Once upon a time... ...in a world far removed from the days when fairy tales were new, five bestselling authors spin versions that take the classic stories into a new dimension. You'll recognize Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and other enduring characters, but they'll exist in realms beyond your imagination, where the familiar is transformed into the extraordinary and otherworldly. Contents: Taken in Death / J.D. Robb—If Wishes Were Horses / Mary Blayney—Beauty, Sleeping / Elaine Fox—The Christmas Comet / Mary Kay McComas—Stroke of Midnight / R.C. Ryan.