Happily-ever-after turned upside down, inside out, and completely over the top!

Christian is gaga for Princess Marigold. He's just a commoner, though, and no match for royalty. Heck, he lives in a cave with a troll! And now he's discovered another reason to put his love-soggy heart on ice: Queen Olympia is scheming to take over the kingdom-and she'll bump off Marigold to do it! Can Chris foil her diabolical plans?

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AUTHOR
Jean Ferris has written more than a dozen popular books for teens, including several ALA Best Books for Young Adults and one YALSA Teens' Top Ten Best Book. She lives in San Diego, CA.

NARRATOR
Carrington MacDuffie is a recording artist and spoken-word performer whose voice acting has been featured in several independent films. Her one-woman show, "On the Dreaming Earth," has been staged at various venues across the western United States. She has received 5 AudioFile Earphones awards for audiboook narration, and two Audie nominations.

ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Junior Library Guild Selection
Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children

REVIEWS
Audiofile
"Carrington MacDuffie's perfect once-upon-a-time voice fits this fairy-tale love story and adventure. Her narration acknowledges that this is a story escaping its genre boundaries as she captures the humor and satire in the written words... Overall, MacDuffie sustains listeners with a calming narration that promises a happily-ever-after ending."

Kirkus Reviews
"Cold, indeed, is the heart not made warm by this bubbly fairy-tale romance."