The Bread That Woke a Sleeping Princess
Paperback
Publisher: Kimberly Thompson
Published: Oct 10 2026
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the frozen mountain village of Oakhaven, Theo Prescott is a humble baker whose greatest talents are patience, craftsmanship, and an instinct for seeing what others overlook. While villagers whisper of a monstrous dragon hoarding the lost treasure of an ancient royal dynasty, Theo discovers that the terrifying creature is neither the mindless beast nor the greedy tyrant the stories describe. Elias Hawthorne is an aging guardian, bound by an oath that has kept him alone upon Mount Caldor for a hundred years.
Theo brings Elias fresh sourdough bread, offering warmth and companionship to a creature the world has misunderstood. But when ambitious alderman Cedric Kingsley hires mercenaries to invade the mountain and seize its supposed riches, Theo uncovers a secret far more precious than gold. Hidden deep inside an enchanted cavern lies Princess Genevieve Beaumont, the last surviving heir of a fallen dynasty, preserved within a magical chrysalis of amber ice.
As the centenary winter solstice approaches, the ancient enchantment protecting Genevieve begins to fail. The princess cannot simply be awakened by royal blood or the commands of powerful men. The magic that protects her contains a riddle whose answer has remained hidden for a century. With mercenaries advancing and explosives threatening to shatter the fragile sanctuary, Theo must search forgotten records, uncover the truth behind the royal family's downfall, and discover how an ordinary baker might succeed where kings and sorcerers have failed.
Armed with flour-dusted hands, inherited secrets, and the quiet wisdom of his craft, Theo sets out to challenge a world that measures worth in crowns, weapons, and wealth. Yet the key to saving a sleeping princess may lie in something far more humble: the honest labor that sustains life, the loyalty that survives generations, and the warmth of bread offered without expectation of reward.
The Bread That Woke a Sleeping Princess is an enchanting fairy-tale fantasy filled with ancient magic, a misunderstood dragon, a forgotten royal legacy, and a race against a fading spell. In a kingdom shaped by greed and old betrayals, one baker must prove that compassion and ordinary courage can accomplish what power alone never could.
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