Excerpt:
I had warned a hundred mortals not to trust the boatman. I’d told them: No matter how much you pay him, no matter what you promise, it will never be enough.
Yet somehow, I found myself surprised when he grabbed my wrist before I could step off the boat. I gave him my most forbidding stare, which only made him smirk as he held out his other hand.
We had an agreement, I almost said. I caught myself just in time—I would have to shed my mainland habits, and fast, now that I was back.
➤ A novelette inspired by the fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses
➤ about one of the princesses who managed to escape, but who comes back
➤ a fascinating reimagining, leaning into the dangerous appeal of the fae, and the desire for belonging, and what you will and won't do for love -- or for freedom
➤ I've read a lot of retellings of this fairy tale and there are a lot of good ones but this one definitely ranks pretty high on the list!
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