Her destiny must be fulfilled . . .

Branwen refuses to take orders from anyone--even the Shining Ones. The ancient gods have marked her as the one fated to save her country from the Saxons. But is she truly ready to be a leader?

Then a messenger from the skies shows her a vision of a bleak and violent future, a future in which Branwen has abandoned her destiny, and those most dear to her suffer unspeakable horrors. There's a blurry line between good and evil, and those Branwen trusts the most are capable of the greatest betrayal. The Shining Ones have spoken. Will Branwen answer their call?

In simultaneous hardcover and paperback editions, the final book in a four-book chapter book series, a companion to The Unicorn's Secret. The faeries have returned to their beloved meadow near the village of Ash Grove. Winter is coming and they are working hard to prepare for the storms--and to stay hidden. Alida saved the villagers' crops from Lord Dunraven's greed, but now the people of Ash Grove know that the faeries have returned. Will they tell Lord Dunraven's guards? The faeries live in fear of being discovered and Alida wants desperately to find a way to make her family safer. Then a frightening accident in the woods outside Ash Grove brings even more danger, and an opportunity for Alida to forge a friendship that could change the faeries' lives forever. The risk is terrible--Alida can only follow her heart.

Fifteen-year-old Justine Ross and her family travel to London, England for what is to be a three-week vacation. While they are there, Justine's father is to speak at a medical symposium . After they arrive, Justine notices a shadowy figure dressed in black which randomly appears wherever they are. She soon realizes no one else sees the mystery figure. To top it all off, she hears a voice tell her that time is running out! Out for what? And why her? Frustration, fear and curiosity take hold of her as she seeks to learn the answer. The answer comes during a daytrip to Stonehenge when the identity of the shadowy figure is revealed. The Ross family suddenly find themselves transported back in time to an age of sorcerers, and kings and the magic of Wiltshire for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.