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Sleeping Beauty and the Cursed Code

Author : Emma Jean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Sleeping Beauty and the Cursed Code written by Emma Jean and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you''re a contestant in SHE the magazines BE BOTH Virtual Pageant you''ve come to the right place. We are so excited to see what you can create using Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed Code as your inspiration. Contest dates: West Virginia: West Virginia 8/4-9/1, Ohio: 9/2-9/15, Kansas: 9/15-9/25, More locations T.B.A. The XL #SHELFIE Ready Limited Edition Praise for Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed Code ★★★★★ "The exact right amount of frog kissing!" ★★★★★ "S.T.E.A.M. educator approved." ★★★★★ "Entertaining, empowering, and funny." ★★★★★ "Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed code is magical and familiar." DESCRIPTION Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed Code is a STEM fantasy (for ages 9-13) set in a world where classical princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty reign as tech powered super heroes. In the book the team faces off against Anathema, the Evil Fairy, as they try to prove that science and technology can defeat dark magic. EXCERPT Chapter 1 The Curse "Please don''t make me watch." "Open your eyes," a honey-sweet voice ordered. I clenched my jaw and used my fingers to pry open my eyelids. I had to watch the curses. I knew I had to. My curse would be the downfall of our kingdom, so I had to learn all I could about curses to know what I was up against. Torn between bravery and cowardice, I watched through squinted eyes. I stood inside a slightly curved world. I knew it wasn''t real because I''d been in similar memories before. I had stepped inside a recording. The pixels sparked at mismatched angles, and the whole world around me was remembered in black and white, like watching the cartoon version of an old television show. The word LUCY crossed the screen, as if it had been typed directly into my vision. This time, Lucy was the victim. She was all alone on a stormy night tossing in her sleep. Her dark hair was knotting with each restless turn. From what I could tell, it was the night''s booming thunder and frequent flashes of lightning tormenting her rest. As more lightning lit the sky, the hockey jersey she was wearing suddenly sparkled. The poster of the handsome teenage prince on her wall told me she was probably not much older than thirteen, just like me. The next crack was even louder. I jumped. It signaled the entrance of Anathema, the evil fairy who torments us. Anathema was but the hint of a shadow on a stormy night. Her dark robes dangled, her hood covered the obscured essence of her face. I shivered, certain that even in the recording, she''d sensed my presence. The fairy drifted towards the helpless girl sleeping in her hockey jersey. "Lucy," the Evil Fairy whispered, "Fair princess. Fairest of them all. May a toad bring about your downfall." In the shadows, Anathema raised a fully draped hand to her gray-scaled lips. She spread her fingers revealing that she was holding a living, breathing toad. It was paralyzed with fear. Anathema scared animals just as much as she scared humans. The fairy exhaled and let out an indecipherable curse that turned the toad into nothing more than shimmering dust, barely visible in the heavy air. The dust began to drift without hurry towards the slumbering girl. I wanted to scream. Wake up, Lucy! Run! Save yourself! I stayed silent, knowing my warning would go unheeded. I couldn''t change the past. No one can change the past. Not even the fairies. For more about the book or the author visit 4Pigs2Fly.com or follow the author on IG @Emma.Jean.Author

Sleeping Beauty and the Cursed Code

Author : Emma Jean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Sleeping Beauty and the Cursed Code written by Emma Jean and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paperback Edition A Sixth Grade Must Read Advance Praise for Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed Code ★★★★★ S.T.E.A.M. educator approved. ★★★★★ "Entertaining, empowering, and funny." ★★★★★ "The exact right amount of frog kissing! " ★★★★★ "Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed code is magical and familiar, making it an easy and comfortable read. I loved how the author pulled all kinds of imagination, lore, fairy tales, into a fast-paced exciting adventure. Every single character from other princesses to fairy godmothers are brought vividly to life." DESCRIPTION Sleeping Beauty & The Cursed Code is a STEM fantasy (for ages 9-13) set in a world where classical princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty reign as tech powered super heroes. In the book the team faces off against Anathema, the Evil Fairy, as they try to prove that science and technology can defeat dark magic. EXCERPT Chapter 1 The Curse "Please don't make me watch." "Open your eyes," a honey-sweet voice ordered. I clenched my jaw and used my fingers to pry open my eyelids. I had to watch the curses. I knew I had to. My curse would be the downfall of our kingdom, so I had to learn all I could about curses to know what I was up against. Torn between bravery and cowardice, I watched through squinted eyes. I stood inside a slightly curved world. I knew it wasn't real because I'd been in similar memories before. I had stepped inside a recording. The pixels sparked at mismatched angles, and the whole world around me was remembered in black and white, like watching the cartoon version of an old television show. The word LUCY crossed the screen, as if it had been typed directly into my vision. This time, Lucy was the victim. She was all alone on a stormy night tossing in her sleep. Her dark hair was knotting with each restless turn. From what I could tell, it was the night's booming thunder and frequent flashes of lightning tormenting her rest. As more lightning lit the sky, the hockey jersey she was wearing suddenly sparkled. The poster of the handsome teenage prince on her wall told me she was probably not much older than thirteen, just like me. The next crack was even louder. I jumped. It signaled the entrance of Anathema, the evil fairy who torments us. Anathema was but the hint of a shadow on a stormy night. Her dark robes dangled, her hood covered the obscured essence of her face. I shivered, certain that even in the recording, she'd sensed my presence. The fairy drifted towards the helpless girl sleeping in her hockey jersey. "Lucy," the Evil Fairy whispered, "Fair princess. Fairest of them all. May a toad bring about your downfall." In the shadows, Anathema raised a fully draped hand to her gray-scaled lips. She spread her fingers revealing that she was holding a living, breathing toad. It was paralyzed with fear. Anathema scared animals just as much as she scared humans. The fairy exhaled and let out an indecipherable curse that turned the toad into nothing more than shimmering dust, barely visible in the heavy air. The dust began to drift without hurry towards the slumbering girl. I wanted to scream. Wake up, Lucy! Run! Save yourself! I stayed silent, knowing my warning would go unheeded. I couldn't change the past. No one can change the past. Not even the fairies. For more about the book or the author visit 4Pigs2Fly.com or follow the author on IG @Emma.Jean.Author

Breaking the Mother Goose Code

Author : Jeri Studebaker
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782790217
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Mother Goose Code written by Jeri Studebaker and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was Mother Goose? Where did she come from, and when? Although she’s one of the most beloved characters in Western literature, Mother Goose’s origins have seemed lost in the mists of time. Several have tried to pin her down, claiming she was the mother of Charlemagne, the wife of Clovis (King of the Franks), the Queen of Sheba, or even Elizabeth Goose of Boston, Massachusetts. Others think she’s related to mysterious goose-footed statues in old French churches called “Queen Pedauque.” This book delves deeply into the surviving evidence for Mother Goose’s origins – from her nursery rhymes and fairy tales as well as from relevant historical, mythological, and anthropological data. Until now, no one has ever confidently identified this intriguing yet elusive literary figure. So who was the real Mother Goose? The answer might surprise you.

Art of The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

Author : Everette Hartsoe
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365366189
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Art of The Curse of Sleeping Beauty written by Everette Hartsoe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The are from the hit graphic novel that is now a Hollywood movie, currently on Netflix. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty takes the brother's Grimm fairytale and throws it on it's head from the comic book of industry legend Everette Hartsoe

Sleeping Beauty's Spindle

Author : Shonna Slayton
Publisher : Amaretto Press
ISBN 13 : 1947736094
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book Sleeping Beauty's Spindle written by Shonna Slayton and published by Amaretto Press. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden for generations, Sleeping Beauty's cursed spindle resurfaces... In 1894 Vermont, Briar Rose is determined to keep her orphaned siblings together. She's set her sights on marrying an ambitious young man to take them out of the cotton mills and back to the Old Country. Trouble is, he no longer cares for her. Childhood chum Henry Prince would like to step in, but sweet as he is, can’t offer her what her family needs. When a peddler gives Briar a spindle made from fairy wood said to have magical properties, she has a chance to keep her family together. Desperate to increase her production at the mill, she sneaks the spindle onto her spinning frame. But Briar has no idea of the power she has unleashed. One by one, the mill girls succumb to a sleeping sickness. To save everyone, Briar must find the strength to break the curse and defeat the evil fairy for good. For in a world where fairies lurk and curses linger, love can bleed like the prick of a finger… Sleeping Beauty's Spindle is for fans of fairy tale retellings, sweet romance, and women's history.

The Frog Prince Saves Sleeping Beauty

Author : Charlotte Guillain
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1410983021
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Frog Prince Saves Sleeping Beauty written by Charlotte Guillain and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sleeping Beauty is cursed to fall asleep, but is rescued by the frog prince who lives in the palace garden.

Beauty's Cursed Sleep

Author : Mary E. Twomey
Publisher : Mary E. Twomey, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty's Cursed Sleep written by Mary E. Twomey and published by Mary E. Twomey, LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rory’s known from birth the date she’s destined to die. When Rory unexpectedly meets the man who could break her curse, she has to decide if falling in love is worth risking what’s left of her life… and his life, too. If you love strong female heroines, interracial romance, and a little magic in your first kiss, then one-click this "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale retelling, written by USA Today Bestselling fantasy romance author Mary E. Twomey. Google Subjects: paranormal romance, french folklore, fairytales, myths and legends, fairy tales, young adult, YA, high school, paranormal, romance, paranormal books, YA paranormal fantasy, YA paranormal romance series, series or anthology, magic, coming of age, epic fantasy series, YA magic, fantasy and magic, YA coming of age, YA ebook, ebook, YA high school romance, YA teen, teen book, YA urban fantasy, YA shifters, YA shifter romance, scandinavian folklore 101, garden gnomes, urban fantasy series, teen magic, YA paranormal fantasy, YA ebooks, YA books, YA trilogy, YA urban fantasy romance, teen and young adult books, teen books for girls in high school, teen love triangle, paranormal, paranormal fantasy, young adult urban fantasy, young adult fantasy, young adult teen, young adult witches, young adult witch romance, young adult fantasy and magic, fantasy romance, first in series, beauty and the beast retelling, fairytale retelling, interracial romance, Sleeping Beauty

The Spindle's Touch

Author : Dorian Tsukioka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Spindle's Touch written by Dorian Tsukioka and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once Touched by the Sleeping Beauty Curse... ...The Spindle Steals Your Soul! Princess Anna of Kyiv doesn't believe in the Sleeping Beauty curse, or the Spindle: the evil spirit fated to steal her soul, causing her death on her eighteenth birthday. It's just a fairy tale -- a silly superstition to explain away the fates of first-born princesses in her family line. Yet, something hunts her from the darkness, whether she believes in it or not. Brandr, a Varangian prince from the north, has his own demons to contend with. While trying to prove his worth as a warrior on his father's quest, Zirnitra, the dragon demon, haunts his dreams, reminding him of the blood on his hands and the sins he's trying to hide. But there is no escape from his guilt and the demon's continual torment. Fates intertwine, and the lives of future generations hang in the balance when Anna and Brandr fight for their souls against Zirnirta and the demons of Darkness. Set in medieval Ukraine and Byzantium, The Spindle's Touch is a faith-based tale of sin and redemption, Darkness and Light. You'll love this historical retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story because it turns the classic tale on its head -- no one is who they seem to be. This is the fourth stand-alone novel in the Fairy Tales Through Time series. One Click and Enjoy Now! (WARNING: Scenes of animal sacrifice are within the story.)

Secrets of the Code

Author : Perseus
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781593152734
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Code written by Perseus and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2006-03-14 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on the works of theologians, art historians, and other experts to explore the sources, ideas, and major themes of the novel "The Da Vinci Code."

Dagger's Sleep

Author : Tricia Mingerink
Publisher : Beyond the Tales
ISBN 13 : 9781943442065
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Dagger's Sleep written by Tricia Mingerink and published by Beyond the Tales. This book was released on 2018-05-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prince cursed to sleep. A princess destined to wake him. A kingdom determined to stop them. High Prince Alexander has been cursed to a sleep like unto death, a curse that will end the line of the high kings and send the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia into chaos. With his manservant to carry his luggage and his own superior intelligence to aid him, Alex sets off to find one of the Fae and end his curse one way or another. A hundred years later, Princess Rosanna learns she is the princess destined by the Highest King to wake the legendary sleeping prince. With the help of the mysterious Daemyn Rand, can she find the courage to finish the quest as Tallahatchia wavers on the edge of war? One curse connects them. A hundred years separate them. From the rushing rivers of Tallahatchia's mountains to the hall of the Highest King himself, their quests will demand greater sacrifice than either of them could imagine. For readers of adventure, fairy tales, and stirring allegories comes this fresh imagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty tale, the first book in a new YA fantasy series from Tricia Mingerink.

A Spindle Splintered

Author : Alix E. Harrow
Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN 13 : 1250765366
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book A Spindle Splintered written by Alix E. Harrow and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. “A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one. Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Spindle's End

Author : Robin McKinley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440624941
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Spindle's End written by Robin McKinley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-05-13 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.

The Bone Spindle

Author : Leslie Vedder
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593325834
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Bone Spindle written by Leslie Vedder and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

Thornwood

Author : Leah Cypess
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0593178866
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Thornwood written by Leah Cypess and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Sisters Ever After series! Sleeping Beauty's younger sister has always lived in her shadow—until now. Perfect for anyone who loves fairy tale retellings about sisters and princesses! For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth—that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When the day the curse is set to fall over the kingdom finally arrives, nothing—not even Briony—can stop its evil magic. You know the story. But here's something you don't know. When Briony finally wakes up, it's up to her to find out what's really going on, and to save her family and friends from the murderous Thornwood. But who is going to listen to her? This is a story of sisterhood, of friendship, and of the ability of even little sisters to forge their own destiny.

Charles McCheese

Author : Emma Jean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Charles McCheese written by Emma Jean and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-22 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles McCheese, the eleven-year-old founder of The Childhood News Network, only has two rules for his reporters: they keep grow-ups out of the news, and they report on Southwest Florida and Southwest Florida only.That was the station's magic formula until Naveen shows up and starts bringing his mom everywhere. Moreover, he's convinced the other reporters they can cover stories from all around the world, when the truth is most of them can't even find their way home from school. Charles is forced to consider shutting down the station, while his out of control reporters are off chasing conspiracies of their own invention.It's pretty clear that his team has lost their minds. His second least reliable reporter is never going to get out of Tokyo, and his least reliable reporter is never going to survive her voyage on a giant duck across the English Channel.The worst part is everyone still finds time to be mad at Charles. Why can't they see that this is all Naveen's fault and why can't they all stop talking about Taco Tuesday?

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

Author : Chris Colfer
Publisher : Little Brown Bks Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1405517913
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell written by Chris Colfer and published by Little Brown Bks Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change. When the twins' grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they're about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real. But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven't ended in this magical land - Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother! The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way? The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning adventure.

Malice

Author : Heather Walter
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 198481866X
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Malice written by Heather Walter and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this “bewitching and fascinating” (Tamora Pierce) retelling of “Sleeping Beauty,” true love is more than a simple fairy tale. “Walter’s spellbinding debut is for all the queer girls and women who’ve been told to keep their gifts hidden and for those yearning to defy gravity.”—O: The Oprah Magazine Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss. You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince. The happily ever after. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one in Briar actually cares about what happens to its princesses. Not the way they care about their jewels and elaborate parties and charm-granting elixirs. I thought I didn’t care, either. Until I met her. Princess Aurora. The last heir to Briar’s throne. Kind. Gracious. The future queen her realm needs. One who isn’t bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Humiliated and shamed by the same nobles who pay me to bottle hexes and then brand me a monster. Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. That she . . . cares for me. Even though a power like mine was responsible for her curse. But with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating—and she can’t stand to kiss yet another insipid prince. I want to help her. If my power began her curse, perhaps it’s what can lift it. Perhaps together we could forge a new world. Nonsense again. Because we all know how this story ends, don’t we? Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I— I am the villain. Book One of the Malice Duology