Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered. Though the police make an immediate arrest, Bella doubts this case is quite that simple. She needs her crime-solving boyfriend, Luke, more than ever. Problem is, his ex-girlfriend has moved back to town, giving Bella some murderous thoughts of her own. Then again, there's no time for a relationship crisis when Bella's doing her best to derail her father's wedding and stay one step ahead of a killer. Is God sending her a message in all of this madness? With a murderer on the loose and her boyfriend's ex on the prowl, this undercover clown has never had more to juggle--or more to risk.

Billie Templar desperately wants her dad to come home. He's a soldier and has been away for seven weeks, fighting for 'Queen and country' - but how can the two of them possibly defend their four-year record of winning the three-legged race at the school carnival if he's thousands of miles away? Then, when one of the other soldiers in Dad's regiment is seriously hurt, the stakes get even higher. Billie needs her dad home, sharpish. There's only one person who can help - Her Majesty. She's in charge of the army, right? She can send Dad home! Billie tries to get inside Buckingham Palace to sort it out, but it's not that easy. So, with the help of shy Sarah and allergy-prone Jake, the school brass band and a motley team of enthusiastic old-age pensioners, Billie hatches a fool-proof plan to get the Queen to her little village instead... Both laugh-out-loud funny and utterly heart-wrenching, and featuring an unforgettable cast of sweet, crazy characters, Billie's journey will have you laughing and crying in equal measure.

Super-smart Shayla Thomas doesn't have time to explore a real relationship because she is too busy taking her autistic sister, Clara, to therapy and school. She lives hidden behind her novels and the red hair and freckles she was cursed with at birth. Not to mention the extra fifteen pounds that made her zaftig. Senior year is her last chance to lose the weight and get hottie Drew Evans to look at her. Things start to fall into place until Irish exchange student Conarie McBaine arrives.Charming and gorgeous, Conarie captivates the Thomas sisters. His presence unlocks a hidden power in Shayla that allows her to communicate with her sister in another realm where fairies and magic exist! When fairy-Clara forces Shay to realize she is more than what she seems, her life takes an unusual twist.Shay must learn to harness the power of her heartstone, wield fairy magic, pacify her mother's matchmaking attempts and fight her overwhelming craving to be with Conarie - because giving in to her desire could kill him.