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Waking Courage: A Collection of Fantasy Fairy Tale Retellings
Beyond the Bookery invites you to step into a collection of heartwarming, thrilling, and romantic fantasy fairy tale retellings.
Waking Courage coming from Madisyn Carlin and Samantha Seidel on December 30, 2025.
Waking Courage coming from Madisyn Carlin and Samantha Seidel on December 30, 2025.
219 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication December 30, 2025
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Madisyn Carlin
34 books369 followersIf you dislike "preachiness" and a lot of faith content, my books are not for you.
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Madisyn Carlin is a Christian, homeschool graduate, blogger, voracious bookdragon, and author. When not spending time with her family or trekking through the mountains, she weaves tales where faith and fantasy unite.
Editorial, graphic design, cover design, and website design services offered at Mountain Peak Edits & Design.
Want to connect? https://linktr.ee/madisyncarlin
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Madisyn Carlin is a Christian, homeschool graduate, blogger, voracious bookdragon, and author. When not spending time with her family or trekking through the mountains, she weaves tales where faith and fantasy unite.
Editorial, graphic design, cover design, and website design services offered at Mountain Peak Edits & Design.
Want to connect? https://linktr.ee/madisyncarlin
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December 27, 2025Waking Courage releases on 12/30! Welcome the new year with this sweet, nonmagical fantasy collection featuring a Princess and the Pea retelling (with sibling banter, matchmaking schemes, and canine shenanigans), and a Goose Girl retelling (with betrayal and lots of geese).
You can learn more, or purchase your copy, here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F994SBKX
You can learn more, or purchase your copy, here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F994SBKX
Review of advance copy received from Indie Reviewers
magic-less, wonderful retellings of familiar fairytales
Retelling of Cinderella/Princess and the Pea
As one comes to expect from Ms. Carlin, this novella is faith-filled, with a well-developed plot and lovely characters. Though the story is not unique, the characters and author’s twist make it a delight to read. It surely can be read as a stand-alone, but for those who’ve read her story in the Noble Collection several characters reappear again.
And though budding romance between friends is on the foreground, overcoming grief, family relationships, deteriorating health, difference in social status, and courage to pursue love, to name a few are among things to consider here.
Retelling of the Goose Princess
This novellas has very familiar story but a few twists make it interesting to dive into. And though it is lighthearted, it does cover such topics as selfish desires and fears, feeling of abandonment and a sense of newfound worth, to name a few. Though the faith theme is not strong here, the novella is filled with goodness and the courage of sacrifice to save others.
These fairytale retellings have no magic, but they have a wonderful presentation of good vs evil, when love triumphs and happily ever afters abound. The novellas will definitely warm your heart and uplift your spirit.
I had a privilege to read an advanced copy and absolutely loved it! All opinions expressed are my own.
Retelling of Cinderella/Princess and the Pea
As one comes to expect from Ms. Carlin, this novella is faith-filled, with a well-developed plot and lovely characters. Though the story is not unique, the characters and author’s twist make it a delight to read. It surely can be read as a stand-alone, but for those who’ve read her story in the Noble Collection several characters reappear again.
And though budding romance between friends is on the foreground, overcoming grief, family relationships, deteriorating health, difference in social status, and courage to pursue love, to name a few are among things to consider here.
Retelling of the Goose Princess
This novellas has very familiar story but a few twists make it interesting to dive into. And though it is lighthearted, it does cover such topics as selfish desires and fears, feeling of abandonment and a sense of newfound worth, to name a few. Though the faith theme is not strong here, the novella is filled with goodness and the courage of sacrifice to save others.
These fairytale retellings have no magic, but they have a wonderful presentation of good vs evil, when love triumphs and happily ever afters abound. The novellas will definitely warm your heart and uplift your spirit.
I had a privilege to read an advanced copy and absolutely loved it! All opinions expressed are my own.
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