"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's "tale" became his first historical novel, The Prince and the Pauper, published in 1881. Intricately plotted, it was intended to have the feel of history even though it was only the stuff of legend. In sixteenth-century England, young Prince Edward (son of Henry VIII) and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks exactly like him, are suddenly forced to change...

(Story 1) An adventure that spins a musical, laughter-filled story of some very tiny people who learn some very big lessons about life, love and...spaghetti! (Story 2) Journey back into time to an age of ancient mysteries, superhuman deeds and breathtaking, mythical adventures about the most powerful hero to walk the earth!

A shield-maiden and an exiled lord should never fall in love. . . Mariel serves in the king's army as a shield-maiden until the day she defies her commander.As punishment for her betrayal and to show the kingdom she is loyal, she is sent to assassinate an exiled lord.But the longer she stays in his castle, the more she falls in love with him.Until he reveals a terrible secret that forces Mariel to make an impossible choice. . . Lord of the Castle...