Fractured Fairy Tales
A SaSS Anthology
Contents
I. The Worlds Between Us by Abigail Lee Justice
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
About Abigail Lee Justice
Other books by Abigail Lee Justice
II. Snow’s Temptation by Amy Marie
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
About Amy Marie
III. Bourbon and the Backstretch: Whiskey and Wildfire Series, Book 3 by Ava Harper Kent
Prologue 1
Prologue 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
About Ava Harper Kent
IV. Prince(ish) and the Peace by Carolyn LaRoche
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
V. Temptation Tower by Cee Marie
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Play List
VI. Paging Dr. Winkler by C.G. Burnette
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
About Author C.G. Burnette
VII. While Bella Slept by USA Today Bestselling Author Erin Lee
Before the fairy tale
Prologue
PART ONE
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
PART TWO
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Epilogue
Erin Lee Acknowledgments
About Erin Lee
VIII. Beautiful Grace: A Romancing Marchen Short Story by Jennifer L. Allen
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Epilogue
Jennifer L. Allen Acknowledgments
IX. Shadows Of The Night by Julie Mishler
Shadows of the Night
About Julie Mishler
Also By Julie Mishler
X. Ella’s Prince: Book Three in the Fairytale Chronicles by Julie Morgan
Prologue
PART ONE
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
PART TWO
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Julie Morgan Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Julie Morgan
XI. Colors of the Wind by KiKi Malone
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
A Note From KiKi Malone
XII. Sinister Seas by Kira Nyte
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
About the Author
Books by Kira Nyte
XIII. Midnight: A Violet Queen Prequel by Lexi C. Foss & Cora Kenborn
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Epilogue
XIV. As You Wish by Lora Logan
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Epilogue
XV. My Swan Prince by Maria Vickers
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Epilogue
Maria Vickers Acknowledgments
About Maria Vickers
Also By Maria Vickers
XVI. Diamond in the Rough by M.E. Montgomery
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
About M.E. Montgomery
XVII. Dick and Pussy By Morgan and Jennifer Locklear
Dick and Pussy
XVIII. Touch of Gold by Samatha
Harris
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Epilogue
Samatha Harris Acknowledgments
XIX. Stolen Love: A Garrison Society Story by Sidonia Rose
A Note From Sidonia Rose
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
About Sidonia Rose
Other books by Sidonia Rose
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Part One
The Worlds Between Us by Abigail Lee Justice
A King Author Retelling
Chapter 1
Gwen
“Where there is kindness there is goodness. And where there is goodness, there is magic. It’s days like today that make me wish I had a fairy godmother by my side.” ~ Cinderella.
Gwen smiled and stood up from stocking all the freshly filled sugar containers back on the shelf. Ready for tomorrow’s service. Another day another dollar.
“You okay to lock up, Gwen?” Stanley Parker, the owner’s arrogant son, shouted from the front of the restaurant.
She heard the front doorbell ding as Stanley walked out. He obviously really didn’t want an answer. Gwen put her hand on the small of her back and sighed.
Shit, not tonight...
This meant she would need to take out the trash to the dumpster behind the restaurant. Something Mr. Parker would never leave to a female employee. But Stanley was a different tool all together. All he cared about was himself. The female staff considered him as an egotistical man. Any chance he got; he used the situation to his benefit. A real piece of work in every one’s eyes, including Gwen’s
It was nights like tonight she wouldn’t mind a few courageous knights coming to her rescue. If she only could conjure up a little magic, she’d be set. A twinkle in her eye sparkled thinking about magic, that only lasted a second.
Annoyed by Stanley’s abandonment, Gwen forced her thoughts of using such witchcraft away. She had forbidden herself to use magic and thought of her father’s spells as a last resort. Her father Merl had been a well-acclaimed Arthurian historian, sought after by several elite conservatories.
Her father’s knowledge of the underworld was extensive. His popularity and outspoken obsession with legends and potions, caused her family to move many times and ultimately forced the conservator to release him from his tenure. Thankfully, all his potions had been handed down to Gwen along with a deeply instilled respect for magic.
They moved to Baltimore when she was in her senior year of high school, so that her father could continue lecturing on the medieval times and the legend of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table at a small community college in the county.
She had never known her mother, who had unfortunately died during childbirth leaving her father to raise Gwen alone. She had no memories of her mother, not even borrowed ones from Merl. Her father refused to speak about his deceased wife. Any time Gwen brought up the subject of her mother, her father would reply, “She sold her soul to the devil.” Leaving Gwen feeling hopeless of ever finding out her mother’s wrongdoing.
At the age of sixteen, it had made no sense in Gwen’s mind when her dad uprooted them again for the third time in less than three years to a city that was twice as expensive but smaller in housing then Albuquerque, New Mexico. They lived off the land, making their home in a small adobe building dating back to the Spanish colony. She loved living in the desert. Her father had the most amazing green thumb and could make just about everything grow in the high desert region. They were both happy and striving for the future when they moved.
To Baltimore.
After a few years had passed, Gwen learned the “true” reason of why her father uprooted them. At first, she thought it was for a better teaching job, but that turned out to be false. The actual reason was heartbreaking once she learned the truth. Her father had been seeking medical care for a brain tumor. John Hopkins Hospital was known for its treatment and success rate of curing brain cancer. Her father’s chance of surviving an inoperable cancer was less than 2%. And with Hopkins being a world-renowned research and teaching institution, he would be given the latest and greatest possible treatment available.