Series: N/A
Author: Sam Singer
Genre: High Fantasy
Length: Novel (220 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (November 4th, 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: From the time he was a child, Nicholas Crittendon, oft-overlooked second son of the Duke of Sanburne, has been outcast because of his fascination with the myth of the Lost Kingdom. As legend has it, the entire population was wiped from existence when its prince was cursed by an evil sorceress into a deathlike sleep.
Convinced that the Lost Kingdom is real, Nicholas devotes his days to reading and research, trying to pinpoint its location. As he grows older, his nights become haunted with dreams of a blond, green-eyed young man calling to Nicholas for help. Nicholas’s interest spirals into an obsession that drives him away from the comfort and safety of his life and toward the unknown of his dreams. Those slumbering visions may hold the key to everything he’s searched for and a lover he never believed could be real.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4263
Reviewer: GiGi
Review: I loved this book for all the memories it brought back of my favorite childhood fairy tales. And not the watered down Disney versions, but the original scary and dramatic version of Sleeping Beauty. Only this version is the tale has two beautiful men saving the day!
The story is complete with heroic friends, long journeys, long-suffering heroes, and of course the reawakened prince. The book and fairy tale addict, Nicholas finds his green-eyed prince in his dreams. Dreams that seem to become more real as time passes and drives him to worry for his own sanity. Can the dreams be real? Should he give up, move on, found new relationships with “real” men, and not let life pass him by in his dreams? Thank goodness, Nick’s dreams are powerful enough, combined with his fervent research on local folklore, to lead him to discover the hidden, sleeping village that time forgot.
I loved this tale. It brought a smile to my lips, and a hitch to my breath, the love scenes just right for the tempo of the tale. I’m ready for the next bedtime story!