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Unbetrothed Paperback – February 5, 2022

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Around Agatha Sea, princesses are poised, magically gifted, and betrothed.

So, when seventeen-year-old Princess Beatriz still fails to secure a betrothal, her parents hold a ball. Forming an alliance could mean the difference between peace and war, but Beatriz doesn't want just any suitor. She's in love with her best friend, Prince Lux. Marrying Prince Lux will always be a silly dream as long as she has no magical gift.

Princess Beatriz will do whatever it takes to obtain a touch of magic, including making a deadly oath to go on a quest to Valle de Los Fantasmas. A valley where no one comes out alive.

If she can manage to succeed, Princess Beatriz could have everything she desires and secure peace for her kingdom. If she fails, she’ll lose not only her greatest dream but also her kingdom, and maybe even her own life.

Unbethrothed, a 2022 new release title, is a young adult fantasy that encourages young women to embrace their self-worth. Exploring themes of redemption, the story takes place in a tropical seaside kingdom complete with a castle, flat-roofed houses and a mountainous jungle land. The authors’ own Latin background gives her young adult novels a Latin twist causing the most avid reader to be surprised.
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    February 5, 2022
  4. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
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    6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1645263428
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1645263425
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“Candice paints a colorful Latin fantasy in Unbetrothed. It’s a journey of change for a giftless princess and an enemy prince who must overcome their shortfalls and secrets if their countries hope to have a future. A definite read for fans of fantasy.” --Morgan L. Busse, award-winning author of the Ravenwood Saga and Skyworld series

About the Author

Candice Pedraza Yamnitz fell in love with The Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice in high school and hasn’t stopped reading since. She taught in a dual-language elementary classroom for years until she decided to stay at home, teaching a crew of imaginative children. In between reading lessons and converting cardboard boxes into pirate ships, she writes YA novels with a Latin twist. She lives in her native Chicagoland.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Iron Stream Fiction (February 5, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645263428
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645263425
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 144 ratings

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Candice Pedraza Yamnitz is a homeschooling mom, author, and teacher. She taught in an elementary dual-language classroom for seven years before having her three spirited children. She mentored teen girls for years and aims to inspire through stories. In 2017, she joined the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) to improve her craft, and she has served as president of the Chicago chapter. Her work has placed in four contests.

Her writing contains a Latin twist which comes from her Puerto Rican and Mexican upbringing. She also adds a heavy dollop of mystery and sometimes an extra helping of romance. She fell in love with Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice in high school and hasn’t stopped reading since. In between reading lessons and converting cardboard boxes into pirate ships, she writes and illustrates fantasy stories. She lives in her native Chicagoland.

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Magical Latin Fantasy!
"In due time.""Those three words crushed my heart and wrung my insides into knots. Mama hugged me, but even her warmth didn’t ease my pain. Why wasn’t I special enough to get a touch of magic?"In this moment, we get a glimpse of Princess Beatriz at age seven. By seventeen, where we begin our story, Princess Beatriz is a selfish, proud, and jaded young lady. The adventure that Candice Pedraza Yamnitz takes you on is a wild ride, as Beatriz must enter the Valle de los Fantasmas to receive her magical gifting. If she is successful, she believes she will finally find happiness through a betrothal to her friend and secret crush, Prince Lux.I stayed up way too late to finish this epic Latin fantasy tale (always the sign of a GREAT book). The setting was unlike anything I had ever read before! My mind could picture royalty within a historic, Spanish inspired castle in the heart of the Giddel.And then, their journey into Valle de los Fantasmas transported you into a jungle survival experience. Along the way, Beatriz is forced to face her preconceived prejudices as enemies become her friends as they help her on her quest. Spanish vocabulary intermingled within the text for an enjoyable and unique world-building experience!The character arc of Beatriz is magical as she transforms from a haughty, prideful girl to a humble, caring, and wise young lady as she discovers her self-worth is not in her gifting, but in being at peace with who the Ancient One created her to be, and discovering the value of people who accept her as she is.With adventure and surprises around every corner, I turned the pages in anticipation of Beatriz receiving all her heart desires. However, the Ancient One has a unique plan for her life. A plan that will save her heart, soul, and kingdom. I highly recommend this book for any and all fantasy fans!The nitty gritty:Romance: Clean. Just hand-holding and a few kisses.Violence: PG13, as there is a war at the end. No gory details.I received an ARC prior to publication, but the opinions are all my own.I have already pre-ordered my copy, which will be released in February 2022!
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Jess G.
5.0 out of 5 stars I so enjoyed this sweet adventure story
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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Unbetrothed is a sweet adventure story with unexpected love. The world Yamnitz has created is lush and rich. Her characters are vibrant and I loved seeing their personalities develop through the story. I cannot wait for the sequel!
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Rebecca Washburn
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is such a treasure!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022
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I had such a hard time putting this book down and even now (a few days after I finished), I can’t stop thinking about the characters and how their story will turn out. I’m in desperate need of more!

The characters are amazing! Beatriz’s arc is beautiful and well done. I especially love the romance that brews in this book, it reminded me a lot of the romance in The Selection, which is one of my favorites. Also, Laude is just plain amazing; she reminds me a lot of America’s maids in The Selection and the head maid, Myla, reminds me a lot of America’s head maid. There’s also Zichri, who is great; but is even better when we get to see him be real.

The pacing of this book is what made it nearly impossible for me to set the book down, I always wanted to know what was going to happen next and would lose all sense of time because of how enraptured I was with the book. I highly recommend reading this when you have no place to be in the next couple of days as pulling myself away from this book was torture.

The world is beautiful! I love how the plot goes through many different landscapes in the kingdom. The only place that I really wanted to see that we didn’t is Zichri’s home, but the places we did see made up for that.

I usually pick a favorite scene when I do a review, but with this one, I just can’t pick. I loved the story too much to say that one thing in particular was my favorite.

Definitely a book I’ll come back to again and again.

Note: I received a free advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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Rebecca Washburn
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is such a treasure!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022
I had such a hard time putting this book down and even now (a few days after I finished), I can’t stop thinking about the characters and how their story will turn out. I’m in desperate need of more!

The characters are amazing! Beatriz’s arc is beautiful and well done. I especially love the romance that brews in this book, it reminded me a lot of the romance in The Selection, which is one of my favorites. Also, Laude is just plain amazing; she reminds me a lot of America’s maids in The Selection and the head maid, Myla, reminds me a lot of America’s head maid. There’s also Zichri, who is great; but is even better when we get to see him be real.

The pacing of this book is what made it nearly impossible for me to set the book down, I always wanted to know what was going to happen next and would lose all sense of time because of how enraptured I was with the book. I highly recommend reading this when you have no place to be in the next couple of days as pulling myself away from this book was torture.

The world is beautiful! I love how the plot goes through many different landscapes in the kingdom. The only place that I really wanted to see that we didn’t is Zichri’s home, but the places we did see made up for that.

I usually pick a favorite scene when I do a review, but with this one, I just can’t pick. I loved the story too much to say that one thing in particular was my favorite.

Definitely a book I’ll come back to again and again.

Note: I received a free advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A super fun adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
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Unbetrothed is a young adult fantasy romance about a princess who has no gift in a kingdom where gifts determined status. The princess Beatriz is supposed to marry and to help her royal family, but she instead makes an oath she cannot break to find her gift.

Positives
Laude was my favorite character. She was fun, silly, loyal, and a great friend. I like that her relationship with the main character Beatriz helped Beatriz.

It was a fun adventure. I thought from the title that the book would be a romance, but Beatriz is focused on finding her gift and doing whatever it takes to go to the Valle de los Fantasmas to get that gift.

The message of not being selfish is important.

Negatives
I thought Beatriz's attitude was a bit tiresome. How she acted absolutely fits the story and is necessary to make a point, but I still wished she would quit being so uptight.

The message of the story was overshadowed by the romance. It felt like the story was building up to a powerful "aha moment" or full character arc, but in the end, the romance got the spotlight.

Overall: Super fun adventure!
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s&e
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Latin Fantasy!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022
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"In due time."
"Those three words crushed my heart and wrung my insides into knots. Mama hugged me, but even her warmth didn’t ease my pain. Why wasn’t I special enough to get a touch of magic?"

In this moment, we get a glimpse of Princess Beatriz at age seven. By seventeen, where we begin our story, Princess Beatriz is a selfish, proud, and jaded young lady. The adventure that Candice Pedraza Yamnitz takes you on is a wild ride, as Beatriz must enter the Valle de los Fantasmas to receive her magical gifting. If she is successful, she believes she will finally find happiness through a betrothal to her friend and secret crush, Prince Lux.

I stayed up way too late to finish this epic Latin fantasy tale (always the sign of a GREAT book). The setting was unlike anything I had ever read before! My mind could picture royalty within a historic, Spanish inspired castle in the heart of the Giddel.

And then, their journey into Valle de los Fantasmas transported you into a jungle survival experience. Along the way, Beatriz is forced to face her preconceived prejudices as enemies become her friends as they help her on her quest. Spanish vocabulary intermingled within the text for an enjoyable and unique world-building experience!

The character arc of Beatriz is magical as she transforms from a haughty, prideful girl to a humble, caring, and wise young lady as she discovers her self-worth is not in her gifting, but in being at peace with who the Ancient One created her to be, and discovering the value of people who accept her as she is.

With adventure and surprises around every corner, I turned the pages in anticipation of Beatriz receiving all her heart desires. However, the Ancient One has a unique plan for her life. A plan that will save her heart, soul, and kingdom. I highly recommend this book for any and all fantasy fans!

The nitty gritty:
Romance: Clean. Just hand-holding and a few kisses.
Violence: PG13, as there is a war at the end. No gory details.

I received an ARC prior to publication, but the opinions are all my own.
I have already pre-ordered my copy, which will be released in February 2022!
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s&e
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Latin Fantasy!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022
"In due time."
"Those three words crushed my heart and wrung my insides into knots. Mama hugged me, but even her warmth didn’t ease my pain. Why wasn’t I special enough to get a touch of magic?"

In this moment, we get a glimpse of Princess Beatriz at age seven. By seventeen, where we begin our story, Princess Beatriz is a selfish, proud, and jaded young lady. The adventure that Candice Pedraza Yamnitz takes you on is a wild ride, as Beatriz must enter the Valle de los Fantasmas to receive her magical gifting. If she is successful, she believes she will finally find happiness through a betrothal to her friend and secret crush, Prince Lux.

I stayed up way too late to finish this epic Latin fantasy tale (always the sign of a GREAT book). The setting was unlike anything I had ever read before! My mind could picture royalty within a historic, Spanish inspired castle in the heart of the Giddel.

And then, their journey into Valle de los Fantasmas transported you into a jungle survival experience. Along the way, Beatriz is forced to face her preconceived prejudices as enemies become her friends as they help her on her quest. Spanish vocabulary intermingled within the text for an enjoyable and unique world-building experience!

The character arc of Beatriz is magical as she transforms from a haughty, prideful girl to a humble, caring, and wise young lady as she discovers her self-worth is not in her gifting, but in being at peace with who the Ancient One created her to be, and discovering the value of people who accept her as she is.

With adventure and surprises around every corner, I turned the pages in anticipation of Beatriz receiving all her heart desires. However, the Ancient One has a unique plan for her life. A plan that will save her heart, soul, and kingdom. I highly recommend this book for any and all fantasy fans!

The nitty gritty:
Romance: Clean. Just hand-holding and a few kisses.
Violence: PG13, as there is a war at the end. No gory details.

I received an ARC prior to publication, but the opinions are all my own.
I have already pre-ordered my copy, which will be released in February 2022!
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A. Bustamante
5.0 out of 5 stars An Enchanting Latin Fantasy!
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022
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This was a wonderful book! Candice Pedraza Yamnitz creates a rich world full of magic, romance, mystery, and danger. Her descriptive detail shows a great level of artistic skill and pulls me right into the story (she really had me longing for the seaside and imagining bumpy wagon rides!). The main character, Princess Beatriz, is so complex and that makes me even more invested in her story. She is at odds with her upbringing and has such beautiful growth and a full character arc. I just love her. The characters feel very real and I fell in love with them. I think everyone needs a friend like Laude, and the Himzos where so much fun. The story was high-stakes throughout, which keep me turning pages. Without giving away too much, the story is somewhat of a cautionary tale that sometimes what you want most isn't what's best for you. I also really appreciated the Latin elements of the story. It added a new depth and dimension to the characters and the world. I look forward to reading more from this author and hope the sequel to Unbetrothed isn't too far away.
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Morgan Giesbrecht
3.0 out of 5 stars Well-written story
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2022
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I will start off by saying this story was well-written. However, it wasn’t the book for me. There was quite a bit of magic, spells, and special giftings. In terms of characters, I found it had to sympathise with the MC, Princes Beatriz. While I could understand her desire to be like others and her feelings of inadequacy, she came off selfish, spoiled, self absorbed, and way too stubborn for most of the book. My favourite character was probably Jaime; he seemed like a sweet, levelheaded, decent chap.

I’m probably not the target audience for this book, so I know it’s something others who enjoy magical fantasy and super stubborn/independent heroines would like. :)
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Amanda Sloothaak
5.0 out of 5 stars An enchanting story with relatable main character
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 31, 2022
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An enchanting story where I kept rooting for Beatriz, filled with adventure, joy, learning & a wonderful amount of latin flair.

Beatriz is a relatable character with flaws in a story that sucks you & has you going on a journey with her.
I absolutely love the setting & seeing the latin flair woven through it which in my opinion gives this extra & wonderful layer to the world & characters.
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