
The Golden Princess
A Retelling of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Return to the Four Kingdoms, Book 4)
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Melanie Cellier
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Exiled from her old life as the daughter of a vizier, Zaria still grieves the lost friends of her childhood. She’s grown accustomed to her new role as a servant, though—up until the day she stumbles on the fabled lost cave of treasures.
The wealth inside is enough to transform anyone’s life, but Zaria isn’t the first to find it. A gang of cutthroat thieves got there first, and their behavior makes Zaria question everything she sees. With an unknown enchantment at work, and forty criminals desperate to protect their hoard, she doesn’t want anything to do with the gold.
But when her royal friends reappear, Zaria discovers the cave is the key to defeating a threat to the entire kingdom. She can’t turn her back on her people, even if that means facing thieves and traitors with Crown Prince Tarek at her side. Zaria thought she’d found peace with her past, but now she isn’t sure if she’s more in danger of losing her life or her heart.
In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, a servant girl must outwit a cunning adversary before she can claim the treasure her heart truly desires. If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the books in the Return to the Four Kingdoms series now! These interconnected fairy tale retellings each feature a different heroine who finds herself friendless in a strange land and who must fight to save her new home and win her happily ever after.
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- Tor
- 06-22-23
Wonderful series!!
Each book in the 4 kingdoms series is a wonderful addition to your library!! Love each of these books!
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- Diane Collins
- 03-23-24
Love this series
This is such a fun series. I love the story telling/writing of Melanie Cellier. It's so refreshing to have a story teller who doesn't need to write sex scenes into a story. These stories are immensely creative and fun, Esther Wane does a fantastic job narrating these books.
If you love entertaining, enchanting clean HEA stories I highly recommend this series, you wont be disappointed :)
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- Barbara G Farrow
- 07-22-23
The Golden Princess satisfies
The Golden Princess continues Cellier’s saga by weaving new characters and plot lines with those in the earlier works of this stories. Her characters have depth. Her story line is full of angst, twists and satisfying resolution.
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- Christina Smith
- 11-24-23
The story
I liked that is a retelling of a fairy tale. Melanie Cellier makes fairytale come alive in these exciting books.
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- Awerkamp
- 08-21-23
Loved it!
Very engaging story, even if the ending was somewhat predictable. The narration was great too.
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- Rose
- 12-13-23
One of her best!
I have read all of Melanie Cellier’s four kingdoms series, and I can confidently say that this is one of the better. The plot is engaging, and the characters easy to root for, while the tone of the book stayed light and wholesome. I especially loved the trust the love interests gave each other, and how steadfast and stable they were. No unneeded drama to be found at last! I would definitely recommend.
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