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“He stepped fully into the house. The air inside was cool on his skin. He turned, expecting the front door to close on its…

— Robert Liparulo

“He sounded bewildered, as if his arrival into her bed, into her very body, had been the work of fairies.”

— Grace Burrowes

“I kept holding my breath waiting for him to fuck up. It’s not realistic for shit to be so perfect. Things aren’t even perfect…

— Natisha Raynor

“After about half an hour, the front doors to the castle creaked open. I looked down and watched as a lone figure stepped out…

— Bella Forrest

“Surely, if his heart continued to make such a noise, they would hear it inside, they would open the door and the young man…

— Gaston Leroux

“The Heart of Fairyland is a story," she said, and she felt so warm and light and full of rightness of it that she…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“Oh, he was detestable! She swung round on her heel and marched into the house. She grabbed hold of the door to shut it…

— Margaret Mitchell

“And the truth was that my heart was still closed. I hadn’t even realised it. I’d thought I was so open and raw, but…

— Sarah A. Denzil

“A fairytale. A dream that he’s woven for me while he fucks me beyond sanity.”

— K. Webster

“Well, that sucked. Clearly the fuck-up fairy had made an appearance.”

— Suzanne Wright

“As I closed the door I caught a last glimpse of her through the round window, still sitting straight-backed and motionless with her hands…

— Tana French

“This wasn’t supposed to be how our story went. In fairy tales, the prince saved the girl. In mine, the princess destroyed him.”

— Rachel E. Carter