by Liz Braswell
First published 2024
Princess Merida refuses to marry a stranger chosen by her mother Queen Elinor. When magical wisps lead her to a witch's cottage, Merida receives a pastry that promises to transform her mother. Instead of giving it to Elinor, Merida consumes it herself. She awakens in the past as a teenager, with a young Elinor holding a blade to her throat. Merida has landed in an era when Clan DunBroch and Clan MacCameron wage bitter war against each other. Her arrival has prevented her parents from their destined meeting. Now Merida must navigate deadly clan rivalries while finding a way to bring Elinor and Fergus together. She faces the challenge of uniting two feuding families while securing her own future. The princess who sought to escape an arranged marriage must now orchestrate the love story that will create her existence.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Clan DunBroch, Clan MacCameron
Period: Past
464 pages · Hardcover · Random House/Disney