First Line Friday & The Friday 56: Red Kingdom by Rachel L. Demeter

First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie @ Reading Is My Superpower.
The Friday 56 is hosted by Anne @ My Head is Full of Books while Freda @ Freda’s Voice is on hiatus.
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FIRST LINE FRIDAY

where each week we share the first line of our current read(s)

The Kingdom of Norland, 1455
Winslowe Castle

The sigil of the Black Wolf rose in the darkness like a waking nightmare.

THE FRIDAY 56

where each week we share a snippet from page 56 or 56%

She watched the firelight swim in his dark hair and play off his handsome, drawn face.
He looks lost. Like just another ghost haunting Winslowe Castle.
His hazel eyes had transformed into two pits of miserable grief.
“Tell me, Rowan. Please. Help me understand.”

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined with a dark and realistic twist.

Princess Blanchette’s world shatters when the Black Wolf tears apart her castle and everything she holds dear. All she clings to is the vow she made to her grandmother on her deathbed.

Hailed as the people’s champion, Sir Rowan Dietrich liberates the capital in a quest for vengeance. He takes Winslowe Castle with an army at his back and his wolf, Smoke, at his side.

United by a shared cause and powerful attraction, Rowan and Blanchette embark on a journey of self-discovery and redemption—a path filled with loss, transformation, and ultimately, the healing power of love.

Can Norland’s resplendent princess, with her captivating beauty and spirit, tame the fabled Black Wolf?

Inspired by the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Red Kingdom is a passionate, slow-burn historical romance about the enduring quest for love and the longing for a world at harmony.

*Red Kingdom is a standalone installment in a series of reimagined classic fairy tales. Due to adult content and themes, it is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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