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The Raven Queen: Fairy Tales of Horror
Tale as Old as Time…
Like most shifters in the Second Valley, Doralice knows nothing of luxury. She barely gets by, numbing herself to her father’s abuse and daydreaming about Owen, the shifter prince who would never notice a homely girl like her.
One night, her father makes an indecent proposal, and Doralice can no longer ignore her reality. In a desperate attempt to escape, she hides away in a load of apples headed for the farmer’s market. When Prince Owen discovers a naked stowaway among his apples, he can’t help but notice her, homely or not.
Some blessings are curses in disguise. As the new shifter queen, Doralice must provide the shifter valley with an heir. And everyone in history knows what happens to the queen who can’t.
*This is NOT a romance series. It is inspired by the more disturbing fairytales I came across in my research. If you are unfamiliar with the tales I chose, beware—they may include some of the darkest elements found in the originals. Don’t think the tales you know and love are gruesome? What about Cinderella (abuse/neglect), Sleeping Beauty (assault), Snow White (torture), The Little Mermaid (disfigurement/mutilation), Hansel & Gretel (cannibalism), not to mention all the murder, infanticide, madness, etc.
Fairy Tales of Horror series includes:
1. Lovely Oblivion, a retelling of “The Sun, the Moon, and Talia”
2. Raven Queen, a retelling of “Doralice”
3. (Untitled), a retelling of “The Little Mermaid”
These stories fit into the larger world of fairytales and mythology set in the Three Valleys. They provide essential background on the villains of the Girl Among Wolves trilogy and other stories set in that world.
Like most shifters in the Second Valley, Doralice knows nothing of luxury. She barely gets by, numbing herself to her father’s abuse and daydreaming about Owen, the shifter prince who would never notice a homely girl like her.
One night, her father makes an indecent proposal, and Doralice can no longer ignore her reality. In a desperate attempt to escape, she hides away in a load of apples headed for the farmer’s market. When Prince Owen discovers a naked stowaway among his apples, he can’t help but notice her, homely or not.
Some blessings are curses in disguise. As the new shifter queen, Doralice must provide the shifter valley with an heir. And everyone in history knows what happens to the queen who can’t.
*This is NOT a romance series. It is inspired by the more disturbing fairytales I came across in my research. If you are unfamiliar with the tales I chose, beware—they may include some of the darkest elements found in the originals. Don’t think the tales you know and love are gruesome? What about Cinderella (abuse/neglect), Sleeping Beauty (assault), Snow White (torture), The Little Mermaid (disfigurement/mutilation), Hansel & Gretel (cannibalism), not to mention all the murder, infanticide, madness, etc.
Fairy Tales of Horror series includes:
1. Lovely Oblivion, a retelling of “The Sun, the Moon, and Talia”
2. Raven Queen, a retelling of “Doralice”
3. (Untitled), a retelling of “The Little Mermaid”
These stories fit into the larger world of fairytales and mythology set in the Three Valleys. They provide essential background on the villains of the Girl Among Wolves trilogy and other stories set in that world.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2019
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June 21, 2019
Great story but sad
I enjoyed this book and it was a good read but I felt so bad for her. Her life was more realistic and like lives here in the real world bad luck included. The ending was tragic. But worth the read no matter how unfair
I enjoyed this book and it was a good read but I felt so bad for her. Her life was more realistic and like lives here in the real world bad luck included. The ending was tragic. But worth the read no matter how unfair
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