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Carabosse and the Spindle Spell: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty
A Young Adult Fantasy Novel by Sylvia Mercedes
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Fairy Tale Retelling,
- Sleeping Beauty Retelling,
- Dragons,
- Shapeshifters,
- Villain Redemption
This book is for you if you're into...
- Fairytale retellings where the villain gets the spotlight
- Dragon politics and shifting magical allegiances
- Unlikely heroes wielding humble tools against overwhelming magic
Shy but magically talented, Princess Carabosse only wants to help her people as they face the looming threat of the Warlock King and his daughter, Aurora.
Aurora was gifted from infancy with fairy blessings that make her the most lethal magic-user the world has seen in centuries . . . and she wants Cara's kingdom.
The only hope for fighting off this deadly threat is the loyalty of the twelve Dragon Lords. They have sworn allegiance to the Briar Crown. But when the crown falls into Aurora's clutches, who will the dragons serve?
Armed only with a humble spindle and a gift for spinning magic, Cara alone stands against the Warlock and his daughter. Will she find unexpected help from the twelfth Dragon Lord, handsome shape-shifter Torald? Or will the vows he swore to the Briar Crown force him to turn against Cara and serve the beautiful Aurora?
Carabosse and the Spindle Spell 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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