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 The Stepsister Scheme (Preview) 
by Jim C. Hines
 
 Jim C. Hines
Copyright © 2009, by Jim C. HinesCover art by Scott FischerThe characters, incidents, and dialogue herein are fictional, and any resemblanceto actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
The Stepsister Scheme
Published in January, 2009 by DAW BooksISBN: 0756405327 ISBN-13: 978-0756405328Price: $7.99352 Pages, Mass Market Paperback Author's website:
http://www.jimchines.com
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Chapter 1
D
anielle Whiteshore, formerly Danielle de Glas, would never be a properprincess. Not if the title required her to actually remember so many triflingdetails. She hadn't even learned the proper forms of address for humanpoliticians, and now her tutor expected her to memorize
The Mortal's Guide toFaerie Courtesy: Navigating the Eightfold Path of Fey Politics
by the end of theweek?True, it was mostly her own fault. After her wedding, the king's stewardhad presented her with a trunk full of scrolls and books, "To study during yourtour of Lorindar."For three months that trunk had gathered dust while she and PrinceArmand traveled the kingdom. She had tried to study, but there was so much tosee. The old Coastal Highway to Colwich, the ocean to one side and snow-painted oaks on the other. The bridge to Emrildale, built centuries ago bydwarves without mortar of any sort. Only the weight of the intercut stones heldthe great arches aloft.With Armand's help, Danielle had learned enough to avoid embarrassingherself as she was introduced to various lords and ladies. She still couldn'tremember the difference between a Viscount and a Baron, but so long as hermistakes were minor, nobody dared to complain.As for the nights . . . her cheeks grew warm. Suffice it to say, she hadspent very little time studying
books
. The extra three days they had spent snowedin at South Haven had been particularly educational.Still smiling at the memory, Danielle picked up another book from thebedside table. She opened to a random page and read:
 Indulge not overmuchin wine or beer.Pick not thy nose,scratch not thy rear,and all shall say"A lady sits here."
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