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BBNYA Spotlight - Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski

About BBNYA and the Spotlight Tours

The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 16 finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Book Details

LENGTH: 442 Pages
GENRE: Fantasy, Romance
AGE CATEGORY: New Adult
DATE PUBLISHED: December 22, 2022

Indie Story Geek: https://indiestorygeek.com/story/8732

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/gaC4jBF (Canada) https://a.co/d/fFef0Bn (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/5RBFT23 (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/201615251

The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d49fb2c3-6237-452f-960f-6e69e615e2d2

Blurb

The Princess Bride and Buffy the Vampire Slayer meet Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass in this Breton legend-inspired fantasy debut brimming with wry humor, epic adventure, and an irresistible romance.

Lilac Trécesson is a prisoner in her parents' castle after a most wicked secret was revealed on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. Years later, her Accession looms upon her father's decision to abdicate, and between the riotous townsfolk and scheming nobles bent on snatching her throne, she prepares for the worst… Until a letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, containing a curious offer to banish her curse forever.

She begrudgingly trades her coronet for a cloak and ventures into the forest Brocéliande, only to find herself cornered by a bloodthirsty barkeep who demands her help in exchange for protection against the even deadlier forces of the woods.

With only the protection of her inherited dagger—and unsolicited help of the sardonic stranger who inserts himself on her quest—Lilac must find the impious enchantress and return in time to claim her crown. Pity the fool to underestimate the girl with subpar blade skills but the spite to make up for it.

This is the tale of a cursed princess,
A crestfallen killer,
The town that wants them to burn,
And the witch who can save them both.

Author Bio

Brianna Sugalski is the Dark Fantasy/ Vampire Romance author of the Ruinous Reign series (previously known as the A Lay of Ruinous Reign series). She spends her free time creating RPG characters who scarcely get played, so they go in her books, and prefers exploring the more ominous—disenchanting, if you will—undertones of romance, legend, and the arcane.


A woman in a yellow gown stands with a man in green. She has a dagger at her hip and he has a sword on his back.A person with long brown hair stares directly into the camera, wearing a white sweatshirt. One of her eyebrows is raised dramatically.


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