Wonderland: A dark Alice in Wonderland retelling with enemies-to-lovers, twisted magic, and Captain Hook

by Mason Sabre

I thought I’d escaped Wonderland. I was wrong.

On Halloween night, I’m pulled back into the nightmare I swore I’d left behind. The Queen of Hearts is on a rampage, painting the world red. Old friends wear new faces, secrets whisper from the shadows, and nothing—absolutely nothing—is as it seems.

Then there’s him.
Captain Hook.
A pirate with too many secrets and a smirk I want to slap—or maybe kiss.

When a powerful magical artifact is stolen, we’re forced into an uneasy alliance. Together, we have to outwit the Queen, navigate Wonderland’s darkest corners, and stop reality from unraveling. No pressure.

But the longer I’m here, the more I remember.
And the more time I spend with Hook, the harder it is to pretend I don’t feel anything at all.

Wonderland is the first book in the Never After Wonderland trilogy.
If you like twisted fairy tales, brooding pirates, and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers heat—you’re in the right place.

502 pages, Paperback

Published May 26, 2025

About the author

My name is Mason Sabre. I have been writing since I was a small child and discovered I could have a million adventures at the stroke of my pencil (I wasn't allowed to use pen back then). I have written more stories than I could even publish, some of them I wouldn't ever put out, but I have had a blast writing them. I love writing, I love reading. I love to have a fictional adventure. When I am not doing that I am with my children or studying. I have a lifelong love of learning too.

I live in the North of England. It's a little chilly here and a little wet, but it is what I call home and where pretty much all of my stories are based.

Mason’s author page Amazon UK http://tinyurl.com/masonuk
Mason’s author page Amazon US http://tinyurl.com/masonus

Reviews

[Mabel Mumbles]

An amazing take on the tale of Alice with all the excitement and magicalness of Wonderland, the fantastical element brought in to an adult realm where nothing seems quite as it should, its a wild journey Alice is on and flying by the coatails of the somewhat dashing and cheeky Captain Hook to make things a little hot around the collar! The search is on and the clock is ticking, the story builds in tension excellently and the romance is on fire, will Hook and Alice succeed I just can't say 😍🫢🔥🔥

[Andria]

I get you want to make Captain Hook a certain way, but he doesnt have to say "love" EVERY DAMN TIME he talks. Or "Darling". STOP!

Because I sure did. Dnf. 39%