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The Crown and the Sceptre #2
Strong: A Fairy Tale Retelling of the Princess and the Pea
Princess Celine didn’t mean to get engaged… now she’s desperate to regain her freedom.
Princess Celine assumes her first diplomatic visit to Iasia is a resounding success... until the Iasian queen ambushes her, entangling Celine into a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince… now she can’t get unengaged. Not without jeopardizing the precarious political link between the two neighboring kingdoms.
Horrified by this development, Celine rushes home to her own kingdom, hoping her father will free her from of the predicament.
On her journey, Celine runs into trouble.
Karl, the cruel leader of a band of traveling mage performers. A dangerous enemy wielding immense power.
Power that threatens Celine’s role as princess, her life, and the future of the Lavonian and Iasian kingdoms.
Determined to regain all she lost, Celine flees for her life, embarking on the adventure of her lifetime and the fight for survival… making friends and allies along the way… including Prince Alexander.
Strong is book two of the Crown and Sceptre sweet fantasy fairy tale series. This series can be enjoyed as standalone novels or in sequence.
Princess Celine assumes her first diplomatic visit to Iasia is a resounding success... until the Iasian queen ambushes her, entangling Celine into a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince… now she can’t get unengaged. Not without jeopardizing the precarious political link between the two neighboring kingdoms.
Horrified by this development, Celine rushes home to her own kingdom, hoping her father will free her from of the predicament.
On her journey, Celine runs into trouble.
Karl, the cruel leader of a band of traveling mage performers. A dangerous enemy wielding immense power.
Power that threatens Celine’s role as princess, her life, and the future of the Lavonian and Iasian kingdoms.
Determined to regain all she lost, Celine flees for her life, embarking on the adventure of her lifetime and the fight for survival… making friends and allies along the way… including Prince Alexander.
Strong is book two of the Crown and Sceptre sweet fantasy fairy tale series. This series can be enjoyed as standalone novels or in sequence.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 2, 2021
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November 26, 2022
Lovely fantasy world!
Three books in, and I'm really enjoying this world spun of fairy tales with interwoven characters. The take on familiar stories is a more modern spin, with stronger leading ladies, set in bygone times.
Celine is a great heroine, both compassionate and kick a**. Also, loves carbs:
"A heady sense of freedom washed over Celine as she breathed in the scent of fried food and sweet, sugary pastries. Skipping after the crowd, she made her way through the town until she reached the square— now packed with villagers, finished with their day’s labour. She spent a few minutes browsing stalls selling food and other merchandise before settling on a sweet concoction of fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar."
The series overall could use another round of editing as there are many glaring errors.
Three books in, and I'm really enjoying this world spun of fairy tales with interwoven characters. The take on familiar stories is a more modern spin, with stronger leading ladies, set in bygone times.
Celine is a great heroine, both compassionate and kick a**. Also, loves carbs:
"A heady sense of freedom washed over Celine as she breathed in the scent of fried food and sweet, sugary pastries. Skipping after the crowd, she made her way through the town until she reached the square— now packed with villagers, finished with their day’s labour. She spent a few minutes browsing stalls selling food and other merchandise before settling on a sweet concoction of fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar."
The series overall could use another round of editing as there are many glaring errors.
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