Genevieve's Tale: A Nutcracker Retelling

Genevieve's Tale: A Nutcracker Retelling

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Genevieve "Vi" Dubois has spent most of her life within the walls of London's most prestigious boarding school for young ladies. One Christmas night, she will not only venture outside of her comfortable world, she will learn about a world ruled by magic and about her birth mother, a woman she thought abandoned her many years ago. The more she learns about her past, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between those she can trust and those to want to use her as a pawn.A nutcracker retelling written for The Royal Ballet Contest hosted by @Fairytale CommunityThe beautiful cover is made by @moralfantasyThis is a first draft.…

The Piper's Dance (On Hold)

The Piper's Dance (On Hold)

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A retelling of The Pied Piper and The Twelve Dancing Princesses (with a little bit of Rapunzel).The legend of the mysterious Pied Piper has spread across the lands. When Princess Esther's kingdom is plagued with rats, her father turns to the Pied Piper for help. Between royal balls, suitors, the Piper's interest in her, and the disappearance of her eleven younger sisters, Esther will learn the truth about why she has spent most of her life living in a tower.This is a rough draft.…

Hidden Secrets, Hidden Past, Hidden Lives

Hidden Secrets, Hidden Past, Hidden Lives

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A lost princess, a soldier who has not spoken in eight years, and a rebellious young leader. When a blizzard brings the three of them together, their lives are changed forever as secrets from their pasts are revealed. Can they help each other find peace, love, acceptance, and family?Told from three different point of views.The cover photo is a picture that I took myself.This is a rough draft.…

A Tale of Two Sisters: Glass Slippers, Enchanted Roses, and Talking Frogs

A Tale of Two Sisters: Glass Slippers, Enchanted Roses, and Talking Frogs

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Bonnie and Chloe are more than sisters. They are best friends. After Bonnie suffers complications from an unknown illness, nothing in their lives is the same.Their father remarries a woman with two daughters of her own and breaks a promise without realizing the consequences his actions will have on his family. Eligible young men begin taking interest in Bonnie and Chloe as they become of age, but not all of them are exactly as they seem. Bonnie and Chloe will encounter enchanted roses and talking frogs as well as learn to dance in glass slippers and face internal struggles with themselves. This story is written for the Mix-Up Novel Contest. It is a retelling of three different fairy tales: Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Frog Prince. The cover is made by the talented @PennywithaneyThis is a first draft.…