Like Matches for Wishes

Name: Like Matches for Wishes
Author: Lee Ann Ward

57 pages

Funny how a single kiss can tear a castle down...

Milla tries desperately to settle into her life as a pauper in the kingdom of Timberness. But even being the beloved village match girl is not enough to stop her heart's desire to know who her real parents are. What is her grandmother not telling her?

Then there is the handsome and kind Jordy, the baker's son, who is swift with the sword and even quicker at capturing the affections of the village maidens. But his heart and eyes seem fixed on Milla. But without a lineage and true knowing of her heritage, will she ever be enough for him?

In a kingdom where sorcery is forbidden, it will take a special kind of magic to guide Milla into her lineage and an evil king into his comeuppance.

The Little Match Girl is a short, Hans Christian Anderson tale that is depressing at its core, which is probably why there aren't many adaptations of it. This version does the impossible by turning it into a straightforward rags-to-riches story with a fairytale ending. Milla lives alone with her Gram in a small village, selling matches daily to put food on their table. When Gram refuses to divulge any truths about Milla's parents or lineage, Milla focuses on winning the affections of her crush, Jordy, the baker's son and skilled swordsman. But a brave knight shakes up her simple world when he tells her that she has a much bigger destiny in store.

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