She never wanted to leave the tower. He never wanted to rule the country. Nella has lived quietly in her tower in the woods for over a decade. After dangerous accusations drove her and her grandmother away from their village, they escaped deep into the forest where no one would try to harm them. Now, after her grandmother's death, Nella is alone, and she is determined to stay that way. She has no patience for a world she deems judgmental and ignorant. Or so she tells herself. In reality, her paralyzing fear prevents her from stepping foot outside of the tower. Prince Benedict Allesandro is an adventurer- a rescuer who prides himself on saving the weak and unfortunate. When he hears rumors of a beautiful damsel trapped in a tower, he rushes to her rescue...only to find a woman who most definitely does not wish to be saved. But when war breaks out, this reckless prince and reclusive maiden are faced with overcoming their deepest fears in order to determine not only their own fate, but that of their entire country. Note: this is a standalone paperback edition of the novella first published in the e-book boxset Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairy Tales.

January Snow has blood on her hands.Never the obedient daughter of her father's expectations, she finally thinks she's found a way to earn his respect. But when her plan to take down her father's rival ends in disaster, her stepmother is convinced that the tragedy that ensues is January's fault- and she might not be wrong. Maria d'Angelo has spent her life communicating with the spirits, and now she's certain they're telling her one thing: January needs to die.David Brendan has been searching for his brother's killer, but the only witness to Jon's death is the runaway daughter of one of the city's most notorious crime bosses. Suddenly thrust from his high society world into one of mob violence, shadowy spiritualism, and political conspiracy, he realizes that he's not the only one looking for January Snow- and if he doesn't find her first, she won't be the only one who ends up dead.JANUARY SNOW is a retelling of "Snow White" set during the Roaring Twenties.