An enchantress’s curse turns a
spoiled royal into a beast;
A princess’s pricked finger
places her under a hundred-year spell;
Bales of straw are spun as golden
as the singing harp whisked down a giant beanstalk –
All within sight of Wilderhark,
the forest that’s seen it all.
You’ve heard the stories
–
of young men scaling rope-like
braids to assist
the tower-bound damsel; of
gorgeous gowns
appearing just in time for a
midnight ball;
of frog princes, and swan
princes,
and princes saved from drowning
by maidens of the sea.
Tales of magic. Tales of
adventure. Most of all, tales of true love.
Once upon a time, you knew them
as fairytales.
Know them now as
Wilderhark’s.
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“Love and
prince,
Both true, wed rose of white in
realm of stone;
For blood begins,
But naught can be put right by
blood alone.”
One thoughtless act is all it
takes to bring the curse threatened
on Rosalba’s christening day to
pass. Now the princess must combine
her desperate determination with
the service of benevolent tailor Edgwyn Wyle
to find the second half of the
key to her kingdom’s restoration.
Full
Title: “The Stone Kingdom (Book Two of The Wilderhark
Tales)”
ISBN: 978-0-9891846-1-8
Genre: Young Adult
Fairytale
Length: Novella (179
pages)
Release Date: September
20th, 2013
Future availability:
Paperback (Amazon.com) and eBook (Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com)
About
the Author:
Danielle
E. Shipley’s first novelettes told the everyday misadventures of wacky kids like
herself. …Or so she thought. Unbeknownst to them all, half of her characters
were actually closeted elves, dwarves, fairies, or some combination thereof.
When it all came to light, Danielle did the sensible thing: Packed up and moved
to Fantasy Land, where daily rent is the low, low price of her heart, soul,
blood, sweat, tears, firstborn child, sanity, and words; lots of them. She’s
also been known to spend short bursts of time in the real-life Chicago area with
the parents who home schooled her and the two little sisters who keep her
humble. When she’s not living the highs and lows of writing young adult novels,
she’s probably blogging about it at www.EverOnWord.wordpress.com.
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am so excited and so honored to give you this! I absolutely loved The Swan Prince, and The Stone Kingdom is just gonna be amazing. The cover is so beautiful! Danielle's artist always does such a great job and keeping everything accurate to the smallest detail. Not to mention the colors, and just the fairytale vibe from it.
Ahh, so exciting! Be on the lookout for the release of The Stone Kingdom! Also, check in next week for my review of this lovely gem of literacy!
The excitement and honor is mine, Kendra! Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDelete~ Danielle