by Bill Tiepelman
The Cloudberry Bridge at Dusk
Beneath the glow of The Cloudberry Bridge at Dusk, two sisters uncover an old promise their grandmother never fulfilled—and a hidden bridge village still waiting for the truth. What begins as a quiet journey across twilight water becomes a tender, magical reckoning with love, grief, forgiveness, and the dangerous structural integrity of emotional avoidance.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Sugarveil Planthopper Who Backed Into a Breeze
When one tiny, jewel-bright planthopper backs into a breeze, his perfect morning explodes into panic, accusations, and an extremely dramatic investigation into “rear atmosphere” violations. But in Bloomberry Court, even the rudest gust may be carrying a warning.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Moss-Crowned Turtledrake of Whisperroot Hollow
When Thimblewump, the moss-crowned turtledrake of Whisperroot Hollow, overhears an ancient warning and mangles it into full pond-wide scandal, gossip becomes literal magic trouble. Now the hollow’s loudest little shell goblin must fix the mess he started before the pond drinks its own reflection.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Silverwyrm Who Curled Around a Secret Kingdom
A silver dragon has curled around the hidden kingdom of Moonveil for two centuries, keeping its ruins, ghosts, nobles, and secrets from being devoured by the gray beyond. But when a muddy relic hunter crashes through the boundary with forbidden moon-glass and terrible timing, the kingdom must decide whether to remain safely preserved or finally return to the world — teeth, scandals, lemon cakes, and all.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Snowlynx of the Mirror Pines
A vain noble arrives at the Mirror Pines to claim a throne he absolutely does not deserve, armed with a forged bloodline, a ridiculous crown, and the emotional depth of wet velvet. Unfortunately for him, Sorynth the Snowlynx guards the lake, the truth, and everyone’s last nerve.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Thornwing Pegasus of Dawnreach
When the Thornwing Pegasus returns to Dawnreach, the kingdom expects a noble champion, a grand ceremony, and a destiny dressed in expensive nonsense. Instead, the sacred creature chooses Merrit Bramblewick, a muddy groundskeeper with a shovel, a temper, and very little patience for magical infrastructure built on bad decisions.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Embermane Griffin of Redspire Valley
When Lord Vauston tries to steal Redspire’s crown, its rubies, and frankly the whole damn kingdom, the Embermane Griffin refuses to bow—and that single act of majestic sass cracks open a buried Bloodglass curse beneath the castle. Now Princess Elowen must face a false king, a dead tyrant, and centuries of polished-up royal nonsense before Redspire becomes someone else’s feast.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Buttercup Boglet With the Emergency Smile
When Boddle the buttercup boglet is accidentally crowned during Bloomspittle Pond’s most chaotic ceremony, his emergency smile becomes everyone’s problem. Now he must survive pond politics, a rude sacred flower, and the rising Deep Blurp before the whole place gets launched into the sky like a damp decorative mistake.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Moonmoth Oracle of Glassmere
A spoiled prince comes to Glassmere seeking proof that he was born for greatness, only to receive a catastrophic vision from a moonmoth oracle with ancient power and absolutely no patience for royal nonsense. To change his fate, he must cross mirrors, mud, memory, and one deeply inconvenient lesson in humility before a hollow crown-monster turns his kingdom into a cautionary tale with architecture.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Lilac Shell Duchess and the Tiny Pond Scandal
A jeweled turtle duchess wakes to suspicious bubbles, improper florals, and a pond scandal buried beneath the lily pads for seventy-three summers. In true Captured Tales fashion, dignity gets soaked, secrets get stirred from the mud, and one tiny royal learns that sharing power is almost as dramatic as wearing pearls.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Honeysuckle Shellbaby Who Heard the Bees Planning Something
Pippa Pearlsnout, a jeweled little shellbaby with far too much confidence and not nearly enough context, overhears the bees whispering about routes, timing, and a queen’s hidden gift. Naturally, she assumes a royal heist is underway—because why ask questions when you can launch a full pond-wide investigation and nearly ruin something beautiful?
by Bill Tiepelman
The Gnome Who Dropped the Bass
When rhythm is outlawed across Echoterra, Oswick Nibblemint and his tiny blue dragon Snizzle march straight into the silence with headphones, swagger, and one dangerously illegal beat sphere. The Gnome Who Dropped the Bass is a mischievous Captured Tale about forbidden music, magical rebellion, and the heroic importance of making tyrants accidentally dance.
by Bill Tiepelman
Lady Snapdragon Whiskerblink and the Suspiciously Polite Trap
Inside the jeweled petals of Snapdragon House, Lady Snapdragon Whiskerblink serves tea, sass, and consequences with immaculate grace. But when a council investigator arrives to expose her suspiciously polite flower trap, the truth blooms into something far stranger: a living house with old rules, hidden wounds, and absolutely no patience for overwatered arses in formalwear.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Blushberry Earwig Who Heard Too Much
A nosy blushberry earwig overhears one tiny secret, repeats it with catastrophic flair, and accidentally turns Blushberry Bend into a gossip-soaked disaster zone. But when the truth behind an old Moonmelon Festival scandal begins to crack wide open, Prickletta must learn that some stories are not hers to chew on.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Jellybean Firefly of Unlicensed Twinkling
When Jellybean, a tiny firefly with a glow problem and absolutely no respect for paperwork, refuses to apply for a twinkling permit, he accidentally exposes the Sugarwild Garden’s biggest scandal. What begins as one bug’s unauthorized sparkle becomes a full-blown rebellion against dusty rule-makers, stolen light, and every joyless little clipboard goblin who ever told someone to dim down.
by Bill Tiepelman
Queen Peepblossom and the Unauthorized Crown Sprout
When Peepblossom wakes up with an unauthorized crown sprouting from her head, Bloomhush Garden promptly loses its tiny bureaucratic mind. Accused of treason before breakfast, this reluctant little not-queen must uncover the rot beneath the rules before the garden’s polished thorns prune the truth for good.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Dewdrop Dragonfly Who Forgot How Wings Work
When Pip Glimmerflit, Sugarwild Garden’s most dazzling dewdrop dragonfly, suddenly forgets how wings work, one embarrassing crash turns into a full-blown garden spectacle. But when a nursery pod of baby pollen sprites drifts toward Bramblecup Hollow, Pip has to fly ugly, scared, and sparkling anyway.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Velvet-Eared Nectarbat of Midnight Snacks
When the flowers of Sugarwild Garden turn beautiful but hollow, Vesper Nibblewick—a velvet-eared nectarbat with dramatic snack goblin energy and deeply questionable restraint—must face the ancient hunger stealing sweetness from the roots. What begins as a midnight nectar crisis becomes a funny, heartfelt tale about appetite, belonging, and learning that taking a sip is not the same as being welcomed to the table.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Taffy-Tailed Peepdragon of Unsupervised Blooming
A sticky-toed peepdragon with a candy-colored tail is blamed when the Sugarwild Garden’s First Sparkles begin vanishing before dawn. But in The Taffy-Tailed Peepdragon of Unsupervised Blooming, adorable chaos turns detective as one wrongly accused little menace uncovers a glittering garden crime, a fake trail of evidence, and a forgotten corner desperate for morning.
by Bill Tiepelman
Lady Lollywhisk and the Petal of Poor Decisions
When Lady Lollywhisk licks the one sacred petal she was very specifically told not to lick, Sugarwild Garden erupts into magical personality-swapping chaos. Now the fluffiest little disaster in the blossom patch has to carry the cure in her own traitorous mouth before the whole garden is stuck scrambled for seven years.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Buttonwing Beetle Who Forgot He Was Fancy
A jeweled beetle wakes beside a missing sacred relic and becomes the garden’s flashiest suspect. To clear his name, Buttonwing must dive into shady mushroom markets, theatrical cricket circles, corrupt garden politics, and the horrifying possibility that he may, in fact, be fancy as hell.
by Bill Tiepelman
Madame Glazebelly and the Borrowed Moonberry
Madame Glazebelly only meant to “borrow” the Moonberry for one glittering little evening, but her tiny moon-heist quickly spirals into scandal, root magic, nosy witnesses, and one very public reckoning beneath the Sugarwild moon. In a garden where sacred light has been fenced off for far too long, one fabulous snail discovers that some magic is never meant to be owned—only carried, shared, and presented with style.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Glass Chapel Beneath the Gilded Stormtree
A revenge wedding at the Glass Chapel Beneath the Gilded Stormtree should have been simple: humiliate the lying ex, reclaim the stolen fortune, and look devastating in silk. Unfortunately for Lavinia Thornvale, the chapel has opinions, the cake has standards, and the groom she chose as a weapon may be the one person honest enough to ruin her plans beautifully.
by Bill Tiepelman
The Harp Troll of Delicate Feelings
When three unwanted houseguests crash into Grumblewick’s ruined chapel with stolen music, cursed poetry, and one goblin-sized disaster, the Harp Troll of Delicate Feelings is dragged back toward the cruel court that once laughed him into exile. Armed with lace, grief, and a harp that absolutely judges people, he must face a queen who wants to turn secrets into chains — and prove that delicate feelings can still knock a crown sideways.
