Author: Natalia Heroux

Sponsored by Once Upon a Dance

Princess Naomi Helps a Unicorn is part of the Dance-It-Out! Creative Movement Story collection by Once Upon a Dance. In each book, Ballerina Konora joins the story’s pages with movement suggestions and photos. In this volume, the interactive dance and movement is wrapped up in a charming story of sibling angst, anger management, compassion, and triumph.

Fed up with her annoying sister, Naomi storms out of the castle, only to discover a unicorn in need of help. With a sense of purpose, she quickly forgets her anger.

Sponsored by Gallery Books

When it’s announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and daughters flood the palace with letters seeking the year’s most coveted invitation: a chance for their daughters to curtsey to Queen Elizabeth and officially come out into society. To appease her traditional mother, Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the Season, a string of countless balls. But when Lily learns a devastating secret that threatens to destroy her entire family, she’s forced to ask herself what really matters: her family legacy or her own happiness.

Sponsored by Serendipity: Ten Romantic Tropes, Transformed

Love is in the air in SERENDIPITY, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.

Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories

The kids are coming home for the holidays and they can already smell the chestnuts roasting… or is that Mom’s hair on fire? For Tyler, Channing, and Sammy, home has always been filled with holiday magic courtesy of their mom Claire. But this year, when the three kids descend on their childhood home with significant others and kids in tow, something seems a little off-key—and it’s not just the carols. From bestselling author Chandler Baker comes a laugh-out-loud new short story for any mom who’d rather wreck the halls. Prime members read and listen to Oh. What. Fun. for free.

Sponsored by Flatiron Books publisher of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots—all in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Sponsored by M. K. Wiseman, author of new Sherlock Holmes pastiche

Set in the months just prior to Holmes meeting Watson, Sherlock Holmes & the Singular Affair allows readers a peek into the detective’s life pre-Watson, pre-Baker Street. This prequel pastiche, like Wiseman’s other novel, Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel, sets Holmes as his own narrator. Exploring the famous case of the aluminium crutch, the story answers why Sherlock Holmes decided to seek out shared lodgings and partnership at that particular point in his burgeoning career.

Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories

Ava and Justin are about to be married for the holidays, but there’s just one thing left for them to do. For generations, engaged couples in Ava’s family have traveled into the Everglades to retrieve a rare bird egg and bake it into a wedding cake. Those who succeed live happily ever after. Those who fail are destined for heartbreak. With Ava’s beloved grandmother ill, the tradition means more than ever. Can Ava uphold their oldest family ritual before it’s too late? Read The Marriage Test, a touching short story by Suzanne Redfearn. Prime members read and listen for free.