Books with author Annetta Ribken

CLONE ONE: BOOK THREEThe fate of the world lies in the hands of a clone who will remake it in her image...My vision wavers, tears flowing, choking me. I have to lean forward, forehead pressed to the round of the wheel as I sob silently into the warm cab of the SUV. I clutch the leather-bound steering wheel as though it can save me, keep me safe, but nothing helps, nothing.But the sobbing. When I'm done at last, as my body heaves out the final bitterness of my longing, I look up, wiping my face on my sleeve to see Duet staring at me through the windshield.She's smiling like she has no idea what I'm going through. And while I know she doesn't, that my half-cyborg sister, saved by the teks in body but not in mind, can't comprehend at the best of times and lacks anything resembling empathy, I still feel a surge of anger at her for being so damned cheerful.New York looms, the task finally at hand. Betrayal after betrayal, loss after loss have taken their toll on Trio, but she's made it at last. And yet, nothing could prepare her and her sister Duet for what and who comes next--for the darkest deception of all. The sister clones must accept the ultimate sacrifice, risking everything and everyone they love for a dying humanity before the very person they've sought can remake the world in her image.Don't miss the exciting series! Clone Three and Clone Two are now available!

CLONE TWO: BOOK TWOThe fate of the world lies in the hands of a clone who's lost her mind..."I've never agreed with Chime's need to pander to the Crawlers." Ande leans past me to look out the window. I follow his gaze, the glow from the two bulbs casting some light over the dark and lonely station outside. "It's time we were independent. The Crawlers are spooky and untrustworthy, say one thing, mean another." He turns his head, face very close to mine. "They steal kids sometimes, never own up to their promises." Ande takes a step back, smile returning. "We can just hope there aren't any Crawlers out there." He waves beyond him, up the tracks.Before I get a chance to agree, Chime reappears, slamming her way through the sliding door."Last stop," she growls at me. "Everybody off."Trio and her friends have escaped the remains of Los Angeles and the horrible Crawlers intent on her capture, finally on their way to New York. But the train they ride offers more threats than comfort, both from the uncertain track stretching out before them to the infighting and open dislike from train boss Chime and her crew. Trio has no choice, her heart and soul pushing her across the country, toward a task she can't remember and a damaged clone who will call her sister. Don't miss the exciting sequels! Clone Three and Clone One are now available!

Seeking Jack Bishop“Are we sure we have the right place?” I didn’t want to doubt Josephine, but all we had was the coin and her sorcery. Even she admitted in the beginning there was a chance it wouldn’t work.She simply pointed at the large sign hanging on the fence. “Brindle Holdings.” But which Brindle? Samuel, or his sister, Georgina? The woman who my mother trusted me with, her own very best friend? Could the woman be playing us all false?Not that it mattered, really. I was a fugitive. Whether Georgina was in league with her brother or not, the coven was convinced of my guilt. And that was all she needed to burn me at the stake, innocent of Samuel’s actions or not.Auburdeen Hayle is supposed to be in London for her own protection. But since she chose to help and befriend Jack Bishop, everything she knows and understands has fallen to pieces around her. Worse, her friend is lost and in the hands of those who want to use him as a weapon, being slowly devoured by the living metal that infects him. Hunted by the coven meant to protect her and the constabulary being controlled by the very man who holds Jack captive, Burdie is forced to ally herself with those to whom truth and honesty are a convenience.

Captive of the Brotherhood“Now you understand the rules of this particular engagement,” Samuel said with great and exaggerated casualness. “If you obey, all is well.”I locked eyes with Kate over the feast of food, mouth dry as dust.“And if I resist?” Great tears welled in my friend’s eyes, her head dropping as she covered her face with her hands.“Why,” Samuel said with false surprise, “I would think that was obvious. If you resist in any way, dear Kate dies.”Things can’t possibly be any worse for Auburdeen Hayle. What began as a quiet trip for her own protection has turned into a nightmare of capture and escape. Taken by the Brotherhood of Atum and infected with living metal, Burdie is to be used as a weapon to start a war between magic users and the common man. Meanwhile, she battles to combine her witchcraft with the sorcery that has been woken inside her, both of which fight for control. If she can’t bring balance to her magic, she could very well be lost forever.

HENRY is short fiction (8K): Avlin, Texas is just like any other small town. Quiet. A little run down. But mostly full of decent folks. At least, on the surface. Henry knows better. Understands the darkness running underneath. The needs and wants that can ruin everything.It’s heartbreaking his own Momma doesn’t love him. And that the only person who wants him is a preacher who would mold him in the Lord’s image. Thing is, Henry has a choice. He can let them control him, make him do what they say—or he can use the power within him to take the life he wants. Trouble is, that power comes with a huge price Henry will never be able to pay. And if he tries? The cost could be his his troubled soul.

Don't let the Garbagemen catch you..."I have an idea." Fresco watched as Medley rolled her eyes, but she was with him, he could feel it. "We find the kids first. Get to them before they break out. Rescue them before the Garbagemen can hook them on Wasteland." The old scientist stared at him like she didn't know who he was. "It's perfect, don't you get it? We swipe them right out from under their noses and teach them about their gifts without the blue joy."Last Stand is no more and Fresco is left to pick up the pieces. With his damaged brother Daniel stashed for safe keeping, Fresco and the old scientist Medley gather the remaining survivors and do their best to protect them. But the Garbagemen have other ideas, their leader's goal to capture Fresco and make him one of their own.Don't miss the rest of this dark YA urban fantasy series! Fresco and Diamond City are now available. And, if you like buying in collections, you can also find The Diamond City Omnibus for sale now!

Being super doesn't come with a training manual.No.3 plucked me out of my wheelchair and securely strapped me into a three point harness before I could even think to fight, not that I could have struggled much. He ignored me and left me there, carrying my folded chair out with him. I gaped, unable to breathe or think, watching him exit and approach a white-coated man who turned when No.3 spoke to him.I knew that scientist. "Dad!"He glanced at me and I felt a shudder of cold drive through my stomach. It was like he didn't see me at all.Sixteen-year-old Wyatt Simons has spent his entire life in a wheelchair, raised by his nanny Abigail since his scientist father wants nothing to do with him. That's why Wyatt is so shocked when his dad has him brought to his secret underground lab where Wyatt is exposed to a secret military experiment, one that transforms his body beyond all expectations. But physical changes can do nothing to erase the fact his father still treats him like he's in the way, or help find the dangerous saboteur undermining the project.

The brothers are reunited--but for how long? And at what cost...Fresco looked up and met glowing blue eyes. Daniel's brimmed with moisture. He didn't bother to wipe his tears away. "I'll fail you," Fresco said."You can't," Daniel said. "Never." Fresco reached out with his gift and touched his brother. So strange to feel him, to remember him this way, clean and wide open. Daniel's touch saved him, in the end.Fresco wished he could be grateful.Fresco is finally free of the blue joy forever. Even better,his brother Daniel is alive and clean, the leader of a group of kids who have been fighting the corporation for years. But Fresco faces worse than his own self-doubt and hatred at his weakness. A new strain of Wasteland has hit the streets, one that turns his kind into savage killers. Time is running out for Wasted kids. Their only recourse is to invade the heart of the project and do what they can to end it once and for all.Don't miss the rest of this dark YA urban fantasy series! Fresco and Wasteland are now available. And, if you like buying in collections, you can also find The Diamond City Omnibus for sale now!

The blue joy is calling... but can Fresco survive it?"Do you know what happened to you?" Joey's voice broke a little. Fresco shook his head. The kid nodded, like it was no big surprise."Yeah, me either. No one seems to. We just have normal lives, you know? Then suddenly you wake up with this thing eating into you," he swallowed hard, "and that's it. The rest is Wasteland."Seventeen-year-old Fresco Conte is an ordinary All-American kid from an upper middle-class family. He plays football. His girlfriend is a cheerleader. Life is good. Until unexplained things, scary things, start to take him over. Like surviving an accident that should have killed him. Or hearing the thoughts of the people around him whether he wants to or not.When the men in the dark blue coveralls come for him, Fresco is forced into addiction to the blue joy known as Wasteland and set free on the street, with no answers and only his hunger to keep him company.Don't miss the rest of this dark YA urban fantasy series! Wasteland and Diamond City are now available. And, if you like buying in collections, you can also find The Diamond City Omnibus for sale now!

Normal people sneak out to a party and have fun. Maya Rao ends the evening by incinerating the guy who attacks her. Nik Lucas, sexy, new in town and totally forbidden, happens to walk in on her. Normal guys would run for the hills. Nik knows a whole lot more than he’s telling. Maya doesn’t believe the gods are real, doesn’t waste her time with mere mythology. But when gods, goddesses, demons and hellhounds become the new normal and wielding the fire of a powerful goddess becomes her new skill, she must decide what it is she really believes. Maya must accept that normal is something she will never be. Because it isn’t normal to be ... The Hand of Kali. A new Young Adult Urban Fantasy coming-of-age series delving in the fantasy, magic and mythology with a plethora of gods, demons, legends & untold power. If you enjoyed the Valkyrie Series, then you’ll love Fire & Shadow.

Stealing the PrizeThe artifact flared to life, the glow of it throwing so much heat through the room Aiden winced back. He caught a glimpse of his parent’s shocked faces as the glow enveloped them. As suddenly, the light vanished. He blinked, fighting to regain his night eyes as sparkles shifted and whorled across his vision, heart hammering suddenly so loud in his ears he couldn't hear past his own pulse. It only took seconds, but it seemed an eternity while he fought off the last of the afterimage and stared in disbelief.The prize lay on the pedestal, the glass case resting on the floor beside it. Two black backpacks lay collapsed nearby. But his parents... they were nowhere to be seen. Twelve-year-old master thief Aiden Trent has been trained by the best—his parents. It is rumored there is nothing they can’t steal. So when an easy job in an old museum comes up, they take it. Trouble is, the goal is no ordinary prize. In a flash of light, his parents disappear, leaving Aiden to uncover the secret behind the artifact while he flees from the man who hired them to steal it in the first place.