Twisted Games

Bridget von Ascheberg is one of the protagonists and narrators of Twisted Games. She is a senior at Thayer University and is studying international politics, but she is also a princess who is second in line for the throne of her home country of Eldorra. Despite her royal status, Bridget leads a relatively normal life in America, avoiding the high-profile and extensive pressures that she faces in her hometown of Athenberg. Though she was raised as a princess, she never expected to become queen because her grandfather, father, and brother come before her in the line of succession. However, after the death of her father and the abdication of her brother, Bridget’s world is thrown into chaos when she learns that she will soon have to become the queen of Eldorra.

As a public figure, Bridget has always known that she has little choice over what becomes of her life. In her more discouraged moments, she dismally notes that she has no “Love. Passion. Choice. Things no amount of money could buy” (17). Most of her actions reflect her idea of what she believes a royal should do or be. However, this changes when she meets Rhys and begins to consider her own thoughts and feelings worthy of consideration.