Tales of Aylfenhame

What if you met the love of your life - in a different world?In a quiet English town in 1811, there lives a clergyman's daughter. Kind-hearted but impoverished, lively but plain, Miss Sophy Landon faces a future with few prospects.In the neighbouring realm of Aylfenhame, there lives Aubranael. Disfigured among the beauteous fae, his ruined face condemns him to a life lived alone.Their meeting changes everything.For Sophy will cross the border, and find a glimmer of a future beyond. Might there be a life, and a love, for her in the realm of the fae?For Aubranael, a chance encounter with Miss Landon turns his world upside down. Armed with the temporary gift of beauty, can he hope to win her heart?Pride and Prejudice meets Beauty and the Beast in this heart-warming tale of love, hope and magic. English both by name and nationality, Charlotte hasn't permitted emigration to the Netherlands to change her essential Britishness (much). She writes colourful fantasy novels over copious quantities of tea, and rarely misses an opportunity to apologise for something. Spanning the spectrum from light to dark, her works include the Draykon Series, Modern Magick, The Malykant Mysteries and the Tales of Aylfenhame. Adventure and romance ensue when citizens of England meet and mingle with the mysterious and magical denizens of the faerie realm of Aylfenhame.

'I may not be blessed wi' magic, but I do like to keep things nice and tidy.'Deep in the Lincolnshire Wolds in the year 1812, Bessie Bell slaves away as a housemaid for a merciless employer. Being smart of mouth and a dab hand with a bucket, she makes short work of an assailant - only to be thrown out into the drenching fog of a cold October night.That's when things turn... strange.Swept away into a wild adventure, stout-hearted Bessie's fazed by nothing. Not by destitution, even with the winter coming on. Not by mysterious gentleman wandering the night, even if Mr. Green does seem to be out of his wits.Not even by ghostly horses with firelit eyes, no matter that the thing's nightmare incarnate.Except that this goblin horse is a monarch's own steed, and his royal master's never far behind him...Can an ordinary human girl hold her own against the Goblin King himself?From the author of The Wonder Tales comes a delicious tale of love, magic and fairytale adventure. English both by name and nationality, Charlotte hasn't permitted emigration to the Netherlands to change her essential Britishness (much). She writes colourful fantasy novels over copious quantities of tea, and rarely misses an opportunity to apologise for something. Spanning the spectrum from light to dark, her works include the Draykon Series, Modern Magick, The Malykant Mysteries and the Tales of Aylfenhame. Adventure and romance ensue when citizens of England meet and mingle with the mysterious and magical denizens of the faerie realm of Aylfenhame.

I may not be blessed wi' magic, but I do like to keep things nice and tidy.' Deep in the Lincolnshire Wolds in the year 1812, Bessie Bell slaves away as a housemaid for a merciless employer. Being smart of mouth and a dab hand with a bucket, she makes short work of an assailant - only to be thrown out into the drenching fog of a cold October night. That's when things turn... strange. Swept away into a wild adventure, stout-hearted Bessie's fazed by nothing. Not by destitution, even with the winter coming on. Not by mysterious gentleman wandering the night, even if Mr. Green does seem to be out of his wits. Not even by ghostly horses with firelit eyes, no matter that the thing's nightmare incarnate. Except that this goblin horse is a monarch's own steed, and his royal master's never far behind him... Can an ordinary human girl hold her own against the Goblin King himself? From the author of The Wonder Tales comes a delicious tale of love, magic and fairytale adventure.

Grieving for a long-dead sister, Ilsevel is elated to learn that her twin may yet have survived - and angry, for at the centre of this decades-old tale is the traitor Wodebean. A cheat he may be, but he holds the key to her sister's life, and Ilsevel will travel the length and breadth of England to find him. But can she do it alone?Son of a disgruntled baker, Phineas Drake slaves away his days in his father's pastry shop, dreaming of a better life. Delivering plum-cakes in the dark of a winter's dawn, he sees a mysterious lady darting through the snow - alone, and in trouble. What can he do but follow?Caught up in the chaos of Ilsevel's quest, Phineas is far out of his depth - or is he? For the baker's boy is clever, and fiercely loyal. Already a force to be reckoned with, My Lady Silver's nigh-on unstoppable with Phineas at her side. And she'll need to be, for her quest will take her deep into the lawless depths of the Hollow Hills... English both by name and nationality, Charlotte hasn't permitted emigration to the Netherlands to change her essential Britishness (much). She writes colourful fantasy novels over copious quantities of tea, and rarely misses an opportunity to apologise for something. Spanning the spectrum from light to dark, her works include the Draykon Series, Modern Magick, The Malykant Mysteries and the Tales of Aylfenhame. Adventure and romance ensue when citizens of England meet and mingle with the mysterious and magical denizens of the faerie realm of Aylfenhame.

Fairytale fantasy meets romance meets the English Regency in these three dreamy tales.Miss Landon and Aubranael: When impoverished Miss Sophia Landon crosses over into Faerie, she meets Aubranael, an Aylir with a warm heart and a ruined face. Armed with the temporary gift of beauty, Aubranael sets out to win Sophy's heart: and so begins an adventure that could change his life, and Sophy's, forever.Miss Ellerby and the Ferryman: Miss Isabel Ellerby is a dutiful daughter with a well-ordered life. But when an impulsive promise to the mysterious Ferryman of the fae realm turns her life upside down, Isabel is forced to choose: will she marry the man her parents have chosen for her, or follow her heart and her destiny to Aylfenhame?Bessie Bell and the Goblin King: When housemaid Bessie Bell is thrown out into a cold October night, her prospects could scarcely seem worse. How will she survive? But on the road she meets a mysterious gentleman, and her fortunes take an immediate turn for the… strange. For they say the Goblin King wanders the hills of Lincolnshire sometimes, in the guise of a mortal man...Three courageous heroines. Three fairytale heroes. Three tales of love, magic and adventure. English both by name and nationality, Charlotte hasn't permitted emigration to the Netherlands to change her essential Britishness (much). She writes colourful fantasy novels over copious quantities of tea, and rarely misses an opportunity to apologise for something. Spanning the spectrum from light to dark, her works include the Draykon Series, Modern Magick, The Malykant Mysteries and the Tales of Aylfenhame. Adventure and romance ensue when citizens of England meet and mingle with the mysterious and magical denizens of the faerie realm of Aylfenhame.