Author Emily Deady and I are adapting the fairy tale Disney was too chicken to touch.
Hello Folks,
I have a very exciting announcement!
My good friend, author Emily Deady, writes sweet fairy tale romance retellings. Her Fairytale Royals series is excellent and includes her own versions of all the classics (Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and More!) My personal favorite is Pearl of Magic, her Little Mermaid retelling!
You all know that I live and breathe snark and sarcasm in my writing. So when Emily reached out to me asking if I would collaborate on a new fairy tale retelling, we both instantly knew exactly what story would perfectly unite both of our strengths.
That’s right, we wrote a Bluebeard romance.
If you know anything about the original fairy tale, you know that it is NOT a romance; it’s very, well… um… It’s kind of the opposite. I’ll let you Google it.
If you are the kind of person who swoons over villains or toxic, morally gray romantic interests, you will LOVE our new novella, Scallywag or Scoundrel. If you are the best friend of someone who loves a few major red flags in her book boyfriends, and you are concerned and want to do an intervention, this book is DEFINITELY for you.
Here is the description:
Seven missing fiancées.
One overprotective handmaiden.
Countless red flags.
When the Allysian princess falls head over heels for a brooding, socially catastrophic sea captain with a mysterious blue beard and seven broken engagements — her handmaiden Lia does what any loyal servant would do: she grabs a hairpin, storms into the roughest sailor tavern in the kingdom, and launches a one-woman investigation.
Meanwhile, the noble and hopelessly awkward Lord Tyrell can’t string two words together around the princess, whom he’s worshiped from afar since childhood. But when he’s recruited into Lia’s chaotic crusade to save the princess from a man who may or may not dispose of his fiancées, he discovers that the sharp-tongued, eye-rolling, knife-wielding handmaiden might be the real adventure he’s been looking for.
What follows is a madcap romp through royal balls and stormy lighthouses that will keep you laughing while also melting your heart.
Scoundrel or Scallywag is a Bluebeard novella set in the world of the Fairy Tale Royals. It has the heart of a romance, the soul of a comedy, and a heroine who rations her eye-rolls like a queen rations gold. Perfect for fans of The Princess Bride, Howl’s Moving Castle, and anyone who’s ever fallen for exactly the wrong person — or watched a friend do it and screamed into the void.
This book is available for preorder now and comes out on May 21st!
Emily Deady has been amazing to work with on this project! I so appreciate her reaching out to me because working on this has probably been the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book. (And that’s saying a lot, because I always have fun on my projects.) Please go check out her work; it will give you the warm and fuzzies and make you swoon, while also serving up unforgettable adventures!
Thank you so much for all your support, and I hope you LOVE this collab!
Katy
Oh, and one more thing. Bluebeard wasn’t a pirate in the original fairy tale. But, come on, his name is BLUEBEARD, of course, we made him a pirate!
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