Queen Constantina can only save her kingdom if her husband and his only heir, Blancanieves, are dead. Her first attempt only gets half the job done. Now she searches for her daughter, and the traitors who protect her.Be warned that this is a dark tale set in medieval Spain. I study the Brothers Grimm, H.C. Andersen, and Greek and Norse mythologies for inspiration. If you want Disney-cheese, you won't find it here.…
JM Barrie was a strange man, and his stories about Peter Pan are strange tales. Peter And The Lost Boy is a modern Peter Pan story set in the universe of JM Barrie's original work. .Peter Pan arrives in our world to lure children away to Neverland. Once here he is guided by his fairy companion, a Tinker, to the home of three children whose mother reads stories of Peter Pan every night at bed time. Within a few days, the children are lured away into the twilight sky that separates the two worlds. .Peter is unaware a pirate will meet him there among the clouds and stars...a pirate who never forgot how to fly....This little story is a short version of my upcoming novel, The Shadow of Neverland. Stay updated about the novel by visiting my blog www.authorjameselliott.com…
This collection of short stories has been described as "cleverly suspense," "thoroughly enlightening," and "thought provoking" in Amazon reviews. The stories are inspired by the culture in which I was born and raised, and in which I live today. Here in the Intermountain West, stretching from Nevada through Utah and into Idaho, is the region sociologists sometimes call the "Mormon Corridor". Interstate Fifteen now runs straight up through this area, through deserts and mountains and grasslands. All along this stretch of busy interstate are the villages, towns and cities built by Mormon Pioneers, and which are still populated largely by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I did not write these stories only for Mormons, but for anyone who enjoys learning about humanity. I hope that everyone who reads it will find it interesting and emotionally satisfying. You may look at the Amazon reviews for an idea about what readers have thought about it so far.READER'S GUIDE: There is no explicit sex, no vulgarity, and although there is death, it is not gory. I treat death with care, even reverence. I also treat my culture and its religion with respect, without heaping overt praise or criticism.I'll be adding a new story every week or two...whenever I remember to do so. The paperback is available on Amazon and most other online retailers. The ebook is available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.…
Julia and Anthony have lived in the same small town since the fourth grade. They have different groups of friends, and they've mostly been in different classes. But quietly, for years, they have admired each other. Now, the week before their high school graduation, Julia gathers the courage to pass Anthony a note...…