The Frights of Fiji
Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions Book 1
by Sunayna Prasad
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
A
world of magic and adventure awaits...
Sent
to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents
are killed in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy
longs for the life she used to have—one filled with fun and love.
Then one stormy night, a message appears in the raindrops on the
window that will change everything.
"Your
life will never be the same again, as magic will interfere."
Before
long, Alyssa is kidnapped by Master Beau, a banished sorcerer with a
mysterious connection to her who can only regain his power by
weakening hers. Suddenly hurled into a world of wizardry filled with
fantastical beasts and marvelous technology beyond her wildest
imagination, Alyssa must defeat Master Beau if she ever wants to get
home again. But Master Beau will stop at nothing, including using
Alyssa’s friends, to ensure he is triumphant.
Originally
titled "From Frights to Flaws", this story is the exciting
and enchanting first book in the "Magical Missions" series.
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A Curse of Mayhem
Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions Book 2
History, like magic, has a habit of repeating itself
It’s been six months since thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy left magic behind for good. Or so she thought...Then the enchanted objects that protected her disappear. Now a skeleton named Errol has cursed her with magical powers that keep getting her in trouble.Suddenly strange things are happening with disastrous effects, and if Alyssa can’t remove the magic, she will lose everything she holds dear.
In order to get rid of her unwanted wizardry, Alyssa will have to boost her bravery and confidence and determine who Errol really is. But every time Alyssa uses an enchantment, Errol is one step closer to getting his flesh back and becoming alive, and he will do anything to achieve his goals...even if it means destroying Alyssa’s happiness.
Originally published in 2016 as “Wizardry Goes Wild” and “The Unruly Curse” in 2019, “A Curse of Mayhem” is book two in the exciting and suspenseful “Magical Missions” series.
The New Enchantress
Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions Book 3
Cursed
by a sorcerer’s hex, Alyssa McCarthy finds herself in a fight she
can’t afford to lose, or everything she knows will be lost!
After
she finishes her final year of junior high, fourteen-year-old Alyssa
faces an uncertain future in more ways than one when a sorcerer casts
a hex that leaves her with involuntary magical powers that are too
dangerous to remove.
Unable
to control her newly gained abilities Alyssa’s end-of-middle-school
sleepover ends in disaster when she knocks her friends unconscious
when her powers go out of control. If Alyssa can’t learn to master
her magic soon, she will be cursed to forget her loved ones and serve
as the warlock’s slave for all of eternity.
Her
only hope is to focus on controlling her emotions if she is to break
the curse. However, the difficulties of adolescence, along with the
perils and growing disasters she faces, make Alyssa struggle even
more. From putting her friends’ lives at risk to losing their
trust, she continues to fear what will become of her if she
fails.
Will
Alyssa be able to break the hex and become the enchantress that she
was meant to be, or will she become enslaved to the sorcerer forever?
Sunayna Prasad has published a few books between her late teens and her mid-twenties. Aside from writing, Sunayna also likes to cook, do art, and watch videos online. She has graduated from college in May 2017 and is looking to continue more writing. Sunayna lives on Long Island, NY.
