stories
They say it was about the shoe.
But see, it was never about the shards left on the steps when I stumbled, or my stepmother’s shattered promise to my father.
I never wanted to go to the ball, and I never meant to catch the prince’s eye. Matka warned me. ‘Don’t fear the mists, little flower, fear those who flee them.’
The prince promised, on our wedding night, he would never hurt me.
My stepmother broke her promise. The prince broke his. I will not break mine.
They say it’s about the shoe. And I suppose, in a way, it is. In the shard I left lodged in his chest, working its way to his heart as I work my way to the edge of the unknown.
A Cinderella retelling (adult romantasy) in the vein of the old Brothers Grimm tales, glimmering with light amidst darkness and brimming with magic.
Status: drafting
An attorney afraid of her instincts.
A witch scared of her powers.
A monster haunted by his demons.
And the war they can’t win without facing their fears.
Attorney Meara O’Connor navigates life according to her carefully curated set of rules. And most definitely doesn’t believe in magic.
Until she learns her new neighbor is on the front lines of a centuries-old battle between beings that shouldn’t exist. A battle in which Meara herself has a role to play, though why and how is a mystery to everyone. Including her.
Struggling to reconcile her pragmatic and dependable rules with this new world of magic – and the attention of a charming photographer who isn’t quite human – Meara begins to fear for her sanity as she becomes embroiled in the midst of a war for life itself. With a magic-fueled Nor’easter set to cripple her city, ruthless forces threatening all she loves, and terrifying new abilities at her fingertips, Meara must decide who she is, who she wants to be, and how far she’s willing to go.
An adult contemporary fantasy with monsters, mayhem, and magic of both the fantastic and everyday varieties, The Apprentice (working title) is book one in a planned duology.
Status: in edits