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The Princess Who Chased Sheep


K.M. Shea
    But when one of her statements is misunderstood she is threatened with a year of banishment.Tired of hiding her intelligence yet still being considered a failure in her father’s eyes, Colette escapes to the neighboring country and takes up work as a shepherdess.Her new life is complicated even further when she catches the special interest of the traveler who comes to town. Perhaps just like her, Sir Rainer is more than he seems?

A Summon for the Seas


K.M. Shea
    A Little Selkie short story

The Lily Gate: A Retelling of The Frog Prince


Hanna Sandvig
    There are plenty of princes in the Seelie kingdom, but I'm the princess of the Lily Court and someday I will rule. Just because a prince is handsome, or an excellent swordsman, it doesn't mean he's going to be a good co-ruler.Obviously my fairy godmother agrees, because she gave me the christening gift of true love. If I organize a set of challenges for the potential future husbands to tackle, she's promised that I'll find my perfect match. So that's just what I have planned, and when a talking frog offers to help me find out what the princes are really like, who am I to argue? Honestly, he's pretty good company, even if he keeps stealing pasteries from the castle kitchen.Is there truly a prince out there that will meet all the criteas on my very comprehensive list? Or will I find that true love has been waiting for me all along? **This adorable sweet romance is a retelling of The Frog Prince and is a stand-alone novella (only eight chapters) in the Faerie Tale Romances series. If you love Fae, pasteries, and sassy animal sidekicks, dive into The Lily Gate today!**

A Cage of Gold and Lies


Selina A. Fenech
    On that day she learned that the billionaire who lords over the city keeps people with the gift of magic as his personal slaves. And none can escape him alive.When Zari's drunken father boasts that his daughter has magic, Zari will do anything to protect her little sister. Even lie to take her place as a slave.But how long can she survive the billionaire's cruel tests and tasks when she can't cast a single spell?In this modern day, urban fantasy retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, can a young woman escape a cage of gold and lies?

The Fairy Godmother Love Story


K.M. Shea
    Instead, her charges keep pairing themselves up with other people. At this rate she’ll never get her real wings or wand.This time will be different! This time Indigo is determined that her charge will get his right “princess suave”.There are only two obstacles in her way: her charge’s constant pining over his childhood friend, and his ridiculously handsome older brother who keeps inserting himself where he is not wanted.

Once Upon A Reality


Erin Lee
    Can you face reality?

While Aurora Slept (Sleeping Beauty Retold)


Megan Easley-Walsh
    When morning came, I didn’t wake up. It’s been a month and I’m still sleeping, but this isn’t the story that you think it is.”—Aurora“People think my name is Maleficent but that isn’t true. And as for crimes, all that I am guilty of is loving my sister. My sister is the dawn, Aurora.”— MidnightOn Aurora’s sixteenth birthday, she makes a selfless wish to save her sister, Midnight, from a curse that began in their childhood. Aurora falls asleep, but she doesn’t wake up. Months later, she’s still asleep. Now the sisters must find their way back to each other. What good is sleeping peacefully, when Midnight’s days without her beloved sister have become a nightmare?

The Rise of Ersyla


J.M. Sullivan
     Before she was the sea witch, Ersyla was a simple girl with an unfortunate secret. It wasn’t her fault magick was a part of her, or that the King’s heartache turned the world against her. Struggling to understand how she could be put to death just for living, Ersyla must learn who to trust before her dark secret turns her heart even darker.

The Looking Glass Wars: Millinery Academy


Frank Beddor
    Those born to be Royal Bodyguards are trained at one of the four academies (Heart, Clubs, Diamond, or Spade) linked to the royal houses. Cadets will study the mystic and martial arts, as well as the sometimes more difficult art of successfully dealing with others.As readers of The Looking Glass Wars novels already know, Hatter will grow up to one day serve as bodyguard to two queens and become Wonderland’s most famous traveler. But in the MILLINERY ACADEMY—each installment of which chronicles a single year of our hero’s education— readers will live through the experiences that shaped this extraordinary Wonderlander. They will share young Hatter’s joy as he forges new friendships at the Millinery, and suffer his frustrations as he strives to maintain these friendships. Witness young Hatter struggle with the first stirrings of love. Watch him defend himself against rival cadets. See him contend with the expectations of teachers all too familiar with his infamous older brother … and all while he tries to keep up with his studies.

Third Time's A Charm


Erin Lee
    Erin Lee and Alana Greig take one last stab at the classics in this last book of their Once Upon A Reality Series. Six new tales, based on the classics, are about to get real.Are you ready to face reality one last time?

Death of a Fairy Tale


Emily Fluke
    Mari is a determined, if not a little frazzled, investigative journalist and brand-new mother. The birth of her daughter sparks strange events that lead her into the hidden world of fairy tales. Mari struggles to balance her baby in one hand and her job in another while she hunts her supernatural stalker and uncovers the truth behind beloved children's stories.

The Frog Prince


Robyn Bryant
    The Frog Prince

Twice Upon a Reality


Erin Lee
    Six new tales based on the classics, twisted and spun in horrific ways that will make you finally understand that happy endings are for the weak...Do you dare get real?

The Crown: A Dark Fairy Tale Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses


Genevieve Raas
    Whoever succeeds in solving the mystery will win his throne. Fail him, and face execution.Twenty-seven contenders have already met their death, but a wounded soldier takes the risk.Ross Daltry hates the lavish lifestyle of the nobility, not to mention the vanity of the princesses. Determination pushes him to win the crown and end their incompetent rule.He pledges to unearth the princesses' secret, even though the eldest, Octavia, threatens to unravel his heart.However, he soon learns the truth they hide is more chilling than he ever imagined. The princesses are not the spoiled brats he believed, but cunning women who will protect what’s theirs.In a race against time, Ross must navigate intrigue and tricks to save his life. But will it be enough?"The Crown" is a dark and twisted retelling of the "Twelve Dancing Princesses."

Spin: A Fairy Tale Retelling


Genevieve Raas
    A necklace, a ring, a child...There is always a price one is willing to pay. Laila sees her impending death in the mountains of straw waiting to be spun into gold. Faced with the impossible, she makes the impossible decision to survive, no matter what the cost. A shadowy stranger sees an opportunity for vengeance. Born to a nightmarish destiny that crushed and embittered his faith in humanity, he devotes himself to dealing in dark desires and desperate souls, and Laila's is ripe for the trade. When the stranger asks his price, Laila is bound by blood and magic to pay. His own heart was never supposed to be part of the deal, but when honor drives Laila to break their bargain, he ends up tangled in his own web of deceit and destruction in a desperate attempt to save her life. In the black of night, there are no fairytales, only choices. One choice makes a queen. One choice consumes a soul. It's a roll of the dice in a game where love is everyone's undoing. Spin, Genevieve Raas' debut fantasy novel, is a twisted, sexy retelling of one of Grimm's classic tales and the first book in the Spindlewind Trilogy.

How to Be Eaten


Maria AdelmannMaria Adelmann
    Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina's love story will shock them all.Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women.

The Golden Boy


Seven Steps
    I was the queen of the nerds.We were star-crossed from the beginning.Still, he held my hand.Took me in.Made me feel safe.He became my sanctuary.I never wanted to leave his side.If I could've stayed forever, I would have.But we could never be.Because my future depended on ruining his.Inspired by Megera (Meg) from the story of Hercules, The Golden Boy is a poignant, emotional, young adult contemporary romance about a teen girl's hard choices, loss, and love.St. Mary's Academy is a young adult contemporary romance series that brings classic fairytale characters to life in a modern day, high school setting. It's filled with angsty heroines, hot heroes, and drama galore. St. Mary's Academy Shorts are shorter stories from within the St. Mary's Academy universe. Buy this book today.