Katla Leblane is hoping for a normal senior year after everything that happened in Iceland in her junior year. When two unexpected foreign exchange students show up at her school, she realizes that this year is going to be anything but normal. One exchange student is a shaman in training named Jinky, the other, a merman named Marik. Kat will be put to the test to find out what she’ll do to save her baby sister, whom she was accidently tricked into promising to give to the Water Queen.
Julia Jones has just landed an internship with the brilliant yet strange Dr. Caleb Bertel and believes that her life is finally changing for the better. That is, until Dr. Bertel disappears and someone attacks her on her way home. The young police officer, Austin Moore, who is assigned to the case believes that the events are related to Dr. Bertel’s research and wants Julia’s help in solving the mystery. Julia agrees to help him and together they find the truth about more than just Dr. Bertel’s disappearance.
Katy is a teenage girl. Her younger sister, Celeste, has a strange habit of throwing off her clothes and running away. Her father believes it has something to do with Olena, a Native American woman who tells the girls stories about the ancient powers of the world. When the government sends a teacher to make the natives ‘civilized’, Katy and Celeste go to learn as well. As it nears time for the natives’ traditional dances, several natives try to convince the girls to come and dance with them. However, the white settlers don’t approve of t
Can you imagine the future? What is it like? Is it a world not very unlike our own, or is it vastly different, with new forms of energy powering it? In this collection of stories, eleven authors take turns answering these questions. Some of these stories take place in an American atmosphere, while others take place in China or even Japan. There's a wide range of stories, as well as authors.
Ever since her older brother died a few months ago, Scarlett's life has been falling apart. Her mom sleeps all day, her dad is distant and she has stopped eating. The only thing that brings Scarlett joy is riding her horse around the secluded island on which she lives. That is, until she meets Will. Will and his father moved to Catalina Island from Connecticut, which is exciting news for the residents of their small town. For some reason, Will and Scarlett are drawn to each other and it may be because of a secret Will is hiding.
Kate Vaughn runs a boutique in South Carolina. She’s been dating Rowan for four years, and their parents are meeting. But she isn’t sure if she really loves him or not. Meanwhile, Luna, who Kate gave up for adoption thirteen years ago, finds her on Facebook.
Lorelei is a normal teen, or she was before she discovered she is possessed by a demon that should have killed her. Everything thing she knows is falling apart, she has a crush on the angel of death, her best friend is trying to get her to train her ability's and to top it all off, she is being hunted by something evil and deadly. All Lorelei wants is her old life back, but she doesn't want to give up everything she loves.
Heather Conrad is supposed to just house-sit her ex-boss' new home, except when she arrives, her ex-boss tells her that she is watching her seven-year-old daughter, Izzy, as well as the house. Then one day, Heather and Izzy go to a coffee shop, and they meet a guy named Ryan. Before long, Heather, Izzy, and Ryan are good friends. But soon, things become creepy......
