Heidi Garrett

Kerrin Mayham's eye for beauty has shaped her life. Now a mother, she wants to teach her daughter that beauty can be both nourishing and treacherous. However, Mirabella is far too young to hear the truth of her mother's hard-won knowledge, so Kerrin wraps a fantastical bedtime story of magic shoes, enchanted oak trees, witches, and sad kings around actual events.As mother tells the story and daughter interjects, Kerrin can't help but return to her past when she was at the pinnacle of her career as an independent film director. Seduced by a beautiful young predator, she takes a risk that puts her life in danger and shakes the core of her identity. Finally forced to ask the hard questions about the demons that drive her, Kerrin doesn't flinch. Her honest answers deepen her experience of life--and her eye for beauty.The novella is a retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale "Beautiful." (Adult language & situations, no explicit sex)

A Contemporary Fairy Tale

Beautiful Beautiful

Billie Limpin

A Playful New Adult Romance

Cupcakes & Kisses

True Love's First Kiss is a journey of self-discovery in a fantastical world. It's also quirky and whimsical, as well as dark. And it's epic, but it all starts with one half-faerie and her best friend, a pixie. It's ideal for the reader who loves getting lost in a big, thick book with an intriguing cosmology.

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True Love' First Kiss

Born and raised in the Free Territories, Magnolia Lee Winthrop, prefers the company of trees and nature to spending time with most people. Although she's not much of a talker, she's got plenty of strong opinions about life and how it should be lived, just like her mother and grandmother. After the settlement's forest farm is burned to the ground, Magnolia's life can never be the same. To cope with her grief, she'll have to leave behind everything she's ever known and loved for a hard journey through a foreign, paved, and abandoned world. The Tree Hugger is a dystopian retelling of Han's Christian Andersen's "The Dryad."

A Dystopian Fairy Tale

The Tree Hugger

One bite of her luscious cupcakes and you just might fall in love... Nineteen-year-old Glynna Balcora's super power is baking. A young witch, she's lived her entire life tucked away in the quaint city of Spokane, WA with her domineering aunt and sweetheart of a grandmother. It's not an ideal situation. Although Glynna loves her grandmother dearly, and treasures the special times they spend in their magical greenhouse, Glynna's aunt keeps her niece on a tight leash using threats of vague enemies. Since Glynna graduated from high school a few a months ago, her aunt's be-home-before-dark curfew seems more ridiculous every day. It isn't doing much for the young witch's social life, either. With encouragement from her best friend, Glynna sneaks out one night to go to a bonfire party at the lake. There she has an unexpected encounter with Spokane's most eligible bachelor, Ashton Bass. Glynna's been crushing on Ashton since she was five years old. But when they share their first kiss, thunderstorms and lightning follow... and Glynna's aunt realizes it's time to tell the young witch the truth about who she really is. Cupcakes & Kisses is the first book in a playful New Adult Romance trilogy.

Born and raised in the Free Territories, Magnolia Lee Winthrop prefers the company of trees and nature to spending time with most people. Although she's not much of a talker, she's got plenty of strong opinions about life and how it should be lived, just like her grandmother. But it's her best friend, Graham, who understands their deep connection to the earth. The Tree Hugger is a dystopian retelling of Han's Christian Andersen's "The Dryad." Once Upon a Time Today is a collection of contemporary fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home. The Girl Who Believed in Fairy Tales is a prelude to the collection and includes the three short stories: "The Girl Who Watched for Elves" "The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes" "The Girl Who Couldn't Sing" Novellas in the Once Upon a Time Today collection: Beautiful Beautiful Dreaming of the Sea The Tree Hugger I Am Lily Dane Tags: Dryad, Dystopian, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Green, Grief, Hans Christian Andersen, Happily Ever After, Literature, Loss, Magic, Magical Realism, Mother & Daughter, Novella, Once Upon a Time Today, Paranormal, Romance, Short Read, Spirituality, Supernatural, Survival, Teen, Young Adult

Charles Nuetzel

In the third book of this epic science-fantasy series, Torlo Hannis leads a series of missions against the tyranny of Kamina. When he's captured and forced to entertain savage Mutis in their cruel killing arenas, the strange Muti, Sziat, guides Torlo on a puzzling journey that reveals the true extend of the empire's malice. Now the Prophet Kalinis is demanding that all must submit to its absolute power. Can Torlo and Sziat successfully challenge this...CONQUEST OF NOOMAS? The thrilling conclusion to the Noomas Saga, which began with "Torlo Hannis of Noomas" and continued with "Slavegirl of Noomas."

The Noomas Chronicles

Conquest of Noomas

Kerrin Mayham's eye for beauty has shaped her life. Now a mother, she wants to teach her daughter that beauty can be both nourishing and treacherous. However, Mirabella is far too young to hear the truth of her mother's hard-won knowledge, so Kerrin wraps a fantastical bedtime story of magic shoes, enchanted oak trees, witches, and sad kings around actual events. As mother tells the story and daughter interjects, Kerrin returns to her past when she was at the pinnacle of her career as an independent film director. Seduced by a beautiful young predator, she takes a risk that puts her life in danger and shakes the core of her identity. Finally forced to ask the hard questions about the demons that drive her, Kerrin doesn't flinch. Her honest answers deepen her experience of life--and her eye for beauty. The novella is a retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale "Beautiful." Once Upon a Time Today is a collection of contemporary fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home. The Girl Who Believed in Fairy Tales is a prelude to the collection and includes the three short stories: "The Girl Who Watched for Elves" "The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes" "The Girl Who Couldn't Sing" The novellas: Beautiful Beautiful Dreaming of the Sea The Tree Hugger I Am Lily Dane Tags: Beauty, Bedtime Stories, Career, Domestic Violence, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Film, Happily Ever After, Literature, Magic, Magical Realism, Mother & Daughter, New Adult, Novella, Once Upon a Time, Short Read, Women’s Fiction

A Modern Fairy Tale Retelling

One afternoon, a young woman visits a tarot reader. As he interprets the images in a twenty-card spread, she reframes her childhood sorrow and embraces her future. The poignant journey is a story of awakening to life's magic. Once Upon a Time Today is a collection of contemporary fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home. The Girl Who Believed in Fairy Tales is a prelude to the collection and includes the three short stories: "The Girl Who Watched for Elves" "The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes" "The Girl Who Couldn't Sing" Novellas in the collection: Beautiful Beautiful Dreaming of the Sea The Tree Hugger I Am Lily Dane

A Short Fairy Tale

The Girl Who Watched for Elves

After her drug-addicted mother dies, Miriam is placed in a convent by social services. For awhile, the sheltered existence is her haven. However, her sanctuary begins to stifle the day she comes across an employment ad for a caretaker in a local paper. Like Miriam, Gertrude was an orphan. Now she's the sea witch. A long time ago, she saved the mer kingdom from extinction. As payment, she demanded the service of the mer king's second son—and every second son thereafter. Cole is the third second son to serve the sea witch. He would do anything to return to the sea. Dreaming of the Sea is a retelling of Han's Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." Once Upon a Time Today is a collection of contemporary fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home. The Girl Who Believed in Fairy Tales is a prelude to the collection and includes the three short stories: "The Girl Who Watched for Elves" "The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes" "The Girl Who Couldn't Sing" Once Upon a Time Today novellas: Beautiful Beautiful Dreaming of the Sea The Tree Hugger I Am Lily Dane Tags: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Hans Christian Andersen, Happily Ever After, Literature, Magic, Magical Realism, Mermaid, Metaphysical, Novella, Once Upon a Time, Orphan, Paranormal, Romance, Runaway, Short Read, Spirituality, Supernatural, The Little Mermaid, Women’s Fiction

Dreaming of the Sea

“... a mythical tale as appealing as it is impressive.”—Kirkus Reviews A half-faerie without wings, Melia lives as an outcast in the enchanted world. After her mortal father breaks his faerie troth, Melia's faerie mother returns to the Realm of Faerie with her three daughters. Her father is forbidden to join them. Determined to reunite with his beloved wife, he becomes obsessed with harnessing a sinister consciousness dwelling in the Void. Fearful she’s been tainted by his contact with darkness, Melia seeks aid from the Illustrator. The mysterious woman marks the half-faerie's forehead with an unusual emblem meant to draw aid from a distant land. Before help arrives, Melia travels to the mortal world to confront her father. A tragedy ensues and Melia's mother is strangely unforgiving. The punishment she metes out will leave her daughter torn between guilt and ecstasy, challenge the bonds between three sisters, and complicate Melia's relationship with a young green-eyed priest who unexpectedly arrives Faerie. Whimsical and edgy, Daughter of Light is an epic fantasy with an intriguing cosmology and well-developed characters. Readers who have enjoyed Lord of the Rings, Throne of Glass, and the Rain Wilds Chronicles will likely enjoy this series. Praise for the Daughter of Light fantasy trilogy: Isolt’s Enchantment, the beginnings (Free Prequel) I loved the beauty of the world when Vulcan first meets Una, and I especially enjoyed the explanation of Umbra. Isolt’s vengeance was absolutely delicious, and I could recommend this book based solely on that scene.—Erica at Fantasy Book Lane Half Faerie, Book 1 I found myself sharing emotions with several characters and my husband would walk by just shaking his head, he doesn’t understand books and what they can do. I highly recommend this book. I want to thank Heidi Garrett for making my otherwise boring life so exciting with her books, I am loving it, every single minute! Five stars for Half Faerie. —KJ at Kj Reads A Lot Half Mortal, Book 2 The pace picks up quite a bit as the stakes are raised in Half Mortal, the second book in this epic coming of age fantasy trilogy. I can totally understand why the comparison to LoTR has been drawn, as Melia and her cohorts battle numerous foes as they attempt to make things right- in both realms.—Mama Reads, Hazel Reads War & Grace, Book 3 Coming in November 2017!

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