"The end of my tale."
The sorrow in my heart has dried away. I feel famished, but food does nothing to dampen my hunger. There is only one kind of nourishment that can replenish me. Pain burns within, and my mind battles with my body...
"My fiancée shows me the upsides to being a girl."
I carefully place a branch of white blackberry flowers in his hair. “I am so sorry to have done this to you.” Tears flow freely from my eyes. They are not the sorrowful tears of a lost love, but tears...
"With my descision to stay in the underworld, life takes an unexpected turn."
This is the first night in a long time that I lay my eyes upon my lover. I have heard him several nights in a row, calling my name and wandering restlessly through the deep forest. My instincts tell me...
"I find my place in the underworld, and experience real satisfaction."
The third night with him is no less enjoyable than the previous. My instincts lead me, and he follows willingly and easily. I bring him to my secret glade, hours into the wilderness and we kiss. The summer is in...
"A creature of the night recounts the beginning of her making."
“Be careful, boy. There are things in the forest that would scare any man out of his wits. I would not wish for you to experience everything I have been through. It may have been over a century ago, but...
"In the Norse woods are many perils. Huldra is the most feared of them all, and the most desired."
In the Norse world, the deep and vast woods are home to many strange creatures. The most beautiful and wonderful of them all is the Hulder. There are numerous tales of her ability to lure men into peril and death....
The newcomer approached slowly, the water flowing around her with barely a ripple as she moved towards the pool's edge, her body slowly forming from the water dripping from her curves. Those icy blue eyes were fixed firmly on the...
The woman smiled brightly as he stepped out of the bushes, her eyes travelling up and down his body, drinking in the sight of him. His hair was dark and mid-length, framing storm-grey eyes and an aquiline nose. Further down...
"A lifetime of joy can be hiding where you least expect it."
Terra pulled back the curtains and grinned as morning sunlight streamed into the room. The day was bright and beautiful – the perfect start to her first summer vacation from college. As much as she enjoyed the classes that would...
