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Can she summon the will to do what is necessary, or will she risk all to save a human?Evie grows restless observing mortals from afar. When a friend offers to smuggle her by portal into the human world, she jumps at the opportunity. Secretly, though, she also hopes to observe Adan, the human Dreamer. Only a glimpse, she promises herself.
But trouble awaits after her captivating adventure and delayed return. Not only did she take an unsanctioned trip to the ground, but now the boy, the Dreamer, is missing, and her director believes she is to blame.
Donning a human body and wielding a golden blade, Evie must return to the human world and find Adan before her way home is sealed. All while wrestling unfamiliar human emotions and a growing suspicion that she's caught amid a devious plot already in motion.
★★★★★ Great, clean young adult novel - Amazon Reviewer
This is a great, clean YA fantasy book...thankful for a book I can feel good about letting my kids read!
This YA adventure is a clean young adult book for teens, tweens, or anyone. Great for ages 12 and up. See the author's profile to learn how to get more clean book recommendations for teens and tweens.
16-year-old, Rhia Caddell, doesn't know what's worse-arranged marriages or high finance.
Now she's stuck with both when her desperate father agrees to marry her to the oh-so-dainty Prince of Wales in an attempt at royal tax negotiations. As a farmer, Rhia prefers toiling in the earth over romance. Life in a fiefdom requires muscle, and what good is a man who can't outlift her or bring a belligerent steer to the ground?
But now, the pressure has fallen onto her to whoo (or intimidate) her new, royal husband into erasing her village's debt before the king's final deadline comes due. Problem is, the prince has been given the same task-to sway his new wife, the mayor's daughter, into forking over the gold and finally earning his father's approval.
For Rhia, losing their new, delicate game would mean turning over the only life and home she's ever known to the king. Winning, though, could mean giving up the fragile prince she's tried so hard, and failed, not to love.
Can be read as the FIRST BOOK in the RMC Series.
Recipe for finding a husband:
1) Take suitors on dangerous gryphon rides-and test their willingness to stick around longer.
2) Spy on the bachelors-to discover their true natures.
3) Let the suitors viciously fight over you-until you hopelessly fall in love with one.
4) Mix it together until you find the best future king consort.
One elven princess perpetually getting into trouble.
Twelve men seeking to woo her.
One suitor manipulating the events from behind the scenes.
Princess Zoyechka must choose a husband from a pool of royals, nobles, elves, dwarves, and commoners, all of whom endure daily competitions to win dates ... and the chance to become the Supreme King of Velazia. But things go awry when one bachelor proves to be a spy trying to steal the Crown's secrets. The problem is, Zoyechka doesn't know who the culprit is-so how can she avoid choosing him as her husband?
Warning: if you like gryphon-riding princesses, light fantasy worlds, a pinch of humor, a dash of romance, and a smidgen of mystery, this fairy tale mixture might be for you. Side effects of reading might include: hoping the book will never end, getting lost in the pages, and wishing you lived in an alternate reality with suitors vying for your attention. Read at your own risk!
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Genre
A clean YA romantic-comedy, light fantasy. No gore. No triggers. Minimal to no violence.
Tropes
Gryphon rider, pirates, star crossed lovers, princess in disguise, elven/fae romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lover, action & adventure, choosing one husband out of many, coming of age.
Readers do not need to read book one of the series. This story starts off with fresh new characters and a few occasional returning.
Elena Marlowe, a young woman trapped in a mundane life, receives news of inheriting a mysterious manor from a distant relative. Elena's curiosity is piqued. She decides to leave her old life behind, her heart racing with anticipation and a hint of fear as she embarks on her journey.
Elena encounters Victoria. Their initial tension quickly ignites into an undeniable attraction, drawing them both into a world filled with forbidden love and haunting legacies. As supernatural occurrences unravel the dark history of Blackwood Manor, Elena learns of a tragic romance steeped in betrayal and sorrow. With every revelation, both she and Victoria must confront the ghosts of their families' pasts. On a stormy night filled with revelations, they are forced to confront not only the spirits of the Gothic manor but also their own fears and desires. Will they find a way to heal the past and embrace a future together, or will the weight of history tear them apart forever?
Something is amiss in the city of Akkron, and Wren is determined to uncover the truth. When she discovers that her teacher is a member of a secret group called The Dark Cloud, she knows she must take matters into her own hands. In a daring move, she opens an illegal portal to Earth. When Wren returns home, she realizes she's not alone. A boy named Graham has been inadvertently transported back to Akkron with her, and she has no way of sending him back.
Graham had dreams of becoming a doctor and playing basketball, but those dreams are now a distant memory. Will he be able to adjust to a world of dragons, giants, and trolls? In this strange and magical world, he must team up with Wren and his new friends to navigate the dangers that lurk around every corner.
As Graham learns more about Akkron and the prophecy that is set to change everything, he begins to realize that he might not be a stranger to this world after all.
With each passing day, the stakes get higher, and Graham and Wren must race against time to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring. The Dark Cloud is messing up the weather and threatening anyone without magic, causing them to leave Akkron.
Will they be able to work together to save Akkron from its impending doom?
Fitting into the high school scene isn't easy for Wynter. Hiding away from the spotlight, she finds comfort in the rustling pages of a good book. Come home time, her trusted keyboard breathes music into her lonely days.
But when Lucas barges himself into her life, unafraid to speak his mind, Wynter's quiet existence takes a sudden halt. Sharing the same passions, Lucas becomes the best friend Wynter never knew she needed.
Together, they can be themselves and have full certainty that their friendship is as timeless as the notes they play on the keyboard. A perfect harmony.
However, their once serene world makes an unexpected turn, without warning. Wynter finds herself facing a reality she never wanted, a stage she never sought.
Navigating each passing day with a cloud looming over her head and deep heartache was never part of the melody. But life doesn't play by the music sheet and sometimes the spotlight isn't a choice.
In this unpredictable symphony of life, the next note is always a heartbeat away.
About the Author:
Glaiza is a self-confessed bookworm extending her love for books through storytelling. Her children's books have become favourite bedtime stories for many young readers as they provide warmth and comfort.
As an avid reader, Glaiza loves getting lost in Young Adult novels as they spark relatability and a sense of comfort. If she's not reading, you'll find her playing the guitar, bushwalking, watching a movie, or spending time with the family.
Ever since her teenage years, Glaiza has been an aspiring novelist. Her debut novel, Pieces of You, is a contemporary fiction written to fill the gap of Young Adult novels without romance. Glaiza believes that there is still a captivating story to be told about the beauty of a genuine and lasting friendship.
Glaiza writes from the comfort of her home in Western Sydney, where she grew up. Writing for Glaiza is a way to share her imaginative thoughts and bring relatable characters to life ... All through a world of written words.
16-year-old, Rhia Caddell, doesn't know what's worse-arranged marriages or high finance.
Now she's stuck with both when her desperate father agrees to marry her to the oh-so-dainty Prince of Wales in an attempt at royal tax negotiations. As a farmer, Rhia prefers toiling in the earth over romance. Life in a fiefdom requires muscle, and what good is a man who can't outlift her or bring a belligerent steer to the ground?
But now, the pressure has fallen onto her to whoo (or intimidate) her new, royal husband into erasing her village's debt before the king's final deadline comes due. Problem is, the prince has been given the same task-to sway his new wife, the mayor's daughter, into forking over the gold and finally earning his father's approval.
For Rhia, losing their new, delicate game would mean turning over the only life and home she's ever known to the king. Winning, though, could mean giving up the fragile prince she's tried so hard, and failed, not to love.
Freddi's life is over. Her best-and only-friend needed her and she failed. After a series of bad decisions, Freddi is pulled out of music school and forced to prove herself, but a new school and volunteer work only add to her overwhelming anxiety. Freddi finds a potential new friend in Lorna, who forces her to face her insecurities head on, but Freddi isn't ready to let go. When Freddi learns Lorna is keeping something from her, their friendship starts to crumble. Now Freddi must choose between chasing her past or rebuilding her future.
This is the continuing story of the adventures and misadventures of our two adolescent kids growing up on an uninhabited planet in another galaxy! Trouble seems to find them when they just want to have fun!
Ruby and Nolan were responsible for uniting the humans and the dragon community to work together to stop the Consortium from trying to extract payment for settling the planet with humans.
These dragons are artisans and more technologically advanced than their human friends. A new race of people is introduced to the human/dragon mix, and the kids are again the catalysts!
All Donzereli wanted to do was take his friends deep-sea fishing! He borrowed a VIP flying car and tricked the captain of the fishing boat into thinking Councilor Walkegon had booked the trip. The captain is unhappy having the puny humans on his boat!
Nolan catches a huge fish, and just as he is about to have his trophy picture taken, the whole group is netted and snatched up up, and away to meet the Others!
Our adventurous group discovers that the others aren't the abominable snowmen the dragons made them out to be. They are given free rein to tour the entire Keep!
Ruby and Donzereli find an amazing new, fun place to take the rest of the group. They called it The Amusement Park! Donzereli was a huge hit with the Other kids.
Out adventurers were not looking forward to going home to the punishment they deserved and would face the knowledge that it would not be their last adventure!
Dr. Allen felt guilty that he wouldn't face any punishment for his part in this adventure. He will always be ready to help on another adventure.
Sixteen-year-old Deanna Lambert is miserable. She can't find her niche with the popular kids at school and she believes she is ugly. Then, too, after her mother deserted the family to pursue an acting career, Deanna's father has grown distant and embittered. Now Deanna is saddled with most of the chores at home--and she and her dad barely communicate. Yet Deanna's one happy escape is her volunteer work at the nearby children's hospital. There the activities director convinces her to get back into her ventriloquism, a creative skill her grandfather had taught her years earlier. Deanna and her puppet, Ramblin' Rosie, entertain and delight the young hospital patients, but Deanna is worried. What if the kids at school discover what she's doing? Will they think she's just a baby who still plays with dolls? Deanna takes the risk, but one problem soon leads to another. Can she ever gain acceptance at school, especially from Jason, a guy she has a major crush on? And most of all, can Deanna come to terms with her ventriloquism, and in so doing, come to terms with her mother's leaving?
Candice enjoyed spending time with her grandma and creating all sorts of sweets and candies. To the extent that she preferred working in her grandma's kitchen over spending time with her classmates and enduring all of the high school drama. To her surprise, she finds that she has been entered into a candy making contest being held by her favorite candy shop, Christoph's Confections. She actually has a spot in the competition, if she decides to take it.
Troy had always enjoyed sweets and candies. To the point that his mom told him he needed to learn how to create them himself or give them up. After convincing his mom to teach him, he attends various classes to learn just that. When he hears about a competition that his favorite candy shop, Christoph's Confections, is holding, he immediately submits for a slot.
