Conflict is essential to story—regardless of genre. The friction between what a character wants and the lengths they will go to reach that goal is what pulls readers through your book. Great conflict is what leaves readers cheering (or crying) at the end of a story. Using humour and her deep knowledge of human behaviour, counsellor and award-winning author Eileen Cook will guide you through the causes of conflict, the differences between internal and external conflict, and show you how con...

A "creepy, satisfying thriller" from the author of You Owe Me a Murder and One Lie Too Many ( Entertainment Weekly, "8 Seriously Scary Summer Reads").For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six weeks of her life.Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron's senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a ...

Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn.Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim’s stuck on a class trip to London with him and his new soulmate and she can’t help wishing he was a little bit dead, even if she’d never really do that.But when Kim meets Nicki, a stran...

"Trust no one. A nail-biter littered and lined with twists that will leave you gasping." —Teresa Toten, author of Beware That Girl and The Unlikely Hero of Room 13BSeventeen-year-old Skye Thorn will do anything to get out of her small Michigan town, even if that means pretending to be a psychic for fast cash. When Paige, the local golden girl goes missing, Skye uses her psychic visions to help the police with the case. Her readings have always been...

"Trust no one. The Hanging Girl /One Lie Too Many is a nail-biter littered and lined with twists that will leave you gasping." --Teresa Toten, author of Beware That Girl and The Unlikely Hero of Room 13BWinner of the John Spray Award for best YA mystery novel in Canada 2018Skye Thorn has given tarot card readings for years, and now her psychic visions are helping the police find the town’s missing golden girl. It’s no challenge—her readings have always bee...

The Count of Monte Cristo meets Mean Girls in this scandalicious, hilarious tale of friendship, betrayal, makeovers, and revenge.

A darkly comic novel that “combines the perfect mix of mystery and romance to create a delightfully creepy chick lit-y ghost story” (School Library Journal), from the author of The Education of Hailey Kendrick and Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood.Isobel’s life is falling apart. Her mom just married some guy she met on the Internet only three months before and is moving them to his sprawling, gothic mansion off the coast of nowhere. Goodbye,...

Parfois, ce qu’on ignore fait toute la différence… Hailey Kendrick ne déçoit jamais personne. Elle a des amis formidables, l’amoureux idéal, de bonnes notes… et elle respecte toujours, toujours les règles. Jusqu’au soir où elle risque tout dans un geste de folie devant témoin… avec le complice le plus improbable. Hailey se fait prendre, mais son acolyte se sauve, l’obligeant à subir seule toutes les conséquences de cet acte. En quelques heures, la vie rêvée et la réputation sans faille de ...

Sie malt sich die Zukunft, wie sie ihr gefällt: Der humorvolle Liebesroman »In den Sternen steht die Liebe« von Eileen Cook als eBook bei dotbooks. Hallo, geht's noch? Sophie kann es nicht fassen: Nach sechs Jahren Beziehung lässt ihr Freund Doug sie einfach für eine andere sitzen! Da ist es nur verständlich, dass sie sich ein klitzekleines bisschen rächen will … Als sie von der Neugier der Neuen auf alles Esoterische erfährt, beschließt Sophie, sich als Hellseherin auszugeben, um der Konk...

Enjoy two wise and witty stories from Eileen Cook in one great book!In The Education of Hailey Kendrick, Hailey is tired of always doing exactly what’s expected of her. She’s going to prove she’s not perfect by breaking a very big rule in a very public way…with a very unexpected partner in crime. When Hailey gets caught, she loses everything—her best friend, her boyfriend, her popularity, her reputation. Now Hailey is up for anything…maybe even the boy she never noticed be...

The third in a series of books about Willow's adventures as she masters her secret fairy powers, navigates sprite training, tries to ignore her perfect older sister, and maintains a friendship with Katie, the most un-normal of humans. Willow Avery seems to be advancing in her fairy training with alarming speed. In addition to being able to talk to animals (a very unusual power), she can also fly! But it isn't all good news. Willow's human bff, Katie, has discovered that fairies exist and t...

The second in a series of books about Willow's adventures as she masters her secret fairy powers, navigates sprite training, tries to ignore her perfect older sister, and maintains a friendship with Katie, the most un-normal of humans. Miranda, the most popular girl in fourth grade, comes to school with exciting news: her older cousin is getting married, and Miranda will be in the bridal party! This is great news for Willow, because Miranda's cousin has hired Willow's mom to provide the ca...