


Books in series

#1
Glass Slipper Scandal
2016
Charming is a kingdom where fairy tales come true. This is bad news for its troubled royal family, and good news for the gutter press that thrives on the scandals and gossip provided by their teenage Princes Gone Wild.
Kai is a rookie reporter at the Charming Herald. Dennis is a new Royal Hound, charged with protecting the self-destructive princes from disaster. They come together to solve the mystery of the Midnight Princess... and uncover some secrets that should have stayed hidden!
"This novelette is so witty, clever, and exuberant - with sharp edges, like glittering glass."
Stephanie Burgis, author of Kat, Incorrigible & The Dragon With The Chocolate Heart.
"An enormously fun take on fairy tales, castles, princesses, falling in love and happy endings, with so much verve and sass and humour as well as thoughtfulness, wit and charm."
Narrelle Harris.

#2
Dance, Princes, Dance
2017
Winter has fallen over Castle Charming: a season of frosty sports, mistletoe kisses and desperate attempts at matchmaking. Chase and Cyrus, the castle’s resident Princes Gone Wild, are behaving suspiciously well. But who is dancing their way through a stash of expensive satin slippers every night? And who is the mysterious soldier from Sarge’s past?
All Kai wants to do is solve the mystery and write stories for his newspaper, with maybe a little lovelorn pining on the side. But his friendships in the castle collide with his professional loyalties, and he’s on the verge of losing everything he has ever wanted. Meanwhile, Dennis bottles up a secret he never meant to keep, Ziyi comes to terms with not being a princess any more, and they all have to figure out which Prince Charming is most in need of being saved.
When you hit rock bottom, only truth and fairy cocktails will set you free…
This novella was originally published as a serial on the author's podcast, Sheep Might Fly.

#3
Let Sleeping Princes Lie
2018
Dennis is a Royal Hound. His job is to protect the Royals of Castle Charming from harm. But when a plague of magical spinning wheels besieges the kingdom, it’s his boyfriend Kai who falls under their spell.
Kai didn’t know he was a long-lost prince, but now he’s trapped in a magical nightmare castle that’s trying to kill him… with the one person he thought he would never meet.
Secrets, lies and old plots finally unravel at the heart of Castle Charming. Will Kai and Dennis ever find their way back to each other?
PRAISE FOR GLASS SLIPPER SCANDAL:
"...so witty, clever, and exuberant - with sharp edges, like glittering glass." Stephanie Burgis.
"An enormously fun take on fairy tales, castles, princesses, falling in love and happy endings, with so much verve and sass and humour as well as thoughtfulness, wit and charm." Narrelle M Harris.

#4
Dead Queen Walking
2019
Once upon a time, a fairy tale queen was lost in an enchanted sleep, fighting monsters in an endless nightmare realm. Now she's home: her sons are all grown up, her husband is a tree, and none of her Royal gowns have enough pockets for all her weapons.
Once upon a time, a boy reporter fell in love... only to find out he's actually a prince, and it's bad form to have a royal bodyguard as your boyfriend.
Once upon a time, a princess ran away. But you can't escape your family forever, especially when they travel by magic beanstalk.
The fairies are closing in around Castle Charming and this time, they're taking no prisoners. All they want you to do is make one wish, to make everything better.
Close your eyes. Make a wish.

#1-4, 2.5
Castle Charming
2020
Welcome to Charming, where fairy tales come true (whether you like it or not).
Kai's new job is to report on the scandals of the messed up royal family for the local newspaper. He didn’t expect to become the story.
Dennis signed up to protect the princes. Falling in love with one was never part of the deal.
Ziyi wished for her own Prince Charming… but wishes come at a cost, when fairies are involved.
In this magical kingdom of cursed spinning wheels, violent beanstalks, deadly queens and disaster princes, the most dangerous thing of all might be a Happily Ever After.
Castle Charming collects five previously published stories and novellas: Glass Slipper Scandal, Dance Princes Dance, Charm or Dare, Let Sleeping Princes Lie and Dead Queen Walking.
Author

Tansy Rayner Roberts
Author · 38 books
Tansy Rayner Roberts is a fantasy and science fiction author who lives in southern Tasmania, somewhere between the tall mountain with snow on it, and the beach that points towards Antarctica. Tansy has a PhD in Classics (with a special interest in poisonous Roman ladies), and an obsession with Musketeers. You can hear Tansy talking about Doctor Who on the Verity! podcast. She also reads her own stories on the Sheep Might Fly podcast.