De Kenyon

Three fan-favorite Jill Shalvis novellas are together for the first time in this holiday anthology! One Snowy Night It's Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to her family. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, her long-time crush, and his big, goofy, lovable dog. A long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past...and one steamy,...

In the woods, Nickolas's father tells him stories to pass the time as they cut down trees...but one story, he won't tell. Not until Nickolas grows old enough to hear it. Finally, the time comes: the men in Nickolas's family were always good at cutting things, but in older times, they were too good, and did monstrous things, eventually angering a local dragon. The dragon cursed the men of their family to fall into a deep sleep that lasts from fall...

Rachael survived her adventures on The Floating Menagerie and went back to her normal life…except that her mom is still missing. Now she's coming down with the Exotics virus herself and is changing into a half-human, half-animal Exotic, just like her friends. As a new Exotic, Rachael can't control the change, so she travels to a safe place for Exotics in danger-Xanadu House. The house is owned by an aunt that Rachael never knew she had, and who...

Whose friendship matters most in the land of dreams? Ferntail the cat and his friends have been summoned to the capital of dreams. Why? No one explained, but it seemed foolish to decline. Perhaps the King of Cats would like to recognize them for their brave and valiant deed. Or, perhaps the King of Cats needs their help. The nearby Kingdom of Mice has been overthrown, and suspicions abound. Who is undermining the land of dreams? Only Ferntail can...

In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there's a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won't come out to give her wishes. What does she do? She goes inside... Like a story from The Arabian Night's Entertainment, the girl has to travel far, posing as a traveling teacher (of things like math problems and standing in line), making friends with some curious demons, and surviving...

Aya's mom just told her to pick up her stuff for the 1,001th time...she was almost going to pick it up for reals, but then her mom gets turned into a cleanicidal vacuum cyborg. And now, Aya's almost late for school...

Returning home again after the terrible events at Xanadu House, Rachael Baptiste has learned not to trust humans...because they might be part of the Lighthouse Parents, a hostile group out to arrest and destroy the Exotics. Her parents do nothing but argue. Her Exotic friends pretend to be normal. Her human friends hint that it might be better if the Exotics just disappeared. And now the horrible Mr. Hightower wants her to spy for him...on her mom. Rachael...

Fairy Tales are in our DNA. We think we know them. Read along to explore the familiar, the unique, and the undiscovered - reimagination of the Fairy Tale. Eight talented authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime. Join us for the first exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.