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The Crush of a Fate Atty looks for inner peace in a place that is anything but quiet. "Atty stood stock still on a path that wound through a field of tall grasses bleached beige by the love of the sun. The sun itself soared overhead with the arching triumph of illumination, and the grasses beside her bent and danced, sweeping down and up, moving like waves and crests of an ocean under swells of gusting wind. "Atty's dark clothes billowed...
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Many new developments are at play in the realms of Breadcove Bay and Agratica. And not all of them in the favor of all the merfolk and the humans.
Though Jaire is getting to know Dari better, he must not only see if he is brave enough to bridge his world to join with hers, but also figure out whether he can navigate her mysterious adopted culture. Leora is surprised by an unexpected new friend-and possible romance. And a powerful force from under...
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Sixteen Mermaid Magic Tales in one place for your reading enjoyment! The merfolk who live off the coasts of Breadcove Bay and Agratica mingle with humans when it serves their purposes, and sometimes merely because they are bored. Luckily for them, humans are endlessly entertaining, sometimes in the most unexpected of ways. This omnibus includes short stories from three separate collections:Born of Tides: Mermaid Magic Tales, Vol. 1.In "A Cold Mermaid...
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In the sequel to Cousins of the Fates, the Graces return, and face unexpected challenges.
The Graces bring light and possibility to even tough situations. When life gets tough, they illuminate possibility and potential.
Bright has always prided herself on being a solid Grace who gives strength to humans going through difficult times.
Today, though, she prepares to help out with the aftermath of a hurricane, with no idea of what issues await her.
If...
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Even the Fates celebrate birthdays. The three Fates, sisters Chloe, Lach, and Atty, work together in their craft cave to spin, measure, and snip the threads of souls. Though they perform serious work, from time to time they enjoy taking a break and spending time having fun together. Today they get to celebrate a birthday for one of the sisters. Unfortunately, this year, a fraught celebration. If you love stories of Greek goddesses or tales of the...
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Come listen in on a card game of the Greek gods. Every week, Zeus and Hera host a card game and invite two other various Greek gods, goddesses, or everyday heroes or heroines to join them. The upside: The winner gets to petition Zeus for a favor. The downside: If you beat immortals at one of their own games, they get moody. Sometimes angry. Today, Nike, the goddess of victory, really wants to win a favor from Zeus. She feels hopeful. But the gods'...
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Nike the Goddess of Victory goes on a mission. Nike arrives at the crafting cave of the Fates flush with determination that the Fates hear her cause, folding her wings behind her in a tidy fashion as she prepares to enter, ready to speak her mind. Under her arm, Nike carries a loaf of her best lemon bread, carefully wrapped in paper towels, wax paper and twine. All set to bribe the Fates, Nike dares try what some other goddesses avoid. But whether...
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Rapunzel finds herself unexpectedly alone in her tower again. Rapunzel's obedience pleases her Mother. She washes floor, boils the berries, and keeps things tidy even to Mother's exacting standards.When Mother unexpectedly heads to town on business, Rapunzel faces a morning alone. No one to keep her focused on chores, or the assignment of improving her handwriting.But the morning brings things that shake her sense of her world . . . and consider...
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Nicholas took no time for romance . . . until he met Jane. As Santa Claus, Nicholas works hard all year long, but especially during the holiday season. He takes little time for outings with friends, and no time for romance. He sometimes longs for a love of his own, but it stays right there--as just a longing. Until one holiday season, when he visits an old friend to ask for a favor, and meets a woman he feels an immediate connection with. To his delight...
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Nicholas stood holding hands with Jane on the crest of a hill just inside the magic gateway to the valley that held the village of Santa's Circle. . . . When Nicholas decided to court Jane, he knew at some point he must introduce Jane to the elves. A dance seemed just the right time to do it. After all, the dances at Santa's Circle fairly burst with good cheer, merriment, and delight. Surely a good time to introduce the woman of his heart to his crew....
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When a group of three friends plans to camp together, and only one of them shows up, she faces sudden bad weather at a remote camping ground, alone with her children. Artistic Bethany likes the outdoors in general, but not when she gets stood up, and not when the clouds threaten an unexpected thunderstorm. Between wrangling the kids alone and caring for their safety, Bethany faces a tense night. She hopes for a little luck. If you...
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Rapunzel gets a rare opportunity. Living in a tower gives Rapunzel a focused little predictable world. She loves her Mother and works hard at tasks available to her, and performs them well, from canning to creating snippets of art. On a rare morning with Mother away from the tower, Rapunzel basks in freedom. A whole morning all to herself? Luxury. But the next few hours bring unexpected events that challenge her, and require her to tap into her creativity...
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A big request before breakfast gives Norrit and Hale something to think about. Norrit and Hale follow a nightly routine: gather star dust and moon dust in a big red balloon. Use the harvest to fuel wish-granting machinery at Starry-Eyed Station that serves requests of grandparents for their grandchildren (and sometimes requests of grandchildren for themselves). One day, a letter shows up at the station with an unusual request from the Knitting...
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In a sequel to Tales of the Fates, the Fates return, and bring their fabulous cousins, the Graces. The Fates govern the life threads of mortals and immortals alike. Usually, they dominate the top of the immortal hierarchy. Most humans tremble before them. Even most gods and goddesses fear the Fates. But not their cousins, the Graces.Somehow, the Graces surprise even the Fates when they make a play to affect a human's destiny,...
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Mermen deal with dry-lander women of all types in this new collection. The mermen who live off the coasts of Breadcove Bay and Agratica interact with women of the dry-lander realms in a range of ways: as friends or potential lovers, as family members within mixed-blood clans, and more. The mermen tend to have a laid-back attitude, but as with any magical creatures with personalities, sometimes things turn out in unexpected ways. ...
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The Graces of Apollo
In the sequel to "A Day in the Life of the Graces," the Greek gods return, with more to explore.
Apollo minds his own business in his palace in the sky, mostly. His godly set-up includes immaculate plants, a group of adorable domestic cats, and even the presence of two wind sprites, who blow scented air about his palace and courtyard to keep things relaxing and cool.
As the god of music, art, visions, and more, he counts himself...
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Sixteen Everyday Goddess Stories in one place for your reading enjoyment!
Women and goddesses alike face adventures of all sizes in the Everyday Goddess series.
Whether they deal with issues that shape the world or merely their personal destinies, their choices matter, and they follow intuition and luck to figure things out . . .
Sometimes with surprising results.
These sixteen stories-first gathered together for the first time in this omnibus-explore...
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A mermaid on the dry-land is helpless in her tail... Blune follows an unusual distress call out to the family barn in the middle of the night. The cry is not like anything heard before on her farm. Blune, a hard-working farm girl, knows how to deal with most troubles that come up on a farm. But the trouble she encounters tonight challenges even her ingenuity.If you love tales of encounters between folks from different realms, you'll...
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Strong-willed Lach serves as a driving force for the Fates. The three Fates work together in their craft cave to spin, measure, and snip the threads of souls. They each tend to their work and look out for each other as they go. Usually, Lach keeps things going when her sisters need support. Lach and her strong will and her implacable air and the way she stands day after day on the shaggy carpet which she procured to keep the sisters' feet buffered...
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Women and goddesses confront choice and fate in this new collection. From a card game of the gods to the hidden cave where the Fates themselves live, the magical spaces within this book offer characters rare challenges and opportunities. And sometimes the choices these characters make influence their fates in unexpected ways. This collection features tales of goddesses and women working to create satisfactory outcomes, sometimes with those who have...
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