So you may have been aware, thanks to me mentioning it 1,378 times, that I'm in a fairy tale anthology coming out next month.
But now I have permission to share some opening lines from stories in it, so: 1,379th mention for the win.
Can you guess the fairy tales in these Once Upon a Forbidden Desire stories?
1. Lord Bloodthorn had decreed long ago that he would not stand for my ghastly human presence at mealtimes, so I didn't find out about the invitation until mid-morning. — How to Marry a Winged King by AJ Lancaster
2. The tower seemed surprisingly harmless. — Heartfall by Lisette Marshall
3. Once Phoebe and her sisters were the jewels of the nobility, women of high birth, wealth, and power. Now their kingdom was this windowless room. — Blood Dance by Vela Roth
Two of the fairy tales are very well known. All three have Brothers Grimm connections.
What are they?
Hit reply with your best shot, and I'll tell you if you're right.
Oh! And if you'd rather have the (delightfully chonky) print edition than the (currently 99-cent) ebook, here's a fun, exclusive deal: Get it from The Ripped Bodice bookstore and they'll also send you beautiful art of the main male character from C.M. Nascosta's Beauty and the Beast retelling.
This is probably a good moment to note: Some of the stories have no more than a kiss and some are very steamy. This Beast, for instance, remains a beast and his human wife is totally cool with that. (The organizers have done a stellar job putting ratings on each story so it's easy to find what you like and skip anything you don't.)
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More cool & bookish things
I love S.L. Prater's romantic gaslamp fantasies, where witches have to fight for their rights. And I've loved Robin Hood since I was a kid. So imagine my squee of delight when she wrote a gender-swapped Robin Hood into her world.
And made a special edition paperback with art inside.
(These are drawings by the main characters for each other, and some of it is steamy. Robin has a puckish sense of humor.)
I love the separate ebook cover too, but there's no art inside that version.
The story in a nutshell:
Sheriff Nottingham should not be enjoying his pursuit of the witch Robin Hood. It’s supposed to be a job: catch the thief, bring her to justice, pursue the next criminal. But the longer their game of cat and mouse goes on, the more he never wants it to end.
Nottingham senses Robin is luring him into a political dispute between the king and an ambitious prince, and the sheriff can’t risk getting involved. Still, the closer he comes to capturing the witch outlaw, the closer she gets to stealing his trousers again … and his heart.
Looking for more fantasy romance books? Find a princess going toe-to-toe with her kingdom's spymaster, a sea witch's son in love with a mermaid and a bunch of other intriguing reads right here.
In the mood for free fantasy romance? Find a fae and human making an unwise bargain, a princess and a mercenary who may or may not be on the same side as an invasion looms and a lot of other books you can grab here.
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