Fractured Fairies

A grumpy sea nymph, a mopey giant, and two nitwit fairies...Nothing like having a suicidal not-so-giant giant as a best friend. Unless you also have a couple of drunken fairy pests tormenting him about his small stature.Grinka's the lucky sea nymph who has both. Between comforting her friend and stopping the lewd fairies from taunting him with a death powder, her temper gets the best of her.And when it does, things explode.Second Edition – Revised and expanded!Trigger Warning: Suicide mentioned, albeit concerning immortals only. Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.

A maddening itch on the back of Grinka's neck drives her to seek answers. Unfortunately, the information about her skin condition can only be found at the Immortal Library.Getting to the library proves difficult, especially when riding the Immortal Express bus line. Between a lackadaisical centaur and the drunken fairy siblings, it's a wonder Grinka hasn't exploded them all.Oh wait, she has. Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.

What's a sea nymph got to do to get a vacation around here?That whole "life's a journey, not a destination" nonsense doesn't hold water with Grinka. Especially when she books a flight to Vegas to get away from the two fairy nitwits.She fails to consider the aquatic ramifications of a sea nymph in the air. And a chance encounter with her goblin ex-boyfriend, Hrelm, threatens to delay her even further.Seriously, what's it going to take for Grinka to get to Vegas and gamble away her meager savings? Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.

A grouchy sea nymph who fancies herself a modern-day Scrooge. Bah humbug.Grinka's main goal for Christmas: survive without celebrating a damned thing. Between playing an elf to her mopey human-sized giant friend's Santa and contending with the fairy siblings' holiday revelries, she's got her work cut out for her.When uninvited guests appear on her doorstep, she's forced to face a party of all the people she ran from when she left the Immortal World. No thanks to that torture!Grinka plots to avoid the party, until she meets a handsome tree nymph who agrees to attend. Maybe, just maybe, this year Grinka will have a Merry Christmas. Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.

I wonder if this is what a gnome tripping on unicorn hairs feels like.As usual, Grinka the sea nymph can't catch a break. She simply wants to publish her novel. Unfortunately, the two fairy thorns in her side mess with her computer. Too bad they're immortal and can't meet the same demise as the innumerable fairies in her book.If that isn't enough of a plague, Grinka's sister Raina pops in from the Immortal World, bringing the first immortal virus with her. And now, Grinka is quarantined in her room with the two fairy nitwits.Will she survive to hit publish, or will the rainbows and fairies win? Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.

What do you prescribe a depressed sea nymph? A handsome tree nymph, of course.Grinka can't stop dreaming of Bello, the hunky tree nymph she met a couple years ago. Unfortunately, sharing her bed with her drama llama teen nymph sister has put a damper on her love life.Who's she kidding? Her love life was nonexistent even before she took in her runaway sister. Well, aside from the incident with her goblin ex-boyfriend and his dwarven girlfriend – an event that continues to haunt her in the form of the stalker dwarf.But Grinka's not-so-giant giant best friend brings her the gift of Bello's phone number. Can she summon the courage to call him for a date? And if so, what will her sister and the fairy brats do to ruin it for her this time? Alexa Grave loves to tell stories, and her characters occasionally take her on wild and unexpected rides. All of her fantasy, humor and romance included, embodies a hint of darkness.Aside from writing, Alexa's life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys gaming, reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects.She also loves spending time with her husband and daughters – mostly relaxing, bingeing TV shows, and tackling jigsaw puzzles together. This all usually includes cats.If you're interested in her ramblings, consider visiting her blog, Born to Write. A sea nymph with a potty mouth and a penchant for exploding light bulbs. A human-sized giant on par with Eeyore for mood. And two lewd and lascivious fairies.How can it all go wrong?Well, Grinka will tell you how the giant and two fairies enjoy making her life unbearable. It's hard for a bunch of immortals living in the real world. Really. OK, maybe only for poor Grinka.