Twisted Fairytale


Welcome to Romance Author Isabelle Santiago's Website

It's called Twisted Fairytale, in honor of more unconventional love stories. These are tales of heartache, of history, of betrayal. The heroes have been, or perhaps still are, villains in their own tales. The heroines are forced to choose not between right and wrong, but between good and better, and many people get hurt along the way. It's not always about a happy ending. These stories celebrate the courage to change yourself and your life, to stand up for the things you want, even if everything tells you it's wrong.


Follow characters in various worlds, from the future, the past, and someplace in between, as they throw off lives of comfort and security for a chance to live their fantasies. It's not necessarily a Cinderella story, but who cares? Not every girl dreams of Prince Charming...



Latest News


Site Revamp
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

After extensive searching for a web designer, I came up dreadfully short. The one person I really wanted is booked until 2009, which I should have figured because she's just amazing. Instead, I decided to do the most extensive possible search for layout templates that I could easily tweak and take the project into my own hands. I didn't want a complete redesign necessarily, I happen to really like the main image I use for the site. But the navigation left much to be desired and I had a few fun things I really wanted to add.


That said, I present Twisted Fairytale Version 2.0! A new and improved version of my website with cleaner menus, more content, and a few fun, quirky things I couldn't live without. Plus... *plays heroic theme music* a matching blog! I'm very proud of that particular fact. So what are some of the new features? I'm so glad you asked.


  • Books: This page is set up particularly for my published material! It will have covers, blurbs and excerpts available.
  • Create: A temporary home for my works in progress. My goal of course, is to move as many from this section to the Books section. ;) But in the meantime, there will be a WIP title available and a brief blurb that may change as consistently as the stories I put up.
  • Experience: This is probably my favorite new section! Experience the worlds I create! Here I'll post pictures of actors I mentally cast, digital wallpapers that my friend Mary and I make to inspire the muse and of course: music. Music makes a HUGE impact on my writing. I have playlists for EVERY book I write. So, this is also my ode to the music muse, who makes my writing experience so much more enjoyable. I will slowly (but surely) put up 'writing mixes', playlists with art devoted to my books that follow some semblance of the storyline.
  • Reviews: Pretty self explanatory! Still, insanely excited that I can put up a review section. *giggles*
  • Connect: Your source for all things writing related, including links to other authors of note, writing communities, and places that provide endless inspiration (*cough* DeviantArt *cough*).

    • Feel free to look around. And when you're done, I'd love it if you stopped by the blog and left me a little message! ;)


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    Release Day!
    Tuesday, September 23, 2008

    Release Day!

    I'm thrilled to announce the release of the print edition of Cinematic Royalty! This special edition is a double novella including an all new story that also takes place at the luxurious Winmont Hotel.


    Dark Hollywood Nights, is a fun murder mystery, with cooky new characters and cameos by a few familiar faces.

    Blurb:

    A hair's breath away... Alexis Grant's only job is to keep the prestigious Winmont Hotel running smoothly while her cousin, Charles Witmore, enjoys his honeymoon. The only problem: things begin to fall apart the moment he leaves. The pompous Chase Branton, who's determined to get access to one of her off limits celebrity clients, doesn't help.

    Can she keep it together long enough to earn a managerial position of her own, or will a high profile death cause all of her dreams to shatter?


    Excerpt :: Buy Now

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