Caraval & Once Upon a Broken Heart
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie GarberBook profile
The Ballad of Never After
Evangeline continues through a storybook north where trust and bargains remain dangerously difficult to separate.
Premise-level information only; no later-book revelations.Mood profile
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Romance
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Political intrigue
Tests for this world
Discover who you are in this story.
These tests contain spoilers for the series. Questions and results may reference characters and events beyond this book.
Choose a series test →Which Once Upon a Broken Heart Character Are You?Find the character whose choices and instincts match yours.Your Role in Once Upon a Broken HeartStrategist, guardian, diplomat, or wild card: find your place in this world.Would You Survive Once Upon a Broken Heart?Test the instincts, alliances, and risk decisions you would bring into this world.
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Meet the cast.
Evangeline Fox
Evangeline is a hopeful romantic who bargains with the Prince of Hearts after losing faith in her own happy ending, then follows prophecy and enchanted doors into the Magnificent North.
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Jacks
Jacks is the cursed Prince of Hearts, a dangerous Fate whose lethal kiss, hidden motives, and fascination with Evangeline make every bargain feel both irresistible and unsafe.
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Apollo Acadian
Apollo is a prince of the Magnificent North whose courtship of Evangeline becomes entangled with curses, political ambition, and forces that complicate his own intentions.
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LaLa
LaLa is a glamorous Fate known as the Unwed Bride, offering Evangeline friendship and advice while carrying romantic history and magical obligations of her own.
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Marisol Tourmaline
Marisol is Evangeline’s stepsister, linked to the heartbreak that begins Evangeline’s bargain and to the family tensions surrounding love, reputation, and magic.
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Luc Navarro
Luc is the young man Evangeline believes she loves at the beginning of her story, and his choices help set her bargain with Jacks and its consequences in motion.
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Chaos
Chaos is a mysterious vampire Fate associated with the Magnificent North, moving through its cursed history with intimidating power and carefully guarded loyalties.
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