FREE Ebook YA Fairy Tale Inspired

Hi Friends,

 

I just wanted to let you know that my Rapunzel inspired contemporary YA novel, The Princes of Tangleforest (Kindle eBook) will be Free Wednesday Sept. 5th. The Princes of Tangleforest was inspired by The Brother’s Grimm version of, “Rapunzel.” However, it is not a retelling of the classic. Instead, I’ve taken certain aspects of the fairy tale and mixed them with contemporary characters and setting.

What if the school’s misfits discovered a way to use mind control in order to become the popular group?

Skater and reformed geek, Tanner Dobbs, soon learns that his new school, Tangleforest High, is ruled by the Princes. This group of brains used the techniques of Neuro Linguistic Programming to “persuade” the student body that intellectuals are cool, with an added bonus suggestion: “The Princes are the smartest and therefore the most popular.”

Julia Webster used to be part of the Princes’ crowd until they became obsessed and increasingly dangerous to themselves. Now she finds herself an outcast from her former “nerd” friends as well as the students who had ostracized her since elementary school. She’s worried when new kid, Tanner, is invited to join the Princes. She figures Tanner hides his smarts in order to fit in and worries that the popular status the Princes offer, even though geeky, might entice him.

When Tanner catches a glimpse of his golden-haired neighbor, Poppi, he thinks perhaps the Tangleforest community isn’t so terribly bad. But after climbing up to her window, he discovers she is locked in her bedroom by her wicked witch of a grandmother. Unfortunately, his only chance of saving the princess may be to become a nerd prince.

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Free today: Supernatural Fairy Tales

 

The Kindle Edition of Supernatural Fairy Tales (Fairy Tale inspired paranormal short story collection) is Free today! Stop by Amazon and grab your copy.

Fairy tale inspired paranormal short stories.
fairy tale + paranormal element = supernatural fairy tale.

These 9 Supernatural Fairy Tales are not retellings of the original fairy tales but were inspired by them. They are paranormal themed stories about vampires, ghosts, mermaids, witches, and more, in genres ranging from romance to thriller. And fair warning: they don’t always have a happy ending.

Below are all the titles with the story inspirations and the reason I picked them for my collection:

If You Feed a Wolf – Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is one of my favorites because it was experimental. I just let myself be free to write without a real plan. As far as what I took from the original story: it reminded me of how I feel in dreams - so some of the things that happen in this story are taken from my actual dream journal.

The Vampire’s New Suit – Inspired by The Emperor’s New Clothes. I just like this one because it's fun.

Blueberry Eyes – One of my very first supernatural fairy tales. I'm not going to say which fairy tale this one was inspired by because it would give away the ending.

The Gift – Inspired by The Ghost of Christmas Past from "A Christmas Carol." This one was one of my favorites because I wrote the entire story backwards - line by line - It was my daughter's idea to write it that way because I was stuck. I also like it because it is my first and only western - and it has a touch of steampunk and ghosts.

If it weren’t for Bad Luck – Inspired by Rumpelstilzchen. You see, I have this theory about luck...

Muse – (Also published in The Inferno under the title What You Know.) Inspired by Prince Ariel from, "The Fairy Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy." I had to do a lot of research on birds for this one. One of my darker pieces.

His Soul Inspiration – (Originally published in Enchanted Conversation ) Inspired by The Little Mermaid, this is my last supernatural fairy tale short... to date.

Quiet on the Nightingale – (Also published in AllRomance eBooks Newsletter) Inspired by Jorinda and Joringel. A little sexy but mostly fun.

Forbidden Beach – (Also published in Silverthorn Press) Inspired by Thumbelina, this short story is probably the truest to the fantasy genre of my stories and also the creepiest.

My Thoughts on CINDER by Marissa Meyer

My favorite kind of fairy tale adaptations are the ones where the writer goes outside the original plotline and uses the classic story to inspire their imagination to create a unique story but one that still holds the magic of the fairy tale.

I believe Marissa Meyer has done this with Cinder: Book One in the Lunar Chronicles. The use of the original Cinderella (and I’m pretty sure I caught a couple of nods to more fairy tales) was very clever and fun.  I like that it wasn’t just a romance plot, there are several things going on. I also appreciated the writing style, making this novel great for adults as well as teen readers.

However, this first book in the series had no surprises. If the twist was suppose to be a surprise – that didn’t happen – it was given away in the beginning of the book. When I read it, I wanted to take it back; I didn’t want to know yet! But that in no way kept me from reading and enjoying the rest of the story.

Also, I’m not a fan of series where the story is not resolved and you have to wait for the next book. I prefer books that are stand alone but then open another storyline for the next one – so since there was not even a real reveal at the end, just one I already knew from the beginning, it was a star short from a perfect read.