Jennifer Kropf

"Merry Christmas to all! And to all a good fright..." The Quarrel of Sword and Bone was a death sentence for anyone who stepped into the arena with the deranged Queen, whose soul had crisped to frost in an age long since past. Sixteen-year-old Helen Bell understood tragedy better than most kids growing up. She knew what it was like to wear clothes from donation bins and be mocked by the beautiful girls in school. She thought those brutal experiences made her ready for anything, but she wasn't ready for this. After an eccentric girl opens Helen's eyes to let her see the realm of Winter--a world with intersects tucked carefully into the cracks of our own, where monarchs have risen and fallen, it's forbidden to mention the name of The Dead King of Winter, and the currency is gold rings--Helen comes to learn that the downtown confrontation was more significant than she realized. When Helen receives a mysterious summons from the Crimson Court to enter into The Quarrel of Sword and Bone--a traditional duel performed before one thousand witnesses that leaves only one survivor--she's forced to finally pay attention to a handsome boy who's been following her around with a warning on his tongue. The Winter Souls Series blends action and Christmas tradition, bringing the old forgotten tales of the season to life with new and grittier versions of famous characters out of old holiday legends, such as St. Nicholas, The Snow Queen, and The Nutcracker. A Soul as Cold as Frost is Jennifer Kropf's debut novel, ideal for fans of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by Meredith Rusu and Ashleigh Powell "Wow, I loved this book! I've not read anything quite like it before, and the author pulls it off wonderfully. This book was a magical twist between Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away, yet somehow read as effortlessly original. The descriptions are vivid and really make you feel like you're freezing, trudging through snow, or drinking the best hot chocolate of your life. The characters and scenes were creative and visually interesting, at times making me feel like I was watching a movie. It was gripping, fast paced and full of action, yet not lacking in heart. A wonderfully warm Christmassy feel, but no cheese. High recommend for young YA readers upwards." - Alice Ivinya, author of The Flawed Princess "A Soul as Cold as Frost instantly transports you into a magical world that the whole family will adore. Fans of Chronicles of Narnia will be thrilled with this new wintery adventure!" - Nikki Mitchell, author of Nightshade Forest "Wow! I can't believe this is Jennifer Kropf's debut novel. The writing is absolutely stunning and the characters are so easy to fall in love with. A Soul as Cold as Frost wasn't my usual genre, but I could not put this book down. I loved letting myself get lost in the wonderful world this author created. I can't wait for the book's release so I can order my copy! 5 out of 5 stars, without a doubt." - Heather Garvin, author of Take What You Can "A Soul as Cold as Frost has such breathtaking prose. You don't just feel like you're reading a classic-to-be. You feel like you're reading what already is a classic." - Joanna Alonzo, author of The Sacred Scarred Series

A Soul as Cold as Frost

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fright..." The Quarrel of Sword and Bone was a death sentence for anyone who stepped into the arena with the deranged Queen, whose soul had crisped to frost in an age long since past. What if St. Nicholas was really a young, mad trickster and you had the one thing he wanted? What if the only person who agreed to protect you from him had a dark past of letting those he's meant to protect die? What if one day you're walking in the city and suddenly you can see a whole other world tucked into the cracks of your own? Sixteen-year-old Helen Bell understood tragedy better than most kids growing up. She knew what it was like to wear clothes from donation bins and be mocked in school. She thought those brutal experiences made her ready for anything, but when an encounter leaves her able to see a species of invisible people walking among us, and a young, handsome Winter guardian appears to aid her in a crisis, all the holiday legends she heard as a child begin to haunt her. After magical happenings infiltrate her daily life, and a train horn begins calling to her from across the city, she finds herself in the middle of a war of good versus evil. A Soul as Cold as Frost is Jennifer Kropf's debut novel, ideal for fans of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by Meredith Rusu and Ashleigh Powell. "Wow, I loved this book! I've not read anything quite like it before, and the author pulls it off wonderfully. This book was a magical twist between Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away, yet somehow read as effortlessly original. The descriptions are vivid and really make you feel like you're freezing, trudging through snow, or drinking the best hot chocolate of your life. It was gripping, fast paced and full of action, yet not lacking in heart. Highly recommended for young YA readers upwards." - USA Today Bestselling author Alice Ivinya "It's the Chronicles of Narnia meets Harry Potter. This fantastic winter tale is the perfect blend of classic portal fantasy and the magic world co-existing with our own. It's a beautiful reminder of what is truly important in life." - USA Today Bestselling author Astrid V. J.

"Deck the halls with bells and folly..." Helen Bell has changed since facing off with Mara Rouge in the Quarrel of Sword and Bone. But so has Winter. When a Timepiece crosses the intersect to give Helen a set of warnings in the form of a puzzle, she's forced to re-enter the world she thought she might never see again to solve it before she meets a deadly end. But things are different in Winter. Things that were once proudly colourful have been painted red, and the Patrolman who swore to always be there for her has his own demons to face. Helen is forced to hide in plain sight by impersonating a Red Kingdom celebrity, all to follow the leads and solve the Timepiece's puzzle before she's taken and Winter's last Carrier of Truth is silenced forever. A Heart as Red as Paint is the second installment of The Winter Souls Series; a faith-based Christmas collection for teens, with characters from old holiday legends and folklore.

A Heart as Red as Paint

There are ten golden rules to follow if you want to survive an encounter with a fae: 1) Don't ask their name.2) If they ask you what your name is, lie.3) Avoid looking directly into their eyes.4) Don't invite them to your book club.5) Don't instigate a snowball fight.6) Never let them burn their mouth on coffee.7) Don't ask them where they're from.8) Don't tell them where you live.9) Never mention their queen.10) Don't try to kill them with an ordinary human gun. If you fail to do any of these things, enslave them immediately.On a cozy fall morning, Kate Kole is nestled in a coffee shop in the city of Toronto reading her favourite novel when she accidentally kills a guy who's being rude to the coffee shop's cashier. Unfortunately for Kate, the person she killed was a fae assassin of the North Corner of Ever, visiting the human realm in secret.From there, four deadly fae assassins come to the human realm to hunt her down for breaking a fairy law and killing one of their own. Leading them is Prince Cressica Alabastian, the most feared and deadly fae assassin of the North and heir to the North Corner of Ever.After the assassins arrive in the human realm, things go terribly wrong. To Prince Cressica's horror, his assassins unwittingly get roped into running a cozy café on Kate Kole's behalf. To blend in, the fae assassins are forced to learn how to do basic human activities like cleaning up after themselves, driving without road rage, reading popular fantasy books at book club without getting into alpha male fights over what they're reading, and in general, be nice, all to blend into regular human society.With a temper like no other, and deadly power that's unmatched, Prince Cressica seeks to get revenge on Kate Kole. But as he aims to strike where it will hurt her the most, the Prince finds himself enchanted by his human target in more ways than one. And when the darkness of the Ever Corners comes knocking at the human realm's door, he needs to make a choice that could cost him everything.WELCOME TO FAE CAFÉ is like Holly Black's tricky FOLK OF THE AIR schemes meeting your grandmother's freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. With a sweet, comical romance and relatable slice-of-life moments colliding with manipulative fairy games and deathmatches, this book puts a spin on the typical fae stories readers know and love and aims to be the coziest rom-com fae book of all time.This book may leave you with answers to questions you never know you wanted to ask, such as, "How many fae assassins does it take to screw in a lightbulb?"With coziness for days, WELCOME TO FAE CAFÉ is a new spin on some of the most popular fae fantasy tropes, in a setting where fae most definitely don't belong. If you liked LEGENDS AND LATTES by Travis Baldree this may just be your cup of tea. (Or coffee.)

Welcome to Fae Cafe

I'm dreaming of a frightful Christmas... The first thing that Patrolman Zane Cohen notices when he meets Helen Bell again in this new season is that she is not herself.The libraries of the Volumes of Wisdom have been burned to ash. Believers of the Truth are disappearing across the snow globe. A Beast of the darkness is taking hostages and building his army in Winter. And Helen...Helen sees it all unfolding in her dreams.When the Volumes of Wisdom begin to whisper clues of something hidden in Winter that might turn the tides of the oncoming war, Helen finds herself trekking into the prickly pines and thundering songs of war drums in the Green Kingdom. She claims she's there as an emissary of the Three Kings of the East. But the true reason she's risked stepping into a kingdom of the verge of losing a deadly war...Is to steal the Queen of the Pines garland crown right from atop her head. A Crown as Sharp as Pines is Book #3 of The Winter Souls Series: a Christmas themed collection with holiday myths and folklore.Praise for A Soul as Cold as Frost, Book #1 of The Winter Souls Series:"Wow, I loved this book! This book was a magical twist between The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away, yet somehow read as effortlessly original. It was gripping, fast paced, and full of action, yet not lacking in heart. High recommend for young YA readers upwards." - USA Today Bestselling author Alice Ivinya"It's the Chronicles of Narnia meets Harry Potter. This fantastic winter tale is the perfect blend of classic portal fantasy and the magic world co-existing with our own. This magical Christian fantasy adventure totally hits the spot and got everything right. It is a beautiful reminder of what is truly important in life." - USA Today Bestselling author Astrid V. J.

A Crown as Sharp as Pines

There are ten golden rules to follow if you want to survive an encounter with a fae: 1) Don't ask their name. 2) If they ask you what your name is, lie. 3) Avoid looking directly into their eyes. 4) Don't invite them to your book club. 5) Don't instigate a snowball fight. 6) Never let them burn their mouth on coffee. 7) Don't ask them where they're from. 8) Don't tell them where you live. 9) Never mention their queen. 10) Don't try to kill them with an ordinary human gun. If you fail to do any of these things, enslave them immediately. On a cozy fall morning, Kate Kole is nestled in a coffee shop in the city of Toronto reading her favourite novel when she accidentally kills a guy who's being rude to the coffee shop's cashier. Unfortunately for Kate, the person she killed was a fae assassin of the North Corner of Ever, visiting the human realm in secret. From there, four deadly fae assassins come to the human realm to hunt her down for breaking a fairy law and killing one of their own. Leading them is Prince Cressica Alabastian, the most feared and deadly fae assassin of the North and heir to the North Corner of Ever. After the assassins arrive in the human realm, things go terribly wrong. To Prince Cressica's horror, his assassins unwittingly get roped into running a cozy café on Kate Kole's behalf. To blend in, the fae assassins are forced to learn how to do basic human activities like cleaning up after themselves, driving without road rage, reading popular fantasy books at book club without getting into alpha male fights over what they're reading, and in general, be nice, all to blend into regular human society. With a temper like no other, and deadly power that's unmatched, Prince Cressica seeks to get revenge on Kate Kole. But as he aims to strike where it will hurt her the most, the Prince finds himself enchanted by his human target in more ways than one. And when the darkness of the Ever Corners comes knocking at the human realm's door, he needs to make a choice that could cost him everything. WELCOME TO FAE CAFÉ is like Holly Black's tricky FOLK OF THE AIR schemes meeting your grandmother's freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. With a sweet, comical romance and relatable slice-of-life moments colliding with manipulative fairy games and deathmatches, this book puts a spin on the typical fae stories readers know and love and aims to be the coziest rom-com fae book of all time. This book may leave you with answers to questions you never know you wanted to ask, such as, "How many fae assassins does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" With coziness for days, WELCOME TO FAE CAFÉ is a new spin on some of the most popular fae fantasy tropes, in a setting where fae most definitely don't belong. If you liked LEGENDS AND LATTES by Travis Baldree this may just be your cup of tea. (Or coffee.)

Once, there was the Truth which shone as pure as Gold. Then, came a Beast who devoured Winter's lights. 'Twas Gold versus Poison Darkness versus Light King versus Beast Day verses Night A Beast as Dark as Night is the epic finale to The Winter Souls Series, a Christmas themed collection with holiday myths and folklore. Ideal for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by Meredith Rusu and Ashleigh Powell. Praise for the Winter Souls Series: "Wow, I loved this book! It was gripping, fast paced, and full of action, yet not lacking in heart. Highly recommend for young YA readers upwards." - USA Today Bestselling author Alice Ivinya "It's the Chronicles of Narnia meets Harry Potter. This fantastic winter tale is the perfect blend of classic portal fantasy and the magic world co-existing with our own. It's a beautiful reminder of what is truly important in life." - USA Today Bestselling author Astrid V. J. "Fans of Chronicles of Narnia will be thrilled with this new wintery adventure!" - Nikki Mitchell, author of Nightshade Forest "Whimsical, action-packed, clean, and completely immersive." - Goodreads Review

A Beast as Dark as Night

Astrid V.J.

Lyndsey Hall

N. D. T. Casale

Ben Lang

Sky Sommers

Elena Shelest

Alice Ivinya

What really lies beneath the waves? Dive into our magical collection of short stories written by award-winning and up-and-coming authors and follow the ocean's call. Meet murderous kelpies, hear the mermaid's song, find a kidnapped prince, and explore the beautiful underwater kingdoms. Befriend selkie royalty, break fearsome curses, and swoon as you fall in love. This book is fully illustrated with stunning paintings by Helena Satterthwaite and Elena Shelest. All profits go to Oceana to support their mission to protect the world's oceans and promote sustainable fishing. Stories include: Daughter of the Selkie King - Lyndsey Hall Merrily Merrily - Jennifer Kropf The Kelpie of Loch Linnhe - Alice Ivinya The Bridge - Ben Lang Kiss the Frog - Sky Sommers Sea Ghost of the Isle - N.D.T. Casale The Naiad's Curse - Astrid V.J. The Arctic Mermaid - N.D.T. Casale Heartless Melody - Alice Ivinya The Wishing Well - Elena Shelest

A Magical Collection of Short Stories

Enchanted Waters

If you go down to the woods today... You'd better not go alone... Discover the secret world between the trees where fairies, unicorns and even monsters dwell. Take a stroll through enchanted woods and dance with pixies and dryads by the light of the stars. Escape Baba Yaga and fall in love with a prince in disguise. Taste the fruit at the goblin market and be whisked away on a magical adventure. Among ancient trees, find beauty, danger and adventure in these enchanting short stories by award-winning, best-selling, and up-and-coming fantasy authors. Enchanted Forests is fully illustrated by the talented Elena Shelest. All profits from this anthology will be donated to Rainforest Foundation who support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights. Stories include: Gems of Fae and Foolery - Alice Ivinya The Lucky Tortoise - Ben Lang Feather Green - Jennifer Kropf Apple and the Dead Forest - Xander Cross To Snare a Prince - Sky Sommers Blood of the Unicorn - N.D.T. Casale Dimension of the Sasquatch - Donna White The Fern Flower - Elena Shelest Willow Daughter - Astrid V.J. One Fair Eve - Lyndsey Hall

Enchanted Forests

I'm dreaming of a frightful Christmas... The first thing that Patrolman Zane Cohen notices when he meets Helen Bell again in this new season is that she is not herself. The libraries of the Volumes of Wisdom have been burned to ash. Believers of the Truth are disappearing across the snow globe. A Beast of the darkness is taking hostages and building his army in Winter. And Helen... Helen sees it all unfolding in her dreams. When the Volumes of Wisdom begin to whisper clues of something hidden in Winter that might turn the tides of the oncoming war, Helen finds herself trekking into the prickly pines and thundering songs of war drums in the Green Kingdom. She claims she's there as an emissary of the Three Kings of the East. But the true reason she's risked stepping into a kingdom of the verge of losing a deadly war... Is to steal the Queen of the Pines garland crown right from atop her head. A Crown as Sharp as Pines is Book #3 of The Winter Souls Series: a Christmas themed collection with holiday myths and folklore. Praise for A Soul as Cold as Frost, Book #1 of The Winter Souls Series: "Wow, I loved this book! This book was a magical twist between The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away, yet somehow read as effortlessly original. It was gripping, fast paced, and full of action, yet not lacking in heart. High recommend for young YA readers upwards." - USA Today Bestselling author Alice Ivinya "It's the Chronicles of Narnia meets Harry Potter. This fantastic winter tale is the perfect blend of classic portal fantasy and the magic world co-existing with our own. This magical Christian fantasy adventure totally hits the spot and got everything right. It is a beautiful reminder of what is truly important in life." - USA Today Bestselling author Astrid V. J.

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