Once Upon a Short Story Series

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 for yourself in this short retelling of Cinderella. A Gown of Spider Silk is book two in the Once Upon a Short Story collection. Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures! This short story of 3,000 words (about 8 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

"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 favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures! This short story of 3,000 words (about 8 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

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 Once Upon a Short Story collection. Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures! This short story of 6,500 words (about 25 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers. Trigger warning: contains mentions of physical and verbal abuse.

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 a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures! This short story of 2,700 words (about 8 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

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 in the Once Upon a Short Story collection. Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures! This short story of 9,000 words (about 35 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

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 standalone adventures! This short story of 1,800 words (about 5 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

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 adventures! This short story of 6,000 words (about 17 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.