SHONNA SLAYTON visited her first castle in grade four and was hooked on history. With so much scope for the imagination, fairy tales and history seemed a good fit. Her Fairy-tale Inheritance Series is rich with tales of European immigrants, family heirlooms, hidden secrets and, of course, fairy tale magic. Following in her own family’s immigrant footsteps, she moved from the majestic mountains of British Columbia to the enchanted deserts of Arizona where she lives with her husband and children.