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Title: Swan
Story
Author: Priya
Narendran
Genre: New
Adult Romance / Fairy Tale / Fantasy
Blurb
:
Soon to be married Daniel Macgregor
meets mysterious beauty Sarah Mitchell on the day his father gives him a ballet
company as a present. Although at first reluctant to take responsibility, he
changes his mind when he realizes Sarah dances for the same company. Over the
course of the production of "Swan Lake" they fall head over heels in
love. Unknown to Daniel, Sarah is cursed to turn into a swan from sunset to
sunrise and only true love will break the spell. So it makes Sarah wonder, what
will happen when he finds out what she is.
Author Bio
My name is Priya Narendran and I have been a fan of fairy tales
and paranormal fiction for years. I
started writing when I was seven years old and haven’t stopped writing since.
So far I have written 2 books and I am in the process of writing my third.
As well as writing, I’m an avid film buff. My favourite films include My Fair Lady,
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Shining and Beauty and the Beast (Disney version).
I wrote Swan Story because I also love ballet and I’ve seen Swan
Lake at least twenty times. I hope you
enjoy reading my book as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.
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Book Excerpts
A short time later the couple walk through long corridors and
browse the thirty or so rooms one by one. Each one is kept in pristine
condition even though they are never used, but as they enter yet another room,
something catches her eye, and she gazes up at a Latin inscription which reads,
“Amor caecus est.”
“Love is blind,” Sarah translates.
Daniel seems a little surprised and says, “Didn’t know you were a
linguist.”
“I’m not. I just know that one phrase ... but do you think it’s
true? That it’s possible to love someone whatever their faults are?”
Daniel takes a breath, “It all depends on the faults.”
Sarah nods a little. It isn’t really the answer she was hoping
for.
Review:
So what if all those fairy tales were true? Turns out Odette, the Swan Princess, was real
and rather than marry her and break the spell (Disney magic), the Prince leaves
her because of what she was (Grimm story).
But she didn’t die, she lived on and had children who also bore the
curse. Now, many years later, her descendant
Sarah is a prima ballerina set to dance the part of the Swan Queen in “Swan
Lake.” And like Odette, she is cursed to live as a swan at night until someone
loves her knowing she is cursed.
Cue rich, self-centered Daniel…the supposed Prince
in this story. Daniel is about as far
from a prince as you can get, for one thing he’s engaged. True it’s not a love match, but still. So can Daniel love Sarah knowing that she’s a
swan at night? And what will happen to
his fiancé?
There are so many twists and turns in this
story. In fact I really wanted to reach
in and slap the fiancé and give a really hard Gibbs/ DiNozzo smack
to Daniel or shake him until his teeth rattled.
But given that this is a retelling of a fairy tale, the ending had to be
happy. Yay!!! I wouldn’t be very happy if it was a Grimm
ending.
I give this story 4 out of 5 clouds.
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opinions or reviews.
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