Malin would give anything to be as pretty and popular as Sarina, one of the girls in her dance team. Maybe then Yannik would finally see her. Instead, Malin only attracts attention when her family embarrasses her again. Then Malin hears a rumour about their new classmate Maira. They say she’s some sort of witch – and can turn you into the person you want to be. In her desperation, Malin agrees to a dark pact. But is she ready to pay its price?Maira knows that people think she’s a witch, but all they truly care about is getting her help for better grades, more selfconfidence, more success. They don’t really see the person behind it, or that Maira’s help comes at a price. When Maira meets Malin and the two agree on a pact, things are no different. At least, at first. But then Maira starts to enjoy living Malin’s life a little too much …
Sky has the recurring dream about a storm that destroys Sidh until there’s nothing left but ashes. The message seems to be very clear. She has to free the island from the curses that have been haunting it for generations. With that, she could also help the people who mean the most to her: Her mother Moira, who struggles with the late complications of a curse instead of finally starting her own B&B. Rory, who longs for more than just secret kisses at the beach. And Jamie, whose future at the shipyard Sky desperately wants to save at any cost. As Sky realises that breaking one curse after another isn’t enough but it’s about something much bigger, she sees herself at the finish line. But she misses the most important aspect – until it’s almost too late.
Valerie is deeply shaken. How could Ben just leave her? Since he went to boarding school without a word, she has taken care of the ponies all by herself – being pushed to her limits way too often. Threatening things are happening in the mountains surrounding Rydal Hill, as if the Aldringhams’ curse is getting stronger. Despite her broken heart, Val refuses to leave the herd to its fate. Bit by bit, the pieces of the past come together and Val makes an unbelievable discovery: Has the curse always been about more than just the destiny of the Aldringhams? How could they fail to see that the ponies are the key to everything?In a race against time, Val tries to find the descendants of Edith’s herd. However, she needs Ben’s help for that. Is their love strong enough to prevent the disaster that threatens the whole town?
After her recovery from Malaria, Sky’s mother Moira arrived in Sidh, but rather than staying for a while she plans to leave … and take Sky with her. Sky, who is still uncertain whether she wants to continue her dangerous task, decides to buy herself some time by removing the curse on Tigh-Violet-Rose manor. The council finds out and they demand Sky to stay at the manor and prove that the curses has truly been lifted, but as is turns out it wasn’t just simply a curse that affected the roses, but all things staying overnight at the manor… Faced with the true power of the curse, Sky is reluctant to stay at the manor and Moira volunteers on her behalf. At first everything seems fine, but as Moira’s illness returns and the water turns brackish, Sky is faced with the consequences of a curse lifting gone wrong.
For Frieda, it’s time to return to her family back in the year 1822. As she attempts to escape society’s expectations, she stumbles upon hidden clues regarding the magical origin of her writing desk. Her investigation could not only change her own life forever. Dottie on the other hand starts her new school year with a resolution in mind: to finally be herself and find happiness in the present. The anticipation to see her best friend and Johann over fall break gives her the strength to grow. But can their friendship through time really prevail? As Frieda returns to her family in the year of 1822, she’s confronted with society’s expectations and a diagnosis: ‘overstimulation of the nervous system’. Initially upset by the diagnosis, with Dottie’s help she learns to use it to her advantage. Meanwhile, Dottie has decided to prove to her classmates that she is no longer a shy wallflower. All that she is missing is her first kiss. As Johann and Dottie are about to have just that Johann accidentally messes it up and Dottie questions their relationship’s future. Frieda and Dottie start to unveil their magical writing desk’s origin story: when was it made? Who crafted it? What is great-aunt Eugenie’s secret and how is it connected to the magical writing desk?
Valerie has decided to stay in England for the new school year. She could be happy with Ben, if it weren’t for the looming threat that his father Gordon has told them about: The Aldringhams seem to be cursed – and the curse affects not only horses but people as well.With the help of their friends, Valerie and Ben investigate the old stories. The deeper they delve into the mysteries of the past, the more clues they find that Gordon may have been telling the truth. And time is running out: while they are looking for a way to break the curse, more and more inexplicable things happen to the free-living herd. Suddenly, it’s not just the lives of the horses that are at stake ...
Soon after moving in with her grandfather, Sky Lamar realises that no one prepared her for life on the remote Scottish isle of Sidh. Not only is the old feud between the Lamars and MacLeods still going strong, resulting in a particularly frosty welcome, there are also several types of curses wandering the island – ranging from minor annoyances to absolutely deadly. And for some reason, Sky seems to be especially attuned to them! Since messing with the curses is forbidden and could get her banned, no one can find out! Not Jamie, the gruff girl Sky tries to befriend, and especially not Rory MacLeod, who of all people, albeit grudgingly, happens to be the only person willing to reveal the island’s secrets to Sky and who triggers a variety of conflicting emotions in her. When the curses suddenly change and new ones appear, Sky finds herself in a balancing act trying to keep her secret while figuring out what is going on …
Dottie can hardly believe it: Frieda came to the 21st century with her! The future seems just as adventurous to the baroness as she had always imagined. Everything is brighter and louder and faster. There’s ice cream in the middle of summer, cars, bicycles, music boxes with dubious autocorrect ... and the fact that you have to cook for yourself is by no means the biggest challenge! Yet the limitless freedom comes to an abrupt halt when you’re a fourteen-year-old trying to get on a plane without a passport.Together, Frieda and Dottie, who is dealing with a lot of strange feelings, try to find out more about their magical writing desk. They come across clues that it made a detour across the Atlantic in its mysterious history. Will Frieda’s big dream of travelling to America come true after all?
The last thing Valerie expected when escaping to her brother in the English Lake District for a much needed change of scenery was to get involved with horses again. Not after the events that led her here in the first place. But the herd of half-wild ponies and their enigmatic owner Ben immediately draw her in even though her new friends warn her to stay away. Soon, the two start to bond over their attempts to protect the herd when the ponies are involved in a series of strange and dangerous events. Is there some truth to the legend of a ghost stallion and the rumours about a curse? To make matters worse, Ben’s father is set to sell the ponies in order to protect his son. Can Valerie and Ben stop him and figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?
Dottie doesn’t care about 21st century lifestyle. She’d much rather wear long floating dresses, do needlework, and practice dancing – just like the heroines in her beloved Jane Austen novels. Frieda couldn’t disagree more. She’d love to study biology and physics and travel the world, all things early 19th century society doesn’t have in store for teenage girls. When they realise that their shared writing desk functions as a magical letterbox crossing centuries, they pour out their hearts to each other in a notebook they pass back and forth. Until one day, Frieda accidentally pulls Dottie into her time. Disguised as a distant relative, Dottie fits right in, even earning the approval of the baroness, which creates a rift between the girls when Frieda revolts more and more against her mother’s strict rules. One thing they agree on, though: Dottie needs to find a way back to her time and Frieda a chance to break free …