An apple can represent many things: wisdom, knowledge, love, death, and most of all -- temptation.
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Gwyneira of Tacevalon used to have spirit.
She was a strong-willed princess who was unafraid to speak her mind, but a terrible accident took everything from her -- including her mother. Since then, she'd grown ashamed of herself and ceased all public appearances, only venturing through the kingdom in disguise.
As most kings do, her father remarried to a woman more beautiful than his deceased wife. Unbeknownst to all, Queen Callista possesses an enchanted mirror that continues to influence her vanity each day. To her, appearances are everything, though her own daughter, Nyssa, tends to disagree.
No one could compare to the Queen's beauty -- until a visiting prince shows affection toward her stepdaughter. As Gwyneira's confidence grows, Callista's envy starts to boil over. And when the princess usurps her title as the Fairest of Us All, the Queen snaps.
Forced to go on the run, Gwyneira finds refuge with the Hidden Folk, shapeshifting guardians of nature. But she soon realises that as long as she breathes air, her stepmother will not rest until she's dead.
A SNOW WHITE RETELLING
BOOK ONE OF MISTHAVEN
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.