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To Betray a KingA Frog Prince Retelling

The Shattered Tales
by Annette K. Larsen
To Betray a King: A Frog Prince Retelling (The Shattered Tales) by Annette K. Larsen
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A princess tasked with poisoning a stranger.
A handsome gentleman distracting her from her purpose.

Faelyn is a princess of Morwen, or at least she used to be. Forced to flee her kingdom, she’s dependent on her cousin, King Jeshua, to keep her and her family safe. But that safety comes at a price. She must act the part of a commoner in order to administer an unknown substance to one of the king’s enemies or else be handed over to the man who usurped her father's throne.

As she tries to find her way into a house party where her victim is a guest, Faelyn meets Bram. She retrieves something precious to him and in exchange asks a favor: give her food and a place to stay. Though their meeting starts with manipulation, she can’t help but like Bram, and he takes an instant liking to her. But she can’t possibly entertain feelings for him, not when her freedom and her family are on the line—and not when she’s being forced to hurt his friend. But Bram is patient and earnest, and his constant help and kindness are impossible to resist.

It can't last though, not when she’ll have to flee the moment she’s fulfilled her assignment, and not when Bram will hate her as soon as she does.

 

To Betray a King is a Frog Prince retelling. It is one of the twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of fractured and mirrored retellings of your favorite fairy tales. The Shattered Tales can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one shard at a time.

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FantasyRomanceYoung AdultRetellingsFairy Tale Retellings
Release date: September 19, 2023

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Annette K. Larsen

I write sweet, clean romance. Why? Because that's what I love to read, but over the years I've discovered it's quite a challenge to find wholesome romance that's also quality romance. I believe it's a genre that many people are looking for and too few authors are writing. My first novel, Just Ella, took me many years to write because I wanted it to be more than just a cutesy love story. I wanted it to have depth, to feel genuine. Hopefully I succeeded, but you'll have to be the judge.

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I have Charlotte Bronte to thank for the courage to write novels. After being bombarded with assigned reading about women who justified abandoning either their families or their principles in the name of love, I had the great fortune of reading Jane Eyre. And that was it: finally a heroine who understood that being moral and making the right choice was hard, and sometimes it hurt, but it was still worth it. After rereading it several years later, I realized that if I wanted more books to exist with the kinds of heroines I admired, then I might as well write a few myself. My books are about women who face hard choices, who face pain and rejection and often have to sacrifice what they want for what is right. The consequences are often difficult or unpleasant, but in the end, doing what's right will always be worth it.

I was born in Utah, but grew up in Flagstaff Arizona and St. Louis Missouri, the fifth of seven children. I studied English and Theater in college. I now live in Idaho with my husband and five littles.

I believe there is no substitute for good writing or good chocolate. Fortunately, one often leads to the other.

The Shattered Tales

The Shattered Tales consists of 12 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

To Betray a King: A Frog Prince Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
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To Shatter A Slipper (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Escape a Wonderland: An Alice in Wonderland Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Break a Silence: A Little Mermaid Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Defy a Dream (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Deceive a Kingdom: A Princess & the Pea Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Heal a Broken Heart: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Curse a Black Swan: A Swan Lake Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
Unrated
To Crack a Soldier (The Shattered Tales)
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To Rival a Reflection: A Snow White Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
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To Destroy an Illusion: A Glass Mountain Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
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To Capture a Beauty: A Snow Queen Retelling (The Shattered Tales)
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