The Purple Rose

By Jay King

The Flower King Series -- Book One: The Purple Rose. There was once a very rich merchant. And then he died with their family fortune. Leaving Gilbert Sauveterre to scramble, trying to prevent his family from being ousted from their home. Before Gilbert could settle the debts of the merchandise from the lost ships, his mother died within less than a month of his father's passing. Now the whole town is starting to gossip that he and his sister have been cursed by the fee. Gilbert's even starting to wonder if it's true. While trapped in a blizzard, he ends up in an enchanted castle. It's run by no master, frozen in time, during the heat of summer. Paranoid about how much magic is being done with no one around, Gilbert leaves. Just about to grab his horse to exit, he is soon entranced by a rose he has never seen before. A mysterious purple rose. Plucking the rare beauty for his sister, Gilbert soon learns the true cost of a singular rose. Death by Chimera.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542311756
• ISBN13: 9781542311755
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"