Bøger af Christie Valentine Powell

A prince with a stolen voice.A pirate without a ship.Dylan never wanted to be king, but he'll have to accept his title to get his voice back. The rest of the royal family hate humans, who don't have water abilities like the Mer, but he's fascinated, especially by an ocean-eyed pirate girl. The rift between humans and Mers grows almost as fast as the one between Dylan and his mother, the ruling queen. How much would he sacrifice to control his own voice? This young adult fantasy series, The Spectra Crown Tales, was originally published on kindle vella. Each book in the series follows a different Spectra royal in a fairytale retelling. Books can be read separately or in order for the full experience.

A soldier who hates war.Twelve cousins with a secret.The royal scepter was stolen on the eve of Princess Innis's coronation, and Alvis Welson is certain that the twelve princesses were involved. Trained for war yet terrified of it, he needs a non-violent way to support his family. He jumps at the opportunity to guard the royal cousins. His fox form gives him near invisibility, but the kings and queens would rather blame him than their daughters, especially as the girls start to go missing. Alvis will have to find the answers before he loses his head... or his heart.

Princess Keita Sage is trapped in the rival kingdom of Lectranis, which was ravaged in the same attack that tore her family apart. Only finding the true heir of Lectranis and bringing peace to the broken kingdom will allow her to return home. One of the late king's children can claim the throne, but all seven have dispersed across the kingdom. Keita will have to rely on her companions: her little sister, who she would rather protect than depend on; her best friend, who won't take orders from anyone; and an uncomfortably perceptive boy she was once required to marry. Gangs, lured by the bounties on any former royal, dog their journey. Restoring peace to Lectranis will require more than her unique abilities, but how can Keita give this distasteful foreign culture her whole heart?

Keita Sage and her best friend Carli each have a mission: to find and protect their family and bring them home. The problem? The people they seek are leading opposite sides of a heated war. Keita's betrothed is trapped inside a foreign kingdom until his brothers return from war. She's determined to reunite her new family, but entering the chaos of the battlefield is twice as dangerous for her. Her brothers-in-law are fighting Coles, who manipulate heat, and she has both a natural weakness and a personal fear of fire. Carli can protect her, but she's searching for her long-lost sister, the Cole's new queen, no matter what atrocities her sister has committed. Keita and Carli need each other, but only one side can win a war.

Exile from her beloved home kingdom throws Keita Sage into a bewildering new world. The Stygian Isobel has taken the queen of Merlandia captive instead of killing her, requiring an entirely different kind of war. The enemy Stygians stifled her education and left her unprepared for the complicated world of titles, status, and court life. As a foreign princess with family ties to two kingdoms, Keita will be a valuable pawn unless she learns to play their games. Her betrothed Brian Pensier and best friend Scarlet Kelvin could help, but both are keeping secrets that pit them against each other. If Keita cannot trust her friends, she cannot be safe from the Stygians' combined abilities.

The captain has no idea that his new bride is also his cabin boy. Sal lives a double life--half at sea as her father's cabin boy, and half at a fine finishing school. Both worlds turn upside down when her father sells his ship and her hand in marriage. If her new husband thinks she'll stay quietly at home while he sails off into the sunset, he can think again. She won't stop until she finds a way to be herself--both of them. Enjoy this sweet fantasy romance inspired by Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Castalia has never felt like home, but Keita Sage is supposed to be its queen-if she survives long enough. Keita and other remnants of the royal families have fought the usurping Stygians and their assassins for over a year, but the only way to be safe is to confront the Stygian leader Donovan. Poverty and war result from Donovan's bigotry, endangering everyone on the continent. Keita needs the support from the people who should have been hers, but they've been taught that she and other foreigners caused the last king's death. A secret new ally might give Keita the edge she needs, if she and her friends can cross the kingdom without being captured. Defeating Donovan will take every connection she can forge and every skill she's learned.

When Uncle Dill offered a prize to the best noodle-based limerick, he had no idea what was in store: a two-year supply of pasta poetry. Now these poems are perfectly preserved for pasta-rity. Enjoy over sixty limericks about our favorite carb. They're so good, they're pre-pasta-rous!

The world hates dream-roving abilities. To survive, three exiles need a family.Indra has lived inside of dreams since her mother's execution. It's a lonely life, but it keeps her safe and connected to her mother's memory. Joining other dreamrovers would tether her to reality, but she'd gain the family she always wanted-if they survive long enough.Walker was one of the king's personal bodyguards, but he escaped court life after his family was executed for dreamroving. Helping other rovers build a new home might make up for his past mistakes, especially his actions that ignited the dreamrover prejudice.Fifteen-year-old Norma lost everything when her village discovered her family's abilities. When her sister insists that dreamrovers are evil, Norma must decide between her dreams and her familyAs persecution grows, all three struggle to defend their new family. Hatred runs deep, and escape is no longer an option-not even through dreams.Book one of the DreamRovers trilogy.