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The Blazing Princess

Tales of Tessagonia #1

The Blazing Princess

A Sleeping Beauty Retelling

Mary W. Jensen

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Publication
March 12, 2022
Publisher
Briarbook Lane Press

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About the Book

When the muses bicker about whose gift is greatest, it’s the mortals who suffer.

Aurelia is cursed to die after eighteen years, with the caveat that true love can follow her into the spirit world and bring her back. To ensure her the best chance, Aurelia’s parents betroth her to one of the neighboring prince twins. But what happens when she falls in love with the wrong prince? Who will save her?

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General Short Story

  • Fantasy
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Romantic
  • Fairy Tale Retelling
  • Otherworld Fantasy
  • Cursed Princess
  • Happily Ever After
  • Sweet Romance
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Chelsea K8 / 10

“This is a short but well written Retelling of Sleeping Beauty that I enjoyed reading overall. All the characters seemed fairly well developed considering this is a short story with not a lot of time to work with and the background was also filled out enough to draw me into the world. I received a free advanced reader copy of this book via Booksprout and am…”

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About the author

Mary W. Jensen

Mary W. Jensen lives in Utah with her husband and son. Mary is the middle of nine children, and escaped the loudness of reality by immersing herself in books and poetry. From chaos comes creation. Mary writes mostly fantasy and poetry. She enjoys the fantastic and creating new worlds, creatures, and magics. Her poetry…

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