For anyone who's seen Walt Disney's Snow White, you'll know that the Wicked Queen is one evil woman After all, it's not everyone who wants to cut out their teenage step-daughter's heart and have it delivered back in a locked keepsake box. (And even if this sort of thing is a common urge, we don't know many people who have acted upon it.)

Now, for the first time, we'll examine the life of the Wicked Queen and find out just what it is that makes her so nasty. Here's a hint: the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror is not just some random spooky visage-and he just might have...

The fourth novel in Valentino's successful Villains series brings the story of Maleficent from Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" to the forefrontNa tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries.

The fifth installment of Valentino's Villains series retells the story of Mother Gothel, the old witch who kept Rapunzel in a tower. Here is one version of the story that has remained untold for centuries--a tale of mothers and daughters, youth and dark magic.agic.