"They become like us, but beautiful. Dangerously beautiful. Oh yes. And they can make the sky do their bidding. They cast spells with their music that can take away your willpower. And their hair . . . is the color of blood." *** There's a legend in the Amazon that tells of attractive and dangerous shapeshifters known as Encantados. When Sofia Aguilar meets one in the flesh, her life is turned completely upside down. Can she reunite a legendary shapeshifter with his past without losing touch with her own reality? *** "We call them . . . Encantado." The word was familiar, yet it tickled Sofi's inner ear in a way that only foreign sounds could. It felt like a name from another world. Somewhere far and lost. Somewhere that should have never been or perhaps might never be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stunning cover done by the exceptionally talented @LigiaNunes Copyright © 2015 by Coco Nichole

Asher's best friend has been poisoned. He has three days to live. The only cure: a unicorn horn. The only place to find one: Dragoncliff Cove, where none dare go. ***Book #1 in a series of fantasy novellas*** "In an age when people lived off the land and the Wild was still wild—when a young Queen warmed the throne and her Bulwark Knights patrolled the unruly borders—the edge of civilization was a place where dreams went to die." Welcome to Southwind.

Misunderstood and overmedicated, twelve-year-old Lilith Bloom finds the prospect of a grand family reunion decidedly dull... That is, until she discovers that the rose garden surrounding her grandfather's Berlin mansion is, well, completely and utterly carnivorous. Armed with Panther, her talking pet whippet, and the help of the mute boy next door, Lilith must unravel the secrets behind the mysterious estate, all while her family remains gloriously unaware that they are about to be devoured.

A smattering of my poetry, old and new. Be warned, they're dark, raw, real, emotional, spiritual, biased, prejudiced, horrid, and most of all disillusioned. Enter if you dare. Copyright © 2014 by Joy Cronjé All rights reserved. No part of this book/collection may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

A worrying 'ripple' affects the planet Kaelestia's harmony. Borak, a many-eyed being, transports a team inside his body to retrieve the Gift - a rare element that will determine the ripple's cause - from a distant planet called Edon. But Lord Stygein's dark forces plot against him...

Resurrected once again, Ellie Blackwell now knows that there is no way to fight her destiny; so she decides to run, hoping that a new environment will wipe her slate clean. But she should have known that fate wouldn't allow it to be that easy. The same souls that have surrounded her in the past still find her again and, despite her best efforts, she can't seem to free herself from them. Ellie is left with no choice but to begin solving some of the mysteries that have haunted her for four other lifetimes and to try, once again, to prevent her murder from happening on her eighteenth birthday. As we journey back and forth through both Ellie's past and present lives, she learns that she isn't the only one in her circle keeping dark secrets. Desperately struggling to fix things and somehow change her destiny, Ellie realizes that maybe you can't fight fate, perhaps she is forever cursed to make the same mistakes she's repeatedly made before. Again, a great big shout-out to @SoCamerShy for her amazing cover work! Check out her work...she's an amazing writer!

EDITED AS OF AUGUST 2017 The Guitar. The Piano. The Drums. The Violin. All four hold a quarter of Skye Brooks. They describe her perfectly; but, the death of her parents shut her down, and her passion gets stored away. What happens when she and her little brother have to make that long jump from California to Virginia? New people, new problems. Their parents have left them under the care of their aunt and uncle - but then add two men that their parents have known for years and two classmates who'll turn out to be lifelong friends. They'll get more than what they've bargained for. Skye begins to learn that her new school need some old school lessons on old habits; but don't forget "Old habits die hard". She'll take what's become of her parents legacy and make it her own. She's gonna spread some West Coast love on the East, and make sure that they'll hear her out. This story revolves around minorities, diversity, bullying, ethnicity, morals and a lot of other lessons. You may not see it now, but hopefully you'll stick around long enough to understand. #SaveTheMusic #AntiBullying **All Rights Reserved**

DISCONTINUED In a land of white, the plains of ash stretch endlessly, devoid of all life except for one. Alone in this blank world, a boy falls in ink-black despair, having lost everything before he knew anything. In a stagnant town, connections and relationships are made and lost, as the seasons pass from autumn to winter. Alone in this monochrome world, a boy sinks into isolated apathy, having been granted everything, and having rejected everything. Through the machinations of a bartender who calls herself a goddess, those two parallel paths intersect for a singular, straightforward purpose. Change the world by changing a person. And thus unfolds an interdimensional tale of loss, life, and lies.

Once bitten, twice shy... Roselba Torez has it all: brains, beauty, and suitors begging for her hand. Yet she dreams of adventures beyond the castle walls. Of journeys with her father that came to an abrupt end after her disastrous first meeting with her Intended. Five years ago Naga Prince Lorcan Alcardo was placed under a powerful curse. By day he is a man; by night a snake. He is trapped between worlds, unable to retain his true form. When Roselba is rescued from slave traders by Lorcan, the two begin a perilous journey to set things right. Some girls have to kiss a few frogs to find their prince. Roselba needs to kiss a snake--if she can forgive him for biting her the first time they met.

Finalist in the Deadly Sins contest. The true story of scientist whose sins changed our world. This is a fictional portrayal of real people and real events (though the dates may not be entirely accurate). [I'm well aware that one of the characters has the same name as I do -- it honestly was her name. Can't change history.]