Rapunzel: Love Blossoms in the Mystic Forest

by Josef Silvia

Third and final book in the Mystic Forest Book Series. FAERYDALE brought you into the magical world of fairies and wizards, SNOW took you deep into the woods of the Mystic Forest, ISAAC brought you the tale of a wishing stone, and RAPUNZEL will show you how love can survive even against the greatest odds.Set thirty-five years after the events of ISAAC, RAPUNZEL introduces you to the story of Prince Brenner, Princess Auburn and Sky, and of course the young maiden who has been locked in a tower all her life. You will once again meet the fairy Emerald, who is now Queen of the fairies as well as a few other characters from the first two books; including Snow herself.Come visit the world of the Mystic Forest one last time, and enjoy a new spin on a classic story as the series concludes on a high note.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 2020

About the author

Josef Silvia was born into a military family turned ministerial when his father became a pastor back in 1993. While he was growing up between Missouri, Wyoming and New England, he had a hearty imagination that gravitated towards storytelling. At the young age of five, he wrote his first story called "Lylu and Henry," and by the time he was in 2nd grade, Josef was either rewriting classic stories until he created his own characters called Ernest and Casper (initially based off of Laurel & Hardy) who were children and always seemed to get into various adventures. By the age of fourteen, he had written his first novella and began writing plays for The Priscilla Beach Theater, mostly adaptations of fairytales, for their children's theater acting workshops--of which he had been a recent graduate.

After becoming a children's pastor in 2008, Josef continued to work for theater companies, writing his take on classic fairytales such as "Goldilocks," "Pinocchio," "Cinderella," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and even adapted "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" for the stage from L. Frank Baum's book. Wanting to develop more stories for the characters he created in "Pinocchio," Josef decided to take the story back 300 years to "see what would happen." Soon, the story of a young sixteen year old girl named Snow began.

Josef currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He teaches children's acting workshops, produces family shows, and will be coming out with a book based on Pinocchio by the end of the month to celebrate a new production of his play. He enjoys fishing, travelling and often finds time to read biographies on historical figures.