num_pages: 184
description: Would you like to hear the name of the curse that beauty brings? Nurse Merla asked. But Coco was no longer listening. She fluffed her curls with her small hands and considered which gown she would wear that day. Nurse Merla's withered fingers settled on her shoulders. Men she whispered.Coralina Corissa known as Coco to her eight sisters is the prettiest princess of a hundred kingdoms. And she knows it. Her beauty has always given her anything she wanted... and any man she wanted.Runa Realm is facing a new threat. Strange bandits disguised as nobles are attacking beautiful women to steal their hair. Coralina isnt concerned. Until Prince Luxley her favorite (but not only) lover gets clobbered by a peasant called Gord who mistakenly assumed the prince was a bandit.Outraged Coralina plans to punish the peasant by deliberately breaking his heart. But Gord is nearly blind. For the first time ever Coralina must rely on more than her looks to ensnare a man. But the harder she flirts the more Gord seems to hate her. And the more her own heart (and hair) becomes endangered.The Nine Princesses Novellas is a series that chronicles the adventures of an unconventional family of princesses the struggles they face in a kingdom often hostile to their humble origins and the day-to-day dramas of nine young women whose personalities often clash like swords. Fans of Gale Carson Levine and Shannon Hale would enjoy this young-adult series. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
language: English
title: Coralina
publisher: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.