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As the Dark Witch's most valued and gifted dressmaker, 16-year-old Rosanna Mapleven knows all there is to know about the finest silks, the best stitches, and the most flattering patterns. What she doesn't know is how to evict the evil fairy that possesses her or how to stop seeing the ghostly apparitions of long-ago murdered girls. But Rosanna must find a way to succeed in both areas; else she will die, and the curse of the Winged Wight will never be broken.

With the twirl of a ring and the tolling of a grandfather clock, another adventure begins. Annabelle has promises to keep. The cousins have memories to find. And the Oracle has to make sure they're all finished in time. The Lantern Tree is a tale of adventure, discovery, and revelation as the hidden truths existing deep within the Shadowlands are exposed and the illusions beyond the mirrors are shattered by reality.

Can you hear him? The beast is coming for you...Lady Caelia has shut herself in her manor house for months, hiding from her town’s stinging gossip, and her father’s bitter disappointment. She's convinced her life couldn't possibly be any worse. And then her only remaining friend is taken by the beast. On the night of the girl's funeral, Caelia stumbles upon something wicked. Something that leaves her only one possible escape. The Forbidden Forest and the beast within. But Caelia's not the only one on the run from the shadows of the past.

Princess Sienna is the most beautiful, the most charming, the most beloved of King Trident's daughters in the enchanted underwater kingdom. Not much is denied her, and all of Merdom favors her. Then, a few days after her 15th birthday, Sienna does the unthinkable. She makes a bargain with the sea witch to trade her tongue and tail for a pair of legs and a chance to live a human life. Stung by her betrayal, Merdom turns its back on her. The moment she sets foot on land, however, everything changes.

When 14-year-old hunter Roeg Firehold'r kills a sabertooth in the plains, a terrifying set of events lurches into motion all across the ancient land. Forbidden to take part in the Great Hunt, Roeg and his two best friends devise a plot to swindle their elders, hoping to accompany them on the hunt. Across the sea of Atlantis, a merchant's daughter gets pressed into service, is forced into hostile territory, and sets off on a quest to hunt for magical dragon runes. Hidden in the underbelly of Atlantis, she finds a magical lute only she can wield.

Make a deal with the fae at your own risk... Tricked into a slippery alliance, Georjie has no choice but to trust the only being with enough power to stop the black witch. All she has to do is lure Daracha to the right place at the right time using herself as bait, and the formidable queen will do the rest. Georjie gets a surprise visit she hopes will help her uncover why her father left all those years ago, but uprooting the truth is easier said than done.

In Godzero, Arjun a 13-year-old high school math prodigy is bullied for being biracial-Indian and Nigerian. Arjun, painfully shy and diagnosed with severe mental illness, discovers world-changing math theorems during his sleep from an Indian goddess, Namagiri.

"Je quitte mon monde, une fois de plus, pour aller à la rencontre du vôtre. Je m'approche des lumières qui ceinturent vos rivages. Je respire l'odeur de votre terre, de vos plantes et de vos feux. Je longe vos côtes. Je peux nager longtemps. Inlassable, je fends l'eau. Je cherche ce chant à nul autre pareil. Ce chant que les femmes adressent à leurs hommes perdus." L'histoire de la sirène qui aimait l'homme n'a pas d'âge, l'impossibilité de cette pulsion se noue à la manière des grandes tragédies et étouffe inexorablement l'héroïne.

According to all known aviation laws, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. The same thing goes for fairies by our laws and science. It's impossible for fairies, elves, leprechauns, and all other mysterious fantasy creatures to exist, but yet there they are.

In a kingdom where magic is highly prized, the king cannot ignore rumors of a girl who claims she can spin straw into gold...When the king locks Millie alone in a room with spindle and straw, she's certain she's about to pay a fatal price for her father's lie. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, a mysterious little man appears and offers to complete the task for a small price. Desperate, Millie agrees to the simple, but odd, deal. So begins Millie's dazzling rise from simple miller's daughter to the queen her kingdom celebrates.

Azahr has always known what to expect from life. As the second son of Delphe, a great military future beckons, and he’s content in his role as future protector of his brother Adlard’s crown. But when Adlard dies suddenly, Azahr is immediately thrust into the role of first son and future heir to the throne. Despite his best efforts, it quickly becomes apparent that nothing he does will ever make him good enough to replace Adlard.

Alice’s stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrows - it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, she’s willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an experimental procedure. When Alice decides at the last minute not to go through with it, she escapes with the White Rabbit to Wonderland and trades one mad house for another: The court of the Queen of Hearts. Only this time, she is under orders to take out the Queen. When love, scandal, and intrigue begin to muddle her mission, Alice finds herself on the wrong side of the chopping block.

Belle has it all - beauty, brains, and an extravagant inheritance from her father. There’s only one problem. Her glittering life is a waking nightmare just beneath the surface. When Belle’s brain is damaged in a horrible attack on the morning of her final exam, everything unravels. Before long, she’s lost it all - her memories, her inheritance, her freedom. Then, she finds herself at the mercy of the Beast, who’s even harsher than she ever imagined. How much will Belle have to sacrifice to end her nightmare? And what happens when everything she has isn’t enough?

Four Regency fairytales in one. This delightful Regency take on classic tales such as The Ugly Duckling, Cinderella, or Beauty and the Beast is the result my love for such timeless stories. This special collection also includes the never before published Regency Rapunzel! Sumptuous clean Regency romance, with a fairytale twist!

All but lost and forgotten, Human Fairies were exiled from Earth to another planet in the Milky Way. After their King’s death, they rage a dark war to see who will inherit the throne. The Pink Fairy, the most powerful sorceress in the land, foretells of a child born in a dungeon. But the child’s evil uncle, Markolous, has a very different plan for her. The Pink Fairy encounters several unusual comrades and enlists their aid to save Clarissa and fulfill the Human Fairy prophecy to bring light back to their world.

Belinda Lambton knows a curse when she sees one. She also knows the wisdom of agreeing with a powerful enchantress. So when she inadvertently gets mixed up with a cursed Beast and his enchantress, she finds herself tasked with the role of Curse Breaker. That’s not an easy position, for Beast has reasons of his own to keep his curse. There’s also someone else determined to break it by whatever means possible and claim Beast for herself, and she doesn’t take competition well.

Érase una vez un reino muy, muy lejano donde un príncipe premió a un mago por ayudar a rescatar a una joven en apuros. Encantador. Lástima que nada de esto sea verdad. En realidad, el príncipe sueña con gloria y venganza; el mago, con que sus hechizos no sean siempre un desastre y la joven en apuros, con huir de un pasado que la atormenta...y del recuerdo del hombre al que ha matado.

A beast. An enchantress. An unbreakable curse.... Deep within the sentient woods, Larkin uncovers a secret that puts her in dreadful danger. Worse, now that the beast has had his taste, he’ll never stop hunting her. But the forest has woken something inside Larkin; something that gives her the power to fight back. Magic. Using forbidden magic will get Larkin hanged. Not using it will leave her at the mercy of the beast's enchantment. But there’s a third option; one that scares her more than anything.

Emily's world has been turned upside-down. Her favorite fantasy stories of magic had come to brilliant life! A delightful Cornish pixie needs her help. Emily will do whatever it takes to set things right.

It was just summer vacation at his grandparents’ farm until he met up and became friends with the Elfins. The Elfins are a magical people from another dimension whose touch stones for this dimension happen to be the giant oak trees just outside the front door of his grandfather’s house. Maxx’s relationship goes haywire when he makes a wish that is granted by a wish fairy by the name of Thomas.

Princess Aroreh Rosen is stuck in a beautiful dream. Except . . . she hasn’t slept since she was a small child. And to do so now may end her life. For years, Aroreh has lived under a spell to see sunny illusions of beauty and contentment. A programmed glamour to blind her from seeing how her mother’s cruelty and magic are amplified only when Aroreh is awake. But when Félip MacKinley, a shadow walker and surviving heir of faerie, helps a rebel sect of fae kidnap her, Aroreh’s true magic is set free—an ability to weave new realities while dreaming.

Princess Aurelia’s life is upended when the kingdom she thought she saved falls to ruin, a loved one is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country turns against her. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor - her best friend’s family mansion - only to find that Greythorne has sinister secrets of its own. With enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia is caught in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left - her family.

Arie eagerly anticipates becoming queen of her humble kingdom. Even when a jinni’s gift manifests before her 18th birthday, she fights to hide the forbidden ability. But when a neighboring king attempts to manipulate her into marriage and steal her kingdom, discovery feels imminent. Just one slip could cost her throne. And her life. A jinni hunter and his crew of thieves are the only thing that might help her remove this gift.

Think you could craft the perfect bargain? Allie Hunter thought all she had to do was make an exchange to buy back her father's life. She was wrong. Mortals are so often wrong about the Faewald. Usually, that kills them, or mires them in bargains that will suck their life out sip by sip. With Allie caught in a cage and the Fae she had once tormented her new captor, can she strike the right bargain to save everything she loves?

Can one mortal take on all of Faerieland? From USA Today best-selling author Sarah K. L. Wilson comes a deliciously trope-filled young adult romantic fantasy about a viciously humorous mortal girl and her quest to hunt, trap, and conquer powerful fae. But in a world where lies are truth, power is sustenance, and every action ripples into violence, how can one mortal stop all of Faerieland?

I was going to be a great protagonist. At least, that's what my mom Cinderella kept telling me. I, however, had my doubts. Unlike most main characters at Lady Agnue's School for Princesses & Other Female Protagonists, I was opinionated, bold, and headstrong. Moreover, for a princess, I had a lot of issues. I'm talking about vicious nightmares of people I've never met, a total stalker prince, and a fairy godmother for an enemy. But I digress. Because, here's the thing about living in an enchanted realm of fairy-tale characters: Crazy junk you never planned on happens all the time.

The cousins return to the lands beyond the Peacock Door only to discover that everything they believed has been twisted into the ultimate test of discovery, including their own identities. On this journey, loyalties will be tested as lies and treacheries reveal ultimate truths.

For Clara Stahlbaum, this Christmas means the end of her youth. A daughter of the aristocracy, Clara is expected to give up her dreams of adventures and the extraordinary for more normal days as the wife of a cruel viscount. But when magical Uncle Drosselmeyer returns with his wondrous, dancing contraptions and one special gift for Clara, she is beckoned to the land of Winter Dream, where she is thrust into the greatest adventure of her wildest dreams.

Lady Marian, once the beloved Princess of Sherwood, was only 16 when her father rode off to fight in the Crusades, leaving his kingdom under the despotic rule of his brother, Prince John. The night her uncle sends an assassin upon her, Marian flees to Sherwood Forest, where she meets and forges an unbreakable bond with six other outlawed young women. Now, the 19-year-old princess-in-exile and her Merry Maidens gallivant through the greenwood, cloaked under the aliases of Rob-in-Hood and his Merry Men.

Growing up on the magical island of Avalon should be great...but I have no magic to speak of. And my parents forbid me from leaving. So when I sneak out to Earth for a night and meet a hottie named Julian, of course I say yes to a date with him. But when Julian pulls me through a magical portal, I realize he isn’t human. He’s a half-blood faerie sent to bring me to his realm of the Otherworld. Because apparently, I’m a half-blood faerie, too. And I’ve been chosen to compete in the annual Faerie Games - a brutal, gladiator-like competition where half-bloods fight to the death.

Alanna thought rock climbing in Yosemite National Park would be the trip of a lifetime. But an earthquake strikes, and she finds herself plummeting to her death. But instead of slamming into the forest floor, Alanna drops into a secret underground cave. There, she's confronted by the impossible - magic.

Fix dinner, Ella. Clean the house, Ella. Get the shoes fixed, Ella. Ella is different than most young women in town. She would rather read than watch television. She values kindness over popularity, and she secretly wishes for a family who actually wants her around. Ella has faced loss and tragedy, and yet she keeps a sweet, brave face, no matter how difficult life becomes. Chris has entertained an unrequited love for Aida Mast for years, but when he sees her at a shopping mall in the city, dressed strangely, he goes in search of an explanation. What is she hiding?

In a corrupted Cahraman, Ada is back on the streets, struggling to save her friends and the kingdom from the fallout of her devastating mistake. The only way to redeem herself is to put things back as they were, but that seems impossible when her enemy is all-powerful. When Cyrus and her friends escape, their reunion turns bittersweet as her part in Nariman’s takeover is exposed. Now that Cyrus no longer trusts her, there is only one thing that could fix everything: the lamp.

My name may be Alice, but Wonderland Academy is everything my real life isn't. Who wouldn't want to learn how to ride a jabberwocky, train with a vorpal sword, cast spells using a teacup, or shapeshift into a fairy? As long as no one figures out my real name, I should be fine. The only problem? Aden, the Queen of Hearts' son, is quickly becoming my best friend. And then there's Corbin. Brooding, surly, tattooed, and definitely not my type, I can't stop thinking about him. But Corbin has secrets of his own, and Wonderland and secrets don't mix.

Faeries are real. Elise is a faerie who has experienced terrible heartache and just needs a change before she is forced to choose the path she will walk forever. She will risk everything for one chance at happiness. But is the cost of the risk more than Elise bargained for?

In a rich tale of adventure, eight cousins sneak through forbidden treehouse doors only to discover that they are separated from each other and lost in strange worlds. In their quests to return home, they must unravel mysteries, escape snares and villains, find one another, and search for the elusive Oracle.

What would the story of Snow White be like if the princess was an idiot, the evil queen was completely incompetent, and the dwarves, instead of being happy and silly, were instead super gross and mean? The answer: "Lily White and the Horrible Dwarves", a comedy short story that is so awesome you'll have to listen to it to believe it.

Layla rescued fairies that had been kidnapped and brought to the human world. But now they can’t find their way back to the magic realm, and time is running out. Layla is a powerful fairy with magical ability that stretches beyond throwing spells. But with all that power, she still doesn’t know how to get over 100 fairies back to the magic realm. With their magic gone, the rescued fairies have no immunity to protect them from the toxins of the human world, and they’re slowly dying.

"She will be the death of me one day. I swear, she will." In this companion novel to the best selling Ruby Blue Series, Brennan Kaelin, Fairy Prince, and Heir to the throne of the earthen royal court in Fey, reveals his inner-most desires and struggles. In a world where the four royal courts and three realms collide, an even deeper connection is unearthed as more secrets of Fey are exposed. Relive Ruby’s adventures through Brennan's eyes as he searches to discover the mysteries shrouding the prophesy of the one with the elements.

A collection of 13 dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairy tales that follow in the tradition of Angela Carter; stories from Cinderella to Rumpelstiltskin, tales of mermaids and monsters, are given a unique witchy makeover....

Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her.