All her life, Myra Farrow has been obsessed with medieval castles—and the kings
and princes who once inhabited them. Now, wealthy videogame designer Steve
Bernard wants her to model for a princess character in his new game. Myra can’t
resist his offer, especially when she learns that Steve plans to film inside
the mysterious Hue Castle—a cursed, barren, colorless place forbidden to
visitors for centuries. But unknown to Myra, her soul is bound to Hue Castle by
blood and sorcery. When she enters its doors, she awakens dark powers that will
reach through time—stealing her past, torturing her present, and rewriting her
future.

1415…
Edward Hue, the last of the Hue royal bloodline, has never stood in the
sunshine or held a living flower. Cursed from birth to live in darkness and
bring death to all he touches, he is at the mercy of his cruel, tyrannical
father, who will not rest until he shatters Edward’s soul and makes his son
into a diabolical copy of himself. Edward’s one hope is the mysterious woman
who haunts his dreams—who will either break his curse and bring him out of the
darkness, or destroy him utterly.

For Myra and Edward, past and future collide in a tale of love, obsession,
betrayal, and the hope for redemption.

The Facts:

Publication Date:	December 1st, 2015
Series:	Stolen #1
Genre:	Adult Romantic Fiction
Pages:	221
Formats:	eBook
Available at:	Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, Kobo

I have been loving fairytales ever since I was a little
girl. I grew up believing in prince Charming and hoping one day the prince
would come to me. Now I’ve grown up, and now I know life is no fairytale.. But
still.. I love fairytales. So when Samreen Ahsan emailed me a little while ago,
with the question if I wanted to read her new novel called ‘Once Upon a
(Stolen) Time’ I just couldn’t say no. I’ve read the previous two books written
by Samreen, so I know for a fact she can write a great book.

After reading a view pages of ‘Once Upon a (Stolen) Time’
I honestly didn’t really know what I thought about this book. It felt a little
like I was missing something. I just didn’t get the main character Myra. Her
parents seemed to force her into marrying someone she didn’t love, and Myra
just didn’t really say anything. I felt disappointed in the story and really
didn’t think this book was anything like a fairytale. But I kept reading.. And
soon I began to feel the magic of this story about Myra and Edward.

Myra is a young woman living in the modern time, Edward
is living in a time almost 600 years ago. Somehow Myra and Edward have always been
dreaming about each other. Myra has always felt like modern man weren’t for
her, she dreamed of kings and castles.. Edward dreamed about a beautiful woman
who could save him from the curse his family is living with for many years.

When Myra visits the Hue castle, she sees and feels
things, no one else does. And when Myra looks inside a mirror she can see a man
living in the castle many years ago.

After getting through those first view pages where I felt
like I was missing something and didn’t really like this book.. I soon began to
feel intrigued with the book and its characters. Soon I just couldn’t stop
reading anymore and I really needed to learn more about Myra and Edward. The
magic of ‘Once Upon a (Stolen) Time’ really is the way you can just feel the
romance and passion between Myra and Edward, without it really happening. This
book really is just the beginning of the story of Myra and Edward, and although
we don’t get much of a real romantic scene.. I was definitely feeling those
fairytale vibes.

Samreen Ahsan really has a unique way of writing. Her stories
just feel very pure and sweet. And although the ending was really frustrating…
(Major cliffhanger alert!!) I can’t wait to read the next book in this series. I
almost feel like Myra, desperately thinking about Edward and wanting to be with
him.. I can’t stop thinking about this book. There is still a lot of mystery in
this story and it can still go a lot of different ways. Yep.. although I had my
troubles at first, I really really really love this book!!

Since childhood, I have been into reading and writing–and yes, it can’t happen
without imagination, which luckily has no boundaries. Dance and music are also
pastimes I enjoy, as well as reading romance fiction. I love to travel and
explore historical cities. I live in Toronto, Canada.

‘A Silent Prayer’ and ‘A Prayer Heeded’ (A Prayer Series) is my first story
about paranormal events based on Islamic concepts.

‘Once Upon A [Stolen] Time’ is my second story, a romantic fantasy fairy tale.
It is the first book of [Stolen] Series.

For more information about Samreen Ahsan please visit her
website, or visit her on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Instagram, Google + and Pinterest.