Character Profile
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Summary
When three princesses in hiding come of age, they seek to reclaim their kingdom from the usurper that murdered their parents more than a decade earlier.
Stats
Genre: YA (16+ years) fairytale-styled romances
Series length: Three books, plus prequel novella (Always)
Violence: Moderate violence, including some medieval torture
Magic/Supernatural: Light supernatural, including a character that can talk to animals.
Romance: Strong romance plot lines that go no further than kissing on the page.
Christian/spiritual element: A few explicit Christian references
Recommendation: Excellent for girls who enjoy the original fairy tales (not the Disney versions)
You might like this book if you liked...
Melanie Dickerson books or the original fairy tales
Series length: Three books, plus prequel novella (Always)
Violence: Moderate violence, including some medieval torture
Magic/Supernatural: Light supernatural, including a character that can talk to animals.
Romance: Strong romance plot lines that go no further than kissing on the page.
Christian/spiritual element: A few explicit Christian references
Recommendation: Excellent for girls who enjoy the original fairy tales (not the Disney versions)
You might like this book if you liked...
Melanie Dickerson books or the original fairy tales
Opening Lines:
"Another sip, Your Majesty," I pleaded, holding out the golden chalice of raspberry-leaf tea. I tried to quell my shaking so I wouldn't spill the liquid that was supposed to slow the bleeding but hadn't yet. The queen clamped her lips closed to fend off another scream. Against the feather bolster and pillow beres, the beautiful woman was as pale as the linen sheets she lay upon. Her eyes were glassy, and her blond hair had come loose from its plait and now lay in tangled waves, damp with perspiration. "The babe is finally coming." |
Always (The Lost Princesses, Prequel Novella)
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Opening Lines:
"I shall ride the final course." I grabbed the great helm. "You know I have the better chance at vanquishing Lord Mortimer." "No, Adelaide." Mitchell reached to divest me of the helmet, but I sidestepped him and thrust it on before he could wrest it away. "I shall pretend I am you, and Lord Mortimer will be none the wiser." |
Evermore (The Lost Princesses, Book 1)
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Opening Lines:
I crouched next to Edmund behind the boulder. The harpy eagle circled overhead, her gray-and-white markings blending with the frosty winter sky. "She is beautiful today," I whispered reverently, my breath rising in a puff and freezing on my already-chilled cheeks. Focused on Sheba, Edmund was lost in silent communication with the might bird of prey. As a Fera Agmen--an animal trainer--Edmund had raised Sheba from the moment she'd hatched five years past, and the two had a special bond I'd always admired. |
Foremost (The Lost Princesses, Book 2)
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Opening Lines:
I brushed my hand over the crushed grass and examined the nearly invisible footprint beneath. Only a pace away, a broken twig and a patch of flattened bellflowers confirmed my suspicion. A stranger had made it past the ravine and was quite possibly still lingering. My chest tightened, squeezing the air from my lungs and forcing me to stand. I scanned the thick woodland and brush, picturing soldiers in black chain mail converging upon me. |
Hereafter (The Lost Princesses, Book 3)
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