Once Upon a Broken Heart: The first book in the beloved fairytale sensation the Once Upon a Broken Heart series from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval
Stephanie Garber, the bestselling author behind the Caraval series, returns with a fairy tale that wastes no time getting under your skin. This paperback edition comes with a fresh new cover, and it's a fitting exterior for a story full of dangerous charm. Evangeline Fox has spent her whole life believing in happy endings. Then the man she loves announces he's marrying someone else, and that belief crumbles fast. In a moment of desperation, she does what any sensible person probably shouldn't: she strikes a bargain with the Prince of Hearts, a figure equal parts magnetic and menacing. His price? Three kisses, claimed whenever and wherever he chooses. It sounds manageable. It isn't. Once that first kiss is collected, Evangeline discovers that immortal beings don't really do small print, and the Prince has ambitions for her that go far beyond their original agreement. What follows is a story pulled between two possible destinations: the happily ever after she always wanted, or a tragedy so exquisite it almost passes for beauty. Garber writes with a knowing, slightly wicked wit, and the push and pull between Evangeline and the Prince of Hearts gives the plot a genuine tension. Readers who enjoy fairy tales with bite, morally complicated love interests, and heroines who make genuinely bad decisions for understandable reasons will find a lot to enjoy here. A strong opening to a series that clearly has places to go.
- Author: Stephanie Garber
- Publisher: Gollancz
- Genre: Romance
- ISBN: 978-1399633871
- Pages: 432 pages