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Once Upon a Name

Tales of the Strange and Unusual

What’s in a name? Names have power, names have magic, names can set the course for a great destiny.

Once upon a time, twenty author friends accepted a challenge by a fairy tale name generator. Now, twenty new characters have adventurous tales to tell.

In this clean YA anthology, meet goddesses, empresses, countesses, wannabe sorceress apprentices, female leaders of wolf packs, and guardian frog sidekicks. Search for missing persons with a hunter turned detective. Swoon over the gypsy sultana who must prove she is fit to rule. Cavort with our demons, wraiths, and demigods and lose your soul to the Bone Marsh. Root for a genie’s freedom or bite your nails as you pray for the witch to get the spell right. And yes, feel your heart palpitate at unexpected romance.

Escape into our strange and unusual collection of short stories written by award-winning and up-and-coming authors. Join us in far-off lands and learn. . .what is in a name.

Lynn Rush

NYT/USA Today Bestseller

Instagram: @lynnrushwrites

AM Stubblefield

Instagram: @weaving_with_words

Ashley Steffenson

Instagram: @authorashleyanne

Jo Holloway

Instagram: @author_joholloway | Website

Bekah Berge

Instagram: @bekah.berge | CPRS Bookshelf

Bethany Hoeflich

Instagram: @hoeflichbethany

Sherry Rivera

Alice Ivinya

USA Today Bestseller

Instagram: @aliceivinya.author

C.C. Sullivan

Instagram: @ccsullivan_writer

Dani Hoots

Instagram: @danihootsauthorWebsite | YouTube

Lyndsey Hall

Instagram: @lyndseyhall | Website

Elena Shelest

Instagram: @elenashelestwriter

Nicole Diane

Instagram: @ndtcasale

R.S. Williams

Instagram: @authorrhiannewilliams | Website

Magda Smith

Instagram: @sneakymewriter

Sky Sommers

Instagram: @sommers_sky

Susan Stradiotto

Instagram: @susanstradiotto | Facebook: @susanstradiottoauthor  | Goodreads

DM Taylor

Instagram: @authordmtaylor | Facebook: @authordmtaylor | TikTok: @authordmtaylor

Marie Reed

Goodreads | Amazon

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