Product Description Princess Rose carries a dangerous curse. Everyone loves her. After she turns away each of the princes desperate to marry her, one takes matters into his own hands. He steals her away through a magic mirror to his own distant king­dom. But nothing in the Crystal Castle is quite what it seems: not the hand­some prince, not the mad king she never sees, not even the silent page who becomes her only friend. When Rose finally unravels the maze of secrets and discovers what the prince really wants, she knows she must escape or lose more than her life. Fans of dark fairy­tales like Cora­line and Clock­works will thrill to the mystery and suspense of Princess Rose and the Crystal Castle. 28,000 words About the Author Pepper Thorn lives in the Deep South with her husband and three cats. In college she discovered that she had the exact opposite personality of the average school teacher so she became one. Now she teaches bright elementary students, runs book clubs for advanced readers, and writes stories she wants to read. In her spare time she knits, watches science fiction and fantasy shows and movies, plays games, and hangs out with a wide variety of geeky friends.