All Lucas Tripp wants is good weather for the upcoming harvest, suitable matches for his six older sisters, a little money leftover at the end of the month, to never ever come within brushing distance of ascension to the throne, and more quality time with Alex. That’s not so much to ask for, right? Oh, and for his dog to listen to him. And for his cat to stop plotting against him. And for his mother to stop being disappointed in him. And for his sister Clara to someday forgive him for stealing Alex away from her. Not that Lucas did that!

When Clara’s new suitor suddenly disappears, Lucas is drawn into an adventure of a lifetime—kicking and screaming all the way. Magical beings traipsing through portals, missing princes, breaking and entering, suspicious magicians, and arsey cousins doesn’t really cover the rest of it, but give Lucas time; he’ll come up with more.

The Queen's Librarian is created by Carole Cummings, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Queen's Librarian

      Lucas opened his mouth to retort, but he flinched instead when he caught abrupt movement out the corner of his eye. And then he flinched again, a little harder, when the movement turned out to be a fat gray squirrel loping down the trunk of the pine behind which Lucas was hiding. The squirrel paused when it reached the Y where a low branch jutted just at Lucas's eye-level then it tilted its head and... well, it was actually a rather low, curious chitter, but the strangeness of it and the fact that the creature had done it not three hairsbreadths away from Lucas's nose made Lucas yelp and startle to the side. Right onto the tail of a wandering raccoon. Which yelped in turn. Which startled Lucas again and made him back up a pace. Which resulted in him nearly pulping a passing brown rabbit. Which made Lucas actually shriek, because really--who knew rabbits could growl?


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