With the release of A Pirates’ Pact: A Kik and Mac Adventure, Sarah Branson has departed from her usual audience, diving head first into a middle-grade action-adventure. If you like pirates, sun-drenched islands and a Goonies worthy treasure hunt, then this is the book for you.
Category: Young Adult
Elemental Uprising
Tamar Sloan and Heidi Catherine
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Hayze has woken up from the simulation, and wants nothing more than to return to it to save Aura, the love of his life. He knows that the Leaders of each of the four Quadrants have lied to the teens from his own Quadrant, Fire, and the teens from Water – swapping their memories and making them believe they were each other. Now, he knows the truth, and desperately wants to save – not only Aura – but the remaining five other teens from the simulation.
The Golden Needle
T. J. Carroll
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Dashi, an 18 year old woman is in prison for murdering two members of the gang who murdered her friends. Her days are numbered and she’s expecting to be executed any day now. But then, a strange nobleman breaks her out of prison to be his contender in the Khan’s race for a mysterious artefact; a golden statuette and the reward is riches beyond belief.
The Uncrowned King
Ayla Marie
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Leo, Cael, Saiph, Altair, Antares and Byrne have all escaped the Gold-eye domain island city of Wate – but at a cost that almost feels too high for the family to comprehend. They left Cass, the youngest of the Hael brothers, bleeding and broken on the shore of the river – pierced by the arrows of Cassien’s soldiers along with Byrne’s older sister, Elana
Elemental Games
Tamar Sloan and Heidi Catherine
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A broken world is separated into four quadrants – each one representing a different element; Air, Earth, Fire and Water
Grave Mistakes
J M Samland
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Gabriella is a sweet, if little naïve young woman who’s been hidden away from the wide world by her mother, Queen Venica of the Deadvale. But, for the first time, she’s been tasked with a quest – to head to the market town over the Crack, and fetch supplies…
Alice Ravenwood and the Tomb of Saint George
Orson Teller
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When thirteen year old Tom Crawley’s mild mannered, researcher parents go missing and are presumed dead following an accident, he’s sent to live with his never-heard-of-before, slightly eccentric, god mother, Mrs. Alice Ravenwood.
The Shadows of Wren
Jen Bliton
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Wren had always been anxious, struggling with self doubt and little belief in her magical abilities. The only thing she is sure of is the love of her adopted father, Viggo, the woman who helped raise her, and her Wizard mentor and chief librarian, Bergen.
Seeker’s Prophecy
K. A. Riley
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Vega Sloane and the other Seekers of the Academy for the Blood-Born have retrieved all four of the Relics of Power. Now they must defeat the Usurper Queen and her army of Weargs if they have any hope for the Otherwhere and its magical inhabitants.
The Royal Matchmaking Competition: Prince Zadkiel.
Zoiy Galloway
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Nearing his nineteenth birthday, Prince Zadkiel of Velazia is about to choose his wife in the traditional Royal Matchmaking Competition. The great and good of the Velazian Empire and its neighbours amass upon Empress Qloey’s palace to witness history being made and for a political summit.