Five Stories for the Dark Months

By Katherine Traylor

Five Stories for the Dark Months contains five dark fantasy and horror stories by Katherine Traylor, all written in 2011 and 2012.

1. Under Glass: A girl discovers the danger of being rude to a mirror.

2. Warmth in Winter: A young border guard and a foreign spy must avoid pursuit while traveling through a forest full of hungry ghosts.

3. Sans Merci: During a stolen coffee break, a young father meets a beautiful stranger who is much more than she seems.

4. Over the River: A young woman wanders to the riverbank on Halloween and is invited to a strange party.

5. Boon: A very dark Thumbelina retelling, inspired by zombies and Norse mythology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Katherine Traylor
• Release date: Jan 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301607907

Katherine Traylor

Katherine Traylor is a fantasy writer based in Durham, North Carolina. She read too many fairy tales as a child, too many fantasy novels as an adolescent, and WAY too much fanfiction in college. The only hope for her now is to let some of the accumulated magic escape into stories of her own. Her upcoming novel, THE WOODS AND THE CASTLE, is a YA paranormal drama about a shy teenage girl with an evil invisible friend.

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