissions from her queen, there is something about this man that prevents Ailsa from leaving him to die.

Faery Queen is a prequel to the Fae of Andell series but can be read as a stand alone or as part of the series.