Once Upon a Spring

<p><em>A hunter invades a blossoming grove and becomes obsessed with its beautiful spirit.</em></p><p><em>In a world forever waiting for spring two women with no pasts or memories find each other.</em></p><p><em>A shapeshifting hare seeks her missing brother among the bluebells.</em></p><p><em>The god of the underworld mourns the loss of his beloved wife the goddess of spring.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Winter would thaw and down rivers of melt water and roads cleared of snow a new round of stories would pop up like flowers in every village or town or city.</p><p>In the spirit of these age-old stories comes <strong>Once Upon a Spring</strong> a seasonal anthology of folk and fairy tales from 16 authors across the globe. It covers everything from spring curses to fledgling romances to daring adventures and features both intriguing twists on classic tales and exciting original stories.</p><p>The third of four planned seasonal anthologies from Macfarlane Lantern Publishing <em>Once Upon a Spring</em> is sure to have a story for just about everyone. <em>Grab your copy in time for April showers today!</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Inside this anthology: </strong></p><p><em>But for a Dream</em> by Ella T Holmes</p><p><em>Far Far Awake</em> by Adie Hart</p><p><em>Season's Keep</em> by R. A. Gerritse</p><p><em>Darkness Green</em> by Laila Amado</p><p><em>The Circus of Forgotten Things</em> by Caroline Logan</p><p><em>She Vanishes </em>by Josie Jaffrey</p><p><em>Be Careful What You Wish For</em> by S. Markem</p><p><em>Forget-Me-Not Jones by Jake Curran-Pipe</em></p><p><em>Lady of the Flame</em> by A. J. Van Belle</p><p><em>Perennial</em> by Katherine Shaw</p><p><em>I Like Quiet Places</em> by Fiona Simpson</p><p><em>Spring Tide</em> by Kate Longstone</p><p><em>To Name a Rose</em> by Elanna Bellows</p><p><em>It Started with Bluebells</em> by M. J. Weatherall</p><p><em>Radhakrishna</em> by Bharat Krishnan</p><p><em>The Girls of Spring </em>by Jenna Smithwick</p>