Konrad planned on never marrying because of his curse, but plans change. He's ready to start his happily ever after, but first he must get through ridiculous royal protocol, a riddle mongering owl, and...

Whitney Award Finalist 2021Shisei is said to be the cursed twin—bringer of death—plagued by a kitsune only she can see. Feeling unwanted, she flees her home, finding solace within an isolated mask maker's...

SPFBO8 Semi-Finalist 2022When Princess Hette refuses a sorcerer's proposal, he retaliates by stealing her heart—literally.Desperate to resist his influence, Hette makes herself emotionless, stifling all...

Shisei has found her place as a mask-maker and eagerly awaits the coming of her first child. But complications arise and even with the help of her sisters and the midwife, she might not survive.Shisei...

After facing enslaving nobles and an invading army, Vasilisa's life should have been dull comparatively. But raising precocious children is anything but dull, especially when one child inherited her love...

Two princes lead a war-broken people. One rules while the other serves in the shadows, haunted by encroaching death.Halavant overthrew his queen mother to save his people from slavery, and now she seeks...

A mute radical. A brutal queen. A quest through a deadly maze.Yosyph fences his heart and keeps his mouth shut. Posing as a mute tavern-hand, he gathers information on his bigoted queen and silently seeks...

Most stories end with Happily Ever After. This one starts with it.These are slices of life in the form of short stories, musings, comics, and poetry—showing bright moments, soul pondering, frustrations...

"Forest born! Ogre child! You're nothing but a demon wild!"Vasilisa has always been strong. She's strong enough to break the arm of the bully that daily taunts her. She won't because she and her mother...