“In the thick of the woods with a carpet of matted needles, the sharp scent of pine, and the fragrant breezes of a winter wind, she was home.” HomeNatureWinterSnowFairy TaleForest Book:A Reflection of Ice Source: A Reflection of Ice
“The strong floral fragrance was sickening, suffocating, and threatened to snuff out any lingering remainder of fragile lilac—of the mother she’d loved so, so much.” MemoriesLossLonelinessYoung AdultFairy TaleLilacFloral Fragrance Book:A Reflection of Ice Source: A Reflection of Ice
“Wistful notes spoke of loneliness, as solitary as the final birdsong of autumn or the trill of summer’s last cicada before the wintry freeze.” LonelinessSummerWinterYoung AdultFairy TaleCicada Book:A Reflection of Ice Source: A Reflection of Ice
“The peach siding created a gorgeous contrast to the stucco walls and the dark-brown roof tiles—a fairytale house in a fairytale suburban neighborhood. She rolled her eyes. Too bad life had been anything but.” Fairy TaleSuburbsFairy Tale RetellingsRough Life Book:Poisoned Apple Source: Poisoned Apple
“Once upon a time, he might’ve chased her and tumbled her in the sheets with the promise of more in the future.” FutureFairy TaleOnce Upon A TimePromise Of The FutureTumble In The Sheets Book:Soul Solution Source: Soul Solution
“They’d sat under the starlight and shared quiet conversation and had both read together during the day, happy amidst all of nature’s splendor. On the days the urge to run away grew too strong to bear, she remembered for dear life.” NatureMemoriesFamilyFairy TaleStarlightRun AwayPrecious Memories Book:A Reflection of Ice Source: A Reflection of Ice