Unmasked: A Cinderella Retelling (Enchanted Tales of Tír) by Sarah Carlisle

They grew up battling imaginary ogres. Now their opponents are all too real . . . and they’re family. As children, Eleri and Sawel played together in the woods of the palace grounds—the best place to escape her strict parents and the heavy weight of being a nobleman’s daughter and a prince. When Eleri’s parents decide to send her to a dangerous foreign kingdom and into the power of a violent and ambitious king, Sawel is the first person she turns to for help. But while being a prince might bestow certain privileges, overriding a lady’s parents is not one of them. The only solution is to hide Eleri until she comes of age—and what better place to hide than in the palace? But even as their challenging circumstance leads them to see each other in a new light and friendship turns to love, danger looms. With Eleri’s parents on the hunt, how can she ever be safe to marry Sawel and find her happily ever after? Unmasked: A Cinderella Retelling is a sweet, clean fairytale novella. It is a prequel to the Enchanted Tales of Tir series and takes place before the events of the rest of the series. The Enchanted Tales of Tir: Unmasked: A Cinderella Retelling Tested: A Princess and the Pea Retelling Nettled: A Wild Swans Retelling A Gentle Hope: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling, part of the Hope Ever After series

Nettled: A Wild Swans Retelling (Enchanted Tales of Tír Book 2) by Sarah Carlisle

A mute princess. A distrustful prince. Seven spider-y brothers. One chance to save the kingdom from a villainous scheme. Princess Maeryn is the only girl stuck in the middle of seven brothers. Life's been full of pranks and the occasional sword fight at the table, but she's always been able to count on them in a pinch. Now her brothers have been transformed into the most loathsome creatures imaginable, nobody else knows of the curse, and she can't speak a word about it. Literally. Eadmund is still reeling. His best friend has betrayed him, and his parents have sacrificed his beloved cousin's happiness for political gain, promising her to a cruel prince for reasons he can't understand. Facing his own suddenly arranged marriage leaves him wary as he arrives in Cwmyr to meet his bride. His suspicions seem confirmed when he discovers she is mute, only communicates by writing, and seems strangely affectionate towards the creepy giant spiders that seem to appear in every corner. Are his parents certain they want a mad princess as his bride? But the more Prince Eadmund comes to know Princess Maeryn, the more he begins to wonder. What if there's some point to her harvesting of nettles and that constant knitting? Nettled is a sweet, clean retelling of The Wild Swans. While it can be read alone, the books of The Enchanted Tales of Tír are best enjoyed in order. The Enchanted Tales of Tír reading order: Tested: A Princess and the Pea Retelling (Book 1) Nettled: A Wild Swans Retelling (Book 2) A Gentle Hope: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling (Book 2.5) (Part of the Hope Ever After series)

Lied: A Handmaid's Goose Girl Retelling (Enchanted Tales of Tír) by Sarah Carlisle

A false princess. A crownless king. A nation on the verge of revolution. Raised in a family that trades in secrets, Cwen has been lying for as long as she can remember. Escorting Princess Saewynn to the land of her betrothed was supposed to be a fresh start—a chance to leave the deception behind. But when their caravan is ambushed, Cwen makes a single, irreversible choice to lie once more: she pushes the princess to safety… and claims the royal name as her own. Nik has been imprisoned in one way or another ever since his uncle stole the throne that should have been his. The only light that's pierced those long, dark years arrives in the form of a new cellmate: the princess of Aescesdun, the woman his uncle now plans to wed to legitimize his stolen crown. But something doesn’t add up. Is she truly who she claims to be—or just another of his uncle’s schemes, sent to root out the last secrets of the rebellion? Held captive together in the dungeon together, Nik and Cwen forge a fragile bond—one built on shared captivity, wary glances, and unexpected connection. But beneath every word she speaks is a dangerous truth: she isn’t the princess she pretends to be. And every day that passes draws her closer to a man who believes she is. In a situation where trust can mean survival, Cwen’s lie threatens everything. Because when the truth finally comes to light—as it must—it won’t just shatter what they’ve built. It could destroy the only chance either of them has to be free.

Survived: A Princess's Goose Girl Retelling (Enchanted Tales of Tír) by Sarah Carlisle

A reluctant goose girl. A restless prince. A past that won’t stay buried. Three years ago, Princess Saewynn nearly brought scandal to her kingdom by trying to elope with a palace guard. Her royal aunt and uncle have never forgiven nor forgotten—and now they’re sending her across the continent to marry a stranger, with only a handmaiden for company. But the journey turns deadly when brigands attack, and while Saewynn escapes with her life, she loses everything else. Her name. Her title. Everything she once was. Is fate offering her a chance to start over? Joao no longer knows where he belongs. With his older brother married and ready to inherit the throne, Joao finds himself adrift. Once, he was both his father’s secret finder and keeper—the shadow behind the crown, trusted to uncover what others wished to hide. But now that peace has settled over Caldeira, the palace has little need for spies. Or so it seems. When a bedraggled young woman takes a job as goose keeper at the palace, Joao can’t ignore her. She’s too poised, too graceful—too much to be a simple servant. He’s spent years uncovering lies for the crown, and his instincts tell him this girl is hiding something. But with his parents flooding the court with eligible princesses in hopes he’ll choose a bride, Joao doesn’t have time for mysteries… or for the new guard who never seems to let the goose girl out of his sight. The longer he watches her, the harder it is to keep a clear head. Because unlike the princesses his parents parade before him, she reminds him very much of the kind of woman he’d once hoped to marry.

Tested: A Princess and the Pea Retelling (Enchanted Tales of Tír Book 1) by Sarah Carlisle

A desperate girl. A cursed prince. Eight weeks of trials to find a true princess. One deadly plot destined to ruin them all. Aine harbors a fervent desire: to shield the land and its inhabitants from the negligence of her father. However, her aspirations are threatened when her parents scheme to barter her off to a neighboring lord. The Queen's invitation to compete in a contest to determine the prince's bride arrives just in time. Prince Rian, ensnared by a curse demanding he win the affection of the "perfect princess" before his twenty-first birthday, grapples with dwindling prospects and fading optimism. With scant months remaining, his ambitions have dwindled to a single hope: to enact even the slightest improvement on the world—or at least his country—before his death. As Aine faces the queen's tests, fate entwines her destiny with Rian's. Unfortunately, the determined Lord Cleirigh will stop at nothing to thwart her ascent. Tested is a sweet, clean retelling of The Princess and the Pea. While it can be read alone, the books of The Enchanted Tales of Tír are best enjoyed in order. The Enchanted Tales of Tír reading order: Tested: A Princess and the Pea Retelling (Book 1) Nettled: A Wild Swans Retelling (Book 2) A Gentle Hope: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling (Book 2.5) - Part of the Hope Ever After series

A Batch of Bears and Bewitchment: An East of the Sun and West of the Moon Retelling by Sarah Carlisle

A helping of brownies. A fistful of gremlins. And a sprinkling of love to mend what is broken. The proudest day of Bryony’s life is the day her father, the village carpenter, is knighted for saving the king. The worst is when she learns the king has a reward for her, too: marriage to a stranger. Not just any stranger, but an earl with a frightening reputation. Bryony arrives at Aberarth expecting polished floors, bustling servants, and a grand welcome. She’s met with an empty, neglected house and withered fields. But Bryony isn’t delicate. She’s a village girl with stubborn optimism and capable hands. No servants? A new husband who's too busy making mysterious magical explosions in his study to help with the laundry? Fine. She’ll rebuild Aberarth herself. First step: leave milk on the hearth for the household brownies. Then she'll roll up her sleeves and get to work. Because Bryony isn’t alone. Brownies, gremlins, dryads, kobolds—the fae have had reason to stay hidden. As Bryony coaxes the estate back to life, old magic stirs. And so does something dangerous and tender between her and the eccentric young earl. But Aberarth’s decay is a warning. Is Bryony the key to waking its true power—or the bait that triggers what’s buried beneath it? A Batch of Bears and Bewitchment, a retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon, is a standalone novella, complete with tropes such as arranged marriage, friends to lovers, and villager to countess. It is part of The Enchanting Confections series, a collection of clean and cozy stories guaranteed to delight your sweet tooth.