Robert Arrington

After going through an emotionally difficult divorce, Mitch McCaffrey believes he finally has his life straightened out. He loves his job teaching English at Carolina Highlands Community College. He is hoping to marry the lovely Diana Corcoran Winstead. But his life falls apart when a student accuses him of sexual and racial harassment. He knows the accusation is bogus, but Monica Gilbert, the college Compliance Officer, pursues it with savage determination. She has more than philosophical differences with Mitch. She has personal axes to grind with both Mitch and Diana. She is determined to take Mitch's job. Mitch finds a good lawyer, Kathryn Turner. But Kathryn warns that the odds are against him, and the legal costs could wipe out his savings. Mitch may have another option. He is a Magic User. But his training is incomplete. And his deceased mentor cautioned him about the dangers of using magic for personal gain. It could backfire. And there's something else. Monica is a witch. She has no such scruples. But Mitch won't give up, and prepares for a cat and mouse game, both legal and magical.

For eight years, Alice Littleton has tried to hide the denizens of Wonderland, her near constant companions, and her powers, but the plight of a kidnapped boy goads her into action to rescue him with as much stealth as she can manage. But it's all gone horribly wrong anyway. Her old life is lost as she goes on the run from the only other empowered she has ever encountered, and the shadowy organization he fronts. The Wonderland Effect, an aspect of her powers that draws her to unusual situations, eventually lands Alice on the doorstep of Prometheus Academy. The boarding school is home to other empowered teens, brought together by their desire to remain hidden from the same menacing figure who confronted her. Prometheus Academy provides a welcome respite, as well as new friends and challenges. But when her family and friends are taken and threatened, she must find a way to harness the powers of a fairy tale to root out and eliminate her foe, despite all of his advantages.