Into the Bloodred Woods

Martha Brockenbrough - hardcover

Happily ever after is a lie.

Once upon a time there was a kingdom, and a forest that liked to eat men, and a girl who would change everything, but not alone ...

Except --

There's no such thing as once upon a time.

In a faraway land, populated by were beasts and surrounded by a powerful forest, lies a kingdom about to be sent into chaos. On his deathbed, King Tyran divides his land, leaving half to each of his two children -- so they'll rule together. However, his son, Albrecht, is not satisfied with half a kingdom. And even though his sister, Ursula, is the first born, he decides that, as a girl and were bear, she is unfit to rule. So he invades her land, slaughtering her people and most of the were beasts, and claims it for himself.

As King Albrecht builds his iron rule and an army to defend his reign, Ursula is gathering the survivors and making plans to seize back the kingdom. Not just her half -- the whole thing. Because Albrecht should have never been allowed to sit on the throne, and Ursula is going to take his crown. And if he's not careful, he might not get to keep his head either.

Felices para siempre es una mentira.

Había una vez un reino, un bosque al que le gustaba comerse a los hombres, y una niña que lo cambiaría todo, pero no sola...

Excepto --

No existe tal cosa como había una vez.

En una tierra lejana, poblada por bestias y rodeada por un poderoso bosque, se encuentra un reino a punto de caer en el caos. En su lecho de muerte, el rey Tyran divide su tierra y deja la mitad a cada uno de sus dos hijos, para que gobernarán juntos. Sin embargo, su hijo Albrecht no se contenta con medio reino. Y aunque su hermana, Úrsula, es la primogénita, decide que, como niña y como oso, no es apta para gobernar. Entonces él invade su tierra, masacrando a su gente y a la mayoría de las bestias, y reclamándola para sí mismo.

Mientras el rey Albrecht construye su gobierno de hierro y un ejército para defender su reinado, Ursula reúne a los supervivientes y hace planes para recuperar el reino. No sólo su mitad, sino todo. Porque a Albrecht nunca se le debería haber permitido sentarse en el trono, y Ursula va a tomar su corona. Y si no tiene cuidado, es posible que tampoco consiga conservar la cabeza.