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πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ Once Upon a Forbidden Desire 🍎

It's finally here, all 20 stories.

A Cinderella who gets an enchanted mask to go to a ball meant only for fae.


A Beauty whose Beast isn't under a spell.


A merman instead of a little mermaid.


Once Upon a Forbidden Desire has those intriguing stories and many more, fantasy romance twists on fairy tales with heroines who don't let unfair rules and warped expectations stand in their way.


And it's out today. πŸŽ‰


This is the last week to get the book with all its 20 stories for the discount price:



image of a red rose in a glass dome beside the Once Upon a Forbidden Desire cover, which shows a woman in a red dress holding a red apple


Get it while it's 99 cents


This took a ton of planning spread over practically a year, and I've had so much fun watching the stories take shape.


Something I thought was a fabulous idea, and early reviewers said they did, too: Every story has a steam rating and blurb so you can easily find what you like and avoid anything you don't.


This is mine:

Image of title page for the Into the Bargain story, which includes the story name, author name, a steam rating of smoldering that shows two candles, and the blurb


Two conversations between characters in the Clandestine Magic trilogy inspired this story. Let me know if you think of one or both when you're done reading it.


P.S. Thank you to all the early reviewers who've already weighed in! Reviews really do help readers figure out if a book is for them. We authors who teamed up on this one appreciate hearing what you think.


You made it to the end! You're awesome. (Of course.) And oh hey, here are my books in the same universe as the Rumpelstiltskin story.


Image of the Clandestine Magic trilogy covers with this text: A wizard. An unwilling assistant. An explosive secret


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#61 Sep 6, 2022

No such thing as too much banter ✨

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#60 Aug 16, 2022

Did you figure it out?

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