Trouble at the Valentine Factory

This "zany story of ingenuity and collaboration" comes "Highly recommended" by the School Library Journal. It's a buzzy love letter to kids about friendship, honeybees, troublesome cupids, and a dragon allergic to charm.

Will the Seven Kingdoms be the friendliest place in the world? Or the rudest?

The eleven-year-old royal Saffron twins—Princess Saffy and Prince Magellan--have to save the Seven Kingdoms from the Blackfly Queen's dangerous new magical candies!

The trouble starts when the Blackfly Queen introduces a brand-new holiday guaranteed to make her the most beloved queen in the Seven Kingdoms: Valentine's Day!?!

This year, Valentine's Day falls on the same day as the Seven Kingdoms' traditional Rose Monday Parade. Instead of delighting the crowds with the usual candies, the queen has a dastardly plan. She's making Consternation Hearts with magical powers, a.k.a. rude candy hearts with messages good for every day of the year. . .like "Go to the Water Dungeon!"

"Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull . . ." --Jen McConnel, School Library Journal.

For ages 9 to 12. Read in any order. Fun for the whole family!

This middle grade adventure series is set in a fantasy world inspired by castles of the Rhine River valley. The World Heritage site sparked these fairy tales. Perfect for readers who want to expand their horizons--or just happen to like castles.

You're cordially invited to keep on reading in the Seven Kingdoms:

Trouble With Parsnips

Lost With Leeks

Under Pressure With a Squash: The Multiplication Problem

Rule Trouble: The Case of the Illegal Dragon

Giant Trouble: The Mystery of the Magic Beans (coming in 2024)