Local Authors for Young Adults - (listed alphabetically by last name)
Dreaming Beauty
(Dreaming Princesses, #1)
by C. Rae D'arc
Sleeping Beauty was asleep for one-hundred years. What did she dream about?
Princess Emerald of Somnus planned the perfect ball for her sixteenth birthday. She even modeled it after the midnight masquerades that she and her sisters secretly attended. Everything was perfect…until a poisoned spindle threw her into a deep sleep with vivid dreams of an unknown land: modern England.
In a world of smart phones and cockney, Emerald knows she must be dreaming, especially with her hypoesthesia and strange power over plants. Lost and confused, Emer is welcomed by the Honorables Caden Seaver and Mica Wright. These two sons of lords and best friends went looking for one final adventure to inspire their creative hobbies before family obligations ruled their lives. They never expected to find a lost princess who claimed to be dreaming. Emer’s stories about Somnus might be the perfect solution to Caden’s writer’s block until she starts to influence his heart more than his writing.
The longer that Emer dreams, the more she wonders what’s happening in Somnus, which world is her true home, and how much time she has before the poison spreads through her body. Emer must find a way to wake up and trust her heart before the poison numbs it forever.
The Dark Ignites
(LiT, Part 1)
by Maxwell Hurley
The first volume of Maxwell Hurley's four-part series, The Dark Ignites is followed by:
Part 2 - Falling Lite
Part 3 - Pure Heart
Part 4 - Begrimed Harridan
Without warning, the Dark is starting to tip the scale to rule over the humans. God needs to activate a new Lite Sentry. This chosen human is asked to battle the Infiltrators and Demons the Dark is sending to Earth.
Osiah has a special insight to the Dark and is asked to train the newly activated Lite Sentry. Alexandria Johnson, who goes by Alex, is a 17-year old high school popular student who dresses in Goth attire. She has two best friends; Kale, nicknamed "Mole", is a recovering alcoholic who trains for an Iron Man as a coping mechanism. The other is Sara, a motherless, sweet, girl who lives with her abusive father.
Alex accepts her new role in life to help maintain the balance between the Lite and the Dark. She grows from learning her role to actually understanding what is asked of her. Along the way she is introduced to a whole new world containing Angels, Demons, and others who are knowledgeable in this war.
Coven of Aquarius
(Council of the Zodiac, #1)
by C. L. Thornton
All it took was one curse, one vengeful Zodiac, to change the descendants of Aquarius forever.
Being the descendant of Aquarius has more responsibilities than most would think. Most days, Aireh wouldn’t change it for anything. Especially considering that she has the support of her mother and Nan.
When the Council calls an early meeting for Winter Fest, Aireh doesn’t think twice about packing her bags....
Until she sees her ex. The one who walked away and never looked back. He seems to be showing up everywhere.
Will Aireh ever find out what happened to cause him to walk away? Can she find a way to beat the curse and be with her true love, or will the secrets that have been kept from her cause her world to crumble?
The New World
(Imperealisity, Book 1)
by Gary Wayne
The first volume of Gary Wayne's five-book series, The New World is followed by:
Book 2 - The Return
Book 3 - The Road to Etheral
Book 4 - Power of 3
Book 5 - The Digs
Marty, Steve, and Bailey are three teenagers who have been friends since childhood, living in southeastern Washington state, where their families have lived forever.
Marty, who aces school with little studying, is fascinated by every kind of living creature. Steve is kind and caring, always ready to help someone in need. Bailey, with whom Marty is in love, has a power that allows her to occasionally see the future—but neither of her friends has any idea how far her visions of the future will take them.
The teens and their families live on the edge of a beautiful national forest, and it is in this forest that they will find the entrance to their destinies.
As they encounter a mysterious unknown world, they discover things about themselves, raise questions about their pasts and futures, and work to overcome challenges as they help the people they meet along the way.
The three young people learn that they are at the heart of a centuries-old prophecy that speaks of outlanders who will heal these lands, protect their people, and set right what has gone wrong.
As they face their new adventures their roles in a prophecy will change their lives forever.
