The Wishing Stick is a heartwarming and whimsical story centred on the unlikely, yet profound, friendship between a teenage girl and a charismatic aged care resident. The story is initiated when Janey, a final-year high school student, begins a local history project, leading her to interview Bill Stoddart at the Serenity Gardens facility.The story unfolds through Bill's captivating storytelling, as their formal chat sessions quickly evolve into an exchange of "mischievous stories, fascinating connections, wisdom sharing and an array of some not-so-ordinary events". The title object, the wishing stick (or "crook"), is a walking stick gifted to Bill by his grandfather after Bill, as a five-yea...

This gothic retelling of Alice in Wonderland paints a dark yet touching tale of magic and unknown realities, with an eclectic mix of characters, including a host of fantastical creatures alongside the author's own re-imaginings of the Mad Hatter, Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts.Between layers of deceit and magic, nothing is as it seems.Alison Wilde is an ordinary girl in a nearly normal world, until an uncharacteristic turn of events shifts reality, as she knows it, completely upside down.Plunged into the Netherworld, with little memory of her life back on Earth, she is faced with a host of horrifying fantastical creatures, some more familiar than others.But as her newfound companions attemp...

Sincerely Yours...Written In The Stars And Inked In Destiny! YA Paranormal Romance-Urban Fantasy (Clean Fiction)A Gift She Didn't Ask For – And A Danger She Can't IgnoreHAVEN COVE, 1989Josie Worthington is a rebellious, alternative 17-year-old with dreams of escape. Still, when strange events start after she begins writing a local advice column, she finds that her words are affecting more than just people's minds—they’re shaping reality. Prominent writers have vanished from Haven Cove since the 1960s without any trace. As supernatural forces close in, Josie must choose between safety and truth, and rely on Blaine Cordwell, the mysterious son of a rock star, to help her survive what’s...

“We’re more than eagles, we soar even higher!”You might expect such a team motto, inscribed on the patch of their uniform sleeves, to befit a boys’ youth soccer squad known as FC Aviators. And needless to say, when a boisterous bunch like these kids are based in an historic aviation city such as Wichita, Kansas, well, of course, you’d just expect them to naturally soar even higher on the pitch, right?Well, maybe not, if you asked their coach going way back to their little shaver days of Under 8 rec league before ultimately reaching the pinnacle of the Dallas Cup well into their middle school years at the Under 14 elite select level. Andy Founder is about as local as they come, and ...

A New Game for a New World.Matthew Wong and his little brother, Oakley Wong, are excited to leave the cramped living quarters of humanity's last bastion of civilization, the floating domed city of Sojourn. Matt thought the most annoying thing about his mission would be caring for his little brother. Making sure Oakley wouldn't obsess over studying something off mission and talking Matt's ears off.All of Matt's expectations fly out the window when a flock of Holo birds kidnap his screaming brother, carrying him away. Holos never attack children. Holos only target adults! The defining truth of the world for the past forty years has changed! How? Why?One thing is certain. Matt is getting his br...

Death wants her.

Angels protect her.

Fate has claimed her.

Alyssa Frank dies trying to save herself from a brutal attack and is sent back where she finds that second chances do exist. Now, reliving the final week leading to her death, can she discover the right choices in a sea of wrong? Or will her circumstances never change?

With new love brewing and friendships on the line, what happens when chances run out?

Can she survive?

For the past two years Sarah Stryker has been cursed with incessant turmoil. She is a young woman living in Seattle who has had to grow up way too fast after surviving a horrifying abduction and losing her mother shortly after. Sarah enlists the aid of renowned global organization, The Pride, an all-female squad of some of the most formidable warriors on earth. Now at twenty years old, the newly recruited feline is ready to declare war on her enemies; sporting immense physical prowess and frost manipulation. Sarah has been trained by the best and feels that she is ready for anything but in a calculated and unsuspecting act of mutiny The Pride turns rogue, and a new leader rises to unleash he...

Luke never imagined that a hidden portal would change his life forever. Alongside his best friends—Will, Alexis, and Jake—he is transported to Metazona, a parallel world where animal tribes rule kingdoms, magic flows through nature, and ancient legends live and breathe.When the four friends bond with mystical Weapons, they are transformed into the Sacred Knights—powerful warriors destined to restore balance to the land. Each Knight is linked to a sacred element:🌊 Lycanwolf — Knight of Water🔥 Leozar — Knight of Fire🌱 Bearus — Knight of Earth🌪️ Kestra — Knight of WindGuided by the wise owl master Ezekiel and joined by allies like the fierce leopard apprentice Fiona,...

R.A. Lingenfelter invites you into a world beyond the imaginable in ‘End of Crows.’ Graced with the coveted 2022 Reader’s Choice International Gold Medal in Young Adult Adventure, this gripping tale redefines the traditional battlegrounds of human survival.Picture a dystopian future, devoid of freedom, where our every movement is dictated by an insatiable Dominion. High school joys as simple as proms, dances, and boyfriends are distant fairy tales for our protagonist, Willow. However, where humanity is oppressed, resistance is born. Nestled within the rugged Colorado Mountains lies a faction of rebels, known simply as the Crows.In this thrilling, heart-stopping saga, Willow embarks on ...