Books with author Alissa Williams

“I can’t forget about that kiss, Elsie.” His hand comes up to cup my cheek, stroking the skin gingerly. “I don’t want to,” he whispers so lowly I almost don’t hear. His gaze falls to my lips once again. It’s probably the alcohol that forces the next sentence out of me, or it’s the sheer terror that I’ll never be able to tell him how I really feel. “Neither do I.”Elsie Archer and Hayden Jones have been best friends since they were four; the two are almost inseparable.But that is when Hayden isn’t falling for a new girl. Elsie thinks her best friend’s only flaw is that he falls too quickly and too hard. She has seen him charm many girls and has cheered him on. Little does he know that her feel-ings for him have been growing steady for years.Now on their senior year, will Elsie find the courage to tell Hayden what she really feels? Or will she remain in the safety of the friendship they’ve nurtured for years? This young adult romance story will surely break your heart, but it’s worth the bittersweet hurt. Grab your copy now!

Some may consider me to be clinically insane, which is fine; they just don’t get it. Odeya Bello’s love life sucks. And the second she fell down the rabbit hole that led her to Theo Ashford, she knew there’s no getting out of it and the feeling in the pit of her stomach never left ever since.But…Theo Ashford is popular with the girls. Theo Ashford is loved by many.Theo Ashford is a celebrity—literally.Four years later, she’s still obsessed with him, and he still has zero clues that she exists. But when one Friday night, while struggling between her thoughts of the green-eyed god and her homework, Odeya decides she’s had enough torture and logs into Twitter.She tweeted. He replied. What happens next? Internet going loco. A visit to London. Panic attack. Papa-razzi. Another panic attack. And a lot of snogging. And like any fangirl’s dream coming true, Theo is no longer just the guy Odeya stalks.However, having to see and experience Theo’s life both onstage and offstage, Odeya starts to see the chaos and drama behind the camera and every screaming fan. Torn between her feelings for Theo and her own sanity, she soon questions her-self: Can she really do this and stick it to the people who think she can’t? Or should she just go back to her life and live a normal life free from the prying eyes of the public? From the author that brought you The Best Friend, Ally Williams grants every fangirl’s wish in this story that will not only make you gasp and laugh but also tells you that every love story is unique and yours can be the one that only hap-pens in movies. Grab a copy now!

Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies. In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.

---First book by Eleven year old Author---Jenna’s life is about to change in a major way.A young girl by the name of Jenna discovers her mother’s secret. A school meant to teach how to control the elements of fire, water, and earth is in her mother’s past. She encounters a bully forced to be mean, a flaming unicorn named Magma, and an overly excited autistic boy named Brady. Jenna decides the school will be more exciting than she ever imagined.

The works of 75 young authors and illustrators, grades 3 through 12, is showcased in this short story and poetry compilation brought to you by the iWRITE Literacy Organization. Enjoy the imaginative stories, poems and drawings of our talented authors and artists as they express their love of literacy through the written word and art. Please visit iWRITE.org to find out how to become involved in our next short story project.

I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’ll love this girl forever. Elsie Archer is spending her summer at the beach with her best friend, Hayden Jones, and their families. Unfortunately, it is the death of Elsie’s father that prompts this vacation. It’s Mrs. Jones’s way of helping the Archer family cope with their heartbreaking loss.Hayden promises to be by his best friend’s side the whole time. But one night, he goes off with a charming stranger he meets at the beach. How will he make it up to Elsie? What will he do knowing that he has left her when she needs him the most? This is only an episode in the bittersweet story of Elsie and Hayden. More heart-clenching moments await you in The Best Friend. Grab your copy now!

The works of 75 young authors and illustrators, grades 3 through 12, is showcased in this short story and poetry compilation brought to you by the iWRITE Literacy Organization. Enjoy the imaginative stories, poems and drawings of our talented authors and artists as they express their love of literacy through the written word and art. Please visit iWRITE.org to find out how to become involved in our next short story project.

This book is designed for those who wish to develop their natural gifts or to understand more about the afterlife and see the signs that their loved ones are around them. Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Lisa Williams, and I have been working as a psychic medium for over twenty years. I never planned to work as a medium. I mean, think about it: in the ‘80s, having a career as a medium was never heard of. If I had gone to my teachers and said, “I want to speak to dead people for a career,” I would have been carted off to the nearest mental institute. In fact, there were times that my mother would joke about the men in white coats coming to get me. I thought she was serious, and I grew up thinking that I was a little weird and hiding my ability. I was lucky to have a friend who thought my weirdness was cool. She was always asking questions about it, so I started to feel more comfortable; but as friends do, we drifted apart, and I had a new circle of friends, so I went back into the closet. I still had a growing intuition, but I curbed it and didn’t say anything. I just found that I “knew” things, and I couldn’t really explain it. I was actually quite shy growing up, and I found that I conformed with society about what I believed I should be like. It was easy. I fit the mold, and I didn’t say anything…many people would call that being a sheep and following the crowd. Does this sound familiar to your story? It probably does. Well let me tell you: you are normal. Just because you have this gift doesn’t mean that you have to hide it. For years I hid from it. I even hid it from my own parents for a while. For most of my life, my father has been a huge skeptic, and I remember the time when I had been working as a psychic medium for a while and he asked me when I was going to get a “proper job.” He was an atheist and couldn’t wrap his head around the concept that our soul continues to live on when our body dies. When I finally decided to come out as a medium, it was accepted and most people had a fascination about it. It was “cool” to have this gift. I grew up in the United Kingdom and so we never showed emotions, never went to therapy, and we never said we loved each other. It was a very different world to what we live in now. Going to a psychic or a medium was better than going to a therapist in the United Kingdom. When you went to the therapist you were admitting that you had a problem, it was a sign of weakness. Now it’s considered a gift to be aware of your challenges, and it’s actually character building. I finally surrendered to my gift after my friend helped me see that I wasn’t crazy and that I actually could help others. The rest is history. What I would have benefited from, though, in those early years was some structure, discipline, and understanding. Even though my grandmother worked as a medium she died before I started, and so I didn’t have anyone really to talk too. The only thing that she said to me was: “Always trust your gut instincts. It will never let you down.” That is something I live by, and I will suggest that you do, too. Through my work, I have been guided by Spirit, which has shown me the way forward to work with my gift. I have built my gift on discipline and respect, which is something that I will enforce within you. I have developed the skill of delivering a message, as well as enhancing and fine-tuning my gift. These are things that I will help you with. Throughout this book you will come to understand the history of Mediumship, how to develop your gift, and how to see signs from your loved ones. You will be given daily exercises to enhance your gift and to help you connect to your own loved ones and those of other people.

Some may consider me to be clinically insane, which is fine; they just don’t get it. Odeya Bello’s love life sucks. And the second she fell down the rabbit hole that led her to Theo Ashford, she knew there’s no getting out of it and the feeling in the pit of her stomach never left ever since.But…Theo Ashford is popular with the girls.Theo Ashford is loved by many.Theo Ashford is a celebrity—literally.Four years later, she’s still obsessed with him, and he still has zero clues that she exists. But when one Friday night, while struggling between her thoughts of the green-eyed god and her homework, Odeya decides she’s had enough torture and logs into Twitter.She tweeted. He replied. What happens next? Internet going loco. A visit to London. Panic attack. Paparazzi. Another panic attack. And a lot of snogging. And like any fangirl’s dream coming true, Theo is no longer just the guy Odeya stalks.However, having to see and experience Theo’s life both onstage and offstage, Odeya starts to see the chaos and drama behind the camera and every screaming fan. Torn between her feelings for Theo and her own sanity, she soon questions her-self: Can she really do this and stick it to the people who think she can’t? Or should she just go back to her life and live a normal life free from the prying eyes of the public?From the author that brought you The Best Friend, Ally Williams grants every fangirl’s wish in this story that will not only make you gasp and laugh but also tells you that every love story is unique and yours can be the one that only hap-pens in movies. Grab a copy now!

Jenna’s life is about to change in a major way. A young girl by the name of Jenna discovers her mother’s secret. A school meant to teach how to control the elements of fire, water, and earth is in her mother’s past. She encounters a bully forced to be mean, a flaming unicorn named Magma, and an overly excited autistic boy named Brady. Jenna decides the school will be more exciting than she ever imagined.

“You know that you can always tell me anything.”“You have to promise you won’t laugh, okay?” “You know I can’t promise that.” Unlike her best friends, Odeya Bello has never experienced heartbreaks, and the closest she has to a relationship is the one she has in her mind with the young and famous European singer, Theo Ashford. When Odeya’s best friend, Floral, tells her she and Matty are over, to her, the breakup is just another one of those other breakups they had before; nothing out of the ordinary. But unlike their previous fights, this time, it’s all Floral’s fault.Will Floral and Matty call it quits…for good? Can Odeya save Floral and Matty’s relationship again? Or this time, will they call it quits…for good? Find out what happens and be sure to follow Odeya and her friends on Ally William’s new book, The Tweet. Grab a copy now.