Bree Leigh Blackwell has mommy issues of the worst kind. Who wouldn’t, considering her mother is the Goddess of Death?
As a doctor, Bree has devoted her life to helping others. Unfortunately, the Woman in Black, her adoptive mother Morgan, has other plans and bestows unimaginable power upon her. Now, if Morgan stands at the head of a dying patient’s bed Bree can save them. While positioning herself at the foot will usher their soul to the great beyond.
Bree longs to help as many people as she can with the power given to her. But Morgan has a far more sinister agenda in mind. Can Bree use her newfound abilities to carve out a path of kindness and compassion? Or will she be consumed by the darkness writhing within her?
Jenny Zimmerman
A great story
Such an amazing short story!!
The characters were awesome!! I loved reading and getting to know each one!!
The storyline was very well written and kept me intrigued and turning each page to find out more about the characters and the story itself!! Highly recommend it!!
Bree Leigh Blackwell has mommy issues of the worst kind. Who wouldn’t, considering her mother is the Goddess of Death?
As a doctor, Bree has devoted her life to helping others. Unfortunately, the Woman in Black, her adoptive mother Morgan, has other plans and bestows unimaginable power upon her. Now, if Morgan stands at the head of a dying patient’s bed Bree can save them. While positioning herself at the foot will usher their soul to the great beyond.
Bree longs to help as many people as she can with the power given to her. But Morgan has a far more sinister agenda in mind. Can Bree use her newfound abilities to carve out a path of kindness and compassion? Or will she be consumed by the darkness writhing within her?
Tobias Gray
a great retelling
A delightfully dark retelling of a classic Grimm fairy tale. If you like paranormal suspense with a dark touch and a hint of romance sprinkled inside you’ll enjoy this short read!
Norse legend has it that the arms of the Yggdrasil tree—a sacred instrument of Odin—are ever-reaching, and its survival is necessary for life itself to continue.
During Winter’s Solstice, when the search for her mortal mother begins, Za will have to cross over the Ebon Branch of the Dead—a feat that has supposedly never been survived intact. But if she does make it across and back home, she just might discover why she and the other three Norn Sisters of Fate came to be.
A fairytale at heart, this is the second chapter in the epic saga of the youngest and most fickle of the four Norn Sisters. The same feisty immortal creature who must discover her true origins to understand her inherent inner darkness. Only this way can she learn the meaning of unconditional sacrifice in the name of impenetrable love…when, as her destiny would have it, all the branches of such a powerful tree tremble treacherously in her tiny little hands.
A veritable unraveling of Snow White, the narrative of Where Ebon Sounds Like Ivory journeys through the most horrible of realms where shocking truths emerge. Here where death mimics life, obsession masquerades as devotion, and the most unexpected endings become the most surprising beginnings of a classic tale. One…you thought you knew so well.
Welcome to a place where the darkest of melodies births a miraculous tune of surrenderance. Here Where Ebon Sounds Like Ivory and Christmas, as we know it, begins.
Robin Younkin
A Beautiful, Dark Fairy Tale
A. Nicky Hjort has added to the beautiful, real-life fairytale world that she first presented in “Where Tyndra Turns to Ardnyt”. In this Norn Novella, we are given a glimpse into the true tale of Snow White, much deeper and darker than the Disney movie has presented. I love the colorful imagery and depth of each character, somehow familiar and entirely new. I can’t wait for the next installment!
Some stories should never end, and some stories have beginnings you’ve never heard before. In the NeverLands, Fairy Tales aren’t quite like you remember, and these stories are only the beginnings…
Promised the Night
Before she was the Queen of Assassins, Ella was an elf searching for her place amongst her people. Called die Aren, Little Fox, she was sent on a mission too far off lands full of demons who live in the flames, eating the Shadows of her power. But that power is great, and the demons who would subdue her will learn the strength living in the Dark.
Ella’s First Ball
For immortal races, one hundred years is not long at all. One hundred balls, on the other hand, is something entirely different, having to dance and smile and pretend to enjoy the charade year after year. But this is the Elichisolos’ first ball, and she has never met the prince of the palace before and knows only the prize of his death that she is determined to claim for herself. Except the prince isn’t what she expected, and an assassin who can’t make the kill must find her way to the dance instead.
In the Still of the Night
After a year of believing the love of his life was dead, Kit finally learns her fate is more than he could ever have dreamed of, but his fate is not something he would wish on anyone to have to live with. Crushed by the weight of what he suffered at his uncle’s hands, Kit cannot find his way to believing his chance at happiness can still be possible, until a breath of a kiss made In the Still of the Night.
*These stories should all be read after Charming: The Complete Crown and Daggers Series as they involve characters from the main series.
Lolah
An excellent collection of short stories from Ella’s life
These three short stories are all based on Ella, and different stages of her life (and so should be read after the Charming books):
Promised the Night This story takes place when she is still a very young Elf (known as Little Fox), and is sent on a mission to the faraway land of the demons with a team of her fellow assassins. But when all doesn’t go to plan, Ella is about to discover what the Darkness and the future have in store for her, and the demons that this Little Fox is not too easy to snare.
Ella’s First Ball The story of the first Birthday Ball that Ella goes to, where she and Kit meet for the first time. Whilst these events are referred to In later stories, it’s lovely to read the actual story first hand!
In the Still of the Night This story takes place later, following the return of Kit to the Palace after events at his Uncle’s. Struggling to cope with life, especially in the long dark nights, without Ella at his side (he believed her dead), what would be given to have her returned to him?
Not all sirens are made from thingamabobs and dreams of the sand, some live deep beneath the waters where men should fear to tread.
There are stories of myths and legends that you have never heard before.
Stories of creatures born at the beginning of time, seeking life beyond the oceans that birthed it, not knowing what it will find on shore when it emerges to the world of land-walkers, or what those land walkers will do at its emergence.
Stories of a quiet lake, a haven in the middle of the woods, where the darkest of creatures lies in wait for the careless to approach.
Stories from the heart of the Amazon, where the river runs fastest and the tribesman remember the myths their families were built upon, where a siren lives waiting for her song to be heard, waiting to tempt the unwary to her side, never to return them again. She’s been waiting for ages, snaring the undeserving in her spell, or is it that she’s been taking only the worthy, hunting down the wicked with the help of the men she chooses to be her followers?
They’ve all been waiting for their stories to be told, to tempt, to betray…
Are you brave enough to step foot into the waves and see where the shores will take you?
Be warned, not all myths and legends end happily-ever-after.
Some stories will pull you under and never let you go.
Lolah
Recommended for lovers of darker fairytales!
A book of short stories relating to water spirits. A great read and highly recommended reading for all lovers of darker fairytales! Can I also thank the author for the recommendation (in the intro) of the book Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath – an excellent read!!
Some stories should never end, and some stories have beginnings you’ve never heard before. In the NeverLands, Fairy Tales aren’t quite like you remember, and these stories are only the beginnings…
Promised the Night
Before she was the Queen of Assassins, Ella was an elf searching for her place amongst her people. Called die Aren, Little Fox, she was sent on a mission to far off lands full of demons who live in the flames, eating the Shadows of her power. But that power is great, and the demons who would subdue her will learn the strength living in the Dark.
Ella’s First Ball
For immortal races, one hundred years is not long at all. One hundred balls, on the other hand, is something entirely different, having to dance and smile and pretend to enjoy the charade year after year. But this is the Elichisolos’ first ball, and she has never met the prince of the palace before and knows only the prize of his death that she is determined to claim for herself. Except the prince isn’t what she expected, and an assassin who can’t make the kill must find her way to the dance instead.
In the Still of the Night
After a year of believing the love of his life was dead, Kit finally learns her fate is more than he could ever have dreamed of, but his fate is not something he would wish on anyone to have to live with. Crushed by the weight of what he suffered at his uncle’s hands, Kit cannot find his way to believing his chance at happiness can still be possible, until a breath of a kiss made In the Still of the Night.
*These stories should all be read after Charming: The Complete Crown and Daggers Series as they involve characters from the main series.
Lolah
An excellent collection of short stories from Ella’s life
These three short stories are all based on Ella, and different stages of her life (and so should be read after the Charming books):
Promised the Night This story takes place when she is still a very young Elf (known as Little Fox), and is sent on a mission to the faraway land of the demons with a team of her fellow assassins. But when all doesn’t go to plan, Ella is about to discover what the Darkness and the future have in store for her, and the demons that this Little Fox is not too easy to snare.
Ella’s First Ball The story of the first Birthday Ball that Ella goes to, where she and Kit meet for the first time. Whilst these events are referred to In later stories, it’s lovely to read the actual story first hand!
In the Still of the Night This story takes place later, following the return of Kit to the Palace after events at his Uncle’s. Struggling to cope with life, especially in the long dark nights, without Ella at his side (he believed her dead), what would be given to have her returned to him?
Some stories should never end, and some stories have beginnings you’ve never heard before. In the NeverLands, Fairy Tales aren’t quite like you remember, and these stories are only the beginnings…
Promised the Night
Before she was the Queen of Assassins, Ella was an elf searching for her place amongst her people. Called die Aren, Little Fox, she was sent on a mission to far off lands full of demons who live in the flames, eating the Shadows of her power. But that power is great, and the demons who would subdue her will learn the strength living in the Dark.
Ella’s First Ball
For immortal races, one hundred years is not long at all. One hundred balls, on the other hand, is something entirely different, having to dance and smile and pretend to enjoy the charade year after year. But this is the Elichisolos’ first ball, and she has never met the prince of the palace before and knows only the prize of his death that she is determined to claim for herself.Except the prince isn’t what she expected, and an assassin who can’t make the kill must find her way to the dance instead.
In the Still of the Night
After a year of believing the love of his life was dead, Kit finally learns her fate is more than he could ever have dreamed of, but his fate is not something he would wish on anyone to have to live with. Crushed by the weight of what he suffered at his uncle’s hands, Kit cannot find his way to believing his chance at happiness can still be possible, until a breath of a kiss made In the Still of the Night.
*These stories should all be read after Charming: The Complete Crown and Daggers Series as they involve characters from the main series.
Lolah
An excellent collection of short stories from Ella’s life
These three short stories are all based on Ella, and different stages of her life (and so should be read after the Charming books):
Promised the Night This story takes place when she is still a very young Elf (known as Little Fox), and is sent on a mission to the far away land of the demons with a team of her fellow assassins. But when all doesn’t go to plan, Ella is about to discover what the Darkness and the future has in store for her, and the demons that this Little Fox is not too easy to snare.
Ella’s First Ball The story of the first Birthday Ball that Ella goes to, where she and Kit meet for the first time. Whilst these events are referred to In later stories, it’s lovely to read the actual story first hand!
In the Still of the Night This story takes place later, following the return of Kit to the Palace after events at his Uncle’s. Struggling to cope with life, especially in the long dark nights, without Ella at his side (he believed her dead), what would be give to have her returned to him?
Not all sirens are made from thingamabobs and dreams of the sand, some live deep beneath the waters where men should fear to tread.
There are stories of myths and legends that you have never heard before.
Stories of creatures born at the beginning of time, seeking life beyond the oceans that birthed it, not knowing what it will find on shore when it emerges to the world of land-walkers, or what those land walkers will do at its emergence.
Stories of a quiet lake, a haven in the middle of the woods, where the darkest of creatures lies in wait for the careless to approach.
Stories from the heart of the Amazon, where the river runs fastest and the tribesman remember the myths their families were built upon, where a siren lives waiting for her song to be heard, waiting to tempt the unwary to her side, never to return them again. She’s been waiting for ages, snaring the undeserving in her spell, or is it that she’s been taking only the worthy, hunting down the wicked with the help of the men she chooses to be her followers?
They’ve all been waiting for their stories to be told, to tempt, to betray…
Are you brave enough to step foot into the waves and see where the shores will take you?
Be warned, not all myths and legends end happily-ever-after.
Some stories will pull you under and never let you go.
Lolah
Recommended for lovers of darker fairytales!
A book of short stories relating to water spirits. A great read and highly recommended reading for all lovers of darker fairytales! Can I also thank the author for the recommendation (in the intro) of the book Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath – an excellent read!!
