Retelling

A journey to the kingdom of dragons, a star-crossed love, and a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world or break it... Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood. The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo; it thrums with malevolent power, jumping to Shiori's aid one minute, and betraying her the next—threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love, Takkan. It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win.

En un mundo donde las apariencias sirven como velo ante la cruda verdad, Cixi no es más que una criada. Pero en su interior late un poder oscuro y prohibido. Su existencia se basa en cuidar y acompañar a su joven ama, Lilan, la única hija de la familia Yehonala. Sin embargo, cuando el gran Imperio Jing se convulsiona ante la muerte del Emperador, la familia viaja al Palacio Rojo para presentar sus respetos a su heredero: Xianfeng. La llegada del nuevo monarca supone una maldición para los Yehonala, ya que Lilan se convierte en una moneda de cambio. Pero en «la ciudad dentro de la ciudad» nadie está a salvo. En cada esquina hay susurros de traición, deseo y ambición. Y Lilan sucumbe entre esas paredes rojas. Ahora Cixi atraviesa los muros del Palacio Rojo dispuesta a cobrarse su venganza. Aunque tenga que vender su cuerpo, su alma y su verdad. Aunque desencadene guerras. Aunque derrame sangre. Aunque se convierta en un monstruo.

The stories were all wrong—Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go. \ Release Date is not final and will likely be much sooner. Target release date is March 2022 \ The Never King is a dark retelling of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and ‘touch her and I’ll unalive you’ vibes.