Awaken

by Shelley Watters

Escape to a world where fairytales are twisted and happily ever after is just the beginning of the nightmare.

After her plane crashes, Tori wakes in a realm of breathtaking beauty only to discover it’s a gilded cage ruled by a malevolent Queen.

This isn’t the fairytale she dreamed of. It’s a fight for survival. Torn between two captivating men, she must navigate treacherous magic, slay a dragon, and unlock the secrets to her destiny. Will she break the curse or become another victim in the Queen's twisted game?

If you love twisted fairytales with strong heroines and scorching romance, Awaken is the book you’ve been waiting for.

A dark, romantic reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, Awaken is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, Uprooted by Naomi Novik and Graceling by Kristin Cashore.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 7, 2025

About the author

Shelley Watters grew up in Tucson, Arizona and currently resides Chandler, Arizona. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's in Sociology with a focus on Women's Health Issues and continued on to get a Master's certificate in Public Health Epidemiology and added an MBA just for the fun of it. While her days are spent in the corporate world and her evenings driving her equestrian to the stables, she fills every other spare moment filled devoted to slinging words across the page. Her novels sizzle with the heat and passion that only growing up in the southwest can bring.

Follow her on Instagram @ShelleyWatters_author

Reviews

[Shelley Watters · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm biased because I wrote it, but I absolutely adore this story and hope you will as well!