once upon a broken heart by stephanie garber

Over the next few days, Evangeline feels cared for but also as if the prince is obsessed with her.

Evangeline does, and the prince falls in love with her. In the North, Evangeline crosses paths with Jacks, who orders her to kiss the prince.

Evangeline agrees and heads north with Marisol, hoping they can both start fresh. They want Evangeline to represent them at Nocte Neverending in the Magnificent North, a ball at which the crown prince will choose a bride.

Evangeline spends the next few months hoping Luc returns, until she receives a letter from the new royals. Luc left, and Marisol is being shunned because people think she’s cursed. Evangeline is a hero because her sacrifice inspired many to fight, including the new empress and princess. While she was stone, the Fates, escaped from their prison and have been wreaking havoc on the land. Several weeks later, Evangeline turns back to flesh. Evangeline drinks poison to save them, turning herself to stone. When she arrives home, she finds the wedding party turned to stone. In exchange, Evangeline must kiss three people who aren’t Luc at a time of his choosing. Jacks mocks Evangeline’s heartbreak but agrees to help. Evangeline is sure Luc is under a curse and will love her again once it’s broken. Evangeline Fox, the protagonist of Once Upon a Broken Heart, had a brief part in Caraval, and Garber returns to Caraval’s world to tell the story of Evangeline and Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.Īt the opening of Once Upon a Broken Heart, Evangeline searches for the church of the Prince of Hearts so she can ask him to stop the wedding of the boy she loves, Luc Navarro, to her stepsister Marisol. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.The events of Once Upon a Broken Heart overlap with some of the events in the Caraval series. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.īut after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game - and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. This sultry fantasy will leave listeners guessing to the very end.' - AudioFile Magazineįor as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings…until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.ĭesperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. 'Soler embodies a fairy-tale world full of vibrant characters with unique voices. Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber

Once upon a broken heart by stephanie garber