An exciting new fantasy series set on the Isle of Wight in the early 19th century. When Thomas Smith and his family moved to the town of Brading, they were hoping to have found a place that they could finally call home. Unfortunately, trouble had a habit of following them and follow them it did. The Smith family encounter murder, treachery, and betrayal within the small town, but this is overshadowed by an infestation of rats. The town, however, had found a saviour. The one known as the Piper......or so they thought.

While in Germany with their father, who is researching the Pied Piper legend, Max, nearly thirteen, and her brother Carter, ten, are spirited away to the magical land where the stolen children of Hamelin have been hidden since the thirteenth century.

From award-winning author Ellen Potter comes a charming new chapter book series where kids, lobster boats, and a hint of magic are part of everyday life. There are three things you should know about Piper Green: 1. She always says what’s on her mind (even when she probably shouldn’t). 2. She rides a lobster boat to school. 3. There is a Fairy Tree in her front yard. Life on an island in Maine is always interesting. But when a new teacher starts at Piper’s school—and doesn’t appreciate the special, um, accessory that Piper has decided to wear—there may be trouble on the horizon. Then Piper discovers the Fairy Tree in her front yard. Is the Fairy Tree really magic? And can it fix Piper’s problems? ★“Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic. Piper has a winning combination of stubbornness, loyalty, and independence, which Leng ably portrays in her loosely inked, gently humorous artwork.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “With its intriguing setting, sympathetic characters, and hint of magic, this new chapter-book series should charm fledgling readers.” —Kirkus Reviews “Piper is brave and tough on the surface, and her sense of loss lies at the heart of the conflict. Written with humor as well as pathos, the first-person text shows her confused emotions and her resiliency as well. An appealing debut for the series.” —Booklist “Potter puts her own stamp on the spunky-quirky-stubborn girl story. . . . A satisfying, accessible, funny early chapter book.” —The Horn Book

"She's Agatha Christie with an attitude; outrageous and engrossing at the same time." Steven Womack, NASHVILLE BANNER Book four in Sharyn McCrumb's Elizabeth MacPherson murder mystery series. A motley crew of American and British professionals and amateurs gathers for an archaeological dig into prehistoric burial rites on a small Scottish island. Things already aren't going so well, when one of the strongest in the crew dies suddenly. Afraid for her life, fellow digger and forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson probes the rocky topsoil for a reason behind the evil aura of death that seems to hover over them. Is the excavation cursed by the ancient dead...or is there a more modern explanation behind the group's strangely rising mortality rate...?

On Moonstone Island, one of the legendary Dragon Islands lives a dragon whose color has been the bane of his existence. Born a white dragon in a world populated by Emerald, Ruby, Onyx, Garnet, Sapphire, Amethyst, and Gold dragon shifters, Dreq has been an outcast all of his life. His color is despised by those of his breed, and he has been allowed to live on the fringes of their society solely because he has been proven fertile, although he has little to no chance of finding a mate.Cooper is a pirate whose ship sinks just off the coast of Moonstone Island. His life is saved by Dreq, and no one is more surprised to find himself attracted to the handsome dragon shifter.Narith is a ruby dragon whose mate has failed to produce a clutch for him. He wants Dreq for the purpose of breeding, and plots to steal him away from Cooper.Will love conquer all on Moonstone Island, and whose clutch will Dreq eventually bear?