Books with author Ann Campbell

In Arcadia, being different is heresy. Heresy is DEATH. To survive, citizens must live, dress, and even love according to the United Council's will. Their power is absolute-until a rebel bomb ignites at a national ceremony and unites the lives of three unlikely people.When the bombing goes wrong, Nicolette Howell, a young heretic, finds herself alone and on the run, bearing secrets that Arcadia would kill for. When she's captured, she must escape, but how can she, when her best chance lies with the son of her sworn enemy?Driven by the execution of an innocent, Jacob Osgood, a United Councilor's son, hunts for the truth about the heretic movement that Arcadia has hidden. But truth could cost him the one thing he cannot stand to lose: the girl who saved his life at the bombing.Shiloh Haven, the orphaned daughter of heretics, is forced to become Arcadia's spy in a sinister plot to destroy the heretic army. She faces a terrible choice: survive or risk everything to save the boy she might just love and the rebels who are her only chance of being free.As their fates entwine, the three must answer an impossible question. WHAT WOULD YOU DIE FOR?

In Arcadia, being different is HERESY. Heresy is DEATH. To survive, citizens must live, dress, and even love according to the United Council’s will. Their power is absolute—until a rebel bomb ignites at a national ceremony and unites the lives of three unlikely people.When the bombing goes wrong, Nicolette Howell, a young heretic, finds herself alone and on the run, bearing secrets that Arcadia would kill for. When she’s captured, she must escape, but how can she, when her best chance lies with the son of her sworn enemy?Driven by the execution of an innocent, Jacob Osgood, a United Councilor’s son, hunts for the truth about the heretic movement that Arcadia has hidden. But truth could cost him the one thing he cannot stand to lose: the girl who saved his life at the bombing.Shiloh Haven, the orphaned daughter of heretics, is forced to become Arcadia’s spy in a sinister plot to destroy the heretic army. She faces a terrible choice: survive or risk everything to save the boy she might just love and the rebels who are her only chance of being free.As their fates entwine, the three must answer an impossible question. WHAT WOULD YOU DIE FOR?

Book 2 of the complete trilogy. I survived my senior year of high school despite being turned into a vampire. Summer break should be a snap. No getting up early or making excuses why I can't make it to class or hang outwith my friends.I had hoped to put the events of last year behind me. Unfortunately, the Sidhe won't let me. Nobody holds a grudge like they do, especially when you kill one of their own. They're intent on making my life miserable and considerably shorter. When Ann's parents vanish while vacationing in Maine, we head out to find them. Of course the Sidhe follow and I manage to capture the interest of another vampire. One who wants answers as to what makes me different.Answers I don't have and that might just get me killed for good this time.Dealing with supernatural attacks while trying to find Ann's parents keeps us on our toes but aslong we're together, we can handle anything. At least until things really start to fall apart.The Clanless Series:Senior Year BitesSummer Break BluesFreshman Year Freaks

“Annie Campbell's The Whore Next Door is simply magical. Part road story part confessional, The Whore Next Door is a tender, joyful, heartbreaking and hilarious illustrated memoir about sex, drugs, work, motherhood, mistakes and triumphs, men and boys. This visually rich and compelling coming of age tale will keep you laughing and enthralled and sometimes cringing. Campbell's subtly powerful tale will draw you in, like sitting at the table with your favorite wild, baby-boomer aunt while she tells you about her youthful travels, romances and struggles. I'm convinced the secrets to survival are contained in these pages.” —Cara Hoffman, author of Be Safe I Love YouWho except for Annie Campbell tells stories with such a winning matter-of-factness and paints paintings with such a comic and baroque exuberance? No one I know of. The Whore Next Door is a double-barreled delight. —Lamar Herrin, author of FracturesA Journey depicted with wonderful illustrations. It leaves an indelible impression of a positive take on life's ups and downs.—Bob Potts, Kinetic SculptorAnnie Campbell, a self-taught painter and writer, lives with her husband Harley, in Trumansburg, New York.

It takes an assassin’s sword to cleave open the past and pierce the evil of magic and murder, betrayal and revenge.The door to Brandan’s buried memories cracks open when his sword resists him while slaying an innocent man. Disgusted by the murder and the others he has committed for Lord Wulfgar, he decides he will no longer be his lord’s assassin. But before he can desert, he is sent on a mission to conduct a young woman to Wulfgar to be his wife.Meredyth fears for her safety after the disappearance of her fiancé and the murder of her father. Her worst nightmare becomes a reality when men arrive at her manor to escort her to Lord Wulfgar. She takes flight, but Brandan overtakes her and convinces her that he can get her to safety. Once they are on the run, however, she discovers that he killed her fiancé. She wants revenge.Now Brandan must keep them one step ahead of their pursuers and the magic Wulfgar unleashes against them. But Meredyth’s attempts to take revenge threaten not only his life but their chances of escaping to safety. All while he wrestles with disturbing revelations about his past as the door to his memories opens wider.If she can’t forgive him, and if he can’t overcome the forces against them, they may not survive.If you like suspenseful tales of flawed heroes, feisty heroines, magic, and a dose of romance, then you’ll love this exciting medieval fantasy.Buy Sword of Deliverance today and be swept into a world of intrigue and adventure.

With Saga finally reunited with her people, she learns the crystal parasite can be destroyed, giving her hope to free her partner's race. Jarl's people, the Vanier, have no idea that they are being controlled by the parasitic crystal that enhances their magical abilities. However, Saga must figure out a way to convince Jarl of the crystal's evil.Jarl, meanwhile, is still mourning Saga's loss. With hopes to change the way the Vanier treat Travelers, he finds himself at odds with his people on the eve of his betrothal. He must make a decision. Will he fall from grace or become a traitor to himself and his beliefs?Can Saga and Jarl find a way to bring about the end of a war? Or will they be forced to watch as the destruction unfolds?

Two swords. One of bondage and darkness. One of freedom and light.He’s a former assassin tormented by his brutal past. She’s the survivor of a harrowing ordeal, now bereft of her parents.Brandan the Butcher wants to establish himself as lord of his ancestral castle and live in peace with Meredyth. But the mysterious Morfran schemes to ensnare his soul, and lords who cannot forget Brandan’s atrocities unite to prevent his rise to power. How can he prevail against them without resorting to bloodshed and losing the woman he loves?Meredyth, despite her love for Brandan, fears he can’t overcome his penchant for violence. So she returns to her manor, hoping for a settled life, but her servants resist her efforts to oversee the estate. Then a rejected suitor shows up, ripe for revenge. Who will rally around her to foil his devious plan?Their future balances on the edge of the Sword of Decision.Don’t miss out on the beginning of the Journey to Freedom: SWORD OF DELIVERANCE.

Cartboy and the Time Capsule by L. A. Campbell is a laugh-out-loud debut novel for young readers about sixth-grader Hal Rifkind-unfortunately nicknamed "Cartboy"-and his horribly historic, hilarious year. Hal hates history class-it literally bores him to tears. But his father is a big history buff, and unless Hal gets a good grade this year, he'll never get his own room. Sixth grade gets off to a horrible start when history teacher Mr. Tupkin gives the class an assignment to write journals that will be buried in a time capsule at the end of the year. Things get even worse when his dad makes him take his neighbor's old shopping cart to school, earning him the nickname "Cartboy." What else could possibly go wrong? Read Hal's journal to find out!Filled with photos, drawings, and timelines, Hal's time capsule journal chronicles a year in the life of the hopelessly hapless Cartboy.

The final book in the Clanless Series!For four grueling years I looked forward to my freshman year of college. It should have been the besttime of my life. Unfortunately, I never made it through the first month. Learning how to be a vampirebecame infinitely more important. Parties and classes and hanging out with my friends got set aside so Icould learn how to fight, how to use my powers, and how to survive.If the school of hard knocks wasn't bad enough, the school of life decided to test me, too. I leave town andAlexander, the one guy I can't stand to be around-or without, gets taken by the Sidhe to pay for oursupposed crimes. Now its up to me to rescue him and get his elven relatives to leave us alone. Soundseasy right? Try it while you're being stalked by the vampire who might have made you and a werewolfwith a major superiority complex. My friends and I have been through a lot together and there hasn't beenanything we couldn't overcome. But Freshman year might be more than we can handle...Being a vampire sucks.The Clanless Series:Senior Year BitesSummer Break BluesFreshman Year Freaks

I survived my senior year of high school despite being turned into a vampire. Summer break should be a snap. No getting up early or making excuses why I can't make it to class or hang out with my friends. I had hoped to put the events of last year behind me. Unfortunately, the Sidhe won't let me. Nobody holds a grudge like they do, especially when you kill one of their own. They're intent on making my life miserable and considerably shorter. When Ann's parents vanish while vacationing in Maine, we head out to find them. Of course the Sidhe follow and I manage to capture the interest of another vampire. One who wants answers as to what makes me different. Answers I don't have and that might just get me killed for good this time. Dealing with supernatural attacks while trying to find Ann's parents keeps us on our toes but as long we’re together, we can handle anything. At least until things really start to fall apart.