The first in the Tales of Fairies series. Aynil (pronounced eye-nil) is the rarest of all fairies - a Traveler. Because fairies rarely travel outside a small radius around their homes, it is the job of the traveler to go where the spirit pulls him and live as long as is necessary to find the special messages he was sent to learn. Aynil's life is one of constantly adapting to new environments, of learning new cultures, and of frustration; frustration that comes from wondering if he will ever go home. The story he shared spans fifteen human years of his life and includes the three most...

As a young girl, Rebecca (not Becky or Becca) had a strong eem with her single mother. An eem is the connection fairies share that is strong or weak depending on how close the relationship is with the fairy with whom they are communicating. Michelle, Rebecca's mother, was grooming her only child from an early age to be a proper fairy who could eventually land a wealthy husband. But Rebecca didn't care about any of that. She was smart and athletic and wanted to do things here way. As Rebecca grows and becomes more independent, her eem with her mother suffers until their relationship is nearly...

"Wait, wait, I feel a 'duh' coming on" was the phrase Darvin used to insult less intelligent fairies. His parents were both engineers who believed "if it isn't right, it's wrong." The consequences of this black and white approach to life included a fear of flying which made Darvin an easy target for bullies and others who saw him as a nerd. While on what would have been a banner night as a Tooth Fairy, Darvin was captured by an equally smart human boy. Stuck in a dog kennel, Darvin relies on life's gray areas of compassion and humanity to gain his freedom.