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Laura Kenyon

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Like so many women today, I grew up on Disney films and fairy tales. But as wonderful as these were at the time, they always left me wondering what came next. How did Cinderella feel ten years down the road, when her iconic ball gown no longer fit and she had four kids, royal duties up the wahzoo, and a husband who was hardly ever around? How long did it take Beast to return to his old ways when he no longer needed Beauty to break the curse?

My debut novel, Desperately Ever After, takes our most beloved fairy tale princesses, makes them the best of friends, and imagines what happened when the wedding bells stopped ringing. At its core, it’s about honesty and friendship, and how one can never work without the other.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 1,346 ratings · 178 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Desperately Ever After (Desperately Ever After, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Damsels in Distress (Desperately Ever After, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 350 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skipping Midnight (Desperately Ever After, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 184 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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When you think of fairy tales, do you immediately picture a handsome knight rescuing a gorgeous damsel, placing her gracefully atop his snowy white steed, and trotting off to their standing-room-only wedding by the sea? Do you think of epic … Continue reading →

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“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen”
― Laura Kenyon, Desperately Ever After

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“I was the escape you needed at the time, but that’s all. That’s why you kept looking for someone else, and why I had to censor myself to fit you. We aren’t made for the long haul,”
― Laura Kenyon, Desperately Ever After

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“Our love was what we needed under the circumstances, but the circumstances have changed.”
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