Briar knew she dreamt. The fog-like stillness, the way her limbs moved without effort prove her point, along with the fact she no longer slept in the comfort of her own bed but wandered the halls of a house she knew only in her dreams. Cloaked with the cover of night and only light filtering in from the moon’s brilliance, she could make out the nineteen-century furniture and wall décor.
A motion caught her eyes, a flicker of light and she rounded the corner of the room to spot a dark-haired woman heading toward the staircase with only a candle flame lighting her way. The woman's long gown spoke of elegance of a lady and her movements were graceful.
Curious, Briar followed, succumbing to the dream and what it would reveal.
A landing separated the stairs into two sections, and Briar paused to peer at the stained-glass window standing as a focal point where if the sun shone bright would no doubt dance with the colors of the rainbow. Cut glass of a single pink and lavender rose and a Claddagh, an Irish symbol with two hands clasping a heart adorned with a crown were depicted in the piece. Her father had given her mother a Claddagh ring signifying loyalty, love and friendship. After her mother had died, her father had given it to Briar where she’d stuffed it away in a jewelry box not bearing the thought of adorning her fingers with such a treasure meant for someone else’s hand.
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Yo Ho Ho and Buttered Rum Shortbread, a delectable summer short story, where the recipe for mayhem will stir up all kinds of trouble for Jack and Sirena in Grimm Nitch.
Sirena's mother returns home after abandoning her family fifteen years prior, with a Merrow Prince, expecting Sirena to leave her home to live with him beneath the sea.
Meeting another Merrow is surreal but swimming away to live happily ever after in an ocean world is not as sweetly tempting as Sirena once dreamed. Where the mer-prince goes, Jack cannot follow. Giving up the life she has with Jack is like giving up sweets—forever.
At the Buccaneer Bash, the prince will reveal what he's cooked up for Sirena, but he's about to underestimate Jack's skills, who has no trouble preparing a plan of his own.
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Darrien Andros, a gryphon sworn to protect humans is cursed to live forever, safeguarding the items in the Museum of Cursed Antiquities. His mundane life between the world of the living and turning to stone as the sun rises is disrupted when a thief attempts to steal Hecate's Stone. He cannot eliminate her for her thieving ways. Not when she resembles his dead wife.
Cali Angelis, a thief for hire, needs Hecate's stone for her client. Only Darrien makes her question her client's motives. She'd like to think Darrien delusional, but she's seen the unbelievable.
Will they unravel the mysteries behind the stone before history repeats itself?
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Mermaid Cove and Seaside Sundaes
Short story FROM THE WILD ROSE PRESS' ONE SCOOP OR TWO SERIES!
One selfless act as a teen unfairly caused Sirena Seafair to forfeit her ability to shift into a mermaid.
Fifteen years later, her mundane life is about to change when Jack O'Casey arrives in the Irish town of Grimm Nitch and opens his restaurant, Mermaid Cove. The man is bound and determined to make Sirena his no matter what. But if by chance, Sirena can find a way to reclaim her life as a mermaid, will she leave Jack and her human life behind in exchange for a life beneath the sea? Or will surrendering her heart to love be the magic she's been waiting for all along?
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A mysterious dream with a snippet of backstory!
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Interesting snippet. Love the symbolism of a claddagh ring.
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