In the fantastical land of Ever After, where life after the so-called "Happily Ever Afters" continues, there lies a mystical, and elite school by the name of Everadon High. There, Serena White, daughter of the beautiful and illustrious Snow White, comes to befriend Silver Petrova, the daughter of her mother's sworn enemy, the malicious and vain Evil Queen. Together, the high school girls fall upon an amazing adventure, where they discover fun, romance, and fall upon a decades-old mystery. However, will the girls be able to decipher this hidden secret? If they do, what will become of them, of the world they thought they knew so well?
Forced to gallivant around like common ruffians in search of answers, as Serena would say, the girls must abruptly place together the serrated edges of the elusive mystery, to avert any further consequences. Despite the girls' newfound -if slightly materialistic- companionship, Silver cannot help but stoke her resentment for the White family, as she secretly plots to obtain the one thing she covets most in the realm of Magix: power. Determined to uphold her vow to overthrow the line of succession for the throne of Everadon, Silver is prepared to employ ruthless tactics to thoroughly best any adversary that dares stand in her way. When a formerly dormant potent dark magic rises in Serena, it forces the girls to acquire the answers they seek in due time, and forces Silver to choose between becoming the ruination of the White family, or the savior of them...
Even teen evil queens need love. Right? (Or at least a handsome sword-fighting minion to do their bidding!)
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Bad things happen when Rowen is around and the worst part is, she has no idea why until a massive family secret sends her on a fantastical journey to fight her evil fate. Will Rowen fold into the forces of dark magic or honor her true self?
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On the surface, Rowen Keckilpenny-Brown seems like a normal teenage girl with normal teen problems-no boyfriend, overprotective parents, and no friends other than a three-legged cat. But her wild red hair, reptilian eyes, and legendary temper say otherwise. When Rowen accidentally blows up the school gym, she discovers a dark secret her fathers have kept from her-she's the heir to an evil queen's throne. The current evil queen, Petronella Grimshaw, is desperate to crown Rowan the new sovereign and blackmails her into traveling to the queendom. Rowen has one month to learn how to evil queen, and it's not easy because there are those in the castle who want her dead, witches are disappearing, and an annoyingly cute swordsman keeps distracting her. Worst of all, Rowan finds herself in a duel against her biggest enemy: herself. She must fight her true fate, in the process uncovering deep familial mysteries and perhaps the biggest secret ever...That maybe, just maybe, she deserves to be loved after all.
Princess Diaries meets the School for Good & Evil with a touch of Wednesday Addams thrown in for bad luck. The best kind!
Cover by @ClarissaNorth