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Book: The Heath Cousins and the Crystal Canyon - Book 3 in the Heath Cousins Series by Eileen Hobbs

categories: Book, Crystal, Dragons, Fantasy, Magical Stones, Sword Fight, Cousins, Family, White Wolf, Flying, Danger, Fun, Children's Adventure Story

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Eileen Hobbs

about this book: In Book 3, Addie B. and her cousins Jack, Beanie and Bodie are vacationing in the mountains of North Carolina when they discover an old map. Addie B., with the help of her moonstone ring, translates the old map and discovers that it leads to another gateway to the other worldly land they journeyed to in Books 1 and 2. This time, their adventure begins at the Crystal Canyon. This journey reveals so much more about this mysterious land and leads the cousins to rescue some old friends, and face the menacing crystal-spewing dragon, Arach. For the first time since they discovered The Garden of Choice, one of the cousins does not return home with the others. Will the cousins be together again? Read on to find out!

All the Heath Cousins books revolve around magical stones and many of the characters, like Gemma, Jadira the smelly buffalo creature and Jumani, Gemma's white wolf are named after precious gems. Each of the cousins also has a special stone that "reveals" their special gifts. This reflects my love for the beauty and mystery of gems and natural rocks. The idea for the Crystal Canyon came to me after I researched about the Cave of the Crystals in Mexico. I was intrigued about the idea of a dragon that blew crystals instead of fire.

While I love all of my books, this is definitely a favorite because I love dragons and have always wanted to include one in my stories. I also like it because there is a bit of a twist at the end that I think my readers will like.