Borderland Brides Fairytale Retellings Series by Jacque Stevens

A royal Selection Ball. A doomed romance. He’s not exactly a prince, but then, she’s not entirely human . . .Leda happily shifts between two different forms and two different worlds, living as a magical fae creature called a swan maiden. But when a sorcerer steals her feather cloak, she is stuck as a human until it is returned. Cut off from her former magic, her only hope is to persuade a reluctant prince to declare his love and battle the sorcerer on her behalf... moreA royal Selection Ball. A doomed romance. He’s not exactly a prince, but then, she’s not entirely human . . .Leda happily shifts between two different forms and two different worlds, living as a magical fae creature called a swan maiden. But when a sorcerer steals her feather cloak, she is stuck as a human until it is returned. Cut off from her former magic, her only hope is to persuade a reluctant prince to declare his love and battle the sorcerer on her behalf.Navigating the human world is hard. Navigating the prince’s Selection Ball is even harder. The prince’s enigmatic half-brother promises to help her gain the prince’s favor, but soon, Leda finds herself torn between them.Will Leda find her true home at last? Or will her fractured magic release an even greater horror?The Swan Bride is a clean romantic and comedic fantasy inspired by Swan Lake and other Fairytales. less

A magical dance. A storybook prince. The slipper fits, but will it ever come off? Nora Nilsdotter might be a daughter of a lowly cobbler and a castle stitch-girl, but once she’s invited to the prince’s Selection Ball, she’s certain how the rest of her story should go. Afterall, she has the occasionally-irritable-and-quite-possibly-evil stepsisters. She even has a mysterious and glamourous pair of ruby dance-slippers... moreA magical dance. A storybook prince. The slipper fits, but will it ever come off? Nora Nilsdotter might be a daughter of a lowly cobbler and a castle stitch-girl, but once she’s invited to the prince’s Selection Ball, she’s certain how the rest of her story should go. Afterall, she has the occasionally-irritable-and-quite-possibly-evil stepsisters. She even has a mysterious and glamourous pair of ruby dance-slippers. She might not love the prince, but what does that matter? This is her chance to make things in the kingdom better for all the other peasant girls just like her.But when a handsome guard from her past seems determined to set her heart racing and expose all her secrets, can she still rewrite her story to become the prince’s bride? Or are all her dreams as cursed as a certain pair of red shoes?The Storybook Bride is a clean romantic and comedic fantasy inspired by the Red Shoes and other fairytales. This story takes place at the same time as The Swan Bride and can be read in any order. less