The Naiad's Curse This story felt like a fairy tale version of The Good Earth or The Golden Thread. Sea Ghost of the Isle An American girl moves to Scotland and finds ghost stories coming to life around her. Kiss the Frog When an enchanted frog tries to find a maiden to kiss him and break the enchantment, he ends up learning more than he bargained for. The Bridge A woman learns a terrible secret and must decide if she will hold on to the past and her bitterness or move forward and accept good life for herself. The Kelpie of Loch Linnhe A knight helps a maiden return to her home, but things may not be all they seem. Will he find a way to win her approval or make his own way in the world? 3. Merrily Merrily Zane should inherit his mother's ship and crew, but she has other plans. Daughter of the Selkie King A girl learns her parentage and must decide whether she is meant to stay on land or sea. When I'm not writing or working on my day job, I enjoy reading, doing embroidery, playing with my children, playing the violin or just taking a tranquil walk in the Swedish countryside.This watery collection included ten stories: 1. The authors who worked with me on Enchanted Waters have decided to do another charity anthology, Enchnated Forests, to raise money towards forest/woodland conservation. Enchanted Waters is a collection of fantasy short stories about magical water creatures and all proceeds are going to Oceana to support their work in protecting our oceans from over fishing and helping maintain marine biodiversity. I also love giving back to society and have joined several charity projects. Naiya's Wish, The Lion, the Lark and the Lady, Firmament, Down the Well, Johara's Choice. In the spinoff series, The Wordmage's Tales: The Companion's Tale, The Sewing Princess, The Artist and His Muse, The Last Warrior, Warring Lions, The Destitute Countess, Silvana's Trial. Wishmaster series: Finding the Way, Becoming Spellwright, Master Wordmage The Wishmaster series and am continuing with my fairy tales retelling series Elisabeth and Edvard's World.

I am currently working on a sci-fi/fantasy cross-over. These are all fairy tale retellings set in my fantasy universe 'the kingdom of Vendale'. I haven't looked back!Įlisabeth and Edvard's World is my first series, starting with the two-part Siblings' Tale series and since November 2019 including the prequel Gisela's Passion. After battling my demons, I came to the conclusion in 2019 that I should just go ahead and publish some of the books I'd already written.

In my twenties, I began doubting myself and the idea of publishing my writing.

I started writing my first novel at age 12 and kept writing throughout my teens. I am happily married and we have two children. I am an award-winning and USA Today Bestselling South African author, social anthropologist, and transformational life coach now living in Sweden.

Enchanted Forests by Astrid V.J.