New York, 1897. The study of insects has been Cecilia Downing's lifelong passion, but when both her professional and domestic hopes are dashed, she finds herself wondering if she is an entomologist—or merely an entomologist's discarded mistress? Cecilia retreats to her family's home in the Hudson Valley to rest, regroup, and maybe research ant species, only to find that her uncle has hired her childhood friend to redesign the estate grounds. Daniel Carter hasn't seen Cecilia in nearly twenty years, and—thanks to the terrible stray dog he's definitely not adopting—their reunion is a rocky one. His work at her uncle's estate is the project which will catapult his landscape design career to the next level, and he's not about to let Cecilia, or his growing attraction to her, derail his work. The more time Cecilia spends with Daniel, the more intrigued she is. Her childhood playmate has grown up handsome and clever, with a wicked...

The Nutcracker is back—but so is the Mouse King, and now she must choose between them... No one believes Marie's story about her magical journey with the Nutcracker Prince. She's even started to doubt it herself. But then her brother Fritz brings his fellow cavalrymen home for the family's annual Christmas party—and one of them demands she return the Mouse King's seven crowns to him. The Nutcracker finally reappears, and the familiar battle lines are drawn, but is Marie on the same side she was before? How can the Mouse King be so intriguing, and the Nutcracker so disappointing? And when Marie's niece Clara disappears, can she trust the Mouse King to help get Clara back—or is he still set on revenge? If you're into villain redemptions and fairy tale retellings, if you find Labyrinth to be a very intriguing film, if a book needs to have fencing, fighting, revenge, giants, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles in addition to...

When the winds bring her unsettling news from the emperor's war, Marie leaves home once again to find Dietrich Lang. This time, she's going to make sure they can stay together, even if it means dragging generals into dreams and facing the emperor himself. But even when you can fly and move between worlds, it's not so simple to turn armies aside and catch kings—especially when the dream world still has unrevealed secrets... Curse and Crown is the magical and action-packed conclusion to the Marie and the Mouse King trilogy in which everyone goes a bit feral, Marie and Dietrich get a happily ever after, and some other folks get their just rewards. Marie and the Mouse King is completed fantasy romance trilogy. Book 1: Sugar and Snow Book 2: Hawk and Hound Book 3: Curse and Crown

Dietrich Lang promised he'd teach her to fly, and Marie has tried to wait patiently for his return. When a stubborn ghost turns up instead, she sets out to find Lang at his winter garrison, sure that she needs his help for this new supernatural problem. But Lang has troubles of his own, facing suspicions over his true identity as the Grand Army begins its spring campaign, and still seeking revenge for the death of his mother and brothers. With the army on the move, Marie must learn how to fly as a hawk in order to stay hidden among the soldiers, master her ability to slip between the waking world and the dream realm, and find a way to banish the ghost for good. Join Marie and Lang in a new and magical adventure that continues from the events of Sugar and Snow, this time with a dash of Ladyhawke thrown in. Marie and the Mouse King is fantasy romance trilogy Book 1: Sugar and Snow Book 2: Hawk and Hound Book 3: Curse and Crown (Available November...