Blood,Sweat and Books

Author: Colleen Oakes Series: The Queen of Hearts Saga #2 Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Spark Press Publication Date: September 23, 2014 An Exiled Princess. An Ancient Tribe. A Dangerous Stranger with Unknown Loyalties. Dinah, the former Princess of Wonderland Palace, has been chased into the wilds of Wonderland after the brutal murder of her brother and the ruin of her impending crown. Now, as her half-sister Vittiore sits on the throne beside her Father, the brutal King of Hearts, Dinah finds herself alone in the forbidding Twisted Wood with only Morte, a homicidal beast, for company. Hunted by the King and his army of Cards, Dinah struggles to evade those who long for her head, including Cheshire, the King’s clever advisor, who is slowly tightening his grasp around her. Spurred on by her rising terror, the former Princess finds herself at the center of a web of conspiracy reaching far beyond the Palace and deep into the mysterious Yurkei mountain t...

Author: Colleen Oakes Series: The Crown #1 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings Publisher: Spark Press Expected Publication: February 14, 2014 A Father’s Betrayal.  A Kingdom with a Dark Secret.  A Princess Unraveling. For Dinah, Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, days at the palace are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, The King of Hearts. Her only relief are her visits with her childhood best friend Wardley, the future Knave of Hearts—and her heart’s greatest desire. When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she’s ever wanted threatens to burn. As her coronation date approaches, a series of bloody events suggests that something sinister stirs within the halls of Wonderland.  Driven by her furious nature, Dinah must unravel the mysteries that lurk both inside and under the palace before she quite literally ...