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Everything you’ve been told is wrong.Oh, not everything, I suppose. Yes, I turned a pumpkin into a coach and mice into horses. The stroke of midnight, the glass slippers, and the prince searching for a girl whose foot fit the shoe…those were all part of the story.And yet, the prince didn’t just fall in love with Cinderella because she looked good at the ball. Pigeon feathers and pollywogs! Could you respect him if he did?I most certainly could not.No, no, there was vastly more that happened before the night of the ball, and a great deal of international intrigue after. Cinderella was a warrior who saved the life of the prince and defended her kingdom from oppressors who were plotting to overthrow the king.They didn’t tell you that part?It’s time, past time, for you to know the true story of the real Cinderella.

They say I’m evil.They’ve called me jealous, petty, obsessive…wicked.But none of those who call me a villain realize what I was up against, and how my actions saved the prince and the kingdom. For years I told myself it didn’t matter what they thought—I knew the truth, and that was enough. As time goes on, though, it’s occurred to me that history often repeats itself. And we came so close to losing everything the last time.There is a fate worse than death, and it almost befell us all.In order to understand that, you’ve got to know the whole story. Many people have attempted to tell the story of Beauty and the Beast, but none of those understood why I did what I did.This is my side of the story.

Ilsa has been afraid of dragons ever since she saw them in the sky the night she was chased from her village as a child. Now, a decade later, she’d love to return to the place she once called home—if only she knew where to find home.Truth is, Ilsa doesn’t know who she is. She only knows her father left her in the care of a guy named Ram, who teaches her swordsmanship in a butcher shop until the day when it’s safe for her to continue home.But it may never be safe, and their enemies are closing in. Ilsa and Ram are being hunted, and they must flee through the dangers that bar them from their homeland. The journey will require all their skill and strength, but it will also uncover the secrets of who Ilsa is and where she belongs. She’s always longed for the truth, but once she learns it, can she accept it? Is she…a dragon? And do those ancient monsters even deserve to live?The e-book edition of Dragon includes an exclusive excerpt from Hydra, the second book in the Dragon Eye series.The Dragon Eye series books:One: DragonTwo: HydraThree: PhoenixFour: VixenFive: DraculSix: Basilisk

Deep in the Scottish Highlands, near the shore of Loch Ness, lies Nattertinny Castle—whose name, in Gaelic, means “dragon-fire castle.” Before her death, Faye Goodwin mentioned a dragon who lived near the loch. Hoping to find the long-lost dragon, Ilsa brings her daughters to the castle near Loch Ness.Wren, middle child of Ram and Ilsa, has been afraid of deep water and the dangers that may lurk there ever since sinister creatures nearly drowned her in the Caspian Sea. But Ed, the mysterious porter at Nattertinny Castle, knows about deep lakes and the monsters that dwell in their fathomless depths. He promises to keep Wren safe from whatever attacked her under the water…but to what lengths must he go to keep his promise?The Dragon Eye series books:One: DragonTwo: HydraThree: PhoenixFour: VixenFive: DraculSix: Basilisk

Years ago, a dragon named Ion nearly killed Zilpha’s father. Everything Zilpha has heard about Ion says he is cunning, deceptive, and never to be trusted.When Zilpha meets Ion, she learns there is far more to his story than anyone realizes. He knows things about dragon history and dragon powers that no one in her family knows. In fact, because of his unique background, Ion may be able to help them in ways no one else can.But if Ion is going to earn the Melikov family’s trust and approval, he must battle enemies no one else has ever defeated—enemies both outside…and within.The Dragon Eye series books:One: DragonTwo: HydraThree: PhoenixFour: VixenFive: DraculSix: Basilisk

Out of the ashes of a once-great dragon nation, a flame-colored dragon named Nia emerged. Alone for centuries, Nia is desperate to find more of her own kind. She indentures herself to the mad scientist Eudora in hopes of learning the whereabouts of her fellow dragons. But this information comes at a cost—if she flees, the mutant dragon-hunting yagi, trained on her scent, will hunt her down and destroy her.When Felix, youngest son of the Melikovs, meets Nia, he’s smitten. Felix promises to help Nia in her quest to find more dragons, regardless of the danger. But Ram, Felix’s brother, also falls in love with Nia. As they journey toward the mouth of a live volcano, death threatens—ahead, behind, and among them.The Dragon Eye series books:One: DragonTwo: HydraThree: PhoenixFour: VixenFive: DraculSix: Basilisk

Gold.It has long been rumored that dragons don’t just hoard gold, they make it. But how? Humans and dragons have fought and died in hopes of learning the secret.Felix Melikov has made gold, once, almost by accident, and he’s never managed to do it again, nor has he figured out how it happened the first time. He’s determined to sort out the secret.But he’s not the only one who’s trying to solve the riddle. There are others, ancient foes, who are obsessed with making gold, and they’ll stop at nothing to learn what Felix knows.Can Felix stay ahead of them and solve the mystery first? Or will this all-consuming quest consume him, too?

Rilla may be a dragon, but she’s not about to let that get in the way of her plans to finish her college degree. More than anything, she’s focused on writing her senior thesis about the true identity of Vlad Dracul, the mysterious Romanian count who inspired the legend of Dracula.The only problem? Rilla needs a rare book that has gone mysteriously missing.So when a handsome stranger shows up at her door, book in hand, and offers her the text in exchange for her help, she accepts his offer, only to discover she’s not the only one who wants the book. A centuries-old villain wants the truth to remain buried…and is ready to kill for it.

Fifteen years ago, two infants were found, abandoned but otherwise healthy, in a duffel bag at an interstate rest stop. Since then, the two have grown into normal teenagers.Well, not quite normal.They can do things that aren’t humanly possible.In an effort to learn who—or what—they are, the twins follow the trail of a cold case that investigators gave up on years before. In the process, they uncover secrets and dangers that could threaten not just their lives, but the very existence of their kind.

From Chris Stevenson, author of The Drum of Destiny, comes Gabriel Cooper’s next Revolutionary War adventure. Middle-grade historical fiction at its best, Gabriel Cooper is the Johnny Tremain for a new generation.As the Winter of 1775 approaches, the British have taken up residence in Boston. The fledgling Continental Army appears powerless to drive the redcoats back to England. Young Gabriel Cooper, a new aide-de-camp to General Washington, is learning the rigors of army life when he is called upon to journey with Henry Knox to retrieve Fort Ticonderoga’s cannon. Nearly sixty cannons must be sledded through New England’s winter wilderness back to Cambridge. The journey, filled with challenges, will be a daring trek across hundreds of miles to retrieve the one thing that can drive the British from Boston: a cannon! Peppered with historic personality, Cannon of Courage weaves fact with adventure to tell this remarkable story of American military achievement.

A discarded drum and a dream, at the dawn of the American Revolution. Twelve-year-old orphan, Gabriel Cooper, dodges Tories, overcomes sickness and the perils of a patriot, as he journeys from New York to Boston along the Post Road, to join the fight for freedom. Accessible and exciting, The Drum of Destiny is Johnny Tremain meets Horatio Hornblower for a new generation.The year is 1775, and twelve-year-old Gabriel Cooper is an orphaned patriot stuck living in a house of British loyalists. But when the boy discovers a discarded drum in the East River, he sees it as a call to leave his home in New York and join the American colonists’ fight for freedom in Boston. With rich, historic details, Gabriel’s adventure will captivate readers as they join him on the difficult journey to his destiny.

A discarded drum and a dream, at the dawn of the American Revolution. Twelve-year-old orphan, Gabriel Cooper, dodges Tories, overcomes sickness and the perils of a patriot, as he journeys from New York to Boston along the Post Road, to join the fight for freedom. Accessible and exciting, The Drum of Destiny is Johnny Tremain meets Horatio Hornblower for a new generation.The year is 1775, and twelve-year-old Gabriel Cooper is an orphaned patriot stuck living in a house of British loyalists. But when the boy discovers a discarded drum in the East River, he sees it as a call to leave his home in New York and join the American colonists’ fight for freedom in Boston. With rich, historic details, Gabriel’s adventure will captivate readers as they join him on the difficult journey to his destiny.