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  BOOK ONE

  THE SUMMER OF MAGIC QUARTET

  THE WHITE HORSE TALISMAN

  The battle between good and evil plays itself out through

  four children, a mythical horse and an imprisoned dragon.

  “It was seven minutes after midnight on the seventh day. Whoooooooosh! A flash of light streaked the sky. A shooting star touched a strange carving on the hillside and a magical horse shook itself free of the chalk and rose to its feet. It was seven minutes after midnight on the seventh day of the seventh month.The only person watching was Chantel. No matter. It was enough. The summer of magic could begin.”

  Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen must help Equus, the great white horse, find his mate and foal and regain his magical talisman. But as the horse rises, so does the dragon. The age-old battle between good and evil threatens the bond between Chantel and Adam and endangers the quest. This is fantasy at its best, a story that raises hairs on the back of the neck and sends satisfying chills up and down the spine, a story that, while clearly drawn from the rich world of make believe, feels truer than true.

  BOOK TWO

  THE SUMMER OF MAGIC QUARTET

  DANCE OF THE STONES

  The four children from The White Horse Talisman seek Ava’s

  circlet, buried within the ancient stone circle of Avebury.

  “The third sunbeam shot its magical light into a valley.

  There towered a stone circle, great gray stones veiled in morning mist. The golden beam lit the dew-covered grass. The tide of light flooded and washed each sarcenstone. The Stones were ready. As gray became gold, the largest stone spun on its axis, then stood sentinel as before. The dawn magic happened quickly, without witness. That was to change. Four ordinary children were about to be called to The Circle.”

  Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen are eager to begin the next stage of their adventure. “The Stones have stirred,” Ava, Hawkwoman and Wise One, tells Owen, “The time is near for the Circle Dance.” The stones are the ancient stone circle of Avebury in England. But the Dark Being approaches, and her servant, a wraith, blocks the children’s progress. When Ava is hurt, the children are thrown back on their own resources. They must discover the ritual that will release the circlet. Each child has a part to play in finding the circlet and holding back the Dark Being.