Best Selling Books by Barbara Leonie Picard

Riding around his castle early one midsummer''s day, Count Alaric stumbles upon a beautiful maiden. Smiling graciously, she says she does not know where she is from, or where she is going. He calls her Catherine and falls in love with her. And when she agrees to become his wife, Alaric hopes they will live a long and happy life together. Yet every time Alaric looks into his young bride''s eyes, she seems to be thinking of something else. One day he finds her dancing all by herself, with no music playing. Then he notices that every year she disappears from the castle on midsummer''s eve, only to return at dawn with no memories of the night past. He suspects there is a deep mystery in Catherine''s past. What he does not know is that to save her, the Count has to sacrifice his love for her.

A historical tale, set in the 15th century. To avoid a forced marriage, 16-year-old Alison flees from home with her younger brother. She falls in love with a young knight who becomes her protector, but as disaster strikes, the two young people are forced to face the consequences of their actions.

A fourteen-year-old boy runs away from his hated stepfather and falls into the hands of outlaws, little realising how his future is to change and how soon he will face his father''s murderer.

Seven original fairy tales imbued with the traditional goodness, honor, and romance.

Epic poems with prologue recounting events which led to the war and epilogue describing the end of the war and the fate of some who took part in it. Grades 7-10.