Take My Monsters

A dark fairy-tale retelling of Tam Lin

In Roman-occupied Scotland, a slave on the run should fear soldiers, wolves, and the coming winter.

Margusa fears something else — herself.

When she kills her master and flees into the wilds of Caledonia, survival seems impossible… until a mysterious warrior appears. He serves an Elf Queen, rides a ghost-white horse, and is bound by magic he cannot escape.

Tam Lin should be her captor.
Instead, he becomes her protector.

But loving him means stepping into a world of gods, enchantments, and ancient bargains — and when the Queen finally calls her knight home, Margusa must face a terrible truth:

To save the man she loves, she must hold on to him even as he becomes a monster.

A haunting retelling of the classic Scottish ballad, Take My Monsters is a story of freedom, devotion, and the courage to love what is broken — including yourself.
Originally published in the Once Upon a Quest anthology.