Bluebeard's Bride

In a village on the edge of nowhere and everywhere lived a woman with good breeding but little money. She lived in a small cottage covered in roses in the summer, along with her two daughters. The elder daughter was...

The redwood double doors are embedded with rubies in a pattern that reminds you of a pomegranate split in half. They glitter in the light, while the black iron handles sport thorns that threaten to pierce your skin. The room...