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~ USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of YA Urban Fantasy ~

Growing up on fairy tales and computer games, Anthea Sharp has melded the two in her award-winning Feyland series. She now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes, hangs out in virtual worlds, plays the fiddle with her Celtic band Fiddlehead, and spends time with her small-but-good family.

Her books have won or placed in the PRISM, the Maggie, the National Reader's Choice Award, the Write Touch Reader's Award, the Heart of Excellence, and the Book Buyer's Best contests.

Contact her at antheasharp at hotmail dot com, and join her newsletter for all the news about upcoming releases, super sales, and reader perks! http://www.subscribepage.com/AntheaSharp

~ THE DARKWOOD BOOKS ~

ELFHAME

HAWTHORNE

RAINE

HEART OF THE FOREST (Novella)

WHITE AS FROST

BLACK AS NIGHT

RED AS FLAME

~ THE FEYLAND SERIES ~

THE FIRST ADVENTURE (Prequel Novella, Book 0) - FREE!

THE DARK REALM (Book 1)

THE BRIGHT COURT (Book 2)

THE TWILIGHT KINGDOM (Book 3)

HOW TO BABYSIT A CHANGELING (Novella, Book 3.5)

SPARK (Book 4)

BREA'S TALE (Novella, Book 4.5)

ROYAL (Book 5)

MARNY (Book 6)

~ RELATED SHORT STORIES ~

CHRONICLE WORLDS: FEYLAND (anthology of short fiction set in Feyland, by various authors)

FEYLAND TALES - Volume 1 (anthology of short fiction set in Feyland, by various authors)

TRINKET (takes place after Book 3)

GOBLIN IN LOVE (set in the Dark Realm) - available in The Faerie Girl and Other Tales

THE FAERIE INVASION (alternate dark ending to the series) - available in The Faerie Girl and Other Tales

THE SEA KING'S DAUGHTER (pre-series, featuring Brea's parents) - available in The Faerie Girl and Other Tales

BENEATH THE KNOWE (pre-series, featuring Puck) - FREE to newsletter subscribers, also available in Tales of Feyland & Faerie

~ VICTORIA ETERNAL ~

STARS & STEAM (story collection)

COMETS & CORSETS (story collection)

STAR COMPASS (novel)

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Bethany Adams

Martha Carr

Sylvia Mercedes

Miranda Honfleur

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White as Frost: A Dark Elf Fairytale (The Darkwood Trilogy Book 2) May 4, 2021

by Anthea Sharp

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Two sisters. One enchanted forest. And a hidden destiny that could doom them both…

Swept away to the castle beside the Darkwood, Rose Valrois finds herself in a world full of secrets and forbidden magic. There she meets her new stepsister, the enigmatic Princess Neeve, who will either become her best friend - or her worst enemy.

When Rose follows her stepsister into the enchanted shadows beneath the trees, she is beset by dangerous creatures and rescued by Thorne, the Dark Elf guardian of the forest, who binds her to the Darkwood and forbids her to speak of its mysteries.

Yet despite the danger surrounding her, Rose continues to risk everything in her quest for answers, until the day she steals into the depths of the forest and discovers the most perilous secret of all...

From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a fantasy fairy-tale weaving elements of Snow White & Rose Red with romance, magic, and dangerous secrets that will destroy a kingdom. Will appeal to fans of Sylvia Mercedes, Naomi Novik, Holly Black, and anyone who loves a fairytale beautifully retold~

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Red as Flame: A Dark Elf Fairytale (The Darkwood Trilogy Book 4) Feb 8, 2022

by Anthea Sharp

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Two worlds. A princess in exile. And the sorcerous flames that will consume everything...

Rose Valrois thought she'd sacrificed everything to save her loved ones, and her entire world - but fate has other ideas. Now that the red priests have arrived, hidden truths are revealed that force Rose to make yet another impossible choice.

With her sister trapped in the magical land of the Dark Elves, and her heart given to the guardian of the Darkwood, Rose must travel to the heart of enemy territory to discover her own powerful magic, and find the answers she so desperately needs.

The final, anticipated book in the Darkwood Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp. A fantasy fairy-tale weaving elements of Snow White & Rose Red with romance, magic, and dangerous secrets that will destroy a kingdom.

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Black as Night: A Dark Elf Fairytale Romance (The Darkwood Trilogy Book 3) Sep 14, 2021

by Anthea Sharp

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One princess. Two realms. And a reckless choice that could destroy kingdoms...

Rose Valrois has escaped the sorcerous red priests and returned to the castle beside the enchanted Darkwood, but her troubles are far from over. Her stepsister, Princess Neeve, is more secretive than ever, and as war threatens, Rose's mother pushes her toward a political alliance, even as her heart is torn between a heroic prince and the Dark Elf guardian of the forest.

But when Neeve makes a terrible choice, the fate of two kingdoms hangs in the balance. Rose must risk her freedom, her world, and even her heart to save her sister. Can she bear to make that sacrifice? Does she even have the choice?

Book two in the Darkwood Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp takes the reader into a lush fairytale blending elements of Snow White and Rose Red with romance, magic, and dangerous secrets that will change the fate of worlds.

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Heart of the Forest: A Darkwood Prequel Novella (The Darkwood Trilogy Book 1) Apr 13, 2021

by Anthea Sharp

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~ Fall in love with the beauty and danger of the enchanted Darkwood, from USA Today bestseller Anthea Sharp ~

Prince Kentry of Raine knows that if only he can capture the magical White Hart, the creature will grant his heart's desire. Entering the depths of the Darkwood, he chases his quarry down… only to become lost in a mystical forest, where he must fight for his life at the side of a moon-haired maiden who may hold the answer to his dreams.

Heart of the Forest is a novella set in the world of the Darkwood - rich with fairy tales, Dark Elves, and the enchanted forest that watches over all. Discover more magic with the Darkwood Trilogy.

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Alt.History 101 (Future Chronicles Book 5) Jul 31, 2015

by Ken Liu, Samuel Peralta, Peter Cawdron, Thomas Robins, Pavarti K. Tyler, Ann Christy, Michelle Browne, Anthea Sharp, Tony Bertauski, Nicolas Wilson, Sam Best, Zig Zag Claybourne, Stacy Ericson, Logan Thomas Snyder, Nolie Wilson

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The future is history... From Samuel Peralta, creator of the bestselling Future Chronicles anthology series, comes a new speculative anthology series that turns the world you know upside down.

In Alt.History 101, thirteen top speculative fiction authors re-imagine the world - as one where the inventor of the smallpox vaccine died before he'd created it, as one where the women's suffragist movement failed to win the right to vote, as one where the death penalty exists but where all forms of capital punishment are ruled inhumane - and ten other compelling stories charting the histories of these worlds.

Enter worlds so much like our own, yet so different - where everything you know... is history.

Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure Jun 16, 2016

by Audrey Faye, C. Gockel, Christine Pope, Anthea Sharp, D.L. Dunbar, Pippa DaCosta, Lindsay Buroker, Patty Jansen, James R. Wells

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There are rebels among the stars...

Meet eleven protagonists battling to save themselves and the ones they love. Human, cyborg, clone, or alien, they'll find themselves pitted against intergalactic crime bosses, interstellar mercenaries, a quantum-wave-riding collective mind, and the universe itself. Along the way, there’s plenty of action, adventure, humor, and even some romance.

Written by the freshest voices in science fiction, these stories are short, but they’ll light your imagination like a solar flare. Strap yourself in and join the rebellion! Download this collection today.

About the Star Rebels Stories:

A Tale of Two Ships by Audrey Faye
A KarmaCorp Story
Two ships crash into an unimportant digger rock. The first carries a newborn baby. The second will rewrite her destiny.

Carl Sagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe by C. Gockel
An Archangel Project Story
Sometimes intelligent life is right in front of your whiskers.

Blood Ties by Christine Pope
A Gaian Consortium Story
On the outlaw world of Iradia, Miala Fels and her computer hacker father discover that taking the wrong commission can have unexpected consequences.

Passage Out by Anthea Sharp
A Victoria Eternal Story
Street rat Diana Smythe has long since given up her hopes of escaping Earth, but that doesn’t mean she can’t watch the ships fly in and out of the spaceport and dream…

Arcturus 5 by D.L. Dunbar
A Twenty Sectors Story
Xella went to Arcturus 5 to mediate a simple trade dispute between the Mol and the Dark, but now she’s not sure she’ll get out alive.

Treason’s Course by L.J. Cohen
A Halcyone Space Story
In the midst of Earth's first off-planet war, a soldier is given a covert assignment and must decide if treason lies in carrying out her orders or disobeying them.

Falling by Pippa DaCosta
A Girl From Above Story
Trapped in a scrappers rig with a woman he’s been hired to kill, Caleb Shepperd is beginning to wonder if this job could be his last.

Starfall Station by Lindsay Buroker
A Fallen Empire Story
After the empire falls, cyborg soldier Leonidas Adler must avoid the Alliance operatives who want him for secrets only he knows, but that’s easier said than done. Worse, his past threatens those he’s traveling with, including Alisa, the freighter captain he has come to care about.

Luminescence by Patty Jansen
An ISF-Allion World Story
Hadie learns the price of being an artificial human when her partner has an accident and becomes unresponsive.

Glome by James Wells
A Great Symmetry Story
Humanity’s first interstellar colony ship has arrived at its destination, only to find an inhospitable death trap of a planet. Crew member Amanda Bowen wishes that was the biggest problem she faced.

Unfinished by Kendra C. Highley
An Unstrung Story
In a world where genetically-engineered humans serve as slave labor to “real humans,” two prototype children, designed to be the most superior models ever created, look to each other to find a way to escape their fate. They may discover that being “artificial” doesn't mean they can't love.

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The Bright Court: A Faerie Portal Adventure (Feyland Book 2) May 21, 2012

by Anthea Sharp

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**USA Today bestselling YA Urban Fantasy ~ Book 2 in the award-winning Feyland series** Immersive gaming. Faeries. A hero from the wrong side of the tracks, and the girl he's afraid to love. Not to mention dangerous magic that threatens the entire human world...

INSIDE THE GAME... Jennet Carter escaped the dark faeries of Feyland once. Now, fey magic is seeping out of the prototype game, beguiling the unwary and threatening everyone she cares about.

MAGIC... Tam Linn may be a hero in-game, but his real life is severely complicated. Still, he'll do whatever it takes to stop the creatures of Feyland, even if it means pushing Jennet toward the new guy in school--the one with an inside connection to sim-gaming... and the uncanny ability to charm everyone he meets.

ALWAYS WINS... Despite the danger, Jennet and Tam must return to Feyland to face the magic of the Bright Court--and a powerful new enemy who won't stop until the human world is at the mercy of the Realm of Faerie.

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Raine: A Dark Elf Fairy Tale (The Darkwood Chronicles Book 3) Apr 23, 2020

by Anthea Sharp

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A Dark Elf princess embarks on a perilous adventure to save her world…

In the shadowed land of Elfhame the Hawthorne Throne is in grave peril, and the heir, Prince Brannon Luthinor, is nowhere to be found. He and his human wife have crossed between the worlds in pursuit of the Dark Elves’ ancient enemy. Only one person has the courage to follow: his sister Anneth.

But the mortal world is far more complex than Anneth expected. Desperate to find her brother and his wife, she instead stumbles into danger of her own. Her only hope of protecting those she loves is to give herself up to the enemy, and risk sacrificing everything for the sake of a mortal prince.

*From USA Today bestseller Anthea Sharp, this fantasy romance filled with sweeping, epic adventure is perfect for fans of Juliet Marillier, Robin McKinley, Grace Draven, and Jefe Kennedy

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Into the Darkwood: A Complete Fantasy Romance Trilogy (Anthea Sharp Bundles Book 1) Jul 9, 2020

by Anthea Sharp

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Prophecy demands she marry a Dark Elf prince, but Mara Geary refuses to meekly accept her fate.

Danger, adventure, and romance await in the magical forest of the Darkwood, where an intrepid heroine and a warrior prince must learn to trust one another before their kingdom is devoured by an ancient enemy...

A complete epic fantasy trilogy brimming with intrigue, royalty, and fairytale enchantment from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp. Includes: ELFHAME, HAWTHORNE, and RAINE

Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows of the Darkwood. She follows, seeking adventure. What she finds is her destiny...

Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior-mage in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Brought together by fate, Bran and Mara forge an uneasy alliance. But in the face of evil, they must find a way to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another.

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Faerie Song: A Dark Faerie Tale (Faerie Stories) Apr 11, 2022

by Anthea Sharp

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A magical retelling of the Pied Piper with a dark faerie twist, from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp.

The music comes drifting every black of the moon, winding like smoke through the dank alleyways of Hamelin’s old town. Come, it whispers, the haunting melody compelling the vermin of the streets. Come away.
They do: the skittering roaches, the fluttering moths whose grubs ruin stored grain, the rats who infest the slums.
And the children.

Only one girl has the courage to break the spell, but freedom has its own price...

Passage Out: A Victoria Eternal Tale Jul 23, 2020

by Anthea Sharp

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Oliver Twist meets Firefly in this short story from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp.

Steampunk and Space Opera combine in a charming tale that inspired the full novel STAR COMPASS, where Victorian sensibilities rule supreme and the British Galactic Empire spans the stars…

Faery Tales: Six Novellas of Magic and Adventure (Faery Worlds Book 2) May 16, 2015

by Phaedra Weldon, Anthea Sharp, Jenna Elizabeth Johnson, Alexia Purdy, Julia Crane, Amy Patrick

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This magical anthology includes six tales of adventure, love, and treacherous fey magic from six award-winning, bestselling authors. Enter these fantastical realms where dark powers lurk and the ordinary world can be transformed in a heartbeat to a place of wonder—and danger. From the hidden fae folk dwelling among mortals to the challenges of babysitting a malicious fairy, these tales will cast their enchantment over you!

THE MORRIGAN – Phaedra Weldon
Irish folklore student Tam Kirkpatrick finds himself the focus of dark Faery forces intent on stealing his shillelagh. The catch is—Tam never knew he had one, let alone that he was the son of a Leprechaun. Now he must find his shillelagh and claim his heritage, before it’s too late.

THE SWAY – Amy Patrick
A member of the Dark Court, Vancia has spent her life among humans—together but separate, hiding in plain sight. Now Pappa says it’s time to put her glamour to use against the unsuspecting humans and worse, agree to an arranged political marriage with the reclusive Light Elven prince.

HOW TO BABYSIT A CHANGELING– USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp
When a mortal boy is exchanged for a hideous faerie creature, Marny Fanalua steps up to help her friends in their battle against the Dark Court.
*NOTE * The events in this novella occur simultaneously with Feyland: The Twilight Kingdom. Reading the complete Feyland Trilogy first is recommended if you would like to avoid spoilers.

FAELEAHN – Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Meghan and Cade are ready to pledge their souls to one another in a traditional bonding ceremony of Eile. While sharing their news with friends, the faelah bounty hunter and the princess of Erintara grow even closer as their love is reflected back to them by those they hold most dear.
*NOTE* The events in this novella take place after the conclusion of Luathara, the third book in the Otherworld Trilogy. If you wish to avoid spoilers, you might want to read the first three Otherworld books (Faelorehn, Dolmarehn and Luathara) before reading.

ARRANGED – Julia Crane
Magick’s been restored on earth but it comes at a crippling price. With the planet on the brink of destruction, an unlikely pair must work together to try to bridge together a lifetime of hatred. Will their forbidden romance bring their worlds together or tear them apart?

WITHOUT ARMOR – Alexia Purdy
The Unseelie are up to no good… My name is Benton, and I hunt the darkest of creatures in existence. Especially when they get unruly and try to invade my home, the human realm. Betrayal, broken hearts and uncharted magic…I never saw it coming.

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