About the
Book
Title: Upon A. Time
Author: February
Grace
Genre: Fantasy / Fairytale / Romance
A blacksmith’s apprentice who would be a knight. The heir to
the throne, at death’s door. One woman who would save them both, if she could…
Charlotte was number sixty-four in the second group of young, hopeful maidens
intended to meet the Prince at a grand ball in his honor. That introduction was
not to be. She returned home to her tiny village—and her visions of a future limited
by it—without any warning of the drastic turn her life was about to take. Soon
she would be fighting against the odds to help keep a gravely wounded stranger
alive; and waging war with her own heart, as he stirred feelings in her she’d
never known. When the stranger’s royal identity is revealed, Charlotte is faced
with an entirely different battle: one to keep her family, village, and the
injured Prince in her care all safe from a madman set on taking the throne by
any means necessary.
SEARCH
FOR SLIPPER GIRL ENDS: CINDER MAID TO BECOME FUTURE QUEEN!
The
proclamation was nailed to the largest tree in every village square, announcing
the Prince’s betrothal.
“Well, good
for them, I hope they’ll be happy,” Charlotte said, reaching into the bag at
her waist and pulling out an apple for her horse. Poor old Beau was still
expected to keep up his daily duties, even though he’d barely recovered from
the long trip to the palace and back for the ball a fortnight ago. Still
recovering as well, it seemed, was Charlotte.
“So, he’s
going to marry her, then?” A familiar voice spoke nearby, and Charlotte looked
up to see her friend, the young apprentice to the village blacksmith. She had
known Thomas since they were both too small to climb the tree they now stood
before. It became a contest between them as the years went on, until work took
the place of play full time. Now, neither could remember when last they’d raced
to that tree and grasped bough after bough until they overlooked the whole of
their little village.
“Looks that
way. They never even made it this far out with the slipper to try it on anyone.
Not that I’d have bothered. I knew it wasn’t mine.” Charlotte shook her head.
“Imagine, leaving a party in such a rush you lose your shoe.” She reached out
as Thomas repeatedly tossed an apple he had brought with him into the air. She
snatched it away and held it out toward Beau.
Thomas patted
Beau’s swaying back, noting that the horse looked wearier every time he saw
him. He didn’t know what Charlotte was going to do when Beau’s days upon Earth
came to an end.
The horse
gobbled up the fruit and whinnied his approval, nuzzling his nose into Thomas’s
hand. “You’re not really disappointed, are you? About… you know?” Thomas let
the question hang in the air. He hadn’t liked this idea of the Prince selecting
a bride based upon one initial meeting under such strictly controlled
circumstances. How could a man ever expect to find a woman to be his partner,
his equal, in such a way? Someone with the strength to stand beside him and
rule the people justly? For the life of him, Thomas couldn’t fathom the idea,
and he was glad that, for Charlotte, any dreams of becoming royalty had ended
the night they began.
“About the
Prince?” Charlotte shrugged. “I didn’t even get a very good look at him, they
had him sequestered in another room most of the night, and then he just danced
the golden-haired maid past us all and was gone. I know nothing of him; nothing
of his character or spirit. So I can’t say I’m disappointed that I didn’t get
the chance to marry a stranger...” her voice trailed off.
“But?” Thomas
looked away, examining his rough-hewn hand as if he’d never seen it before.
“The
idea of a different life, for just a moment...”
Author Bio
February
Grace is a writer, poet, and artist from Southeastern Michigan. She has created
characters with clockwork hearts, told the romantic tale of modern fairy
godparents, and has now put her own spin on a classic tale in UPON A TIME, her
fourth novel published by Booktrope. She sings on key, plays by ear, and is
more than mildly obsessed with colors, music, and meteor showers.
Links
Amazon (Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Upon-Time-February-Grace/dp/1620156938/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425320017&sr=8-1&keywords=upon+a+time+february
Amazon (eBook): http://www.amazon.com/Upon-Time-February-Grace-ebook/dp/B00TD6IF86/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1425320017
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