Fantasy and Fairy Tales
Artemis Greenleaf has always been fascinated by the mysterious, and she devoured fairy tales, folk tales and ghost stories since before she could read. In 1995, she had a near-death experience which turned her perception of the world upside down. She lived to tell the tale (and often does, in one form or another). Artemis lives in the suburban wilds of Houston, Texas with her family and assorted pets. She writes novels, short stories, and non-fiction, and her work has also appeared in anthologies and magazines.
In a time when power was absolute and dissent could mean death, Fria is an expendable pawn in her father’s power games. When his treachery nearly costs Fria her life, a strange forest girl teaches Fria the skills to claim her own power. And not a moment too soon, because there’s something lurking in the woods that is even worse than any human tyrant.
“I start to open my mouth to yell, and water rushes in. I snap my lips together. I may as well be swimming in ink. I can’t tell which way is up. Kicking my legs and flailing my arms, I launch myself headfirst into something hard. I feel hot blood spreading under my scalp, then nothing more.”
Mimi Sepulveda’s world revolves around partying with her supposed friends. Her comfortable life never left space for angels, demons, or gods, until one night a clandestine pool party turns deadly. Mimi’s life hangs in the balance as she finds herself on a surreal out-of-body mission with a dead girl she’s never met. Together, they must correct a tragic mistake which could obliterate the human race in less than a generation. After a glimpse of a terrifying future, she’s willing to go to Hell and back to set things right – but will that be enough?