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Cortney Manning resides in Missouri but has always loved traveling the world. She holds a master’s degree in Victorian Literature from the University of Glasgow and has a not-so-secret love of fantasy as well. In her free time, Cortney enjoys walking, drawing, and afternoon tea.

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Tales from the Tower

Sometimes Rapunzel is the prisoner, and sometimes she is the one holding the key.

Look at this beautiful cover!!

TALES FROM

THE TOWER, an anthology of Rapunzel retellings from Ye Olde Dragon Books is

releasing on May 1, 2022, and it will include my story, Deserted!

This lovely cover was designed by

@kaitlyn_scribbling.

My story is a fantasy retelling of Rapunzel.

When a maiden wakes alone in the desert, s

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	Five Poisoned Apples: A Collection of Snow White Stories by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Skye Hoffert (Goodreads Author), Jenelle Hovde (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Depths We'll Go To by Alex Silvius (Goodreads Author), Anna Augustine (Goodreads Author), S.J. Blasko (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames: Retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casting Call: Havok Season Six (Havok Flash Fiction Book 6) by Andrew Winch (Editor in Chief), Katie Hanna (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Meaghan E. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Willow Tree Swing by Xanna Renae (Goodreads Author), Sheela Kean (Goodreads Author), Kristen Bazen (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yellow Bright 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Tower: Fairytale Anthology #2 by Pam Halter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Dib (Goodreads Author), Michelle Houston (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Long as We Live: A Retelling of Snow White and Rose Red 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Bitten ...: Tales of Dracula and his ilk ... (Classic Monsters Anthology Book 5) by Deborah Smith, Cortney Manning (Goodreads Author), Stoney Setzer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Beast of the Night (A Fairy Tale Retelling #1)

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The Prince and the Sea Witch (A Villain's Ever After, #11)

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Cortney Manning liked Sara's review of The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames: Retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player: "The Lord of Shadows and the Queen of Flames by Courtney Manning What I enjoyed about this book: 🔥 She rides dragons 🔥 He controls monsters 🔥 Once they were betrothed... 🔥 ... until he betrayed all they held dear 🔥 Sweet and swoony romance, just kisses This" Read more of this review »
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Cortney Manning liked Nate's review of The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames: Retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player: "The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames by Cortney Manning is an intriguing retelling that draws from elements of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player into a unique, detailed fantasy world of her own. The story largely follows Lady Natalia "Talia" L" Read more of this review »
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Cortney Manning liked Cilla's review of The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames: Retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player: "Intriguing story This story is both about the past (distant and recent) and the present, from both the overlord and Talia's point of view with the timeline jumping back and forth so you need to watch the subheadings for the who and when. I liked the c" Read more of this review »
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This is one of the most beautiful and well-written stories I’ve read in a long time with the most vivid and enjoyable characters!
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