Hocus Pocus

By Denise Cory Blake

Hocus Pocus is a quartet of short children's stories:- the first about a dragon and a young boy's adventures, the 2nd about a mysterious museum and all its strange 'fartifacts',the 3rd about toy soldiers at play, followed lastly by 'Heartbeats and hoofbeats', and an island of wild horses who befriend a yo

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookTrail Publishing
• Release date: Feb 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781637670354

Denise Cory Blake

I have been writing historical novels for the last four or five years now. This is my latest offering, born of an inquisitive, inquiring mind, which despite my advancing years refuses to lay dormant. I keep coming up with new storylines. Long may I do so!

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