The Chronicles of Caroline Casey

This book features four novellas about the mystical, magical adventures of a high school girl who has the power to see a supernatural world that is invisible to most humans. Caroline also has the ability to discern truth from lies with perfect accuracy. This ability as a "lie detector" proves to be very valuable as Caroline and her friends fight against the forces of evil.

The four novellas in this book are:
The Magical Truths of Caroline Casey
The Magical Truths of Phoenix Rising
The Magical Truths of Betwixt and Between
The Magical Truths of the Immortal Maiden

Although Caroline would like to lead the life of an ordinary teenager, she bravely chooses to help the forces of good. Her friends include two gnomes (Hob and Nob), a troll named Sylvester, elves, fairies, and a qilin (with the head of a dragon and the body of a tiger).

After Caroline travels through a mystical gateway to Ireland, she meets a young man whom she finds both annoying and intriguing.

Excerpt:

When Leviathan had come up onto the beach, the two witches had been crushed beneath its massive body. Both witches seemed to be dead, but I hurried over to check on them. Sagehorn and Sean had the same idea. They came running past me.

Sean knelt down and examined the taller witch.

“This woman is dead,” Sean said and closed his eyes. It seemed to me that he was praying, but I wasn’t sure.

Sagehorn stooped down on one knee and looked at the shorter witch.

Her eyes opened. “Hail, Elven Prince. Your victory is complete. Your enemies lie dead at your feet. Rejoice.”

“I rejoice not in death. This is a day both fair and foul,” Sagehorn said and turned toward Sean. “Can you do anything for her?”

Taking the thermos filled with a revitalizing elixir, Sean gently helped the witch take a drink of the elixir. He also provided her with some additional medical assistance, but it soon became evident that she would soon be dead.

“I appreciate your efforts,” she said.

“There is still time to make the right decision, good woman,” Sagehorn urged her. “This is the hour of mercy. We could meet again on a brighter day on a happier field.”

“Thank you, kind Prince,” she said as her eyes closed. She was gone.
Sagehorn and Sean stood up.

“Did she repent before she died?” I asked anxiously.

Sean shrugged. “I don’t know, Caroline. We’ll hope for the best.”

A short while later, as we walked inland toward the village, I reflected upon how the day’s events could have transpired differently if the hand of Providence had not turned the tide of battle in our favor. In my mind’s eye, I saw Sagehorn and the other elves dying on the beach while the sorcerer and two witches stood over them. The witches and sorcerer would have gloated over and mocked their enemies as they died.

Fortunately, that scenario had not occurred. Instead, Sagehorn and Sean had tried to save the life of the surviving witch. Then, when they realized that they could not save her mortal life, they tried to save her soul.

I thought about the nobility and goodness of the Elven Prince as I recalled seeing his eyes fill with tears as the witch died. I was grateful to have such a man as my friend as well as my leader.

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Joseph Rogers has other writings that include:

Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
Moonlight Warriors
The Powers Unseen: A Supernatural Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
The Snow Maiden
Wanderers of Worlds
Travelers of Time
Wally the Wacky Wizard
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
The Mysterious Gift
Essential Things
A Stranger in the Night
A Magical, Mystical Christmas Mystery

The author’s website is JoeRogers.homestead.com