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Come closer. My name is Lacey Ray and I am thirteen years old. I should be an ordinary girl, but I am not. My ancestors were killers. I was born into darkness and secrets. Come closer. I am fourteen years old. I am learning to move. To navigate the silences that exist between the ticking of clocks. To stand on the edge of the abyss and look down. Come closer. I am fifteen years old. I am ready to be alone. To be powerful. To be the perfect predator.

Have you ever wondered what it was like for Eve to be the first woman, created as an adult but with the mind of a child? What must it have been like for Deborah to be the only female judge in Israel’s history? Ever considered how Esther felt about being chosen as queen in the ungodly kingdom of Persia - particularly when she’d have to share her husband with a harem? What must Mary and Martha have thought when their brother Lazarus had died, and it looked to them like Jesus was not coming?

Tracy's the new girl in the office. A sassy nineteen year old with an eye for cloned fashion and an ear for the latest gossip, she reveals all in a series of emails written to her friend, Emma. Tracy doesn't spare anyone's blushes as she dishes the dirt on friends, family, and foes. If something is worth hearing, it is worth telling... Everyone gets the Tracy Treatment, her benefit-fiddling father, her porn obsessed boyfriend, even her pocket billiards champion boss. Not forgetting the office's serial bum pincher and his latest conquest, the office tart.

Snow's been losing track of time, but she can't remember a thing. She falls asleep in bed at night and wakes up in the woods. When a strange wolf follows her home, Snow fears for her existence, because the Shadow Forest isn't just her sanctuary. It's where she lost herself, too. Can Snow find herself amongst the shadows of her family? Or will her loneliness become too much to bear?

Self-determined 15-year-old Becky lives a cozy, idyllic life with her grandma in a small northern town. Inspired by the numerous crime films she's watched on television, she's convinced that she could carry out a successful robbery and get away with it.

What do you do when you steal a book from the queen and have it stolen from you? Grovel. At least, that is Ambrose's solution. Anna-Marie doubts it will work but when the Queen Victoria agrees to give them a chance to get Moonstone's Promise back, she knows they have to succeed or die trying.

With Crowntown Community College back to normal after defeating Captain Blondbeard, Natalie is struggling with her schoolwork and has found a new foe in Megan, a spoilt classmate with a sharp tongue.

Anna-Marie Pauper was perfectly practical in every way. Or so she thought until a ragtag group of stolen orphans, a dangerously flirtatious criminal, and a beguiling airship captain soon had her emotions in an uproar, breaking down her carefully crafted barriers. She rescues the girls only to place them into a new kind of prison, a beautiful prison she herself has lived in for five years.

A collection of short stories which explore and celebrate the vampire genre featuring talented, world-class writers.There's something here to delight and horrify even the most seasoned vampire fan.

A collection of short stories that explore and celebrate the vampire genre with talented, world-class writers. There's something here to delight and horrify even the most seasoned vampire fan.

A collection of short stories, which explore and celebrate the vampire genre with talented, world-class writers. There's something here to delight and horrify even the most seasoned vampire fan.

When Crowntown Community College appoint their new headteacher, he seemingly fools everyone with his clever disguise. Natalie has her suspicions, however, and investigates why the school has decided to allow someone so apparently young to watch over her.

First came the time-storm, which erased half the population. Then came the Dinosaur Apocalypse...How did it all begin? That depends on where you were and who you ask. In some places it started with the weather - which quickly became unstable and began behaving in impossible ways. In still others it started with the lights in the sky, which shifted and pulsed and could not be explained. Elsewhere it started with the disappearances: One here, a few there, but increasing in occurrence until fully three quarters of the population had vanished.

When a group of imaginative kids comes together to build a robot, they never expected it to take on a life of its own. What starts as a thrilling experiment quickly turns into a wild rollercoaster ride as their creation unleashes havoc on the town. The group of young inventors realizes they must find a way to rein in their unruly robot. With determination and teamwork, they embark on a hilarious quest to bring the robot under control and restore peace to the town.

Evil takes on many forms — something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her…

Helen is a fragile young woman who dreams of becoming an artist. Ostracised by her unsupportive mother, Helen sets out to forge a new life, but she is troubled by memories of a traumatic event in her past. Proud and traditional fisherman Harry leaves his fishing boat to his twin boys, Mike and James so the boys can continue with the family tradition. James reluctantly takes on the role but dreams of a very different life. When Helen and James meet there is an instant attraction, they soon become embroiled in a passionate affair.

The King’s Academy for Personal Excellence on the island of Pompolonia is a remarkable school, not only because it is the least accessible in the world but also because it can boast a perfect 100% exam rate. Most Pompolonians learn bottle making at Pomp Comp but those destined for higher things can enjoy the finest education money can buy at ‘The KAPE’. This term, a new student will be inducted. Amy X has been awarded a scholarship by the Queen to make up for the events of last year. The KAPE’s Headmistress is aghast. The students are aghast. Even her friends at Pomp Comp are aghast.

Anna-Marie and Ambrose have made a home and a new life for their ragtag family. No more scraping for food or patching over the patches time and again in their garments. All is bliss. Or it would be if not for the explosions in the upstairs ballroom and the newfound obligation they have as spies for Queen Victoria.

After fighting their enemies on land and sea, the crew from Crowntown are back for their most dangerous mission yet. Following Blondbeard’s hint at more wicked plans afoot, Natalie is keen to find out more. Fortunately, her chance arrives after the RMS Assets are stolen, which can only be the work of the dastardly pirate.

The Articulating Umbrella is a busy tearoom filled with goodies and gossip, Anna-Marie is blessed with marital bliss, and the group of orphan girls are quite comfortable in their new home and improved station in life. Of course, only when things are going along smoothly are the most jarring bumps in the road discovered.