Torn Beauty
(2025)An Alice in Wonderland Retelling
(A book in the Cursed Brides series)
A novel by Kathryn South
Emma Everdell never believed her grandmother’s tales of fireflowers, curses, and magical kingdoms.
Magic wasn’t real. Curses didn’t exist. Until the night she falls into a coma… and awakens in Wonderland.
Now trapped in a cursed realm ruled by a tyrant king and terrorized by the monstrous Jabberwocky, Emma is hailed as the long-awaited Phoenix princess and thrust into a deadly bridal competition for Prince Ember’s hand. Winning his heart may be her only way home—but with a fianc'' waiting in the human realm, she has no intention of competing.
Everything changes when her sister, Elyce, arrives to rescue her—transformed into Emma’s mirror image by a twist of magic. Together, the sisters devise a daring plan to masquerade as one girl, deceive the court, and trick the prince into falling for Elyce instead.
But in Wonderland, true love is the only force strong enough to break the curse. So, what will happen when Prince Ember discovers he’s been deceived?
Genre: Fantasy
Magic wasn’t real. Curses didn’t exist. Until the night she falls into a coma… and awakens in Wonderland.
Now trapped in a cursed realm ruled by a tyrant king and terrorized by the monstrous Jabberwocky, Emma is hailed as the long-awaited Phoenix princess and thrust into a deadly bridal competition for Prince Ember’s hand. Winning his heart may be her only way home—but with a fianc'' waiting in the human realm, she has no intention of competing.
Everything changes when her sister, Elyce, arrives to rescue her—transformed into Emma’s mirror image by a twist of magic. Together, the sisters devise a daring plan to masquerade as one girl, deceive the court, and trick the prince into falling for Elyce instead.
But in Wonderland, true love is the only force strong enough to break the curse. So, what will happen when Prince Ember discovers he’s been deceived?
Genre: Fantasy