Becky Wallace

The Storyspinner Becky Wallace

Marc Notes: The Keepers, a race of people with magical abilities, are seeking a supposedly-dead princess to place her on the throne and end political turmoil but girls who look like the princess are being murdered and Johanna Von Arlo, forced to work for Lord Rafael DeSilva after her father's suspicious death, is a dead-ringer. Publisher Marketing: Drama and danger abound in this fantasy realm where dukes play a game for the throne, magical warriors race to find the missing heir, and romance blossoms where it is least expected. In a world where dukes plot their way to the throne, a Performer's life can get tricky. And in Johanna Von Arlo's case, it can be fatal. Expelled from her troupe after her father's death, Johanna is forced to work for the handsome Lord Rafael DeSilva. Too bad they don't get along. But while Johanna's father's death was deemed an accident, the Keepers aren't so sure. The Keepers, a race of people with magical abilities, are on a quest to find the princess--the same princess who is supposed to be dead and whose throne the dukes are fighting over. But they aren't the only ones looking for her. And in the wake of their search, murdered girls keep turning up--girls who look exactly like the princess, and exactly like Johanna. With dukes, Keepers, and a killer all after the princess, Johanna finds herself caught up in political machinations for the throne, threats on her life, and an unexpected romance that could change everything. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014 (EAN 9781481405652, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 (EAN 9781481405652, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/26/2015 (EAN 9781481405652, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 109 (EAN 9781481405652, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Wallace, Becky Becky Wallace grew up in house full of stories with people who loved them. Her parents, both school teachers, only took her books away when it was very late at night--and usually pretended not to notice when she read by flashlight. She wrote and directed her first princess-related play in sixth grade, started her first "romance" novel in seventh, and penned a binder full of bad poetry in high school. She's very grateful all those manuscripts have been lost. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Public Relations and worked in minor league baseball as a journalist and in sports marketing. She was lucky enough to find and marry a real-life prince charming. They have four little munchkins and are living out their own happily-ever-after in Houston, Texas.