This book is about the continuing adventures of the time witches as they travel in time and space pursued by dark witches, Androids, vampires and space pirates. They also continue to seek answers to the resurrection and mystery of the number eight. They find references to their origins throughout history and home to solve all their problems as well as help others to survive in a hostile universe. Natasha and Crystal are the main characters but other...

Meet Olivia the cursed bigfoot, Alfred the lonely dire wolf, and many other strange and wonderful creatures in these exciting new stories. The stories were written by the clever kids at Murrurrundi Public School during an 8 week creative writing program with author Karen Hughes.

"This world within a world is such a fabulous concept! It's almost like Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the Bible all mashed up together with a steampunk twist." A strange coin. A mysterious elevator. And a war deep within the Earth that could destroy the world. Adal and Arija weren't concerned with what makes the world go round until they followed an old coin into a dark cave. Deep within the Earth is a world they never dreamed possible. A world that...

"There's no such thing as soulmates." In a world where the vestiges of the ancients were never forgotten, the people live with their Gifts in harmony with Time, expecting as well as welcoming Death as it had been foretold, waiting for the other halves of their souls. Leo DeMarco, the youngest of his family, was facing the most monumental day of any teen's Life, his Eighteenth. Little did he know, he may need more than just his faith in the Sun,...

What if it was Beauty who was cursed...not the Beast?Preeti Kamla has the evil eye. Her bad luck has brought tragedy and disgrace upon her once-wealthy family...but when a handsome stranger promises to break her curse, Preeti almost believes him.Until a twist of fate whisks her away from everything she knows, and the gruesome Demon Rajah claims her as his bride.The Rakshasa's Bride is a novella-length retelling of Beauty and the Beast, inspired by...

The power of Excalibur is changing Ariane in scary ways. As she and Rex Major race for the second shard, Wally's no longer sure whose side he should be on . . . When Ariane seriously hurts Wally's sister, Flish, his belief in her is shaken. Meanwhile, the second shard is in France, and Rex Major already knows it's there. Ariane powers from the Lady of the Lake enable her to travel magically through freshwater, but now there's a saltwater ocean in...

He craves a mate. She needs a protector. Skye is terrified of the stalker she can't seem to shake. Fleeing to a secluded cabin refuge, the rockstar knows it's only a matter of time before he tracks her down. But she never expected her fearful escape to reveal an alien bear-shifter who claims her as his mate…Walfea blames himself for his brother's brutal murder by a relentless enemy. But after the shifter discovers his heart's destiny on Earth, he...

Children are supposed to be all sugar and spice and everything nice . . . but we know that's not the truth. Dark tales of wicked tykes and dangerous kids playing vicious games that lead adults-sometimes their own parents-to their demise are a staple of frightening fiction. Beware the schoolyards and playgrounds, even the sanctity of the familial home, especially after dark. And don't be fooled by a trickle of tears or tiny hands reaching for you....

When Regent Ruarnon learns that murderous grey-hided damars roam the seas once more, they put to sea to defend war-torn Tarlah. But Ruarnon's continent is no longer the monster's target. King Nartzeer, the creature's maker, is using damars to target powerful resources no-one else knows anything about, on islands everyone else believed were uninhabited.Ruarnon tries to solve the mystery of Nartzeer's motives, while pursuing allegiances and hidden resources,...

If her parents had never divorced, Laura wouldn't have to live in the shadow of Bruce, her mom's unpredictable boyfriend. Her mom wouldn't say things like "Be groovy," and Laura wouldn't panic every weekend on the way to Dad's Manhattan apartment. But when Laura spots a boy on a facing platform, lifting a camera to his face, looking right at her, Laura feels anything but afraid, and she can't forget him. Jonas, meanwhile, thinks nonstop about the...