Today I am introducing another of the five featured Fractured Fairy Tales with a sneak peek–six sentences that will hopefully leave you intrigued and wanting more.  These snippets will be followed next week with blurbs and excerpts, ultimately leading to our Fairy Tale Ending Contest on June 3rd when all ten tales release.

Today’s peek is at Hideous, a new take on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, by Violet Heart.  Enjoy!

Lord Vanir suffers as a man transformed into a hideous beast. The appearance of lovely Triselle threatens to send him deeper into his living hell.

Who was she? Had she come here for a reason or had she simply stumbled upon his nightmare?

Plaited hair hung past her hips, and her clothing seemed plain. She stepped to his inner bailey and her gaze followed the stone walls of his donjon. Her upturned face revealed large eyes and truly fair features.

His stomach dropped. She had come to increase his despair.

Not quite the Disney fare we all know and love.  The original tale is “as old as time,”  with elements of it reaching as far back as ancient Greece.  The first version of the story we know today was published in 1756 by Madame Le Prince de Beaumont.  

More of Hideous will be forthcoming next week.  But if you’d like to see currently available works by the same author, visit Violet Heart’s My Space Page. 

You can also go to New Dawning International Bookfair to see all the Fractured Fairy Tales and check back with Jenna’s Journal to find out how to win free books and a Kindle during New Dawning’s launch on June 3rd.

   Do you think Lord Vanir is truly Hideous so far?  Leave a comment and let us know!