I’ve accidently happened upon a theme here –starting in the midst of series. In this case, it’s a series of fairy tale retellings, which are loose enough there is a note saying you can start anywhere, though you’re probably better off reading them in order if you can.
Cordelia is one of the youngest in her family – usually over-shadowed by her older siblings. When her brother is set to marry a princess in the kingdom of Northhelm, her parents send her as the family representative to the wedding. She’ll be snowed in for the winter, which is why they can’t go, but she quickly realizes what a great opportunity it is for her to be away from most of her siblings.
Cordelia quickly makes friends in the court, including the crown prince, William, and his good friend, Ferdy. Ferdy is the frog prince for this retelling, and it’s a fun little story of how he and Cordelia spoil a plot against all the visiting royalty that have come for the wedding.
I’m curious now to see what her older siblings were up to – I’ll have to go back and find the older stories.
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