Sparks fly and hearts are tested in this collection of short novels about girls who rise to the occasion to overcome the difficult circumstances thrust upon them.
- A village maiden sacrificed to a dragon in a tale as old as myth.
- A seafaring princess who must sacrifice her heart or lose her kingdom to a kraken.
- A princess-in-hiding forced to save a masked man who is more than he seems.
- A defiant peasant marked for death determined to outmaneuver a man branded a monster.
- An undercover assassin sent to assassinate a phoenix or die trying.
- An unlucky bride-to-be sacrificed to a labyrinth and the madness within.
These fantasy romance tales inspired by monsters of legend provide a sweet and swoony take on the Sacrificed to the Monster trope. Experience the magic today in the Sacrificed Hearts series, a collection of stand-alone short novels packed with enchanting romance, strong heroines, and sacrificial themes.
Listen to the Playlist
- The Hero in Your Heart: Series Intro
- This Wish: Inspiration for Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice
- Knowing What I Know Now: Inspiration for Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice
- Head Above Water: Inspiration for Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice
- All That Matters: Inspiration for Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice
- A Storm Is Coming (feat. Liv Ash): Inspiration for Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice
- Unstoppable: Inspiration for Mask of Deception and Sacrifice
- Man or a Monster (feat. Zayde Wølf): Inspiration for Mask of Deception and Sacrifice
- Rewrite The Stars: Inspiration for Mask of Deception and Sacrifice
- Moon: Inspiration for Island of Secrets and Sacrifice
- Uranus: Inspiration for Island of Secrets and Sacrifice
- Indian: Inspiration for Island of Secrets and Sacrifice
- Mr and Mrs Smith Soundtrack – Assassin’s Tango: Inspiration for Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice
- Kings and Queens: Inspiration for Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice
- Poker Face: Inspiration for Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice
- Daylight: Inspiration for Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice
- I Am Not Who I was: Inspiration for Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice
- Everything I Need: Series Finale
About the Authors
Tara Grayce
author of the Elven Alliance series
Tara Grayce writes romantic fantasy filled with lots of humor, spunky leading ladies, and broken heroes. She is a lifelong fantasy geek with a growing collection of swords, a few cosplay costumes in her closet, and a Narnia-themed guest bedroom (aka Spare Oom).
When she isn’t drinking tea and writing about elves, she’s renovating her hundred-year-old farmhouse and spending time with her chocolate lab mutt Miss Kisses.
Everly Haywood
author of the Between Shade and Flame series
Everly Haywood imagines herself to be a shieldmaiden of great prowess…but you’re more likely to find her in a dusty library. She writes swoony-sweet romantic fantasy about strong leading ladies and brooding but huggable heroes. An advocate for her Goblin Princess with Down Syndrome, she also features characters with disabilities.
When she isn’t tangled up in magical curses or drinking pumpkin spice coffee, she can be found weeding her garden, homeschooling her Fairy Princess, and reading books by authors like Maggie Stiefvater, Elise Kova, and Sylvia Mercedes.
callie thomas
AUTHOR OF THE BACKWARD FAIRY TALES
Callie Thomas is an indie author who loves all things fairy tales—including twisting tales of her own. Her favorite stories have a mix of sweet romance, laughter, and a pinch of magic. When she’s not writing, she enjoys playing board games, reading at the beach, and traveling the world with her husband and two boys. Since she can’t live at Disney World, you’ll find her near the historical battlefields and lush woodlands where her family lives in Fredericksburg, VA. She recently published her first Vella series, A Forest of Stolen Memories & A Sea of Golden Chains, and has more stories on the horizon.
deborah grace white
AUTHOR OF THE SINGER TALES
Deborah Grace White is an author of YA fantasy and fairy tale retellings who was more or less born reading. Her love of fantasy has traveled with her unchanged across multiple continents, and carried her from her own childhood all the way to having children of her own.
Now she gets to live the dream of creating magic through words from her hometown of Adelaide, Australia, where she lives with her husband and their little ones.
Mary Mecham
author of the Legends of Neverland
Mary Mecham writes clean young adult romantic fantasy packed full of adventure and swoony, spice-free romance. She enjoys karaoke, fire breathing, gymnastics, going to the beach, public speaking, and lives in Texas with her husband and three children.
Mary has a love of musical theater and books overshadowed only by her passion for disability advocacy. When she is not writing, Mary is an active disability advocate and speaker with multiple leadership roles in disability-related organizations. Her dream is for everyone with a disability to find themselves represented in literature.
C. F. E. Black
author of the Sceptor and Crown series
C. F. E. Black loves to get swept away in books, both reading and writing them. Fantasy and sci-fi have been her bread and butter since childhood, and she couldn’t imagine life without her beloved fictional worlds.
She lives in beautiful north Alabama with her superhero husband, sons, and fur-family. Connect with her and find free stories at www.cfeblack.com.
About the Books
It’s a tale as old as myth and legends: the village maiden sacrificed to a monster.
Every year, Nessa’s village sacrifices a maiden to the dragon in the mountain. If they don’t, the dragon will sweep down from his lair and destroy them all.
When Nessa is chosen to be that year’s sacrifice, she’s prepared to be eaten, as much as anyone can prepare for such a thing. Instead, she finds herself swept away to a world of dragons, gnomes, and fae creatures beyond her imagination, leaving her with more questions than answers. If the maiden’s purpose isn’t to be eaten, then what is the dragon’s reason for the sacrifices? And why is the dragon nothing like what she had been told he would be?
And, most frightening of all, what would happen if she lit the candle and looked upon the dragon’s face?
To save a kingdom, she must sacrifice herself…and her heart.
When Princess Reva seeks a trade alliance, she doesn’t realize her hand in marriage may be required to save her people from starvation. But with more than one suitor fighting for her hand, her plans are thrust into chaos when there’s a fatal attack in the cove.
After she is ripped away from negotiations against her will, loyalties are tested as rumors of a deadly magic pearl–and the constant meddling of a determined sea elf and a dastardly pirate captain–put Reva into an impossible position.
When a monstrous creature attacks her homeland, can this swashbuckling princess solve the mystery of the forbidden Death Pearl before everyone she loves is dragged beneath the sea?
If she can remove the monster’s mask, she will earn her freedom…but failure will cost her life.
Thirteen years ago, Princess Fiona fled the bloodshed within Ravenwood Castle. She has no desire to return to the place of her childhood nightmares, especially not as a prisoner locked in chains. Using the power of illusion, she glamours her appearance to conceal her royal identity, hoping that her facade won’t crumble before she can escape.
When the usurper king forces her on a deadly mission to subdue a wild man terrorizing his kingdom, Fiona must earn the trust of a masked monster who uses his sharp tongue and shifting personalities to keep her away. But the longer she’s with him, the more she sees beyond his disguise and succumbs to his charms.
With her life on the line, the last thing she needs is a distraction. But when he offers her another path to freedom, will she sacrifice everything for him?
A girl marked for death, a man branded a monster…a reality that is very different from what it seems
Ember’s defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn’t expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. And she can’t help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that’s just begun to stir within her. She doesn’t intend to go down without a fight—in fact, the chance to confront the monster demanding sacrifices is a more welcome path than the marriage her parents had arranged to a local farmer.
Haiden has never heard of Ember’s island, and he couldn’t care less about their plight. He’s fully occupied trying to lift the curse that has turned him into a monster while fending off the stream of maidens determined to break it for him—both feats that are proving impossible in spite of his considerable magical ability.
When Ember charges into his purposely isolated life, badly wounded, full of nonsensical accusations, and entirely undaunted by his hideous form, their paths and plans collide with a force neither is prepared for. It will take more than Ember’s fledgling magic and Haiden’s superior training to lift both his curse and the lies holding her island captive. They’ll first have to learn to actually let each other in, which may prove the hardest sacrifice of all.
All Vera wants is to survive her wedding day without disaster striking, no easy task for a quarter-mage like Vera. But all her hopes fade when a stranger traps Vera, claiming she’s dangerous. The day gets worse when she is shoved inside the Labyrinth, an enchanted prison for the worst of criminals.
In this place, madness reigns. The monsters—both real and imagined—are all ruled by a terrible force that feeds on fear. Vera must keep her wits about her as she navigates this deadly place, searching for a way out.
When she meets another mortal trapped within, she doesn’t know if she can trust him. But as their paths continue to cross, it seems as if the maze is forcing them to work together. Can they help each other defeat the monsters and survive in this nightmare world?
But in the Labyrinth, nothing is as it seems.
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Hardcovers will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book retailers. Some authors may be selling autographed copies with swag on their websites. More details coming soon!
Hardcovers will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book retailers. Some authors may be selling autographed copies with swag on their websites. More details coming soon!
Hardcovers will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book retailers. Some authors may be selling autographed copies with swag on their websites. More details coming soon!
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The Maidens
- a village maiden
- a seafaring princess
- a princess in hiding
- a defiant peasant
- an undercover assassin
- an unlucky bride-to-be
The Monsters
- a dragon
- a shadow kraken
- a masked man with a secret
- a man branded a monster
- a phoenix shifter
- a deadly labyrinth
The Mayhem
- sacrificed girls
- a magical pirate ship
- a double personality
- touch-her-and-die
- damsel who distresses others
- monsters who feed on fear
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