Ash Sleet & the Beast

After spending years serving her stepfamily, Ash Sleet has had enough. Her mother's magic mirror in hand, she flees into the depths of the Forbidden Wood, a place no one has ventured to and lived to tell the tale, in the hopes of finding a life outside the Winter Kingdom. Lost with no one but the animals and an old witch to guide her, Ash finds herself seeking shelter in a mysterious manor. One that should not exist within the woods. It isn't long before the manor's magic security confines her to the manor alongside its fearsome-looking caretaker, Corwin. Together, they must delve deeper into the mansion, uncover its secrets, and finally find the freedom they deserve. However, there's something about Corwin that Ash cannot explain. The strange visions of fire, the unusual pull to one another that causes pain... Something's wrong in the land of Elodie. And they're going to get to the bottom of it. { *Book 1 of the 'Royal Prophecy' series* } { *Also available on Tapas and Pinya* }