Tag Archives: fairy retellings

Release day: The Silent Prince by C.J. Brightley

The ninth Once Upon a Prince book is here, and it’s The Silent Prince: A Little Mermaid Retelling by C.J. Brightley!

Or should I say Little Merman? This one is a gender-swapped retelling!

The Silent Prince on Amazon

Blurb:

A voiceless prince. A desperate princess. A sham romance that turns heart-breakingly real.

When cocky Mer prince Kaerius impulsively saves the human princess from drowning, he doesn’t expect to fall in love with her. Yet her human fragility is so unexpectedly sweet that he is soon head over tails. So he bargains his voice to the Lord of the Deep for a chance to court her on land. He’s confident that he can win her affection–he’s irresistible, after all.

But he is a fish out of water in the human world. He didn’t expect it to be so difficult to make Marin appreciate his charms. Her father is ailing, her kingdom is threatened from multiple directions, and she must choose from among several foreign suitors to keep her people free. Thinking Kaerius no more than a mute stranger, she asks him to pose as her suitor to give her leverage with the foreign lords vying for her hand. But not all of them are so easily deterred, and they won’t take no for an answer.

Kaerius will have to show the princess that his love is not just an act, but how can he win her, much less save her, without a word?

The Silent Prince, a gender-swapped retelling of The Little Mermaid, is book 9 of Once Upon A Prince, a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after.

Little Mermaid is one of my favourite Disney movies, and the new live action version was great! But the original will always have my heart. Although I did love the new songs they added, especially Scuttle’s one!

I’m excited to see how C.J. worked the gender swap, and how our sea swimming prince fairs on dry land with no voice and only his good looks to help him!

I’d love to hear if you’ve read any of the other books in the OUAP series so far, and what did you think? Which has been your favourite? And what did you love about it?

Happy reading, friends.

Lyndsey

x

Release day: The Shoeless Prince by Jacque Stevens

The eighth Once Upon a Prince book is here, and it’s The Shoeless Prince: A Puss in Boots Retelling by Jacque Stevens!

Take a peek at this adorable rags-to-riches, double fairytale romance!

The Shoeless Prince on Amazon

Blurb:

A shoeless son of a miller. A high-fashion tabby. An adventure far more than they bargained for.

Leo is not a normal cat.

Archie Miller might be a dreamer, but he’s seen the complex mousetraps the stray barn cat builds, and he knows he’s right. When his late father wills him the “magic cat” as his only inheritance, Archie is ready to prove it, making a deal with the supposed faerie to gain his fortune.

But the ornery brown tabby has plans of his own. And when Archie ends up entangled with a shapeshifting ogre and a reckless royal beauty, it seems he has unleashed more magical mayhem than he can handle.

Can the shoeless son of a miller romance a princess, become the hero his kingdom needs, and fit into a very fancy pair of hunting boots? Or will all his dreams become a toe-pinching nightmare?

The Shoeless Prince, a retelling of Puss in Boots, is book 8 of Once Upon A Prince, a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince and his flaws, growth, and happily ever after.

I beta read this one and LOVED it, it’s so charming and cosy, but with a really interesting mystery and vivid characters. I hope you all love it as much as I did!

I’d love to hear if you’ve read any of the other books in the OUAP series so far, and what did you think? Which has been your favourite? And what did you love about it?

Happy reading, friends.

Lyndsey

x

Release day: The Silver Prince by Lyndsey Hall

The seventh Once Upon a Prince book is here, and it’s my turn! Today is release day for my novel, The Silver Prince: A Twelve Dancing Princesses Retelling!

Are you ready for a gripping whodunnit with a sweet, star-crossed romance?

The Silver Prince on Amazon

Blurb:

A soldier who conjures shadows.
A princess cursed to dance.
A mystery none can solve.

The people of the Silver Isle are brutes. Savages who live in darkness for half the year. They are not to be trusted, or so Princess Isadora has been raised to believe. As Crown Princess of the Golden Isle, she is the shining light of her kingdom. But Issy is hiding a dark curse that cannot be broken. And all who attempt it end up dead…

Anders is a son of the Silver Isle, a soldier afflicted with shadow magic. This alone carries a death sentence when he steps off a ship into the port capital of the Golden Isle and finds himself in the dungeons beneath the Gilded Palace.

Now his life hangs in the balance. Can he solve the mystery of the curse and earn his freedom? Or is he doomed either way?

In the glittering, royal city of Orovía, danger doesn’t lurk in the shadows, it hides in the light. Can a Golden Princess and a Silver Prince work together to uncover the truth before it’s too late? And will their fragile alliance be enough to unite their rival kingdoms?

The Silver Prince, a Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling, is book 7 of Once Upon a Prince, a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after.

I had so much fun writing this culture clash, enemies to lovers mystery, with meddlesome gods and more red herrings than my local chippy. Just kidding, the chippy is very well stocked. But there are definitely a fair few tricks, twists and misdirections in The Silver Prince!

I’ve been so lucky and privileged to be involved in this series, I’ve learned so much from these incredible writers and women, and we’ve become a real force to be reckoned with, knocking each release out of the park and dominating the new release and bestsellers lists each week. I’m so proud of this team!

There are five more fabulous fairytale retellings to come, and I couldn’t be more excited to read them all and watch this series continue to succeed. I’m so grateful to every single reader, reviewer, supporter and friend for helping us to make these books so popular and successful!

I’d love to hear if you’ve read TSP or any of the other books in the OUAP series, what did you think? Which has been your favourite so far? And what did you love about it?

Happy reading, friends.

Lyndsey

x