Book Spotlight: Tales of the Dragons by Sky Sommers

How can you break a curse when the only remedy is an accidental True Love's Kiss?

They say 7 mysterious princes rule the Dragon Realm. Nobody knows for sure. Their kingdom is hidden and access is by invitation only. Headcount per prince is...more than anyone should have, they say. Scales as black as their souls, they say. "They" say quite a few things. Including about an unbreakable curse plaguing the dragon princes, none of whom can find love.

But what if they could? What if accidental True Love's Kisses could be orchestrated?

Read this enchanting last instalment in the Mirrors-Shoes-Dragons short story sets and find out.

The stories in this set include:

1. To Snare a Prince - a Hans&Greta spin-off (previously in the Enchanted Forests anthology);
2. To Find a Queen - where dark elves try to prevent Greta's rise to queendom (previously in the Twice Upon a Name anthology);
3. To Steal a Kiss - where Greta breaks the dragon curse (previously in the Enchanted Flames anthology);
4. To Host a Ball - a 12 Dancing Princesses retelling (previously in the Enchanted Skies anthology);
5. To Catch a Thief - a Rapunzel / Snow White mashup retelling (previously in the Third Name's a Charm anthology).

These short stories link to the author’s other works, but are related standalones that can be read separately as small soundbites.

GENRE: Fairytales and Fantasy

PURCHASE LINK: Amazon

RELEASE DATE: 21 September 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sky is a USA Today bestselling indie author who writes retold fairytales and occasionally quirky romantasy where secrets are peeled back like onions. So far, Thumbelina has been updated for suspicious adults, a more sinister version of Cinderella, a multigenerational Red Riding Hood and a Wizard of Oz retelling have been published as full books and Snow Queen and Belle&Beast as novellas. A secret eco-warrior, she has co-published several charity anthologies that collect funds in support of our oceans, rainforests and communities plagued by wildfires. All her books are linked by some character or another and sometimes, in her standalones, she likes to make you choose, depending on your disposition (optimist vs pessimist) - 'coz the path that awaits depends on the decisions we take. (Well, except in the Magic Mirrors saga aka Cinders-Embers-Ash trilogy - because only Douglas Adams could pull off a trilogy in 5 parts.) She lives in Tallinn, Estonia, in a house with a small garden with her husband and two, but on occasion plus three kids. No dog.

Besides fairytales, Sky keeps experimenting with different genres: myths&legends; steampunk; post-apocalyptic scifi; quirky fantasy romance and alternative history to name a few that are currently in the works.

You can connect with Sky and keep abreast of news in her multiverse on her author page: skysommers.com

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