Last but not least, I'm featuring Poison Kiss! Poison Kiss is a fun twist on Sleeping Beauty where true love's kiss is poisoned instead of the spinning wheel. But perhaps a spinning wheel shall save her? The hero in this story has one of my top favorite boys' names (Edmund), and also features a character who reminds me very much of the lovable Tyson from Percy Jackson--minus the peanut butter. Enjoy!
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About the Book
Everyone knows that Sleeping Beauty's curse is triggered
when she pricks her finger on a spindle and that she is awakened by true love's
kiss ... but what happens when the wicked fairy decides to switch things up?
Edmund didn't mean to put Auralea to sleep, but now it's up to him and the famous Puss in Boots to figure out how, exactly, a spinning wheel is supposed to awaken her.
About the Author
Kendra E. Ardnek is a homeschool graduate who
picked up a pen at an early age and never put it down. The eldest of four, she
makes her home in the Piney Woods of East Texas with her parents, younger
siblings, giant herd of giraffes, and honor guard of
nutcrackers.
Snippet From Poison Kiss
“Ah, now you’ve done it,
boy,” came a silky, unfamiliar voice, and the princess’s large, blue-gray cat
bounded onto the arm of the couch.
“You – did you just
talk?” asked Edmund. First a sleeping princess, and now a talking cat?
“I did,” said the cat,
licking his paw. “My vow of silence is at its end.”
“Are – are you a
shapeshifter?”
“Oh, dear me, no!” The
cat started preening its whiskers. “I am the Great Puss of the Boots. Perhaps
you’ve heard of me? I eat shapeshifters for breakfast.”
“Um, yes,” said Edmund.
He nodded towards the sleeping princess. “Do you have any idea…”
“She’s cursed, that’s the
long and short of it,” Puss explained. “And you, dear boy, were the implement
of bringing it about. The dear girl shall sleep for a hundred years until she
is awakened by a spinning wheel.”
“A hundred years...”
“She’s Sleeping Beauty,
and such is her curse. Although, now that you mention it, Geneva didn’t
actually specify the hundred years, so maybe you’re in luck. Quick now, there’s
a spinning wheel in the closet for just
this sort of emergency.”
“A…” Edmund stared in
confusion.
“Quick boy! I’d do it
myself, but I don’t have hands.”
Today's Blog Tour Stops
Knitted By God’s Plan - Rosette Thornbriar Feature
Interviews:
Rachel Rossano's Words - Rachel
Light and Shadows - Puss in Boots (PK Character)
The Music of a Story - Will (TD Character)
Reviews:
The Flowering Vales - Twisted Dreams
Interviews:
Rachel Rossano's Words - Rachel
Light and Shadows - Puss in Boots (PK Character)
The Music of a Story - Will (TD Character)
Reviews:
The Flowering Vales - Twisted Dreams
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This is the first I've heard of a Tyson-ish character . . . fascinating. Can't wait to read this book!
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