Sharon K. Connell Books

Who is responsible for all the strange events happening on the MacKennas’ 1800s ancestral farm outside North Bend, Nebraska? Could someone have caused the deaths of Haley’s parents? Does the legend of the MacKenna family treasure have anything to do with these events? Haley’s life is complicated by the man whom she’s known all her life. Her brother’s best friend. A grudge against him for something he did in high school has been festering for too long. Can she forgive him? Attention from the new man in town stirs the pot. She wonders if either of them could be responsible for the trouble on the farm. And what about their trusted farmhand, Drago? He’s convinced ghosts from an Indian burial mound that allegedly filled the field behind the farmhouse are to blame. Did the Indians want their land back? Were the legends real? Or were they just good fireside stories her dad used to tell?

Lady Jillian, a faery from the village of Amythaseah, has been ordered to marry cruel and self-centered Prince Maricent against her will. She flees to the world outside when the village resurfaces during a seven-day break from an ancient curse. While enjoying a day of foraging and fun with his brother, Lylan, a faery from the town of Glistineare, spots a glowing village across Emeraldis Pond. Where had the hamlet with its magnificent castle come from? A rustling in the forest causes the two faerymen to hide. Jillian bursts out of the bushes and falls to the ground. Lylan rushes to her aide. Had she come from the purple village? Will Prince Maricent's minions find the fair Jillian and force her to marry him? Can Lylan save her? What will happen to Jillian if the seven days expire and the village disappears for another hundred years?