Stephanie Garber

Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out … but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts. 

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A Curse for True Love, the breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy.

A Curse for True Love

Sophia

Her head hurt and her chest felt hollowed out, as if she’d lost more than just her memories.

For a second the agony was so deep and so brutal, she clutched her heart, half expecting to find a jagged hole. But there was no wound. Her heart was still there; she could feel it beating.

Yet for a devastating moment, Evangeline imagined that it shouldn’t have been, that her heart was supposed to be as broken as she felt.

She had something important to tell someone.

Jacks had always considered himself more of a sadist than a masochist. He enjoyed inflicting pain, not receiving it.

And yet he couldn’t bring himself to leave the shadows of Evangeline’s bedroom.

Jacks just needed to make sure she was still alive. That she wasn’t bleeding. In danger. Unhappy. Cold. She was safe in her bed. She’d be even safer when he left her. But he was too selfish to leave just yet.

“Wait!” Evangeline called. “What’s your name?”

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Madame Voss's eyes went wide. "Your Highness, are you all right?"

'No!' Evangeline wanted to scream. 'There's something I've forgotten and I need to remember.' 

Last night she'd convinced herself she could just let her memories go. But now it was clear that she'd been kidding herself. She knew Apollo had warned that regaining her memories would only hurt her, but some things were worth hurting for, and Evangeline believed this was one of those things.

"You're right. You keep saying Jacks is the villain. Yet you just let a man attack me with his pet bird in order to hunt another man down and kill him. You also told my guards -who aren't very nice, by the way- not to let me leave the castle, despite promising me you'd never lock me up. So, no, I don't know how much of a threat Lord Jacks is, but I'm starting to see you as one."

Evangeline's reaction to the potential news was immediate. Her expressions were always so easy to read. Earlier he'd seen he unease; then he'd seen her fear, her anger; and now as she bit down on her lower lip, he could see her curiosity. She was the moth and Jacks was still the flame.

"Wait!" Evangeline called. "What's your name?"

But once again, his thoughts weren't projected loudly enough for her to hear.

Instead, he gave her the name he'd planned on. He knew she wouldn't remember it, and he needed to make sure he didn't forget it. "You can call me Archer."

She scowled. This only made him grin wider. Which was worse. He had dimples. Unfair dimples. 

Aimee :)

Evangeline Fox always believed she'd find herself inside of a fairytale one day.

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