If Only

by Chelsea Bodoe

From birth, Princess Evelyn of Balsimo has been a prisonner in her own Castle. One night, when she finally has had enough, she breaks away into the nearby town, disguised as a commoner, and thus begin the life of her alter-ego Kiera McCaunley. Switching between wo lives is fun at first, but soon brings about complications as she falls in love with commoner, Eric Winters, and is at risk of loosing him forever. After a forced separation of three years, the two lovers are reunited, but the Princes is newly engaged, and Eric still does not know that Kiera and she are the same person. Secrets that threaten lives, regret, betrayal, loss, lust and love all follow the Princess Evelyn as she sacrifices everything she has, to finally be with her love, until she can sacrifice no more. In the grand scheme of things, we are all victims of misfortune in one way or another.

152 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2011

About the author

Chelsea Bodoe became a breakthrough teen author at age 16 with the publication of her novel "If Only". When writing, she lived with her parents and younger sister (to whom the novel is dedicated)in Brampton Ontario, but now lives in her own place in Hamilton Ontario. Since publishing her novel, Chelsea has graduated high school and currently is an undergraduate at McMaster University, studying Life Sciences. She still journals, publishes blogs anonymously and continues to post short stories online.

Reviews

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was genuinely a great read. Intriguing and well written. Filled with such diverse characters who each contribute in the overall demise of the most innocent of them all. Betrayal, scandal, beautiful historically accurate details & a perfect balance of love vs. lust, I look forward to reading more from this author, as for a debut novel, it was a beautiful platform.