At the age of five, good witch, Beatrice Manchester, comes into her powers. Her doting, magical Grandpa reads her bedtime stories from the Book of Cauldrons, Spells, and Legends. He tells the tale of the Chromium Cauldron. While wintering in Palm Beach, Florida with her family in 1912, she meets a young merman, Prince Peter of Atlantis. Just like the story from the Book of Cauldrons, Peter presents Bea with a Chromium Cauldron. With the proper spell and potion, the cauldron allows her to breathe underwater. The sea nymphs prophesize that Bea and Peter will wed on her 16th birthday. They also predict that Poseidon, angered with the humans, plans to sink the Titanic. A heart wrenching memory loss and an overprotective King of the mermaids, keeps Bea and Peter apart. Ten years later, in the roaring 20s, Bea’s parents take her to the Biltmore Estate to mingle with the heirs of America’s wealthiest tycoons—Carnegie, Astor, Flagler, Morgan, and Vanderbilt. The spellbinding, beautiful heiress is smothered by sought after suiters. But something prickles her memory, and she knows her parents are hiding something important—something significant that’s supposed to happen soon. Just before her 16th birthday, Bea’s memory is completely restored. But the Gods are angry at the humans again and plan to create the largest and strongest hurricane ever formed to annihilate the islands and the entire state of Florida, and Atlantis is directly in it’s path. From the Breakers to the Biltmore to Atlantis, Bea encounters countless magical creatures—sea nymphs, mermaids, Gods, and angels. With the powerful Manchester coven, they fight the massive Hurricane. Will the Manchesters defeat Mother Nature, forced by the Gods? Will Bea and Peter, true loves, be reunited at last and fulfill the prophecy?

Winged twins, Catherine and Connor Manchester, are the magical children of Penelope Manchester and St. Michael the Archangel. At the age of five, the fairies prophesize that the twins’ soul mates are also twins which haven’t been born yet. On a mission from God, Michael takes the twins to vanquish the demon Anti Anima Mate. This demon gains powers by killing one of a soul mate pair, while leaving the surviving mate to suffer tragic loss. But this demon escapes. On Catherine’s and Connor’s 16th birthday, all Manchester Covens worldwide meet at Castle Garrison in Scotland to celebrate the coming of magical age for the first Manchester twins to be born in four hundred years. Starting with the Elders, each Manchester presents the twins with a gift. The most important gift was the Zirconium Cauldron. Resembling a giant, hollowed-out diamond, this cauldron can only be yielded by twins to amplify their already tremendous powers even more. But more important than the Zirconium Cauldron, the magical twins meet their soul mates—Lilly and Grier Manchester Garrison. These distant cousins, also twins, are only eleven years old. They vow to meet again in ten years when they are old enough to court. Ten years later, both pairs of soul mates reunite. But before they can fulfill the prophecy, they must battle the demon Anti Anima Mate and the evil Chimera sorcerer who wishes to absorb their twin powers. Zirconium Cauldron is full of magical creatures, angels, demons, fairies, and even a dragon. Will fate prevail and bring two pairs of soul mates together?

In 1600 Scotland, a young witch, Prudence (Dance) Manchester, ventures into the enchanted forest near her ancestral home in the Isle of Skye. The forest is full of magical creatures including fairies, unicorns, and angels. She meets her soulmate, Michael the Archangel. But before they can fulfill their destiny and be together, they must find and defeat the evil sorceror hiding in the forest.

A witch meets her destiny. In 1894, Six-year-old, Violet Manchester, travels to Egypt with her parents. A vision, one of her many powers, leads them to discover the tomb of Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Violet steals a Cobalt Cauldron she finds in the burial chamber. Consulting the Book of Spells, she uses the Cobalt Cauldron to summon the spirit of King Tut. When her parents discover she’s practiced magic alone, they confiscate her cobalt cauldron. Ten years later, Violet’s parents return her cobalt cauldron. The Manchester elders explain that only the soul mate can contact the spirit with whom the cauldron was buried with. She summons the spirit of her destiny, King Tut, who is now reincarnated as Toliver Waynesfield, son of wealthy Chicago banker. Meeting at the St. Louis World’s Fair, Violet and Toliver fall in love. With the soulmates finally reunited in this life, Violet is devastated to discover that Tut’s spirit is cursed to die young. To break this curse and save her true love, she must battle the evil, coveting demon, Argos. Will destiny repeat itself? Or will Violet and Toliver’s true love prevail?

Copper Cauldron Penelope Manchester, a good witch with one green and one blue eye, awaits her destiny: a warrior of God with the face of an angel, the heart of a saint, and eyes which match her own. St. Michael the Archangel flies into her life and sweeps her off her feet. Meanwhile, an evil sorcerer captures witches, steals their powers and most of their nine lives, and shrinks them to the size of a doll--a Nürnberg, doll. But when he turns two of the Manchester witches into dolls, the Manchester clan fights back with St. Michael and divine intervention. Armed with the legendary copper cauldron, a fire breathing dragon, and an arsenal of spells, good battles evil.

A collection of short stories, each titled after an element in the periodic table. Elements Of Mystery has a story for each of the 118 elements. Story genres range from horror and suspense to rainbows and unicorns. Mythical creatures and ancient Gods to conspiracy theories and natural disasters. Each story is unique. You have to read each one to see how the story ties to the element. But they all have one common—a surprise plot twist at the end which will make you say, “Wow!”

Under The Magic 3 continents, 4 countries, 6 cities, and 6 different Disneyland parks worldwide. Under the Magic is a collection of six novellas, each set in, under, nearby all 6 Disneyland parks worldwide. Archaeologists, Victoria and Tommy, find amazing discoveries under or near each park in novellas—Sulfur Springs, Europium Gem Mine, Noah’s Nickel, Manganese Magic, Platinum Princess, and Plutonium Princess. Sulfur Srpings Victoria Ventures, a beautiful, young, archaeologist, travels too much to find time for love. But at her best friend’s wedding in Scotland, she meets Tommy Garrison, a handsome archaeologist. Falling for each other instantly, he asks her on a first date. Selecting Disney World, they meet at the most magical place on earth. Enjoying the theme parks, scrumptious meals, and each other, they spend one afternoon playing golf. After slicing a ball into the woods, they discover a sinkhole. Their archaeological curiosity takes them into the hole where they discover an underground cave system. Returning the next day with gear and supplies, they follow the caverns for miles before stumbling upon the archaeological find of the century. Europium Gem Mine In the sequel to Sulfur Springs, Archaeology couple Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison head to Paris. While biking near Disneyland Paris, they find an abandoned apartment building sunken twenty feet. Exploring the cause, they discover a catacomb system which collapsed under the weight of the building. The cave system leads underneath Disneyland Paris, and they discover the find of the century. Noah’s Nickel Archaeology couple Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison head to Asia to knock three worldwide Disney parks off their Bucket List. This third installment in the Under The Magic series begins in Kentucky where Tommy surprises Victoria with a day at the new tourist attraction—The Ark Adventure. This full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark depicts the biblical tale of the Great Flood. After jetting across the Pacific Ocean, they arrive in Shanghai and check into the Toy Story Hotel. After a few days enjoying Shanghai Disneyland, they hike and camp in the nearby mountains. Thanks to Victoria's tendency for distractions by shiny objects, she finds a cave which leads them to the greatest archaeological find in a millennium. Manganese Magic Archaeologists Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison are in Asia to cross three Disneyland parks off their Bucket List. In this fourth installment of the Under The Magic Series, the spelunking couple flies to Hong Kong and checks into the Hollywood Hotel. After a big breakfast buffet at Chef Mickey’s, they mistakenly ride a roller coaster—Big Grizzly Runaway Mine Cars. While waiting in line, they notice the rock formation hosting the ride is real. When the ride breaks down, Victoria jumps out of her mine car and vomits in an alcove. When Tommy jumps out to check on her, they discover a real mining cart on a separate set of tracks. Curiosity takes over and they jump into the cart, release the lever, and roll deep into and underground honeycombed with caves where they discover the find of a lifetime! Platinum Princess Archaeologists Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison are in Disneyland Tokyo Tommy sees a family of angels fly to the castle and disappear into a green swirling cloud. They walk through the green cloud which is actually a portal to an island paradise. Platinum Princess is full of surprises and magical creatures—witches, angels, fairies, and Sirens! Plutonium Princess Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison cross the final Disneyland park off their Bucket List. During an earthquake in California, an enormous crack appears in the ground and archaeologists descend into the Earth. Jules Verne was right, the Earth is hollow after all, and they discover the most amazing archaeological find Under The Magic!

A sweeping history of southeastern Europe from antiquity to the present that reveals it to be a vibrant crossroads of trade, ideas, and religions. We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness, but from late antiquity to the present it has been a dynamic meeting place of cultures and religions. Combining deep insight with narrative flair, The Great Cauldron invites us to reconsider the history of this intriguing, diverse region as essential to the story of global Europe. Marie-Janine Calic reveals the many ways in which southeastern Europe’s position at the crossroads of East and West shaped continental and global developments. The nascent merchant capitalism of the Mediterranean world helped the Balkan knights fight the Ottomans in the fifteenth century. The deep pull of nationalism led a young Serbian bookworm to spark the conflagration of World War I. The late twentieth century saw political Islam spread like wildfire in a region where Christians and Muslims had long lived side by side. Along with vivid snapshots of revealing moments in time, including Krujë in 1450 and Sarajevo in 1984, Calic introduces fascinating figures rarely found in standard European histories. We meet the Greek merchant and poet Rhigas Velestinlis, whose revolutionary pamphlet called for a general uprising against Ottoman tyranny in 1797. And the Croatian bishop Ivan Dominik Stratiko, who argued passionately for equality of the sexes and whose success with women astonished even his friend Casanova. Calic’s ambitious reappraisal expands and deepens our understanding of the ever-changing mixture of peoples, faiths, and civilizations in this much-neglected nexus of empire.