Books by Helen Falconer

Every story needs a hero. Every hero needs a friend.Carla never believed Aoife's tales of fairies, monsters and changeling girls. But she faithfully followed her best friend down into the dangerous fairy world - to rescue a boy, and save a kingdom. Until Aoife sent Carla spinning back to the human world, terrified for her safety. But as Aoife faces demons and death alone, Carla has her own battles at home - creatures to defeat and boys to protect. And it's not long before the promised war between humans and fairies explodes onto the fields of rural Ireland.Whilst Aoife will fight for the Hawthorn Crown in the Land of the Young, Carla must use all her ingenuity and skill to protect the village she grew up in - the village she loves.Every story needs its heroes . . .

Aoife has returned. Back with her family after her adventures in the Land of the Young where she rescued her younger sister Eva, narrowly escaping the evil fairy Dorocha she is adjusting to life in the human world. But this is hard when you are trying to contain an otherworldly power . . . and even harder when you've been thought dead, mourned by those you love.Aoife s world collapses completely when Shay, her fellow traveller and love of her life, abandons her. He is a lenanshee and it is dangerous to love, and be loved, by such a fairy.But Shay is trapped in his own web of desire, as dark forces move against the pair. When he is taken in by a beautiful demon, this can only mean a return to the Fairy World. Aoife with her best friend Carla must battle old and new enemies, meet old and new friends, and use all her Fairy Powers to save Shay her true Beloved.And when days in the Fairy World are months in the human world, time runs out very fast indeed . . .