![]() ![]() A girl with a stepmother and stepsisters will most likely be pushed into becoming an Ella Cinders in order to find her happily ever after. The Kingdoms are full of an ancient magic called The Tradition, which steers its inhabitants down traditional story paths. For bookworms new to the series, each novel is a stand-alone fairy tale taking place in one of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. The Tradition is back in full force, once more messing up the lives of everyone it ensnares in the latest Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms novel by Mercedes Lackey. ![]() ![]() The moral of the story? Sometimes a princess has to create her own happy endings… And learn the difference between being a princess and ruling as a queen. When awakened by a touchy-feely stranger, Rosa must choose between Tradition and her future…between a host of eligible princes and a handsome, fair-haired outsider. ![]() Determined to escape and save her kingdom from imminent invasion, she agrees to become the guinea pig in one of her stepmother's risky incantations-thus falling into a deep, deep sleep. In Rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs:Īnd bad things come to those who break with Tradition…īut when Rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. Heavy is the head-and the eyelids-of the princess who wears the crown… ![]()
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