Charming - by Jade Linwood (Paperback)

About the Book

"Prince Jean-Marc Charming Arundel, known to friends and enemies alike as "Prince Charming," is handsome, well-mannered, brave, a peerless swordsman, a cunning tactician - and a liar, a con man and a fraud. For years he has been travelling from one kingdom to the next, rescuing endangered princesses and maidens, securing their troths and his place in their fathers' palaces, then looting their treasuries and having it away before dawn. Until a chance meeting of three of his victims - raven-haired Marie Blanche de Neige, the sorceress Doctor Emilia Rapunzel and the long-slumbering Bella Lucia dei' Sogni - suggests a course of revenge..."--

Book Synopsis

John Tucker Must Die meets Shrek in a revenge tale where Princesses save themselves.

Brave, Resourceful, Deceitful, Double-Crossing... Charming.

Prince Jean-Marc Charming Arundel, known to friends and enemies alike as "Prince Charming," is handsome, well-mannered, brave, a peerless swordsman, a cunning tactician - and a liar, a con man and a fraud. For years he has been travelling from one kingdom to the next, rescuing endangered princesses and maidens, securing their troths and his place in their fathers' palaces, then looting their treasuries and having it away before dawn.

Until a chance meeting of three of his victims - raven-haired Marie Blanche de Neige, the sorceress Doctor Emilia Rapunzel and the long-slumbering Bella Lucia dei' Sogni - suggests a course of revenge...

Review Quotes

"A fun, quick read." -- Sci-Fi Fan Letter

"A light-hearted romp through the world of fairy tale." -- The Fairy Tale Magazine

"Bursting with dry humour and vibrant characters." -- Luviolet Reads

"I can't emphasise how much fun this book is." -- Series Book Lover

"I love how Linwood has reimagined each of these protagonists." -- Kara Reviews

"If you like fairy tales, well-written characters given autonomy and fresh twists, Charming is perfect for you." -- I Just Kinda Like Books

"The women are so easy to root for, especially in the face of a jerk like Charming." -- Righter of Words

"There's a really tongue-in-cheek tone to it all, which I love." -- Sifa Elizabeth Reads

"This book was exactly what I wanted it to be - really good fun!" -- Mug Full of Books

"A delightfully twisted mash-up of fairy tales... Fans of Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables series or Kevin Hearne and Delilah S. Dawson's The Tales of Pell series will enjoy this story" -- Library Journal

"Delightful" -- Booklist

"A pacy fantasy romp - idiosyncratic, but an entertaining slice of fun." -- The Guardian on Bad Gods

"The author has a flair for storytelling... you'll enjoy this if you appreciate the better end of female-friendly fantasy. -- SFX on Bad Gods

"This book promised me fun and frolics of a fantasy nature, and I was not disappointed. The story is fast, fun and feisty." -- British Fantasy Society on Bad Gods

About the Author

Jade Linwood was born in the US to an American father and English mother, and has lived in the UK most of her life. She now resides in South East London. She has worked as a cleaner (don't laugh, Mum), secretary, till-monkey, stage-tour-manager and editor, and now works for a charity and runs occasional writing workshops. She is an obsessive reader, enthusiastically inefficient gardener and occasional poet.