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The Bruised Princess: A Short Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (Once Upon a Short Story Book 3) by [A. G. Marshall]

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The Bruised Princess: A Short Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (Once Upon a Short Story Book 3) Kindle Edition

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A desperate girl on a stormy night...

Rachel is searching for sanctuary from her abusive father, but finds herself a guest in the castle instead. Why does everyone assume she is important, and why do they insist that she sleep on an enormous mattress tower?

Can she unravel the mystery and find a happy ending, or will she be trapped in something even worse? See for yourself in this romantic retelling of The Princess and the Pea.

The Bruised Princess is book three in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.
Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures!

This short story of 6,500 words (about 25 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

Book 3 of 9

Once Upon a Short Story
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English
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April 7, 2019
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07QGWXJ7R
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avanell Publishing (April 7, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 388 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 31 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #833,368 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #224 in Children's Royalty Books (Kindle Store)
- #934 in Children's Royalty Books (Books)
- #12,430 in Single Authors Short Stories

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A.G. Marshall loves fairy tales and has been writing stories since she could hold a pencil. She is a professional pianist and perfected her storytelling by writing college papers about music (which is more similar to magic than you might think).

She fills each book she writes with magic, adventure, clean romance, humor and other random things she loves. Her stories are designed to sweep you away to magical places and make you laugh on the journey.

Get the exclusive short story "Gemstones and Gremlins" for free by joining her newsletter at: www.angelagmarshall.com/email-signup

And be sure to check out all the other free bonus content on her website!

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Strength and Courage! 5 Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 4, 2019

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Typically I'm not into the whole love at first sight, knight in shinning armor who saves the damsel in distress but something with this book made me pause. Marshall in the span of 28 pages almost ripped my heart out. From the first page which I think is a very powerful start you feel for Rachel. You want to protect her and cheer for her. She is not the damsel heroine who will lead her soldiers to war on the front line, but the quiet fighter with a loyal heart. Based off the fairy tale the Princess and the Pea, Rachel goes through the princess test and while (SPOILER NOT REALLY A SPOILER) she wins, it is the decisions she makes after for herself, a boy she barely knows and a country that make you appreciate her true strength. Even when she is battered and broken. I fell in love with this short story and only wish it could be turned into a long novel/ ebook! 5 Stars!

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More Than I Was Expecting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2020

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Can't say as I read many fairy tale retellings, and I wasn't expecting a whole lot when I jumped into this short reimagining of The Princess and the Pea.

But, my, what a well-spun story this romantic read is. It wonderfully brings the believable into the fantastical and adds substance beyond simple fairy-tale developments.

And what I like most is that, yes, although Rachel is a victim, this is more than a story of a damsel in distress getting saved. Rachel has more to offer to play a purposeful, active part in the course of her life—and the course of another's.

It's a thrill when stories I stumble upon far exceed my expectations.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2019

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With as short as this story was, I wouldn't have guessed that I'd love it so much. A. G. Marshall did a fantastic job of telling such an amazing story in so few words. I loved reading Rachel and Benjamin's story with such a sweet romance. I do want to give a trigger warning that may or may not be in the blurb I didn't read. Rachel suffers physical abuse from her father off the page and she's dealing with the results of it throughout this book. It's not very descriptive, but the topic is here.

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Excellent Adaptation

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 11, 2020

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The strength which Rachel has is endearing but the caution she exhibits is crucial. The hope that Benjamin holds he does only at personal risk.

Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Happily Ever After. Haunting. Page-turner. Romantic. Scary. Tragic. Unpredictable. Whimsical. Wonderful characters.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2019

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Normally, I tend to find myself underwhelmed when it comes to short stories, but not with this one! It was a great Princess and the Pea retelling with characters easy to root for. Recommended!

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2019

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Good story! Amazing that it is so short but still very compelling of a story. I wished it would've continued on and on into a full length book. I loved the concept.

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Cedar

Cute short story!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2019

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This was a short but cute rendition of the princess and the pea. I will look for other of Marshall's short fairy tale rellings.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 6, 2019

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It’s not what I expected

AA Lee

Ow...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 29, 2021

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This was a very different twist on the Princess and the Pea story. Our heroine is no princess, and her background - domestic abuse is a painful reality. The author managed to take an unpalatable and rarely discussed situation and turn it into the element that turns the original fairy tale on its head and gives us a HEA that has the potential to really be happy, with work.

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