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The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess


A Young Adult Fantasy Novel


Book 1 of the A Villain's Ever After Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Fairy Tale Retelling,
  • Villain Romance,
  • Enemies to Lovers,
  • Princesses,
  • Shapeshifters
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Villain love interests who might deserve a second chance
  • Fairytale retellings with unexpected romantic pairings
  • Stories where betrayal comes from the person you trust most
Publisher Description

A usurped princess. A mercenary sorcerer. A fate neither expected.

As a crown princess, Ava has always anticipated betrayals—but never from her own twin. The unspeakable treachery comes the night Ava meets her true love, when Lina hires the infamous sorcerer, Lord Von Rothbart, to turn Ava into a swan, and takes her place.

Kept across the mountains in Dietrich's castle lake, Ava's repeated attempts to escape, to return to her prince and life, keep failing. But in the last time Dietrich recaptures her, she gets close enough to glimpse the terrible truth of what she left behind—starting with that of her prince. Yet, it's Dietrich's true motivations and the unique bond that forms between them that shock her the most.

Will she reject their burgeoning feelings and trust to undo his efforts and reclaim her kingdom? Will he risk the consequences of freeing her from his curse? Will their love survive the demands of duty, and the toll of resentment and threats? Or will it fade away with the moonlight at sunrise?

The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess is one of twelve short novels in A VILLAIN'S EVER AFTER, a collection of standalone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairytales. Read the series in any order for magical adventures . . . and fall in love with villains as you've never seen them before. Who said villains can't have happily-ever-afters?

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