Fcras2016 Stories

Amidst an unconventional royal family of one of the most powerful nations in Veena, Princess Demetria, the fourth princess of Glamaia, is the only relatively normal one. And now she has a problem: one of her four knights has gone after a seductive siren like the perverted fool he is and now she must go fetch him back. Cover made by @MissBookNut

Every culture has its own version of Cinderella, whether it features glass slippers and fairy godmothers, or enchanted trees and magic fish, the love story endures and goodness is always rewarded. But in this story, Ella has been replaced by Elliot and her beloved prince is a princess severely lacking in charm. Elliot's step-father expects him to work from dawn until dusk, leaving him no time to miss the life of happiness and comfort he once knew. When the rest of his family are invited to a series of balls, held in honour of the Princess Charmaine's return from school, Elliot longs for a night off and the opportunity to reconnect with his childhood friend. But his step-father is busy plotting how his own son can win Charmaine's heart and doesn't want Elliot getting in the way. They will soon discover that Charmaine won't be easily charmed. She doesn't need a husband to rule by her side and she's going to use these balls to prove it. That is, until a friend from her past reappears and she discovers that falling in love doesn't have to mean losing control. Princess Charming is a gender-reversal retelling of Cinderella and a companion story to Mirrored Snow.

Life's hard being a male tooth fairy. And for Harold, it gets a lot harder when Death herself comes to tell him time's up. The silver-tongued sylph manages to cut a deal for more years, at the cost of playing a dangerous game. But with the help of a famous witch, a mythical Highlands monster, and a few others, Harold may just get his extension. And if he happens to succeed, he'll add a pair of infamous fangs to his collection. The ones belonging to Vlad Dracul.

A servant girl who wants to go to the ball. An evil stepmother and stepsisters. A charming prince. A fairy godmother. A pumpkin coach. Glass slippers. Everyone knows this story. It's the story of Cinderella right? Wrong. Ashleigh is your average Cinderella, in fact her story begins the same as Cinderella's in every way. Except one. That one tiny detail could mean disaster for Ashleigh. Will she find her happily ever after or will it all end sour because of one little slip up?

Princess Lily of Eden has always done whatever her twin brother, crown prince Jeremiah, did, whether it be sword fighting or learn politics, but as she grew older her behavior is viewed as less and less acceptable. When war strikes her kingdom, she does all she can from the confines of the capital, but it is not enough. Her men are dying. Her towns are burned to the ground. Her people are hungry. The death of the general and her father's reluctance to replace him pushes Lily over the edge and she takes matters into her own hands. She was determined to save her kingdom even if it meant leaving the safety of the castle, perhaps never to be allowed back in. Runner-up in the 2016 FCRA's Cover by: @Penneywithaney

FCRAs Runner-Up! Take a step back from the Snow White tale you know. Step back to get a better look. Skin pale as snow. Hair black as ebony. Lips red as blood. What does that sound like to you, dear reader? A creature of the dark. One that lives in the shadows, that cowers at the bright glow of the sun, that lives on the blood of others. She's manipulative, or she's magic, for no one seems to see the harm she does. Only the sweet, innocent facade that she puts up. When I married her father, that's all I saw as well. But on his death bed, he made me promise to end her because he never could. I promised him. I failed. • • • As the young Queen Maris is left to rule the icy kingdom her husband left her, dreams of the summer wind in her heart, she's left with the shocking dilemma the king has given her as his dying wish. To kill his only daughter, the beloved and fair Snow White. Maris isn't a killer, but as her rule progresses, she alone begins to see the princess for what she truly is, a bloodthirsty creature that could end up destroying the kingdom of Krithane In an attempt to save the life of a dear friend, Maris hires a Huntsman from the West to take Snow away and kill her. But when Beck comes back empty handed, Maris is left with only one choice. She has to be the one to kill Snow White. With Beck at her side, Maris sets out to rid Krithane of the icy grip that Snow has on it. But how can she defeat her when so many others have failed? Only with more power than Snow can she ever hope to best her, but the only thing that can give her that kind of power is even darker than the creature she's fighting. ----- Thanks to @seventhstar for that gorgeous cover!!!

*this is being rewritten off wattpad until I finish a good portion of it, so apologizes for the unedited stuff* The Evil Queen was once a teenage girl that dared to hope..... ~ When the night of the Grand Ball takes a turn for the worst, Evelyn and her sister Amber are forced to flee their home in Luminous, the capital of the Summer Realm. In order to evade the bounty hunters and royal guards that could reveal a dangerous secret, the sisters turn to a mysterious sorcerer. But all magic comes at a price, and as a result, Amber and Evelyn have to face their past to understand the inevitable. current cover by @rayofsunshine

Witch. Sister. Queen. Hag. What will you call me? A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend, 'Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady'. (#fcras2016 - fyi )

CLOSED All you need to know about the Watty Award style contest that is just for retellings and stories heavily inspired by fairytales, folk tales, legends, myths, nursery rhymes, historical figures, and classic novels or plays! Fondly called the FCRAs for short. To enter your retelling in our contest, take a look at our rules and then just tag your story #FCRAs2016 This year's theme for our special award category is People of the Sea! But don't worry! There are plenty of other areas that a story could win in that has absolutely nothing to do with the special award category! ------ Cover made by @Pennywithaney

The curses have run in the Turtledove family for years. Or rather, the fairy godmother who cursed them. Elizabeth was given the awful curse of following her heart--literally. She was forced to follow her stepmother's demands without complaint, her heart telling her it was the right thing to do. That was before she met the prince. That's when things began to change. *** A Cinderella Retelling for the #fcras2016 competition

A mangled curse. An old feud. A horrible monster. Ever since the Beast overthrew the King three years ago, the country of Fabel has been on the edge of chaos and Annalise's nameless village is one of many places hanging onto order by a fraying thread. With only a thin stretch of danger infested forest away from the old castle, it's prime hunting ground for the Beast. As if fending off regular attacks weren't enough, denying the advances of a monster hunter turns out to be harder than it ought to be, especially since Anna already has an engagement ring on her finger. But it only takes one broken bargain to shatter everything Annalise knows. To save her father from a fatal mistake, Anna agrees to take his place as the Beast's prisoner. But she hasn't given up on going home so she strikes a deal of her own. She can leave the castle, but only if she breaks the curse that binds the Beast - a curse he can't tell her how to break. But as Anna struggles to figure out how to release the Beast from his enchantment before time runs out, she catches the attention of the Enchantress who first cast it, an Enchantress with a long memory and unfinished business. And she doesn't plan on fighting fair. (Formerly Red as Roses)

What if Snow White's prince wasn't the prince she hoped would come? In this Snow White retelling, Princess Wynter is grieving over her father's death when her stepmother, Queen Lucinda, asks Wynter to marry her son, Prince Andrew. Wynter refuses him again, knowing he is not the man he makes everyone believe. While Wynter struggles to learn how to rule a kingdom on her own, her stepmother decides to take a different course of action to ensure her son becomes king. Will the queen succeed in getting rid of Wynter and making her son king? Or will Wynter be able to live long enough to save her kingdom? *Book 1 of the Fairytale Retelling Series* **Winner of the Awe-Inspiring Antagonist category in @FairytaleCommunity's FCRAs!**

Based on an Italian Fairy tale. Avelin wanted nothing more than to be accepted as equal to her brothers in a world where being a woman, to her, meant being oppressed for the rest of her life. A fated opportunity gives her the life and freedom she's always dreamed of , but everything comes at a price. Will one small lie change her life forever? or will the buds of her future be crushed before they can ever have the chance to bloom?

Book 1 - Born of Roses Book 2 - Changed by Love Book 3 - Hidden by Foam *** Born of roses will she wake to end the suffering of his reign. Power piercing through veins, love will conquer all pain. But sadness awaits through the rain. To save her from eternal slumber, water her whole and she would grow bold. *** Rose, a beautiful young maiden had everything she could ever wish for. A loving mother and a group of people who adored her. But Rose longed for an adventure, but with a protective mother an adventure wasn't likely to come. When she meets the young king of Astiagard in the woods by a chance encounter she can't help but fall for his charms. But things aren't always as they seem. And as they always say be careful for what you wish for. The night before her wedding she is kidnapped by the blood thirsty, stoic fae Prince of Hardovia. But spending time with him she comes to the realization that he isn't as cruel and ruthless as he seems. And there is a reason behind his cruelty. Who would be the real hero of this complicated fairytale, the charming prince who shouldn't be judged by his outer appearance or the apparent ruthless, cruel fae prince who only seeks revenge?

PREVIOUSLY CALLED "BEAUTY'S MELODY" "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King Jr. ~~~~~ In the beginning, there was a boy. A girl. And a beast. For years, legends rumor that there is a beast roaming in the Péige Forest near a northern village in the kingdom. It is merciless, ruthless, and undeniably dangerous to all those who come near. Hundreds of men have attempted to kill it only to never be heard of again. It has been a year since Mira's older brother has been gone after venturing off to kill the beast. And like all the others, everyone suspects he is dead and the pain comes right after when they find out that it is true. Determined to take revenge, her youngest sister goes off on her own into the Péige Forest to avenge her brother. Mira now has no choice but to save her siblings in a hunt that could very well end her life. But when she gets separated from her family for good, nothing seems certain anymore. Not even the strange, kind man, who never reveals his identity, she met along the way. He promises to help her find her siblings only with the condition that she would not come close to him. That one decision would change life forever, plunging her in a world of light and dark, hatred and love. ~~ A Beauty and the Beast Retelling Edited by flowergirl82 Cover by me Cover picture by Emily Soto (http://goo.gl/tYZhQP)