Imprisoned by her wicked and power-hungry mother, Lady Rhiannon, Gwenore escapes to a women's healing community, later changing her name and becoming nursemaid and protector to the children of the magical king of Lir, who is now married to Rhiannon.
Still living on the same Virginia plantation after the Civil War ends, thirteen-year-old Abby Joyner struggles to find the truth behind the disappearance of her mother.
Jenny and her mother hunt a killer and fear for their own safety when the reading of their millionaire cousin's will leads to the murder of another cousin.
Sarah Simmons dreams of becoming a writer like her idol, romance novelist Antonia DeMarco, but when Mom stops her from entering a writing contest, the twelve-year-old resorts to subterfuge.
Having all her life unquestioningly abided by her mother's decisions to move frequently and remain aloof from outsiders, fourteen-year-old Nina begins to wonder about the reasons for their way of life.
As the time for her solo flight on the sixteenth birthday approaches, Georgia begins to question the course of her life and her relationships with the other women in her unusual family.