DARE – Sample Chapter Live
Dear Diary,
This morning, I wake up with a plan. Now that I’m Queen of the Summer Fae, I shall fix two incredibly awful things about my realm. I’m talking stuff that’s way worse than getting hit in the face with troll dung (which happened to me once. Long story.)
Time for a list.
My Two Massive, Idealistic,
And Yet Totally Achievable Goals As Queen
One. Free the human changelings who are trapped in Faerie
Two. Drop-kick the summer elf lowlifes who are currently on the Elven “High” Council
Together, I call this my Changeling-Council Plan. Both things have been my sole obsession for years, if you don’t count Prince Dare. I’ve spent hours complaining about this stuff. Here’s how every conversation would go.
Me: The Winter Elves don’t keep human slaves. Someone should free the changelings in the Summer Realm, too.
Everyone: That’s the job of Protector Lazare.
Me: But what about the Elven High Council? If the council’s Summer Elves would agree with their winter counterparts, then we could free the changelings. We must swap out the summer fae on that council, pronto.
Everyone: You’re talking about two massive, idealistic and totally unachievable goals. Plus, if you try to mess with the changelings or the Elven High Council, then you’ll be exiled forever from Faerie or worse.
Me: You might have a minor point… for now.
That’s how life went until I exploded the evil Lazare and became Queen of the Summer Fae. These days, helping the changelings and fixing the High Council are absolutely my gig. Yes, here was a little sidetrack where I had to go save my father, but that’s all over.
Back to queening!
All of which brings me to the present moment. I lie curled under the covers in my royal bedroom and consider my next move. There are tons of folks I could consult about my Changeling-Council Plan. But there’s only one person who never-not-once questioned that I’d eventually kick the council’s butt and redefine changeling-hood.
Prince Dare.
Keeping a diary means being totally and brutally honest. And I’ve had a killer crush slight interest in dating Dare since we were kids. There’s actually a third and secret goal on my list.
Three. Dare
I don’t have anything more specific than that at this point. What can I say? I’m only sixteen.
But I do know what I need from Dare in terms of my Changeling-Council Plan. After all, the guy grew up in the Winter Court. He can help get stuff done. And the fact that he lives across Faerie isn’t a problem, either. The prince and I have a secret way of contacting each other that’s worked since we were kids: appearing to each other as ghosts.
One problem, though.
Last night, Dare and I went on a sleigh ride and totally smooched. Although it was my first kiss, I know there are rules about these things. At this point, the guy should reach out to contact me, not the other way around.
Which means I am not ghost-calling the prince.
Instead, I shall spend my time drawing a picture of something that is most definitely not Dare.
Like a tree.
– Calla
Dear Diary,
I miscalculated. For some reason, I ended up illustrating how intense-n-cute Dare looked right before he kissed me for the first time.
All my willpower is busted. I’m totally contacting him.
Today.
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About DAREWhat happens when a pixie outcast seizes the throne of Faerie… while her beloved elf prince becomes a wanted criminal?
Sassy pixie Calla loves the prankster life, even if it does make her an outcast among other fae. But everything changes when Calla’s magic erases an evil blight destroying the Faerie realm. That’s when the pariah pixie becomes something unexpected: a Fae Queen.
Yet no sooner does Calla take the crown than a new and unstoppable plague appears. Things get even worse when Calla’s longtime crush, the elf Prince ‘Dare’ Darius, appears to have masterminded the outbreak before fleeing to the mountains. According to the Faerie elders, there’s only one way to end this disease…
Calla must hunt down Dare and destroy him.
Yeah. Like that will ever happen.
Instead of killing anyone, Calla vows to cure the plague while proving Dare’s innocence. And if she must pull a few mega-pranks to make it all happen? Not a problem. Even so, the path ahead is still fraught with trouble. Secret enemies scheme to manipulate the outbreak—as well as Calla’s feelings for Dare—in order to bring our favorite prankster down, once and for all.
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Pixieland Diaries Series
1. Pixieland Diaries
2. Calla
3. Dare
4. Winter Prince
5. Ley Queen
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