A jaded hero determined to retire. A stubborn princess with an unbreakable curse. She could never hope to fill her sister’s shoes . . . at least not without a little magic.
After her twin sister was stolen in the night, Princess Lillian of Umbrae tried to be the perfect daughter and make up for everything her family lost. And when that didn’t work, she made a deal with a shadowy fae prince. But the deal Lily made isn’t working out quite the way she thought it would. And as she is drawn to dance in a twilight kingdom night after night, her family only grows more destressed.
Finding her true love might break her curse, but if eleven identical princesses made of shadow magic weren’t enough to make up for the one who was lost, how can Lily ever hope to find someone who can be satisfied with her alone? Especially after her unstable grandfather, the king, determines that the next would-be hero who attempts to break her curse will risk losing his head completely?
The Shadow Bride is a romantic and comedic fantasy inspired by the Twelve Dancing Princesses.
This is the second installment of The Borderland Brides, a series of interconnected standalone novels. Each new story takes inspiration from a different fairytale couple as the human kingdoms become more entangled with the Fae Courts just outside their borders.
The series
Step across the boundary where human kingdoms brush against the hidden realms of the fae, and you enter a world where familiar fairy tales are rewritten in shadows and starlight. In Borderland Brides Fairytale Retellings, magic is both beautiful and dangerous, love is tangled with duty, and every choice carries weight beyond what the eye can see.
Read full series description
Each story reimagines a classic tale, from swan maidens and dancing princesses to enchanted slippers, but never in ways you expect. Heroes wrestle with secrets and curses, heroines confront their own strength and desires, and the fae courts hover at the edge of wonder and menace. The landscapes shimmer with moonlit lakes, echoing ballrooms, and forest paths that lead to both danger and discovery, creating a world that feels alive and perilous, yet irresistibly enchanting.
In The Swan Bride, a maiden’s stolen magic gives her a second chance at life, but it comes at a cost. The Storybook Bride twirls through obsession and ambition, showing how even the smallest wishes can carry profound consequences. In The Shadow Bride, cursed dances and missing sisters pull characters into a web of intrigue and sacrifice, where bravery and love are tested at every turn.
Though still a young series, it has already captivated readers who crave lyrical fantasy, romantic tension, and the dark whimsy of fae-infused storytelling. With every tale, the series lingers in the mind like a half-remembered dream, exploring the costs of magic, the strength of the heart, and the blurred line between myth and reality.
For readers of fairy tale retellings who appreciate magic that bites as well as charms, Borderland Brides Fairytale Retellings offers an atmospheric escape into worlds both familiar and strange, where every twist of a story brings wonder, peril, and the subtle ache of longing.
Don’t miss this book’s release
Add this book to your To Read or Wishlist list and we’ll automatically notify you when it is released.