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Promised Land Tales is a series of LGBTQ+ children's books written by Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris, illustrated by Christine Luiten and Bo Moore.Book 1: Promised Land (2017).The story follows farmboy Jack and prince Leo, who meet by accident in the woods and immediately become best friends, and eventually fall in love.One day, things take a dark turn when a sinister man seeks to steal both the throne and the Enchanted Forest Jack's family is responsible for protecting.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Book 2: Maiden Voyage (2018), co-written by Jaimee Poipoi.Fisherman's daughter Ru inherits a map that could lead her to her long lost mother. In her search for a ship and crew, she meets captain Freya, who offers to make the voyage with her.Book 3: Raven Wild (2020), co-written by Caitlin Spice.The heroine of this story is the transgender girl Raven who must stop an evil poacher from stealing a precious gem that allows its wielder to control all creatures. |
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Heroes Love Dogs: Jack has a dog named Milo. |
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Brainwashed and Crazy |
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Brainwashed and Crazy: Anyone falling under Queen Neva's spell lose their free will. |
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Bridal Carry |
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Bridal Carry: How Jack carries an unconscious Leo towards the ending. |
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Anti-Magic |
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Anti-Magic: Being touched by a princess frees anyone from Queen Neva's curse. |
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Incurable Cough of Death |
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Incurable Cough of Death: Ru's father Ben is terminally ill. |
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The Medic |
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The Medic: Finn is trained in making healing potions. |
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Childhood Friend Romance |
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Childhood Friend Romance: Jack and Leo grow up as friends and as young adults, they fall in love. |
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Talking Animal |
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Talking Animal: Misty is the only animal sidekick who can speak. |
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Blade on a Stick |
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Blade on a Stick: Her weapon of choice. |
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing |
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Gideon. He manages to fool the entire kingdom, except for Leo, Jack and Carol. |
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Disappeared Dad |
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Disappeared Dad: Both of them is missing one parent. |
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Bury Your Gays |
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Bury Your Gays: Subverted. The first two books each get one Disney Death, but they get better. |
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Loyal Animal Companion |
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Loyal Animal Companion: Jack's dog Milo in book one; Freya's cat Bowie in book two; Misty the parrot in book three. |
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Seadog Peg Leg |
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Seadog Peg Leg: Captain Crow has two metallic substitutes for legs. |
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Anguished Declaration of Love |
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Anguished Declaration of Love: When one of them is presumed dead, the other tearfully professes their love for the other - upon which the other wakes up and confesses back. |
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Long Hair Is Feminine |
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Long Hair Is Feminine: Before transitioning, Raven has short hair. |
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Gender-Restricted Ability |
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Gender-Restricted Ability: The magical gem can only be wielded by a woman. |
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Good Scars, Evil Scars |
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Good Scars, Evil Scars: Stryker has three parallel scars across his eye. |
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Dance of Romance |
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Dance of Romance: After Eve finally reveals herself to Leo, he and Jack dance in The Forest until dawn. |
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Babies Ever After |
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Babies Ever After: Leo and Jack have two children at the end. |
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Coming-Out Story |
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Coming-Out Story: Averted. In these stories, homophobia is never an issue to begin with, so no-one needs to hide their sexual orientation. |
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Badass Boast |
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Badass Boast: Freya calls herself "the finest swashbuckler of the high seas". |
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Momma's Boy |
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Momma's Boy: Leo admires his mother's swordsmanship. |
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Feminist Fantasy |
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Feminist Fantasy: The female characters are very capable. |
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Cool Crown |
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Cool Crown: Queen Elena is never seen without her tiara. |
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Heavenly Blue |
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Heavenly Blue: Whenever Eve shows herself, it's in the form of a glowing blue orb or a glowing blue face. |
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Hypnotize the Captive |
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Hypnotize the Captive: Gideon uses a magic medallion to gain control of Elena and eventually get her to marry him. |
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Simple, yet Opulent |
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Simple, yet Opulent: Elena and Leo wear clothes that are fairly simple, but also quite fancy. |
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Red and Black and Evil All Over |
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Red and Black and Evil All Over: Gideon wears red and black on his wedding. |
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Authority Equals Asskicking |
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Authority Equals Asskicking: Queen Elena is a master swordswoman. |
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A Dog Named "Dog" |
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A Dog Named "Dog": The Enchanted Forest is literally called just that. |
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Distressed Dude |
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Distressed Dude: She has to save Finn from the poacher gang at one point. |
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Lady of War |
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Lady of War: When Elena fights Gideon, she's described as "moving with the grace of a swan". |
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