Just outside of the big city limits of Lexington, Kentucky, the small and mysterious town of Shady Oaks exists. With a eerily welcoming presence, it offers its residents charm, beauty, and secrets. Surrounded by a large forest and rivers, this secluded town provides the perfect scene for supernatural and paranormal events to occur. Only, the humans haven't' learned of the secrets their alluring town holds. Or have they?

Fall into the first story of this New Adult twisted tale of your favorite fairy tale story.

Sometimes, nothing is ever as it seems.

He took her life to give her a new one.

When death is your only chance of survival, would you accept it?

Scarlett had the perfect life, she was high-society royalty until everything came crashing down. Left with no family or money, she sees no reason to continue living. Praying for eternal sleep, Scarlett seeks darkness as her only refuge.

Brett has lived many centuries, searching for love and a princess to share it with. After discovering Scarlett about to do the unthinkable, he makes a desperate decision to turn her into a vampire…just like himself. Finding his perfect sleeping beauty was easy, protecting her however, may be his biggest venture yet.

With a new chance at life and a steamy romance brewing, Scarlett finally feels alive even in her eternal rest. Serving as her dark prince, Brett will stop at nothing to protect Scarlett from those that want to hunt her down in their small town of Shady Oaks.

This is a Young Adult paranormal twist on classic fairy tale story in the Shady Oaks series. This series of books twists your favorite fairy tales, legends, and myths into paranormal and supernatural stories for both young adults and adults. Each one is labeled for either young adults or adults, so make sure to pick carefully. The series is a collaborative effort by multiple authors from Kingston Publishing. Each book is generally a stand-alone, so you can read them in any order.

M.A. Lee