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The Dragon Boy - The Star Trilogy 1

Genres: Children's fiction, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 8-11, 18+

Orphaned twice by the time he was nine, he was living on the streets and did not even know his own name. He was not allowed to set foot inside the one place he was determined to find work. To complete the disaster of his young life, the object of his affections was Star, an immense, emerald-green dragon. But good fortune finally smiled upon him: Star was a Luck Dragon. Suddenly he was admitted as a barn boy into the elite Dragon Compound. He was given three warm meals a day, work, and even a name. And best of all, Star took him on as his secret apprentice.

At the Hot Gates: An Account of the Battle of Thermopylae

Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: Paperback
Age Groups: 8-11, 12-15

It’s the year 480 BC and the greatest army ever gathered in the ancient world is on the march to conquer all of Greece. An irresistible force, they overwhelm all who dare to stand in their way. One man steps forward to stop them, followed by 300 companions. This man is Leonidas. His companions are Spartans. They march to stop the Persian advance and meet their destiny at the narrows known as the Hot Gates.

Eleven

Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+

Benedict can’t seem to get it right. He wants to be a scribe but doesn’t have the money for an apprenticeship. He joins the city guard but is grievously wounded in his first battle. Then he falls in love with a woman he cannot have. Finally, his luck changes, and none other than Baron Roland de Cornu, the most powerful member of the city council, enlists Benedict as his personal spy. That’s when his troubles really begin.

The Yonder

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative
Formats: Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+

Magpie has agreed to help Constance find her husband who has gone lost in an other-worldly realm. Along the way, he makes a wager with the Devil—never a good idea—and ends up owing a life to Death, which he hopes won’t have to be his own. Then, risking his own freedom, Magpie goes toe-to-toe with a dangerous conjurer who has claimed Constance as his slave. It is a tale of hidden identities, misdirection, wandering and dead ends, of treachery and redemption, desperate oaths, impossible debts, and in the end, of faithfulness and love.

The Dragon, the Blade and the Thread - The Star Trilogy 3

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative
Formats: Paperback
Age Groups: 8-11, 12-15, 18+

Frustrated by his father’s expectation to follow in his footsteps, Prince Corin prefers sewing to sword fighting. His cousin Elinor has the eagerness for skills at arms which he lacks and, by a stroke of luck, uncovers a plot to overthrow the crown. Both cousins are befriended by a marketplace magician, whom the queen suspects is a master of the black arts and the cause of their Luck Dragon’s baffling illness. When their lives and the destiny of the kingdom are at stake, Corin must choose either to trust this mysterious old man or heed the warnings of his parents.

The Dragon of Two Hearts - The Star Trilogy 2

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative

Answering a call of distress, the knight Michael finds the king of Gladur Nock surprisingly reluctant to be rid of the shadow of fear the dragon Scorch casts over his land. Then the knight meets Princess Aina, a warrior maiden who first imprisons men and then trains them to do battle against the dragon. With whom should he align himself? The king is ambitious and cruel. The princess is secretive. And if he goes and fights, what chance does he stand against a ruthless and remorseless dragon? Has all his training with a Luck Dragon prepared him for this moment?