Daring Quests of Mystics follows the adventures of beautiful Princess Sophia. Her elegant and tranquil life is upset on her seventeenth birthday when she receives the omen from her special friend, an oracle by the name of Dawn: "Terror and adventure you shall face on your wedding day." Dawn then bestows two magical gifts upon her: a white dove and a multicolored ring of rhinestones. Her world is turned upside down as she is forced to conquer daring and dangerous quests on her path to becoming a woman.
Daring Quests of Mystics Yields Lessons of Life
Welcome to Noxellia, a mystical land where good is the best magic and where pure goodness is not too good to be true…
Daring Quests of Mystics follows the adventures of beautiful Princess Sophia. Her elegant and tranquil life is upset on her seventeenth birthday when she receives the omen from her special friend, an oracle by the name of Dawn: "Terror and adventure you shall face on your wedding day." Dawn then bestows two magical gifts upon her: a white dove and a multicolored ring of rhinestones. Her world is turned upside down as she is forced to conquer daring and dangerous quests on her path to becoming a woman.
Shirley Cheng has certainly experienced difficult quests of her own. Born in 1983, Shirley has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy and lost her eyesight at age 17. Although blind and confined to a wheelchair, she has not let her severe disabilities hinder her thirst for life.
"…fun adventurous read for all ages. This is a fascinating book of short stories, each with a moral. I would recommend this book for all ages…the fun, magical story is also teaching while entertaining.”
-Michelle Dunn, Editor, Consultant
"…a charming collection of short stories that is filled with quaint, old-world imagery and poetic visualization. Learn the lessons of betrayal and forgiveness, deception and honesty, loss and love. …a fantastic fantasy for the young…or the young-at-heart!" -Award-Winning Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif
"…for all lovers of fairy tales and fantasy--young and old. A dire warning leads Princess Sophia
through a mystical and magical adventure that will delight the reader." -Author Marilyn Meredith
Dr. Shirley Cheng (b. 1983), a blind and physically disabled award-winning author with 27 book awards, Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honor) graduate with Doctor of Divinity, motivational speaker, self-empowerment expert, poet, author and contributor to 32 books, has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy. Owing to years of hospitalization, she received no education until age 11. However, she mastered grade level in all areas after about 180 days of special education in elementary school and entered regular sixth grade in middle school. After a successful eye surgery, Shirley hopes to earn multiple science doctorates from Harvard University.