Exciting news for fans of Emerald Bound...
The sequel, Topaz Reign, is out!
Fairy tales are simply tales, told and
re-told, but changed over time.
It has been four months since Maggie learned
the dark truth behind the tale of the Princess and the Pea and freed Princess
Lindy from the cursed Emerald. Lindy is now back in the past where she belongs, queen of her tiny Scandinavian country, and Maggie is a fully reformed
ex-stalker.
Except … she can’t stop doing internet
searches on Lindy and her country.
One morning, Maggie wakes to find history
turned on its head. Apparently, you can’t destroy a centuries-old curse without
consequence. In order to prevent the changes in history from wiping out the
present, Maggie resurrects her stalking gene and learns that fairy tales don’t
stay dead for long.
Or at all.
Back in 1623, Lindy is juggling a threat to her family, a handsome new guard she’s not supposed to have feelings for, and a cursed Topaz with ties to the tale of Thumbelina. When past and present collide, Lindy and Maggie are brought together again, and another of Andersen’s tales turns from twisted fiction to chilling fact.
"Brilliant book. Exceptionally good story. A must read."
--Long and Short Reviews
"A
delightful and inviting read, this fast paced story is one that readers
will not want to put down and will absolutely not want to miss!"
--Singing Librarian Books
"Action-packed adventure that I couldn't read fast enough."
--Katie's Clean Book Collection
--teenreader
"The story is FUN. It's clever, the plot twists unexpectedly, the characters are endearing, and it's a really fresh approach to time travel and the question of whether you can change history. I love watching characters explore the implications of time travel, and this story had such a charming and intriguing answer to those questions."
--A. Wilson
"I loved trying to figure out which character was Thumbelina, because it’s not obvious at first! Thumbelina is another fairy tale that, like the princess and the pea, is not one that I’ve heard many times. I feel like Hollywood and mainstream books redo the same fairy tales over and over—Cinderella, Snow White, the “classic” princesses—and I love the author’s ability to bring lesser-known fairy tales to the limelight and give them a twist. Like Emerald Bound, Topaz Reign is so much fun, full of action, and sure to keep you turning pages!"
--Cindy's Good Tales
"This book is full of present day travels, historical problems needing to be put right, and the best thing of all – Magic! The characters could be the kids next door, while the new Queen shows the uncertainty of one thrust into the limelight of ruling a country. Even the fantasy characters had me looking over my shoulder to make sure they weren’t real and creeping up on me."
--LAS Reviewer
