White as Frost: A Romantic Fantasy Fairytale

Anthea Sharp

May 2021 · The Darkwood Trilogy Book 1 · Fiddlehead Press

About this ebook

Book 1 in the complete trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a fantasy weaving elements of Snow White & Rose Red with romance, magic, and dangerous secrets that will destroy a kingdom.

Two sisters. One enchanted forest. And a hidden destiny that could doom them both…

Swept away to the castle beside the Darkwood, Rose Valrois finds herself in a world full of secrets and forbidden magic. There she meets her new stepsister, the enigmatic Princess Neeve, who will either become her best friend - or her worst enemy.

When Rose follows her stepsister into the enchanted shadows beneath the trees, she is beset by dangerous creatures and rescued by Thorne, the Dark Elf guardian of the forest, who binds her to the Darkwood and forbids her to speak of its mysteries.

​​​​​​​Yet despite the danger surrounding her, Rose continues to risk everything in her quest for answers, until the day she steals into the depths of the forest and discovers the most perilous secret of all...

KEYWORDS: Snow White Rose Red, Fairytale Retellings, Winternight, Fairest, Winter, Spinning Silver, , YA Adventure, Portal Fantasy, Enchanted Forest, Fantasy Romance, Dark Elves, Love Triangle, Celtic Folklore and Legends, Coming of Age, Epic Fantasy, Sorcery, Stolen Brides of the Fae, Faerie Bride, Stolen Bride, YA romance, adventure, Beauty and the Beast, elves, magic, fairy tales, love, prophecy, coming of age, fae, sweet, clean & wholesome, slow burn, kissing books, warrior, prince, strong hero, strong heroine, series, teenage books, love story, enchanted forest, fairytale retelling, Celtic legend, completed series

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Ratings and reviews

As a new to me author, I greatly enjoyed the book overall. As the first book in the series, the author did a wonderful job setting up the world. But it did kind of lag and didn’t seem like much happened over the passing of time. Nothing significant at least. Rose and Neeve did bond over that time but that’s pretty much it. Hints of danger were made but nothing came of it until basically the end. I’ve heard the series gets better as it goes on so I’m hopeful for the next one.

About the author

~USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of Fantasy-flavored fiction ~

Growing up on fairy tales and computer games, Anthea Sharp has melded the two in her award-winning, bestselling Feyland series, which has sold over 150k copies worldwide.

In addition to the fae fantasy/cyberpunk mashup of Feyland, she also writes Victorian Spacepunk, and her newest books set in the Darkwood, featuring lush fairytale retellings and a touch of romance. Her books have won awards and topped bestseller lists, and garnered over a million reads at Wattpad. Her short fiction has appeared in Fiction River, DAW anthologies, The Future Chronicles, and Beyond The Stars: At Galaxy’s edge, as well as many other publications.

Anthea lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes, hangs out in virtual worlds, plays the fiddle with her Celtic band Fiddlehead, and spends time with her small-but-good family.

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