Once Upon a Cursed Time

Eleven bestselling authors put their unique spins on your beloved childhood Fairytales. Fourteen stories, fourteen escapes from reality. Ugly Scars Some people will do anything for beauty. Chiselling away at her own face, one woman became so obsessed with being beautiful that she made a deal with a demon. Milly Swan is about to find out what happens when you come face to face with the Ugly Duckling. Path of Thorns All Ellie and Jack have ever known is the harsh life in a Truro workhouse; all they've dreamed of is a good meal and a comfortable bed. When they're sent out as part of a working party, a wrong turn brings them within grasp of those very things. But they soon learn that the wild beauty of the Cornish moorlands masks a dark and greedy heart. Beauty and the Beast Within When Beauty lost her mother, and her father lost the family wealth, she resigned herself to live a quiet life in the country. But after disobeying the commands of the cursed ruler, Beauty's father is forced to make a terrible agreement. When Beauty arrives at the castle, the beast's heart beats with excitement. Could she learn to love him and break the curse, or will the curse consume Beauty? Pin Step into the twisted mind of "Pin". She's had it with being a wooden girl. Pin's only wish is to turn into a real girl, and she'll do anything to make that happen. J.L. Clayton takes the beloved fairy tale "Pinocchio" and carves out a unique tale of horror. The Ink-washed Cat "A young Shinto chokkai visits the ruins of a sacred temple only to discover the true cost of ancient magic." The Ink Washed Cat - A twisted fairy tale by R. B. Wood based on the Japanese fairy tale "The Boy who Drew Cats" Let Down Thy Hair Let down thy hair is a retelling of the classic fairytale, Rapunzel, by Genevieve Moultrie. Rapunzel lets down her hair. But never expected who climbs up! Awakened by a Kiss Awakened by a Kiss is a retelling of the classic fairytale, Sleeping Beauty, by Genevieve Moultrie. A sleep so deep she could never awaken. Or could she? Hooded Red Deep in the Enchanted Forest lives Ruby with her horrible brothers and doting father. When a wolf offers her a deal to rid her of her brothers, she can't help but agree. However, Ruby will quickly realise that you should never make deals with your own demons. Skinderella Eleanor was a beauty, loved by all until her father passed away and her stepmother's true nature clawed its ugly way to the surface. But when the King of the land throws a ball for all of the young ladies in this kingdom to find a bride for his son, how far will the stepmother go to make her ugly daughters beautiful? Some people will go to extreme measures to look beautiful. Prince Recreant "The Princess and the Pea" as retold by Steven Evans in "Prince Recreant" Three Women. Three Tests. One Crown. A Game of Roses "A Game of Roses: Bocephus' Revenge" A brother's love tainted by shame and smeared with blood. Rumplestiltskin will never be the same. Kiss Catherine is trapped helping her father pay off his farm debt. It would take a miracle to change her life path. Then one day she spots a talking frog in the royal garden. For some reason, the prince has been turned into a frog, but is it also true that by kissing the frog you will become his wife? Muerte de los Corazones They are summoned every night all over the world. The darkness that binds the two mythical beings becomes more dangerous as their rotten relationship escalates go unexpected heights. As La Llorona and El Cucuy snatch the souls of children in the heart of Mexico, they must beat the wits of their son in order to stay alive. Phantom Whispers Greediness can be one's downfall as Bastien is about to find out. In this cleverly woven tale, based on the classic fairy tale "White Snake." We are all lured by poisonous things.


Genre: Fantasy