Once Upon a Hero — Sandra Sookoo

What could be better than getting lost in a fairy tale? How about keeping the world at bay with several? In Once Upon a Hero, I'm bringing you five re-imagined fairy tales that range from sweet to erotic, and all featuring heroes who will make your heart go pitter-pat. In The Music Box Princess, Evelyn is in danger of being trapped in a music box forever unless a castle servant offers help of a magical kind. Wishful Thinking is a modern day retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, only Rand's sexy Middle Eastern self comes from a creamer pot and he definitely isn't an old and wrinkled elf. Jovie has let him out in her time of need, but things might be too good to be true if the payment for magic means they'll have to switch places. Too bad she doesn't know his real name. In Fractured, Major Rick Keenan has the monumental task of repairing his broken ship and removing himself and his team from an obscure moon before Marin and her blood-sucking sisters get the better of them. It puts a sci-fi spin on the Beauty and the Beast classic since Marin might just be the beast he needs to avoid. The Absence of Dragons throws together Prince Peregrine and Lady Julianna. A power-hungry witch holds the lady hostage in a tower, but the prince will have to battle internal fears in order to free not only her, but also himself. And finally, in Come Hither, Riley Hanson is a wolf shifter with a chip on her shoulder. She can't stand pack order or authority, but when Carson Hoode's delivery truck breaks down on her property, hormones start to fly. This ordinary, guy-next-door hero might just be what she needs to tame the beast inside and find a happy ending-definitely not Little Red Riding Hood style.