Nutcracker of Crystalfall: A Fae Nutcracker Retelling

The annual Christmas party was going just fine... until the trolls showed up.

Clara is a young woman who is wickedly good at puzzles, but she also has a secret her parents have shamed her into hiding. The weight of that secret has ruined nearly every happy moment in her life.

At least this year's Christmas party gets more interesting once a mysterious stranger shows up. He teaches Clara how to crack nuts, wears a soldier's uniform she's never seen, and flashes a smile she'll never forget.

But ...