Books with author Alexander Matis

'Your abilities as a Keeper allow you to open doors that others can not.'Imprisoned in the mythical world of Bellania, CHARLIE KEEPER is at the mercy of Lord Bane's guards while her loyal friends have been sold into slavery. When the TERRIFYING Edge Darkmount breaks into her cell, he promises to decipher the meaning of her mysterious pendant - and unlock the secrets of Bellania - if she will help him get revenge on Bane. But can she TRUST him? The future of the realm relies on Charlie's special powers. Even if she escapes it may take more than she can summon to overthrow the evil lord - it may take an entire army . . .** A contemporary fantasy adventure for 10+ with elements of The Wizard of Oz, Lemony Snicket and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Perfect for fans of Tolkien's The Hobbit and Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's The Edge Chronicles. ** 'I would rather read Crow's Revenge than Harry Potter!' - Michael B, Year 7

Case Weatherly gets glimpses of her future within match flames. Until she moves into a haunted Victorian home restless with ghosts. It is here where her matches begin to flicker more of a past she doesn’t remember than with a future that isn’t guaranteed. For death dogs her heals: Death and Damien, a boy too handsome to be of this world. What does he want with Case? Will she live long enough to find out? Or will the answer only bring about her demise?

Book 1 in the Bloodline of Yule TrilogyFrom the multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning and Anthony Award-nominated author Maria AlexanderCharity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who's much-bullied for being biracial and a skeptic at her conservative school in Oak County, California. Everything changes when Charity's social worker mother brings home a sweet teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every way, Charity and Aidan quickly fall in love. But it seems he's not the only new arrival: Charity soon finds the brutally slain corpse of her worst bully and she gets hard, haunting evidence that the killer is stalking Oak County. As she and her Skeptics Club investigate this death and others, they find at every turn the mystery only grows darker and more deadly. One thing's for certain: there's a bloody battle coming this holiday season that will change their lives — and human history — forever.Will they be ready?

"Couples therapy sessions slowly morphed into solitary therapy sessions. My therapist kept coming back to the question of my passions, and where I was headed. I knew it was writing. So I wrote. I wrote my pain of loss. I wrote my confusion about the existential questions that plagued me as someone who grew up in the bible belt, but had a hard time swallowing the bigotry I saw. I wrote my struggle through heartbreak and single life. I wrote my triumphs in self-confidence, and ultimately I wrote a new love story, with a new person. Ultimately, it's not about meeting the right person; instead, it is about finding out that you are quite capable of loving yourself, and anyone else loving you is just a wonderful sprinkle on top."

Heart meets struggle in this new adventure novel! Our story picks up with Ardo, a thirteen-year-old orphan boy, struggling to survive in the city. He works day by day at the city piers hauling buckets of fish guts for the local stall owners. He has finally been able to save up enough for a coveted item he has been eyeing for months... a brand new blanket!Little does he know, however, that this blanket will be the catalyst for a journey that will change his life forever!Join Ardo as he buys his coveted blanket... and see what fortune it ultimately brings him.

Book 2 in the Award-Winning Bloodline of Yule Trilogy. Charity Jones leads her friends on an armed, high-tech expedition to the Arctic coordinates she’s seen in her dreams. Their mission: to kill Krampus and save Aidan. But when Charity discovers Aidan’s shocking fate, she makes a mistake that starts the countdown to apocalypse. Can Charity and her team stop the clock? Or will humanity pay the ultimate price?