Liz Braswell

What if Aladdin had never found the lamp?Aladdin is a Street Rat just trying to survive in a harsh city, while Jasmine is a beautiful princess about to enter an arranged marriage. Their worlds collide when the sultan's trusted adviser suddenly rises to power and, with the help of a mysterious lamp, attempts to gain control over love and death.Together, Aladdin and Jasmine must unite to stop power-hungry Jafar tearing the kingdom apart in this story of love, power and one moment that changes everything...This edition's stunning new design is perfect for fans of the Twisted Tales novels, and would be the perfect starting point for a budding collection of Disney tales!Part of the official Disney Twisted Tales series!"The story flows beautifully and never lulls it is just hit after hit after hit!" 5 STAR READER REVIEW"The ending I did not see coming at all and loved it! If you love the Aladdin story this is definitely a must read for you!" 5 STAR READER REVIEW"Braswell did a fantastic job spinning this classic story into a total what if situation that could have totally been the way the story went." 5 STAR READER REVIEW

Part of Your World. Discover a world where Ariel never defeated Ursula in this twist on a classic tale, perfect for fans of The Little Mermaid

Mitä jos Wendy olisikin matkannut Mikä-Mikä-Maahan Kapteeni Koukun kanssa?Löytääkö Wendy lapsuutensa sankarin, Peter Panin, ja Mikä-Mikä-Maan?Kuusitoistavuotiaan Wendyn elämä on tylsää. Kaiken huipuksi hänen vanhempansa ovat päättäneet lähettää tyttärensä Irlantiin kotiopettajaksi. Wendy haaveilee ihan muusta ja kirjoittaa tarinoita Mikä-Mikä-Maasta ja Peter Panista. Hän ei kuitenkaan ole koskaan tavannut Peteriä, jolla on tapana istuskella hänen ikkunansa ulkopuolella kuuntelemassa tarinoita. Mutta eräänä päivänä Peterin varjo jää jälkeen ja Wendy löytää sen ja työntää talteen laatikkoon.Seikkailu alkaa, kun Wendy törmää Kapteeni Koukkuun ja neuvottelee varjon vaihtokaupalla matkan merirosvolaivalla Mikä-Mikä-Maahan. Kapteeni Koukulla on kuitenkin mielessään synkempiä suunnitelmia Mikä-Mikä-Maan varalle ja koko maan olemassaolo on vaarassa. Kun Wendy pääsee selville suunnitelmista,hän liittoutuu yllättävän kumppanin, Helinä-keijun, kanssa korjatakseen virheensä. Ei olisi koskaan pitänyt luottaa merirosvoon!

Entä jos Ihmemaa olisi vaarassa ja Liisa kertakaikkisen myöhässä!Mitä tapahtui Ihmemaassa sen jälkeen, kun Liisa palasi takaisin kotiin?Yhdeksän vuoden kuluttua paluustaan Liisa on erilainen kuin muut 18-vuotiaat: hän käyttää aikaansa päämäärättömältä vaikuttavaan olemiseen ja valokuvaamiseen, eikä tunnu osaavan ottaa vastuuta tekemisistään. Eräänä päivänä valokuvaan kuitenkin ilmestyvät Ihmemaan olennot, jotka pyytävät apua.Liisa palaa takaisin Ihmemaahan lapsuutensa hölynpölyn keskelle ja vaikean tehtävän äärelle. Onnistuuko Liisa lopettamaan Herttakuningattaren tyrannimaisen hallinnon ja löytämään paikkansa molemmissa maailmoissa? Ja pystyykö hän siihen... ennen ajan loppua?

The 12th installment in the New York Times best-selling series asks: What if Rapunzel's mother drank a potion from the wrong flower?Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her . . . but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl--with hair as silver and gray as the moon. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to hurt, not heal. For the safety of the kingdom, Rapunzel is locked away in a tower and put under the care of the powerful goodwife, Mother Gothel. For eighteen years Rapunzel stays imprisoned in her tower, knowing she must protect everyone from her magical hair. When she finally decides to leave the only home she's ever known--to see the floating lights that appear on her birthday--she gets caught up in an unexpected adventure with two thieves: a would-be outlaw named Gina, and Flynn Rider, a rogue on the run. Before she can reach her happy ending, Rapunzel learns that there is far more to her story, and her magical hair, and her future than she ever knew. For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series: A Whole New World by Liz BraswellOnce Upon a Dream by Liz BraswellAs Old As Time by Liz BraswellReflection by Elizabeth LimPart of Your World by Liz BraswellMirror, Mirror by Jen CalonitaConceal, Don't Feel by Jen CalonitaStraight On Till Morning by Liz BraswellSo This is Love by Elizabeth LimUnbirthday by Liz BraswellGo the Distance by Jen Calonita

Belle är både smart, påhittig och rastlös. Hon längtar bort från sin fattiga småstad på landet. Hon vill utforska världen, trots att hennes pappa vägrar att lämna stugan i fall Belles mamma en dag skulle återvända - en mamma hon själv knappt kommer ihåg. Och så råkar Belle bli tillfångatagen av ett skräckinjagande rasande odjur. Den lilla detaljen måste hon ta itu med först och främst. Men när Belle rör vid Odjurets förtrollade ros, dyker en ström av gåtfulla syner upp för hennes inre - syner av hennes mamma, som hon aldrig trodde att hon skulle få träffa igen. Märkligast av allt, hon upptäcker att det är hennes mamma som är den vackra trollkvinnan som uttalar förbannelsen över Odjuret, hans slott och alla som bor i det. Chockad och förvirrad måste Belle samarbeta med Odjuret för att avslöja den mörka hemligheten om deras familjer som har legat fördold i 21 år.

What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very late? Eighteen-year-old Alice is very different to the other ladies in Kexford. She enjoys spending afternoons with her trusty camera, ignoring pressure from her sister to become a 'respectable' member of society. But when the familiar faces of the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and the Caterpillar begin appearing in her photographs, Alice finds herself returning to the place of nonsense from her childhood to stop the Queen's tyrannical rule before the End of Time.

What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?Alice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. She'd rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian's lively salon, ignoring her sister's wishes that she stop all that "nonsense" and become a "respectable" member of society. Alice is happy to meander to Miss. Yao's teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She's also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she's curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming.But when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects--the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar. There's something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. And as Alice develops a self-portrait, she finds the most disturbing image of all--a badly injured dark-haired girl asking for Alice's help. Mary Ann.Returning to the place of nonsense from her childhood, Alice finds herself on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts' tyrannical rule and to find her place in both worlds. But will she able to do so ... before the End of Time?

The 10th installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late? Alice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. She'd rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian's lively salon, ignoring her sister's wishes that she stop all that "nonsense" and become a "respectable" member of society. Alice is happy to meander to Miss Yao's teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She's also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she's curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming. But when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects--the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar. There's something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. And as Alice develops a self-portrait, she finds the most disturbing image of all--a badly-injured dark-haired girl asking for Alice's help. Mary Ann. Returning to the place of nonsense from her childhood, Alice finds herself on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts' tyrannical rule and to find her place in both worlds. But will she able to do so . . . before the End of Time? For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series: A Whole New World by Liz BraswellOnce Upon a Dream by Liz BraswellAs Old as Time by Liz BraswellReflection by Elizabeth LimPart of Your World by Liz BraswellMirror, Mirror by Jen CalonitaConcel, Don't Feel by Jen CalonitaStraight On Till Morning by Liz BraswellSo This is Love by Elizabeth LimGo the Distance by Jen CalonitaWhat Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell

The 8th book in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land . . . with Captain Hook?Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess--it all makes her wish things could be different. Wendy's only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. After nearly meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. She also holds on to his shadow. So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. But Never Land isn't quite the place she imagined it would be. Unexpected dangers and strange foes pop up at every turn, and a little pixie named Tinker Bell seems less than willing to help.But when Captain Hook reveals some rather permanent and evil plans for Never Land, it's up to the two of them to save Peter Pan--and his world. For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series: A Whole New World by Liz BraswellOnce Upon a Dream by Liz BraswellAs Old As Time by LIz BraswellReflection by Elizabeth LimPart of Your World by Liz BraswellMirror, Mirror by Jen CalonitaConceal, Don't Feel by Jen CalonitaSo This is Love by Elizabeth LimUnbirthday by Liz BraswellGo the Distance by Jen CalonitaWhat Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell

What if Wendy went to Never Land with Captain Hook?Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling wishes for a more exciting life. So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land on a pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. But Never Land isn't quite the place she imagined it would be, and a little pixie named Tinker Bell seems less than friendly. Then Captain Hook reveals some evil plans for Never Land, and it's suddenly up to Wendy and Tinker Bell to save Peter Pan and his world.Part of the official Disney Twisted Tales series! "This was yet another FANTASTIC addition to the Twisted Tales series!" 5 STAR READER REVIEW"Neverland practically busted off the pages with the rich and expanded word-building executed in true Neverland fashion." 5 STAR READER REVIEW"I highly recommend this to a fellow dreamer wanting to escape their own world..." 5 STAR READER REVIEW

Mitä jos Ariel ja prinssi Erik tapaisivat toisensa uudestaan vuosien kuluttua?Pienen merenneidon tarina jatkuu!Viisi vuotta on kulunut siitä, kun merinoita Ursula vei Arielin äänen ja Arielin isän, kuningas Tritonin. Ursula on myös saanut pauloihinsa prinssi Erikin. Rohkea Ariel lähtee pelastamaan isäänsä ja tapaamaan prinssiä. Sekä prinssi että Ariel ovat muuttuneet kuluneiden viiden vuoden aikana. Millainen on heidän tapaamisensa? Ja millainen on heidän uusi tarinansa?

Mitä jos Aladdin olisikin menettänyt taikalampun heti saatuaan sen käsiinsä?Jos suurvisiiri Jafar olisikin vapauttanut Hengen ja kaapannut vallan tarunhohtoisessa Agrabassa?Vaikka melkein kaikki muu on toisin kuin tutussa tarinassa, yksi pysyy. Aladdin ja prinsessa Jasmine tuntevat vetoa toisiinsa heti ensisilmäyksellä. Heidän maailmansa ovat kenties kaukana toisistaan, mutta kummallakin on jotain sellaista, mistä toinen unelmoi. Jafar joutuu turvautumaan pimeisiin voimiin, kun katurotta ja prinsessa yhdistävät voimansa ja valmistautuvat taisteluun vapauden ja oikeudenmukaisuuden puolesta.Liz Braswell on opiskellut egyptologiaa Brown Universityssa ja työskennellyt tuottajana pelifirmassa ennen ryhtymistään kirjailijaksi. Hän asuu New Yorkin Brooklynissa aviomiehensä, kahden lapsensa ja lemmikkiensä kanssa.

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? This immersive, creative twist on the beloved Disney classic Little Mermaid is the 5th installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series It's been 5 years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid... and took King Triton's life in the process. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Eric's kingdom on land. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world--and a prince--she never imagined she would see again. Fans will love exploring how things would have changed had Ursula won and Ariel lost--and spending more time with all the Little Mermaid characters they love in this suspenseful, imaginative spin on the cherished Disney favorite. For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series: A Whole New World by Liz BraswellOnce Upon a Dream by Liz BraswellAs Old As Time by Liz BraswellReflection by Elizabeth LimMirror, Mirror by Jen CalonitaConceal, Don't Feel by Jen CalonitaStraight On Till Morning by Liz BraswellSo This is Love by Elizabeth LimUnbirthday by Liz BraswellGo the Distance by Jen CalonitaWhat Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell