Blurb:
From the author of The Hemlock Bay Series comes a new retelling of an old tale…
… Not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every Beauty is a maiden just waiting for love…
Calia Thorn has lived her entire life in a small town sheltered by the Cold King’s mountain. Working day and night to care for her younger siblings, complete her unending chores and please her selfish, lazy mother has left her with few dreams for her own future.
But then even those meager hopes are taken from her when the Cold King comes down from his mountain to demand a new servant. Ungraceful, unladylike, undesired and unwanted by even her own family, Calia is chosen to be sent to the palace.
The Cold King has lived for three hundred years under a curse imposed by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain— or hope.
When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has and sparks fly. But not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every beauty is a maiden just waiting for love.
Sometimes happily ever after isn’t so easy…
Meet Amber:
Amber Jaeger lives and works in beautiful West Michigan with her family. She is the author of Falling, Winter's Dream and The Cold King. She continues to work on The Hemlock Bay Series and other works when she's not busy being a mom, wife or nurse.
A modern day Beauty and The Beast meets Cinderella.
Meet Calia a young homely girl who has lost her father, and has a mother full of bitterness, hatred and no love for her daughter. She is slave in her home... waking, cleaning, feeding and being mother to her younger sister moli and the 2 twins.
Then there is the King who comes down from his castle announcing he needs a new personal servant. It's Unanimous; they all choose Calia, even her cold callous mother.
Day after day, she begins to scrape away from the Cold King's facade. Seeing the beauty within. Even those in his staff who have come before her notice the difference. Could it be that The Cold King has found true love? Someone to accept him, love him and want to be in his world willingly?
Amber Jaeger tells an old tale with a new twist to it.
Turn the pages, listen to her words....
Definitely a great book for young teens
Meet Calia a young homely girl who has lost her father, and has a mother full of bitterness, hatred and no love for her daughter. She is slave in her home... waking, cleaning, feeding and being mother to her younger sister moli and the 2 twins.
Then there is the King who comes down from his castle announcing he needs a new personal servant. It's Unanimous; they all choose Calia, even her cold callous mother.
Day after day, she begins to scrape away from the Cold King's facade. Seeing the beauty within. Even those in his staff who have come before her notice the difference. Could it be that The Cold King has found true love? Someone to accept him, love him and want to be in his world willingly?
Amber Jaeger tells an old tale with a new twist to it.
Turn the pages, listen to her words....
Definitely a great book for young teens
Cheers,
STEPH
Book rating: 3 stars
