Wingless Beauty
(2025)A Thumbelina Retelling
(A book in the Cursed Brides series)
A novel by Magdalena Metzger
Can true love bloom amidst the threat of an eternal winter... Or will it be cursed to wither and die?
When the Queen of Allyria falls mysteriously ill, the Faerie Court summons the Gossamer Games to choose her successor. If no heir rises, the seasons will never change again.
Tallia Thistle Down is the last faerie who should compete. Cursed from birth, an orphan with no wings and no magic, she doesn't stand a sprout's chance in winter of winning the crown. Her plan is simple; disappear before the deadly games claim her life.
But fate intervenes when a mysterious stranger rescues her... None other than Prince Soren of Allyria. As sparks ignite between them, Tallia realizes there's only one way to be with him. Return home and fight for the crown she never wanted.
She'll find her faith tested in ways she never imagined as she navigates the treacherous trials that bring out the worst in them. With the magic of creation itself and dark forces of destruction hanging in the balance, one faerie must rise to save them all, and she just may learn that God's plans are bigger and better than her own.
Can Tallia defy the impossible, or will her disadvantages cost her everything, including her heart?
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A No-Spice Thumbelina Retelling with...
❄️ Wintry Atmospheric Vibes
🖤 Christian Allegorical Themes
🥀 Multiple Animal Companions
���️ Soft, Feminine & Bookish to Adventurous FMC
🖤 Bridal Trials Based on the 7 Deadly Sins
🥀 Enchanting Details, Idyllic Foods & Beautiful Dresses
❄️ Cinnamon Roll, Barn Owl Shifter MMC
🖤 He Falls First, She Literally Falls
🥀 Gothic, Villainous Queen of Decay
❄️ A Quaint but Collapsing Kingdom
🖤 Sentient Forests & Forestcore Horror
🥀 Fated Mates & Magical Kisses
❄️ Slavic Folklore Inspired
🖤 Hauntingly Beautiful with Lush Lyrical Prose
🥀 Whimsical, Cozy & Gothic Worldbuilding
❄️ Spiritual Warfare Representation
🖤 Spooky, but Not Spicy!
🥀 They're Both Cursed
��️ Strong Female Friendships
🖤 A Reluctant Hero's Quest
🥀 Dark Cottagecore Vibes
❄️ Pilgrim's Progress Inspired Journey
..for those who prefer their fairytales a little darker, full of hope and illuminated by faith.
Wingless Beauty is one of the eight novels in the Cursed Brides Series, a standalone multi-author collection of no-spice fairytale retellings. Each book in this enchanting series tells the tale of a cursed maiden, who is forced to participate in a royal bridal competition, and of course finds true love. Can be enjoyed in any order!
A Note to the Reader...
This book contains mature themes and situations such as Poisoning, Kidnapping, Near Drowning, Forestcore Horror, Emotional Manipulation, Demonic Possession, Gothic Horror, Strangulation, and several On Page Deaths in various degrees of graphic detail. Please consider these Trigger Warnings when deciding to read this book. I have done my best to offset these intense scenes with cozy interludes to allow the characters to catch their breath...and as always, the darkness is overcome with the power of God's light, illustrating the unseen war of good versus evil that rages against us in Spiritual Warfare.
Genre: Fantasy
When the Queen of Allyria falls mysteriously ill, the Faerie Court summons the Gossamer Games to choose her successor. If no heir rises, the seasons will never change again.
Tallia Thistle Down is the last faerie who should compete. Cursed from birth, an orphan with no wings and no magic, she doesn't stand a sprout's chance in winter of winning the crown. Her plan is simple; disappear before the deadly games claim her life.
But fate intervenes when a mysterious stranger rescues her... None other than Prince Soren of Allyria. As sparks ignite between them, Tallia realizes there's only one way to be with him. Return home and fight for the crown she never wanted.
She'll find her faith tested in ways she never imagined as she navigates the treacherous trials that bring out the worst in them. With the magic of creation itself and dark forces of destruction hanging in the balance, one faerie must rise to save them all, and she just may learn that God's plans are bigger and better than her own.
Can Tallia defy the impossible, or will her disadvantages cost her everything, including her heart?
❄️
A No-Spice Thumbelina Retelling with...
❄️ Wintry Atmospheric Vibes
🖤 Christian Allegorical Themes
🥀 Multiple Animal Companions
���️ Soft, Feminine & Bookish to Adventurous FMC
🖤 Bridal Trials Based on the 7 Deadly Sins
🥀 Enchanting Details, Idyllic Foods & Beautiful Dresses
❄️ Cinnamon Roll, Barn Owl Shifter MMC
🖤 He Falls First, She Literally Falls
🥀 Gothic, Villainous Queen of Decay
❄️ A Quaint but Collapsing Kingdom
🖤 Sentient Forests & Forestcore Horror
🥀 Fated Mates & Magical Kisses
❄️ Slavic Folklore Inspired
🖤 Hauntingly Beautiful with Lush Lyrical Prose
🥀 Whimsical, Cozy & Gothic Worldbuilding
❄️ Spiritual Warfare Representation
🖤 Spooky, but Not Spicy!
🥀 They're Both Cursed
��️ Strong Female Friendships
🖤 A Reluctant Hero's Quest
🥀 Dark Cottagecore Vibes
❄️ Pilgrim's Progress Inspired Journey
..for those who prefer their fairytales a little darker, full of hope and illuminated by faith.
Wingless Beauty is one of the eight novels in the Cursed Brides Series, a standalone multi-author collection of no-spice fairytale retellings. Each book in this enchanting series tells the tale of a cursed maiden, who is forced to participate in a royal bridal competition, and of course finds true love. Can be enjoyed in any order!
A Note to the Reader...
This book contains mature themes and situations such as Poisoning, Kidnapping, Near Drowning, Forestcore Horror, Emotional Manipulation, Demonic Possession, Gothic Horror, Strangulation, and several On Page Deaths in various degrees of graphic detail. Please consider these Trigger Warnings when deciding to read this book. I have done my best to offset these intense scenes with cozy interludes to allow the characters to catch their breath...and as always, the darkness is overcome with the power of God's light, illustrating the unseen war of good versus evil that rages against us in Spiritual Warfare.
Genre: Fantasy