Princess Cneajna of Transylvania didn't expect to be brought back from death's door by an ancient Pagan Goddess. Now she has a new life, and with it comes the impossible task of breaking a centuries old curse placed on the women of her family: The Bathory's.

One the morning of her 12th birthday Princess Firecracker wakes in her castle. Aside from her talking cat Sir Hye Oye, she is alone. Like all royalty before her she is to go on a journey through her kingdom and find her family. She must make the trip relying on her wits and charismatic personality. Along the way she faces many trials and meets a host of colorful characters, some who offer help and others who do not. In the end she learns there is more to being a Princess than castles and pretty clothes.

"He said murder-suicide." When Rosaline Lysgaard hears those words over the phone she doesn't realize that she is about to inherit much more than her father's estate and money. For the first time since she was 13 she must return home to Skummel Manor, with the hope of figuring out what really happened to her father. Together with her, emotionally disturbed, twin brother Wren, she discovers a dark and disturbing family history. However, something besides secrets lurks in the corners of her childhood home; something sinister that wants what only Rosaline and Wren have to give; their Lysgaard...