A Forest of Grimm Desires by E. P. Stavs- A Review

Hello all of you beautiful cacophonies!

I recently finished A Forest of Grimm Desires by E. P. Stavs, and I can't express how much I loved this unique, original mashing of fairytales and creatures we all know and love.  It's fun, witty, and fast-paced, and quite honestly, it's an addicting read. The side characters Evander and Lyall captured my heart, as did the villain, Tenebris (He's my favorite, but you all knew that, didn't you?), and the main characters, Gretchen and Red Cap--their banter and steamy chemistry round off the balance to a wonderful book. 

Recently, I've discovered that another book is coming in this series, and I can't wait. Seriously. I'm stalking E. P. Stavs like a crazy person so that I don't miss any updates. I need this edgy fairy tale world that she has created.

“He's the one who steals your dreams, twisting desires and eliciting screams. You ask his name, but no one knows. Speak it once, and away he goes.”

In a forest where Rapunzel paints gruesome visions in her tower and Red Riding Hood reigns over a harem of werewolves, a young woman once slated for the witch's oven finds herself working with the notorious goblin king to discover the trickster's name and keep the rising darkness from consuming them all. That, and trying very hard not to ogle him while he's sleeping.

Seriously, though, how small were those short pants?

Grown-up Hansel and Gretel meets Rumpelstiltskin with D&D vibes and SPICE.

*Features a primary M/F romance, as well as a secondary M/M romance.


CW: se-x, language, vio-lence

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Updates and Other Fun Stuff

My Dearest Cacophonies,

It's been some time since I've written a new blog. As happens to us all, life has been changing for me, and I've taken quite a bit of time to realign and focus on new projects. Since my last update, I've had two stories purchased.

"Haven," a Gothic short story, has been featured in Quill and Crow's Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light collection. Quill and Crow Publishing House is my dream publisher. To have a story accepted for one of their anthologies is a dream come true. "Haven" is tale of a young woman who fled from persecution hoping to find safety at a house deep in the woods. Yet, not all is not as it seems, and her refuge may not be as safe as she hoped.

Many other Gothic horror stories also fill these pages.

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While I was in the horror writing mood, I tried my hand at a little horror comedy for a contest, which I didn't win, creating a funny tale that I plan on sharing with everyone as it is or possibly turning it into a full book. We don't succeed at everything we try, but we must try. And personally, I love that little short story. So, maybe you will too.

Immediately after that, I wrote "Rainbow Island" for Endless Ink Publishing as part of their Earth's Final Chapter series. This was so much fun to write. Louisiana and all of its survivors now live below the water. They've been there so long that they've lost contact with the above world until one person is unable to ignore her explorer's heart. "Rainbow Island" isn't available yet, but I'll let y'all know more when the great folks at Endless Ink update me.

And that brings me to the present. After writing three short stories, two of which were in the horror genre, I found myself itching to write a new story, a spooky tale in Appalachia, where some of my people are from, that weaves myth, Southern superstitions, a twist on a tale told by most Southern grandparents and great-grandparents, varying objects of Memento Mori, and of course, because it wouldn't be one of my books without it, a fateful romance with hints of reincarnation and the kind of forever love we all want to believe in even if it is a fantasy. 

Oh and ghosts...there are most definitely ghosts. 

I'm about the wrap up the first draft of this book titled: Of Myth and Memento Mori.

I don't have a release date yet, nor do I have an official cover. Below is a placeholder cover so that you guys have something to look at until I have better information to share.

I hope you follow me along for this ride. For those of you who are die-hard fans of The Binding, there might even be a little bit of an Easter Egg in there for you. 

Wishing you all the best!

Victoria