First Books: 32 books

The Key is a sacred object which allows its holder to open portals to other planets at will. Passed down through her family, the Key marks Rose as the Gatekeeper for the planet of Amara and entrusts her with keeping it safe from harm. This is a job she had always known to be laid-back—that...

Praise for Don Gutteridge’s Poetry: "There is no doubt the poems collected in this svelte volume have been memorially ‘lived in’; they must negotiate a world with – and without – words. Gutteridge’s poetic offerings do not rely on complex conceptual acrobatics, but are seemingly...

Moving on from a broken relationship, Sarah’s struggles begin from the moment she arrives in Forestville after having a run-in with handsome firefighter Sam Ward. Finding him rude and completely unreasonable, Sarah regrets ever meeting him; a feeling that is clearly mutual. Having recently...

MANDELER’S CRYSTAL, A JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS Every fifteen years on Mandeler’s planet there are great black winged creatures, the Raptors, which ravage the land killing and taking people away to their distant lair. On his sixteenth birthday, Mandeler is gifted with a remarkable red stone that gives...