12-year-old Bailee Paxton hides a secret that she swore to her mother she’d keep.

At a fossil park, a professor’s relics go on display: a golden cat, a witch’s broom, mysterious twig-people. Determined to fix the trouble she’d caused, Bailee visits, and goes back on her word.

When she hands her amulet to the professor for appraisal, she unwittingly triggers an ancient curse. Before long, he’s found unconscious, his life hangs in the balance, and his relics are missing. Soon, talk of robbery and witchcraft drift around the seaside town. But caught on camera arguing with him, Bailee becomes their prime suspect.

What choice does she have but to investigate? Why was her amulet supposed to remain secret? Where did her mother get it from? And if she knew it was dangerous, why would she give it to a child? All Bailee knows for sure is legend implies that the women who made her amulet also made the professor’s relics. Some say they were sisters, others say witches, yet everyone agrees – they want their heirlooms back! The amulet is ancient, though, so they surely can’t still be alive.

Or can they?

Meanwhile, someone… or something spies on her from the shadows.

‘When the amulet calls, and the third sun falls, a heartbeat stalls.’

For readers who enjoy mystery, magic and mayhem. Not too scary for grownups, either. Not too scary for grownups, either.

Book cover created by Emily House.

Can you keep a secret? No? Neither can the Seeing Scroll.

A week after her grandfather died, he sent her a key. So when police exhume the body in her grandfather’s coffin, 12-year-old Gia Lance already knows that it isn’t him. And given that her dad won’t believe her, what choice does she have but to enlist the help of her drama-king best friend? Their search for her grandfather leads to the discovery of a curious riddle and an enchanted scroll, which is steeped in mystery. It lures them by throwing them momentarily back in time, exposing visions — fragments of forgotten secrets.

Whose secrets are they? Why were they kept? And what does it have to do with Gia’s grandfather?

The kids soon learn that there are people hunting for the scroll. Or are they searching for her grandfather? Clearly, they’ll do anything to ensure both remain buried. Yet, the allure of the Seeing Scroll is strong, and the children decide that whatever Gia’s grandfather is involved in, is a secret too.

But is it wise to trust an enchanted parchment? Especially one that carries an ancient curse…

A page-turning fantasy adventure for kids and teens. Not too scary for grownups, either.

Book cover created by Emily House.