Clarissa Kae

From the acclaimed Magic and Miracles Anthology, here is Rapunzel reimagined.Marred by pock scars, Ellie creates beautiful paintings up in her tower. Her closest childhood friend, Anton Westwick delivers her famous creations to the world. He's vowed to be an eternal bachelor but when Ellie decides to leave the tower and reenter society, Anton must decide where his future lies.

From the bestselling Once Upon A Fairytale anthology.Lady Alys Ysgarlad leads a silent army of women refusing to surrender to the tyrannical reign. They steal from the tax collectors to fill the pockets of the starving. When her childhood love Gareth Blaidd reappears with the king's men, Lady Alys must choose between her country or her heart.

A Victorian Twist on Beauty And The Beast Bold and brilliant, Georgiana has a gift for fixing machines-from clocks to carriages-while her father has a penchant for finding trouble. In an accidental fire, Georgiana and her father scar the once handsome face of Lord Pichon, cousin to the queen. Rumors of Georgiana's gift raise her family's status. Her incomparable beauty captures the eye of many gentlemen and the wrath of Lord Pichon. Abandoned by his peers and alone in his cold castle, Lord Pichon is determined to enact revenge.When Georgiana's father makes a terrible mistake, she sacrifices herself to pay his debt-as a servant in Lord Pichon's castle. Her wit and warmth begin to thaw Lord Pichon's estate, making him question his version of the past. Will her kindness break the beastly lord or will he hold her family hostage forever?

A Victorian twist on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Lady Elsie Bevue has spent the last two years in Wales, a supposed punishment for slapping an earl, her mother's beau. Unrepentant, Elsie explores the countryside on horseback, riding astride like a gentleman-not at all like the demure lady her family demands of her. Mr. Fitzburgh Smith is determined, both in his bachelorhood and business acumen. While the titled peerage struggles with the mercurial economy, Fitz has come into his own, rising from a lowly yeoman to a powerful man of finance. His success allows him to turn the tables on his childhood bully, Elsie's brother-a man whose gambling debt has reached obscene levels. Without warning, her family arrives on Elsie's doorstep-the earl in tow. After purchasing the local bank, Fitz calls on the Bevue estate to give Elsie's brother a gentleman's warning. His visit rekindles his hidden tenderness for Elsie and encourages her defiant behavior. Her lack of decorum reignites the earl's wrath, threatening her family's already tenuous future. Fitz and Elsie form an unlikely bond but both must relinquish their pride before the earl exacts revenges-or lose their chance at freedom, and love.

Can enduring love heal a shattered soul and broken body?In their small agricultural town, Scarlett's family is the picture-perfect variety. The mother encourages juvenile delinquents at the local detention center and her father coaches the church's youth group. All is right until Scarlett lets a shameful secret slip. Blaming her for the indiscretion, the family silences Scarlett's accusation but the arrival of a new high school student threatens the delicate balance. Everett's giant frame and fractured skull are compliments of his father, but his world shifts after an accidental touch from Scarlett. Starved for affection, they forge an inescapable bond. Their relationship is encouraged by Everett's grandmother, Marjorie Ashley, a woman with an unnatural gift, the ability to witness painful memories of those around her.Fifteen years later, Marjorie is fading, her impending death a blow to Scarlett. Everett enjoys a flourishing legal career while Scarlett writes weekly investigative articles-keeping her own secrets hidden. An old police report is found in Marjorie's house, revealing a web of deception spun by Scarlett's family.The deeper Scarlett digs, the more unsettling the discoveries. No longer aided by Marjorie's gift, Scarlett is given an impossible ultimatum, she must choose between the family who raised her and the man who loves her-or risk losing both.

Immortal men like Rhys Glyndwr belong to forgotten fables-along with his reincarnating wife-but instead, they haunt the mind of a modern scientist, Isla Belle Thorne. Like an old blanket, visions of the healer servant and his wife, the daughter of a duke, have comforted Isla Belle, the only constant in her unstable childhood.When her mother is hospitalized for a mental breakdown, Isla Belle fears for her own health and keeps the visions a secret. As Isla Belle starts her new job at a renowned medical organization, she comes face to face with Rhys-the same man from her visions.She's told an impossible tale of a love that death cannot kill. Surrounded by science but faced with an implausible legend, Isla Belle must decide what to believe and what to leave behind."A hauntingly romantic debut" Esther Hatch, author of A Proper Scandal & A Proper Charade"Clarissa Kae entraps readers with her exquisite writing and master storytelling. I couldn't stop reading." Jess Heileman, author of Abigail"Eerie. Inspiring. Masterful." Adam Berg, cofounder of JK Studios