The Elf Queen
by Lyndi Alexander
At her friend’s coaxing, Jelani tries on a glass slipper left lying on the sidewalk. When she steps into the shoe, it shatters, cutting her foot. As blood trickles to the pavement and mingles with the broken glass, dozens of two-inch high creatures emerge and then scurry away into the shadows. Soon she is approached by two mysterious and handsome men claiming to be elves who need her help to rescue their queen. More revelations come, threatening to unravel the life of this sassy barista from Missoula, Montana. Jelani must learn to accept that elves are real and living in the forests of the Bitterroot Mountains.
4 out of 5 fairies
This was an interesting twist. Jelani is about as far from Cinderella as you can get, despite finding and trying on a glass slipper. (I mean, who wouldn’t hope their prince charming would pop out after having such bad luck in their love life?) Instead of finding her prince, Jelani finds her world turned upside down. Elves are real, and Jelani is an integral part of the plans of the various factions. A unique, fascinating story where the elves aren’t perfect and otherworldly, but have just as many devious machinations as you’d expect in a human court. A fairy tale with a twist that’s sure to capture your imagination.
Lyndi Alexander always dreamed of faraway worlds and interesting alien contacts. She lives as a post-modern hippie in Asheville, North Carolina, a single mother of her last child of seven, a daughter on the autism spectrum, finding that every day feels a lot like first contact with a new species.
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