Welcome to author Joe Cosentino, who’s joining us today with a character interview he put together for the tour of his books Holiday Tales from Fairyland and its companion Tales from Fairyland. Joe is also offering one lucky reader the chance to win an audiobook narrated by Joel Leslie, so be sure to check out all those details below!

And now, here’s Joe and Prince Anton.

An Interview with Prince Anton

Joe: Since the readers can’t see you, what do you look like Vasily? 

Prince Anton: I have long black hair, cherry cheeks, a muscular frame, and emerald eyes. Though I’m bewitched by Baba Yaga, I recognize Vasily’s kind heart, goodness, and love for me coming through like the sun through the barren tree branches.

Joe: Where do you live?

Prince Anton: In Baba Yaga’s house in Fairyland, where I’m trapped under her spell.

Joe: How does it feel to be out (no pun intended) of the new novella, Holiday Tales from Fairyland, by Joe Cosentino?

Prince Anton: It’s great to get away from that witch.

Joe: Were you in my novellas The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland published by Dreamspinner Press? And how did the new stories come about?

Prince Anton: No, mine is the Vasillisa, the Beautiful story. That first novella was Joe’s comic gay take on Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Pinocchio, Goldie Locks and the Three Bears, and The Snow Queen. I, and the readers who loved The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland, kept whispering in your ear, and Holiday Tales from Fairyland was born. Also, you told me you missed Fairyland and couldn’t wait to come back. I don’t blame you. My home is a wonderful place. LGBT people aren’t represented in traditional fairytales. You changed all that in your tales from Fairyland. 

Joe: Your story takes place on Winter Solstice. What is it that you love about that holiday?

Prince Anton: The air is cold, and the trees are bare. Baby Yaga has me riding past the orphanage in white on a white horse to announce the morning, in red on a red horse to proclaim the afternoon, and in black on a black horse to signal the night. That’s how I meet Vasily.

Joe: Tell us about your story in Holiday Tales from Fairyland?

Prince Anton: Vasily is being tormented by the priest who runs the orphanage. He gazes out the window each day at a mysterious man, me, who rides by the orphanage each morning, noon, and night. Upon following me, he discovers I’m a prince under the powers of Baba Yaga. Can he rescue me from the witch’s conversion therapy and dance around my pole on May Day? Story three spills the winter beans.

Joe: Tell us about Vasily Volkov.

Prince Anton: He’s my winter solstice, savior, and love of my royal life. Vasily is twenty, tall, lean, and strong with auburn hair, olive-colored skin, and sapphire eyes.

Joe: Who are the other characters in your story besides Vasily, Baba Yaga the witch, the priest who manages your orphanage, and you?

Prince Anton: Baba Yaga’s two henchmen. You’ll have to read the story to find out who partners with whom in the end? You’ll definitely be surprised!

Joe: What are the other stories in the novella?

Prince Anton: The first story takes place on Halloween. Ichabod Crane, a young schoolteacher, has a boner over sexy and muscular farmer Brom Bones. When the residents of the homophobic Sleepy Hollow aren’t happy about it, the headless horseman rides into town. Will Ichabod fall off his horse into Brom’s strong, rescuing arms, teaching the town folk a lesson in acceptance they’ll never forget? You’ll see! In story two on Christmas, hunky Cavalier P.I. receives a visit from a new client, handsome young Fritz. Somebody strangled Fritz’s sister Clara with the ribbons of her toe shoes, and Fritz is the top suspect. But he seems more interested in the bulge in Cavalier’s tights than in getting himself off the hook. When Cavalier turns sweet on Fritz, it’s time for the private investigator to question his old dance partner the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara’s husband the Nutcracker, Fritz’s other sister Louise, and Fritz’s Godpapa Drosselmeyer to save his intended, and find out: Who Killed Clara? 

Joe: Fairyland is a very gay place. 

Prince Anton: The gayest. It’s Fairyland after all! 

Joe: Tell us about the heroes in the other two stories.

Prince Anton: Ichabod Crane is a young schoolteacher whose heart has been stolen by the town hunk, Brom Bones. Ichabod not only needs to win over the man he loves, but also win over the hearts and minds of the bigoted residents of Sleepy Hollow. Cavalier is a terrific private investigator who is seeking the perfect dance partner in Fritz, his gorgeous, young, and mysterious client.

Joe: Any chance you’ll be pairing in the future with Cavalier or Ichabod?

Prince Anton: No. I’m a one-man man. And that man is Vasily of Yagaville, Fairyland.

Joe: Are you excited about the paperback of the entire Tales from Fairyland Collection?

Prince Anton: So excited! What I hope is that everyone reads and these funny, sexy, heartwarming, romantic, fairytales. They will no doubt bring you back to better, joyous times. I also hope the movie studio producing those amazing animated fairytales finally realizes that fairytales should include everyone—including the bewitched prince who finds true love!

About the Books

It’s holiday time in Fairyland. On Halloween, Ichabod Crane, a young schoolteacher, has a boner over sexy and muscular farmer Brom Bones. When the residents of the homophobic Sleepy Hollow aren’t happy about it, the headless horseman rides into town. Will Ichabod fall off his horse into Brom’s strong, rescuing arms, teaching the townsfolk a lesson in acceptance they’ll never forget? On Christmas, hunky Cavalier P.I. receives a visit from a new client, handsome young Fritz. Somebody strangled Fritz’s sister Clara with the ribbons of her toe shoes, and Fritz is the top suspect. But he seems more interested in the bulge in Cavalier’s tights than in getting himself off the hook. When Cavalier turns sweet on Fritz, it’s time for the private investigator to question his old dance partner the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara’s husband the Nutcracker, Fritz’s other sister Louise, and Fritz’s Godpapa Drosselmeyer to save his intended and find out: Who Killed Clara? At Winter Solstice, young Vasily falls in love with a mysterious, handsome man who rides by his orphanage each morning, noon, and night. Upon following him, Vasily discovers the man is a prince under the powers of Baba Yaga. Can Vasily rescue his tortured Prince Anton from the witch’s conversion therapy and dance around his pole on May Day?

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Welcome to Fairyland, a magical place where your favorite fairytale characters come out on the other side of the rainbow. Poor and beautiful Cinder offers his clothes to a naked prince in the woods in a twist on the classic Cinderella tale. Eighteen-year-old Gideon Golden, after being thrown out of his home by his homophobic parents, breaks into the cottage of three irresistibly burly men on Bear Mountain. Romance ensues between that stringy guy with a growing appendage and the character with a thing for giants. A handsome but cold-hearted prince bewitches young Kieran into being his captive. Can Gaelen thaw the ice palace and save his love?

Then it’s holiday time in Fairyland. On Halloween, Ichabod Crane, a young schoolteacher, has a boner over muscular farmer Brom Bones. When the residents of Sleepy Hollow balk, the headless horseman rides into town teaching the townsfolk a lesson in acceptance they’ll never forget. Somebody strangled Fritz’s sister Clara with the ribbons of her toe shoes, and Fritz is the top suspect. When hunky Cavalier turns sweet on sweet Fritz, it’s time for the dancing private investigator to question everyone involved with Clara and the Nutcracker to find out who killed Clara? At Winter Solstice, can orphan Vasily rescue a tortured prince from Baba Yaga, releasing him from the witch’s conversion therapy, and dance around the prince’s pole on May Day?

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About the Author

Bestselling author Joe Cosentino was voted Favorite LGBT Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Author of the Year by the readers of Divine Magazine for Drama Queen. He also wrote the other novels in the Nicky and Noah mystery series: Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise (Lethe Press), Drama Luau, Drama Detective, Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle; the Dreamspinner Press novellas: In My Heart/An Infatuation & A Shooting Star, A Home for the Holidays, The Perfect Gift, The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland, The Perfect Gift; the Cozzi Cove series: Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back, Cozzi Cove: Moving Forward, Cozzi Cove: Stepping Out, Cozzi Cove: New Beginnings (NineStar Press); and the Jana Lane mysteries: Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll, China Doll, Rag Doll (The Wild Rose Press). He has appeared in principal acting roles in film, television, and theatre, opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and Jason Robards. Joe is currently Chair of the Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York, and is happily married. Joe was voted 2^nd Place Favorite LGBT Author of the Year in Divine Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, and his books have received numerous Favorite Book of the Month Awards and Rainbow Award Honorable Mentions.

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