An Anthology of Crooked Fairy Tales

Coming Fall 2025

In this collection, beloved stories are reborn with fantastical twists and fierce imagination. Uncover wicked magic, cunning heroines, and secrets lurking beneath the surface of every enchanted world.
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Code RED

An outbreak of deadly lunabelle flowers has engulfed the futuristic city of Three Oaks, plunging ten thousand people into a toxin-induced sleep.As the foremost expert on the parasitic species, disgraced botanist Scarlet may be the only one with the expertise to formulate the antidote. With the help of two idealistic interns and one enigma of a barista, she’ll need to infiltrate her old biotech firm to have any chance at developing a cure before time runs out.But there’s danger around every corner, a predator stalks from the shadows, and the further Scarlet strays into the dark underbelly of the firm, the more she realizes this outbreak isn’t what it seems.“Code RED” is a high-tech twist on “Red Riding Hood.”

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All That Glitters is Not Gold

Eira’s days are filled with dirt and dust, but her dreams are dressed in gold.As the eldest daughter, Eira loves her younger siblings, Hansel and Gretel, more than anything. After their father’s death, she uses her skills as a scribe to help support her struggling family. But the cupboards remain bare and her skirts are in tatters. When a beautiful stranger offers her a job transcribing ancient fae scrolls for a handsome sum, Eira believes her luck is changing.She is welcomed with open arms to her client’s stately manor tucked into the woods, with an expansive library and enough food to keep her family full for years. But, as she works to recreate ancient alphabets and ornamentations, and earn gold for her family, she notices unsettling changes in her appetite. A dark craving churns within her and threatens to consume everyone she loves.“All That Glitters is Not Gold” is a horror retelling of “Hansel & Gretel.”

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Clever

Armed with their mother’s magic gifts, Leonora and her eleven sisters are determined to open a portal and escape their father, a wicked king who has banished sorcery from his kingdom (except the kind that serves him). Without proper training however, the princesses’ task proves ruinous.Henry, a guard magically bound to the king’s will, becomes the tragic victim of the sisters’ spellwork. Forever changed, his fate becomes entwined with Leonora’s and his loyalty to the king is shaken.Together, Leonora, her sisters, and Henry must find a way to the lost queen’s realm before the king imprisons, sells, eats, or burns them alive.“Clever” is a fantasy mashup of “The Frog Prince” and “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.”

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By Any Other Name

Determined to prove himself as a botanist and earn his doctorate, Beau travels across the globe to study medicinal roses that have baffled countless other scientists. He has a chance to change the world with his findings and maybe earn his father’s respect.Upon his arrival to the secluded countryside manor, he’s surprised to meet the reclusive owner, Ademina, and she’s… not quite human. Talk of ancient curses, healing magic, and strange phenomena swirl as Beau stubbornly delves into his science. But the longer he stays, the more fantastical and undeniable the evidence becomes. Not only does true magic seem to sparkle through these roses, unexplained by science, but a budding relationship with Ademina may uproot all his plans.“By Any Other Name” is a modern-day, gender-swapped fantasy inspired by “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Ashes & Alibis

Ember and her family aren’t villains, just thieves with questionable morals and a talent for survival. Bound by the debts her late father left behind, they’ve made a life out of clever disguises, quick hands, and near misses.When a mysterious noble offers Ember a job too tempting to refuse—attend the royal ball and pick a pocket—it sounds like the score she’s been waiting for. Not only is it a chance to buy freedom for her and her family, but to strike back at the man who’s shown them nothing but cruelty for years.For Ember, it’s no longer just about the job.It’s about getting even.“Ashes & Alibis” is a “Cinderella” inspired retelling where the women are all a little wicked.

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