Young Adult Books

Tom Horn

The Hollows was a mystery to Kat St. Claire and her younger brother Bobby. Their parents never discussed the mountain town where they were from. Nor had they ever mentioned their families. All Kat knew was that her mother’s sister Abigail had sent her the charm she wore around her neck as a present for her thirteenth birthday. She’d worn it for the past three years, her parents saying that she couldn’t take it off for safety. It is a white-gold pentagram within a circle. There are those that believe it is a Talisman…said to ward off the mystic pull of the moon and prevent lycanthropy. On the back of the charm is etched a simple phrase in Latin: Cave Canum which translates to ‘Beware the dog’ if you can believe it.

Kat always thought that the whole thing was a load of crap. In the days ahead she would find out just how wrong a girl could be…

As the vampire Sebastian Barrister sinks his teeth into the Coven the danger heightens in The Hollows. He has made it clear that he intends to destroy the Wolf Pack once and for all. His diabolical plan involves Kat's six-year-old brother Bobby.
Tucker Morrison, a vampire/wolf hybrid, gives Kat an ultimatum: join him and become a hybrid as well, or risk losing everything. The Wolf Pack finds themselves stretched too thin to protect everyone in The Hollows, and their numbers are dwindling even as their enemies are increasing in strength. Kat St. Claire finds herself faced with numerous challenges as she tries to navigate the dangers of High School and the truth about her parents' deaths.

War has come to The Hollows...

The second in 'The Hollows' series continues where the first book ended and delivers more surprises and dangers for all who venture within its boundaries.

Dawn Bramwell

A dark dystopian fantasy for children age 9 onwards - and adults will enjoy this too.

The Valley lies deep in the heart of the countryside. It is a place of tranquil harmony, populated by members of The Church of The New Day, who live a simple and Godly life. It is also a place of deep magic. Nobody realises this however until a dreadful evil is let loose from an ancient slumber.

Twelve-year-old Joe Clovelly lives in the Valley with his widowed mother, Sarah, and his younger sister Cassie who has been deaf and mute since the age of three. Sarah is an outcast in the Valley and this makes life difficult for Joe who is bullied at school. Joe does not realise, however, quite how different his family is until one night he is visited by two spirits who are sent to him by a pagan Goddess.

The spirits, two ‘Watchers’ called Frieda and Ulf, tell Joe that he has been chosen to become the Guardian of The Valley and that he must save it from the ‘Darkness.’ At first, this looks like it might be a fun adventure as the Watchers are rather mischievous and Joe finds his life taking a turn for the better with them as companions.

Life becomes even more interesting with the arrival of Badger Bill,  a friend of Cassie’s, who is offered shelter by Sarah.

When the Darkness is let loose and people start dying horribly, Joe is glad of Bill’s help. The most powerful man in the Valley, Zaccariah Tull, accuses Sarah of witchcraft. Joe is stunned to learn that his mother really is a witch and more so that he must turn to the magic of pagan times himself to defeat the Darkness which threatens them all. In doing so he takes the first steps along a path which will change his life forever.