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Disenchanted
by Brianna Sugalski
Updated Review Nov 2022: This is the original Young Adult version of Disenchanted, published by The Parliament House Press in 2020. As of December 2023, I have since discontinued it and rereleased a rewritten, re-edited version geared for a New Adult audience, and the rest of the trilogy will follow this NA rating. The new edition is entitled, Disenchanted (A Lay of Ruinous Reign: Book One) and is now available on all online retailers and select bookshops. Please reach out on my social media with any questions.
A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents' castle after a wicked secret is revealed on the eve of her tenth birthday soirée. Years later, her coronation ceremony looms, and between the riotous townsfolk and scheming nobleman bent on snatching the throne, Lilac prepares for the worst... Until a mysterious letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, detailing a curious offer to cure her darkness forever.
Lilac begrudgingly trades her coronet for a cloak and ventures into the forest Brocéliande in pursuit of the impious enchantress at the edge of town. With only the protection of an inherited dagger—and unsolicited help of the sardonic stranger who inserts himself on her quest—she must traverse Brocèliande and return in time to claim her rightful position as sovereign monarch.
This is the story of a cursed princess,
A crestfallen killer,
The town that wants them to burn,
And the witch that can save them both.
The original Young Adult version of Disenchanted was poorly, poorly edited at the hands of my publisher, and I frankly did not want that to be my public impression as an author.
Drafting book two for a year has also begged for more thorough world building and lore in the series foundation, and so I am grateful for this second chance to give my characters the detail and romance they deserve. This is a scary jump for me, perhaps my own leap into an enchanted forest filled with unknowns. What I do know is that this version is the story that needed to be told, and that you all deserve.
I am endlessly thankful for your support and patience, and I would not be able to get this story in your hands without the help and support of a whole team of talented professionals and readers who have become family. My editors, Olivia Swenson, Loni Crittenden, and Julia F. (EntirelyBonkerz), thank you for your honesty and keen insight, and for making me laugh while helping my manuscript suck substantially less. Aimee Jones, Beth Wilkinson, and Lucas LaChaize, thank you for your history lessons and brainstorming sessions; I’m so grateful for your time and friendship, and that you’ve shared your colorful, stunning cultures with me and this book series.
The rest of the A Lay of Ruinous Reign series will follow the Adult rating elevation, and each will come with a trigger warnings page. If you’ve read YA Disenchanted before, I hope you’re ready. If you’re new here, Welcome to Brocéliande.
A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents' castle after a wicked secret is revealed on the eve of her tenth birthday soirée. Years later, her coronation ceremony looms, and between the riotous townsfolk and scheming nobleman bent on snatching the throne, Lilac prepares for the worst... Until a mysterious letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, detailing a curious offer to cure her darkness forever.
Lilac begrudgingly trades her coronet for a cloak and ventures into the forest Brocéliande in pursuit of the impious enchantress at the edge of town. With only the protection of an inherited dagger—and unsolicited help of the sardonic stranger who inserts himself on her quest—she must traverse Brocèliande and return in time to claim her rightful position as sovereign monarch.
This is the story of a cursed princess,
A crestfallen killer,
The town that wants them to burn,
And the witch that can save them both.
The original Young Adult version of Disenchanted was poorly, poorly edited at the hands of my publisher, and I frankly did not want that to be my public impression as an author.
Drafting book two for a year has also begged for more thorough world building and lore in the series foundation, and so I am grateful for this second chance to give my characters the detail and romance they deserve. This is a scary jump for me, perhaps my own leap into an enchanted forest filled with unknowns. What I do know is that this version is the story that needed to be told, and that you all deserve.
I am endlessly thankful for your support and patience, and I would not be able to get this story in your hands without the help and support of a whole team of talented professionals and readers who have become family. My editors, Olivia Swenson, Loni Crittenden, and Julia F. (EntirelyBonkerz), thank you for your honesty and keen insight, and for making me laugh while helping my manuscript suck substantially less. Aimee Jones, Beth Wilkinson, and Lucas LaChaize, thank you for your history lessons and brainstorming sessions; I’m so grateful for your time and friendship, and that you’ve shared your colorful, stunning cultures with me and this book series.
The rest of the A Lay of Ruinous Reign series will follow the Adult rating elevation, and each will come with a trigger warnings page. If you’ve read YA Disenchanted before, I hope you’re ready. If you’re new here, Welcome to Brocéliande.