Name: A Curse for True Love
ISBN: 9781250851208

Stephanie Garber

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.

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.

Once Upon A Broken Heart #3

A Curse for True Love

Aimee :)

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

Then it hit her, not a feeling but a thought- -a sharp, fragmented one.

She had something important to tell someone.

She was truly elsewhere, and it seemed she had been for long enough to meet heroes and villains, and to find herself in a battle between them.

Apollo brought her hand to his lips and pressed a kiss to her knuckles that made her shiver. "I am the one who will never let anyone harm you again."

If Apollo had just come back from the dead, how did he already know what had happened to her? Maybe he was wrong about this Lord Jacks stealing her memories,…

When Evangeline was alone and looked in the mirror, she saw the reflection of a princess. This was everything she could have wanted.

She felt like the idea of a princess, with the dress and the prince and the castle, and yet she also felt without.

There was something absolutely vital she needed to tell someone. But no matter how hard she tried, she could not remember what it was or who it was she needed to tell.

It was shortly after this, when Evangeline's arms were being measured for gloves, that she noticed the scar. It was on the underside of her right wrist, thin and white, shaped like a broken heart. And it had definitely not been there before.

Her heart pounded faster and faster. Danger, danger, danger, it seemed to say again. But Evangeline was no longer sure she could trust it- -or maybe she just liked the danger.

The True and Unabridged History of Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts."

a gid who believed in fairytales stole the heart of a prince who had sworn to never love.

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.

He wanted a piece of her. To keep her. To use her for later.

Why is it that people are always trying to kill you?" His voice was low, on the edge of something deadly. "You need to be more careful."

"You have no sense of self-preservation." Archer took another angry step. "If someone labeled a bottle poison, you would drink it. You take warnings as invitations. You can't seem to stay away from all the things that will hurt you."

Archer's eyes locked with hers. "Nothing."

Jacks looked like a happy ending that was just out of reach, and Martine was clearly bewitched by him. Just like Evangeline had been, only she was afraid her feelings for him had been a lot deeper than bewitchment.

"Why did you do that? You can't just go around killing people!"

He couldn't tell if she was finally remembering.

But he was selfish enough to hope that she was.

He debated keeping her trapped under him until she did. He knew it was a bad idea, but he wanted her to remember him.

He wanted her to look at him, just once, and know him the way she had before.

It was cruel of him to want her to want him again. If she remembered, it would only hurt her more.

He would have set the world on fire and then let it all burn just to keep holding her like this.

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE, the breathtaking conclusion to Stephanie Garber’s #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. 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.

A Curse For True Love

ophelia ross 

I enjoyed this series a lot and I’m sad it’s over.

Jeweliet Coffee

Annabella

Everything that needs to be in a fantasy book is in this series, and maybe it won’t be everyone’s type of romance but it was amazing and insanely addicting for me. Setting is amazing, the ambiance, and it’s delightfully easy to read. 

For book 3, there are bits that I hated but they’re more towards some of the characters or some turn of events. Everyone is stubborn and I both love and hate it. The chemistry between Eva and Jacks is out of this world, and if you don’t agree with me or don’t appreciate it THEN SUCKS FOR YOU- am just kidding (maybe) 

The last of this series! My initial thought is “woah I finished it, it’s done!” and now it’s “how do I move on from this?” I officially declare that I will always be jealous to anyone who’ll be reading this series for the first time! 

Everything that needs to be in a fantasy book is in this series, and maybe it won’t be everyone’s type of romance but it was amazing and insanely addicting for me. Setting is amazing, the ambiance, and it’s delightfully easy to read. 

For book 3, there are bits that I hated but they’re more towards some of the characters or some turn of events. Everyone is stubborn and I both love and hate it. The chemistry between Eva and Jacks is out of this world, and if you don’t agree with me or don’t appreciate it THEN SUCKS FOR YOU- am just kidding (maybe) 

The last of this series! My initial thought is “woah I finished it, it’s done!” and now it’s “how do I move on from this?” I officially declare that I will always be jealous to anyone who’ll be reading this series for the first time! 

still only finished the series for the mmc. One of the few blonde morally grey men I root for

Abigail F

I only wish there were three VA's instead of two. I love all the twists and turns and the plot twists at the end?! Well damn. 

Although that last death was kinda anticlimactic ngl; but I'm so biased with these books that I don't mind. 

Tsu 💙

I only wish there were three VA's instead of two. I love all the twists and turns and the plot twists at the end?! Well damn. 

Although that last death was kinda anticlimactic ngl; but I'm so biased with these books that I don't mind. 

loved the ballad of never after and was hoping this final book in the trilogy would have the same impact as ballad but unfortunately it did not😞 it was still good but i didn’t feel as into the story as i was during ballad. maybe it’s cause i was reading it more than a year after i read ballad??? just didn’t hit the same but was still endearing and im happy with it 

ariana :)

Tied things up nicely while leaving the door open for future tales for other characters.  I love the setting of these books (both these 3 as well as the 3 Caravel books) - slightly grown up fairy tales that feel lyrical to my brain.  😍

Jeanne L Collier

Honestly kinda all over the place and random? Felt like a lot of the overall storyline was just rushed and not fully answered about certain things 

Jazz

I loved it and am satisfied with the ending... however, I feel like there's a lot of plot holes or more potential for all the characters. For instance, Evangeline has the ability to open doors but would it be possible to extend beyond that? What's the history of the fates? What are the Valors planning? What happened to Luc and Marisol? So many questions! I wish they extended to a 4th book or made the last book at least 200 pages more. Loved it overall but I will always hope for more in this universe!

hillary pebworth 

shiya

rara

estaba bueno, ojala hubiera leido el 2 antes para hacer un refresh

Piliii

First time i didnt get in a depressed state after reading a book in this series!! (thank you)

Martine Hulleberg

great way to end a series. stephanie garner writes so beautifully 😭

Piper Palmer

AAAAAAAAA MY LOVESSSS MY BELOVEDSSS AAAAAA I LOVE THEM
they way i finished this in just a few hours ots crazy how i just could NOT put it down (i miss them already)

nany

stephanie always gives us such wonderful characters and I know I'll miss them all. Evajacks will always live in my mind

Jennifer Gosnell

4.5 stars, rounded up. 

An excellent ending to the trilogy! I flew through this one, and felt like the pacing was excellent. And I liked how all of the main characters’ stories finished up.

Nala

LaLa the Violent was my precious, I do love friends that support bad decisions so me and her could be besties. Eva *you'll always be my babeyy *

apollo somehow managed to construct his own graveyard dig his own grave and lower himself into it all while believing he loved evangeline. if there’s ever been a case of self gaslightation x narcissism it’s here

anya

Amazing read but i feel like there was too much content focusing on Apollo in the first half of the book and the fact that Jacks didn’t even appear that much until in the later half of the book made it a bit frustrating to see Evangeline piece together memories that were manipulated by Apollo. I NEEDED MORE EVAJACKS 😭

I have so many questions still ??? like i need explanations for why the curse didn’t kill Evangeline? what happened to the stepsister or Luc? Aurora is a menace wtf?? what happened with the four stones after it was used to turn back time?? ….

The ending was definitely sweet and I loved the personification of the story curse which also appeared before in another book. 

Luoyi

Amazing read but i feel like there was too much content focusing on Apollo in the first half of the book and the fact that Jacks didn’t even appear that much until in the later half of the book made it a bit frustrating to see Evangeline piece together memories that were manipulated by Apollo. I NEEDED MORE EVAJACKS 😭

I have so many questions still ??? like i need explanations for why the curse didn’t kill Evangeline? what happened to the stepsister or Luc? Aurora is a menace wtf?? what happened with the four stones after it was used to turn back time?? ….

The ending was definitely sweet and I loved the personification of the story curse which also appeared before in another book. 

- also Lala and Chaos?? hello what??🫢 

Overall, I loved this series sm and would highly recommend! 

I do think this one started off a tad slow for me but once it got going it was super good. The last few chapters really had me stressing though! The ending was super good of course. 

Hannah Williams

5 ⭐!!!!!

I did love this. Immediately my favorite thing about this book was how Stephanie's writing has greatly improved in the sense that everything is just so much more captivating. Blame it on my familiarity with the world or her improvement but now when things happened I wasn't just "this makes no sense" but I was like: right, duh, because this is the Magnificent North!

Like Kat mentioned to me I do think TBONA is also my favorite because there are scenes that just jump out as more striking and that I'll remember (the hollow, the crypt, the cliff). And while this was a five star read for me I still believe there could've been more and the rating is probably caused by my undying love for Evangeline and Jacks.

clau☁️

my heart is shattered i can’t believe this is over😭 and jacks is over💔💔💔
the love story is a 10/10 and more buuuut… i have some unanswered questions about this world and i’m a bit confused so im hoping we get some kind of spin off or novella with some answers

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