Into the Forest: Tales of Fantastic Escape: 2 (Into the Mystic)

Everyone needs an escape!Here are six fantastical fairytales - retellings reimaginings remixings - that will amuse delight and entrance.THE THRICE-PLANTED SEED: From antiquity the infamous lilac fairy has been near alone in her battle against evil. The defeat of the evil fairy Carabosse left Lilac drained weary and longing for another strong fae to help her. She enlists those she has helped to help her in turn.ROSE & LILY: When her father Sir Roland fails to come back from an attempt to rescue the princess from a neighboring kingdom from the notorious and mysterious Black Knight Rose does not hesitate to strap on her fathers old armor and ride into the dark forest to help him rescue Princess Lily from the highest tower of the castle.LEGENDS AND LIES: It isnt unheard of for princesses to go missing in the Land of Legends and Lies but the truth of these disappearances is rarely spoken of. Alexander doesnt believe the stories told about dragons and knows more than enough about the royals to know about lies of every kind but that doesnt stop Princess Clara from believing or trying to prove him wrong.THE PRINCESS AND HER PEA: An old bitter queen enforces strict requirements for her son the prince to be wed. When a princess stumbles in from a storm with her dress torn and no one accompanying her the queen pushes her harder than any of the previous others. As she encounters the queens tests and her hidden pea it becomes a not only question of can she pass but can she overcome her notions of the prince and his past?UNNAMED: Whats in a name? Only the power to keep your life together as Julia is learning. Just as everything in her life was going so right along comes an imp.THE UNEXPECTED PEA: A search for the perfect princess leads one prince to understand the importance of listening to both heart and mind and makes him realize that there are some things worth giving up the crown for.(72000 words - anthology of original fairytales and fairytale retellings; fantasy romance)