Beguiled

Tales of fantasy, romance and forbidden love…
Six magical short works of fantasy, romance and forbidden love from New York Times’ Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix (also writing as Deborah Cooke) gathered into a single volume for the first time. Included are An Elegy for Melusine, Amor Vincit Omnia, The Leaves, The Kiss of the Snow Queen, Coven of Mercy and The Ballad of Rosamunde.

An Elegy for Melusine by Claire Delacroix is a medieval fantasy novella with romantic elements, originally published in the anthology To Weave a Web of Magic.

The Leaves by Deborah Cooke is a short fantasy story, previously available in a digital-only edition.

The Ballad of Rosamunde by Claire Delacroix is a medieval romance with fantasy elements and a short story, originally published in the Mammoth Book of Irish Romance and later published as a digital-only short. It’s also included in the trade paperback edition of The Snow White Bride. It was edited in MBOIR for space constraints but appears in its entirety in all subsequent editions (including this one).

Amor Vincit Omnia by Claire Delacroix is a medieval romance and short story, originally published in the digital anthology Seven Deadly Sins and subsequently published in a digital-only edition.

The Kiss of the Snow Queen by Claire Delacroix is a fantasy romance novella, originally published in the anthology The Queen in Winter.

Coven of Mercy by Deborah Cooke is a vampire romance originally published in the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance II.

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To Weave a Web of Magic anthology

A romantic fantasy anthology with four novellas from renowned authors of romance and fantasy…

USA Today best-selling author Claire Delacroix gives readers a revisionist version of the medieval legend of Melusine.

USA Today best-selling author Lynn Kurland’s trademark style shines in this tale of the magic and medieval romance between two lovers.

World Fantasy Award-winner Patricia A. McKillip tells of an artist’s model and the transforming power of beauty and inspiration.

National best-selling author Sharon Shinn offers a compelling romance set in a strange new off-world of angels and revolving around the pursuit of love.

The very thrill of love comes dazzlingly to life when these four shining stars or romance and fantasy weave their own web of magic for their legions of fans.

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The Queen in Winter anthology

USA Today bestselling author Claire Delacroix’s romances are “a treasure chest of words, rare and exquisite” (Rendezvous)

USA Today bestselling author Lynn Kurland “surprises and enchants with each turn of phrase and page” (Publishers Weekly)…

Award-winning author Sharon Shinn’s national bestselling fantasy novels are “taut, inventive, often mesmerizing” (Kirkus Reviews) and “rich with texture and diversity, and genuine characters.” (Anne McCaffrey)

And newcomer Sarah Monette’s “richly imagined” (Jacqueline Carey) literary tapestries have earned her a Spectrum Award for short fiction…

Now, these brilliantly gifted authors come together with four tales of adventure that are as enchanting as they are exciting….A gifted seer receives a vision of a man who she was not meant to marry, but was meant to love…A man and an elven woman endure both the mundane and the magical in their quest to remain together…A warrior maiden is trapped in a deadly storm with the only man she ever wanted, whose scars she must heal if he is ever to want her…A brave young woman helps her sister save her magically-gifted child, only to receive an unexpected gift of her own. Enjoy four of today’s most imaginative authors, and four stories of love as pure as the driven snow that will warm the coldest of hearts…