Carla Reighard - MG & YA Fantasy Author

Bellarose and the Captain

Bellarose and the Captain

Twisted Fairy Tale Series

Heroic rescues. Revenge and reckonings. A sassy dragon.

Bookworm Bellarose, heroic Gerard, brave Quinn, and mysterious Elayne continue to play out familiar, but twisted fairy tales with only Bellarose having flashes of memory from the real world.

After the heroic rescue by the stringent Captain Modo, Bellarose thinks she’s safe. She’s not. Aerowyn’s enemies know the enchantress has been using Bellarose and the adversaries stop at nothing to thwart those plans. What or who will it take to fix the distorted stories and return the teens to their own world? An unpredictable and irrevocable price will be paid to reach the conclusion to this trilogy with several happily ever after endings.

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About the Book

This story introduces Bellarose to the dashing Captain Modo of the ship, Notre Dame.

The captain’s daring rescue to save Bellarose from the pirates turns into a life-saving mission from a dangerous typhoon. This is one of several times Bellarose needs saving in this book.

Aerowyn’s father, king of the fae, believes Bellarose is the key to repairing the twisted fairy tales their curses have created. What will be the cost? Will she find a happy ending literally by dying?

This twisted fairy tale series embraces a similar enchanting formula as the television series Once Upon a Time. So prepare for delightful surprises as this story twists and turns, challenging the reader to predict the ending.

This wholesome romance fantasy has time travel, action, adventure, mythical creatures, villains, sea witches, mermaids, pirates, and sword fights with nods to The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pride and Prejudice, and other pop culture fandoms. It’s the perfect adaptation for any age.

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Captain Modo in Bellarose and the Captain acts stiff like Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, who inspired Carla to write Modo the way she did.

Though he acts like a plank is up his back, the real reason for his behavior is to protect his secret from Bellarose who he rescued from the pirates.

Something about Captain Modo’s no-nonsense nature pulled her toward him, no matter how little sense it made.

Even though, she can’t help but think of Quinn, the man she thought she loved. Since Quinn didn’t attempt to rescue her, she assumed he didn’t care for her the same way. Though this seemingly love triangle has it’s complications, it all works out in the end.

Bellarose III – Interlude is a short book. The author withdrew the book from publication after Quinn’s 2021 release because it contained duplicate content. In 2025, Quinn became Bellarose and the Captain as part of the rebranded series.

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Details
Author: Carla Reighard
Series: The Aerowyn Tales, Book 3
Genres: Fairy Tale Retelling, Fantasy
Publisher: CarlasBooks
Publication Year: 2025
Format: Paperback
Length: 230 pages
Narrator: Elle Jackson
Illustrator: Benita Thompson
ASIN: B0FKK29B19
ISBN: 9798998694141
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