Katie is sure her summer is doomed. She longs for an adventure like the ones she reads about in her favourite detective novels. Instead, she's stuck with Nan and Pop whose idea of adventure is touring old houses. But when Katie discovers a secret chamber in Otterly Manor with an enchanted painting, she suddenly falls - literally - into the biggest adventure of her life. Sherlock Holmes meets Shakespeare in this time-travel murder mystery adventure with a twist of magic. There are delicious surprises in store for readers of adventures, mysteries and historical fiction alike.

When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

In a world where your survival depends on your external beauty, Vivvian Graves is one point below the cut-off. With the knowledge that she can contract the virus and die at any point of her life, she chooses working with her government over hard labor. She's a government sanctioned consort for young men who don't know how to interact with women, because each generation has less and less people who are deemed safe to reproduce. She has to teach a shut-in scientist how to love, while she desperately hopes he finds a cure for the virus that plagues her existence. Status: Ongoing Update Schedule: Every Thursday/Friday

In a politically volatile kingdom, Noah is tasked with finding the catalyst, a magical artifact rumored to greatly enhance the potential of the wielder. Joining his efforts are his childhood best friend and an illegitimate prince doing the queen's bidding in exchange for his lover's freedom. It soon becomes clear that many different parties are after the catalyst, though no one seems to know who started this chase or why. In order to survive and save the people he cares about, Noah will have to leave behind everything he thought he knew about magic and adapt to a new reality of unlikely alliances and painful betrayals, high-stakes power struggles, and vengeful entities.

⭐️ 2016 Watty Award Winner ⭐️ Willa Grainger is your average twenty-four-year old with one exception - she never left her university. A year after she graduated she still remains employed with Professor Paige Grimsby, acclaimed author of the popular Simeon Lee series. Her struggles to find a boyfriend, find a job, and write the next bestseller seem like a walk in the park when it comes to her volatile on-again, off-again relationship with her friend Cynthia Smoak, one-third of their best friend trio. But Cynthia's always been competing against Willa in a game Willa didn't even know she was playing. When she does something unforgivable, Willa's forced to examine her life and her friendships, leading her to a new romance with an unlikely young man - a former student who's convinced Paige stole his undergraduate novel idea. Willa's never been comfortable with change and the experiences she's encountered during her extended internship with Paige makes her question who she is and what happens when the people you're friends with aren't the people you like.