A desperate girl. A cursed prince. Eight weeks of trials to find a true princess. One deadly plot destined to ruin them all.

Aine harbors a fervent desire: to shield the land and its inhabitants from the negligence of her father. However, her aspirations are threatened when her parents scheme to barter her off to a neighboring lord. The Queen's invitation to compete in a contest to determine the prince's bride arrives just in time.

Prince Rian, ensnared by a curse demanding he win the affection of the "perfect princess" before his twenty-first birthday, grapples with dwindling prospects and fading optimism. With scant months remaining, his ambitions have dwindled to a single hope: to enact even the slightest improvement on the world—or at least his country—before his death.

As Aine faces the queen's tests, fate entwines her destiny with Rian's. Unfortunately, the determined Lord Cleirigh will stop at nothing to thwart her ascent.

Tested is a sweet, clean retelling of The Princess and the Pea. While it can be read alone, the books of The Enchanted Tales of Tír are best enjoyed in order.

 

Published
March 29, 2024
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Sarah Carlisle

Sarah Carlisle loves fairy tales and fantasy! She’s a homeschooling mom of six kids who got her start in writing Jane Austen variations (her other love) under the pen name Sarah Courtney. The novels in her first series, Enchanted Tales of Tír, are each based on a fairy tale on the southern continent. She’ll jump to the northern continent with her second series of original fantasy novels.