Books with author Ann N. Black

After all the drama and heartache, Anika, Mia and Legacy try to move on with their lives, but relationship woes stick to the three of them like glue.Anika finds the strength to leave Reynard for good and move on with Jaxson. However, she has a hard time trusting again; Jaxson’s soon to be ex-wife, Michelle, doesn’t make it any easier for her. Will Anika learn to trust again, or will she become a bitter woman and push Jaxson away? Mia gets a taste of real love with Morris, but her fleshly desires keep her from experiencing a true commitment with the man who is best for her. Mia has to choose between love and lust. Is she really ready to be the main chick, or will she forever be content as the side chick?Legacy has issues with Kenny’s future baby momma and finds out a secret that Tanya and Kenny have been hiding. Tanya’s pregnancy has put Legacy’s happily-ever-after on pause, and she has to decide if she will ride it out with Kenny or move on with her life. Is this the last straw for Legacy, or will she find it in herself to forgive Kenny again?More drama, lies and deceit will consume their lives. Will this trio ever get it together? Will their future be a repeat of their past?

Joe Mantonio is thirteen, and he's tough. He works in the coal mines with his pa. He makes ten cents an hour as a trapper boy. That's not much, but it sure beats going to school and facing smart-aleck Arnie. Of course, his baseball pal Eddie is also hitting eighth grade this year...and then there's Moira, fresh from Wales. She's awful pretty and smart, too.It's September 1913 in the beautiful, cool Colorado mountains. But there is no "good life" in the mining camps near Ludlow. Life is hard for the Mantonios...but it's going to turn deadly as they struggle to survive the bitter coal miners' strike and the disastrous Ludlow massacre that follows. Historical fiction.

The shouts grew louder on top of ear-splitting sounds of metal and iron banging and scraping. As they rounded the corner of the mine head, Pa gasped at the sight ahead, and Joe’s heart began to pound like crazy. The miners' strike had turned nasty. Instantly, he began to worry. What about Mama and his little sister? Would they be safe? And what about that new girl from Wales, Moira? Did that Company kid, Arnie, have anything to do with this? No answers--now. Somehow, they had to walk on. Tensions mount past the breaking point in Ann N. Black’s poignant book for young people, The Miner’s Cap. Based on true events surrounding the 1914 Ludlow Massacre, it tells of one boy’s desperate search for hope in the aftermath of the devastation that follows. Joe Mantonio, the thirteen-year-old son of Italian immigrants, works alongside his father in the in the mines near Ludlow, Colorado. When the poorly treated workers decide to strike, the company retaliates by forcing them and their families out of their homes and into tents. After months of strife, the battle culminates in a savage massacre—one that sees soldiers who had been hired to protect the workers killing them instead. Joe and his family are caught in the crossfire of this horrific battle that ultimately devastates the entire tent colony. Amidst the wreckage of the aftermath, Joe wants revenge—but can he find it without losing himself in the process? The Miner’s Cap is a heartfelt coming-of-age story during a tumultuous time in America’s history.

For sheer bravado and style, no woman in the North or South rivaled the Civil War heroine Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Fearless spy for the Confederacy, glittering Washington hostess, legendary beauty and lover, Rose Greenhow risked everything for the cause she valued more than life itself. In this superb portrait, biographer Ann Blackman tells the surprising true story of a unique woman in history. “I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary blood in my veins,” Rose once declared–and that fiery spirit would plunge her into the center of power and the thick of adventure. Born into a slave-holding family, Rose moved to Washington, D.C., as a young woman and soon established herself as one of the capital’s most charming and influential socialites, an intimate of John C. Calhoun, James Buchanan, and Dolley Madison. She married well, bore eight children and buried five, and, at the height of the Gold Rush, accompanied her husband Robert Greenhow to San Francisco. Widowed after Robert died in a tragic accident, Rose became notorious in Washington for her daring–and numerous–love affairs.But with the outbreak of the Civil War, everything changed. Overnight, Rose Greenhow, fashionable hostess, become Rose Greenhow, intrepid spy. As Blackman reveals, deadly accurate intelligence that Rose supplied to General Pierre G. T. Beauregard written in a fascinating code (the code duplicated in the background on the jacket of this book). Her message to Beauregard turned the tide in the first Battle of Bull Run, and was a brilliant piece of spycraft that eventually led to her arrest by Allan Pinkerton and imprisonment with her young daughter. Indomitable, Rose regained her freedom and, as the war reached a crisis, journeyed to Europe to plead the Confederate cause at the royal courts of England and France. Drawing on newly discovered diaries and a rich trove of contemporary accounts, Blackman has fashioned a thrilling, intimate narrative that reads like a novel. Wild Rose is an unforgettable rendering of an astonishing woman, a book that will stand with the finest Civil War biographies.

Science Fashion is a light-hearted, teen romance involving fashion design, art, sewing and science. It is a 34,000 word novella.Story:Budding fifteen-year-old fashionista, Evie, is persuaded to attend science class at school to help with her career aspirations of working in the world of fashion, jewellery, cosmetics and all things glam. Science isn't her thing, but she accepts the challenge and knows it'll help her achieve her dreams. During her nerve-racking first day in the new class, she wears totally the wrong shoes and clothes, but discovers she knows more about science than she thought she did (reading her horoscope for years paid off when it came to naming the planets) and rightly guesses the answer to a question she was clueless about.Oh and, that's just for starters. There's also intrigue, jealousy and boys. Hunter and Zak are gorgeous. Who knew boys like this were in the science class?She's also got dresses, skirts and tops to upscale and design - and her fashion show to organise at school as part of her art and design exam. Her two best friends, Neve and Reece, are going to model her fashion collection. With Neve wanting to be a private detective, Reece keen on being a newspaper journalist, and Evie's dream of fashion fame, there's plenty of excitement, mystery, romance and glamour in this modern, fast-paced story.And there is a surprise...Evie is astounded when she discovers she has a talent for science. Fashion is her passion, but will she change her career and work instead in science? Evie has the perfect idea - and she calls it Science Fashion.About the Author:De-ann Black is a bestselling author, traditionally published for over 15 years, with more than 50 books published. She's also a scriptwriter and former newspaper journalist.She worked as marketing editor for a glossy magazine, helped organise fashion shows and photo-shoots, trained for many years in martial arts, and was a full-time newspaper journalist. De-ann loves to sew, knit and is also a fabric designer and artist. And she loves to bake cakes.Books by De-ann Black include:The Sewing, Knitting & Baking series: Book 1 - The Tea Shop Book 2 - The Sewing Bee & Afternoon TeaBook 3 - The Christmas Knitting BeeThe Tea Shop & Tearoom series:Book 1 - The Christmas Tea Shop & BakeryBook 2 - The Christmas ChocolatierBook 3 - The Chocolate Cake Shop in New York at ChristmasBook 4 - The Bakery by the SeasideBook 5 - Shed in the CityThe Tea Dress Shop series:Book 1 - The Tea Dress Shop At ChristmasBook 2 - The Fairytale Tea Dress Shop In EdinburghBook 3 - The Vintage Tea Dress Shop In SummerAnd - Christmas Romance in ParisChristmas Romance in ScotlandThe Bitch-Proof Suit - fashion and romance set in Dublin and New YorkOops! I'm the Paparazzi - romance in New YorkThe Cure For Love - set in CornwallNew releases for 2014THE CHRISTMAS KNITTING BEETHE SEWING BEE & AFTERNOON TEATHE TEA SHOPSHED IN THE CITYTHE BAKERY BY THE SEASIDENew releases for 2013 & 2012 include:CHRISTMAS ROMANCE IN PARISTHE CHOCOLATE CAKE SHOP IN NEW YORK AT CHRISTMASTHE CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATIERTHE CHRISTMAS TEA SHOP & BAKERYCHRISTMAS ROMANCE IN SCOTLANDTHE VINTAGE TEA DRESS SHOP IN SUMMERTHE FAIRYTALE TEA DRESS SHOP IN EDINBURGHTHE TEA DRESS SHOP AT CHRISTMASDUBLIN GIRL - HOT SUMMER IN THE CITYTHE BITCH-PROOF BRIDETHE BITCH-PROOF ROMANCESHOPPING FOR MENSHOPPING FOR MEN AT CHRISTMASOOPS! I'M UP TO MISCHIEFOOPS! I'M A SECRET AGENTOOPS! I'M A HOLLYWOOD AGENTI'M HOLDING OUT FOR A VAMPIRE BOYFRIENDWHY ARE ALL THE GOOD GUYS TOTAL MONSTERS?The crime thriller SHADOWS OF MURDERAnd the international spy thriller ELECTRIC SHADOWS Her latest children's fiction books and young adult fiction books include:FAERIEFIEDSECONDHAND SPOOKS - DECEMBER 32NDWORMHOLE WYNDSCIENCE FASHIONPOISON-WYNDSCHOOL FOR ALIENS

Fiction Reading level: 9-14Word Count approx 67,000344 pagesThe faeries of Whispering Wood plan to modernise themselves so that people will start believing in them again.They ask a sprite to teach them about new technology, and inadvertently enlist the help of Finlay, an elficologist, along with Mrs Bell who owns the ice cream shop, and her shifty cat.They also try to hire a newspaper journalist to help with their publicity campaign, and unwittingly become the target of an unscrupulous reporter known as the Horrible Hack. Thankfully, they have the back up of the Wandflower faeries, led by Scabious Violetshifter, editor of the Faerie News, Winter Wolf-Bane his sub-editor, and faerie photo-journalist, Flaxy Blewit, together with Nettle-Wick the troll.Apart from convincing humans that they exist to prevent themselves from fading, dealing with the Horrible Hack, and thwarting the press, the faeries have to fight the black heart, a faerie who is lurking in Whispering Wood with the darkest of intentions.Written with a liberal dash of humour by bestselling author De-ann Black, the story is really about the interaction of the characters, showing the worst of faerie and human nature at its magical best.About the Author:De-ann Black is a bestselling author, traditionally published for over 15 years, with over 40 books published, scriptwriter and former newspaper journalist.She splits her time between Scotland, Dublin and London.Her latest children's and young adult books include: FAERIEFIED, POISON-WYND, SECONDHAND SPOOKS, and SCHOOL FOR ALIENS.

For sheer bravado and style, no woman in the North or South rivaled the Civil War heroine Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Fearless spy for the Confederacy, glittering Washington hostess, legendary beauty and lover, Rose Greenhow risked everything for the cause she valued more than life itself. In this superb portrait, biographer Ann Blackman tells the surprising true story of a unique woman in history. “I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary blood in my veins,” Rose once declared–and that fiery spirit would plunge her into the center of power and the thick of adventure. Born into a slave-holding family, Rose moved to Washington, D.C., as a young woman and soon established herself as one of the capital’s most charming and influential socialites, an intimate of John C. Calhoun, James Buchanan, and Dolley Madison. She married well, bore eight children and buried five, and, at the height of the Gold Rush, accompanied her husband Robert Greenhow to San Francisco. Widowed after Robert died in a tragic accident, Rose became notorious in Washington for her daring–and numerous–love affairs.But with the outbreak of the Civil War, everything changed. Overnight, Rose Greenhow, fashionable hostess, become Rose Greenhow, intrepid spy. As Blackman reveals, deadly accurate intelligence that Rose supplied to General Pierre G. T. Beauregard written in a fascinating code (the code duplicated in the background on the jacket of this book). Her message to Beauregard turned the tide in the first Battle of Bull Run, and was a brilliant piece of spycraft that eventually led to her arrest by Allan Pinkerton and imprisonment with her young daughter. Indomitable, Rose regained her freedom and, as the war reached a crisis, journeyed to Europe to plead the Confederate cause at the royal courts of England and France. Drawing on newly discovered diaries and a rich trove of contemporary accounts, Blackman has fashioned a thrilling, intimate narrative that reads like a novel. Wild Rose is an unforgettable rendering of an astonishing woman, a book that will stand with the finest Civil War biographies.

After all the drama and heartache, Anika, Mia and Legacy try to move on with their lives, but relationship woes stick to the three of them like glue. Anika finds the strength to leave Reynard for good and move on with Jaxson, but she has a hard time trusting again, and Jaxson’s soon to be ex-wife, Michelle, doesn’t make it any easier for her. Will Anika learn to trust again, or will she become a bitter woman and push Jaxson away? Mia gets a taste of real love with Morris, but her fleshly desires keep her from experiencing a true commitment with the man who is best for her. Mia has to choose between love and lust. Is she really ready to be the main chick, or will she forever be content as the side chick? Legacy has issues with Kenny’s future baby momma and finds out a secret that Tanya and Kenny have been hiding. Tanya’s pregnancy has put Legacy’s happily-ever-after on pause, and she has to decide if she will ride it out with Kenny or move on with her life. Is this the last straw for Legacy, or will she find it in herself to forgive Kenny again? More drama, more lies and even more deceit consume their lives. Will this trio ever get it together, or will their future be a repeat of their past?

Children's Early Chapter Book fictionReading level: 6-948 pages6000 wordsIncludes illustrationsTen year old Max discovers that there is a secret school for aliens in his town. The only person who believes him is his grandmother, Amelia Matilda Moon.The story gets off to an exciting start when the aliens arrive at the abandoned old school at midnight in their silver spacecraft. A short time later they see Max, cycling across the playground, and end up becoming friends with him and his gran.School for Aliens features three main alien characters, Gruber, Zzipa and Spich (who've accidentally chosen their new Earthling names from a tasty takeaway menu. Burger, Pizza and Chips have rearranged the letters of their names so they don't seem like complete dimwits). These three main alien characters are learning all about the quirky and crazy ways of humans.Other characters include two alien teachers, Henry Vermillion and Bob Magenta, and an alien cat called Tiddles.Max and the aliens agree to keep their friendship a secret which results in plenty of mischief, mayhem and adventure throughout the book.School for Aliens is a humorous and exciting book about an abandoned old school that's secretly being used by aliens. It's written as an Early Chapter book for children.6000 words and illustrations.About the Author:De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter, and former newspaper journalist, traditionally published for over 15 years, with over 50 books published. She's also an artist and illustrator.She splits her time between Scotland, Dublin and London.Her latest children's and young adult books include:FAERIEFIEDSECONDHAND SPOOKS - DECEMBER 32NDWORMHOLE WYNDSCIENCE FASHIONPOISON-WYNDSCHOOL FOR ALIENS

Children's fictionReading level: 9-14134 pagesIncludes illustrationsPoison-Wynd is set in present day Dublin, and the shadowy underworld, where extraordinary creatures haunt the city.Thirteen-year-old Wil Dark is sent to Dublin to spend the summer with his unusual relative, Copper-man Carlisle, while his archaeologist father works abroad.When Wil arrives in Dublin, Copper-man, a retired scientist and map maker extraordinaire, issues a warning that sends shivers through Wil. He is warned not to cross the new footbridge that spans the city's main river if there is fog in the middle of it. It's a strange warning, and Wil plans to adhere to it, but his plans are cast aside when shadowy figures threaten to hunt him down.Poison-Wynd is packed with mystery, adventure, and phantom-like moths in an underworld deep below the streets of the city.Wil Dark's summer just got a whole lot creepier . . .About the Author:De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter, and former newspaper journalist, traditionally published for over 15 years, with over 50 books published. She's also an artist and illustrator.She splits her time between Scotland, Dublin and London.Her latest children's and young adult books include:FAERIEFIEDSECONDHAND SPOOKS - DECEMBER 32NDWORMHOLE WYNDSCIENCE FASHIONPOISON-WYNDSCHOOL FOR ALIENS

Children's fictionReading level: 9-12222 pagesIncludes illustrationsTwelve-year-old Murphy Moss has a fascination for ghosts, mysteries and anything creepy. He ends up working a few hours a week at the Secondhand Spook shop. The shop's owner supplies ghosts, phantoms and other unworldly creatures to those who want to buy or hire them for special occasions. The trouble starts when one of the Secondhand Spooks, Lucky Eddie, goes missing. Lucky Eddie has been darkled (captured by three evil ghouls known as the Darkles). The Darkles have a plan to cause chaos at the Creepy Castle when ghosts from all over the world gather to celebrate the night of December 32nd.Murphy and his friend, Evie Snow, become involved in the trouble, along with a lively and fascinating selection of weird characters including: Raggety Wraith, Rattlebones the Skeleton, Mr Macabre the Horrible Highlander, the Spectre Inspector, Sebastian Knight and his ancient ghostly butler, Fossil, and Un-Dead Fred the cat.Secondhand Spooks is filled with spooks, humour and all things ghostly.About the Author:De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter, and former newspaper journalist, traditionally published for over 15 years, with over 50 books published. She's also an artist and illustrator.She splits her time between Scotland, Dublin and London.Her latest children's and young adult books include:FAERIEFIEDSECONDHAND SPOOKS - DECEMBER 32NDWORMHOLE WYNDSCIENCE FASHIONPOISON-WYNDSCHOOL FOR ALIENS