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'Welcome to Charming, where fairy tales come true (whether you like it or not).
'Kai's new job to report on the scandals of the messed up royal family for the local newspaper. He didn't expect to become the story.
'Dennis signed up to protect the princes. Falling in love with one of them was never part of the deal.
'Ziyi made a wish to catch her own Prince Charming... but wishes come at a cost, when fairies are involved.
'In this magical kingdom of cursed spinning wheels, violent beanstalks, deadly queens and disaster princes, the most dangerous thing of all might be a Happily Ever After.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Glass Slipper Scandal : A Castle Charming Story,
single work
novella
fantasy
'Charming is a kingdom where fairy tales come true, which has been bad news for its troubled royal family, but good news for the gutter press that thrives on the scandals and gossip provided by their teenage Princes Gone Wild. Kai is a rookie reporter at the Charming Herald. Dennis is a new Royal Hound, charged with protecting the self-destructive princes from disaster.
'Disaster arrives in a pumpkin coach… The story of the century will be wearing glass slippers… and Castle Charming will never be the same again.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dance, Princes, Dance,
single work
novella
fantasy
'Winter has fallen over Castle Charming: a season of frosty sports, mistletoe kisses and desperate attempts at matchmaking. Chase and Cyrus, the castle’s resident Princes Gone Wild, are behaving suspiciously well. But who is dancing their way through a stash of expensive satin slippers every night? And who is the mysterious soldier from Sarge’s past?
'All Kai wants to do is solve the mystery and write stories for his newspaper, with maybe a little lovelorn pining on the side. But his friendships in the castle collide with his professional loyalties, and he’s on the verge of losing everything he has ever wanted. Meanwhile, Dennis bottles up a secret he never meant to keep, Ziyi comes to terms with not being a princess any more, and they all have to figure out which Prince Charming is most in need of being saved.
'When you hit rock bottom, only truth and fairy cocktails will set you free…'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- Charm or Dare, single work short story fantasy
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Let Sleeping Princes Lie,
single work
novella
fantasy
'Dennis is a Royal Hound. His job is to protect the Royals of Castle Charming from harm. But when a plague of magical spinning wheels besieges the kingdom, it’s his boyfriend Kai who falls under their spell.
'Kai didn’t know he was a long-lost prince, but now he’s trapped in a magical nightmare castle that’s trying to kill him… with the one person he thought he would never meet.
'Secrets, lies and old plots finally unravel at the heart of Castle Charming. Will Kai and Dennis ever find their way back to each other?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dead Queen Walking,
single work
novella
fantasy
'Once upon a time, a fairy tale queen was lost in an enchanted sleep, fighting monsters in an endless nightmare realm. Now she's home: her sons are all grown up, her husband is a tree, and none of her Royal gowns have enough pockets for all her weapons.
'Once upon a time, a boy reporter fell in love... only to find out he's actually a prince, and it's bad form to have a royal bodyguard as your boyfriend.
'Once upon a time, a princess ran away. But you can't escape your family forever, especially when they travel by magic beanstalk.
'The fairies are closing in around Castle Charming and this time, they're taking no prisoners. All they want you to do is make one wish, to make everything better.
'Close your eyes. Make a wish.'
