Secretly, he loves Maribel and desperately hopes she doesn't complete her holy order vows. Edmund escaped and has lived in the abbey ever since, uniquely trained to work with wild animals. When he was a young boy, Edmund Chambers helplessly watched King Ethelwulf murder his family. She's carefree and happy with her life…until a visitor comes to the abbey and reveals her true identity as one of the lost princesses.

Raised in an isolated abbey, Lady Maribel desires nothing more than to become a nun and continue practicing her healing arts.

And a cruel king desperate to squelch the growing rebellion. For some readers, that information simply becomes repetitious.A second princess. Yes, each book in the series is interconnected to a larger plot, but each is also an independent love story that finds resolution by the end of each book.įinally, the second (and third) book are more challenging, because a writer has to continue to relay backstory (history, family genealogy, etc.) as a memory refresher and just in case a reader doesn’t start with the first book.

The other thing that’s tough is being able to write a complete love story in and of itself while also moving the series forward to its conclusion. That middle book is always the toughest because an author faces the danger of slowing down the momentum of the larger series’ plot, leaving too much dangling, or veering off on tangents. When an author hears praise for a second book in a series, let me tell you, she releases a huge sigh of relief. I stayed up late to read the whole book in one sitting! I couldn't put it down and I was squealing with excitement by the end!' Here’s one more review: 'I didn't think you could top the first two books and yet you DID. I loved this book a bajillion times more than the first.'Īnother reader said: 'Wow! Jody Hedlund has outdone herself with this one! Each book in this series just keeps getting better and better.' I thought this would be the slow story of the series that I would have to suffer through. I wasn't sure if I would like this one as much as the first. Reviews are rolling in and readers are declaring that the second book is exceeding expectations! FOREMOST, the second full length novel in my new medieval YA Lost Princesses series is hitting shelves!įor those of you worried about a second-book-slump-the point in a series where you hit the doldrums and have to force yourself to keep going-well, let me put your mind at ease.

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