Books published by publisher Aladdin Paperbacks Jul - 2003

Everyone knows the story of Jack and the beanstalk. Everyone also knows that Jack's little adventure made him a very rich man. But what they don't know is what happened a long time after Jack...That's where Nick comes in. Orphaned and desperate, Nick joins a rugged band of thieves in hopes of a warm meal and a little protection. In exchange, Nick must help them break into the lavish white castle rumored to belong to an old man named Jack. Legend says it's full of riches from Jack's quest up a magical beanstalk decades ago. When Nick's dangerous mission leads him straight to Jack, he sees a chance to climb the famed beanstalk himself. But what Nick doesn't know is that things are different from when Jack made his climb. There are new foes at the top now. Ones with cruel weapons and foul plans-plans that could destroy the world as Nick knows it. Will Nick come down the beanstalk a hero? Will he come down at all?

Although she tries to conceal her gambling activities and her family's questionable past, eighteen-year-old Eden's headstrong ways attract attention in the frontier mining town of Last Chance, California, and cause problems as she tries to find a husband. Although she tries to conceal her gambling activities and her family's questionable past, eighteen-year-old Eden's headstrong ways attract attention in the mining town of Last Chance, California, and cause problems as she tries to find a husband