Rose, however, doesn’t believe he’s really gone, and terrible things are happening to her family and across the globe. But now Charles has been lost at sea, presumed dead. After she rescued Charles, once trapped in the body of a white bear, from the evil Troll Queen, Rose settled down with Charles and their new son. While East was a retelling of the Nordic fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, this is a wholly original adventure.

In this long-awaited sequel to East (2003), plucky, determined Rose once again finds herself on an arduous, life-or-death journey to rescue the man she loves. And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake. With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles-until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen.

When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. In the sequel to the beloved high fantasy East, Rose sets off on a perilous journey to find her true love when he goes missing in a thrilling tale of danger, magic, adventure, and revenge.

West by edith pattou