Realm of Winter and Roses: A gender-swapped Beauty and the Beast retelling
In the Realm of Eternal Spring, nothing is ever as it seems…
When Prince Beau and Queen Juliana are stranded in the icy wilds of Winter, Juliana sets off in search of help—but never returns. Determined to find her, Beau ventures out… only to find himself trapped in the Realm of Eternal Spring alongside a fearsome beast.
But the beast—Caoimhe—is no ordinary monster. Fierce, sharp-tongued, and hiding more secrets than truths, she’s not what Beau expected… and not someone he can afford to mistrust. To survive, Beau must ally with this strange, shape-shifting girl and confront the dark forces that have ensnared them both.
Meanwhile, far from Spring’s deceptive beauty, Princess Aislinn uncovers a terrible truth: the ancient Mirror in the Dwarven vault of Avalinth is a fake. With her brother and mother missing, Aislinn and her father vow to bring their family home—no matter the cost.
But as old powers stir and forgotten bloodlines are revealed, Beau may learn that monsters are made, not born—and that sometimes the real danger wears a familiar face.
The third spellbinding installment in the Fae of the Forest series, where loyalty is tested, secrets unravel, and love might just bloom in the unlikeliest of places.
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Katherine Macdonald
Born in Redditch, England, to a solicitor and an ex-military man, one of Katherine "Kate" Macdonald's earliest memories was of watching her parents disappear behind the pages of a book and wanting to follow them. For her, books were little pocket dimensions that could be carried about, and the safest way to have a very real adventure.
Rather than rebel during her teenage years, she spent most of them locked up in her room, furiously writing down the hundreds of stories filling her head. Her little sister Kirsty served as her primary audience, and first fan. Without her, Macdonald would never have continued to write.
The Fae of the Forest
The Fae of the Forest consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
