Kestrel Rosemont just wants a place to belong. An artist at heart, stuck with a prim, practical family that doesn't always understand her imagination and whimsy, she longs to create a world of her own. When mysterious, whispering lights appear by the woods one winter night, Kestrel is drawn into an enchanted land of eternal spring, where an enigmatic prince welcomes her warmly, seeming convinced she's his bride. As the Christmas holiday approaches, Kestrel straddles a secret double-life between home and the Whisper Kingdom. But beneath the surface, something dark is lurking with the power to end all she doesn't even realize she holds dear. Soon, Kestrel must decide for herself where she truly belongs.
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C.K. Brooke crea avvincenti romanzi fantasy e romance che danno vita a pirati rudi, nobiltà segreta e miti antichi con un distintivo tocco di emancipazione femminile. Le sue narrazioni intrecciano leggende medievali in avventure avvincenti, presentando un mix unico di fantasy storico e intrigo romantico. Brooke eccelle nella creazione di mondi immersivi popolati da forti personaggi femminili che guidano l'azione ed esplorano temi di coraggio ed emancipazione. La sua scrittura invita i lettori in emozionanti viaggi ricchi di miti, avventura e romanticismo.


At age sixteen, Tàlia is certain of two things: she is the beloved Crown Princess of Dorsett, and she refuses to marry the Prince of Veir. What she doesn't know is that her entire kingdom - including the handsome knight whose attention she covets - despises her for her prickly demeanor.Mallory Cotts is the gentle stable girl employed on the grounds of Dorsett Castle. The horses she tends are her only friends. A chance confrontation with the Crown Princess lands the two vastly different girls into a bitter tussle when a mysterious golden dove flutters into their midst, volunteering an effective resolution between them.When Tàlia and Mallory come to, the princess is in the stable girl's body, and the stable girl is in the princess's. The Prince and the Pauper meets Freaky Friday in this humorous, upbeat fairy tale about transformation, friendship, and true love.