Before the Emerald Crown: A Romantasy Fairy Tale Villains Backstory Retelling Adaptation (The Before . . . Fairy Tale Series) Hardcover – June 17, 2025

In a time nearly ancient, before a brave Scottish princess defied her mother, a young woman has lost everything.Except for her unexplainable talent for magic.Now Magda's being hunted, and in her attempt to survive, loneliness and desperation take control.Until she meets someone who offers her a chance at happiness, at normalcy, at the fullness of life. Then she discovers something wrong, so shockingly wrong with this hopeful future, and she must make a harrowing decision to ensure her survival.And she will have to draw on all her magic to do it.Actions have repercussions -- Magda knows this better than anyone else -- and with her magic, she will ensure everyone else learns that lesson as well. Something different by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple. Meet the villains in your favorite fairy tales! A romantic fantasy fairy tale retelling series full of love, a little magic, a strong sense of history, and powerful characters that we fall in love with, only to hate later on. Not steamy or with HEA endings and not cliffhangers, this standalone book series paints the fairy tale characters in a new light!The Before . . . Series:Before the Glass SlipperBefore the Magic MirrorBefore the Cursed BeastBefore the Mermaid's TaleBefore the Emerald CrownBefore the Red Cloak -- coming soon Read more