An epic fantasy of forbidden romance that chronicles the coming of age of a princess who is possessed by the Snow Queen and fated to rule her kingdom with a strong hand and icy heart.
As a child, Princess Freyja looked into the Snow Queen’s cursed mirror – and was changed.
Now an aloof and difficult young woman with a wit as sharp as her tongue, the future monarch is in need of a tutor. And Ambrose, a failed poet, is in need of a teaching position. He just never suspected how dangerous the extracurricular activities would be!
Soon, Ambrose finds himself on a grand adventure fighting to save the vexing but alluring princess from the court occult conspiracies that have targeted her. He is opposed not only by sorcerers and the evil Snow Queen, but also the icy royal damsel who holds his heart.
Will Ambrose’s love cause Freyja to thaw…or will she put him in the deep freeze instead?
Sensuous, suspenseful, supernatural and filled with witty banter, this romantic fantasy will both turn up the heat and leave you thoroughly frost smitten!
A 2019 Critters Readers Poll top ten finalist in the category of Science-Fiction and Fantasy.
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Micah S. Harris is the Author of the epic fantasy romance Portrait of a Snow Queen, which took third place in the category of science fiction and fantasy in the Critters Readers Poll. Strong female protagonists and banter are trademarks of his work. Portrait of a Snow Queen is no exception and is recommended for older fans of Frozen and lovers of the witty verbal sparring in The Princess Bride.
He won the 2016 Pulp Ark Award for best novel for Ravenwood, The stepson of Mystery: Return of the Dugpa. He is also the Author – Along with artist Michael Gaydos (Marvel’s Jessica Jones) – of the graphic novel Heaven’s War, a historical fantasy pitting the Oxford Inklings against Aleister Crowley.
His lifelong love of movies also influences his fiction, whether a fairy tale retelling, horror story or paranormal mystery. He taught film on a collegiate level and has chronicled, both in print and via podcast, fascination lost genre gems.
Top Ten List
TOP TEN ESOTERIC FUN FACTS ABOUT MICAH S. HARRIS
1. My teddy bear Boo Boo ran away from home because I wouldn’t stop
sucking my thumb. After this intervention caused me to declare my
sobriety, we found him hanging out in a nearby tree.
2. My childhood pets include a Venus fly trap, a pink chicken, and a wolf
spider…at least, it might have been a wolf spider.
3. As a kid, I read the book The Gingerbread Rabbit, so I had to have my mom
bake me a gingerbread rabbit. He was delicious.
4. I attended the graveside memorial service for Schlitze, a sideshow
“pinhead” (he suffered from microcephaly) who was the inspiration for the
character of “Pepper” in American Horror Story. He can be seen in the
1932 cult classic movie Freaks. I wrote a book about him.
5. I was friends with the late Verne Langdon, make-up man on the original
Planet of the Apes and the old TV game show Match Game among his
many other projects. His company used to cast the foam rubber for the old
stop motion animation Pillsbury Doughboy.
6. I have always loved cats. My last one was named “Emmy” after Emma
Peele from the old British Avengers spy show.
7. I am a life-long Tar Heel who grew up nearby the real Mayberry: Mount
Airy, N.C.
8. My favorite movie is the 1933 King Kong.
9. My favorite book is a tie: Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin and unexpurgated,
uncut Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
10. I have the heart of a little boy…I use it for a paperweight.
Snippet #1: “Exceptionally beautiful women must always be careful of men, my friend, especially exceptionally beautiful women with power.”
