Books with author C.S. Humphrey

Elayne thinks the old family story that one of her ancestors stepped through a tapestry into a world of mythical beasts makes a great fireside tale. But she lives in the real world. In New York City. And she's outgrown that kind of fantasy.Until she finds herself in front of a unicorn tapestry at the Cloisters museum and sees her initials woven into the fabric. And hears a unicorn calling to her. And slips and falls—into that other world.Suddenly the line between fantasy and reality isn't so clear. But the danger is real enough. Almost before she can think, Elayne is attacked by a ferocious beast, rescued by a unicorn, and taken prisoner by a tyrant king. Each of them seems to have an idea about her—that she's a hero, a villain, dinner!But Elayne has a few ideas of her own. She wants to overthrow the king; she wants to tame the unicorn. She wants to go home! And she's willing to become both hero and villain to do it.From the Hardcover edition.

The exclusive Author’s Cut of the YA classic, including the lost chapter and original beginning. When Elayne slips from New York City into the Land of the Fabulous Beast, the line between fantasy and reality isn't so clear anymore. But the danger is all too real. She must overthrow the tyrant king. She must tame the unicorn. She must find her way home! And she must become both hero and villain to do it.

Christine had shared everything with Jennifer. There was a moment of silence as the two women considered all that Christine had confessed. Jennifer could see that Christine still felt a great amount of love for Bo. "Christine, there is one question you must still be able to answer." Christine knew what Jennifer was pointing to. "Christine, if you see Bo Wyoming again, and he asks you to forgive him for the last twenty-four years, and that he still is in love with you, what will you say?" Christine had considered this very question throughout the last twenty-four years, especially over the past two or three years. She answered Jennifer very slowly as if to think through each word she spoke. "I am no longer a young girl in love with a budding hero. I've seen a lot, I've experienced a lot these past twenty-four years. In some ways, I am happy with my life today. Yet I admit, that I have been lonely for many years. I have never lost my love for Bo even though I have no idea how he feels about me." "But what if he tells you that he still loves you Christine? What will you do then?" "I hope that I am strong enough to tell him that I still love him very much. That I have always loved him and that I have never loved anyone else." Jennifer was pressing now but seemed to realize that Christine wanted to confront what might very well happen. "Christine, if Bo asks you to marry him, will you?" Christine had come to the end of the road. Jennifer was only asking what Christine had dreamed about. "Jennifer, so many years have gone by, and we have lived such different lives." "Christine, will you marry Bo Wyoming if he proposes to you?" Christine knew her answer.

What happens when you're far too inquisitive for your own good? When you talk to strangers and follow your instinct? You arrive in an unfamiliar world where sorcery has control of the weather and whose unusual inhabitants do all they can to survive. Luckily Emily and her trusted friend are quick witted and determined. But can they avoid the sorceress's traps and restore natural order before it's too late? Anschuan is a world not restricted by ordinary time and space. It has become dominated by Toraina, an evil sorceress who has seized control of the country's weather. Emily embarks on a journey to restore the rightful Queen Aurora but her quest is full of dangers. Assisted by friends new and old - a mysterious Boatman, a family of wolves, and a blind ranger with a bottomless backpack, she learns and develops from each new experience and adventure. Toraina's use of the weather to intimidate and cause physical harm, the guidance of a trio of very familiar sentinels, and her beloved Sammy, are the only things which remain constant throughout. But the boundaries between the two worlds aren't always quite as clear as they first appear.