True Princess

The Cursed Kingdom Chronicles, Book 1

By: Kayla Eshbaugh

Narrated by: Andrea Rossignol

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to the ancient land of Terra, where curses run rampant throughout all the kingdoms and where the royalty desperately attempt to break their curses and claim their own happily ever afters.

Princess Elisianna wasn't gifted at birth. No, she was cursed. While her body may be weak and easy to bruise, what she did have was a strong intelligent mind. But a strong mind isn't easily seen, especially with a nickname like "Fragile Princess." Elise isn't sure she'll ever break her curse, for who could see past her weak frail body to who she truly is? Her curse, after all, can only be broken if someone falls in love with her strength and who would find her strong?

Prince Liam desperately needs to find the truest princess in the lands or else his entire kingdom will be cast into darkness and be lost forever. When the king and queen call for a tournament amongst the neighboring kingdoms to find a true princess for their son, Prince Liam is doubtful he will find a true princess to love. When he happens upon a bruised girl sleeping on the sofa in the castle and accuses her of trespassing, he doesn't realize she is one of the princesses there for the tourney. Her sharp tongue puts him in his place and while a bit stinging, he is drawn to her words and can not get them out of his head.

True princess is the first book in The Cursed Kingdom Chronicles, a series of clean stand-alone but connected, fairytale retellings. If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and witty banter, The Cursed Kingdom Chronicles is for you!

Look out for more in the series:
True Princess- A princess and the pea retelling
Glass Midnight- A Cinderella Retelling
Fairest One- A Snow White Retelling

And more to come!

©2022 Kayla Eshbaugh (P)2022 Kayla Eshbaugh

It was OKAY.

Although the story line was good the dialogue was stiff and awkward. It was hard to get past the unnaturalness of the conversations.

It’s Great!

BOOK REVIEW
Princess and the Pea meets The Selection in this exciting new fairytale retelling by Kayla Eshbaugh ! I’ve actually never read the original fairytale, but I knew enough about it to be drawn in by the idea. I have never seen a retelling for this tale yet, and this one did not disappoint!

With a meet-fight (instead of a “meet cute”) our main characters don’t hit it off at first, creating that initial teasing, sort of banter that many find appealing in a romance setting! This turns into an instant attraction for these young, inexperienced lovers, and has the nostalgic first love vibes going. Mix in some handwritten and secretly delivered love letters and humor, and it’s hard NOT to ship these two together!🥹

Our prince has several princesses “fighting” for his hand, (hence the reminiscence of The Selection series for me), but we get his POV as well as hers, so we know that he couldn’t care less about the other ladies’ attention being on him. He only wants to impress one lady, his true love!

I also seriously related to Elise, and loved the disability rep we had with her. It is so rare to have disabilities included in a book, but for a princess? I LOVED the author’s twist here. I related so much to her emotions but yet her high ambitions and dreams, and not wanting to let it limit or define her.💪🏼❤️‍🩹

I won’t spoil the rest of the story, or it’s ending, but I definitely recommend checking it out! I will be reading more by this author in the future! 🤩

Overall, I rate this one:

🌟🌟🌟🌟.💫/ 5 Stars (4.5 Stars!)

Super enjoyable!

The story is such a creative twist on an old classic - just enough suspense, fantasy, and romance. I love how the author set the scene for more books based on the characters we have grown to know in this book.

The narration is fantastic. The narrator captured the personalities and did a wonderful job as a voice actor, giving each character their own voice. Very talented.

Highly recommend this author/narrator team and this book.