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Dances and Danger

Dances and Danger

A Twelve Dancing Princesses Retelling

Amanda Thompson

10 / 10
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May 2, 2025

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A tournament, a threat, and a terrifying dance.

Princess Gardenia loves her life, her family, and her kingdom. Being heir to the throne is a challenge she enjoys. Her father throwing a tourney to find her a husband, while not a joy, is something she can handle. If only the eyes she has dreamed of for months were easier to forget. However, Nia doesn’t get to daydream because she must focus on saving her sisters and herself from being forced to dance until exhaustion every night. As Nia watches her sisters fade, she wonders if she is truly fit to be the future queen—and if she’ll survive long enough to be crowned.

Prince Dario of Cortes is eager to prove himself as capable as his older brother. Craving adventure, he hopes the tournament will allow him to do just that—and possibly find love. If the feelings he has for a certain beautiful princess are anything to go by, he has possibly found his soulmate. But befriending the princesses puts the twelve young ladies in even more peril, and soon the princesses are fighting new dangers against threats seen and unseen.

Can the curse be broken before it's too late? Or will the princesses be forced to dance until they each fade from existence?

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Chelsea K10 / 10

“This was a really good Twelve Dancing Princesses Retelling and I enjoyed getting to know to some extent all 12 of the cursed princesses. This book has connections with both Amphibians and Admiration: A Frog Prince Retelling & The Caring and the Cursed but can be read without having read them although it is a bit more fun if you have. I loved both Princess…”

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Amanda Thompson

Amanda Thompson is an independent fantasy author whose stories offer a gentler take on modern romantasy. Instead of relying on grim worlds or high-stakes violence, her novels invite readers into magical settings where hope, friendship, and heartfelt romance are just as important as enchantment itself. Her books have…

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