Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert MurdockBen (short for Benevolence) finds herself heir-apparent to the throne when her parents and the king were killed by unknown assassins. The queen, who never had a child, begins immediately teaching her the skills needed. But Ben doesn't want to be taught. She digs her heels in and fights tooth and nail to keep her happy freedoms...and fails miserably.
Half starved, imprisoned in a lonely and very cold tower room, separated from all her friends, Ben rebels. She finds magically hidden passages through the entire castle. And she finds the top of the witch tower. Murdock through hints of traditional fairy tales (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Snow White) turn this into the hilarious story of a reluctant princess.
Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee CareyRosalind has always been raised with two truths: she is the queen Merlin prophesied would end a great war, and she has always been cursed. Since the day she was born, Rosalind has always worn golden gloves to hide the hideous curse, a single dragon's claw rather than a finger. Afraid of being charged as a witch, her mother has guarded her even to death.
But things do not work out the way anyone foresaw. Rosalind was snatched from her own shores by a great dragon and carried off to be the nursemaid for four motherless dragon pups. She swears to remain on the dragon island and to remain silent to all humans in order to save the lives of all her people, it seems Rosalind is trapped on the island forever. But fate will take a twist and Merlin's prophecy fulfilled in unusual ways.
I highly recommend these novels. If they could take my mind off a broken foot, I'm sure they will entertain you.
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