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The Beggar Prince
(2023)A King Thrushbeard Retelling
(A book in the Once Upon A Prince series)
A novel by Kate Stradling
An unwilling suitor. A mocking princess. A marriage they both abhor.
Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom, there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives, and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as wellwhich she does, with vicious aplomb.
This time, though, her ridicule proves her fathers breaking point. The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar, and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castles kitchen door. Before he can weasel out of his mishapor even pull rankthe marriage is done.
But whats legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke. Disguised as a beggar, Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment.
If hes lucky, hell get it without revealing his true identity and before losing his heart to his exquisite but sharp-tongued bride.
The Beggar Prince, a retelling of King Thrushbeard, is book 2 of Once Upon A Prince, a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom, there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives, and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as wellwhich she does, with vicious aplomb.
This time, though, her ridicule proves her fathers breaking point. The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar, and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castles kitchen door. Before he can weasel out of his mishapor even pull rankthe marriage is done.
But whats legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke. Disguised as a beggar, Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment.
If hes lucky, hell get it without revealing his true identity and before losing his heart to his exquisite but sharp-tongued bride.
The Beggar Prince, a retelling of King Thrushbeard, is book 2 of Once Upon A Prince, a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings. Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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