CJ's First Notebook: Over the Sea; Norilana Books, December 2007 (paperback)

Clair traveled about looking for girls who needed a home. She came to Earth, where she found CJ, who did not fit. CJ became the princess—Clair's "left hand splat." One of her jobs was to serve as leader for Clair's gang of girls, as they encountered villains who thought it would be easy to take a kingdom away from a mere kid. From the shadowy Kwenz, a powerful mage with a very wicked past, to the usurper Glotulae and her son Prince Jonnicake, who in their ridiculous way were just as determined to boot Clair out, there were plenty of chances for adventure. And mystery, like why did kids from other times and worlds show up every now and then? These are the early stories—how Clair found her gang of girls, and how "the M girls" developed the fine art of the Duel to the Pie.

CJ's Second Notebook: Mearsies Heili Bounces Back; Norilana Books, December 2008 (paperback)

A young adult novel from Norilana Books.

"I am Princess Cherene Jennet Sherwood of Mearsies Heili, hater of evil, foe to all villains, and wielder of the prune pie of justice!"

That's how CJ Sherwood introduces herself when she lands into her craziest adventure yet. In this, the second volume of CJ's records, she and her gang of friends gathered around the thirteen year old queen, Clair Sherwood, find themselves beset by magical spells and various villains. They still manage to have fun in the underground hideout in the middle of Mearsies Heili's woodland.

CJ loves life with 'the M girls'—so she is completely unprepared to be taken away and put in a silken prison in order to forget being a princess. AS CJ uses her brains and imagination to get out of trouble, she has to think about what being a princess really means.

She also discovers that there are things even tougher to deal with than terrible enchantments, sinister shadows, and lurking villains: teenage boys.

Senrid; Norilana Books, May 2007 (hardcover | paperback)

The kids on the good side are united in one thing: regarding Senrid as a villain. So what do you do when you're fifteen, supposedly king of one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world, but all you have on your side are wit, will, and maybe a few skills? And what if the people you like best are your enemies, and your relatives want to see you dead?

Sasharia En Garde: Once A Princess; Samhain Publishing, April 2009 (paperback)

Sasharia En Garde: Twice A Prince; Samhain Publishing, May 2009 (paperback)

A romantic fantasy set in the same world as Crown Duel, taking place about six years afterward. Sasha's mother, Sun, was once swept away from a Ren Faire to another world by a real prince, but not to a happy ever after. Prince Mathias disappeared, and a wicked king, "Canary" Merindar, took the throne. In the years since, Sasha and Sun have been hiding on Earth, both training in martial arts until Sasha is tricked into crossing the portal to Khanerenth. She's more than ready to kick some bad-guy butt, but is the stylish pirate Zathdar the bad guy? Or artistic, dreamy Prince Jehan? Meanwhile, back on Earth, Sun is furious Sasha has been kidnapped. Sun might once have been a rotten princess, but nobody messes with Mom!

The Trouble with Kings; Samhain Publishing, December 2008
(paperback | e-book)

A romantic fantasy set in the same world as Crown Duel, and written a couple years afterward. Flian is an ordinary princess who keeps falling into the most romantic plots, but all this plotting is done by someone else. What is a civilized princess to do? Especially when she can't tell which guy is the hero and which the villain.

A Posse of Princesses; Norilana Books, July 2008
(hardcover | paperback)

A Posse of Princesses is a romantic fantasy for young adults set in the same world as Wren to the Rescue. Fliss is a princess of a tiny but wealthy kingdom. At sixteen, she's very romantic, but never gets the chance for romance as Nym is too small for a royal court. So when she gets an invitation to the coming-of-age party of Prince Lios of Vesarja, she's thrilled—and all ready to fall most romantically in love. Prince Lios is just as handsome as she'd hoped, the party is just as wonderful as she'd dreamed, but not everyone is as happy as she is. Rhis tries to fix things for her growing circle of friends as she waits for Lios to notice her. One of the problems she can't fix is the pretty, imperious Princess Iardith, nicknamed the Perfect Princess. Rhis thinks her a perfect pill. But when the Perfect Princess gets abducted, Rhis and her three princess friends go save her. The result is an adventurous ride in which everyone gets taken by surprise—princesses and princes, mages, and even a king or two.

This one is about friendship, romance, love, what you might think is love, but isn't, and what different kinds of love there are—all aimed at the younger teen, or the reader who would rather read a story at most rated PG. I also play a little with the "Chosen One" trope: what happens if you are born with talent (magical) and didn't want to get trained…and you are NOT the Chosen One? Can you make a good life for yourself anyway?

Wren to the Rescue; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 1993 (hardcover); Firebird Books, May 2004 (paperback)

All her life Wren has hoped for an adventure. Now she has one—with a kidnapped princess, a handsome prince, and a magician. What does it matter if the princess is only Tess, her best friend from the orphanage; if the prince is a youngest son with no chance of becoming king; and the magician is an apprentice? Wren leads the other three over mountains and past killing spells, fighting battles along the way. But then she finds herself up against some shape-changing magic that may end her life as a human forever!

Wren's Quest; Jane Yolen Books, April 1993 (hardcover); Firebird Books, May 2004 (paperback)

Wren just wanted to find her long-lost family, to get to know the people she could not have dreamed of as a child growing up in an orphanage. But her quest turns into a far more dangerous adventure than she ever imagined, what with robbers, guardsmen, and an angry sorcerer after her. And when her traveling companion, young prince Connor Shaltar, begins to meddle with magic as well—things get entirely out of hand!

NY Library Best Books for The Teen Age List

Wren's War; Jane Yolen Books, March 1995 (hardcover); Firebird Books, May 2004 (paperback)

When the evil Andreus's hunger for power leads to war, Wren and her friends are thrust into the middle of the struggle. Teressa is heir to the throne, Tyron her chief magicmaker, and Prince Connor a reluctant warrior. As allies die and others disappear, they must put aside their feelings for one another if they are to defeat the sorcerous Andreus. They know they need magic to save them. Can they turn the bloody tide?

NY Public Library Best Books for Teen Age List) Russia, 1995; Finalist for Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, 1995. Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, 1996.

The Phoenix in Flight; Tor Books, February 1993 (paperback)

Brandon nyr-Arkad, the Emperor's scapegrace youngest son, defies protocol and evades a ceremonial duty, a defiance punishable by death.

Ruler of Naught; Tor Books, October 1993 (paperback)

In the sequel to The Phoenix in Flight, Brandon vlith-Arkad, the rightful heir to the Emerald Throne of the Thousand Suns, is the only hope for the restoration of the Phoenix empire.

Prison Unsought; Tor Books, August 1994 (paperback)

This swashbuckling space adventure continues with Brandon and his crew arriving safely at the Panarchic Navy's headquarters. As the sole heir to the Phoenix Throne, Brandon must fight a battle of symbols and weapons to win back control of the Navy, to rescue his father, and to win back the Empire now usurped by the Eusabians.

Rifter's Covenant; Tor Books, March 1995 (paperback)

Inheriting an unexpected duty as ruler of the Arkad Empire, Brandon finds his power threatened by the usurping Jerrod Eusabian, Jerrod's planet-pillaging allies, and a traitor at the heart to his own councils.

The Thrones of Kronos; Tor Books, December 1996 (paperback)

The final battle for the Thousand Suns is at hand. Brandon hai-Arkad has been crowned Emporer, but his throne remains in the hands of his enemy, Jerrod Eusabian of Dol'jhar. The fleet has been gathered, the order of battle drawn. Brandon will reclaim his father's empire, or die. This is the exciting conclusion of the Exordium series.