[Book 3 of the Coldblooded Compassion series] "I'm just your student, after all." She isn't social, nor does she want to be. Instead, she strives to be knowledgeable in every textbook available to her. Her only desire in life is to be just as smart as her mother, to live up to her parents' expectations. The pressure of being just as successful as them is not stressful to her. Quite the contrary, it makes her work harder to achieve her dream. With studies and seriousness, she leaves no room for shenanigans. She has her entire future mapped out to a T. Being reckless is not a part of her plans. He has never been one to treat life seriously. Instead, he struts around with his collection of sports gear and does whatever he feels like. School absences are common with him. Homework is optional in his eyes. All he cares about is living life to the fullest, and high school will not accomplish that for him. With no true plan in sight, he carries on being his usual self: reckless. Meanwhile, there lurks yet another evil plot in the shadows of New York City. Growing desperate with their ambitious ideas, enemies have now resorted to extreme measures. As unstoppable forces, they chase down the most illegal, deadly materials that they can find. This new plan is so dangerous that it might not just achieve revenge, but start a whole new war entirely. Suddenly, the holiday season has taken on a horrifying meaning for Casey Jones. Theme song: Endlessly - The Cab #29 in casey #190 in tmnt

[Book 2 of the Coldblooded Compassion series] "I hate you." After suffering for months inside a place that isn't supposed to exist, she isn't in the best shape. In fact, she's practically beyond repair. Even her best friend can't find the power to heal her. She goes from day to day willing her positivity to return to her. She finally begins to accept her new, tragic reality when an old face pops up. But the newcomer isn't alone. With him comes a set of companions who she automatically finds an interest in- a strong interest. He isn't in the best shape either, but it's not a twist of fate that has made him this way. He's lost many friends that were close to him, but that isn't the reason he behaves this way. Deep down inside his heart is a black field of despair and anger. It bubbles up constantly, sending him into fits of unnecessary rage. This has given him the title of "hothead." But don't tell him, or it might be the last thing you say. To add to the chaos, the Shredder has finally wrapped his fingers around New York City. After the turtles saved New York from the Kraang invasion, Shredder stepped forward and claimed the heroic title. His sly and deceitful personality is perfect to fool ignorant citizens, so he always gets his way. And right now, he wants the turtles' heads. It gets worse. A storm has started to brew in a distant forest, causing living things to melt into mindless monstrosities. The infection taints anyone who comes into contact with the creatures, infecting them with the same disease. Matters get worse as the turtles return home to find that the storm originated from New York City. Everywhere they turn, there are hundreds of innocent people who were taken captive by the mysterious rain. And without a fix, this may be a race to save lives that they can't win. "I hate you, too." Theme song: Sad Song - We The Kings #99 in TMNT

[Book 1 of the Coldblooded Compassion series] "Game on." She didn't ask for this. She didn't want to be pulled into the cruel, evil shadows of the world. She tried to be a good person to both her mother and younger brother. She even stifled angry thoughts of her father, the heartless man who abandoned the family when she was only four years old. Her only goal was to make people smile. She didn't deserve to be dragged into the dark. But life has never been very fair. He didn't mean to involve her in his dark world. In fact, he didn't know she existed until he found her being treated as a guinea pig. He thought rescuing her would reverse the death that lingered over her. He tried to prevent her from getting trapped deeper within the pit of criminals and catastrophes biting at her heels. But heroes can't always save the day. Now, the turtles and she are sinking further into the quicksand of this mystery. Every answer seems to have another impossible question. Every solution has another negative side effect. Will the turtles ever be able to dig themselves out of their graves? Theme song: Vapor - 5 Seconds of Summer [Story completed on July 17th, 2016]

Samantha wishes she were someone else. Anastasia, to be exact. Anastasia doesn't sit in the corner and read because she's too shy to talk to anyone. She doesn't keep trying and failing. Anastasia slays dragons. Of course, Anastasia is only a character in Samantha's story. That's what Sam does, she writes. She writes to keep the monsters at bay. She creates new worlds to escape into. And she writes to block out the cranky ramblings of her jilted father, who refuses to acknowledge the woman that ran out on them years ago. But Samantha finds herself thrown into a not so magical adventure when she discovers her long lost mother has been in town all along. She has questions that need answering, and a few arrow- accusations... she'd like to sling. But there are obstacles to storming the castle, her father for one. Either Samantha makes this her happily ever after, or it all ends in tears... Either way, the story is about to change.

One girl... one quest... and a love strong enough to cross worlds. The Fragile Tower is the No 1 Hit fantasy adventure by award-winning novelist and playwright Gytha Lodge. This is book one of of the Cold Lands series - a gripping, fantastical and unique story of love, loss and powerful magic. Grace is a shy fifteen-year-old girl living in a small town in New York state. She has been looking for something to make her feel like she matters for most of her life. After a beautiful and exotic fair arrives on her street in the middle of winter, her brother vanishes during the night. Grace must get him back, and to do so must travel to another world where she finds she has magic she had never dreamed of, and where she faces enemies of huge and ancient power. Within the strange and wonderful Cold Lands she fights to master her magical abilities as she faces creatures out of nightmare. Along the way she meets the resourceful but troubled hunter Afi, and draws him into her quest. Little by little she realises that nothing is as simple as it seems, including her own feelings for her companion. The fate of the whole kingdom will be decided by her actions, and she has to take up the challenge... or let its people die at the hands of the Cold... **Make sure to check out the CONTEST chapter where I'm running a competition with a whole goody-bag of prizes!!** Find The Fragile Tower on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/thefragiletowerseries or like my page at: https://www.facebook.com/gythalodge