Once Upon a Summer

<p><em>A village abandons all they knew in search of water.</em></p><p><em>A man covets the last roses of summer and pays the price in blood.</em></p><p><em>Two young monsters seek a peaceful life by the seaside.</em></p><p><em> A scorching prophecy threatens to destroy all that a princess holds dear.</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. Around a crackling bonfire beneath a sky that never grew dark they were shared and traded and altered until every corner of the globe had their own collection of tales.</p><p><br></p><p>In the spirit of these age-old stories comes Once Upon a Summer a seasonal anthology of folk and fairy tales from 15 authors across the globe. It covers everything from summer romances to eco-terror to seaside ghost stories and features both intriguing twists on classic tales and exciting original stories.</p><p><br></p><p>The second of four planned seasonal anthologies from Macfarlane Lantern Publishing Once Upon a Summer is sure to have a story for just about everyone. Grab your copy in time for the solstice today!</p><p><br></p><p>Inside this anthology: </p><p><em>The I Scream Van</em> by Caroline Logan</p><p><em>What Big Geese You Have</em> by Adie Hart</p><p><em>The Forest at the End of the World</em> by Josie Jaffrey</p><p><em>It Is Written</em> by S. Markem</p><p><em>These Burning Bones</em> by Laila Amado</p><p><em>Vespertine</em> by Elanna Bellows</p><p><em>The Last Roses of Summer</em> by Kate Longstone</p><p><em>Love Pride Virtue and Fate </em>by Bharat Krishnan</p><p><em>Juniper and the Upside Down Well</em> by Ella Holmes</p><p><em>Love in the Time of Volcanoes</em> by Jake Curran-Pipe</p><p><em>Bluebeard's Beach House</em> by Jenna Smithwick</p><p><em>The Knucker of Lyminster</em> by Katherine Shaw</p><p><em>Summer Dreams</em> by R. A. Gerritse</p><p><em>The Witches of Dogtown</em> by A. J. Van Belle</p><p><em>Contract with a Mermaid</em> by M. J. Weatherall</p>