Of Pumpkins and Golden Apples by Hannah Carter [Cozy Fantasy]

Karyne (00:00:07) - Hi fantasy readers. This is Karyne Norton, your fellow book binger, and you are listening to the Finding Fantasy Reads podcast where you can test out a new fantasy story every single week to find your next favorite author.

Today's story has all the cozy Halloween feels just in time for the holiday. It's written by Hannah Carter, who's just a girl who wakes up every day hoping to find out she's secretly a mermaid. She's the author of the Atlantis trilogy, which recently concluded with Tempest of Reckoning. Her short stories and award-winning flash fiction pieces have been published in various anthologies, one of which won a Realm Award in 2022. In addition to fiction, she's had over a dozen devotions published, and in her spare time she's either cuddling her cats, reading with a cup of tea, or listening to an absurd amount of Taylor Swift.

This might all sound familiar, because we've featured some of Hannah's flash fiction stories before. I remember when I read this one right after Halloween last year, I immediately marked it down as one to request for this year, because I knew it would be so much fun to feature. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

Make sure to stick around to the end or check out today's show notes to see where you can find more from Hannah. For now, please enjoy Of Pumpkins and Golden Apples by Hannah Carter.

Karyne (00:01:33) -  Of Pumpkins and Golden Apples is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.

Karyne (01:21:21) - I hope you enjoyed listening to Of Pumpkins and Golden Apples by Hannah Carter, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Hannah, go to authorhannahcarter.com to find more of her books. Her most recent book, The Tempest of Reckoning, released on September 20th, concluding her Atlantis trilogy, so I highly recommend snagging and binging the whole series. I'll have a direct link to it in the show notes.

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Thank you all for listening, and happy reading!