Becca C. Smith

Inspired by true events, one girl's life is changed forever when she foils a murder--and becomes a target herself. When imaginative eleven-year-old Emma and her parents and friends go to a remote island in the Pacific Northwest during the summer of 1985, she thinks it'll be a normal family vacation. But when she starts dreaming of her loving Grandma Virginia killing people, she realizes there's more to the sweet matriarch than she thought. And when she has a premonition that her grandmother intends to kill her husband, she knows she has to take matters into her own hands. When she foils Virginia's first plan to murder Grandpa Roy, Emma becomes a target herself. Allied with her friends, Emma must differentiate between make-believe and psychic visions to try to save both her grandfather's life and her own.

Magic is real. Those immune to its effects, known as Dis-cons, are considered extremely dangerous threats to society. They are hunted down and killed by an elite terrorist organization known only as Trackers.Ella is a Dis-con. She's spent her entire life trying to hide and fool the world around her, pretending she has magic. But when a Tracker finally discovers what she truly is, Ella knows she has to take action--but she needs help.And there's no one more motivated than Wren. Her mother was also a Dis-con-murdered by Trackers. Ever since that day, Wren's mission has been to kill every last one of them. When she discovers Ella and her similarities to her mother, the two girls join forces, vowing to take down the Trackers at any cost.

Love & Dark Series is a three book series written by Hina McCord and Becca C. SmithVessel: Shea is starting college with her best friend, Aidan. When she meets Lucian, a vampire, Aidan isn't jealous; it's his duty to protect her. Shea is a Vessel. Lucian is sworn to drag the Vessel to his father's prison, her blood the key to his release. Lucian and Shea can't fight their destiny: they are destined to be together forever.First Born: Caelius is free, and the world is his. Shea trains with Lucian to master her powers as an elemental so she can beat Caelius and free them all from his twisted desires. But when Aidan warns Lucian that one of his sons has been taken by Caelius, Lucian goes off to confront him alone. Lucian fails and is imprisoned and tortured. His only comfort is the apparition of his childhood love, Nefertiti. Caelius reveals that she is a vampire and his master plan is for them to rule the world together, as his new Adam and Eve.Gutian Code: The battle is lost. Caelius has won. Lucian has sacrificed himself by giving his body and mind to Caelius to save Shea and the others. As Caelius begins destroying the world, the only obstacle that remains is for him to take Shea's soul and restore himself to full power. But Shea isn't giving up. She won't rest until she has Lucian back by her side and Caelius is destroyed.

In the time of the great King Arthur, there was an island in the mists called Avalon where, in the shadows of history, the much greater force of magic was used to shape the course of humanity. Anna and Bronwyn, two young Priestesses-in-training, don't know it yet, but they will rule Avalon someday. The only problem? They can't stand each other. Needing the girls to not only be civil to each other but also to learn the essence of teamwork is of the utmost importance to the current High Priestesses. In order to teach the girls to work together, they bind Anna and Bronwyn in magic, then release them into the world and away from Avalon. Their first destination: Camelot, and upon arrival, they find that something nefarious is going on that may endanger King Arthur's life. The girls must resolve their differences in order to save the king and possibly all of England.

Another psychic dream for Mara Johnson, but this time it's not her usual nightmare. No murder. No serial killers. No, this time it's a simple dream about a high school student named Lucy. Suddenly, in a moment of true terror, her dream is hijacked by a mysterious, horrifying figure screaming at her to protect young Lucy.Later, Mara discovers that her boyfriend, Adam, also had a psychic dream that very same night. A dream about a girl named Samantha being tortured and mutilated by a strange kidnapper. Even weirder, Samantha just so happens to be Lucy's high school bully.Why are Mara and Adam having these strange dreams about two different, but connected, girls? Who is this woman who keeps tormenting Mara, haunting her every dream and thought? Will Mara be able to save Samantha? Or will Mara become the kidnapper's next victim?

It's all well and good that Jeraline's favorite storybook characters come to life to give her great advice-although it isn't so helpful when she's trying to compose herself around her workplace crush. But then her grandma gives her a gun for protection, and Jeraline accidentally shoots an attacker in the one place that embodies every one of her nightmares: the alley.Trying to figure out what's real and what isn't, Jeraline embarks on a journey that changes her life forever. Will her hopeless infatuation ever be anything more than a fantasy? Did she kill someone? Will she ever live a life without fear? All because of an alley, all because of a gun. But through it all, Jeraline realizes her life is in fact full of whimsy, self-discovery and love, and even through the darkness she finds the light she's been looking for: herself.

It's all well and good that Jeraline's favorite storybook characters come to life to give her great advice-although it isn't so helpful when she's trying to compose herself around her workplace crush. But then her grandma gives her a gun for protection, and Jeraline accidentally shoots an attacker in the one place that embodies every one of her nightmares: the alley.Trying to figure out what's real and what isn't, Jeraline embarks on a journey that changes her life forever. Will her hopeless infatuation ever be anything more than a fantasy? Did she kill someone? Will she ever live a life without fear? All because of an alley, all because of a gun. But through it all, Jeraline realizes her life is in fact full of whimsy, self-discovery and love, and even through the darkness she finds the light she's been looking for: herself.

**TRIGGER WARNING** This book contains violence and sexual assault.The battle is lost. Caelius has won.Lucian has sacrificed himself by giving his body and mind to Caelius to save Shea and the others. The only obstacle that remains is for Caelius to take Shea's soul and restore himself to full power.But Shea isn't giving up. She won't rest until she has Lucian back by her side and Caelius is destroyed. Unfortunately, her mother, Molly, is now with Caelius and has no memory of her daughter. Nefertiti is no longer an ally, as she will do anything to protect the children she has left.Meanwhile, Lucian is being systematically tortured by Caelius, his mind twisted until all his memories of Shea are erased and he only sees Caelius as his one true love and savior.Will Shea and Lucian overcome the impossible obstacles set in their way and finally kill Caelius? Or will Darkness win and destroy the world and everyone they love with it?Shea chapters written by Becca C. Smith. Lucian chapters written by Hina McCord.

Caelius is free, and the world is his. Shea trains with Lucian to master her powers as an elemental so she can beat Caelius and free them all from his twisted desires. But when Aidan warns Lucian that one of his sons has been taken by Caelius, Lucian goes off to confront him alone.Lucian fails and is imprisoned and tortured. His only comfort is the apparition of his childhood love, Nefertiti. Caelius reveals that she is a vampire and his master plan is for them to rule the world together, as his new Adam and Eve.Meanwhile, Shea will stop at nothing to get Lucian back, including working with Nefertiti's daughter, Mekytaten. Together with Aidan, they find Lucian broken and twisted by Caelius.Shocked by a devastating betrayal, Shea must decide if she still wants Lucian and if his ex-Egyptian lover's plan will be enough to destroy Caelius before he returns to full power and devours the world whole.Shea chapters written by Becca C. Smith. Lucian chapters written by Hina McCord.**TRIGGER WARNING** This book contains violence and sexual assault.

Shea Harper is starting college with her best friend, Aidan. She calls him her spirit-twin because they were born at exactly the same time. He's never left her side. But when she meets the enigmatic and ego-centric vampire, Lucian, that all changes. He wants her. And Aidan wants to keep her from him.Aidan isn't just jealous; it's his duty to protect her. Shea is a Vessel. As much as Aidan is sworn to protect the light within her, Lucian is sworn to drag the Vessel to the depths of hell to release his father, Caelius, from his Enochian prison. At their cores, Lucian and Shea are darkness and light and should never find common ground. But forces beyond their control tie them together, and neither one of them can fight their true destiny...That they are bound to each other forever.Shea chapters written by Becca C. Smith. Lucian chapters written by Hina McCord.**TRIGGER WARNING** This book contains violence and sexual assault.

Kala Hicks has been Atlas for 300 years, committing unspeakable acts every four days to keep the world spinning, and she's mentally exhausted. Her only shred of hope to end it is a prophecy that says the Atlas curse will be broken by Chelsan Der e. Upon Kala seeing her newest mission in a vision, she knows it's finally time.Chelsan, on the other hand, not only has no idea that gods, demons and angels exist, but that she is the one person in the entire world who can break Kala's curse, and she has zero clue as to how to do it. What's worse is that Kala's newest mission is something that Chelsan would destroy everything in her path to make sure that Kala fails at.Will Chelsan fulfill the prophecy to save Kala from her curse? Or will she let the world burn to save the one she loves most?

Book 3 of The Atlas Series.Kala Hicks finally accepts her role as Atlas only to find out that her next mission is to die.Sent to the Underworld, Kala must find the lost Olympian gods and bring them back to earth to face the Titans. But plans never seem to work out the way they're supposed to...

Alexis Tappendorf and her best friend, Olivia Boyd, must face the corrupt and powerful, Theodore Crowe, in order to save Alexis's parents and find the lost city of Atlantis.

High school senior Mara Johnson is haunted by nightly dreams of serial killers and murders: a gift she's been tormented with since she was a child. One night, when she dreams about the murder of her neighbor and discovers it's true, she is determined to find the killer. But she quickly learns that the killer shares her gift and knows she's dreaming about him. Mara must use her dreams to find him before he finds her.

Grigori Returned is the second book in The Atlas Series.Just seconds after Kala Hicks had to do the unthinkable, she's thrown back into a world she didn't choose and frankly could do without.Attacked on all sides, Kala must battle the Titans now, and Cronus himself wants to take her down. Learning more about her past and who Atlas really is, Kala finds a hidden power within that changes everything...

High school senior Mara Johnson is haunted by nightly dreams of serial killers and murders: a gift she's been tormented with since she was a child. One night, when she dreams about the murder of her neighbor and discovers it's true, she is determined to find the killer. But she quickly learns that the killer shares her gift and knows she's dreaming about him. Mara must use her dreams to find him before he finds her.

Every four days. Commit one act of atrocity. Keep the balance or the planet dies.Thrown into a reality she never could have imagined, Kala Hicks is pitted against the forces of good and evil. She must choose whether to save the world by doing the unthinkable, or sit back and let it burn. And four days later, she'll have to do it again.