#WATTYS2018 LONGLIST!! When Sparrow snuck off to end the ransom deal with the shifty dwarf, she didn't count on having a sister kidnapped. Nor did she anticipate being roped along on a crazy quest where she finds herself in a dragon's lair, in a royal palace, and everywhere in between. All she wanted was for Augustin to propose so she could finally stop that dreaded spinning, finally have a home for her little sister and herself, finally be loved. Except maybe a small part of her still longs for the innocent girl she used to be, singing and playing in the woods with her best friend and dreaming of adventure. The part of herself she tried so hard to bury when her pap disappeared and her mam went crazy years ago. And as Sparrow discovers more secrets about herself than she ever could have imagined, she is forced to question which of her dreams, if any, is the one she really wants. From the author of Beyond the Tower comes a loose retelling of Snow White and Rose Red, Rumpelstiltskin, and The Goose Girl filled with more magic, adventure, and romance than ever before. Updates every other friday!

Evil spirits. A cursed prince. Death itself in disarray. Iris just wants to go home, but fate has other plans for this young priestess and her odd companions. /// The land of Erinlin is dying, its ancient traditions choked out by the Kaerent church and its true priestesses, the Candlemaidens, increasingly regarded with fear and suspicion. All Iris wants is to tend her candles, win her shade battles, and chat with the spirits of her realm. But when she is torn away from her home by the Kaerent king, she learns that her country needs her to be far more than a typical Candlemaiden-- she must be as the legendary priestesses of old and walk through Death itself. *** Cover help from the awesome @ArdenBrooks. Special thanks to @rainersalt, @giveitameaning, and @piperjones033 !

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A break of sunlight casting throughout the fire set aflame in my dark and weary heart |just some short poems I wrote myself| #20 IN POETRY 7/10/2017 | wow. 75k views is unreal. Thank you to everyone. I am so grateful. If you're looking for another poetry book to read, I recommend checking out 100 reasons why i still love you on my page. |

Poems that have a destination but will forever stay in my drawer