Winterborn

Into the Green #2

by Jennifer Melzer

…and so it was written in the ancient tomes by She Who First Walked in the Garden: the divided kingdom will reunite under a child born of two worlds.–the Dryad Prophecies

All hope was lost the day the promised savior returned to the Underground and accepted the hand of the goblin king in marriage. As word of the Hunter’s demise spread throughout the land, those most ancient and revered began to fade from the world, flickering in and out of existence like falling stars. The darkness separating the two kingdoms has receded back into the Darknjan Wald, but it lingers on the border–a forever reminder of everything they’ve lost.

When an unexpected gift arrives on the doorstep of the Historian, Sylvanus, hope sparks anew as the fading council realizes the ancient prophecies were misread. Hope has not died, it has only just been born, and to keep him safe they must hide the child in the Upland the same way they once hid his mother.

Winterborn is a novelette that takes place between the events in The Goblin Market and Jack in the Green.

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2013

About the author

Jennifer Melzer spent the majority of her life as a writer denying she actually liked to write romance, only to wake up one morning and discover that every single tale she’d ever written had somehow revolved around the heart. She has since given into the whim, spinning yarns of love and firmly believing that everyone deserves a happy ending.

She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her husband and daughter, but dreams nightly she is laying on the beach watching the stars fall over the Atlantic Ocean.

Reviews

[Heather Faville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many, many eons ago, I reviews a wonderful tale entitled The Goblin Market. I absolutely adored the world created by Ms Melzer and have anxiously been waiting for the next book in the series, Jack the Green. Somehow, I missed the release of Winterborn, which is a novelette that falls between The Goblin Market and Jack the Green. As with most tales that one truly loves, my biggest “complaint” was the length. It simply wasn’t long enough. I loved the characters, the direction the story is taking and the description used while setting up the scenes, so, of course, I am now even more anxious for Jack the Green.

I know I am being rather vague, but, as with a short story, a novelette simply is too short a form to give away too much detail other than what the synopsis gives. Just trust me when I say, Winterborn is definitely a fantastic teaser, while we wait…and wait….and wait for Jack the Green to be finished (Catch the hint here Jennifer? I know you’re busy, I’m only teasing….sorta)

[Denise Lhamon]

The problem with novellas like this one is that you want them to be full-length books.
I picked this up as soon as I finished with Goblin Market, and my only disappointment came from the page numbers.
It's a problem when you really, really, REALLY want to know what happens next and the page numbers prove far too short.
Winterborn picks up where Goblin Market left off. Meredith is an ice queen, there in the Goblin Kingdom, but not present and certainly not happy. Every night she walks the banks of the Nether Lake, looking for the love that she's lost.
Things change when she gives birth to a son. The Goblin King is not one to welcome an interloper into his kingdom, and Meredith has to make a decision that could affect worlds.
As richly imagined as the first, Winterborn is a tie in for the series, long enough to sate, but short enough to keep you wanting more.

[Fiorela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful!!!!
Some hope for this realm, I can't wait for the next novella.