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Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber

Flatiron Books · Paperback · March 28, 2023

The IRRESISTIBLE first novel in the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING Once Upon a Broken Heart series, about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

YA Fantasy RomanceRoyalty Stories for TeensParanormal YA Romancefantasy
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Who it’s for
A glossy, perilous fantasy-romance setup with clear collector appeal.
Themes
love, curses, happily ever after
Pacing
Mixed

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The IRRESISTIBLE first novel in the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING Once Upon a Broken Heart series, about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts.

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In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game ― and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy. Continue the adventure in The Ballad of Never After, A Curse for True Love, and The Mirror of Infinite Endings! Also by Stephanie Garber: The Caraval Series - Caraval - Legendary - Finale - Spectacular Alchemy of Secrets

Why It Clicks

A glossy, perilous fantasy-romance setup with clear collector appeal.

Come here for

  • fandom energy, series entry point
  • romance tension with a dark-fantasy sheen

Expect

  • enemies-to-lovers charge
  • series-forward momentum

Where it sits

YA Fantasy Romance100%
Royalty Stories for Teens27%
Paranormal YA Romance25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens
  • Dark YA Fantasy
  • YA Fantasy Romance
Authors
Stephanie Garber
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Published
March 28, 2023
Format
Paperback
Theme
love · curses · happily ever after
Reading lane
Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens