North White has always looked normal, spoke normally, walked normally, and even sang normally. But there is one thing different about her. She is a water bender. Her parents died and handed her over to a foster home that they entrusted. Her public name is Nora Smith. Everyone teases her at school and she has very little friends. But luckily, she does have three friends. Only three. Their names are Sabrina Brant, Erica Frel, and Willow Hik. When all four of them discover something unbelievable, North goes on a journey with her three friends to find something that could change her life forever. A chance to be a normal girl. See what happens in the very first book in The Benders Series.

Piper is the small, innocent, good girl of the school. Barely anyone knows her. From what her parents say, she was adopted. No big question there. But Piper doesn't have emotions. She knows what they are, but she can't feel them. She never could. When she was adopted she had a ring. No orphans had their own belongings, except maybe the clothes they wore to the orphanage. The caregiver at the adoption center told her parents never to take it off. But when its starts cracking, she realizes that she starts acting different. Something new... feeling. But if the ring breaks, will she cease to exist?

Have you ever wished that could live forever? That each time you die, you just come back, alive? Of course you have, every normal human would. But Alice isn't normal. She doesn't have to wish to live forever, because she does. She is a Shifter, and her Shift is a cat. They have nine lives. Yet, her gift comes with a price. She can't fall in love. If she falls into love's trap, she will Shift permanently. Or until her nine lives are up. Have you ever wished you could be someone else? Just for a day, live a little more interesting? Of course you have, every normal human would. And Jack is completely normal. Jack is the boy everyone wants to be or be with. His life is great. Then what happens when he meets her? A girl full of mystery and surrounded with whispers. But when he gets caught up in a world of magic and curses. Sometimes, interesting isn't what you'd expect. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dedicated to my beautiful kitty, Boyfriend. May your nine lives be just as amazing as you.