The Piper's Dance (On Hold)
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Last published Sun, Jan 7, 2018
A retelling of The Pied Piper and The Twelve Dancing Princesses (with a little bit of Rapunzel).
The legend of the mysterious Pied Piper has spread across the lands. When Princess Esther's kingdom is plagued with rats, her father turns to the Pied Piper for help.
Between royal balls, suitors, the Piper's interest in her, and the disappearance of her eleven younger sisters, Esther will learn the truth about why she has spent most of her life living in a tower.
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