Böcker av Tyan Wyss

Imprisoned in a castle tower with only the lonely game of Solitaire to keep her company, the lovely Princess Christine languishes away. Freedom is only a birthday away, until her wicked father determines that she must marry or die! In this medieval fairy tale with a twist, Princess Christine's fairy-godmother, Eloise, encourages the princess to require any prospective husband to either win three games of solitaire or forfeit his head! When two princes, Charles and Peter, try their luck, Christine loses her heart to the wrong prince while her cousin Agnes falls in love with the winner! How this medieval tale of chance will end up is anyone's call, but one thing's for certain; King Henry and his kingdom will never be the same!

Mere children in the real world, Mattie and Pete suddenly morph into two teenagers when they are inadvertently sucked inside a seemingly harmless fantasy book. The pair quickly find themselves desperately battling for their lives as seek to obtain freedom for the enslaved tribes of Gisper. It soon becomes clear that the crippled, one-handed Pete is somehow crucial to overcoming the vicious Veemer warriors who seek to destroy all offensive half-bloods and humans. Can his reluctant companion, the bookish Mattie, whose coming was foretold by Gisper's most trusted seer, 'rewrite' the future and save Gisper from slaughter? Accompanied by a mysterious champion named Fernando, a surly princess, and a half-Veemer outcast, Mattie and Pete embark upon the most epic adventure of their lives!

When the ex-mayor's putrid body shows up buried in a field outside the town's ritziest neighborhood, the Monroe Police Department decides it needs help pronto since their chief investigator just landed up in the hospital. Unfortunately, the only ones available are the prickly local private investigator Fox and a clairvoyant out-of-towner named Thayne who clash within the first five minutes. Just as the bodies start to pile up, only the clues from a mysterious child nicknamed 'Bouncer' can lead the oddball detective team of Fox & Thayne to the murderer before he sharpens his knife again.

There's no such thing as ghosts, right? But after the spirit of Ethan Samuels hovers over Micah Chasen's bed and demands that the 11-year old investigate his suspicious death, Micah embarks upon the strangest adventure of his life! As Ethan's ghostwriter, Micah and his new friend, the nerdy Savannah Bishop, hope to solve what appears to have been his ghostly friend's murder over 100 years ago. Will Micah be able to discover the truth behind Ethan's death and allow the spirit to finally rest in peace? And, even more importantly, can Micah help his own family deal with their horrible grief surrounding the death of his older sister?This ghostly historical mystery set in the rugged San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California is suitable for ages 9 and up.