A smidgen of Sleeping Beauty + a taste of Rapunzel + a pinch of The Princess and the Pea +
a midnight dash of Cinderella = a romance tailor-made for those truest of heart…
“I beg your pardon!” Rosalba snapped shrilly, turning her body away from him.
Edgwyn startled back, his expression all confusion. “And I beg yours, Princess, but your dress—” “My dress is none of your— Wait.” Rosalba warily faced him again. “It was my dress that interested you?” “Of course! What else would I—? Oh. No!” He burst into a flustered laugh, a hand flying up to his reddening face. “No, no, no, no, I’m terribly sorry. Oh, goodness, that’s awkward. It’s just that they don’t make dresses like that anymore, so I’ve never had the opportunity to—” “What do you mean, they don’t?” Rosalba said. “My seamstress made this dress for me less than a month ago.” Edgwyn regarded her oddly. “A month? But wasn’t your seamstress...? I mean, isn’t everyone in the castle...?” “Yes, yes, I’d imagine so,” Rosalba quickly bypassed the unpleasant point. “But what of it? Not more than an hour or two has passed since the start of all that.” “An hour or two?! Princess, I’m not sure how to tell you this, but... tales of the Stone Kingdom began circulating close to one hundred years ago.” “Love and prince,
Both true, wed rose of white in realm of stone; For blood begins, But naught can be put right by blood alone.” One thoughtless act is all it takes to bring the curse threatened on Rosalba’s christening day to pass. Now the princess must combine her desperate determination with the service of benevolent tailor Edgwyn Wyle to find the second half of the key to her kingdom’s restoration. <> ~ <> ~ <>
An enchantress’s curse turns a spoiled royal into a beast; a princess’s pricked finger places her under a hundred-year spell; bales of straw are spun as golden as the singing harp whisked down a giant beanstalk – all within sight of Wilderhark, the forest that’s seen it all. |
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You’ve heard the stories – of young men scaling rope-like braids to assist the tower-bound damsel; of gorgeous gowns appearing just in time for a midnight ball; of frog princes, and swan princes, and princes saved from drowning by maidens of the sea.
Tales of magic. Tales of adventure. Most of all, tales of true love.
Once upon a time, you knew them as fairytales. Know them now as Wilderhark’s.
The Stone Kingdom (Book Two of The Wilderhark Tales)
Quoth the readers:
“Miss Shipley’s first foray into fairytales was a great success. Her second appears to be easily as good, if not better."
- Eric Wilder, GrimmReport.com
"Wry wit, clever twists, and, of course, dashing love interests."
- Kimberly Kay, author of Sleepless Beauty (One More Day)
"Not only fun and funny, but relevant and wise."
- J.M. Cottle
“A highly vivid, carefully formulated story … Shipley draws you in with her brilliant character and landscape descriptions ... She has a style all her own, and it’s lovely.”
- Erika Beebe, author of Stage Fright (One More Day)
“The story had me captivated from the very first sentence, and I will go as far as to say that this one was better than the first."
- Emerald Barnes, author of Entertaining Angels
“Well-rounded characters, ingenious pace and plot, and twists at all the right turns … It makes you wish the Wilderhark Forest was a real place, despite the anarchwitches!”
- Kendra Conine
"A charming and excellent read. ... I would definitely recommend this story to any fairy tale fans out there!"
- Michelle Proulx, author of Imminent Danger and How to Fly Straight Into It
Buy the Paperback! / Buy the eBook! (Kindle) (NOOK)
"The Stone Kingdom" on Goodreads / Read a Sample Chapter! / Music: "The Prince and the Rose"
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Tales of magic. Tales of adventure. Most of all, tales of true love.
Once upon a time, you knew them as fairytales. Know them now as Wilderhark’s.
The Stone Kingdom (Book Two of The Wilderhark Tales)
Quoth the readers:
“Miss Shipley’s first foray into fairytales was a great success. Her second appears to be easily as good, if not better."
- Eric Wilder, GrimmReport.com
"Wry wit, clever twists, and, of course, dashing love interests."
- Kimberly Kay, author of Sleepless Beauty (One More Day)
"Not only fun and funny, but relevant and wise."
- J.M. Cottle
“A highly vivid, carefully formulated story … Shipley draws you in with her brilliant character and landscape descriptions ... She has a style all her own, and it’s lovely.”
- Erika Beebe, author of Stage Fright (One More Day)
“The story had me captivated from the very first sentence, and I will go as far as to say that this one was better than the first."
- Emerald Barnes, author of Entertaining Angels
“Well-rounded characters, ingenious pace and plot, and twists at all the right turns … It makes you wish the Wilderhark Forest was a real place, despite the anarchwitches!”
- Kendra Conine
"A charming and excellent read. ... I would definitely recommend this story to any fairy tale fans out there!"
- Michelle Proulx, author of Imminent Danger and How to Fly Straight Into It
Buy the Paperback! / Buy the eBook! (Kindle) (NOOK)
"The Stone Kingdom" on Goodreads / Read a Sample Chapter! / Music: "The Prince and the Rose"
Become a Fan of "The Stone Kingdom" on Pubslush!
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