Destined to a solitary life in the desert, a storyteller longing for a kindred spirit encounters the cold and beautiful daughter of her village's murderous conqueror before nightmarish threats challenge their unlikely relationship.

A fourteen-year-old orphan spins irresistible tales for both young and old in the town of Carlisle on Prince Edward Island.

During the 1971 Troubles in Ireland, twelve-year-old Finn is sent to live with her estranged mother and half-sister in Virginia, where she finds life disturbingly similar to one of her grandmother's stories.

"Kenny Tedford is a charming combination of Helen Keller and Forrest Gump that includes deafness, blindness, an inability to speak clearly until the age of ten, and mental challenges that give him the same child-like innocence that made Gump so lovable. Despite his cognitive impairment, Kenny is a masterful storyteller; he is one of only two deaf people in the world with a master's degree in storytelling, which he earned at the age of fifty-five,...

"When the true intentions of the Erlking are revealed, which could forever alter the mortal realm, Serilda and Gild must foil the Erlking's evil agenda by solving the mystery of Gild's forgotten name in order to protect their unborn child"--

"In twelfth century, Persia, clever and dreamy Shaherazade stumbles on the Malik's beloved wife entwined with a lover in a sun-dappled courtyard. When Shaherazade recounts her first tale, the story of this infidelity, to the Malik, she sets the Seljuk Empire on fire. Enraged at his wife's betrayal, the once-gentle Malik beheads her. But when that killing does not quench his anger, the Malik begins to marry and behead a new bride each night. Furious...

Fourteen-year-old Kirra must summon the courage to face her own mistakes before she can help save her peaceful community from a gigantic threat.--