Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays

And all through the house Not a creature was stirring… Until someone whispered, "Trick or Treat". Here are five more stories from the fertile imagination of Darragh Metzger, inspired by the magic of our favorite holidays: The Return of the King: Mab, the Queen of Dreams and Madness, has devised a cunning plan to restore faerie to power in the modern world on April the First. There's only one problem…. Trick'ed Treat: When little costumed callers arrive on your doorstep on Halloween, it's never wise to choose the trick over the treat. Dreams Come in Painted Clay: A woman in a house emptied by death and surrounded by memories of Christmas past learns something new about grief…and love. Nutcracker Sweet: Julie returns to the scene of her glory days as a prima ballerina with her students in tow, only to be offered a double-edged Christmas gift by the strange and glamorous dancer who replaced her. Cody's Day: A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do. Cody has one chance to give his beloved master and mistress the best Valentine's present ever. And all through the house Not a creature was stirring… Until someone whispered, "Trick or Treat". Here are five more stories from the fertile imagination of Darragh Metzger, inspired by the magic of our favorite holidays: The Return of the King: Mab, the Queen of Dreams and Madness, has devised a cunning plan to restore faerie to power in the modern world on April the First. There's only one problem…. Trick'ed Treat: When little costumed callers arrive on your doorstep on Halloween, it's never wise to choose the trick over the treat. Dreams Come in Painted Clay: A woman in a house emptied by death and surrounded by memories of Christmas past learns something new about grief…and love. Nutcracker Sweet: Julie returns to the scene of her glory days as a prima ballerina with her students in tow, only to be offered a double-edged Christmas gift by the strange and glamorous dancer who replaced her. Cody's Day: A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do. Cody has one chance to give his beloved master and mistress the best Valentine's present ever. Five tales to read aloud, to inspire laughter, thought, chills, and delight any reader.