Ergebnis für "Fairy Tale" in Literatur & Belletristik

Young Prince Skylar feels trapped as he sits at his twenty-first birthday celebration, where a bevy of royal maidens beauties are paraded before him in hopes of his choosing a wife. He has never had a male companion, but has always secretly longed for one. When a chance encounter leads young prince Skylar and Kimble, a noble and devastatingly handsome knight, to discover a powerful, otherworldly magic that connects them, they embark on an enchanted journey through realms beyond the mortal plane.

For fans of Angela Carter, Jane Yolen, and other "twisted" or "fractured" fairy tales.Fifteen Familiar Fairy Tales Reimagined and Retold. Folklore was intended to be retold. Oral stories had the ability to be updated, to change with their audiences, tellers, and occasions. Since folktales and...

Experience Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Rapunzel as you’ve never seen them before in this box set of contemporary adaptations! Available together for the first time, each book is a stand-alone with its own HEA, but watch out for familiar faces!

Though life seems to be at its worst, Adara Monroe still believes in fairy-tale endings, and the majestic castle not far from her home may be the very place where it could happen. When a series of events forces Adara to reside in the castle, she soon realizes that not all fairy tales are filled with happiness and princesses full of love. In fact, some are cursed with darkness and a very cruel beast. In order for Adara to have the happily ever after she has always desired, she must find a way to break the curse of the castle and the curse of the one who has taken hold of her as well.

Being human, my life at Silver Oaks isn't quite a fairytale. This is a school for fae refugees, and I'm not one. Instead, I'm going to be a knight in shining armor—wielding the one thing none of them want to be around: iron. I'm just not very good at being a hero. My magic is dangerous to the...

The #1 internationally bestselling author of Godkiller begins a bold new fantasy trilogy—a dark, atmospheric tale of warring kingdoms, wild magic, female rage, and the choice between love and power in a world ruled by conquest. “Death is come to take you home, death of blood and thorn and...

When Marcus Church brings his brother Claude in to help solve an unusual murder, I’m positive he did it just to disrupt my monotonous life. None of my coworkers in the Vampire Related Crimes unit seem to understand that I want to keep a wall between me and everyone else - especially Claude, who does everything he can to break through it with an annoying smile. After more vampires begin to die, Claude pinpoints the actions of the killers to a group of vampire hunters, leaving us in a race to stop them.

New York Times best-selling author TJ Klune invites you back to the land of Verania in a new collection of short stories starring the beloved characters from the Tales of Verania series.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in the first book of a queer, witchy duology that reimagines the classic fairy tale—from the author of Malice. “An alluring, vengeful origin story that brings tremendous...

Tuyen is an aspiring artist and the daughter of Vietnamese parents who've never recovered from losing one of their children while in the rush to flee Vietnam in the 1970s. She rejects her immigrant family's hard-won lifestyle, and instead lives in a rundown apartment with friends—each of whom...

With Her Majesty’s Royal Coven in shambles and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the sisterhood of friends and witches must find a new way of putting together the pieces if (wo)mankind is to stand a chance, in this final chapter to Juno’s “irresistible” series (Lana Harper)...

Cynthia Robinson has only ever wanted three things: the approval of her stepmother, to save lives as a firefighter, and the attention of her dream girl, Marigold Grimm. As Grimm Falls royalty, Marigold is so far out of Cyn's league that even dreaming about her could be considered inappropriate. One thing Cyn does have is her job. She's a great firefighter, and when an arsonist strikes her beloved town, she's ready to forget the unfulfilled parts of her life and throw herself into work - until Marigold's beloved garden becomes the firebug's next target.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR “I want to take the fact that I’m here seriously, because it’s serious. That lesson is so much harder than I thought.” – from Necessary Fiction In Eloghosa Osunde’s powerful novel, Lagos, Nigeria is the dynamic backdrop to the ambitions and...

Being human at a school for fae was never going to be simple—but now it's full-on chaos. Turns out, my closest friends are fae royalty in hiding. Or… they were hiding. The Winter Queen's been revealed. The Summer Prince is making it clear "charming" doesn't describe him. Yet instead of...

While Adam copes with fresh trauma and relationship trouble, he must investigate banshees and the Between in the newest book in the Adam Binder series from beloved author David R. Slayton. Months after Annie’s return, Adam Binder is still plagued by nightmares about his unborn nephew, and...

“A carnivalesque tale spun in luscious, crackling prose, Freakslaw is the glittery punk offspring of Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love and Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus. You know those books you want to roll around in, rub on your skin, and clasp to your heart? Freakslaw is one.”...

Hunter has spent the last two years running in place. Trying to get ahead of the bills. Trying to provide for her sister, Piper, and her nephews. Trying to finish her nursing education. Trying to keep Piper out of her criminal husband's claws. Big, bad Jed Wolfe is a con artist, a manipulator, and he's currently doing 10 years for counterfeiting. Now is Hunter's best chance to convince Piper that he's bad news and that they can survive without him. Except the mortgage is overdue again, there's an eviction notice stapled to the front door, and Hunter can see it in Piper's eyes.

Brought to you by Penguin. Some of what they say about witches is true. She dug her mother's grave in the poison garden so it would stay hidden... Lux has lost everything when Else finds her, alone in the woods. Her family, her lover, her home - all burned. The world is suspicious of women like...

With his raven hair and snow-white skin, Lord Ansil Eirwin draws unwanted attention wherever he goes. After his father’s untimely death, Ansil is set to become Duke of Ravenswood on his next birthday. Orien Moore, known as the Huntsman, lives on the fringes and has forsaken close bonds with anyone, even the misfits he has taken in. When Orien is called upon by his brother, Reginald, to kill the pampered future duke, it is the perfect opportunity to seek revenge against his power-hungry brother.

Warriors. Daughters. Lovers. Two of Greek mythology’s most complex and powerful women—a powerful witch and a renowned huntress—join forces on an epic quest in this suspenseful, sapphic reimagining from the acclaimed author of Psyche and Eros. Medea possesses both witchcraft and cunning...