This is my final spotlight review for my Author of the Month pick, Melanie Cellier. I hope you'll enjoy reading my thoughts on . . . Princess Sophia has helped her twin sister Lily save the duchy of Marin. But now Sophie faces an even greater threat when she sets out to free the cursed kingdom of Palinar from its beastly prince. Alone, and with danger on every side, Sophie must navigate a magical castle and its even more mysterious master to discover the secret to breaking th

Today I am spotlighting book 1 in the Beyond the Four Kingdoms series by my Author of the Month pick, Melanie Cellier. Have a closer look at . . . When Princess Liliana and her twin sister set sail for new lands, she hopes to find adventure and romance. But the people of Marin live under the shadow of a curse--one powerful enough to destroy entire kingdoms. To protect them all, Lily and eleven other princesses are forced to participate in a mysterious and secret tournament.

Today marks the second of my Author of the Month featured reviews. I hope you will enjoy hearing about . . . Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday--just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs. Over the years she’s grown accustomed to the necessary deception. After all, her life depends on

And I'm back with another Author of the Month featured review, this time spotlighting another one of Melanie Cellier's delightful Four Kingdoms novels. And that novel is . . . Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp, strong and beautiful. But when she fails at her most important task, she's forced to flee from her own family. Only her personal bodyguard, Hans, remains loyal. Hans claims to know the real Ava but she finds that hard to believe - after all, she's been the vil

Today I am featuring the first of my Author of the Month reviews! Allow me to present to you . . . One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side. What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion she knows her life will change. What she doesn't know is th

I'm very excited to introduce my choice for September's Author of the Month. She is a popular and prolific name in the fairy-tale retelling world, and I have personally read and enjoyed numerous of her many works. So this September, I'll be sharing with you the tales of . . . Melanie Cellier is an Australian novelist who makes her home with her family in Adelaide. She is the author of the Four Kingdoms series and the ongoing Beyond the Four Kingdoms series. Both series are ma