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Hearts of Stone

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Tragedy has struck the kingdom of Iride. The crown prince has disappeared and rumors claim pirates have taken him.

But, even if the news is tragic, Kat Devieux has other, much more urgent things on her plate.

Her financial troubles and the unrealistic expectations of her father has her family on the brink of starvation and her only way out seems to be marriage to a man who sees her as nothing more than a pretty face.

When in order to save her father, she becomes the unwilling prisoner of a cursed beast, the running of the kingdom becomes even less important to her. Until she finds herself entangled in rogue politics and magic use.

Because the Beast is guilty of more than misuse of magic in a kingdom that has expressly forbidden it. He holds a secret that could be the undoing of the entire country.

And for Kat, knowledge opens a door to a life where she is so much more than just another bystander. A life she never thought could be.

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Book 1 of the Fairy's Gambit series

*Beauty and the Beast retelling*

Fantastic cover by @pennywithaneyAll Rights Reserved

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