Children's Books
Tommy Klopt and his family are starting fresh on the straight and narrow. With their new crew member, Cosette, who they saved from a sea witch, the Klopts are building a life in New England. The ever-present ghost pirate, Francois l’Olonnais, has grown quite a reputation in the ghostly realm since meeting the family. He’s garnered respect for acquiring a new crew of mortals, the Klopt family, at his beck and call. Jealousy and greed have not escaped those serving their time in limbo, and unlike l’Olonnais, these pirates seek to control the Klopts to satisfy their desire for power and treasure. The crew of the Whispering Sands has a plan to release l’Olonnais’ hold on the Klopts and mark the family for themselves.
Lynx growled and Wolf howled. Rain Dancer was in trouble. The little Indian princess was lost deep in the woods. Grandmother always said that tears make her weak, so Rain Dancer stopped them with her breathing. Instead, Wolf and Lynx taught Rain Dancer to: ‘Listen with the eye that sees.’ Closing her eyes, Rain Dancer sees Grandmother, drumming and calling to her with her Third Eye.
With the help of the Great Creator, and Northern Lights, Rain Dancer ‘sees’ her way through the dark forest. Lead astray by little wood spirits, she comes face to face with White Bear, who lets her go so she can learn about plants to save her people.
When Rain Dancer finds her way home, she goes to the Spirit World to learn more about her vision quest. Rain Dancer’s Third Eye has shown her the future.
Little Star wants to shine his light brighter than all the stars in the sky, but he’s just a baby star, and doesn’t know how. Father Sun and Mother Moon show Little Star the pretty planet Earth, where people look up to find the light of happiness.
Little Star looks down. Debbie is crying in her sandbox. Her sand castles are kicked apart, and she is sad. Little Star tries his best to shine, but Debbie can’t see him. He asks North Star, Orion and the Milky Way how they shine, but he must find his own way. Soon, Little Star imagines he is dancing. Light bursts from all his points. Debbie notices the twinkle, and soon she is dancing. Together, the stars help Debbie change, and find her light of happiness. ‘Little Star’ is a transformational and magical story of ‘happily ever after’.
The Golden Rule is a magical tale of an Angel who drops from Heaven with one wing. To earn a second wing, Angel must do a good deed. The problem? No one can see her. Not Princess who looks down on Peasant, or Baby Dragon with the tiny roar, or Prince who would rather dance than fight, or Jester with the bad jokes, or Uncle Wizard, who rules an unhappy kingdom. Angel watches what makes them happy, and begins to create a ‘Golden Rule’ about getting along. ‘Treat others as you want to be treated.’ But Uncle Wizard says they are only words. And words without actions are just words. Suddenly, Prince leads them in a happy dance, and ‘The Golden Rule’ words come to life. Angel offers to be the Golden Rule Ambassador, and her second wing begins to grow. Soon, Angel flies ‘The Golden Rule’ around the world so everyone on Earth can live, ‘Happily Ever After.’
The Happy Mirror is a delightful tale of a Queen in the Kingdom of Strife, who is given a new BFF, The Happy Mirror, and dances for joy to see herself. The unhappy people outside her castle tower window make the Queen’s right-side up smile turn upside down. The Happy Mirror can only show her the frown it sees on her face. In a rage, the Queen throws her crown at The Happy Mirror, smashing it to pieces. A Little Boy on a crutch begs her for a piece of mirror. When he sees himself in his tiny mirror, he jumps for joy. As the Queen hands out pieces of mirror to the villagers, she sees their upside down smiles turn right side up, and she feels happiness, from inside out. Sharing The Happy Mirror helps the Kingdom of Strife live, ‘Happily Ever After.’
Hickorytick Forest is home to fairy tale folk, sprites and fairies. It is also home to dragons! On a quest to solve the problem of having a good night’s rest for fire-breathing dragons, Adamas Dragon meets the wacky Wizard Parr. Parr needs a dragon’s tooth to stop from shrinking out of sight and agrees to help Adamas in his quest. All looks grand from afar, but a good-for-nothing fairy tries to trick Adamas into breaking the tooth fairy code and committing a dastardly deed. It will take his dragon wit and mother’s wise words to save the day. The Dragon’s Dream & The Wizard’s Wish is a tale of magic and adventure guaranteed to be enjoyed by anyone who has ever lost, or ever will lose, a tooth.
After the Klopt’s square their debt with pirate ghost Jacques Mignard, they are left with a new crew member, Cosette, and a debt owed to a sea witch, Volange that brings them to Scotland. Pirate ghost François l’Olonnais, always with a watchful eye over Tommy, decides to lend the family a hand for their next quest. He enlists the help of a Scottish pirate ghost, Captain Red Boots. Working in a time crunch, with two new crew members that don’t see eye to eye, and avoiding Volange’s powerful brother who wants to stop them, the Klopt family is in for more than their share of rough seas. Will Tommy save the day again or has he finally met his match?
The pendant still holds four zombies’ souls, and the Bokor will stop at nothing to get it back. Now that Goldie has discovered the identity of her birth mother and the Bokor and the reason for her adoption, she understands the importance of freeing all the souls and crushing the Bokor’s bid for power. However, the powerful sorcerer holds Goldie’s sister, Gema, captive and has a few more evil surprises in store. With Gema’s life on the line, will Goldie choose to save her sister or stop the Bokor?
After the first harrowing but successful zombie encounter, fourteen-year-old Goldie Rich and her older sister, Gema, make amends. Since Gema still doesn’t share Goldie’s belief in zombies, Goldie and best friend, Rita, decide to keep their zombie activities a secret. With nine souls left to free from the magical pendant Goldie found, her zombie hunting days are far from over.
The warring light and dark magic of the pendant give Goldie frequent nightmares. Her visions give her clues of what lies ahead and what she needs to do to defeat the evil Bokor. As she struggles to unravel them while keeping it a secret, friends Jonny and Blake get pulled into the zombie hunt. Just when Goldie finally feels she has the mission under control, some new discoveries alert her that the dark magic has placed Gema in danger.
For the sleepy, seaside town of Vivian, life is usually just another day at the beach until a rash of bizarre robberies occur with one thing in common—the DNA lifted from the crime scene belongs to a dead man. Fourteen-year-old Goldie Rich is hardly concerned about that. She has enough problems dealing with her annoying guardian for the summer, older sister Gema.
Goldie’s problems escalate when she finds a pendant necklace washed up on the beach. The pendant contains the souls of zombies created by an evil sorcerer. Goldie must wear the necklace until she frees the souls, but to accomplish this, she has to confront the zombies face to face.
Goldie seeks help from her best friend, eccentric and free-spirited Rita. Although the pair’s zombie hunting exploits get them into huge trouble, they uncover the truth about the town’s robberies and how the secrets of Goldie’s past will define her future.
For two years, twelve-year-old Tommy Klopt, his dad, Hoody, and his two brothers, Connor and Dillon, sailed the seas as Robin Hood-type pirates. After meeting, and almost getting killed, by a pirate from the 1600s turned evil ghost, François l’Olonnais, the family decides to head back to land and start over. Life on land turns out badly for the family, and they set sail once again. It isn’t long before l’Olonnais returns and brings a fellow ghost pirate, Captain Jacques Mignard with him. Mignard needs a mortal’s help to retrieve his girlfriend, Cosette, and he heard Tommy can get the job done. Besides a time crunch, the biggest obstacle is a spiteful and tricky sea witch, Volange.
Tommy Klopt is cunning and clever. Of course, he’s a pirate. The twelve-year-old, along with his brothers, Connor and Dillon, begin a life at sea when their distraught father, Hoody, hits hard times. After a couple of years of smooth sailing as Robin Hood-type pirates, the family encounters a typhoon in the form of 400-year-old pirate ghost, François l’Olonnais. To force Tommy to complete a task, l’Olonnais captures Hoody. In a race against time to free him, the boys go up against real pirates and the FBI. But even if they can save their father, will l’Olonnais, the most evil pirate in history, really hold up his end of the bargain?
Racer, Arloe, and Locke are back in this thrilling follow-up to Town from Hell. The trio may have left Winthrop far behind, but the demons aren't about to set them free.
With demon blood still ruling Racer's emotions, only time will tell if he can adapt after learning Arloe's secret. As the couple try to return to their normal lives, they vow not to keep secrets from each other again. However, Racer hasn't come clean on everything, and what he's holding back will affect Arloe in a huge way when the demon of lust comes to call. Dealing with demons comes at a stiff price. Racer must face his deepest fears, Locke's life is on the line, and Arloe fights an internal battle of good vs. evil. In the midst of being deceived and double-crossed, Racer swears to free them before the hell fire takes them down.