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Key of Behliseth (Bk 1 Sun Child Chronicles series)
Synopsis:

The Sun Child Chronicles: Book One

On his way to meet a fate he'd rather avoid, homeless gay teen Lucky steps through a wizard's door and is caught up in a whirlwind quest and an ancient war. He tries to convince himself that his involvement with sword fights, magic, and interworld travel is a fluke, and that ice-breathing dragons and fire-breathing eagles don't really exist. But with each passing hour, he remembers more about who he is and where he's from, and with help, he begins to claim his power. 


Lucky might someday rule a nation, but before he can do that, he must remember his true name, accept his destiny, and master his extraordinary abilities. Only then can he help to banish the evil that has invaded earth and find his way home—through a gateway to another world.

Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Robi's Flying Saucer Drive-In (Series, 1st book)
Dimitra Chronopoulos, Susan Hughes, Kelly Anne Winsa
Synopsis: Robi’s Flying Saucer Drive-In: girls now have their answer to the Wimpy Kid series for boys.
"The classroom door opens slowly and a leaf blows in. It is a colored one even though we start school in late August and the trees outside are all green. A girl walks in.
She has the palest skin I have ever seen. Maybe it is transparent. I can see little blue veins. I think, oh, maybe that is because of the light. Her eyes graze mine. Hers are dotted like a leopard's, pale bronze on yellow. Wild."
When her parents buy a new restaurant--Robi's Flying Saucer Drive-In--Saffron Wilson decides to work there part time. She wants to earn some money--and begin to take control of her own life. Next thing Saffron knows, a carnival has set up behind the restaurant, bringing with it a new friend. Clair Villeneuve appears to be 14 years of age but, as Saffron discovers, is actually much, much, much older. And she seems oddly familiar with everything their astronomy teacher shares with their class, including his belief that the universe is full of life.
When Clair is unexpectedly left behind by the carnival, Saffron learns that not only is her friend in danger but someone is trying to prevent her from completing a secret mission here on Earth. Will Saffron come to terms with her responsibility to help Clair? Will she discover the true nature of Clair's mission? And can Saffron actually protect Clair--even though time seems to be running out?
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Magimakía: The Quest for Merlin (Book 1)
Synopsis: “The Quest for Merlin" is the first book of the Young Adult fantasy series "Magimakía", goblin word meaning "The Great Battle of Mages and Witches."

Follow Oliver’s journey, a skinny, naive 15 year old boy who knows nothing about magic, let alone how to survive high school as a bullied and outcast teen, as he attempts to help save the Order of Mages from destined extinction.

Kidnapped by a midget goblin and his troll cohorts, Oliver’s only hope is to learn the whereabouts of the all powerful Merlin who has been missing for over 500 years.

With the help of two witches, Avery and Violet, Oliver begins his journey in a world full of potions, spells, and bubbling cauldrons, learning a lot about witchcraft and magic.

You will be spellbound as you are transported into this amazing landscape where anything could happen, as tragic events unfold that could keep Oliver from saving Merlin and the entire world of Mages and Witches!
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Crazy Cat Kid
Joan Donaldson-Yarmey
Synopsis: Lilly Thornton is a fourteen-year-old girl who lives on an acreage just outside Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. She owns four rescued cats and has helped find homes for many more. Her mother belongs to a dragon boat race team and some of the team members have decided to go camping around the island with their families.

Lilly is considered too young to be left at home alone. Since one of Lilly's cats is diabetic and needs an insulin shot twice a day she has to bring her along. The other three have never been left alone before so Lilly convinces her parents that they have to come, too. It sounds like a simple solution until they begin to drive away from their house and the cats start howling.

While camping the cats try to find ways to get out. They hover at the screen door waiting for it to open. One checks every open door searching for the magic way outside and spends the night pawing at the metal window blinds so she can look out. Are they going to ruin the camping trip or is boredom? The first day there is no one Lilly’s age and by the afternoon she wants to go home. And then she meets Jesse, the fifteen-year-old Metis son of another team member.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
The Lotus Saga
Nimai Agarwal
Synopsis:

Lotus Saga is a quest fantasy in which the young scribe, Rook, leaves his home village and goes on a journey with the Lotus Sword to find the Water of Life. After the death of his mentor, Rook seeks this mythical substance in order to defeat Amaranth, a thief of time. In the process Rook travels through murderous forests, endless deserts, and bends air in order to descend an unscalable cliff.He must find out who his real allies are, and uncover the motivations of a being who lives within him.

Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Aversión: Libro uno de la saga La mentalista
Kenechi Udogu, Eva María Medina Cabanelas
Synopsis: Por primera vez para Gemma Green, las cosas deberían haber sido sencillas. Encontrar a tu sujeto, sostenerle la mirada y meterle un pensamiento en la cabeza para salvarlo de un futuro desastre: aversión completa. Un proceso bastante simple, dado que el sujeto no va a tener ningún recuerdo de la experiencia. Pero Russ Tanner no parece querer olvidar. De hecho, cuanto más trata ella de evitarlo, más presiona él para llegar a conocerla. Gemma sabe que tiene un problema, pero ¿se está enfrentando a los efectos secundarios de una aversión fallida o el campeón de tenis del instituto se ha realmente enamorado de ella?
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Spanish
The Pyramid in the Wilderness
Synopsis: Ian visits a country in Southern Africa with his grandparents. In a village where Father Dominic is the doctor and priest, he meets Seya, the daughter of the chief.

Simon and Eugene are looking for a treasure. They call in the help of a sorcerer who casts a spell on Seya and Ian.

How the children discover the pyramid when followed by Simon, Eugene and sorcerer.
The children's connection to the pyramid: in a dream they see they were technicians belonging to the red race.

Who is who in the story and in the dreams?

When Simon and Eugene steal the apex, the children promise to take it back.

When, where and how did Ian get his magical powers? In a dream he sees he was once the son of the traditional chief, an apprentice sorcerer.

The children fulfill their promise and take the apex back to the pyramid.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Dark Before Dawn (Young Ladies of Mystery Book 3)
Synopsis: If you could control minds...would you?

It's hard enough for Dawn hiding that she's a teen psychic from her new classmates and new step-family, but it gets even tougher when she learns that ESP spells D-A-N-G-E-R. When Dawn gets involved with a fortuneteller mentor and two girls who share her mysterious talents, she finally belongs after years of being a misfit.

After she learns her new friends may be tied to freak "accidents" in town, Dawn has an important choice to make—continue developing the talent that makes her special or challenge the only people who have ever accepted her.

A #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller for Horror/Occult and for Children’s Science Fiction, Fantasy & Magic.

Aimed at young adult readers and the young at heart. Download this magical and intriguing story that catapults to a thrilling conclusion.

Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Mystery
Adam Undercover, The Consortium Directive (SERIES)
Synopsis: An unhackable global crime syndicate. An assassination order on a diplomat and his family. A government powerless to help.

The world is a small place when you're being hunted.

Adam and Emma are used to being the youngest agents in the Arcanum Trivindico. Remarkable gadgets, vehicles, and advanced training continue to hone their talents as undercover operatives. A pair of new classmates and an unsanctioned assignment bring questioned loyalties and sparks of romance. As they battle their way across a jungle on an unfamiliar continent, each of them will be pushed to the limit to survive… and complete the mission.

The Presidium Files (Book 1) available now. Look for the final episode (Book 3) in the trilogy coming late 2018.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Dead Last
Rachel J. Clay
Synopsis: Carla and Sasha are the daughters of an Olympic Champion and because of that they are expected by their family to compete in running, swimming and athletics and win. Until Sasha goes for a run on her own and disappears. No one knows what happened to her, or why she disappeared.
Carla is left to compete on her own, until she is approached by a boy she doesn’t like, who warns her to stop competing, as her life might be in danger. Carla thinks it a cruel joke… but is it?
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Sports
The Nature of Gods: The Awakening (Series, #1)
Synopsis: When gods and goddesses abruptly overthrow Earth, humans are given two choices – worship or die. Desperate to survive, Olivia and her family devote their days to fulfilling the will of the gods. But the wrath of the gods is insatiable and unpredictable. With her hope crushed, Olivia is resigned to her bleak fate . . . until she meets Nature.
 
Immediately, Olivia knows this charismatic girl with color-changing eyes isn’t normal. Nature looks like a teenager yet she has the power to control the weather and converse with animals. Nature opens Olivia’s eyes to a hidden world that had always existed in harmony with her own. However, know-it-all butterflies and mystical creatures aren’t the only secrets revealed as Olivia discovers the dark plan of the gods.
 
When Nature decides to confront the gods, Olivia is catapulted to the forefront of humanity’s battle for survival. Olivia must rely on her courage, strength, and newfound gifts as she faces monster-infested pathways and ever-looming traps. But does she have enough courage or skill to battle brutal gods eager to rule the world and dole out punishment to anyone who defies them? Nature and the world depend on it.

The Nature of Gods is a fantasy adventure appropriate for tweens and middle grade readers.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Adventure
BUCKET OF FISH
Mike Hershman
Synopsis: One day, after fishing on the pier at Hamilton Island in 1934, 13 year-old Walt Jenkins saw two men load a body into the back of a Model-T Ice Truck. He ran away, but left behind his Bucket of Fish. When he returned later, the Bucket of Fish was gone! Walt and his friend George Bailey (GB) set out to solve the mystery. The boys soon find themselves tracking down bootleggers, a crooked policeman and a hired killer. Their detective work involves Walt pedaling hard with GB on the handlebars, George Bailey shining a killer’s shoes for 5 cents and his girlfriend Sharon disguised as a 7 year-old taking notes in the next booth while crooks plan another murder. Her pencil is hidden in a doll named Alice.

Bucket of Fish is the first in a four book series. The other three are available on Amazon. They involve a stolen diving suit, a shipwreck, the murder of a paddleboard racer, and a missing Black Mamba named Margie

The books are fun and fast-paced with short chapters. The kids solve mysteries with the aid of a homemade boat trailer and in the last book, GB's Model T.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Mystery
Dragon Kindred
Diego Rodriguez, Michael Vincent Manalo, John Grant Bunner
Synopsis: If you are looking for another cookie-cutter fantasy book, this is not it.

Dragon Kindred is the odyssey of a Minor Noble from the Athos Empire. He
is a Legionnaire who encounters many difficult challenges in his life and
is compelled to confront the evil around him.

The story begins slowly as you are drawn into his world. There will be
sword-fighting, miracles, magic, sacrifice, escapes, monsters, slavery,
prejudice, rescues, treason, dragons, and a whole lot more. Its a fun read
for the thinking person, who enjoys stories of brave knights and heroic
courage.

Dragon Kindred is a complex story with many subplots. You will most likely
want to read it twice to fully discover the richness of the story and its
characters. Its also a great book to read aloud with younger children
chapter by chapter.

Looking for a dragon story with substance? Happy when reading a big book
that you can't put down? Do you believe in the battle of virtue against
all that is wicked?

If yes, then Dragon Kindred is for you. Enjoy.

Comments to the author may be sent to JohnGrantBunner@gmail.com
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
The Unseen
Jacob Devlin
Synopsis: Crescenzo and his friends may have survived their confounding journey to the enchanted realms of Florindale, but now they find themselves fighting for their sanity and lives while stuck on the other side of the very mirror they set out to destroy.

With their families trapped by a former ally with a crippling fear of the queen, Enzo, Rosana, and Zack must play a deadly game in Wonderland, where shadows are on the move, kings are at war, and one of them wants Rosana dead.

As darkness hovers over the world, the friends must lean on each other and stop the King of Hearts from following through on Avoria's orders: Break them.
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Jennifer Jones 1: Dark Turnings
Synopsis: Jennifer Jones: Dark Turnings

Some doors should not be opened.
Some roads should not be crossed.
Some mistakes cannot be undone ...
And sometimes, there is no turning back.

Jennifer Jones is an ordinary young woman. But sometimes, extraordinary things happen to ordinary people.

When Jennifer and her friends are flung into a world they do not understand, they accidentally release an ancient demon, a monster of vast cunning, malice and power. Imprisoned for 1,000 years, it is now free to wreak a terrifying vengeance.

Determined to undo the harm they have caused, Jennifer and her friends follow it into corridors connecting countless worlds and times, and from there, into a gentle world of trees and mountains, sunlight and springs. They are all that stands between a peaceful people and a destroyer of worlds.

Jennifer and her friends are courageous, creative and loyal. But can courage and loyalty be enough against a power so dark, and so full of hate?

Evil is real. So are innocence and courage. Light stands against darkness in a battle for life.

Jennifer Jones: Dark Turnings is a young adults’ fantasy adventure in the tradition of the Hobbit and the Chronicles of Narnia
Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Puzzle Master Series Book 1
Synopsis: Cephas Paulson was born to solve puzzles that nobody else can solve, a talent the U.S. government has exploited with deadly results. Living in 2202 A.D., his is a world dominated by apathy and hedonism where religion is banned and the few remaining Christians hide in the shadows. Known worldwide as “The Cult Hunter”, Cephas is largely responsible for putting them there. Now living a quiet life as a Religious History professor, Cephas is reluctantly called out of retirement when the government sends him on a high stakes mission designed to crush Christianity once and for all.
As the puzzles begin to unravel, Cephas struggles to find the one answer that has always eluded him, the solution to his own desire to explore faith rather than destroy it. To do so, he finds himself walking a dangerous line between two worlds and two beautiful women. One represents the temptations of the outwardly utopian world of man while the other the Godly world that he’s secretly trying to understand. Unfortunately, neither these worlds nor these women are truly what they appear to be, leaving Cephas to wonder if “The Cult Hunter” has become the hunted. Luckily, like the Apostle Paul, Cephas’ learns that God often chooses His champions from the least likely among us and even “The Cult Hunter” has a place in His plan.

Publication Date:
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series

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