Bøger af Lorraine Carey

A powerful curse cast thousands of years ago by the Grand Vizier. Tanakhmet cursed Prince Akhmose to never enter the Field of Reeds, the heavenly paradise. Why did he want him to linger as a restless ghost among the living, forever?By reading the hieroglyphs, Layla, a young Egyptologist, inadvertently breaks the curse and frees the ghosts of both Prince Akhmose and the Grand Vizier whose thirst for revenge is stronger than ever.With Layla's help, can Prince Akhmose finally cross into the afterlife?Or perhaps, because of the charms of the mortal woman, he doesn't want to...

Want to check in at the Red Coyote Inn? You may want to check out it's shady past which includes: ghosts, sightings of supernatural creatures, and guests encountering bizarre accidents. This charming inn is nestled in the Sonoran Desert on the Apache Trail close to the foreboding Superstition Mountains which are said to be the home of the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. Some say the inn sits at the top of an energy vortex that has ties to the mine. And this just may be the reason for all of the paranormal activity. You may find some of the guests who come to the inn are as strange as the inn itself. The inn was a gift left to a family of three - a divorced mother, daughter and son - one of those being Dean Banks, a fifteen year old boy who comes to find out he has inherited a supernatural gift of power from a long ago Apache ancestor and is destined to be the Guardian of the mine. He feels this is more of a curse than a gift. With these powers come some pretty unnatural occurrences for Dean as he acquires the ability to gain superhuman strength along with mystical powers which enable him to thwart any attempts from anyone who tries to discover the whereabouts of the mine. Dean fears his new responsibility and also is terrified of the possibility of harming someone. We also find Dean in a power struggle as he tries to remain a normal teenage boy enjoying his life riding in the desert and hanging out with his new found friends. He will befriend a mysterious old miner who holds the key to some of Dean's past . This miner also has a secret past for Dean to discover. One guest in particular is onto Dean's secrets and is out to destroy the Red Coyote Inn and possibly Dean himself.

Tom Mayor is a man in his mid-fifties who had done nothing with his life. Never had a steady job living off his parents, and he was a closet drunk. Then, as a joke, he told his mother that he had "the stuff" to be a private detective, like the "Thin Man".With the help of his mother, he gets his first case, and after some difficulties, he solves the murder of the next-door neighbor's granddaughter. The case made him famous-and rich! The father of the murder victim gives him a million dollars. Life, for the first time in his miserable life, is good for Tom.But now, someone is trying to kill him. Who? Why? To find out, Tom must become a P. I.-Again!

History meets mystery here, in this spine tingling tale of the Supernatural, where one very special young lady will uncover a dark secret about herself that had been hidden for many years and embarks on an unbelievable journey she never signed up for. The stars were aligned, the portals were ready and the chaos had begun. However, young Christina Ciccone was not ready to leave this lifetime. Raised in a strict Italian - American home, she was surrounded by love and pampered like a princess. So why had she experienced nightmares and panic attacks for so many years? What she didn't know was that she had another family waiting for her from another lifetime. Christina recently graduated from high school and had big plans for college. While enjoying a trip to Rome with her history club the odd nightmares return and she is faced with bizarre encounters while touring many of the ancient ruins, causing her to become quite ill. She is now faced with powerful supernatural forces when one Roman goddess and her priestesses have decided this would be Christina's last trip. They would take her to a realm where she would never return.She was never aware that these mysterious events had been planned since her birth.History has its own karma and all will unfold here for Christina with an obsessive lover and Rome's ancient cult of the Vestal Virgins vying to control her destiny. The story holds many true interesting facts on the Rome's Vestal Virgins peppered with a most shocking Paranormal twist.

The supernatural thriller Out of the Ashes is Volume 2 of Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn. Dean Banks, dirt-track biking, American Indian superhero is back and this time he is fighting an enemy, which must be destroyed in order to stop death and destruction in this paranormal thriller. He has to save the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine in Arizona and the sacred grounds in the Superstition Mountains from a powerful force only he can overcome. Being summoned as the 'Chosen One' by the Apache gods to guard and protect the land was not how he intended to spend the rest of his days. But that's how his superpowers and knowledge from the elders and guides have been ramped up to prepare him for an unbelievable journey that may just be under his very own nose. Journey with Dean as he battles evil and is reunited with a lost love. Put on your seat belts! This supernatural thriller is a Wild Ride, full of ghosts, ancient spirit warriors, shape shifters, magic and an unexpected twist of spiritual awakening for Dean and its readers. If you love dirt-track biking, the film Windtalkers or supernatural thrillers, you will love Out of the Ashes

Something Wicked this way comes!And it's nothing that three friends would ever dream of having to encounter while enjoying a simple reunion at the lake one weekend. Seems the entire United States of America is in a state of panic due to a surge of brutal killings by a ruthless and psychotic serial killer disguised as an old-style magician. He leaves his mark and revels in the devastating way he leaves his victims. It won't be long before The Magician strikes too close to home, slaughtering Bane Bloodworth's family. He's no one to mess with being a one-man tactical force. Bane's got a reputation of being a tough ass biker. He's after revenge and taking his long-time friend, Jessica with him. Jessica's got some special talents of her own and together they set off on a fearless pursuit to find this crazed killer. Tension mounts as local law enforcement are powerless against this evil force. Here Bane and Jessica will be thrust into a forbidden zone where few would ever tread and stop at nothing to catch the killer. There's no denying the chemistry between Bane and Jessica with working so close together. Danger lurks at every corner as Bane and Jessica's lives are now at stake. A kick-ass battle ensues as mortal humans go up against something that is not of this world. This Paranormal thriller is a wild ride so fasten your seat belts, readers.

History Meets Mystery in this Action-Packed Caribbean Adventure!Orphaned Jonathan Palmer is a fifteen year-old stowaway aboard the doomed ship, The Convert which was part of the fleet that crashed into the reef off of Grand Cayman in 1794. This famous shipwreck was known as The Wreck of the Ten Sails. Jonathan was not lucky enough to survive the wreck along with eight other seamen. Problem was, no one ever knew he was on board. Two centuries later strange sightings of green lights, screams and ghost ships were reported off the east end of the island. Brandon Wallace, a troubled teen seems to acquire a strange affliction and begins to have bizarre encounters from the sea. He befriends an ancient sea turtle who holds the secrets to the strange sightings. Brandon will be compelled to embark on a dangerous journey, risking his life to uncover the dark secret of Jonathan's death. His task proves to be even more dangerous when one of his closest friends has plans of his own.Silver Award Winner for Readers Favorite and Finalist in the Wind Dancer Film Contest in 2014

Faith Bennett is expecting her first child. What she wasn't expecting was to travel to a medieval village in Italy to perform a sacred ritual to save her unborn child from an old family curse.A dark family secret is about to unleash itself. An old gypsy curse that was made long ago is about to rear its ugly head when Faith, a descendant from the D'Amici family, learns she is due to give birth to the seventh daughter in the family. The seventh child is said to be born with a heightened sixth sense and be regarded as the 'enlightened' one. A special tribe of the Romani Cult has been waiting hundreds of years for this event. Their plans include a kidnapping that will enable them to harness the spiritual gifts the child will possess. Danger lies at every turn as this young mother to be finds herself holding the key to a hidden power she never knew lay deep within her. Unseen forces take root as she embarks on her quest where an unknown enemy emerges while trying to save her marriage, her life and that of her child. This mysterious tale will take you from the quaint village of Pacentro, Italy in the early 1900s to modern day Orange County, California where evil knows no boundaries.

What if you had the knowledge to some of the best tips and tricks from a veteran children's reading specialist that will enable you to turn your child into a superstar reader? Make kindergarten a successful experience for your child! Inside 'A Rock star Reader by Kindergarten' you will find easy, DIY tips and secrets to teach your preschooler how to be a successful reader and a lifelong lover of literacy. Yes, I am revealing tried and tested techniques that have transformed nonreaders into proud readers with the methods revealed in this book. You will receive easy scripted lessons, games, recommended reading lists, links to reading resources and links to the author's demonstration videos. They are fun for child and parent. Get ready to have bragging rights when your child goes to the head of the class!

All Ms. Pickle wanted to do was to get back into teaching without having her dark secret uncovered, and all the three mischievous fourth-grade boys wanted was to continue playing baseball and pulling pranks on their classmates and teachers.But the magical force in New Orleans brings them together, and Ms. Pickle becomes the new teacher at Croaker Charter School. The boys suspect magic when they can't seem to outsmart their new teacher who seems to be always a step ahead of them, making their pranks backfire.The boys set out to investigate Ms. Pickle and discover her dark past. They had no idea she had to refrain from using magic at all cost, but when Julio, Sean, and Michael pull another dangerous prank that puts their lives in jeopardy, Ms. Pickle decides to use her powers to save them while teaching the boys a lesson that's not part of the fourth-grade curriculum.

According to the hundred-year-old legend, children disappeared in Seven Pines every year to never be found again. People suspected that the old bakery in the woods was under the spell of evil forces and warned their children not to go near the old building. Best friends Albert and Timmy were mean bullies and nobody liked them. One day a group of children that were fed up with the daily torture of name calling and pushing and shoving, dared them to go into the old building at night to see if it's really haunted. Albert accepted the dare and although Timmy had his doubts, he went along with his best friend. What will they find in the old bakery? Is the legend true and they will disappear forever as many children did who had entered the building? For teachers and parents, a literary enrichment kit is available for this book, created by Lorraine Carey, author and Literacy Specialist. The kit includes: List of comprehension questions from the story (story comprehension) Character analysis for Timmy, Albert or Donny (compare and contrast) Vocabulary word study and concept words (vocabulary) Write a letter to the witch (letter writing) Do some research on Virginia and Seven Pines area (Geography target) Make a poster to announce the opening of the new bakery (art) Students write a script for reader's theatre (active participation) Request the literary enrichment kit via email: goldenboxbooks@gmail.com

So, you think you know the story of Cinderella? You'd better think again because in this hilarious tale, nothing is what it seems. Did you know that Cinderella wasn't actually very nice? And that there were THREE ugly sisters? And that the youngest sister, Gertie, was the nicest person you could ever meet?