This novella was a Hugo and Nebula nominee twenty years ago. I lost both to Charles Sheffield -- whom I married five years later. Life sometimes really is just as strange as fiction.

Miranda Fenster only wants to help her twin brother find his happily ever after with his true love. To ensure her brother's happiness, though, she must beg the Duke of Kerstone to intercede on her brother's behalf. Too bad the duke has other plans for the woman known in society as The Fairy Tale Miss.

A young man's growing hatred of his wealthy upbringing comes to a head at his family's annual ball. Short story.

English teacher Brooke Chandler can't help who she falls for. She can't help it that she always falls for players, she can't help it that she's fallen for a woman who simultaneously drives her crazy, and she certainly can't help it when she falls for her seventeen year old student, Chelsea. The infatuation begins innocent, but when Chelsea actually begins to return Brooke's attraction, will she shake up her entire life to chase a fantasy?