Trevelyan
Naomi Musch
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc. (May 21,
2014)
ASIN: B00KI26HKW
4.99, 10.95 print
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From the
publisher:
Five men and two Elven princes
have embarked upon a quest: to save a sister from the wasteland of the Great
Winter where she is held in the clutches of a Monster Lord who all believe
brought desecration and ruin to the once glorious kingdom of Trevelyan. It is a
land where hideous creatures and madness prey upon the careless, a land where
faerie magic has taken an evil turn. For fifty years, no man or ally of men has
been safe beyond the Cranreuch Plain.
Until Belle's choice leads them all to discover the truth.
Now rescuing her might come at a cost no one expects -- and from an evil no one but a princely beast and the faeries of Evensong ever anticipated.
Until Belle's choice leads them all to discover the truth.
Now rescuing her might come at a cost no one expects -- and from an evil no one but a princely beast and the faeries of Evensong ever anticipated.
My review:
Combining the most fun of several genres and
fairy tales, Musch’s latest novel for all readers adds a new twist to the tale
of Beauty and the Beast. A ruined,
widowed father makes a terrible decision in order to save the rest of his
family. His daughter Belle, one of his six children, is loved by all except her
two sisters. Their vanity and jealousy rises to a horrible level of selfishness
that may ruin not just the family but the world as they know it.
When a prince is cursed by an evil faery queen,
the spell is only gentled by a promise of true love. The prince is turned
outwardly into a hideous beast and the land around the legendary kingdom of
Trevelyan turned into perpetual winter. The prince believes he has found true
love, but must convince the woman he has exchanged for her father’s life to
return that love. Meanwhile, the young woman, Belle, becomes enraptured with a
dream of the love of a young and handsome prince whose portrait and diaries she
finds.
Granted a leave to return to care for her ailing
father, Belle is able to convince him he is well. When the leave is over, she must
decide whether or not to return to her captor. However, the choice is taken
from her when the means of return vanishes. Even as she learns her brothers’
search for her has led them to the Beast’s palace, she prays her delay will
cause no lasting harm.
As with every good fairy tale, the ends justify
the means and the moral of the story teaches us that sometimes what we wish for
isn’t what’s best for us. Well done story. Told from multiple viewpoints with
enjoyable humor and suitable angst for most readers.
About the Author:
Naomi Musch loves stories rich in American
history, but writes in several other genres as well. Naomi's aim is to surprise
and entertain readers while telling stories about imperfect people who are
finding hope and faith to overcome their struggles, whether the setting is
past, contemporary, or even fantastic.
She and husband Jeff have five adult children, and enjoy epic adventures with them around their home in the Wisconsin woods. She invites readers to say hello and find out more about her stories, passions, and other writing venues at http://www.naomimusch.com or look her up on Facebook (Naomi Musch - Author) and Twitter (NMusch).
She and husband Jeff have five adult children, and enjoy epic adventures with them around their home in the Wisconsin woods. She invites readers to say hello and find out more about her stories, passions, and other writing venues at http://www.naomimusch.com or look her up on Facebook (Naomi Musch - Author) and Twitter (NMusch).
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