Ariella
About
Rymer the troubador possesses only one thing of value in all the world: his beloved lute, Ariella. Unfortunately it has been stolen by minions of a terrible ogre. Without fear, Rymer sets off to find Ariella. On the way he learns he must get past the Black Duke in his Castle Starke. Luckily, Rymer has one ally in the person of Swine Girl. If only she didn’t smell so bad.A young adult novella involving a troubador and his enchanted lute, an ogre, a giant, a dragon, gnomes, an evil duke, a beautiful princess, and a whole lot of pigs.
Praise for this book
Smooth as summer honey and twce as sweet. I wish I didn't have to write a lot of blather after a story in which each word is just the right one and it all goes as it should, but there you are.