Blood, Milk, and Chocolate
(The Grimm Diaries #3)
by Cameron Jace
Publication Date: January 19th, 2015
Genres: Fairy
Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
I have been accused of being malicious
and evil.
I, the Snow White Queen, have a story to tell.
The true story
and what has really happened. How it all happened. Why the Brothers Grimm
altered the truth, letting you think it was a fairy tale. When and how the tale
took place. And above all, why I did what I did. Why you haven’t been told the
truth for centuries. The truth about me and the truth about the not-so-innocent
Snow White.
Here is my side of the story. You will never look at Snow White the same way
again.
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Excerpt
The day I was
born, a single red apple grew on a juniper tree in our castle's garden.
A Blood Apple.
It was a rare
fruit; the most sought after in Europe at the time. An apple of unmatched
sweetness and unearthly ripeness. Some claimed it could cure the sick and
enrich the poor, grant children to the sterile, and keep the soul guarded from
demonic possessions. Its rarity and taste made it comparable with gold and
diamonds, if they were edible. There was a well-known saying: "A Blood
Apple a day keeps all Sorrow away." Few people knew why the word
"sorrow" had always been capitalized in this sentence. I learned why
many years later.
The single,
delicious Blood Apple that grew on my birthday was even rarer. This one was the
first to grow in my homeland, Styria, in seven years.
A nameless
witch—we did not speak her name—had cursed my homeland in Western Europe many
years before. Every time a tree gave birth to an apple, it came out grey,
rotten, and infested with worms. No amount of magic or prayers managed to lift
up the curse. They said the witch was the mother of all witches, that she was
darker than the darkest shades of night. For reasons beyond me, she had cursed
us with no intention to relieve us from her wicked omen, ever.
All of this
changed the day I blossomed from my mother's womb into this life. No one knew
how it was possible, or why it happened. Everyone said I was going to be a
special princess who'd prosper and grow and maybe rule Styria one day.
The servants in
our castle drooled at the sight of the single red and ripe apple. They stared
at it as if it were the fountain of youth that could quench their thirst and
wet their seven-years-long dried souls. Some of the servants sank to their
knees and thanked Pomona, the Goddess of Fruits whom no one had ever seen, for
her blessings.
But only fools
thanked Pomona, for the rest of our land knew it was me who had saved
them. I possessed the power to defy "the witch whose name we don't
speak."
The birth of me,
Carmilla Karnstein, daughter of Theodora and Philip II, was a miracle like no
other in centuries. I came to this world with a revelation, a sign, and some
kind of rapture: the first Blood Apple in seven years.
Little did I know
then that it wasn't a lucky coincidence, that I wasn't just a fairy tale made
up by the poor and wishful peasants of Europe. How would I have known that I
was part of the universe's plan in an eternal feud between good and evil?
The arrival of a
beautiful child, the blossoming of apples, and the end of a curse were only a
prelude to an epic tale of love and sorrow.
About the Author
Wonderlander, Neverlander, Unicorn-chaser, enchanter, musician, survived a
coma, & totally awesome. Sometimes I tell stories. Always luv the little
monsters. I write young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science
fiction mostly. The Grimm Diaries series is a seven book saga that deals with
retellings of fairy tales from a young adult POV - it connects most of the
fairy tales together and claims to be the truth about fairy tales. I live
in San Fransisco and seriously think circles are way cooler than
triangles.
***GIVEAWAY**
The three first books in the series (eBooks).
One ebook copy (ePub, Mobi or PDF) of Blood, Milk, and Chocolate.
Ends February 13th (Midnight GMT).
Prize will be sent out after February 16th.
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