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Rose and Hyacinth—how can two such well meaning, but
hapless faery god sisters meddle in one princess’s life without causing
complete chaos?
King Eric promised Princess Violetta she would choose
her own husband, then breaks that promise. He offers her hand in marriage to
the winner of the joust in return for the knight’s support in war against his
enemy. Chafing at this, Violetta, an expert with bow and arrow, accidentally
shoots one of the competitors. She can’t believe the effeminate knight is also
the most handsome man she’s ever seen. Knowing she shouldn’t, she still
surrenders to his seduction, hungering for his kisses and caresses.
Prince Colin, on a spy mission, disguises himself as
an outrageous fop. The last thing he expects to find is the beautiful,
passionate princess. He treads a fine line fighting attraction to her and
loyalty to his father. Then his mission turns from spy to love, and he must
reveal his true identity risking a trip to the dungeon.
Will Colin’s honesty destroy their future? Will
Violetta let go of her feelings of anger and betrayal? Two faery god sisters
certainly hope so.
AN EXCERPT WITH ROSE AND HYACINTH,
TWO FAERY GODSISTERS
In the Fae Sanctum: Home of Faery Godsisters, Rose and Hyacinth
In the magical, topmost tower of
the castle, invisible to any mortals below, perched the faery godsisters.
Rose's excitement was palpable.
"Did you see the way the black knight looked at our Violetta?"
"Did you hear what she said
to him?" Hyacinth chuckled.
"Well, calling him a toad
wasn't at all friendly."
Hyacinth shook her head in mock
annoyance. "No, it wasn't. She's not helping."
"Can't she see how gorgeous
he is, how un-toad like?" Rose arched her neck, flipping a lock of long,
ebony hair over her shoulder. "If I were a mortal, I wouldn't have been so
rude."
"With your magic, you could
make him care for you in a heartbeat." Hyacinth fluttered her wings then
settled comfortably on the stone bench. "But Violetta is his
destiny."
"You're right, drat
it," Rose conceded. "But his face is gorgeous."
"She's not attracted to him
at all, not the way he is to her."
"And shooting him wasn't
very romantic," Rose pointed out the obvious.
"That was an accident,"
Hyacinth said. "Violetta has an innocent heart. She doesn't know anything
about men. Certainly not as much as you, Rosie."
Rose irritably flared her wings.
"How could two faery sisters be so different? At least I dress and act
like a woman instead of an impish boy."
"Your wings don't impress
me, sis," Hyacinth snapped. "You can flirt all you wish with no
consequences. Your magic keeps you from really falling in love."
"You don't care about
romance, because you like to take the human form of a boy."
"And you're just jealous
that I can hang out with the men in a way you can't."
"You hide amongst them,
pretending to be one of them. One of these days, you'll slip up, and someone
will discover what you are," Rose sniped. "Then you'll be in
trouble."
"I can always escape. My
wings aren't as big and showy as yours, but they work. Any man who puts his
hands on me in the wrong way, will find them empty."
"And his head
smacked," Rose added, her good humor restored at that picture.
"So." Hyacinth got
serious. "What's our plan? How are we interfering—I mean—helping
them?"
"Hy, dear, the plan is
simple."
"Well, simple is
best."
"Hush up, and let me talk.
I'll take mortal form and throw myself at Prince Colin to make Violetta
jealous."
"Oh, that's a great idea. Flirting
is what you do best."
"Don't be sarcastic, you
little imp. I'm doing this for our sweet girl."
"They're destined for each
other. It shouldn't be so hard."
"The fact that he's here
under a false name is a problem."
"For us, too. We can't tell
her. He must win her fair and square in the joust and be the one to tell her
his true identity."
"That's why I have to
insert myself between them. If he falls for my seduction, then he's not right
for her."
"Either way you win, don't
you?"
Rose wiggled her eyebrows,
lifted her lips in a smirk, and fluffed out her wavy locks. "I don't think
of it that way. I'm performing a service."
"Just don't perform a
service on Prince Colin."
"Stop it, you brat! I don't
do that anyway. You satisfy a man like that, and he's done for the night,
selfish bastards."
"Don't tell me these
things. I'm too young," Hyacinth countered, covering her ears as if
shocked. Which she wasn't. Out in the world, her male guise almost made her
invisible. The things she'd seen… Whoo—ee! "Let's just see what Colin is
made of and if he's good enough for our Violetta. There are other knights,
after all. Sir Percy is also good looking."
Rose contradicted, "You
know as well as I do that Prince Colin is the man her mama promised her so long
ago." Her expression turned dreamy as she gazed off into the distance,
over the same keep and fields as Violetta. "The Lady Ingrid used to tell
us—I mean Violetta—how a handsome prince would search the world and find her
right here in the Northland castle."
"King Eric will be furious
when he finds out. We have to tell him."
"Not yet. We know his
identity, but we don't know why he's disguised as the mysterious black knight,
Sir Stephen."
"I don't want Violetta to
be hurt again. This could turn out disastrously."
"Don't worry, little sis.
Violetta and Colin were promised to each other many years ago."
"By the Fae Kingdom
Council, yes, but this current scenario makes me very nervous," Hyacinth
muttered.
"And
it's time to put our plan in motion. I hear it's lovely on the tower walk
tonight." A thoughtful Rose tapped a finger on her cheek.
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Jane Leopold Quinn
My Romance: Love With a Scorching Sensuality
2 comments:
Congrats on the new release. It looks wonderful. You gotta love adult fairytales. Best luck Jane.
Thanks, Rose. It was so much fun to write and I'd love to get to the love stories for the godsisters. ;-)
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