A Renewed Hope: A Princess and the Pea Short Story
Can one find hope when the king wants you dead?
Princess Bretta and Prince Dario's fathers might hate each other, but that hasn’t stopped their love from blossoming over their years of acquaintance. But when Prince Dario's father gets wind of their romance, he invokes the tradition of the Princess Tests to choose his son's bride.
All looks lost until Princess Bretta's godmother shows up with a plan to keep her in the competition. Armed with only a pea as her clue, Bretta must face the most difficult test of all — one that might just turn deadly.
A Renewed Hope, a retelling of The Princess and the Pea, is a stand-alone short story, complete with such tropes as "forbidden romance," "no spice friends to lovers," and "royal romance." It is part of the Hope Ever After series, a collection of twenty hopeful and uplifting fairy-tale retellings. Each book is written by a different author and can be enjoyed in any order. The proceeds from this series are donated to the O.U.R. (Operation Underground Railroad) to rescue children from exploitation and trafficking.
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Scarlett Luna Strange
Scarlett Luna Strange has always been obsessed with reading and writing fantasy stories. She has been writing since 2021 and began her foray into Young Adult Fairytales in 2023. She lives in a small town nestled in mountains and spends much of her time exploring the surrounded forests and lakes with her husband, child, and dog.
Hope Ever After
A collection of twenty hopeful and uplifting fairytale retellings. Each book is written by a different author, so they can be enjoyed in any order. The proceeds from this series will be donated to the O.U.R. (Operation Underground Rescue) to rescue children from exploitation and trafficking.
Hope Ever After consists of twenty primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
This is my first book by Robyn Sarty and while I did enjoy this Retelling of the Princess and the Pea and liked all the characters the going back and forth from past to now every other chapter threw me a little. That being said it was still an enjoyable story and I plan to look into more by this author and definitely plan to read more from this multi author series. The poems at the beginning of the book were also fun little additions that captured the feel of the Princess and the Pea well.