Selina De Luca

  To Rival a Reflection A Snippet from my Draft in Progress “Perfect,” she said over the red gown as she admired herself in her mirrors before heading over to the magic mirror to ask the question, to which she had no doubt what the answer would be. She reached for a tiara from her vanity and opened a drawer to retrieve some gloves, adding some rings overtop. The shoes she donned last added a few extra inches of height, which gave her the sensation that she towered invincibly over the world. She passed several other mirrors on her way, and her smile grew wider and wider as she progressed down the hallways and continued to see her beautiful, perfect face in each glass. “No one could be fairer than I!” she breathed to her reflection. “Except you,” she added with a wink. Then she walked with an air of confidence and poise to the room wherein stood the Enchantress’s magic mirror.  The room was reserved solely for the purpose of displaying the magic mirror. Having once been her fath...

When the princess isn't who she says she is, roles are reversed, the kingdom is at stake, glass breaks, and reflections are wrong, can happily ever after still happen? Twelve beloved and new authors have banded together to answer that question! The Shattered Tales is a collection of twelve fractured retellings of your favorite fairy tales. They can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the swoony sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time! Want to read the first chapter of every book early? Between now and the end of July, if you preorder every book and forward the receipts to kendraeardnek@gmail.com, you will be sent a PDF with all twelve chapters on August 1st. What if Snow White wanted to be the fairest of them all? Chosen by an Enchantress to receive gifts of perpetual youth and beauty, Snow White is confident she’ll continue to hear the words of the magic mirror: “You are the fairest one of all.” But when her reflecti...