Portland Romance Writers

Fairytale Series

Romance Fairytale Retellings Series

Portland Romance Writers brings you our collection of romance fairytale retellings. From sweet to spicy, low angst to dark, and magical to contemporary. Happily ever afters guaranteed!

Each story is written by a different author, which means you'll find a wide range of heat levels, sub-genres, and storytelling styles. Whether you love contemporary dark romance, dystopian fantasy, or romantic paranormal retellings, there's a tale here for you.

What to expect:

  • Standalone novellas (read in any order)

  • Happily ever afters in every story

  • Heat levels ranging from mild to extremely spicy

  • Sub-genres including contemporary romance, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, mafia romance, and more

  • Content warnings provided for each title so you can choose what's right for you

Browse the collection below to find your next favorite retelling.

Release Date: August 25, 2026
Fairytale: Sleeping Beauty
Title: Darkest Kiss
Subtitle: A Dark Romance Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Contemporary
Length: 27,000-30,000

Potential Triggers: Stalking, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Physical abuse (not by MMC), Child abuse (off page/in past)
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: July 25th

Release Date: September 1, 2026
Fairytale: The Frog Prince
Title: Yellow Belly
Subtitle: A Dark Fantasy Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Dark Fantasy Romance
Length: 38,000

Potential Triggers: Brief description of a whipping
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: Signup June 15, Release July 15

Release Date: September 8, 2026
Fairytale: Red Riding Hood
Title: Devour the Dark
Subtitle: A Dark Urban Fantasy Romance Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 50-55k words

Potential Triggers: Blood/Gore, Violence, Body Horror, Graphic Murder (on page), mentions of child abuse (past, parental), Somnophilia, Kidnapping/Forced Captivity,
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: July-August

Release Date: August 18, 2026
Fairytale: Hades and Persephone
Title: Taming Winter
Subtitle: A Dark Dystopian Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Dystopian Fantasy
Length: Approx 45K

Potential Triggers: Murder, torture, edging, dubcon, BDSM, master/slave dynamic, coerced voyeurism
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: Signup June 1, Release July 1

Release Date: September 22, 2026
Fairytale: Snow White & Rose Red
Title: The Withering Wood
Subtitle: A Fantasy Romance Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Fantasy
Length: 45-50k

Potential Triggers: Graphic violence, gore, body horror, PTSD
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: Signup anytime, Release August 1

Release Date: September 29, 2026
Fairytale: The Little Mermaid
Title: She Who Was Once the Sea
Subtitle: A Romantic Fantasy Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Romantic Paranormal Fantasy
Length: 40-45k words

Potential Triggers: Violence, sexual content, attempted SA (not from the MMC), non-consensual touching of a sentient inanimate object
Spiciness: 🌶️
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ARC Release Date: Signups anytime, Released August 1

Release Date: October 6, 2026
Fairytale: Blue Beard
Title: Dangerous Little Lies
Subtitle: A Dark Mafia Blue Beard Retelling
Sub-genre: Contemporary
Length: 35-40K words

Potential Triggers: Forced marriage (she forces him), dubcon, violence, murder, mental illness, threats of bodily harm, language, deception, dark themes
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Release Date: Late September

Release Date: September 15, 2026
Fairytale: Midas Touch
Title: Precious Things
Subtitle: A Dark Romance Fairytale Retelling
Sub-genre: Contemporary
Length: 50-55k

Potential Triggers: Stalking, kidnapping, witchcraft, mention of past sexual assault (no on page SA), graphic on page murder, graphic on page person being eaten by alligators, snuff film, revenge, language, light BDSM
Spiciness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
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ARC Sign Up: Late June
ARC Release Date: July 25