Books with author A. Dorn

From the author of The Hemlock Bay series comes a new retelling of an old tale...… Not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every Beauty is a maiden just waiting for love...Calia Thorn has lived her entire life in a small town sheltered by the Cold King's mountain. Working day and night to care for her younger siblings, complete her unending chores, and please her selfish, lazy mother has left her with few dreams for her own future. But then even those meager hopes are taken from her when the Cold King comes down from his mountain to demand a new servant. Ungraceful, unladylike, undesired, and unwanted by even her own family, Calia is chosen to be sent to the palace.The Cold King has lived for three hundred years under a curse imposed by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain- or hope.When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has before, and sparks fly. But not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every beauty is a maiden just waiting for love.Sometimes happily ever after isn't so easy...

From the author of The Cold King comes a dark tale of passion, vengeance, and redemption. Revenge can be its own poison...Katiyana Nix was a princess but only wanted what every other little girl had- a mother to love and teach her, and a father to care for her. Instead, she grew up lonely in the shadow of her mother's death while her father was absent in his grief. When she finally thought she'd found hope for herself and her father, it was in the form of her beautiful new stepmother. But Sula committed the most evil of betrayals, leaving Katiyana more lost than she had ever been before. Alone and scared, she fled to the forest to live among the trees with other lost souls searching for safety. When she crosses paths with the fiery King Lian, a man whose thirst for revenge against the evil queen has no end, her time of quiet peace is ended. His anger untamed, he aims to use the lost princess as a weapon to achieve his dark goals. Katiyana must battle her own demons as well as his, while she tries to save Lian from himself, and her kingdom for the clutches of her evil stepmother. Can she succeed in ridding the world of the evil queen, or will Lian's temper cause them all to burn?

From the author of The Hemlock Bay Series comes a new retelling of an old tale… … Not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every Beauty is a maiden just waiting for love… Calia Thorn has lived her entire life in a small town sheltered by the Cold King’s mountain. Working day and night to care for her younger siblings, complete her unending chores and please her selfish, lazy mother has left her with few dreams for her own future. But then even those meager hopes are taken from her when the Cold King comes down from his mountain to demand a new servant. Ungraceful, unladylike, undesired and unwanted by even her own family, Calia is chosen to be sent to the palace. The Cold King has lived for three hundred years under a curse imposed by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain— or hope. When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has and sparks fly. But not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every beauty is a maiden just waiting for love. Sometimes happily ever after isn’t so easy… The Cold King is a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

From the author of The Cold King comes a dark tale of passion, vengeance, and redemption. Revenge can be its own poison… Katiyana Nix was a princess but only wanted what every other little girl had—a mother to love and teach her and a father to care for her. Instead, she grew up lonely in the shadow of her mother’s death while her father was absent in his grief. When she finally thought she’d found hope for herself and her father, it was in the form of her beautiful new stepmother. But Sula committed the most evil of betrayals, leaving Katiyana more lost than she had ever been. Alone and scared, she fled to the forest to live amongst the trees with other lost souls searching for their own safety. When she crosses paths with the fiery King Lian, a man whose thirst for revenge against the evil queen has no end, her time of quiet peace is ended. His anger untamed, he aims to use the lost princess as a weapon to achieve his dark goals. Katiyana must battle her own demons, as well as his, while she tries to save him from himself and her kingdom from the clutches of her stepmother. Can she succeed in ridding the world of the evil queen or will Lian’s temper cause them all to burn? The Fire King is another dark fairy tale retelling.