A big welcome to Mary Waibel and her newest twist on an old fairy tale Charmed Memories. I loved Mary’s Quest of the Hart and can’t wait to read Charmed! Welcome, Mary!
When I finished writing Quest of the Hart, Trevor, Kaylee’s brother, kept hounding my thoughts. He insisted he had a story to tell, and was adamant that I tell it.
After several starts and stops, I had a rough draft that had nothing to do with a fairy tale (like Quest did), but made me keep thinking of The Prince and the Pauper. It was a case of mistaken identity. Two identical girls who disappeared at the same time, one is found but has no memories of her past, so which one is she.
Several drafts later, with a few (hopefully!) unexpected twists and turns, Charmed Memories was born.
Prince Trevor has always placed duty to his kingdom above the desires of his own heart. But when his betrothed is lost at sea, he finds himself torn between honor and love.
After four years of searching for the missing princess, he begins to secretly long for Lady Bri, the Woodland Guide he works with each day. But the law says he must marry a princess, and Bri is barely a noble.
When Trevor learns that Bri shipwrecked at the same time and place as the princess, he begins to believe he has finally found his bride-to-be. But his happiness is short lived. Bri has no memory of her past, and the princess wasn’t the only girl who disappeared from the ship.
Desperate to prove Bri is his princess, Trevor unwittingly places the two of them in grave danger. Buried in Bri’s memories are deadly secrets someone wants kept from the light of day, and learning who she is may cost more than either is willing to pay.
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Mary lives with her husband, son and two cats. When she isn’t twisting fairy tales, she enjoys reading, playing games, watching hockey, and camping. Her debut novel, Quest of the Hart, and the companion novel Charmed Memories, are available from MuseItUp Publishing and other major retailer.
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Thanks for posting today, Mary! Sorry about the technical difficulties and posting a little late. 🙂
Mary, this sounds wonderful too! Best of luck with it.
It does, Kai…and is on my TBR list!
Both books sound like fun reads, Mary. We really do have to listen to the characters who want their stories told.
Best wishes and lots of luck.
Hi, Leona! Us writers really do have to listen to the voices in our heads (well, at least the character voices…might be good to ignore the other ones). 😉
This book sounds like something I’d love to read. Must go add to TBR pile. ^_^
I imagine it’s a good read for humans and aliens!
Sounds like an interesting and fun read, Mary. Best wishes for both books!
Susan Bernhardt
http://www.susanbernhardt.com
Thanks for stopping by, Susan!
I LOVE TREVOR…just putting that out there! 😉
Mary is the shnizzle! I love her so much and think everyone should read her ah-mazing creations!
Amazing comment! Or should I say ah-mazing? 😉
They both work! 😉
Katie, thanks for hosting me. Sorry I didn’t get on yesterday but I had limited web access.
Thanks Kai, Leona, Susan, Ace, and Erin for stopping by. I will be picking a winner at random for a copy of Quest and swag on Monday.
Love having your on the blog, Mary!
Go Mary! This book was amazing, totally loved it!!
I’ll add to that…go Mary, go Mary!
I believe fairy tales have timeless messages(hence their endurance throughout the ages), and they’re deeply ingrained in our psyche. There’s a comfort too in the retelling.
Mary, I respect your perseverance in bringing this appealing story to light(and thanks to your character and his badgering for making it happen.
Loren
Too true, Loren, about fairy tales having timeless messages. I’ve been working on a fairy tale retelling myself, though it may still be a few years before I have this story worked out. I keep false starting on it!
Congratulations to Mary! They both sound intriguing =)
Thanks for stopping by, Ruth!
Thanks, Meradeth!!
Loren, I love the timelessness of fairy tales. And twisting one was so much fun!
Katie- keep working on it! I had about 6 versions of Quest before I finally got it right.
Thanks, Ruth!
Oh, I meant to say I’m giving away a copy of Charmed (unless the winner would prefer Quest!)
Thanks again, Katie!
I’m so ready to read this!
This sounds so good. I love the time era where words like betrothed and such are used! Makes me swoon 😉
Thanks Crystal and Samantha. Betrothed is such a great word 🙂
Congratulations, Leona! You’re the lucky winner. Contact me at mewaibel(at)gmail(dot)com by Friday 8/30 to collect your prize!