Disenchanted Tales

Inspired by Briar Rose/Sleeping BeautyAurora encounters a mysterious stranger and is attacked by a fantastical creature. The incident draws the attention of the Princes of Darkness, the gods, and archangels, who confirm the creature is a demon that should not be on Earth.Zane, a Shade from the realm of Asphodel, is asked to walk in her dreams to investigate her assault. He creates reveries, a state between dreams and wakefulness, where he can probe Rori's subconscious. As he uncovers clues to the stranger's identity, he also becomes entranced by the complex woman whose deepest desires are stifled by her past. Zane is determined to solve the mystery of her assault, but in breaking through her reserved exterior, she forces him to question his own detached indifference that has kept him in Limbo for thousands of years.With the help of the gods, Zane discovers Rori is the key to a twisted plan that is decades in the making. To save Rori and prevent the destruction of the very structure of the celestial realms, Zane must make an impossible choice that could change his fate and everything he thought he valued.

"How fine you look when dressed in rage." - Cheshire CatAlixe, a Shade, is tasked with hunting Athan, who has been reborn as a human. She suspects a tech giant, Theophilus Carter, of being the former Prince of Envy. While conducting her investigation, she encounters Jaxon, a charming but rare soulless Phantom who has infiltrated Carter's inner circle. When an enigmatic ghost appears, Alixe hunts it through a strange realm where time is warped. She gains clues to Carter's identity, but each passage through the realm forces her to confront the pain of her deepest memories that have shaped who she is.Jaxon has made deals with more people than he can keep track of in his daily fight for survival. As he is pulled deeper into Alixe's hunt for Athan, he finds a kindred soul in Alixe, but also realizes the choices he's made offer little hope for both of them to survive.Together, they pursue the truth through a realm where up seems like down and where time has twisted Alixe's life. They discover Athan's hidden secret, but to escape an impossible maze, Alixe must change everything she believes about herself and learn to trust again.