Beauty's Curse by C S Johnson

Beauty's Curse by C S Johnson

For four years, Princess Aurora of Rhone-Rose to her friends-has searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the wicked ruler of the fairies at war with her kingdom. Under the curse, Rose is doomed to die on her eighteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. And time is running out.On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Rose makes the journey home with her friends-Theo, a priest with a penchant for revenge; Mary, a young and talented fairy; and Ethan and Sophia, siblings with a troubled past-as pressure from her father, King Stefanos, leaves her with two equally unsatisfying options: Abdicate the throne, or get married.

Now in a special hardback edition, with lovely artwork from Julia Busko

Carol Johnson is a CPA, an avid adventurer, and an amateur comic who brings a variety of personal and professional experiences to her writing. She studied science, philosophy, astronomy, and ancient history while at the University of Washington. Johnson's treks into the Alaskan wilderness, the temples of Athens, the pyramids of Cairo, Caribbean cruises, and many other real-life activities have inspired her work and supplied the backdrops for her first novel, The Search for Tomorrow's Treasures. Her second novel, The Story of the Shadow Dwellers, was shaped by two years working at the Bathhouse Theater, twelve years supporting a Foundation that published scientific studies, and many years exploring the immensity of space and the human soul.