Novels and Novellas
Fifteen-year-old Jen can't remember her imagination. She knows she had one once, though, and honestly, she'd like it back. It's been eight years. One day she finds a young boy who claims to be one of her imaginary friends and that her imaginary world is being eaten by a hydra-like monster called the Polystoikhedron. He helps her find the Ankulen, a special bracelet that had given the ability to bring her imagination to life and together they embark on a quest to find friendship, healing, and perhaps even some family.
Gwen's life has been absolute misery for the last two months. Her father died, she was written out of the will, her stepmother kicked her out of the house, and, in that time, she's not heard a word from her boyfriend of five years.
And she might be suffering from insanity. A chest of drawers just appeared at the foot of her bed, and as she opens each drawer, she's spirited away to another realm where she finds herself in increasingly bizarre prisons, each the fault of her stepmother.
Can she win back her life - and kingdoms? - from her stepmother? Or will Editha win?
And she might be suffering from insanity. A chest of drawers just appeared at the foot of her bed, and as she opens each drawer, she's spirited away to another realm where she finds herself in increasingly bizarre prisons, each the fault of her stepmother.
Can she win back her life - and kingdoms? - from her stepmother? Or will Editha win?
The Rizkaland Legends
When the Lady Dragon does come,
Hold fast, do not fear, do not run.
Your Water Princess will fight
Fire Prince will set all to right
Each shall come from a fall
Their Union will save you all.
Despite the fact that she's on track for competing in the Olympics, and he's practically raised his younger brothers since they lost their mom in a car accident, Clara Mandras and Andrew Stevenson are pretty much normal teens. They have normal hopes, normal dreams, and they live in a normal world.
All this is torn away from them when they are thrust into another world and declared Water Princess and Fire Prince. With no experience ruling a country, meeting each other for the first time, and being expected to fight the Lady Dragon – an evil sorceress plaguing the world of Rizkaland – Clara and Andrew are underprepared and inexperienced. Unless they learn to work together despite their standing opposition, Rizkaland's hope will be lost.
What is to come will change their lives forever.
Hold fast, do not fear, do not run.
Your Water Princess will fight
Fire Prince will set all to right
Each shall come from a fall
Their Union will save you all.
Despite the fact that she's on track for competing in the Olympics, and he's practically raised his younger brothers since they lost their mom in a car accident, Clara Mandras and Andrew Stevenson are pretty much normal teens. They have normal hopes, normal dreams, and they live in a normal world.
All this is torn away from them when they are thrust into another world and declared Water Princess and Fire Prince. With no experience ruling a country, meeting each other for the first time, and being expected to fight the Lady Dragon – an evil sorceress plaguing the world of Rizkaland – Clara and Andrew are underprepared and inexperienced. Unless they learn to work together despite their standing opposition, Rizkaland's hope will be lost.
What is to come will change their lives forever.
Two girls with one face
Two girls with twisted fate
One in purple, one in red
One shall speak the other’s death
Who shall win their final war?
Lady Dragon or Tela Du?
Amber, the Lady Dragon, has been promised a fifty-year reign over Rizkaland and nothing can stop her from claiming it. But when you've lived six thousand years, fifty is such a pitiful number. Only one person can keep her from making this reign permanent - the Tela Du, a girl who shall share Amber's face.
The last thing Petra wants is a magical world interrupting her plans for a normal life, let alone an ultimate battle against the Lady Dragon with only one prophesied survivor. She has her childhood best friend, Reuben, at her side, but she's not sure if he's more of a help or a hindrance right now. Though she'd much prefer to just return home and forget about this whole crazy affair, things change when she discovers that the world has surprising connections to her own family - including her sister who disappeared without a trace two years before.
Still, Rizkaland can't possibly expect her to risk her very life, can it?
Two girls with twisted fate
One in purple, one in red
One shall speak the other’s death
Who shall win their final war?
Lady Dragon or Tela Du?
Amber, the Lady Dragon, has been promised a fifty-year reign over Rizkaland and nothing can stop her from claiming it. But when you've lived six thousand years, fifty is such a pitiful number. Only one person can keep her from making this reign permanent - the Tela Du, a girl who shall share Amber's face.
The last thing Petra wants is a magical world interrupting her plans for a normal life, let alone an ultimate battle against the Lady Dragon with only one prophesied survivor. She has her childhood best friend, Reuben, at her side, but she's not sure if he's more of a help or a hindrance right now. Though she'd much prefer to just return home and forget about this whole crazy affair, things change when she discovers that the world has surprising connections to her own family - including her sister who disappeared without a trace two years before.
Still, Rizkaland can't possibly expect her to risk her very life, can it?
When a Queen forgets,
Her enemies rejoice in her weakness.
But when the Queen remembers,
They tremble in fear.
When a King loves,
His country rejoices with him.
But when that love is broken.
The land is broken, too.
Can Water and Fire join again?
Can Love and Memory be restored?
They spent years in Rizkaland. They ruled the land, forged friendships, built families, and made it their home. But then it was time to return to Earth, and their former lives just don’t fit anymore. Clara and Andrew struggle to reevaluate their priorities when hundreds of miles separate them. Reuben and Petra are lost as they seek a balance between their old friendship and their Rizkan marriage. And Ashna and Noraeto never planned to return, so what live is there for them on Earth?
When the unthinkable happens and a new enemy arises, they’re all thrown back into Rizkaland, into a young prince’s rise to power and struggle to build alliances for his kingdom. But they no longer belong in their other world, either.
Are good memories too much to bear?
Her enemies rejoice in her weakness.
But when the Queen remembers,
They tremble in fear.
When a King loves,
His country rejoices with him.
But when that love is broken.
The land is broken, too.
Can Water and Fire join again?
Can Love and Memory be restored?
They spent years in Rizkaland. They ruled the land, forged friendships, built families, and made it their home. But then it was time to return to Earth, and their former lives just don’t fit anymore. Clara and Andrew struggle to reevaluate their priorities when hundreds of miles separate them. Reuben and Petra are lost as they seek a balance between their old friendship and their Rizkan marriage. And Ashna and Noraeto never planned to return, so what live is there for them on Earth?
When the unthinkable happens and a new enemy arises, they’re all thrown back into Rizkaland, into a young prince’s rise to power and struggle to build alliances for his kingdom. But they no longer belong in their other world, either.
Are good memories too much to bear?
The Fall of a Star
Princess Obsidia’s father was killed the night she was born. Since there was no male heir, the crown went to the man who killed him, by Dialcian law. This never bothered her, growing up, and when it comes time for Obsidia to choose her husband, she chooses Prince Delaney, the son of that man, with little hesitation. Only then does her life start crumbling around her.
Adrian expected to live a normal life, taking his father’s place at the print shop when his father retired. But, on his eighteenth birthday, when the princess’ engagement is announced, his world is ripped out from under him when he learns that his life was a ruse, and he is the twin brother to the princess – and expected to take back his father’s throne.
Delaney knows that his country is hovering on the brink of war – and that his father may harbor murderous intentions towards his intended bride due to her Zovordian blood. He wants nothing more than to protect Obsidia and his people, but as merely prince, he has little power against his father.
The ancient war between the Dragons and the Immortal King and Queen is nearing its climax, and the three are already caught in it.
Adrian expected to live a normal life, taking his father’s place at the print shop when his father retired. But, on his eighteenth birthday, when the princess’ engagement is announced, his world is ripped out from under him when he learns that his life was a ruse, and he is the twin brother to the princess – and expected to take back his father’s throne.
Delaney knows that his country is hovering on the brink of war – and that his father may harbor murderous intentions towards his intended bride due to her Zovordian blood. He wants nothing more than to protect Obsidia and his people, but as merely prince, he has little power against his father.
The ancient war between the Dragons and the Immortal King and Queen is nearing its climax, and the three are already caught in it.
The Austen Fairy Tale
After their father's death, and thanks to their older half-brother's wanderlust, two sisters find themselves caught in the politics of mysterious forest. Elinrose finds herself in direct conflict with the wood's Mistress, while Snowmari hides a deadly secret that could mean her death if found out. Can their bonds of sisterhood withstand these trying times? Or will they even make it out alive?
It is a fact universally acknowledged that a girl, in possession of stepmother and stepsisters, must be in want of a fairy godmother to come whisk her away to some ball, where she might fall in love with a prince and live happily ever after...
Lizzy hates facts universally acknowledged.
Lizzy is a Cinder. However, conjuring fire at one’s fingertips isn’t considered appropriate in polite society, so she hides among her family's servants. Besides, her ruse also serves to protect her country from the Mistress's mad quest for power. No, it's much better all around if she lets her stepsister live her life.
But now the Gardener has taken the Mistress's throne, her motives unknown, and three royal balls have thrown Lizzy into the path of the most irritating king in the land. Meanwhile, can her beloved stepsister ever find a man willing to look past her farmer father? It's a complicated mess and Lizzy only wants out.
Too bad the Forest doesn't care what she wants.
Lizzy hates facts universally acknowledged.
Lizzy is a Cinder. However, conjuring fire at one’s fingertips isn’t considered appropriate in polite society, so she hides among her family's servants. Besides, her ruse also serves to protect her country from the Mistress's mad quest for power. No, it's much better all around if she lets her stepsister live her life.
But now the Gardener has taken the Mistress's throne, her motives unknown, and three royal balls have thrown Lizzy into the path of the most irritating king in the land. Meanwhile, can her beloved stepsister ever find a man willing to look past her farmer father? It's a complicated mess and Lizzy only wants out.
Too bad the Forest doesn't care what she wants.
Love potions aren't that terrible, now are they?
Emmazel lives in a tower with her father and a talking cat named Night, and, much to her father's chagrin, keeps marrying off her companions to the princes and lords who try to rescue her.
That is, until the prince she choses for her newest companion, Heather, changes everything...
Ginny doesn't belong in Snowfield Palace, but she has nowhere else to go. An old promise between her mother and Lady Bethim keeps her off the streets when she's left alone in the world, and she's eternally grateful for the home - and the friendship of Kaimund, Lady Bethim's son. She makes herself useful however possible, and life is quiet.
Until the far-too-charming Prince Hans and his sister Maia visit and send her world spinning. A shattered mirror is nothing to laugh about, and a new, dark magic could destroy everything.
Heroines don't wield swords.
Calla knows this very well, for none of the heroines in her books have swords. Yet her guardians insisted she learn how to protect herself, because there is apparently some danger looming over her in the wide world. Given that she has no memory of her life before ten, she can't dispute that.
Yet, when she's sent out into the world before she's ready, she finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue and mystery. Is she the long-lost princess she suspects she might be, and might Hansel return her affection? If only she knew who she was and where she belonged! Her nineteenth birthday - and answers! - can't come soon enough.
Calla knows this very well, for none of the heroines in her books have swords. Yet her guardians insisted she learn how to protect herself, because there is apparently some danger looming over her in the wide world. Given that she has no memory of her life before ten, she can't dispute that.
Yet, when she's sent out into the world before she's ready, she finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue and mystery. Is she the long-lost princess she suspects she might be, and might Hansel return her affection? If only she knew who she was and where she belonged! Her nineteenth birthday - and answers! - can't come soon enough.
Seven years ago, mermaid princess Enna gave up the human prince she loved because it seemed impossible for them to be together. However, a storm and a mysterious stone column have brought him back into her life, and now she must venture among the humans in order to learn how to save her people.
But all is not as it seems and enemies might be hiding in plain sight. And can Enna keep her heart safe when she must guard it against the very one who stole it before?
The Bookania Quests
Once upon a time...
Robin and Robert are royal twins. They are the only two to have received a Fairy Godmother gift in nearly a century, an amazing honor. Soon it was clear that their gifts had been switched and a search began to find the Fairy Godmother to right the mistake. When she is finally sighted by a knight, the family learns that the pair must find her for themselves and they only have until their eighteenth birthday ... only four months away. Will they be able to find her in time?
Once upon a time...
Robin and Robert are royal twins. They are the only two to have received a Fairy Godmother gift in nearly a century, an amazing honor. Soon it was clear that their gifts had been switched and a search began to find the Fairy Godmother to right the mistake. When she is finally sighted by a knight, the family learns that the pair must find her for themselves and they only have until their eighteenth birthday ... only four months away. Will they be able to find her in time?
Once upon a time...
When Arthur's parents were lost at sea, his Uncle Mordreth became the regent for the young boy. Yet now that he's of age, Mordreth seems to have no intentions of relinquishing the throne. It looks as though Arthur will have to fight for his throne. If only he had more than just his two servants and the old man he met in the woods for friends. So the old man takes things into his own hands and whisks Arthur off to the wedding of a fellow prince, with the intention of finding him some allies.
All is not right at the wedding, however. The groom is missing, and the bride has called quits. Where's the groom? Well, he's found a new bride. Now if he can just get her home ...
When Arthur's parents were lost at sea, his Uncle Mordreth became the regent for the young boy. Yet now that he's of age, Mordreth seems to have no intentions of relinquishing the throne. It looks as though Arthur will have to fight for his throne. If only he had more than just his two servants and the old man he met in the woods for friends. So the old man takes things into his own hands and whisks Arthur off to the wedding of a fellow prince, with the intention of finding him some allies.
All is not right at the wedding, however. The groom is missing, and the bride has called quits. Where's the groom? Well, he's found a new bride. Now if he can just get her home ...
Once upon a time...
Arthur is the rightful king of Briton, but his Uncle Mordreth refuses to give up the regency. Arthur and Grandfather are now returning with allies to wrestle the kingdom from his uncle's grasp. But not all is as it seems among his allies, and everyone has secrets. New loves, old loves, lost loves, kingdoms conquered and kingdoms stolen. Who is the real "rightful heir" and will the nearly forgotten sword in the stone finally answer this question?
This also contains #3.5, The Quest For the Quince: A Joan of Arc Misadventure
Arthur is the rightful king of Briton, but his Uncle Mordreth refuses to give up the regency. Arthur and Grandfather are now returning with allies to wrestle the kingdom from his uncle's grasp. But not all is as it seems among his allies, and everyone has secrets. New loves, old loves, lost loves, kingdoms conquered and kingdoms stolen. Who is the real "rightful heir" and will the nearly forgotten sword in the stone finally answer this question?
This also contains #3.5, The Quest For the Quince: A Joan of Arc Misadventure
Once upon a time...
Robin and Eric had hoped for a peaceful stay in Skewwood and a break from the disapproval of Eric's father. Then, what should've been a routine mission turns sour, and Eric, Robin Hood, and several of Robin Hood's men are captured. Now it's up to Robin and Maid Marian to gather allies and rescue their husbands from their captors. But betrayal, trickery, and surprising enemies await them along the way, and only by trusting the Author can they hope to succeed.
Once upon a time...
Still reeling from recent trauma, Robin and Eric struggle to find stability in the midst of increasing tension both at home and with others. When friends ask their help to rediscover their castle, lost during their hundred-year sleep Robin and Eric agree to help. But this castle holds secrets of its own – including what may be the fate of Eric’s long-lost brother – launching them on another quest. Meanwhile, Maryanne's busy on a much more important mission of her own: find a jackalope. Yet no one’s ideas seem to coincide with hers, and family disagreements muddy everything. Can healing ever be found when people refuse to communicate?
Once upon a time...
Still reeling from recent trauma, Robin and Eric struggle to find stability in the midst of increasing tension both at home and with others. When friends ask their help to rediscover their castle, lost during their hundred-year sleep Robin and Eric agree to help. But this castle holds secrets of its own – including what may be the fate of Eric’s long-lost brother – launching them on another quest. Meanwhile, Maryanne's busy on a much more important mission of her own: find a jackalope. Yet no one’s ideas seem to coincide with hers, and family disagreements muddy everything. Can healing ever be found when people refuse to communicate?
Once upon a time...
Twelve years ago, Meg's father remarried. A few weeks later, he and her younger sister were lost at sea, and then Meg herself was sent to be personal maid to the neighboring country's princess, leaving their youngest sister to their stepmother's mercy. Fortunately for them, that princess was Robin, and now, after years of setbacks and waiting, they're on their way to piece the family back together. A fairy's promise gives them hope for success, but is that enough in the face of pirates, lost slippers, and chess?
Once Upon a Time...
When poison leaves a friend on death's door, Push au Kim knows a cure - a cure that requires that he return to his home country and face the villain of his childhood. The Snow Queen. But childhood villains aren't always as evil once grown, even if their hearts are frozen. Good thing Push is ruthless enough to face her. There are benefits to having a mirror shard lodged in one's heart.
This also contains book 7.5, A Quest Worth Wishing For: An Aladdin Misadventure.
When poison leaves a friend on death's door, Push au Kim knows a cure - a cure that requires that he return to his home country and face the villain of his childhood. The Snow Queen. But childhood villains aren't always as evil once grown, even if their hearts are frozen. Good thing Push is ruthless enough to face her. There are benefits to having a mirror shard lodged in one's heart.
This also contains book 7.5, A Quest Worth Wishing For: An Aladdin Misadventure.
The Ever After Maneuver
All's fair till it isn't a game...
Go to a ball, meet the prince, fall in love.
It's all simple process, though Elindala knows better than to fall in love with the prince. She wears a glamour that molds her into his perfect woman, and as soon as she has his heart, she will play the part of a faithful wife until she has torn down the defenses and has laid bare his kingdom for her family's attack. She just has to keep up the walls around her heart that have kept her safe her whole life.
Christof knows that all isn't right with his new bride. Ella's story has a few too many holes, and she's keeping a few too many secrets. However, she is the woman he's chosen, and he's determined to win her heart the way that she has stolen his. His parents worry, but he's sure that a little patience and care is all it'll take. After all, she's clearly not had much of that from her stepfamily.
War threatens, and secrets abound. Whose heart is forfeit, and whose kingdom will remain standing at the end of the Pumpkin War
Go to a ball, meet the prince, fall in love.
It's all simple process, though Elindala knows better than to fall in love with the prince. She wears a glamour that molds her into his perfect woman, and as soon as she has his heart, she will play the part of a faithful wife until she has torn down the defenses and has laid bare his kingdom for her family's attack. She just has to keep up the walls around her heart that have kept her safe her whole life.
Christof knows that all isn't right with his new bride. Ella's story has a few too many holes, and she's keeping a few too many secrets. However, she is the woman he's chosen, and he's determined to win her heart the way that she has stolen his. His parents worry, but he's sure that a little patience and care is all it'll take. After all, she's clearly not had much of that from her stepfamily.
War threatens, and secrets abound. Whose heart is forfeit, and whose kingdom will remain standing at the end of the Pumpkin War
He captured the wrong princesses...
A second-chance, enemies-to-lovers retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses where his father is keeping twelve princesses trapped in a tower, and they're taking their revenge, one son at a time.
Someday, it will have an actual blurb.
Every Different Midnight
In a world made for men, Bella is determined to make it on her own.
After her merchant father's death, his debts leave Bella and her stepfamily penniless. If she'd been a son, then she could have assumed his business without problem, but no one wishes to do business with a woman. Those who recognize her intelligence and skill only offer marriage.
At last, one craftsman is willing to give her a chance - and even use her unique skills as a woman to his benefit. Mr. Glasier really seems like the fairy godfather she'd been looking for. She and her family climb through the ranks of society - soon gaining an invitation to a ball given by the prince himself.
But what is Mr. Glasier's motive? Will Bella ever escape the ball? Or will she be trapped forever as every midnight sends her right back where she started?
Official cover coming soon.
After her merchant father's death, his debts leave Bella and her stepfamily penniless. If she'd been a son, then she could have assumed his business without problem, but no one wishes to do business with a woman. Those who recognize her intelligence and skill only offer marriage.
At last, one craftsman is willing to give her a chance - and even use her unique skills as a woman to his benefit. Mr. Glasier really seems like the fairy godfather she'd been looking for. She and her family climb through the ranks of society - soon gaining an invitation to a ball given by the prince himself.
But what is Mr. Glasier's motive? Will Bella ever escape the ball? Or will she be trapped forever as every midnight sends her right back where she started?
Official cover coming soon.
Multiauthor Series
Surrounded by glass and glamour, how can you know what's real?
Now
Isobel's life is perfect - as long as she doesn't look too closely at the cracks in the glass. Yet, it's a lonely life, so when a charming young man takes the place of her reflection and speaks with her, she's glad for the companionship, even if his secrets threaten to topple everything she knows. Just how did she come to live in this glass palace?
Before
Kieran might play the part of the roguish younger prince, but he takes seriously his role as the last line of defense against threats to his parents and brother. When Lothilla brings her goddaughter to court wrapped in too much glamour, and his brother falls for the girl too quickly, he knows that something must be wrong. But what can he do against the power of an elder fae?
Secrets and mystery abound, and who knows the truth under the perfection? What will stay standing when the illusion is destroyed?
To Destroy an Illusion is a retelling of “The Glass Mountain” but also contains heavy inspiration from “Fairer-than-a-Fairy,” “The Crystal Coffin,” and a few other fairy tales you might know and love. It is one of twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of fractured retellings of your favorite fairytales. The Shattered Tales can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the swoony-sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time!
It is also set in the same world as The Ever After Maneuver and functions as a prequel.
Now
Isobel's life is perfect - as long as she doesn't look too closely at the cracks in the glass. Yet, it's a lonely life, so when a charming young man takes the place of her reflection and speaks with her, she's glad for the companionship, even if his secrets threaten to topple everything she knows. Just how did she come to live in this glass palace?
Before
Kieran might play the part of the roguish younger prince, but he takes seriously his role as the last line of defense against threats to his parents and brother. When Lothilla brings her goddaughter to court wrapped in too much glamour, and his brother falls for the girl too quickly, he knows that something must be wrong. But what can he do against the power of an elder fae?
Secrets and mystery abound, and who knows the truth under the perfection? What will stay standing when the illusion is destroyed?
To Destroy an Illusion is a retelling of “The Glass Mountain” but also contains heavy inspiration from “Fairer-than-a-Fairy,” “The Crystal Coffin,” and a few other fairy tales you might know and love. It is one of twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of fractured retellings of your favorite fairytales. The Shattered Tales can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the swoony-sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time!
It is also set in the same world as The Ever After Maneuver and functions as a prequel.
A dispossessed princess, trapped in a crystal coffin. A farm boy with no dreams of power. Can their new bond survive the coming war?
Princess Tiegan had it all - until she didn’t. Her stepmother tried to marry her off to a cruel magician, and when she refused and ran away, he responded by trapping her in a glass coffin and hiding her away from the world so he can rule her country without her interference. But all hope is not lost. If she can secure a link with her fairest - her soulmate - then he can fight for her and reclaim her kingdom.
But Herron’s a simple farm boy and has no interest in politics. The last thing he wants is for some ghost of a princess meddling in his affairs and insisting that he fight her battles for her. But Tiegan won’t rest until she regains her kingdom. After all, her only other option is eternal boredom in her glass prison.
Can a reluctant farmboy and a cursed princess rise together to face their foe, or is their unwanted bond doomed to failure?
The Intertwined Tales is a multi-author series of clean fairytale retellings. Each novella entwines a famous fairytale with a lesser-known story to create one happily ever after. These standalone stories can be enjoyed in any order.
The Fairest and the Coffin is a combined retelling of Snow White and The Crystal Coffin and is Book 1 in a disconnected series called The Thrones of Ever
Princess Tiegan had it all - until she didn’t. Her stepmother tried to marry her off to a cruel magician, and when she refused and ran away, he responded by trapping her in a glass coffin and hiding her away from the world so he can rule her country without her interference. But all hope is not lost. If she can secure a link with her fairest - her soulmate - then he can fight for her and reclaim her kingdom.
But Herron’s a simple farm boy and has no interest in politics. The last thing he wants is for some ghost of a princess meddling in his affairs and insisting that he fight her battles for her. But Tiegan won’t rest until she regains her kingdom. After all, her only other option is eternal boredom in her glass prison.
Can a reluctant farmboy and a cursed princess rise together to face their foe, or is their unwanted bond doomed to failure?
The Intertwined Tales is a multi-author series of clean fairytale retellings. Each novella entwines a famous fairytale with a lesser-known story to create one happily ever after. These standalone stories can be enjoyed in any order.
The Fairest and the Coffin is a combined retelling of Snow White and The Crystal Coffin and is Book 1 in a disconnected series called The Thrones of Ever
Due to life circumstances, this title is not currently available for purchase, but I'm hoping to change that soon.
Her life has fallen apart - only for her to discover that it was a lie all along.
Elicia never suspected that she was anything but the simple daughter of a farmer. Sure, her older brother seems intent on alienating her family from their neighbors with his entitlement and bad attitude, but that hardly makes her unique. That is, until her father, on his deathbed, makes a shocking revelation. Elicia is not his natural daughter - he and his late wife found her on their doorstep as a baby.
Still reeling from the revelation, her brother is now bent on making her life a living nightmare. When a mysterious woman sends her to a royal ball, she's left with even more questions than before. Her one ally she can trust is her so-called flower - an unknown young man who can speak to her through a bleeding heart in the woods behind her house.
Who is she really? Can the kingdom survive the treachery that has bubbled to the surface? Just what is her role in all of it?
Spring has sprung with these eight swoony sweet retellings. Each novella finds its happily ever after amidst themes of rebirth, hope, and new life. Each book is fully independent and they can be read in any order.
Bleeding Heart is a combined retelling of Felicia and the Pretty Pinks and Cinderella, featuring tropes such as hidden royalty, heroine's quest, and fated love. It is the Book 2 of The Thrones of Ever
Her life has fallen apart - only for her to discover that it was a lie all along.
Elicia never suspected that she was anything but the simple daughter of a farmer. Sure, her older brother seems intent on alienating her family from their neighbors with his entitlement and bad attitude, but that hardly makes her unique. That is, until her father, on his deathbed, makes a shocking revelation. Elicia is not his natural daughter - he and his late wife found her on their doorstep as a baby.
Still reeling from the revelation, her brother is now bent on making her life a living nightmare. When a mysterious woman sends her to a royal ball, she's left with even more questions than before. Her one ally she can trust is her so-called flower - an unknown young man who can speak to her through a bleeding heart in the woods behind her house.
Who is she really? Can the kingdom survive the treachery that has bubbled to the surface? Just what is her role in all of it?
Spring has sprung with these eight swoony sweet retellings. Each novella finds its happily ever after amidst themes of rebirth, hope, and new life. Each book is fully independent and they can be read in any order.
Bleeding Heart is a combined retelling of Felicia and the Pretty Pinks and Cinderella, featuring tropes such as hidden royalty, heroine's quest, and fated love. It is the Book 2 of The Thrones of Ever
There are many paths to power.
As the third-born princess of the island nation of Kolynch, Dia knows that she has almost no chance of ever sitting on her father's throne. As such, if she is ever to be the queen she knows she's destined to be, her only choice is to marry the king of another country. Something easier said than done when her father refuses to deal with other nations.
When a ship arrives, carrying a charming foreign prince on a quest to retrieve her country's famed golden fleece, Dia defies her father steal it for him. Her condition? He takes her back to his country. He is a rightful king, after all.
But Prince Ayson proves less than pervious to her schemes of romance, and she finds herself increasingly distracted by the ship's handsome young captain, Caden. Will Dia cling to her quest for power, even as it slips through her fingers, or will she give it up for something more?
A Quest for Power is a standalone no-spice novella, complete with tropes like forbidden love, scheming heroine, and nautical quest. It is the fifth in the “Lives of Legend” series, a collection of eight retellings of Greek myths where the tragedies become happily ever afters. Each book is written by a different author so it can be enjoyed in any order. The proceeds from this series are donated to the Human Coalition to provide for mothers facing crisis pregnancies.
It is a Golden Fleece retelling with heavy influence from The Little Mermaid, and it is #3 in The Thrones of Ever.
Please note that due to life circumstances, the author had to upload an incomplete version of the book. This is currently the first third of the book, and the file you purchase will contain a link to where you'll have access to the full book as soon as it's available, which hopefully will happen soon, though Bleeding Heart and not missing other deadlines are a higher priority right now.
As the third-born princess of the island nation of Kolynch, Dia knows that she has almost no chance of ever sitting on her father's throne. As such, if she is ever to be the queen she knows she's destined to be, her only choice is to marry the king of another country. Something easier said than done when her father refuses to deal with other nations.
When a ship arrives, carrying a charming foreign prince on a quest to retrieve her country's famed golden fleece, Dia defies her father steal it for him. Her condition? He takes her back to his country. He is a rightful king, after all.
But Prince Ayson proves less than pervious to her schemes of romance, and she finds herself increasingly distracted by the ship's handsome young captain, Caden. Will Dia cling to her quest for power, even as it slips through her fingers, or will she give it up for something more?
A Quest for Power is a standalone no-spice novella, complete with tropes like forbidden love, scheming heroine, and nautical quest. It is the fifth in the “Lives of Legend” series, a collection of eight retellings of Greek myths where the tragedies become happily ever afters. Each book is written by a different author so it can be enjoyed in any order. The proceeds from this series are donated to the Human Coalition to provide for mothers facing crisis pregnancies.
It is a Golden Fleece retelling with heavy influence from The Little Mermaid, and it is #3 in The Thrones of Ever.
Please note that due to life circumstances, the author had to upload an incomplete version of the book. This is currently the first third of the book, and the file you purchase will contain a link to where you'll have access to the full book as soon as it's available, which hopefully will happen soon, though Bleeding Heart and not missing other deadlines are a higher priority right now.
He'll follow her to the ends of the earth, even as she marries another. But what happens when her husband proves to be a monster?
As the foundling son of a lord, Joah doesn't quite know his place, but he knows for sure that it isn't pining after Lady Aloise, the lord's daughter. He's determined to do the right thing, so if he cannot court her, then he will dedicate himself to her safety as her loyal guard. But when the blue-bearded lord she chooses as her husband raises suspicions, Joah must determine if those suspicions are valid - or dismiss them as mere jealousy.
All will be well if Lord Sinine will just love Lady Aloise as she deserves - as Joah cannot. So why does the man hold back? Joah can only keep his own interactions with her above reproach and hope that she doesn't fall prey to the same mysterious fate that took the lord's previous wives.
Maybe this whole guard business wasn't his brightest idea.
A Noble Friend is a NA Christian fantasy Bluebeard retelling loosely inspired by Wuthering Heights.
Book #15 in Cornerstone Series, a collection of non-magical fantasy retellings from the perspective of side characters. This title is not connected to any of my other works and fully stands alone.
As the foundling son of a lord, Joah doesn't quite know his place, but he knows for sure that it isn't pining after Lady Aloise, the lord's daughter. He's determined to do the right thing, so if he cannot court her, then he will dedicate himself to her safety as her loyal guard. But when the blue-bearded lord she chooses as her husband raises suspicions, Joah must determine if those suspicions are valid - or dismiss them as mere jealousy.
All will be well if Lord Sinine will just love Lady Aloise as she deserves - as Joah cannot. So why does the man hold back? Joah can only keep his own interactions with her above reproach and hope that she doesn't fall prey to the same mysterious fate that took the lord's previous wives.
Maybe this whole guard business wasn't his brightest idea.
A Noble Friend is a NA Christian fantasy Bluebeard retelling loosely inspired by Wuthering Heights.
Book #15 in Cornerstone Series, a collection of non-magical fantasy retellings from the perspective of side characters. This title is not connected to any of my other works and fully stands alone.
He'll sacrifice anything to save his kingdom, but it might be down to a peasant girl and her three unicorns to save the day.
This book is part of A Twist of Tales, a series of nonmagical Christian genderbent fairy tale retellings with epic adventures and animal companions. Of Compassion and Courage retells The Princess on the Glass Hill, and features tropes such as hidden identity, class difference, and she saves him.
This title fully stands alone and is not connected to any of my other titles.
Full Blurb coming soon!
He'll sacrifice anything to save his kingdom, but it might be down to a peasant girl and her three unicorns to save the day.
This book is part of A Twist of Tales, a series of nonmagical Christian genderbent fairy tale retellings with epic adventures and animal companions. Of Compassion and Courage retells The Princess on the Glass Hill, and features tropes such as hidden identity, class difference, and she saves him.
This title fully stands alone and is not connected to any of my other titles.
Full Blurb coming soon!
Novelettes and Short Stories
A Twist of Adventure
Edward, called CinderEddy by his stepbrothers, has been treated as little more than a servant ever since his mother died after her remarriage. When the Princess Elicia is kidnapped, however, his stepbrothers join the other knights attempting to rescue her, and Edward uses their absence to make his own attempt at her rescue. He doesn't expect to succeed, but somehow, he keeps finding himself on the right path.
Everyone knows that Sleeping Beauty's curse is triggered when she pricks her finger on a spindle and that she is awakened by true love's kiss ... but what happens when the wicked fairy decides to switch things up?
Edmund didn't mean to put Auralea to sleep, but now it's up to him and the famous Puss in Boots to figure out how, exactly, a spinning wheel is supposed to wake her up.
Rose is not yet seventeen and is the widow of the king. Her stepdaughter, who is nine years her elder, must marry or else forfeit the throne to her power-hungry cousin. Snow never was a great beauty, and having a beautiful stepmother just complicates things.
Can they join together to overcome the adversity surrounding them - or will betrayal and old wounds tear them apart?
Can they join together to overcome the adversity surrounding them - or will betrayal and old wounds tear them apart?
The day she was born, her kingdom fell, and so she was branded the daughter of blood and misfortune and locked away. Now a dragon plagues the land, and her curse may be the only thing that stops it.
But is she really cursed?
The day she was born, her kingdom fell, and so she was branded the daughter of blood and misfortune and locked away. Now a dragon plagues the land, and her curse may be the only thing that stops it.
But is she really cursed?
Plagued by nightmares for the last few years, Katrine only wanted answers. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a tangled web of melody as she tries to free a cursed king and his brothers. No one deserves existence such as theirs, but dare she risk her very life?
Amara's life is going to be a fairy tale. She even has one picked out - Fairer-than-a-Fairy - which is, admittedly, obscure, but she's sure that the guardians would agree that she's a perfect fit for the tale. Or, at least, she's sure until her father comes home from war with a rose. And a bargain with a beast over her life.
She can say no, of course, but she's found herself in the tale of Beauty and the Beast. She has to play her part if she wants her happily ever after
She can say no, of course, but she's found herself in the tale of Beauty and the Beast. She has to play her part if she wants her happily ever after
On their sixteenth year, every mermaid visits the Sea Witch to view the omen that will direct her steps in the years to come. But when Lona's shows her a castle on land, does she dare brave her father's wrath and follow it? And what will she find when she steps on land? Is the handsome human prince to be trusted, or is there something sinister brewing?
Curry is a simple soldier sent to guard the princess who is to marry his nation's prince. He didn't bargain on the princess being cursed and an accident while getting water, trading bodies with a goose. Now he's trapped in a conspiracy where he must keep the royal family from realizing that the "princess" he delivered is actually her maid, and the princess herself is amongst the royal flock his family keeps.
This marriage was supposed to end a war, but they might be headed right back into one if anything else goes wrong.
This marriage was supposed to end a war, but they might be headed right back into one if anything else goes wrong.
Bookania Short Stories
How far will a man go to repay a debt made in his youth? Push au Kim's life was spared by an enemy soldier, and he vowed to someday repay the man. When he finally finds him again, he finds that he has just died, leaving behind three sons. Well, a debt can be inherited, and the third son needs a bit of help to find his fortune.
In the depths of Black Forest, strange creatures are rumored to exist. Casperl isn't sure he's seen any of them, but he does know that there is a princess trapped on top of an enchanted mountain. Only a true prince can free her. He's certainly not one.
This takes place between Bookania #1 and #2, and should not be read without having read Sew, it's a Quest.
Robin and Robert's eighteenth birthday is here - the day they're locked forever with the gifts they have - in the lives they want to live. But the fairies seem to have another idea, and now their lives might have changed forever.
Robin and Robert's eighteenth birthday is here - the day they're locked forever with the gifts they have - in the lives they want to live. But the fairies seem to have another idea, and now their lives might have changed forever.
This takes place after Do You Take This Quest? and contains overlap with a scene in My Kingdom For a Quest.
Wake the princess, get married, live happily ever after. That's how it's supposed to work, right?
Robert doesn't regret marrying Rosamond. She's the woman he loves and wants to spend his life with. But only days into their marriage, and things are already not at all what he had imagined. He's spent his whole life until now managing his reckless twin sister. How is he supposed to let go and understand that the woman he's married is completely different?
Wake the princess, get married, live happily ever after. That's how it's supposed to work, right?
Robert doesn't regret marrying Rosamond. She's the woman he loves and wants to spend his life with. But only days into their marriage, and things are already not at all what he had imagined. He's spent his whole life until now managing his reckless twin sister. How is he supposed to let go and understand that the woman he's married is completely different?
Once Upon a Twisted Time
Red is the first thing the wolf sees.
This is the story of a wolf who's more than he knows, and a little girl in a red cloak who brings those secrets to light. Fairy tales don't always happen the way the way they're told, and sometimes the villain is the true hero.
She has buried two husbands now.
Ella tells the story one way. Of course she does - far be it from her to tell the world all of her greatest embarrassments and mistakes. But the Stepmother recalls a different story. The story of her third chance.
The dragon doesn’t mean to collect maidens.
And yet the maidens come, flocking to his cave for sanctuary against the evils of men. Sanctuary that dragon gives, if reluctantly. But when does protection become a prison? Does he go too far?
And yet the maidens come, flocking to his cave for sanctuary against the evils of men. Sanctuary that dragon gives, if reluctantly. But when does protection become a prison? Does he go too far?
She is left with a shattered mirror and a shattered kingdom.
The Snow Queen's brother wrecked their land, and now she's left to pick up the pieces. A boy named Kay gives her hope, but the hope is shattered when she realizes that the girl Girta follows him. How far will she go to dissuade her rival? Will a frozen apple solve everything?
The Snow Queen's brother wrecked their land, and now she's left to pick up the pieces. A boy named Kay gives her hope, but the hope is shattered when she realizes that the girl Girta follows him. How far will she go to dissuade her rival? Will a frozen apple solve everything?
Gold cannot buy love.
But it's a good enough price to extract for a wrong. Caught in bargains and bitterness, there's no end to the demand when the solution doesn't fix the problem. Doesn't bring a child back.
Until another young girl gets caught in the crossfire and Rumpelstiltskin feels compelled to save her.
But it's a good enough price to extract for a wrong. Caught in bargains and bitterness, there's no end to the demand when the solution doesn't fix the problem. Doesn't bring a child back.
Until another young girl gets caught in the crossfire and Rumpelstiltskin feels compelled to save her.
Three drops of blood bind her to the princess's will.
But three drops of blood bind the princess to her mother’s will. And when her mother’s will is to travel to the neighboring kingdom as a bride to its doom, the princess sees only one way out. Can the handmaid carry on the charade long enough to prevent a war? Or is compulsion magic not even enough to disguise a handmaid as a royal?
The Goose Girl retold from the perspective of her servant.
But three drops of blood bind the princess to her mother’s will. And when her mother’s will is to travel to the neighboring kingdom as a bride to its doom, the princess sees only one way out. Can the handmaid carry on the charade long enough to prevent a war? Or is compulsion magic not even enough to disguise a handmaid as a royal?
The Goose Girl retold from the perspective of her servant.
Not all gifts are blessings.
The piper once sought justice, and now he is her weapon. Whether he wills it or not, he must travel at her bidding and fix the cruelties of the world. Even if the people are not prepared to pay the cost and he must enact worse cruelty still.
The Pied Piper retold from his perspective.
The piper once sought justice, and now he is her weapon. Whether he wills it or not, he must travel at her bidding and fix the cruelties of the world. Even if the people are not prepared to pay the cost and he must enact worse cruelty still.
The Pied Piper retold from his perspective.
She will not have her mother be forgotten.
Black fairies aren't evil, but perhaps it's time they should be. The black fairy queen has just succumbed to the human's forgetfulness, and it's up to her daughter to make sure that the whole clan doesn't succumb to the same fate. A human princess has just been born, and her father wants all seven fairy queens to stand as her godmother. Wouldn't he prefer it be eight?
There's more than one way to gain the human's respect.
Sleeping Beauty retold from the perspective of the jilted fairy.
Black fairies aren't evil, but perhaps it's time they should be. The black fairy queen has just succumbed to the human's forgetfulness, and it's up to her daughter to make sure that the whole clan doesn't succumb to the same fate. A human princess has just been born, and her father wants all seven fairy queens to stand as her godmother. Wouldn't he prefer it be eight?
There's more than one way to gain the human's respect.
Sleeping Beauty retold from the perspective of the jilted fairy.
He will do anything for his daughter.
Rothbart is determined to see his daughter married to the prince. After all, there is no young woman who could make a better queen. The only problem with the plan? The prince seems determined to marry any other girl in the kingdom. How many girls must he turn to swans by day and force to dance by night? And how quickly can it all fall apart?
Swan Lake and The Twelve Dancing Princesses combined and as told by Rothbart, the dark sorcerer.
Rothbart is determined to see his daughter married to the prince. After all, there is no young woman who could make a better queen. The only problem with the plan? The prince seems determined to marry any other girl in the kingdom. How many girls must he turn to swans by day and force to dance by night? And how quickly can it all fall apart?
Swan Lake and The Twelve Dancing Princesses combined and as told by Rothbart, the dark sorcerer.
She never liked the look of her son-in-law's new wife.
Hansel and Gretel as told by the witch.
Anthologies
A Fellowship of Fantasy Anthology
Rescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward.
The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters themselves.
This fourth anthology from the Fellowship of Fantasy will lead you on a quest for entertainment and storm the castle of your imagination. So make a wish and enter the deep dark woods to find stories that will make you laugh, shiver, and maybe even fall in love.
This collection is permanently free on kindle!
My featured short story is Cinders: A Kitten's Cinderella. What happens when the Fairy Godmother can't find a girl to send to the ball?
Click here to listen to Cinders for FREE on YouTube!
Rescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward.
The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters themselves.
This fourth anthology from the Fellowship of Fantasy will lead you on a quest for entertainment and storm the castle of your imagination. So make a wish and enter the deep dark woods to find stories that will make you laugh, shiver, and maybe even fall in love.
This collection is permanently free on kindle!
My featured short story is Cinders: A Kitten's Cinderella. What happens when the Fairy Godmother can't find a girl to send to the ball?
Click here to listen to Cinders for FREE on YouTube!
An orphaned young man seeks to save a princess.
A princess is cursed to sleep at True Love's Kiss.
This stepmother isn't Snow White's enemy.
A girl's birth locks her away to keep others safe from her misfortune.
A princess seeks to free twelve princes from a musical prison.
Five fairy tales as you've never read them before!
*Bonus!* Ruthastiltskin: A Rumpelstiltskin retelling
A princess is cursed to sleep at True Love's Kiss.
This stepmother isn't Snow White's enemy.
A girl's birth locks her away to keep others safe from her misfortune.
A princess seeks to free twelve princes from a musical prison.
Five fairy tales as you've never read them before!
*Bonus!* Ruthastiltskin: A Rumpelstiltskin retelling
Have you ever wanted to read Jane Austen AND a Fairy tale at the same time? Plunge into the world of the Austen Fairy Tale today!
Rose Petals & Snowflakes: Sense and Sensibility meets Snow White and Rose Red - After their father's death, a pair of sisters get caught in the politics of a mysterious forest. Can they survive the secrets and the tangles of their own hearts?
Crown & Cinder: Pride and Prejudice derails Cinderella - Lizzy never asked for the task of keeping the Mistress out of her kingdom, but she takes her duties seriously. Now there's someone else in the Mistress's place. What are the Gardener's intentions, and how does the stern King Darren of Ember fit into things?
Emmazel: Emma is trapped as Rapunzel - What's the harm in a love potion or two? Emmazel has routinely married off her companions to the noblemen who pester her, much to the chagrin of her father and Night, the talking cat that is always hanging around. But will trying to match Heather with the mysterious Sir E ruin everything?
Rose Petals & Snowflakes: Sense and Sensibility meets Snow White and Rose Red - After their father's death, a pair of sisters get caught in the politics of a mysterious forest. Can they survive the secrets and the tangles of their own hearts?
Crown & Cinder: Pride and Prejudice derails Cinderella - Lizzy never asked for the task of keeping the Mistress out of her kingdom, but she takes her duties seriously. Now there's someone else in the Mistress's place. What are the Gardener's intentions, and how does the stern King Darren of Ember fit into things?
Emmazel: Emma is trapped as Rapunzel - What's the harm in a love potion or two? Emmazel has routinely married off her companions to the noblemen who pester her, much to the chagrin of her father and Night, the talking cat that is always hanging around. But will trying to match Heather with the mysterious Sir E ruin everything?
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