The Frog Prince (GriMM Tales)

Here's AM Rose's "The Frog Prince." It's a novel the new multi-author series, The GriMM Tales.

["A man without a crown could still be a prince. But what about a monster?

Adalwin has always been a prince.
Born into royalty as the heir to the throne of Hallin, he was raised to rule a kingdom.
Only, the one he receives is not the one he expected.
Cruelly cursed and presumed dead by all who once knew him, his kingdom is now made up of a murky glen where water-splashers dwell and crooked linden trees block the light. Sitting on a throne built from bracken and moss, his only subjects are those creatures that won’t run in terror at first glance.
After all, who could swear fealty to a monster?
Only the bravest cross the borders into the Frog Prince’s kingdom, drawn by whispered rumors of a boon should you meet his price. An opportunity for him to show the man underneath the monster—a chance to break the curse’s shackles and return home.
When a beautiful, kind-hearted man with hair blessed by the sun itself stumbles into his lair looking to make a deal, more than just Adalwin’s interest is stirred. Maybe his lonely heart is too.
But when the man tries to break the deal, the Frog Prince must come to collect."]

I was very much not prepared for how soft Alwin was. His heart, his soul. His subjects. His Otto. He fell hopelessly in love with Otto from the very beginning. At first, it was just the hope of it all. But it quickly became real. 

Real for Otto, too. He didn't know why he was having these dreams when he was supposed to be afraid of the monster in the forest. Until he realized how far from a monster his Alwin was. Alwin looked different on the outside than humans did, but he cared, he embarrassed, he grieved. 

And all this time, I'm crossing my fingers the Cin and Ren are right around the corner. Then again, I'm sure the evil witch is, too so....

Trigger Warnings: death of minor characters, terminal illness, violence, mild gore, mild power imbalance/dub-con, body horror, mentions of gambling, mild fantasy racism/classism, famine, and more.

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