Sawyer Taft has never known any other family member besides her mom. So she did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door, offering to pay her college fees in exchange for Sawyer to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But being amidst her grandmother’s “society” might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life: her father’s identity …
Author: Robin Holthuizen
This story is all about January Scaller, a young woman growing up at the turn of the 20th century who is sucked into an adventure that takes her between worlds and reveals that all stories are actually true. January’s father is an employee of the fabulously wealthy Mr. Locke. He travels the world searching for lost treasures and valuable artifacts to add to his employer’s immense collection. While her father’s away, January keeps boredom away by losing herself in pulp adventure novels. One day …
Our main character Frank Li calls himself a Limbo, his term for all the Korean-American kids who feel trapped between their parents’ traditional expectations and their Southern California environment. This internal conflict can be found in this one rule Frank’s parents have made up: date a Korean. Which proves to be impossible when Frank Li falls for Brit Means, his beautiful and smart and white classmate. Fortunately, Joy Song – a fellow Limbo – struggles with the same, and the two of them come up with the perfect plan to cover their interracial romances.
You won’t recognise the America that is introduced in this story. Christian values are taken out of context and embedded in the law, completely oppressing and silencing all women. Women can no longer hold jobs, girls are no longer taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice …
When Tiffy leaves her ex once again, she promises herself it’s for good this time. In need of a place to stay that is not her friend’s place, she reaches out to an ad which has been written by Leon. Leon really needs the money and has convinced his girlfriend Kay that nothing will ever happen. With Leon working nightshifts and Tiffy working her 9-5 job as a publisher, the two of them would never even meet.
Meet Louise Le Blanc, a rebellious witch with a mysterious past. She maintains herself through stealing and swindling, making herself notorious among the Chausseurs, who have not found out about the witch-part, luckily. They’d definitely come after her. So when one Chausseur, Reid Diggory, does decide that Lou looks rather suspicious, there’s only one chance, one way, to avoid being burned alive. Marriage.
Meet Hollis Brite, a girl that grew up in Keresken Castle like all the other daughters of the noblemen in Coroa, forever trying to catch the attention of King Jameson. His Highness was never really looking for a queen, until Hollis came around. He confesses his love for her through gifts and silly remarks, hinting at a possible engagement …
In this standalone high-fantasy novel, we’re thrown into a world that consists of four regions, each one named after the season every region has always lived in. Isobel, a painter living in the endless summers of Whimsy, has to be very cautious when it comes to her clients. The fair folk cannot create Craft themselves, so they turn to humans to create it for them. And Isobel was doing great: her beautiful portaits have become a phenomenon among the fair folk …