| Genre | Gay / Paranormal / Fantasy / Shifters / MPreg / Fairy Tales / Erotic Romance / Humor/Comedy |
| Reviewed by | Serena Yates on 18-November-2013 |
People think that waiting in your tower for a dashing prince to rescue you is romantic. Believe me, that’s overrated. I should know. My name is Rapunzel Stiltskin, and for years my father kept me locked in a tower. And then my path unexpectedly crossed that of Arthurian prince Medwin.
Medwin is my perfect match. He understands me, and he doesn’t freak out when my obscenely long tresses trip him or knock over various items. He also does things to my body that make me ask questions I almost don’t dare to answer.
Am I a maiden? That’s what my father claimed, but if that’s the case, I’m not a very maidenly one. Medwin doesn’t think I’m female at all, and I believe him, especially when my libido responds to him in such a distinctively male—ahem—way.
Now… If only my hair would leave us alone long enough for us to consummate our mating. Wait… Why is Medwin suddenly a frog?
Note: This book is written in first-person point of view.
This third book continues the entertaining, sometimes hilarious set of stories from the magical lands of Arthuria and Merlinia. Magic abounds, which is not good for the Arthurians who have none, or at least not enough to stop a magic attack. The secretive and much-feared Lord Rumpel Stilskin tries to make life impossible for Rapunzel, the son he has raised to think he is a girl. And poor prince Medwin, just having escaped the clutches of an evil witch posing as a Merlinian princess, now has to face the fact that the man he loves has gender identity issues. What a set-up for yet another amazing story in this series!
Rapunzel, as in the original fairy tale, has been locked up in the tower ever since he was a child. Slightly different from the original, other than his gender, are the reasons why his father, the mysterious Lord Rumpel Stitskin, has kept him locked away for all that time. I loved the explanation, which is ingenious, but can’t tell you about it since it would be a huge spoiler. Just let me say it opens up the stage for a far more intricate back story and further complications in this series than I thought. Rapunzel's struggle with his gender identity, figuring out what was truth and what wasn't, were manfully supported by Prince Medwin. I loved Rapunzel and his first hesitant steps into making a new life in Arthuria, now that he finally escaped the tower, and free to determine what that looks like for the first time in his life.
Medwin is very grateful to Rapunzel for breaking the curse the evil witch had cast upon him so he would marry her. He quickly finds out he feels a lot more than gratitude toward Rapunzel, and falls head over heels in love. But, gentleman that he is, he decides to wait however long it takes Rapunzel to figure out who he is before he makes his move. The threat that separates them has him flummoxed at first, and he has no idea how to fight it, but his determination and cleverness win out and he charges ahead, just like he should. He is a prince, after all, and has certain standards to uphold!
If you know your fairy tales but would like to see a slightly different take on them, if you enjoy reading about mates who fall for each other at first glance only to discover they have a major fight on their hands if they want to stay together, and if you're looking for a read that is as funny as it is hot, then you will probably like this novella. As always, I'm already looking forward to the next one.
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Novella, 45903 words |
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| Publication Date | 09-November-2013 |
| Price | $5.99 ebook |
| Buy Link | http://www.bookstrand.com/the-frog-princes-hair-raising-predicament |
