The Truth of the Matter

So... here's the thing.

You may want to sit down.

This may come as a surprise to some of you, and to others, it will be no shock at all.

Are you ready for the news?

Are you sure?

Okay, here goes...

My real name is not Grace Karlson.



Nor is it Mia.



I know. I'm shamed forever.

... Okay, not really shamed ...

Grace Karlson is a name belonging to one of my original characters (whom I love very much) (and thus why I said that some would not be shocked... if you knew Grace, you would know that I am indeed not her...)

Mia is a nickname given to me by a very dear friend (nicknamed after the main character in "The Princess Diaries").

Why, you may ask, would I claim that my name is either of those things when it is not?  Well, dear readers (whom I also love very much), my mother trained me well since childhood to never put my real name on the internet.  And I don't plan to.

Well... not entirely.

You see, the thing is, I've recently felt that I'm being a bit dishonest and a bit unfair.  Dishonest to you, the readers, and unfair to Grace, who was just unlucky enough to be the first name I thought of when I needed a character name with which to make a Google account.

And so, with this post, I intend to endeavour to try and be more honest with all of you... and more fair to Grace.

So from this post forward, I shall go by a pen name I have selected, using my own first name and a surname that my father came up with when he began writing his own novel.

I shall henceforth be known around the interwebs as Abigail McKenna.  You dear ones may call me Abby (or, if you are like my pastor, feel free to call me Abigail... I really don't mind either way.)  (Like... people ask me which I prefer, and I always say I don't care.  Because I really don't.  Most of my teachers [and Pastor] call me Abigail, but pretty much everyone else in my life calls me Abby.  But y'all do whatever you want.)

Abigail is my real given name.  Now you know.



Whew, if feels good to get that off my chest.  ... Now to go change my name on all my social media.

~ Abby

March Wrap-up and April TBR

So March is over.

That went quick.

It was a rather uneventful month, I must say, but a few good things happened which I shall talk about later.  For now, let's get into the wrap-up

 

 

What I Read:

 

The True Meaning of Smekday ~ Adam Rex

Overview: Gratuity "Tip" Tucci has her whole life shaken when her mother is abducted by aliens.  Set out on a cross-country journey to find her, Tip reluctantly joins up with a Boov named J.Lo, and the two are all that's standing between humanity and their total destruction.

Rating: 5 out of 5 (it was hilarious and heart-warming and wonderful and so great)

 

The Silent Songbird ~ Melanie Dickerson

Overview: Evangeline is in a place she doesn't want to be - engaged to a man who disgusts her.  Seizing an opportunity to change her life, she escapes, pretending to be mute until she is sure she is hidden.  But falling in love with a lord's son was not part of the plan.

Rating: 5 out of 5 (this was so much sassier than most Melanie Dickerson books and I loved it)

 

The Twelve Dancing Princesses ~ Jenni James

Overview: Aleck works in the castle gardens, a job he enjoys that provides for his mother and siblings.  But Princess Cascadia and her sisters are mysteriously waking up with blistered feet every morning, unable to remember why.  And Cascadia has sought Aleck's help.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (it was original, and short, but the writing style wasn't my favorite)

 

A Skeleton in God's Closet ~ Paul L. Maier

Overview: Jonathan Weber, a Harvard professor, takes his sabbatical in Israel, helping an old colleague with his archeological dig.  Excitement fills the group as they discover that they are actually digging what seems to be the estate of Joseph of Arimathea.  But then a parchment is uncovered that could change the course of human history forever.

Review: 4 out of 5 (I enjoyed the story but the writing style dragged a bit at times)

 

He Chose The Nails ~ Max Lucado

Overview: Max Lucado takes a look at the gifts that were given at the cross, even those you may not have thought of as gifts.

Rating: 5 out of 5 (we're doing a study based on this book in Sunday School leading up to Easter, and so I thought I'd check out the book.  What I found was absolutely amazing.  I can't recommend this one highly enough.)

 

 

 

What I Watched:

 

Girl Meets World:

I finally got around to binging the third season, and I'm so glad I did.  It's so awesome to be back with these characters... I missed them.  I really did.  But a lot went down this season (which I think might be the last one? -sadness-), but the triangle was resolved as I hoped it would be so

(ugh this precious sunshine child I love her so much)

 

Once Upon a Time: 

Season 6b is off to a great start, and I'm personally enjoying it so much more than the first half of the season.  There's so much FRIENDSHIP I LOVE IT.

 

Bull:

There are seriously not enough people watching this show.  There's so many great friendships and fantastically sassy moments and I just. It's taking over my life and that's 100% okay.

 

Beauty and the Beast:

I don't normally include films on this list (though I don't really know why), but this one was special.  It was beautiful and amazing and magical and I want to go see it again. (also I have not stopped listening to the soundtrack for what is now a solid two weeks.  yeah.)

 

 

What I Listened To:

I discovered the wonders of Owl City this month (*flail*), rediscovered some old favorites, found some new favorites, and of course, listened obsessively to the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack. 

 

 

What I Posted:

I actually posted 4 things this month which is much better than last month, hehe... he

(I just realized that I actually posted the "The Princess and I" spotlight this month... not last month.)

Then I reviewed "The LEGO Batman Movie".

Then we took a look at some of my favorite fictional friendships.

And finally we learned how God loves us as The Beauty Loved The Beast.

 

 

What I Plan To Read:

As April is going to be a busy month, I'm trying to keep my TBR small, so I'm just going to put three books.

 

Ring of Fire ~ P.D. Baccalario (because I'm going to finish this book this month I'm determined.)

 

The Screwtape Letters ~ C.S. Lewis (because I got a bunch of C.S. Lewis books on sale recently and this is the one everyone said I should read first.)

 

Lost in a Book ~ Jennifer Donnelly (because ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST STUFF)

 

 

And that's about it from me for this month!  What was your favorite book you read this month?  Any television/film discoveries I just have to know about?  Let me know in the comments below!

 

~ Mia

When The Beauty Loved The Beast

A week ago today, I got to see what was arguably my most anticipated film release of 2017.  Disney's live-action adaptation of their 1991 masterpiece was absolutely everything I had hoped for.

^ literally me when I eat lunch by myself

But it got me thinking...

What could such a well-known love story teach us about the greatest love story every told - God's love story with humanity?

 



I've discussed this fairytale in detail before, but until now, I never truly thought about why the story has been so popular for so many years. 

In this post, I hope to come up with a few reasons why it might resonate so deeply with so many people for so many generations.

1. We can all relate to the Beast.

 

"The crown has fallen from our head.  Woe to us, for we have sinned!"
~ Lamentations 5:16

Think about it.  Isn't the fall of the Beast an amazing comparison to the fall of humankind?  This person, who was once beautiful and popular, has been cursed, forced into hiding because of his hideous form.  He is cruel, mangled, forgotten.

Once, we were perfect, made in God's image.  We walked with God as a friend, we were close to His heart.  But then came a choice.  A choice that changed mankind forever.  And a curse descended, scarring and making monstrous that which was once beautiful, rending a chasm between God and His creation so wide that humanity had no hope of mending that bond unless God Himself chose to build a bridge.


2. The Beauty chooses to stay.

"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them,

because they were like sheep without a shepherd. 

So he began teaching them many things."

~ Mark 6:34

Perhaps she didn't come there under the best circumstances.  Perhaps she came only out of love for someone else, sacrificing her freedom so another could go free.  But a friendship, and eventually a love, grows between the Beast and the Beauty as the two discover that they have more in common than they could have imagined.  Soon, it becomes not her sentence that keeps the Beauty in the Beast's palace - it is that she has chosen to stay.

Jesus didn't have to come to Earth.  God didn't have to care enough to send him.  And to me, that's one of the greatest parts of this story.  Mankind had certainly earned being forgotten, much like the Beast.  But God... those two words hold so much meaning, don't they? But. God.

But God did not abandon His creation.  But God chose to come and chose to stay, for longer than He needed.  Could He have come, fully grown, ready for the sacrifice?  Absolutely; He can do anything.  But God lived among us, perfect and beautiful even when we didn't see it.  The Beauty chose to stay.


3. The Beast changes.

 

 "...grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ..."
~ 2 Peter 3:18

 

 I've seen many people try to pass this story off as one about an abusive relationship.  Yes, at first, the Beast holds the Beauty against her will, forcing her to pay a debt that she did not owe.  But the thing that differentiates between Beast and Gaston, to use the example of the Disney film, is that the Beast changes.  He loves Belle, and he wants to impress upon her just how much.  So he changes, becomes a better man than he was before the curse.  Gaston, who might at first seem like the perfect match, never leaves his egotistical, self-absorbed personality.

I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to be like my dad.  I've been told throughout my life that I have my mother's looks and my father's personality (my sister being the opposite of that).  And when you want to be like someone, you start to change.  It's inevitable.

In the same way, when we draw closer to God, we become more like Him.  We lose a bit of our beastliness.  The hardened shell around our hearts starts to soften, and we begin to reflect the light that we have come to love to the darkness that surrounds us.

4. The Beauty comes back.

"In my distress, I called out to the Lord; I called out to my God.
From his temple, he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears."
~ 2 Samuel 22:7

To go again to the Disney movie, at one point, Belle runs away.  It comes about in a way that the servants guessed it would, with the Beast overreacting and scaring her away.  Finally having enough, Belle declares "I can't stay here anymore!".  The result is an attack by wolves that could easily have been the most disturbing and disappointing end to a Disney film ever.  But the Beast intervenes, for reasons that are never quite explained (in my mind, it's because Mrs. Potts says something gently sassy and makes him realize the error of his ways, but that's just me).  While he succeeds in saving Belle's life, he ends up severely injured.  There is a moment of hesitation when Belle realizes that this is her opportunity to escape.  But her compassion stops her.  She brings the Beast back to his castle, helping nurse him back to health, and in this, discovers that there is more to this monster than she assumed at first glance.

 

In the fairytale, the Beast, falling in love, sends the Beauty home.  He knows that she misses her family, who is having a tough time without her.  So with a trunk of magical treasure that will keep her and her family secure for years to come, the Beast tells her to go, and she does.  But soon the Beast is dying, his cursed life running out, and he needs help.  Somehow, she knows, and though he doubts she will, she comes back.  She breaks the curse, and realizes her true feelings for this man she's come to love.

The amazing thing is not the compassion of the Beast in sending the Beauty away.  It's that the Beauty came back.  She goes away, seeming to have forgotten him, but when he is dying and in need a friend, she returns.

How much is that like Jesus?  We call out in our time of need, he helps us through.  And we send him away, figuring we're good for now.  And soon, we lie dying in the garden we've built for ourselves, thinking we're cultivating roses when the only things to grow have been thorns.  And Jesus comes.  And he loves us, like he's never stopped doing. 

^ the gorgeous lyrics to the "Finale" of the new film

I hope and pray that you have learned something from this post.  It was so much fun to write, and to really look critically at one of my favorite stories of all time. 

 

If you haven't seen the new "Beauty and the Beast", I highly recommend it.  If you have seen it, what were your thoughts?  Let me know in the comments below!

 

 

(also, I was planning for this post to be out a couple days after I saw the film, but there was an incident involving my clumsy fingers, my laptop, and the floor... but all is well now!)

 

~ Mia

Top Ten Fictional Friendships

As I've gotten older, plots in film/tv/books/etc. that center around friendship have become more and more precious to me.

Why?

Society tells us that romance is the only true form of love.

I don't know about you, but I've never been in a romantic relationship, and personally, I intend to keep it that way until I know that God wants me in that place.

But today we are looking at platonic love, or friendship, and to be more specific, fictional friendship.

 

I love friends in fiction. A lot.

 

My siblings are probably pretty tired of hearing me squeal because of something cute happening amongst the friends in whatever I'm reading.  At first my sister always assumes it's because I'm reading some cute, fluffy romance (which is her favorite), but then I look up with wide eyes and wheeze, "they're so cute" or "she just came in and saved his butt" or "ahhhhhhh".

 

So today we are going to take a look at some of the fiction that I believe has portrayed friendship the best.

 

 

10. Lucy Pevensie and Mr. Tumnus ~ The Chronicles of Narnia

These two, I think, sparked my love of fictional friendship way back when I was 10 or so. Narnia was one of my first real fandoms and I will always adore this relationship.  If you don't know the story, Tumnus the faun is the first person Lucy encounters on her original venture into Narnia.  While he initially is working for the White Witch with the intention of turning the "daughter of Eve" over, he changes his mind when he sees how kind and sweet Lucy is, and returns her to the wardrobe, even knowing that it may cost him his own freedom.  Throughout the remaining story, even when he's in trouble, most of Tumnus' thoughts are for Lucy and her safety, and overall they're just precious and I love them.


9. Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

These two have been in my life for as long as I can remember.  My second nursery (we moved when I was a few months old) was themed around Winnie-the-Pooh, as my Mom was a huge fan from her childhood.  As such, the Hundred Acre Wood crew has been an important part of teaching me about friendship, and one of the best examples in this bunch is the friendship between Piglet and Pooh.  Piglet is often frightened, and Pooh is there to comfort him.  Pooh is often forgetful, and Piglet is right there to put him on the right track. (And yes, I almost gave this spot to Pooh and Christopher Robin... but I just love Piglet so much)


8. Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet ~ Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb have awesome friends.  While not initially appearing in the show as more than random neighborhood figures, Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet become integrated into the storyline, and their friendships become more prominently featured.  What I love about this crew is that friendships between each of the five are shown as much as their group friendship.

7. Riley Matthews and Maya Hart ~ Girl Meets World

These two BFFs are just adorable.  No matter what, they stick together, even when one (usually Riley) is in a situation that the other (usually Maya) doesn't want to be in.  They're there for each other, with the bay window always ready for heartfelt moments that deepen their friendship.

6. Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo ~ Star Wars

I love Star Wars.  A lot (if this post didn't make it obvious).  And these three are part of why.  Between Han calling Luke "kid" in between saving his life, or Leia reluctantly coming to care for the "nerf-herder", or the siblings dragging the pilot into being part of this rebellion, this friendship is one that has lasted for almost forty years.

5. Shawn Spencer and Burton "Gus" Guster ~ Psych

Could I have a post about friendship without these guys?  No, obviously not.  Shawn and Gus are friendship goals, having been friends since they were young children.  Gus is obviously the more serious of the two, with a respectable job as a pharmaceutical salesman under his belt before the detective agency even comes into the picture.  Shawn, on the other hand, has been unable to keep one job for any length of time before he decides to be a psychic detective.  But these two have a friendship that lasts for eight seasons and beyond.

4. Alec Hardison, Eliot Spencer, and Parker ~ Leverage

Yet another one that comes as a surprise to no one.  These three stole my life last year and I still haven't gotten over them.  Starting out determined to never see each other again, the whole Leverage crew eventually becomes a family, and thus earns this spot on my list.

3. Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood ~ Percy Jackson & the Olympians

I can't even begin to describe how much this friendship shaped my childhood.  While I love the kids of the Argo II, I had to go with these three.  With Percy's heroic goofiness, Grover's dorky pan-pipe-playing skills, and Annabeth's smarts, these demigods and satyr not only become closer as friends, but end up saving the world a few times, too.

2. Hiccup, Camicazi, and Fishlegs ~ How To Train Your Dragon

While I wasn't the biggest fan of Fishlegs in the first book of the series, he and his friendship with Hiccup has really grown on me.  Obviously.  And when Camicazi was introduced in book 4, these three truly found a place in my heart.  Always there for one another, never doubting that the others are perfectly alright, I just love these guys a lot. 

And before we get to number one, here are some Honorable Mentions:

Marty McFly and Doc Brown ~ Back to the Future

Gratuity "Tip" Tucci and J.Lo/Oh ~ The True Meaning of Smekday/Home

Ariel and Flounder ~ The Little Mermaid

Mike and Sully ~ Monsters Inc.

Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers ~ MCU

And without further adieu, *drumroll*... MY NUMBER ONE FAVORITE FICTIONAL FRIENDSHIP OF ALL TIME:

1. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley

Obviously, I love these three a lot.  I've seen all the films, and I adore them, but now that I'm actually reading the books, this relationship has come to mean so much to me.  Harry, quite honestly, can be an idiot sometimes, and Hermione is always there to bail him out, with Ron right behind her to make a snarky declaration.  But while sometimes they have to bail Harry out, they are always beside him, and even when he tells them not to follow, they refuse to leave him to deal with his life, and Voldemort, alone.  These three just mean a lot to me, ugh.


So there you have it!  My top ten fictional friendships. 

Do you love friendship as much as I do?  What are some of your favorite fictional friendships?  Let me know in the comments below!

~ Mia

February Wrap-up and March TBR

February was an interesting month.  While I felt like I did more reading than in January, I only finished 2 books.  A lot of drama has been going down in my personal life (prayers, please, if y'all don't mind), and I'm just... tired.  But now we're moving into March, and I'm trying to look forward to this month.

Beauty and the Beast comes out this month.
The EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival just started.
LEGO BATMAN MOVIE DAYS ARE HAPPENING AT LEGOLAND
and other exciting things, I'm sure.

So let's take a look at what I've done this month:


What I Read:

How To Seize a Dragon's Jewel ~ Cressida Cowell

Overview: Hiccup, now an Outcast, decides to try to save his father and Fishlegs, and ends up running into someone he never thought he would see.
Rating: 5 out of 5 (AAAAHHHHH)

The Night Dance ~ Suzanne Weyn

Overview: In this mix of The Twelve Dancing Princesses and the legends of King Arthur, Rowena, the youngest of twelve daughters, finds a way to escape the walls in which her father has trapped herself and her sisters, and discovers a tired soldier with whom she shares an unexplainable attraction.
Rating: 4 out of 5

While February was a slow reading month for me, it did, I think, get me out of my e-book slump.  Which is very exciting, especially considering I have SO many e-books that I own and haven't read. And I'm also back into fairytale retellings. So yay.


What I Watched:

...I'm honestly not sure what to put here.  Because to put what I've been watching here would involve telling a story...

So here we go, I guess.

Basically, we got a new air conditioner this month.  Which is great, because the one we had was in this house when we got here, and that was over 16 years ago (yes, I've lived in the same house most of my life. We moved here right before my sister was born because while our tiny apartment was big enough for just my parents, the dog, and me, it was not going to be big enough for my parents, the dog, and two little girls. So both of my siblings have only ever lived in this house.) (And also yes, the new air conditioner is fabulous.)
Anyway, right as we got the air conditioner, our fridge died.  Which was very sad, because among the things we lost was three packages of cookie dough.  But in getting it replaced, Mom paid the guys from Lowe's to take away a big stand freezer that had been dead in our garage for many years.  In emptying it out, we found dozens of old home VHS tapes.  So Mom whipped out the converter and we have been marathoning memories.  So far we have discovered that I was much more outgoing as a child than I am now, I was something of a ringleader among my friends (I think in a good way xD), and I was freakishly intelligent as a tiny child.  Seriously, I spoke in full sentences before age 2.  What even.
So yeah, that's what I've been watching.


What I Listened To:

I'm performing "God of Calvary" in the Easter musical at church, I just discovered SCC's newest album (*flail*), and I saw The LEGO Batman Movie this month. And, as always, Disney on Broadway makes an appearance.


What I Posted:
So many awesome books came out this month!!
I took part in the "Martin Hospitality" blog tour.
And the "The Princess and I" cover reveal and blog tour.


What I Plan To Read:

The Skeleton in God's Closet ~ Paul L. Maier
(because I want to read more Easter-y things as Easter comes closer)

The Whisper ~ Emma Clayton
(sequel to The Roar yayyy)

How to Betray a Dragon's Hero ~ Cressida Cowell
(I'm so close to finishing this series yesss)


So... how was February for you guys?  Favorite book you read this month?

~ Mia

The LEGO Batman Movie (Film Review)

If you want to make the world a better place,

take a look at yourself,

and make a change.

Hooo.

- Batman

 

The LEGO Batman Movie

 

 

Over the past couple of weeks, I got the chance to see this movie twice, and as that's more than I typically see things in theaters, I figured I should do a review (and I will try to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but, like "The LEGO Movie", the trailers really tell you nothing about the actual plot of the film... what's up with that, LEGO?)

 

Brief Overview:

Being the coolest hero in Gotham City, Batman has almost everything he wants, though his butler and "father-figure" Alfred is convinced that he has yet to confront his biggest fear - snake clowns being part of a family again.  When he accidentally adopts a young orphan named Dick Grayson, he discovers that he may actually learn to care for someone else.

 

What I Thought:

This movie was so pleasantly surprising.  I was also pleasantly surprised by "The LEGO Movie" when it came out, so I guessed it might be a similar experience, which indeed it was.  Robin has stolen my heart (my precious son!!!!), Barbara Gordon is my hero, I want Alfred as a friend, and I actually sympathized with Batman (which is a first for me, honestly). 

 

The Characters:

Batman/Bruce Wayne -

 

This guy is so self-aware I love it.  The reason this is my favorite DC film ever is that Batman is called out for the way he deals with crime.  At one point (SPOILERS) when he goes to the Phantom Zone, he is confronted with the fact that his actions could make some think that he is indeed a bad guy. (END SPOILER) And I love that.

 

Robin/Dick Grayson -

This precious ray of sunshine!!!! I love him!!!!! Through a misunderstanding, this cutie ends up adopted by Bruce Wayne, and is equally excited when he realizes he's being "co-parented" by Batman.  Thanks to his agility and small size, his "Batdad" begrudgingly allows him to become something of a sidekick.  This adorable orphan is just happy to be part of a family and I just. I adore this kid, okay?

 

Batgirl/Barbara "Babs" Gordon -

A graduate of Harvard for Police and the daughter of the former police chief, Barbara has a vision of the Gotham Police Force teaming up with Batman.  Despite Bruce Wayne's misgivings, she never gives up, and is honestly one of the most determined female characters I've seen in a long time.

 

Alfred/The KickButler -

Alfred is awesome, but I've always felt that way.  Bruce Wayne isn't the easiest guy to work with, so the fact that Alfred has stuck around as long as he has will never cease to amaze me.  Plus he's voiced by Ralph Fiennes, so that alone makes him cool.


Favorite Quote:
Alfred - "Sir, I have seen you go through similar phases in 2016 and 2012 and 2008 and 2005 and 1997 and 1995 and 1992 and 1989 and that weird one in 1966."
Batman - "I have aged phenomenally."


Overall Rating: 5 abnormal villains out of 5


If you haven't seen this movie yet, I can't recommend it highly enough.  Honestly, the jokes have gotten me every time, even the ones I saw in the trailer:

If you have seen it, let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

~ Mia 

The Princess and I Blog Tour ~ Spotlight

It's that time again!



*instantly freaks out and starts cleaning because oh wow that mess*

*cough*

SO tomorrow is a very exciting day.  It's exciting because "THE PRINCESS AND I" COMES OUT YAYYYYYY

I'm seriously so excited.

~ About The Author ~

 Rebekah grew up surrounded by family members who appreciated and read good literature. First, she fell in love with the stories her parents read aloud to her from the Bible and books like The Chronicles of Narnia, Great Expectations, The Hobbit, and Anne of Green Gables. After learning to read on her own, she discovered other fantastic books which helped to build her ever growing imagination.
She completed her first written work at the tender age of eight and now uses it to humble herself whenever the need arises. The story did serve to show her that God had given her a desire to write, however, and from that moment on Rebekah has never looked back or regretted picking up her pencil and becoming an author.
This eighteen-year-old homeschool graduate lives in rainy Western Washington and is currently working on receiving her BA in English in order to further her passion for creating worlds on paper.

~ Find Rebekah Online ~



Her Blog

Google+

Goodreads

Pinterest

 

And now... *drum roll*

 

~ About The Book~

 



 Megan is content with her life, despite her parents' death and her brother Malcolm's job that keeps him busy at the King's castle. But when she is offered the position as Princess Christine's lady-in-waiting, Megan is glad of the change in scenery and accepts it with the hope that she can spend more time with her brother. The promise from Malcolm of lessons in swordsmanship only adds to her enthusiasm.
However, helping keep an eye on the emotional and excitable young lady proves to be much harder than becoming her friend. As rumors of war circulate the castle, Megan strives to encourage her new friend even as she tries to settle the doubts and fears in her own heart when her responsibility in protecting the Princess is put to the test. Follow the unwanted adventure which serves to teach her that loyal friendship, true love, and God's amazing grace will always triumph over revenge, greed, and hate.

 ~ Find The Book Online ~

Amazon
Barnes & Noble

Lulu Press

(links will be provided as soon as I get links, haha)

And you can add it to your Goodreads shelf here

This story sounds fascinating, and I can't wait to read it!!

"The Princess and I" will be available March 3, 2017!!

~ Mia