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Winterdream Author: Chantal Gadoury Pub. Date: November 27, 2018 Publisher: Parliament House Publishing Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 290 Find it: Goodreads , Amazon , Kindle Link , B&N Source: This book was given to me by Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: This Christmas Eve… no creature was stirring…      Except, maybe, a mouse.      At long last, can true love break the Nutcracker’s curse?      For Clara Stahlbaum, this Christmas means the end of her youth. A daughter of the aristocracy, Clara is expected to give up her dreams of adventures and the extraordinary for more normal days as the wife of a cruel Viscount.      But when magical Uncle Drosselmeyer returns with his wondrous, dancing contraptions, and one...special gift for Clara, she is beckoned to the land of Winter Dream, where she is thrust into the greatest adventure of her wildest dreams. But ...

    I am so excited that Winterdream by Chantal Gadoury is available now and that I get to share the news!     If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Chantal Gadoury, be sure to check out all the details below.      This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed copy of the book, US Only, courtesy of Chantal, Parliament House Publishing, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post. Winterdream Author: Chantal Gadoury Pub. Date: November 27, 2018 Publisher: Parliament House Publishing Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 290 Find it: Goodreads , Amazon , Kindle Link , B&N Synopsis: This Christmas Eve… no creature was stirring…      Except, maybe, a mouse.      At long last, can true love break the Nutcracker’s curse?      For Clara Stahlbaum, this Christmas means the end of her ...

     I am so excited that ALLERLEIRAUH by Chantal Gadoury is available now and that I get to share the news!      If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Chantal Gadoury, be sure to check out all the details below.      This blitz also includes a giveaway for a paperback of the book or an eBook courtesy of The Parliament House and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post. About The Book: ALLERLEIRAUH Author:  Chantal Gadoury Pub. Date:  August 22, 2017 Publisher:  The Parliament House  Pages:  236 Formats:  Paperback, eBook Find it:  Amazon ,  B&N ,  iBooks ,  Goodreads      Once Upon a Time…      In the kingdom of Tranen, a king makes a promise to his dying wife that he'll only remarry a woman who possesses her golden hair. I...

Allerleirauh Author: Chantal Gadoury Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Chantal Gadoury Release Date: 2015 Pages: 236 Source:  This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Once Upon a Time…       In the Kingdom of Tranen, a King makes a promise to his dying wife to only remarry someone who has her golden hair. With time, the King finds his eyes are turned by his maturing daughter. Realizing her Father’s intentions, Princess Aurelia tries to trick her Father by requesting impossible gifts: dresses created by the Sun, Moon and Stars and a Coat made of a Thousand furs.       When Aurelia discovers his success, she decides to sacrifice her privileged life and escapes the Kingdom disguised by the cloak and under a new name, “Allerleirauh.”       Aurelia enters the safe haven of the Kingdom of Saarland der Licht, where she is taken under the care of the handsome and gentle Prince Kl...

     Today's guest writer is Chantal Gadoury. She is the author of Allerleirauh , a retelling of the lesser known fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. In this guest post, she explores the history behind the Grimm's fairytale. I have a lifelong passion for fairytales, and I look forward to reviewing Allerleirauh soon! I hope this guest post gives you some insight into her fairytale retelling. Thank you, Mrs. Gadoury! Allerleirauh             There’s always a story behind a story, whether we as the readers know that or not. Behind every great fairy tale, there is a place where it made origin; an event or person that influenced the past cultures to create the stories that we all know and love today. Even the untold fairy tales, like “Allerleirauh,” have a place in origin. It’s hard to say, “Yes! This is exactly how this story came to be,” but it can give a general idea of how a story might have been created.    ...