Order of Swans: A Novel
Jan 2025 · Harlequin
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"A captivating blend of science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tale reimagining that challenges traditional genre boundaries. . . . an engaging, thought-provoking reading experience that challenges and delights in equal measure.” —Medium
In this spellbinding, fantasy-rich romance, a woman is swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales, and change a kingdom’s destiny…
To Kaley Arens, a PhD student and expert in folklore, fairy stories have always had a power and an allure beyond mere entertainment.
It’s only when Kaley accompanies her lifelong friend Jobi on a visit to his home that she realizes how much she still has to learn. Bellis isn’t the remote island that she believed it to be. It’s another world—a stunningly beautiful and seductive one, with its own royalty, its own rules, and inhabitants who breathe life into the tales she was taught were fiction.
Kaley’s presence is no simple holiday. She has a mysterious connection with Jobi and with Bellis, and abilities that may help determine this world’s fate. Tasked with locating a lost prince, Kaley and her companions—the enigmatic Tanek, a member of the Order of Swans, and Sojee, Kaley's colossal bodyguard—journey through a land both thrilling and terrifying, where the uncanny and the familiar go hand in hand.
But in fairy tales, heroes and villains are easy to discern. Here, nothing is quite as it seems. And though Kaley is discovering that she can change the outcome of the fairy tales she knows so well, her own story is unfolding in ways impossible to predict, with a destiny she could never have foretold…
In this spellbinding, fantasy-rich romance, a woman is swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales, and change a kingdom’s destiny…
To Kaley Arens, a PhD student and expert in folklore, fairy stories have always had a power and an allure beyond mere entertainment.
It’s only when Kaley accompanies her lifelong friend Jobi on a visit to his home that she realizes how much she still has to learn. Bellis isn’t the remote island that she believed it to be. It’s another world—a stunningly beautiful and seductive one, with its own royalty, its own rules, and inhabitants who breathe life into the tales she was taught were fiction.
Kaley’s presence is no simple holiday. She has a mysterious connection with Jobi and with Bellis, and abilities that may help determine this world’s fate. Tasked with locating a lost prince, Kaley and her companions—the enigmatic Tanek, a member of the Order of Swans, and Sojee, Kaley's colossal bodyguard—journey through a land both thrilling and terrifying, where the uncanny and the familiar go hand in hand.
But in fairy tales, heroes and villains are easy to discern. Here, nothing is quite as it seems. And though Kaley is discovering that she can change the outcome of the fairy tales she knows so well, her own story is unfolding in ways impossible to predict, with a destiny she could never have foretold…
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4.8
5 reviews
Sheila Lee
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April 15, 2025
Can someone yell "Cliffhanger!"? I had no idea that Order of Swans would end in a cliffhanger. Up until the ending, I was loving this book! It is a romantasy by an author I love so I was anticipating a feel-good, happily ever after ending. Oops! Not happening. Here are the high points thus far. As stated, Order of Swans is a romantic fantasy (romantasy). Kaley is from planet earth and is tricked into going to Bellis. She meets some interesting people and discovers that the fairy tales on earth are real events being played out and only Kaley understands the stories and their endings. I found Kaley's snark hilarious and the conversations between her and Tanek and Sojee highly entertaining. Also, it turns out that Kaley can talk to and makes friends with animals and fairies. Tanek is of the Order of Swans and, while he and Kaley have a rough start, they slowly learn to understand each other. As the end of the book approaches, I am hit with the realization that Order of Swans will not be delivering the HEA ending I looked forward to. NOW I have to wait for another book to pick up where this one leaves off. I cry FOWL (pun intended lol) The only think left to say is: Write faster, Jude Deveraux!
Debbie ballard
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January 28, 2025
Loved reading the mesmerizing and spellbinding paranormal story. When Kaley's dissertation is turned down, her long family friend, Jobi, says she can go with him to visit his hometown, Bellis, but she may be on another planet and fairy tales are happening in strange ways. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and a must read riveting story. Can't wait to read the next story in the series by the phenomenal author, Jude Deveraux!
Ashley Wilson
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January 28, 2025
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About the author
Jude Deveraux is the author of forty-three New York Times bestsellers, including For All Time, Moonlight in the Morning, and A Knight in Shining Armor. She was honored with a Romantic Times Pioneer Award in 2013 for her distinguished career. To date, there are more than sixty million copies of her books in print worldwide.
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