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Launch Day: The Princess Beyond the Thorns

On By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News, Writing1 Comment

My newest book is launching! The Princess Beyond the Thorns, Book Two of the Thorns Saga, is now available as a Kindle, paperback, or hardback.

This has been a long time in the writing (since 2019!) and I’m excited to finally share this book. It continues the character and relationship arcs of the first book, exploring deeper into the world and the new challenges the characters are facing.

Here’s a little more about the story, from the back of the book:

What’s a princess to do when happily ever after proves anything but guaranteed?

Princess Rose Amelia has defeated her curse and married her prince – and now the real work begins. Rose and Terrence must navigate politics and court intrigue to gain support for their claim on the throne – while also evading assassination attempts and facing their own disagreements about the threat from Terrence’s father and brothers.

Rose and Terrence can only rely on each other, but with new conflicts erupting between them, they start to question their whirlwind romance. Love and loyalty will be tested and new dangers faced in the world beyond Rose’s enchanted wall of thorns.

This fantasy romance, the second in a continuing series, is a unique fairy tale retelling about what happens after Sleeping Beauty wakes up. If you enjoy heroines finding their strength, fantasy worlds with a touch of intrigue, and increasingly magical cats, you won’t want to miss the Thorns Saga.

I hope you enjoy reading your copy today!

Coming Soon: The Princess Beyond the Thorns

On By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News, Writing1 Comment

I’m so pleased to announce my next book will be out in March: The Princess Beyond the Thorns, Book Two of the Thorns Saga.  The Kindle edition is already available for pre-order, and the paperback and hardback will be available on launch day, March 12th.

As I’ve shared on the blog before, I’ve been working on this one for a very long time – since NaNoWriMo 2019!  That makes it especially exciting to finally be sharing it with all of you.  I hope you’ll enjoy reading the next installment in the series (and if you haven’t started it yet, this is a great time to read Book One!)

Here’s a little more about the story, from the back of the book:

What’s a princess to do when happily ever after proves anything but guaranteed?

Princess Rose Amelia has defeated her curse and married her prince – and now the real work begins. Rose and Terrence must navigate politics and court intrigue to gain support for their claim on the throne – while also evading assassination attempts and facing their own disagreements about the threat from Terrence’s father and brothers.

Rose and Terrence can only rely on each other, but with new conflicts erupting between them, they start to question their whirlwind romance. Love and loyalty will be tested and new dangers faced in the world beyond Rose’s enchanted wall of thorns.

This fantasy romance, the second in a continuing series, is a unique fairy tale retelling about what happens after Sleeping Beauty wakes up. If you enjoy heroines finding their strength, fantasy worlds with a touch of intrigue, and increasingly magical cats, you won’t want to miss the Thorns Saga.

Launch Day: The Princess Behind Thorns (Thorns 1)

On By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News3 Comments

It’s launch day, and I’m so excited to share this brand new series with you!  After four years in the writing, The Princess Behind Thorns is finally available, and I hope you’re going to love this new world and characters.

You can buy your copy in Kindle, paperback or hardback.

Here’s a little more about the book:

For this princess forced under an enchantment, escaping from her spell is only the first ordeal. Claiming the throne is even more dangerous.

Princess Rose Amelia has spent a hundred years trapped in a magical garden, surrounded by walls of thorns that protect her from rescuers she never wanted. Nothing ever changes – until the spell twists to threaten her as well, and a prince finally breaks through the thorns.

Prince Terrence knows he would never be his father’s preference to inherit the throne. But he also knows his oldest brother won’t take care of their people, and rescuing the Princess Behind Thorns is the only way he can become heir. He planned on marrying her to claim the inheritance; he didn’t plan on falling in love with her.

Escaping from the magical garden and returning to court will plunge Terrence and Rose both into a deadly world of politics, intrigue and betrayals. Making a claim to the throne doesn’t guarantee it will be accepted, and deciding to marry doesn’t mean that they actually can. To protect the country and themselves, they must learn who to trust and who is an enemy – and somehow learn how to admit their feelings for each other too.

This fantasy romance, the first in a series, brings a new angle to the story of Sleeping Beauty by starting where most versions end. If you enjoy heroines finding their strength, fantasy worlds with a touch of intrigue, and slightly magical cats, you won’t want to miss the Thorns Saga.

Proof Arrival for The Princess Behind Thorns

On By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News1 Comment

Earlier this week I announced that my next book, The Princess Behind Thorns, will be published April 4th.  In another exciting thing, the proof copy for the paperback version arrived a few days ago.  Check it out in the video below, and don’t forget you can preorder the Kindle version!

Cover Reveal + Pre-Order for The Princess Behind Thorns

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I’ve been talking about my next novel, about the princess trapped behind walls of thorns, for literally years.  So I am very excited to announce it is finally being released!  The Princess Behind Thorns will be out in paperback, hardback and Kindle on April 4th.  And you can already preorder the Kindle!

I wrote the first short story that this book grew out of in 2019 – which was clearly an entirely different world and era.  This is the first in a planned series that I can’t wait to continue sharing with you – hopefully much more quickly than this one came out!

Here’s a bit more about the story in this first book:

For this princess forced under an enchantment, escaping from her spell is only the first ordeal.  Claiming the throne is even more dangerous.

Princess Rose Amelia has spent a hundred years trapped in a magical garden, surrounded by walls of thorns that protect her from rescuers she never wanted. Nothing ever changes – until the spell twists to threaten her as well, and a prince finally breaks through the thorns.

Prince Terrence knows he would never be his father’s preference to inherit the throne. But he also knows his oldest brother won’t take care of their people, and rescuing the Princess Behind Thorns is the only way he can become heir.  He planned on marrying her to claim the inheritance; he didn’t plan on falling in love with her.

Escaping from the magical garden and returning to court will plunge Terrence and Rose both into a deadly world of politics, intrigue and betrayals.  Making a claim to the throne doesn’t guarantee it will be accepted, and deciding to marry doesn’t mean that they actually can.  To protect the country and themselves, they must learn who to trust and who is an enemy – and somehow learn how to admit their feelings for each other too.

This fantasy romance, the first in a series, brings a new angle to the story of Sleeping Beauty by starting where most versions end.  If you enjoy heroines finding their strength, fantasy worlds with a touch of intrigue, and slightly magical cats, you won’t want to miss the Thorns Saga.

And now on to the cover!

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