Once Upon a Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology — Hayley MacFarlane

A shape-shifting spirit haunts a family in England during the depths of winter. A woman must locate a snowflake for a magical trickster to save her frozen true love. A witch knocks upon a young man's door to take his life on Christmas day. A small boy meets a faerie housed within a snow drop. Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Under the blanket of night they were exchanged between children, and passed on to their children, and their children after them. Details were altered from one generation to the next until thousands of tales existed where once there were few. In the spirit of these age-old stories comes Once Upon a Winter, a seasonal anthology of folk and fairy tales from 17 authors across the globe. It covers the Gothic, the romantic, the whimsical, the frightening and everything in-between, and features both intriguing twists on classic tales and exciting original stories. The first of four planned seasonal anthologies from Macfarlane Lantern Publishing, Once Upon a Winter is sure to have a story for just about everyone. Grab your copy in time for Christmas today! Inside this anthology: The Biting Cold by Josie JaffreyThe Match Girl by Rebecca F. KenneySanta Claus is Coming to Town by Bharat KrishnanA Pea Ever After by Adie HartThe Snowdrop by H. L. MacfarlaneSilverfoot's Edge by Ella HolmesThe Storm Hags by Caroline LoganThe Boggart of Boggart Hole Clough by Jake Curran-PipeAround the Hawthorne Tree by Jenna SmithwickThe Best Girl this Side of Winter by Laila AmadoThe Snow Trolls by S. MarkemLord of the Forest by Katherine ShawQueen of the Snows by Joyce Reynolds-WardLong Meg and the Sorcerer's Stones by M. J. WeatherallThe Frost of Mercy by A. J. Van BelleWintercast by R. A. GerritseYou Can't See Me by Kate Longstone