The kingdom of Loria has been torn apart by 15 years of war and the bravest of warriors seem to have lost all hope. On the eve of a desperate battle, Keeper Kelvin rallies his men and a messenger is sent to save a hidden child, the last of the legendary Guardians. Before her power can be realized, an ancient evil stirs awake under the mesmerized eyes of a young girl, and seeks to claim the hearts of those who would betray their heritage. Salvation for Kelvin and the child rests miles away, inside the castle at Northwood. But, as the evil spreads, even the stone walls of the ancient keep may not give them enough protection to make their final stand.

In a mysterious new world where strangely evolved creatures roam the earth and the secrets of the past lie concealed underground, six-year-old Lora arrives home and discovers that a decision she has made has had devastating consequences.Eight years later, Lora is thrown into a dark struggle when she finds out that ruthless powers intend to trade her brother for her best friend to broker a deal. An unexplained attack on her home sends her fleeing to the city ghettos where she meets Tommy, an orphan she can trust with her life, though not with her wallet nor less with her heart. They smuggle themselves into Lora’s old kingdom, a realm of dangers and deceit. Strange peoples and creatures speak languages they cannot understand making their journey by turns bizarre and frightening. Armed with only courage and humor, they must unravel a riddle and cross a forbidding landscape to find the forgotten old world, buried deep within the belly of the earth.With each challenge they overcome she is drawn closer to the enemies who covet that which she guards, an Amulet; the key to a secret both great and terrible, desired above all treasures on earth.

Five common Elements bind all of creation together; Fire, Earth, Water, Air and Life. But the Aesir Element, wielded by the Creator’s messengers, is the most beautiful and by far the deadliest. When the human crown-princess, Lrill Kettenring, suddenly manifests the Aesir Element it slowly corrupts her. Her eyes change color, limbs elongate, ears grow pointed and the power arcs out in crushing waves of blue flame to demolish everything around her. Feared, resented and mistaken for a hated Changeling, she flees to the Mage’s Keep. There, with the help of a Telchine Scholar Mage, reluctant Changeling prince, kind-hearted Gnome, and a seductive Water Elf, she works to control her powers and find a way to reclaim her throne… but the very nature of her power makes her a ticking time bomb... and the only one who could cure her has been ordained her enemy by an ancient foe Lrill doesn’t even know she has.

Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty Hawk, an intrepid teenage pilot with her own De Havilland Beaver seaplane and a nose for mystery and intrigue. A cross between Amelia Earhart, Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking, Kitty is a quirky young heroine with boundless curiosity and a knack for getting herself into all kinds of precarious situations.After leaving her home in the western Canadian fishing village of Tofino to spend the summer in Alaska studying humpback whales Kitty finds herself caught up in an unforgettable adventure involving stolen gold, devious criminals, ghostly shipwrecks, and bone-chilling curses. Kitty's adventure begins with the lingering mystery of a sunken ship called the Clara Nevada and as the plot continues to unfold this spirited story will have armchair explorers and amateur detectives alike anxiously following every twist and turn as they are swept along through the history of the Klondike Gold Rush to a suspenseful final climactic chase across the rugged terrain of Canada's Yukon, the harsh land made famous in the stories and poems of such writers as Jack London, Robert Service and Pierre Berton. It is a riveting tale that brings to glorious life the landscape and history of Alaska's inside passage and Canada's Yukon, as Kitty is caught up in an epic mystery set against the backdrop of the scenery of the Klondike Gold Rush.Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is a perfect book to fire the imagination of readers of all ages. Filled with fascinating and highly Google-able locations and history this book will inspire anyone to learn and experience more for themselves as Kitty prepares for her next adventure - flying around the world!