Once Upon a Winter

<p><em>A shape-shifting spirit haunts a family in England during the depths of winter. </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>A woman must locate a snowflake for a magical trickster to save her frozen true love. </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>A witch knocks upon a young man's door to take his life on Christmas day. </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>A small boy meets a faerie housed within a snow drop.</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. Under the blanket of night they were exchanged between children and passed on to their children and their children after them. Details were altered from one generation to the next until thousands of tales existed where once there were few. </p><p><br></p><p>In the spirit of these age-old stories comes <strong>Once Upon a Winter</strong> a seasonal anthology of folk and fairy tales from 17 authors across the globe. It covers the Gothic the romantic the whimsical the frightening and everything in-between and features both intriguing twists on classic tales and exciting original stories.</p><p><br></p><p>The first of four planned seasonal anthologies from Macfarlane Lantern Publishing <strong>Once Upon a Winter </strong>is sure to have a story for just about everyone. Grab your copy in time for Christmas today!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Inside this anthology: </strong></p><p><em>The Biting Cold</em> by Josie Jaffrey</p><p><em>The Match Girl</em> by Rebecca F. Kenney</p><p><em>Santa Claus is Coming to Town </em>by Bharat Krishnan</p><p><em>A Pea Ever After </em>by Adie Hart</p><p><em>The Snow Drop</em> by H. L. Macfarlane</p><p><em>Silverfoot's Edge</em> by Ella T. Holmes</p><p><em>The Storm Hags</em> by Caroline Logan</p><p><em>The Boggart of Boggart Hole Clough</em> by Jake Curran-Pipe</p><p><em>Around the Hawthorne Tree </em>by Jenna Smithwick</p><p><em>The Best Girl this Side of Winter </em>by Laila Amado</p><p><em>The Snow Trolls</em> by S. Markem</p><p><em>Lord of the Forest</em> by Katherine Shaw</p><p><em>Queen of the Snows </em>by Joyce Reynolds-Ward</p><p><em>Long Meg and the Sorcerer's Stones</em> by M. J. Weatherall</p><p><em>The Frost of Mercy</em> by A. J. Van Belle</p><p><em>Wintercast</em> by R. A. Gerritse</p><p><em>You Can't See Me</em> by Kate Longstone</p>