Bugga's Tales, a collection of short stories, follows the adventurous Olivia and her little brother Dane. Step aboard the Black Swan in Pirate Adventure and Pirates To The Rescue. Pirate Captain Olivia Bonny is keeping a secret from First Mate Dane as she sails the Black Swan into dangerous waters. Pursued by Lord Windsor the crew uses a stolen map to locate Blackbeard's treasure. Lord Windsor is bad enough, but how will they elude the vengeful Blackbeard? In The Christmas Snow, Olivia discovers a lost elf and learns Santa might not stop this year. Olivia and Dane join forces to save the day....

Sadie moved to Savannah where her Pa has a job building a new harbor. Moving into an abandoned light keeper's house, Pa warns Sadie and Jimmy that the lighthouse is not a safe place to play. They can play in the yard, or they can go into town. However, they are never to go near the lighthouse or go near the edge of the bluff. ""A fall from the cliff to the rocks below will kill you, and the waves will carry your bones to Davey Jones' Locker."" Pa warns sternly. Soon Sadie learns that the house holds more secrets, but little brother Jimmy doesn't care. He finds a new friend living in his...

The sun hung low in the cloudless blue sky. Itchy's ears twitched as he nervously stomped his feet and sniffed the air. "Easy boy, I smell it." Livy stroked her horse's neck and stared at the ridge to the east. The wind carried the strong smell of smoke and she strained to locate the source. Olivia spent the summer working the Bar S Ranch. Her flight home was just three days away, when Pa Atkinson sends her on her last chore. Eager for a chance to make the trip she sets out at daybreak. "Keep an eye on the skyline for smoke. If you smell smoke, or hear the choppers, turn around. I can get the...

The year is 1943. With the ink scarcely dry on her diploma, Olivia leaves Lander, Wyoming, for New York City. In a quick turn of events, she lands a translating job working for a man known only as the Major.



Soon she is living an idyllic life, with exciting and rewarding work; Vivian, her roommate, is also her best friend. Then there is an accident, and in a flash, Vivian is gone. At that dark moment, a late-night visitor whisks Olivia to a secret world of fairies, elves, and leprechauns, where the surprise of her life awaits; the queen selects her to be the Protector of the Realm. Now...