A brooding wolf. A heroine who doesn’t need protecting. And a curse that only love can overcome.
Gran’s stories of horror and violence have dictated Red’s whole view of the forest outside her village and the wolves who live there. Sheltered but bold, Red longs to explore that forest for herself, but the Huntsmen who guard her village keep her trapped. When Gran is injured, Red sees her chance. To save Gran’s life, Red ventures down a path Gran hoped she’d never follow.
In the woods, Red finds a secret, hidden world full of death and danger. The beasts in it all try to kill her…so why does she feel so alive?
The Huntsmen will stop at nothing to get Red back. They will kill every wolf in the woods, and there’s one in particular Red is determined to save. The villagers have magic on their side, and all Red has is love. Will it be enough?
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To save an innocent, he must become a monster.
Rune is a boy on the edge of manhood when a sorcerer arrives in his small village in the woods. When the sorcerer bewitches his sister, Aurora, forcing her into marriage against her will, Rune and his three brothers vow to do anything it takes to rescue her. But honoring their vow will cost more than they ever expected. It may cost them their souls.
Hunted by those they once loved, cast out from the village of their youth, and pitted against their deepest fears by the sorcerer’s curse, the brothers must figure out how to rescue their sister before it is too late.
When it turns out that only a monster can save Aurora, Rune has a decision to make. Does he let himself become a monster or does he let his sister go?
Grim Brothers is a standalone grimdark fairy tale novella.
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The Woods were once enchanted. Now, they’re cursed.
Selma can’t wait to see her father and brothers. Journeying through the deep Woods with her mother to the cottage where her family gathers twice a year is a joy.
Until Selma’s mother gets sick on the way, and a freak snowstorm traps them alone in a secluded cottage. Eleven-year-old Selma is her mother’s only hope for survival. So Selma sets out after a rumor that once upon a time there was enough magic in this cursed forest to save a life.
Even if it’s true, the unfriendly Woods won’t offer up its treasures without cost. And the clock is ticking.
The Winter Stags is a short story you can read for free right now.
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