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    The Elf & the Shoemaker
    The Elf & the Shoemaker
    The Elf & the Shoemaker
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    The Elf & the Shoemaker

    By Andi Lawrencovna

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    Once upon a time, in a small shop sitting at the corner of the street, lived a cobbler, praying for a salvation she never knew she needed.

    It just so happened that at that moment, there was an elf, looking for the same...

    Some stories were born to be retold, and some stories are the start of fairy tales waiting to be rewritten...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndi Lawrencovna
    Release dateJul 17, 2019
    ISBN9781393817758
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      The Elf & the Shoemaker - Andi Lawrencovna

      A Not So Grimm Short Story

      By:  Andi Lawrencovna

      The Elf & the Shoemaker 

      A Not So Grimm Short Story

      by:  Andi Lawrencovna

      Copyright © at Andi Lawrencovna, 2019

      All rights reserved. Printed in the United States.

      Cover art by Linda Boulanger, Tell Tale Book Covers.

      First Edition: July, 2019

      BISAC:  Fiction / Fantasy / Romance / General

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval systems, without prior written permission of the author except where permitted by law.

      This is a work of fiction. The places, characters, and events portrayed in this book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or real persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Works by Andi Lawrencovna

      The Never Lands Saga:

      The Crown & Daggers Novels

      Charming:  Book One

      The Captain:  Book Two

      The Prince:  Book Three

      Breath of Fyre Series

      The Dragon’s Sacrifice

      Originally published in the Stoking the Flames Anthology

      The Dragon’s Storm

      Originally published in the Stoking the Flames II Anthology

      Stand Alone Titles: 

      So Sweet:  A Tale as Old as Time

      Short Stories:

      The First Ball:  A Charming Short Story

      Out of the Woods:  A Mother Goose Legend

      ForeverMore:  A Once and Future Legend

      A Thief in the Night:  A Tale of Grimm Portent

      Originally published in The Fountain Anthology

      Once Upon a Yuletide:  A Charming Holiday Collection

      The Pastry Prince:  A Sugar & Spice Short Story

      Originally published in the Sinfully Delicious Anthology

      The River Siren:  And Other Stories from the Sea Shore

      Originally published in the Between the Tides Anthology

      The Elf & the Shoemaker

      Originally published in the Kaleidoscope Hearts Anthology

      Wish Upon an Elf:  A Charming Collection of Short Stories

      Coming Soon 

      The Foresworn King:  Book One of the Shado Spun Trilogy

      Dedication

      To T.M., Linda, Karen , Ed, & Grace... you all believed in me when I said we could do this crazy project on an even crazier timeline, and I cannot thank you enough for all of your support and enthusiasm for this endeavor. It means the world to me that we all stepped into the wide swirl of love together and produced something so stupendous. I love you all!

      Author’s Note

      Dear Reader,

      Once upon a time, there was a little old cobbler who was penniless and about to lose his shop.

      Or store, or whatever

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