Una goes through great tragedy as she discovers what true love is actually about and how important giving your heart to the right One really is. Before she even knows it, a great dragon, the very Dragon King, has threatened her entire kingdom and destroys her very life, herself included. Because of her foolishness, tragedy strikes when she gives her heart away to the wrong man. Being a romantic, she is not so keen on the plain looking Prince Aethelbald and seeks out the more charming ones. Most of the first half of the book covers her turmoil with the suitors she is visited by. The story starts out with Princess Una ‘coming of age’ and suitors arriving at her kingdom to seek her hand in marriage. This is my second read through of this book and it is easily put up there as one of my favorites. Her writing is gorgeous and story telling ability enchanting.

Heartless is Anne Elisabeth Stengl’s debut novel and I just have to say this author has so much potential. It is a beautiful tale showing us how we must kill the ‘dragons’ inside us and embrace the love of God, but told in a way that even those who do not want an allegorical read could still thoroughly enjoy it. Heartless is a Christian allegorical, fantasy story written by Anne Elisabeth Stengl. Only those courageous enough to risk everything have a hope of fighting off this advancing evil.

Soon the Dragon King himself is in Parumvir and Una, in giving her heart away unwisely, finds herself in his sights. Una, smitten instead with a more dashing prince, refuses Aethelbald’s offer-and ignores his cautions with dire consequences. A dragon is rumored to be on the hunt and blazing a path of terror. Prince Aethelbald of mysterious Farthestshore has travelled a great distance to prove his love-and also to bring hushed warnings of danger. She dreams of a charming prince, but when her first suitor arrives, he’s not what she’d hoped. Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon marry.

Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl