The Rose Princess and the Queen of the Dark Salt Sea

By Isabelle Quilty

In the Kingdom of Sweethearth, two queens are locked in an eternal battle for the throne. Their daughters, the Rose Princess Hanna and Iris Princess Dori fight to break the curse that threatens to one day make them enemies for life. A kindly old Priestess from the mysterious world of Earth shows them the way, promising them that if they have the strength and courage, there is a way to break the curse. To return a powerful magical object known as the Lavender Bracer, one of the many Bracers capable of unlocking old, ancient magics within those deemed worthy. They must find the Bracer in the depths of the Dark Salt Sea, where a Queen as old as the waves awaits them.

The Rose Princess and the Queen of the Dark Salt Sea is the first in the Dawn of the Faelancer's Saga. The next book in the series is slated for release later this year.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Isabelle Quilty
• Release date: Jun 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463193037

Isabelle Quilty

I'm Isabelle and I love noodles, storms and warcraft. Oh and writing, mainly fantasy and horror. It's pretty neat.

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The Rose Princess and the Queen of the Dark Salt Sea

By Isabelle Quilty

Published by Isabelle Quilty and distributed by Smashwords

Copyright 2020 Isabelle Quilty

Chapter One: Tides twisted with Moonlight

The moon hung over High Dawn Palace with a silver, wrinkled smile. The ocean was gentle as her soft waves crashed against the castle walls, careful not to wake the sleeping, tearful princess in its highest tower. 

But on the black pebble beach below, another princess was wide awake, and she did not have the same kindness as the tides of the Dark Salt Sea did. 

Hanna!

The princess in the tower, cheeks damp and pink curls tussled rose from her sleep. That familiar voice called to her from the beach. The same voice that had called to her night after night. When the sun dropped behind the sea, and the silver of the moon washed over the black stones of the beach, her princess would call to her. 

Dori? Hanna yawned, wiping away smudges of makeup underneath her eyes. Tears still stained her cheeks. Hanna’s mother's over-protectiveness and harsh words could be more intense than the pink that coloured her hair. 

Tonight just wasn't the night for one of their adventures. 

Dori cocked her head to the left with a sceptical look. Tired, are we? Come on, we're losing moonlight! Dori didn't care about the guards, the others in the palace or even the Queen of the Saturn Sky. She was a fool. A brave fool, though. One that Hanna couldn't help but admire. "Yeah, Dori. I am tired. Mum's angry at me. Like, really, angry. She caught me sneaking out the other night. She would lock me in here forever if she even saw you out there. And throw away the key." Hanna sighed, letting her chubby, freckle dotted cheek sink into her propped up hand. No matter how dangerous it was, Hanna already knew Dori wouldn't leave without a fight. 

Dori creased her dark eyebrows into a brief look of concern. Sheepishly, she offered something up. 

Please Han, I brought you something. Besides, I know a ride on Darkmouse always cheers you up. Beneath her black bangs, there was a glow in those amber eyes. One not unlike the glow of the white rose she held up to Hanna.

The red in Hanna's cheeks deepened, and a smile spread across her lips. Instead of replying, Hanna swept back into the shadows of her tower. A rose vine grew from the top of the window and down the grey cobblestones of the tower to the black stones below. They shivered and rolled away as a rose the size of a water melon grew rapidly from the pebbles, its petals unfurling. Dori watched her with glee, a smile showing the dimples in her brown cheeks.

From the centre of the rose, a pink mist rose and from it, Hanna emerged. Red and gold glitter layered her shoulders and cheek bones, adding a new shine to her red curls. ‘Her magic always made her so beautiful,’ Dori thought. It was horribly complex, for those who hadn't a clue when it came to magic. But Hanna was the Rose Faelancer.

A Faelancer. Just as Dori was the