Winterfantasy Stories

When the thin veil between worlds begins to tear, a mother and daughter are drawn into a land of ancient magic and forgotten myths. Fleeing the war-torn world they knew, Lena and her daughter Alina follow a thread of fate that leads them to the very edge of reality - where Baba Yaga still watches, dragons choose their own, and the fabric of time trembles. In a frost-kissed forest where memories fall like snow, they must uncover old truths, face inherited shadows, and walk paths once taken by their ancestors - but this time, to heal, not to repeat. Solovyevo: The Winter Thread is a lyrical, magical journey through Slavic mythology, generational memory, and the quiet power of mother-daughter love.

Magic runs thick in the veins of every creature in the woods of Iryndor, in one twisted way or another. It could be beautiful, it could be benign. It could be breathtakingly evil. Rhae has lived in these enchanted woods all her life, a loyal member of the Sisters of Breath. She is familiar with the cold winters, and the looming threat of what lurks in the dark. But one day, she finds something else: a stranger, lacking the ever-present hum of power that hums through her own veins. Though at first wary, Rhae is soon enthralled by his tales of the mundane and ordinary. But in a world of magic, there is no place for the earthly. While an enchanting tale of love and its strength, "A Melody of Ice" also provides a chilling reminder of betrayal's sting, and what it can awaken within us all. ONC 2024 entry under prompt #95. Cover images retrieved from Pixabay.

In a realm where spring and summer dwell year long, the bitter cold of winter was burdened to all fairies. They were eternally shunned by the were-bloods and merfolk. However, an ancient prophecy speaks of a young fae, born from mixed blood. The Winter Fae is destined to restore the triarchic bond and bring back its peace, letting winter reign again and be returned to its rightful season. Sirena is... different. Let's just say she should have had some aquatic features surface physically by now, but there are none. This is worrying her parents. Not to mention the fact she is the only mermaid to be terrified of water! One day she wakes up in a tree, which is normal for her, but she is drawn to a mysterious part of the forest she never knew existed. With the help of a new friend to get across, (who happens to be an extremely handsome merman) Sirena is led to the shocking discovery that her missing fins and tail, were never there in the first place. #wintercontest2016

Winter's Gauntlet follows Rayven Abery through the challenges of her family life. She must spend the Winter Solstice traveling across the country to participate in the trials to become a royal soldier for Avalonia with the threat of being disowned by her family if she doesn't succeed. Winter's Gauntlet is a short novella in the world of 'Those Abandoned Souls'.

🌹 ROSEBOUND A Sapphic Beauty-and-the-Beast Retelling She traded her freedom to save her father. She didn't expect to fall for the monster who stole her away. When Ainslie is taken to the mountain fastness as payment for an old debt, she expects cruelty. She expects teeth, claws, darkness. What she finds instead is Kiernan- the cursed Huntress bound to transform into a Beast each night, a woman made of winter and secrets, a protector who has forgotten how to be anything but alone. The mountain wants Ainslie. The curse wants blood. And the last black petal on Kiernan's enchanted rose is already trembling. But the Beast does not harm Ainslie. She shields her. Hunts for her. Watches her with a hunger that has nothing to do with teeth. And when Ainslie touches her- the curse shudders. Breaks. Changes. As the villagers prepare to destroy the Beast, Ainslie must decide: Will she flee back to the life she lost... or risk everything to save the woman she has come to love? A sapphic romantasy filled with yearning, winter storms, cursemark tension, slow-burn desire, and a love powerful enough to change the shape of a monster. Perfect for fans of Thorn, For the Wolf, and sapphic Fairy Tale retellings.