The Fairy Box (Paperback)

Grieving, guilty and angry over her mother’s death and father's remarriage, 12-year-old Kate Waverly bonds with her step-grandmother, Mirabella. Through her, Kate finds a charming and mysterious box no one can unlock, but which Kate knows contains something that will change her life forever. A strangely intelligent little dog becomes Kate’s constant companion, helping her find puzzling clues behind the fairy doors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and leading Kate and her family into a world of healing fairy magic. With a heart-warming message to children and adults alike, “The Fairy Box” engages the reader with humor, mystery and fantasy in this tale of a troubled young girl who learns to open her heart to life and love.

A longtime real estate entrepreneur, online seller and naturally gifted interior designer, Linda Nicholas became captivated by the fairy doors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the seed for this book was sown. Linda also felt compelled to include what became a turning point in her life: the storage locker auction, which happened exactly as described in the book. She had always wanted to help the children in her life who had lost a parent, and the plot began to take on meaning. This is Linda's first novel, but not her last! She lives in Brighton, Michigan, with her husband, Elia Nicholas. Freelance writer Judy Powers, the "surrogate mother" to Linda Nicholas' brainchild, is honored to have been entrusted with collaborating on this novel. She looks forward to working with Linda on sequels to "The Fairy Box," several of which are already in the planning stages. She lives in Highland, Michigan, with her son, Mitchell DiForte, also a writer, and their dog and muse, Luna.