For years Hanna has labored to become a pastry chef. Driven from her home once before, she's willing to endure whatever it takes to keep her position in the palace kitchens of Northhelm. But as her dreams are about to come true, everything goes wrong. Hanna must decide if she's ready to fight for herself, as well as for the man she loves.

The Coronation Ball The second criminal case of private investigator Achille Corso and Pentesilea Orsini A classic whodunit Crime Novel: A new case for Achille Corso and forensic scientist Pentesilea Orsini in the exotic setting of the Castello di Sammezzano. The masked ball of an aristocrat circle on the occasion of the coronation of Charles III is the starting point for a complicated search for an unknown intruder and a trail that will lead to a murder in the past: What happened many years ago and what role plays Isabella de Medici Orsini, the first lady of the Grand Duchy of Florence in the Renaissance? Crime novel series trailer: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexanderPDyle

Sarah and Evelyn have already risked everything to help Ava win a crown. But they soon learn that a coronation is a beginning, not an ending. Not everyone is happy to see the young queen on the throne, and intrigue and danger lurk all around. The cousins find themselves fighting to save the crown and secure their own Happily Ever Afters.

Originally published by Bodley Head, 2012.

Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp and beautiful. But when she fails at her most important task, she's forced to flee. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and, hardest of all, herself? In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood must fight for her freedom, no matter the cost.

Princess Cordelia is used to being overshadowed by her many brothers and sisters. So when offered the chance to attend her brother's wedding in faraway Northhelm, she leaps at it. But not everything in the Northhelmian court is as it appears. Cordelia must find a way to save the day before she can find romance at A Midwinter's Wedding.

Queen Levana is a ruler who uses her 'glamour' to gain power. but long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story - a story that has never been told ... until now.