> WINNER: Mom's Choice Awards - Gold Label - YA FantasyCaptain Rostand knows the importance of his undercover mission. The families of Azimuth's proud officers have just been slaughtered as a statement by the evil dictator Hideux. But how did Hideux know where Azimuth's forces were hidden? How could his Nightlander army be one step ahead of the powerful Azimuth Alliance at every turn?The hard truths he discovers on his quest for justice may mark the incendi...

> Winner of 17 Awards at Last CountShelby Pardow never imagined she could kill someone. All she wants to do is hide from her troubled father... when she is teleported to awaiting soldiers on the planet Azimuth. Here she is not a child, but Kin to one of the six Aulic Assembly members whom Malefic Cacoethes has drugged and imprisoned. He seeks to become dictator of this world (and then Earth by proxy).His father, Biskara, is an evil celestial entity, tracked...

Winner of 17 Awards at Last CountShelby Pardow never imagined she could kill someone. All she wants to do is hide from her troubled father... when she is teleported to awaiting soldiers on the planet Azimuth. Here she is not a child, but Kin to one of the six Aulic Assembly members whom Malefic Cacoethes has drugged and imprisoned. He seeks to become dictator of this world (and then Earth by proxy).His father, Biskara, is an evil celestial entity, tracked b...

This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work....

A perfect date betrays a girl's innocence when it goes wrong. A short flash fiction by Sharon Skinner. Sharon Skinner is an award-winning writer. She is currently a board member for Anthology, Inc. and the AAGP(American Association of Grant Professionals), and is a Certified Grants Professional (GPC). She received her M.A. in Creative Writing from Prescott College.

A strange smoke … A genetically modified drug … A chance encounter …Scientist Dr Neroli Sonnclere stumbles into a mystery that will change the direction of her life.On the flight home to London from a Biomedical Engineering Conference in New York, Dr Sonnclere bumps into two people who have caught her attention. Indulging her natural curiosity, she follows them out of the airport. Little does she know that the trail would lead her right into a web of intrigue as well as a n...

If zany parents, horrible teachers, a tomboy best friend, the gorgeous star of the school play, and a drooling dachshund named Shoelace represented the normal side of Monty Watford's young life, then mysterious Tricksters, his vengeful Shadow, a worrying case of missing school children, and learning to control even the flow of time itself were about to take him to a very very unusual and exciting place indeed!Monty is your average, mediocre, happy-go-lucky school kid, content to co...

A crime thriller starring two FBI agents up against the mob: "This series dazzles with fast, intricate plotting, terrific characters, and humor" ( Publishers Weekly).Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons were once odd-couple partners in crimesolving. But Gibbons has gone into retirement—and Tozzi has just gone renegade.After hot-headed Tozzi leaves a trail of bodies in his wake, Gibbons heads back to work to stop him. Instead, the two of them team up—and...

While attempting to complete the work of a beloved colleague, Herbert George Li inadvertently transports a young college student through time, tearing multiple holes in the fabric of time and space. With the help of new and old friends, Herb and Alex must undo the mistakes of the past, repairing time before all of human history is erased.

This is it. The final Level of the Game.China in 80AD is the stage for the final showdown between Phoenix and Jade andtheir arch-enemy, Feng Zhudai.Things don't start off so well, though. Jade is a prisoner, separated by vast distances fromher companions; in the hands of Feng Zhudai himself. Phoenix and the others have to find her before they can even think of freeing her. What have they got to work with? How can they fight Feng Zhudai's incredible magical powe...

A short story from the world of Department 19.In 1891, Abraham Van Helsing and a group of friends faced Dracula, the world’s first vampire – and won. The survivors of that battle founded Department 19, and have been secretly saving the world ever since. A highly classified archive exists recording every act of bravery in that time.That archive is now open. These are the Department 19 files.Secret Department 19 headquarters, present day.Larissa Kinley is a fu...

Drawing is her world...but when her new pencil comes alive, it's his world too.Her... Storey Dalton is seventeen and now boyfriendless after being dumped via Facebook. Drawing is her escape. It's like as soon as she gets down one image, a dozen more are pressing in on her. Then she realizes her pictures are almost drawing themselves...or is it that her new pencil is alive?Him... Eric Jordan is a new Ranger and the only son ...