Fairy Gifts

Between the Worlds

by Morgan Daimler

This anthology contains three stories continuing the tales begun in the first four Between the Worlds books, following the lives of Allie and her friends through the holidays A Halloween Surprise - Allie's birthday is fast approaching and her friends decide that this year Allie needs a party to celebrate. This leaves Jessilaen with a bit of a quandary though as elves don't usually celebrate birthdays, but Bleidd has an idea for the perfect gift. The only problem is the two of then will have to go into the Fairy Holding to get it. ...And a Turkey - It's the first Thanksgiving since the death of Allie's cousin and her best friend, and Allie and Jason are both on a mission to make this a great holiday. Problems begin early though when food starts to mysteriously spoil and some unexpected visitors from Fairy show up on the guest list. Can the meal, and the entire holiday, be salvaged? Or is their vision of a perfect holiday doomed? Do you Believe? - The winter solstice is an important holiday to various human cultures and to the Fey. Allie has a surprise in store for Jessilaen and Bleidd but when she tells them that the marriage contract is done and they can sign it and be married her friend Jason says they need a real wedding instead. He suggests the solstice as the perfect date, but can a wedding be pulled together in 3 days?

Genres: Paganism

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2016

About the author

My name is Morgan Daimler. I have had my poetry and prose published in different places including various anthologies, Circle magazine, Witches and Pagans magazine and Pagan Dawn magazine. I am the author of the urban fantasy series Between the Worlds and (through Cosmic Egg Books) the high fantasy novel Into Shadow. I've written more than a dozen non-fiction works through Moon Books including Fairy Witchcraft, Pagan Portals: the Morrigan, Fairies: A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk, A New Dictionary of Fairies, and Pagan Portals Aos Sidhe

Reviews

[Maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the short stories and the interactions between the character, this was about relationships, and the season.

[Brenda Lively · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet gifts

I adore the Between the Worlds books. Fairy Gifts was just that a sweet holiday gift. I'm anxiously awaiting the next book.

[PeachesNScream]

Neeearly made it through the whole series but just couldn’t push through. Notable in the sexy faerie romance genre for having polyandry and because the author became more interested in implied sex scenes between the two husbands than much else. Main character usual zero personal or physical flaws and annoyingly passive. Eye rolling at the romantic relationships where disagreements are only ever about keeping one safe became literally painful about two books in. Exacerbated by characters being so struck by the protagonists personality void they are inexplicably drawn and fall permanently in love by day 3. Wasted potential in creating character depth by marrying up her love triangle too early. Plus side, here is a novel of the genre encompassing more than CIS but don’t expect any titillating scenes in this regard.

This entry is particularly notable among the series as the protagonist manages to reverse age by having her 38th birthday several books after she was first introduced as 39.

Given the lack of mention of this as one of the protagonists predictably amazingly powerful and rare magical talents, feels a lot like the author got as bored with her as her husbands and I did so just forgot her age, opting to stick with keeping her under 40 (the use by date by date for female protagonists in fantasy novels). I honestly think she was only allowed to commit the crime of being in her late thirties at all because she ages slowly and looks in her twenties.

Like heaven forfend any protagonist commit the crime of having crows feet, no marriage, no children and enjoying it.

Missed opportunity to write about women in their forties becoming new mothers, living in non traditional relationships and share houses.

[K.S. Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great series and it was a treat to read this three story anthology, which gives us a glimpse into how the characters celebrate "human" traditions. In this case, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Winter Solstice. My favorite was the third story (I cried) and I was happy to see Ciaran make another appearance. I have a tendency to gravitate toward minor characters and always enjoy learning a bit more about them.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderful read

Watching in minds eye the wedding unfold was magical. The way Morgan shares their lives, it's as if I'm there.

[Mary T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done.

This is a wonderful selection of stories of love, happiness, understanding and kindness.
It shows that diverse cultures can intermingle.