Bøker av Kristina Stangl

A cupid's fate takes an unexpected turn, when she crosses paths with the ultimate Prince Uncharming... Kordelia Silverheart, a champion and defender of true love, is a cupid that's been given the most impossible task: finding Dr. Peter Murphy a love match. While mythology might only remember the names to her famous parents, Aphrodite and Ares, Kordelia has remained silently hidden from behind the shadows, while successfully pairing some of the most famous couples known throughout history. For centuries, she's matched the likes of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, Arthur and Guinevere, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz, and Sultan Suleiman and Hurrem. Although she, herself, never experienced true love like her brother, Eros, and his wife, Psyche; Kordelia still remains a faithful believer in it. Afterall, she's witnessed countless of sweeping and epic love stories and timeless fairy tale-like romances from around the world, for most of her entire existence. However, when her sister, Melissa, warns her to shy away from her next love match, Kordelia simply can't find it within her heart to deny a challenge... especially, from someone, who's in so desperate need of love the most... Dr. Peter Murphy, the self-proclaimed antagonist of love, not only rejects it but also finds it to be nothing more than a false illusion. After suffering from heartbreak in the past, Peter has chosen a simple and uncomplicated life of bachelorhood, while running his dental practice in San Francisco. However, a chance encounter with Kordelia at a masquerade ball, changes everything for him. Can a recluse, headstrong and stubborn man find love again? Will Kordelia be able to make the impossible match? What happens when Prince Uncharming accidentally falls for someone, whom he's not supposed to love? Or when the tables are turned in reverse and cupid, herself, ends up falling for the one man, whom she's tasked to match? What then? Will true love find a way to shine, even on the broken hearted? Can romance spontaneously ignite, without the intervention of a cupid? And what is the real meaning behind true love to begin with?

A curse. A runaway bride. A legendary hero. These are the ingredients to a sweeping romantic and epic fairy tale of star-crossed lovers that spans across time and space... For years, Lady Kassandra Stanton has long admired the portrait of the Dark Horseman, which hangs above the wall to her family's grand estate. Tall, dark and handsome, the Dark Horseman embodies everything that Kassie's romanticized in her ideal dream man. This legendary figure, who's cursed to wander the enchanted forest in her remote and sleepy English country village, is regarded as a saint to some and to others, he's the very devil, himself. But to Kassie, the Dark Horseman represents the dashing and kind hearted gentleman, who's always watched over her in her dreams, ever since she was a young girl. As much as Kassie wishes and longs for him to be real; sadly, much to her dismay, she must marry another or else, risk losing her inheritance and ancestorial estate over to a distant male relative. And so, on the eve of her wedding, Kassie finds herself on horseback and wandering through the woods, where she soon discovers that the Dark Horseman is not only limited to merely a myth; but rather, he's also a real man, in the flesh. But in a surprise twist of fate, while lost in the enchanted forest, Kassie comes face-to-face with the very legendary hero, himself! Lord Henry Galloway, better known as the Dark Horseman, has been cursed to wander the enchanted forest alone for all eternity, never to die nor to venture outside beyond the boundaries to the very land that cursed him. For the past one hundred years and counting, Henry, along with his trusted horse, Midnight, have been condemned to live a solitary existence, with no remedy in sight to break their looming spell. For an immortal man, he's grown fearless over this past century. Death nor injury can destroy him. Neither sleep nor hunger can sustain him. Although Henry has long accepted his doomful fate, one day he unexpectantly encounters a runaway bride and his world is immediately turned upside down. After years of solitude, Henry's finally met his match with a mortal woman. But can an immortal man and a mortal woman have a happy ending? Can their love be the cure to an unbreakable curse? Will our heroine, Kassie, serve as the missing link to Henry's heart, whom he's waited so long for? Can she save him from an eternity of loneliness and damnation? Will love conquer all, in the ultimate ending to this dark and epic fairy tale?

Twin Sisters, Kate Stanley and Jennifer Barrett, could not have been more different, nor have lived opposite lives. While Kate pursued her career to earn a doctorate in history, Jennifer chose romance and married her college sweetheart. Now, five years later, Kate is an accomplished history professor at New York University, while Jennifer is the ambassador's wife. But when Jennifer suddenly goes missing, it's up to Kate to step into Jennifer's world and pose as the ambassador's wife, in order to divert a scandal and save her sister. As Kate assumes Jennifer's identity, she must learn how to adjust to her new role as the ambassador's wife, both publicly and privately. She must publicly display the image of the ever supportive and dutiful wife, while surviving the internal turmoil within the walls of the estate, sparked by the embassy staff. But most importantly, she must also convince the world that she is madly in love with her new husband, the ambassador... John Barrett is the U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and has been married to Jennifer for five years. While the world perceives them to be the ideal happy couple, behind the iron curtain, nothing could be further from the truth. Sex, lies, lust and betrayal have plagued the Barrett's marriage for years. Pretending to love one another in public, while hating each other in private, became a reality John only knew too well. But when Kate assumes Jennifer's identity, pretending to love Kate surprisingly becomes easier. The mandatory state dinners suddenly become tolerable; perhaps, even rather enjoyable. The forced smiles feel more genuine. And the staged kisses ignite a burning sensation deep within his heart, that leaves him bewildered. The art of pretending has slowly become less of a demanding trivial task, and has evolved into something more authentic and real. In a world rooted in political theater, where hate can easily be disguised for love, and love for hate, when does the fine line between pretending to love end and falling in love begin?