Kara thought that her lack of wings was a problem in the world of Valkyries–until she stumbled across a dragon's nest. She soon learned that wherever you found a dragon's nest, a mother dragon was always nearby. No matter how much combat training she had, she could still become lunch.

No familiar. No power. No second chances.Samara is chosen to train with the Sacred Flame coterie—an elite magical order where apprentices bond with familiars to become unstoppable sorcerers. For her, this is more than an honor—it's her family's only way out of poverty.But there's a catch. Samara has no familiar.Without one, she's as good as powerless. Her opponents tower over her, her future grows uncertain, and her failure could doom not just herse...

Katrina Cope presents Book 5 in the Dragoria: The Lost Dragon Realm series.

The gatekeeper's responsibility is boundless.For the demons to access Earth, they must seek the gatekeeper. He regulates the passage from Hell to Earth and redeems souls and beings of Earth whom his master requests.Aker is just a boy, but his destiny is great. However, to acquire his title, he needs to prevail through the greater demon's tests.A novelette of the gatekeeper's journey.A little information about The Afterlife Series:These are thrille...

Danger lurks everywhere, as hope blows in the breeze.Sorcerer's apprentice Samara is elated by the rescue of the dragons, but that feeling is soon squashed as the risks of being caught increase. Not knowing who in the Sacred Flame coterie is involved has Samara on edge, especially when she and her dragon, Ulrieg, are spotted in places they shouldn't be.Powerful head sorceress Callista embarks on a journey to find a sacred crystal to add to her collection, t...

Weeding out your enemies from your friends can be dangerous.After Samara makes a shocking discovery, something must be done. She can't leave the coterie, or her family will again face poverty. If she stays, she must discover who is committing these horrendous acts.Two senior commanders who patrol the borders of the human and elven kingdoms visit. The young apprentices soon discover that these two aren't as friendly as their instructors. They employ all kind...

Secrets of hope shouted from the valleys echo to the mountaintops of immorality.Emelyne is a human raised in a dwarven village. In her world, nothing about that is abnormal. Yet whenever one of the people with brilliant-colored hair is near, her dwarven parents insist she hides. She doesn't understand why until one of them kills her childhood friend in cold blood. After bonding with a dragon and meeting some unusual characters, she discovers truths about her past. ...

No One Quite Like Me is a simple book for children about self-esteem. It teaches children to recognize and embrace their differences and to be the best me that they can be!

Some of our most disturbing images of Hurricane Katrina involve the very old, trapped in flooded nursing homes, and the very young, sick in toxic trailers. Using the Katrina-Rita nexus as its reference point, Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters takes the developmental long view on human strengths and vulnerabilities during large-scale devastation and crisis. An expert panel of behavioral scientists and first responders analyzes the psychological impact of natural disasters ...