Book Description
Rose is not yet seventeen and is the widow of the king. Her stepdaughter, who is nine years her elder, must marry or else forfeit the throne to her power-hungry cousin. Snow never was a great beauty, and having a beautiful stepmother just complicates things. Can they join together to overcome the adversity surrounding them - or will betrayal and old wounds tear them apart?
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Character Spotlight
Rose is not your typical evil stepmother.
For one thing, she's not evil. She has the biggest heart of genuine gold that I've written since Nadilynn in The Worth of a King. Which was only a couple months ago, but ... there we go. Unlike Nadi, she's a redhead, not a blonde. If that changes anything.
Rose is a youngest child and only girl. As such, she is a little on the immature and spoiled side - also, a bit overlooked as her father died when she was little and her mother didn't really know what to do with her, being far more used to boys. Rose also loves parties, mostly because planning them with her mother was pretty much the only form of bonding they'd shared.
Until she was married off to the king, that is. A king who was very old and had a daughter nearly ten years her elder. And then promptly gets sick and dies, leaving her in even more of an insecure political position than before.
And yet, somehow, she manages to maintain a cheery optimism and wear her heart on her sleeve wherever she goes. Now to see if she and her stepdaughter can whether the trials ahead of them.
Character Spotlight
Rose is not your typical evil stepmother.
For one thing, she's not evil. She has the biggest heart of genuine gold that I've written since Nadilynn in The Worth of a King. Which was only a couple months ago, but ... there we go. Unlike Nadi, she's a redhead, not a blonde. If that changes anything.
Rose is a youngest child and only girl. As such, she is a little on the immature and spoiled side - also, a bit overlooked as her father died when she was little and her mother didn't really know what to do with her, being far more used to boys. Rose also loves parties, mostly because planning them with her mother was pretty much the only form of bonding they'd shared.
Until she was married off to the king, that is. A king who was very old and had a daughter nearly ten years her elder. And then promptly gets sick and dies, leaving her in even more of an insecure political position than before.
And yet, somehow, she manages to maintain a cheery optimism and wear her heart on her sleeve wherever she goes. Now to see if she and her stepdaughter can whether the trials ahead of them.
Author Bio
Kendra E. Ardnek loves fairytales and twisting them in new and exciting ways. She's been or acting them on her dozen plus cousins and siblings for years. "Finish your story, Kendra," is frequently heard at family gatherings. Her sole life goal has always been to grow up and be an author of fantasy and children's tales that glorify God and His Word.
Allo, I see I'm not the only one who thought of using Melanie's gorgeous portraits for character spotlights. :D Rose is a lovely character.
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