There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk. But the lake had been quiet for years... She never heard them coming. Of course you don't, when they're vampires. They took her clothes and sneakers. They dressed her in a long red gown. And they shackled her to the wall of an abandoned mansion.

Spindle's End is a retelling of the fairy tale, The Sleeping Beauty , which takes the reader into a magical world filled with modern characters who encounter adventure, love and loss. The curse placed on Rosie at her christening will hunt her down through the years.

When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters leave the city for a new life in the country. Their father accepts hospitality from the elusive, magical Beast and promises to send one of his daughters to the Beast's castle with no guarantee she will be seen again.

A long-told story of the sea people and their song; a ferocious serpent and the immense Kraken, waiting on the ocean floor; a golden eye, glittering in a pool. Six fantasy tales inspired by the element of water, from two award-winning authors, feature in this collection.

When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from an elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise.