Now available from SKGregory is the fantasy novella/short story collection Twisted Princess, featuring the stories The Beast Within by S. K. Gregory, Sleepless Beauty by Erin Hayes, Spectral Velocity by Margo Bond Collins, The Origin of Snow by M. L. Sparrow, and Wonderland Casino by Kat Gracey.
Author S. K. Gregory has taken a few minutes out of her busy schedule to talk about her short story The Beast Within, which is featured in the new novella/short story collection Twisted Princess.
The idea for Twisted Princess came from my love of the classic fairytales and how much darker they are than the Disney versions. As a child I remember reading about Blue Beard and the Little Matchstick Girl. For Twisted Princess we wanted to come up with stories featuring Disney Princesses without the happy ending.My story, The Beast Within, features Izzy, a young woman who works as a security expert for supernatural beings. I tried to turn the story of Beauty and the Beast on its head. In my story, Izzy wants the normal life and to marry Gavin, a male model. The beast is Adam, a werewolf who was cursed by a witch to fell terrible pain when he turns.Adam comes across as mild mannered but he becomes obsessed with Izzy.I think there was a good range of stories from some very talented authors. I would like to do a future boxset maybe on the origins of some of the Disney villains.The boxset is only 99c on Amazon and is available on KU.