Yaliterature Stories

Ricky Rabbit grows with his friends in the Tenderfoot Woods. What to expect: Through the lives of the Animals of Tenderfoot Woods, these R.R stories will deal with many simple issues prevalent in family and community life today such as, inclusion, tolerance, compassion, conflict resolution, and reasonable resource allocation. Joel Grimes

It took Micah and Lainey half the summer to realize they liked each other in THE ART OF LAINEY. Now watch them realize they love each other in NEW MUSIC, a thirty-page short story that takes place a couple of months after THE ART OF LAINEY ends. Content: mild swearing and sexual situations. Ages 13+

"What is a Sentinel? A guard. A detective. A killer..." They are the world’s best-kept secret – an underground society whose eternal cause is to protect the world against the dark creatures and evil forces that inhabit the night. Now Sentinels are being targeted, murdered and turned as the fury of an ancient evil is unleashed once more. And when 15-year-old Nicholas Hallow’s parents are killed in a train crash, the teenager is drawn into a desperate struggle against malevolent powers. Sentinel is the first book in the Sentinel Trilogy – a world of unconventional heroes, monsters, murder and magic. ---------- Hello! I'm a dark YA fantasy author and this book, SENTINEL, is available in paperback or ebook through Amazon here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sentinel-Trilogy-Joshua-Winning/dp/1909717096 You can also buy it through my publisher, Peridot Press, here: http://www.johncattbookshop.com/peridot-press/sentinel I really hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please feel free to vote for it or leave a comment! "An ordinary orphaned teenager turns out to be the saviour of a hidden magical world. Don't think you've read this before in the Harry Potter books though, Sentinel sets a darker, grittier tone. The action is fast and violent, the monsters, including a seductive vampiress, are memorable." John Wyatt, The Sun "Hugely engaging. Winning could well be on to a winner." Claire Nicholls, SciFiNow magazine "A great, imaginative, gripping read." Nev Pierce, Editor-at-Large, Empire "Written poetically with carefully-drawn characters, this is an extremely promising YA debut by a young author." Kate Whiting, Press Association

Elia is 20 years old and has a smile like Julia Roberts. She comes from a Jewish family and wears a pair of butchy basketball shorts most of the time. Noel is the youngest of three children. His smile is shy and lovely. He is a booklover and paints his nails. And me, you ask? I fell in love with both of them.

Summer breaks are dependably simple. Helping out at the dojo, taking trips downtown, and going to the park every once-in-a-while. But it seems as though this summer has different plans for Ricca. She and her friends will be drawn into a world of criminal activity and intrigue, and questions- some they want answered, others they don't.

Everyone on Earth is now born with fate tattoos showing people who their soulmate is and how they will die. A girl, Delilah Turner, has been born with just two names on her body denoting her soulmate and her killer. The killer tattoo is not normal. Usually the tattoo shows the method of how you will die in this life. So where other people at least know what to expect, she is left totally in the dark. She has a nonexistent father and a strained relationship with her mother. Her brother is a jerk, and she just feels like she doesn't belong. After a tragedy strikes, she goes to live with her aunt and uncle where she meets her new, unexpected best friend June and the possible soulmate/killer duo in a set of twins that attend her new school. The four people form a strange bond and go on a quest together for answers.

The Sky Realm is where her rightful home is. Aaliyah, an everyday teenager on Earth, she has been led to believe that she is nothing more than an ordinary village healer. After a cruel attack on her grandmother, Aaliyah discovers not only that she is an Ultimate, who can reign over the four elements, but also that the people around her are not who she thought they were. Now, Aaliyah must do everything in her yet-to-emerge powers to defeat an evil force and salvage her home. Her journey of a thousand miles starts with a spark and consumes her as she strives for justice, love and power.

Missing scene from the novel "I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You". This scene will focus on the relationship between Cammie and her mother, and provide more insight to how they function.