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9 to 5 with fairy tale princesses in a delightful comic fantasy revenge/heist!Brave, Resourceful, Deceitful, Double-Crossing... Charming.Prince Jean-Marc Charming Arundel, known to friends and enemies alike as "Prince Charming," is handsome, well-mannered, brave, a peerless swordsman, a cunning tactician – and a liar, a con man and a fraud. For years he has been travelling from one kingdom to the next, rescuing endangered princesses and maidens, securing their troths and his place in their fathers' palaces, then looting their treasuries and having it away before dawn.Until a chance meeting of three of his victims – raven-haired Marie Blanche de Neige, the sorceress Doctor Emilia Rapunzel and the long-slumbering Bella Lucia dei’ Sogni – suggests a course of revenge...
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The Princess Bride x Shrek x John Tucker Must Die
Charming follows Prince Charming and his companion Roland, who go from kingdom to kingdom under synonymous names. Prince Charming fulfills prophecies and saves maidens, then robs the country blind right before wedding vows are to be made.
But finally, his crimes are catching up to him, when one fated evening brings three of his victims together. Marie Blanche, Dr. Emilia Rapunzel and Bella Lucia—respectively Snow White, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty.
This was so much fun to read! It felt both cozy and familiar while still being fresh with unexpected turns. 4.5 stars, because some of the latter additions could have been more fleshed out. But I really loved this and will be recommending to my audience!