Snow White suspects the worst...Young women are disappearing across the kingdom, but Snow White's stepmother is more concerned with using her magic mirror to discover who is fairest in the land. Is the queen's obsession with beauty responsible for the disappearances? Or is the visiting prince to blame? Can Snow White discover the truth in time?Or will her curiosity be her downfall?The Dwarf Ring is book four in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover ...

Cinderella stared at the spider."Let me make sure I understand. You and your family will spin a dress for me and help me get to the ball if I pass a law that lets you live safely in the palace if I marry the prince?""That's right," the spider said. "Do we have a deal?"Cinderella has one last chance to escape her stepmother and find happiness, but can she uphold her end of the bargain? Can a gown of spider silk really change her fate and help her win true love? See f...

Odette is running out of time...Odette's curse will turn her into a swan permanently if Prince Siegfried doesn't propose to her by midnight. But when the clock begins to chime, he's dancing with someone else.Can Odette convince him of her true identity and take her place by his side?More important... Does she want to?Swan Song is book six in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalo...

"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"It was true. She did have enormous eyes.Matilda Brown is running out of time, and her granddaughter's sharp eyes don't miss a thing. Can she get Red settled and happy before the wolves return? Can she find happiness for her own future? See for yourself in this short retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.The Grandmother with Enormous Eyes is book one in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your fa...

Dating Evolution is the next generation of relationship gaming with a real world twist! Did you ever wish your online skills translated into the real world? Now they can! Follow our quests to level up your love life and earn real life rewards!Life was good for Zack Moore until his trustee managed to con him into signing up for DaEvo. Now, the buggy app has taken over his life, forcing him to leave his condo, interact with people in the real world and eat h...

The Ripples of Ann Arbor begins in the beautiful State of Michigan USA. Kathy, a very shy seven year old girl sat quietly in the back of her grandmother’s car. Her parents had tragically been killed in a horrific car accident and Kathy was in the car when they died just four days earlier; now she was waiting for the funeral service. Checking her fingernails she looked for any remaining blood that had not been scrubbed away by her Grandmother. The ripple of that day would stay with Kathy fo...

Aladdin's magic lamp will be mine…A genie carried me away on my wedding night, and now my life is in chaos. I didn't expect to fight magicians and street rats to win my happily ever after, but I'll do whatever it takes. I'm the daughter of the sultan. Heir to the throne. Surely I can outwit a common thief.The Princess and the Lamp is book seven in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventu...

A tale of international espionage, computer hacking and strategic subterfuge. The plot twists and turns, involving several Nation States, following a piece of malware virus designed to disable satellite locating devices in orbit. Two mercenary hackers sell their time to the highest bidders. This is offset by a developing relationship with one of the hackers and the owner’s son who works for the manufacturer of the location satellites.Unbeknown to both, they each believe in the spiritual do...

The Victorian era was one that teemed with multitudinous and sometimes opposing visions of polity yet rarely questioned the very existence of the State. What might be called the pragmatism of the elite gave rise to a form of democratic compromise, allowing the growth of political ideas that may still be found in contemporary political thought.Have reformist, socialist, liberal or utilitarian ideas avoided the dogmatism of twentieth century politics or paved the way to other forms of...

Everything she touches turns to gold…Emily wants a normal life as a normal girl. (Finding a name for her cat would also be nice.) But the magic she inherited from her fae mother makes the life she wants impossible, and the gold she creates brings out the worst in every human she meets.When Emily is captured by a greedy king, a mysterious fae offers to help… for a price. Can she escape the king, outsmart the fae, and find a happy ending?The Curse of Gold is book five...

A desperate girl on a stormy night...Rachel is searching for sanctuary from her abusive father, but finds herself a guest in the castle instead. Why does everyone assume she is important, and why do they insist that she sleep on an enormous mattress tower?Can she unravel the mystery and find a happy ending, or will she be trapped in something even worse? See for yourself in this romantic retelling of The Princess and the Pea.The Bruised Princess is book three in the...