GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 16, 2009 –Little girls love princesses and dream about finding their one true love. And when those little girls grow up, many still wouldn’t mind living the life of a princess, even if only for a day. But while sparkly tiaras and flowing ball gowns have their appeal, beauty is only skin deep and true love comes from the heart. This fall, New York Times bestselling novelist Karen Kingsbury will bring princesses young and old a special heart-warming tale of devotion and beauty that shines through from the inside out.

In The Princess and the Three Knights, the search is on for a young man to win the hand of the most beautiful princess in all the land. The king is determined to find the one who is worthy of his daughter. Three knights endure tests and challenges to show their courage and strength. But those qualities alone will not win the king’s approval or the princess’s heart. The right knight must prove his kindness and character… and the real meaning of true love.

“Little girls need to know that some friends will keep them safe and some will not. The Princess and the Three Knights is a story intended to show them that friends who truly care about them will give them the best happily ever after,” says Kingsbury, who remembers when she read the book to her teenage daughter’s Bible study group. It brought the room full of girls to tears. Together they agreed, “This is a message every little girl needs to hear."

With gorgeous illustrations by Canadian muralist Gabrielle Grimard and a colorful, glittery cover, The Princess and the Three Knights is a timeless fairytale love story that little princesses, and book lovers of all ages, will adore. The Princess and the Three Knights (ISBN: 978-0-310-71641-9, $16.99, Hardcover) will be available wherever books are sold in September 2009.

About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury has written more than forty of her Life-Changing Fiction titles and has nearly fifteen million in print. Dubbed by Time magazine as the Queen of Christian Fiction, Karen receives hundreds of letters each week and considers her readers friends. Her fiction has made her one of the country’s favorite storytellers, and one of her novels, Like Dandelion Dust, has been made into a major motion picture due in theaters in early 2010. Her emotionally gripping titles include the popular Baxter family novels, the 9/11 Series, Even Now, Ever After, and Between Sundays. Karen and her husband, Don, live in the Pacific Northwest with their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. Karen is also a public speaker, reaching more than 100,000 women annually through various national events. You can find out more about Karen, her books, and her appearance schedule at www.KarenKingsbury.com.

About the Illustrator
Gabrielle Grimard has been drawing since she was a very young child. Born in Montreal, Canada, she studied Fine Arts at Concordia University. She began her career as a muralist, painting numerous walls in commercial buildings in the Montreal area. She now lives in the Eastern Townships with her chickens, two children, and husband, who is a wood boat builder. They share an old barn as their creative studio.