A mysterious manor house hides the keys to shocking family secrets, while a group of teens must navigate magical portals and bridge their differences in this young adult fantasy series.
Book 1: Once a Queen
Available Now
Fourteen-year-old Eva has outgrown her favorite childhood fairy tales. But while staying one summer at her grandmother’s strange English manor house, she wonders: Could her grandmother once have been a queen in another world?
Book 2: Once a Castle
Releasing February 11, 2025
The Addison siblings try to stay out of trouble. However, when their lives become intertwined with teens from another world, the fate of their home—and of more than one kingdom—will only be saved if they can bridge their differences to make things right.
Photo: © Tom Arthur
Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Sarah Arthur is a fun-loving speaker, Christy Award finalist, and author of numerous books for teens and adults, including the bestselling Once a Queen, the first of The Carrick Hall Novels. After decades working with youth, she plays a wicked game of Four Square--but don’t ever ask her to eat cold pizza from a box, ever. Among other nerdy adventures, she’s a founding board member of the annual C. S. Lewis Festival and co-directs the Madeleine L’Engle Writing Retreats. Sarah lives in Michigan with her husband Tom and their preteen/teen sons, whose feedback on her fiction both harrows and delights her soul.
