Trouble is brewing in the first book of the Tales from the Five Kingdoms
series. The sorceress Lady Lamorna wants a skull-studded gown of deep
black velvet but finds her treasure chest empty of gold. That doesn't
stop her from kidnapping, blackmailing, and using more than a little
magic to get what she needs. Will all her best-laid plans be foiled by
the heroic Gracie Gillypot, two chatty bats, a gallant (if rather
scruffy) prince, the wickedest stepsister ever, a troll with a grudge,
and some very Ancient Crones?