Amy Laurens: 27 books

In the era of social media, there can be a lot of pressure to hold the perfect event, something worthy of display on your feeds. Trouble is, most of us don't have the TIME or the KNOW-HOW to do this. Enter: How To Plan A Pinterest-Worthy Party WITHOUT DYING (or losing your chill), an easy-to-read,...

Nearly one in four people in the western world own a dog. Chances are, you're one of them—or you'd like to be. But is everything you think you know about dogs correct? How much conventional wisdom can you really trust? Welcome to thirty-two of the more common mistakes that people make about...

Did you know that all cultures are a direct product of their environment? Do you know why? Better yet, do you know how an environment is likely to shape the culture that develops there, in order to make your own worldbuilding both rich and plausible? How To Create Cultures is here to help! In...

Soulbonds mean a slow, lingering death for those who carry them—and Guiro's soulbond is nearly at an end. But if he dies near other people, the soulbond will jump to them.  And so, at the end of a long, cobbled alleyway, Guiro lingers over his very last approach to the door of the place...

The stinking, rotting Maliche devour the world, one city at a time, taking death away from humanity and replacing it with a shambling, eternal half-life.  Imber holds the box, a magic box, that may be the key to the Maliche's destruction. If only she knew how to use it.  A post-apocalyptic...

The bad: Fed up with James trying to run her life, Ella hangs up on her boyfriend at the bus stop.  The worse: Having to share the bus ride home with middle-aged drifters. But the worst of all? The skinny, shell of a man in the business suit next to her starting to cry. Can people not...

Tommy, aged five, pens his Christmas letter. His request? More brains for his family; they just don't understand him.  He begs his mum to post the letter. With only one day left, it may not get there in time—he might end up with no presents. Or, he might end up with exactly what he...

The fairies have a secret they're just DYING to protect… Snatched away from her friends in Melbourne, Australia, and sent to the small town of Nowra with her family under witness protection, Emma spends her birthday afternoon alone... Until the doorbell rings, revealing a hand-addressed parcel. Someone...

Sanctuary is a place of safety—or so the fairies say...  Edge's mum knocks on her bedroom door in the middle of the night. Bad news.  Not long ago, Edge's best friend Gem fell prey to the Valley, leaving her vulnerable to its evil, soul-sucking shadows. The shadows? Back....

This is what the fairies never wanted you to know… Edge Tanning gets things done. She vanquished the shadows that threatened Sanctuary, magical home of the fairies, and saved her best friend from the clutches of the Valley—and called the power of Sanctuary to life.  All well and...

Evil Overlord in training? Check. Successfully hidden the true depths of her powers for four years so no one kills her? Check. Graduating at the top of her class from the Evil Overlord Academy so she can acquire her castle? ...Uncertain. And Mercury loathes uncertainty. If that...

In a series of plays written for a teen audience, "Where Your Treasure Is" explores a variety of Christian concepts, from the real meaning of trust, freedom and forgiveness, to the importance of exercising the gifts we have been given. Plays range from 8 to 70 minutes and usually require...

A plain, ugly scrap lives in a quilt-maker's basket, surrounded by brighter and more beautiful scraps.  The ugly scrap longs for a purpose, a quilt to call home... but it might as well dream of flying. Until one day, its life changes forever—well beyond even its wildest dreams. A...