Richard D'Cygnet has made his decisions. He reached out and grasped the power of the kingship of Westfeld. Now he must face the consequences and repercussions of what he has chosen. The challenge is to stay alive through it all. There is still the Magic he must learn to control. Oh, and a Dragon he must work out a relationship with; and there is his Queen, his Love, the Rose of Westfeld. Never mind facing his envious stepfather, Aldric King of Calmora and Albon, as his equal. Richard has faced the "Turning Point" in his life, but it is yet to be seen if he will survive the confrontations to come, in this thrilling conclusion to The Dragon and The Rose.

Choices. We all face them. Those defining moments in our life when the decisions we make will alter our life forever. Now is Richard D'Cygnet's time to face that Turning Point. The choices he makes, however, will reverberate through four kingdoms. He has been sent on what seems a simple assignment. Deliver invitations to the neighboring kingdoms of Westfeld to the coronations of his stepfather, Aldric and his mother, Joanna, as King and Queen of Albon. Recently conquered by Aldric, Albon adds a second crown to his title as King of Calmora. Richard discovers that all is not quite what it seems in Westfeld. Awakened by his presence, the Magic of the land presents a problem for him. It is a Magic he doesn't quite believe in, and it has a proposition for him, a chance for him to attain what has been denied him by his stepfather; but it is not the only offer Richard receives while in Westfeld. He realizes these offers place him uncomfortably at the center of attention and intrigue. Other plans are being made for his life. His stepfather has distinct plans for not just Richard but for all the unmarried youth in his kingdom, and a maniacal foe plots Richard's death. Richard must come to terms with the Magic and it's power, make all the right choices, and still manage to stay alive.

Based on the lives of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

Katie and Brian Eames and their friend Reme spend their summer vacation exploring the fields and woods outside their little town, Misty Haven. Each day, they gather for ice-cold lemonade at the neighborhood pub and restaurant, The Dragon and The Rose, run by Mr. Amos Teagarden, who tells the children a legend from 10th-century Wales: There were two princes, stepbrothers named Vrolich and Rouge, who had become known as the Dragon and the Rose. The younger brother, the Rose, was an evil sorcerer who turned the Dragon's wife into a pillar of stone, and then transformed Vrolich into a real dragon. The Dragon departed Britain, flying westward over the sea, vanquished and heartbroken. In their adventurous explorations, and at nearly the cost of their lives, Katie, Brian, and Reme discover a secret cave and a sleeping dragon...the Dragon. Speaking in his ancient tongue, with Reme translating from Latin, the Dragon assures them of his royal lineage and good intentions. Together, the three children and the Dragon devise a plan to defeat the evil Rose. The children, with their sometime captor Doris, and Mr. Teagarden fly on the back of the Dragon across the ocean to Wales, where they are met by Mr. Teagarden's relatives, who vow to help the young heroes. Far away from home, they are sure to encounter the forces of the Rose, severe danger, and a great battle as they struggle to set right an ancient wrong.

In this book, Sus Van Elzen investigates the transformation of China from 1949 to 2008, with a particular focus on artists and architects. The makeover of Beijing in particular has been driven not only by economic factors but also by the governing regime's cultural and political agenda. As Van Elzen demonstrates, the resultant conflict presents some unprecedented creative challenges.

The shadow of the cursed Dragon Lord has hung over the town of Lirinsholme for centuries, and no one ever knows when the Dragon will claim his next doomed Bride. Rhianne Menyon has dreams of being a painter, but her world changes forever when a single moment of sacrifice brings her to Black's Keep as the Dragon's latest Bride. As she attempts to adjust to her new life...and to know something of the monster who is now her husband...Rhianne begins to see that the curse is far crueler than she first believed, and unraveling the mystery of what happened to the Dragon's Brides is only the beginning. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set in the world of the Latter Kingdoms. Author’s Note: All Tales of the Latter Kingdoms novels are written as standalone romances and can be read in any order.

Before Raffles, before Rajah Brooke, there was Francis Light, the 18th-century trailblazer in the Malay Archipelago. The 18th-century Straits of Malacca is in crisis, beleaguered by the Dutch, the Bugis, and the clash between Siam and Burma. Enter Francis Light, devious manipulator of the status quo, joined by a cast of real historical figures from the courts of Siam and Kedah and from the East India Company, including Sultan Muhammed Jiwa, King Tak Sin, Warren Hastings and Martinha Rozells, a young Eurasian woman of noble birth. From humble origins in Suffolk, England, Light struggles against the social prejudices of his day. His subsequent adventures as a naval officer and country ship captain take him from India to Sumatra, the Straits of Malacca to Siam, through shipwreck, sea battles, pirate raids and tropical disease. But Light’s most difficult challenge is his ultimate dream: to establish a British port in the Indies on behalf of the East India Company. Dragon, the first volume of Penang Chronicles, charts Francis Light’s colourful adventures in the decades before the settlement of Penang island, the Honourable Company’s first possession on the Malay Peninsula.