The Before Series: Trilogy 1 Collection
(2024)(A book in the The Before . . . Fairy Tale series)
An omnibus of novels by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
Romantasy Villain Fairy Tale retellings like no other!
We all know the happily ever after. But what happened to the villain before the fairy tale ending?
Three books in one:
Before the Glass Slipper: A Cinderella retelling. When Corrine meets Luc, it is love at first sight. She finally has her fantasy happily ever second chance after that she deserves. She tries to be a good mother to his daughter, Ella. Luc had given Corinne this amazing new life -- caring dearly for his daughter was the very least she could do for him.
But she was young, and some people, even if they are children, have hard hearts. Ella wanted her father all to herself. Corinne tried to bet the best mother to all the girls so she and Luc could have the most wonderful, romantic life together. To raise their family together. To grow old together . . . But things don’t always go according to plan.
Before the Magic Mirror: A Snow White retelling. All Adalee wanted was to marry her prince. He was her soul mate and first love, until he was ripped from her arms, forced to wed another, and had a child with her. While Adalee was alone. Alone!
Adalee threw herself into hobbies – hobbies that she hid from the world. Witchcraft. But only white magic. Her grandmother’s magic.
She has sworn off love, yet when a new beau entered her life, he managed to sweep her off my feet. Everyone was pleased with the match, but it wasn’t enough for Adalee. She had to give her prince one more chance. One more. A second chance for true love? Unrequited love? Who wouldn’t? And this time, she would turn to any magic, including black magic, to get him back. And if it turned her heart to ice? So be it. She'd cast any spell, chant any curse, concoct any potion. Anything to become his wife and mother to his fair, black-haired child and rule the kingdom. If it all turned out, they would have their own happily ever after. If.
Before the Cursed Beast: A Beauty and the Beast friends to lovers retelling. Sometimes our happily ever after isn’t what we expect. Or what our heart desires. . . Salome has lived with her magician guardian my whole life. Yet when her magical skills begin to emerge and appear more powerful than his own, his jealousy knows no bounds. He seeks to hide Salome away and banished her to the kitchens until he has a need for her. In exchange for the opportunity to study under him once more, he makes her an offer – that she put a vague curse on a spoiled boy-king in his castle. If Salome does this, then she can once again resume her place by his side.
Only, the curse isn’t what Salome thought it would be. It is darker, more dire, and she hates that she is the cause of this handsome king’s misery. Instead of working joyfully beside her guardian, Salome vows to learn all she can, so that one day she might remove the king’s curse. She does this out of guilt, but also because she has fallen madly in love with this once-spoiled king. A forbidden love. His kinder nature belies his beastly form. With his wolfish grin and gentle paws, he has stolen her heart. Salome will do anything to set him free from this curse. Anything. She just needs to keep this promise a secret from her guardian . . .
Or does she?
Something different by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple. Meet the villains in your favorite fairy tales! A romantasy fairy tale retelling series full of dark drama, some love, a little magic, a strong sense of history, and powerful characters that we fall in love with, only to hate later on. Not steamy or necessarily with HEA endings, this series paints these well-known fairy tale characters in a new light!
Genre: Fantasy
We all know the happily ever after. But what happened to the villain before the fairy tale ending?
Three books in one:
Before the Glass Slipper: A Cinderella retelling. When Corrine meets Luc, it is love at first sight. She finally has her fantasy happily ever second chance after that she deserves. She tries to be a good mother to his daughter, Ella. Luc had given Corinne this amazing new life -- caring dearly for his daughter was the very least she could do for him.
But she was young, and some people, even if they are children, have hard hearts. Ella wanted her father all to herself. Corinne tried to bet the best mother to all the girls so she and Luc could have the most wonderful, romantic life together. To raise their family together. To grow old together . . . But things don’t always go according to plan.
Before the Magic Mirror: A Snow White retelling. All Adalee wanted was to marry her prince. He was her soul mate and first love, until he was ripped from her arms, forced to wed another, and had a child with her. While Adalee was alone. Alone!
Adalee threw herself into hobbies – hobbies that she hid from the world. Witchcraft. But only white magic. Her grandmother’s magic.
She has sworn off love, yet when a new beau entered her life, he managed to sweep her off my feet. Everyone was pleased with the match, but it wasn’t enough for Adalee. She had to give her prince one more chance. One more. A second chance for true love? Unrequited love? Who wouldn’t? And this time, she would turn to any magic, including black magic, to get him back. And if it turned her heart to ice? So be it. She'd cast any spell, chant any curse, concoct any potion. Anything to become his wife and mother to his fair, black-haired child and rule the kingdom. If it all turned out, they would have their own happily ever after. If.
Before the Cursed Beast: A Beauty and the Beast friends to lovers retelling. Sometimes our happily ever after isn’t what we expect. Or what our heart desires. . . Salome has lived with her magician guardian my whole life. Yet when her magical skills begin to emerge and appear more powerful than his own, his jealousy knows no bounds. He seeks to hide Salome away and banished her to the kitchens until he has a need for her. In exchange for the opportunity to study under him once more, he makes her an offer – that she put a vague curse on a spoiled boy-king in his castle. If Salome does this, then she can once again resume her place by his side.
Only, the curse isn’t what Salome thought it would be. It is darker, more dire, and she hates that she is the cause of this handsome king’s misery. Instead of working joyfully beside her guardian, Salome vows to learn all she can, so that one day she might remove the king’s curse. She does this out of guilt, but also because she has fallen madly in love with this once-spoiled king. A forbidden love. His kinder nature belies his beastly form. With his wolfish grin and gentle paws, he has stolen her heart. Salome will do anything to set him free from this curse. Anything. She just needs to keep this promise a secret from her guardian . . .
Or does she?
Something different by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple. Meet the villains in your favorite fairy tales! A romantasy fairy tale retelling series full of dark drama, some love, a little magic, a strong sense of history, and powerful characters that we fall in love with, only to hate later on. Not steamy or necessarily with HEA endings, this series paints these well-known fairy tale characters in a new light!
Genre: Fantasy
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