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Bargain With the Witch Prince by Alexa Ashe

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bargain With the Witch Prince, a novella by Alexa Ashe, is a fantasy romance. At the heart is the forbidden love between Prince Kell and Joula. Kell is encouraged by his dying father to marry and accept his coronation as king so that he may witness both before his death. Against his will, Kell agrees. He spends time with the chosen princesses from which he will choose. He is miserable and sneaks out of the castle to drink himself stupid and forget about his obligations for time. He succeeds in the former, resulting in an accident. Joula is half witch, half demon, the daughter of a demon prince with whom her mother made a bargain. No one knows of her demon blood other than her mother. When she finds Kell seriously injured as a result of his drunken escapades, she takes him to her private hideaway and heals him. It does not take him long to realize that the powers she possesses are not simply the powers of a witch. She is afraid that once he realizes she is half demon, he will want nothing to do with her. To her surprise, Kell doesn't seem to care. He is more interested in the fact that she can give him something he's never had, a friend. Joula has never known friendship either, so she agrees to be his. They begin to meet regularly and soon enough develop deeper feelings for each other. They must navigate Kell's promise to his father to marry soon and Joula's demon father, who seems determined to take her with him back to his home when the time is right. Will their love for each other be enough to overcome these obstacles, not to mention the fear of how Kell's father will react when he finds out the future queen is half demon? Kell and Joula are a forbidden couple, but fit together who prove love and ingenuity are enough.