Books with author Babs Schneider

Lysandra Blake may have thwarted Mason’s plan to bring magic back into the world, but she and her friends are far from safe. With the touch seal leaking waves of unstable power, and Mason trying to break more users, they are fighting an uphill battle.An uneasy alliance with the New isn’t enough, so Ayden asks Kamau to reach out to his tribe. The tribes are secretive, paranoid and more apt to kill outsiders than listen to anything they say, but when Mason’s touch users exhibit powers beyond the norm, Kamau agrees.Lys and the rest are thrust into a world of hidden powers and drastic consequences. It doesn’t take long for Lys to realize she’s out of her league, and she quickly finds that she is dangerously close to losing what little control she has gained over her magic.

Jeff has exactly one thing left in this ruined world; his older brother, Dillon. They’ve seen and done things that drive most survivors crazy, and Jeff is afraid that the next encounter will push Dillon over the edge. After being hunted by Skinnies, as well as those who still claim humanity, they decide to head west over the mountains.Their journey is interrupted when they stumble on a shielded building. The Starvation happened almost twenty years ago, but the possibility of what could be inside is too alluring to pass up. The two alone aren’t enough to crack the shield. If they want in, they’re going to have to ask for help, and asking for help means dealing with people who will slit your throat for a scrap of good food.

From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun & Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine Münchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents all 125 double-spread plates from the third English edition. For the first time, the plates appear in chronological order and with English captions.Over 1,450 costumed figures are shown, from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth century, covering a wide variety of social classes, and professions: Egyptian and Assyrian kings, Byzantine emperors, Frankish and Norman nobles, priests, servants, soldiers of many lands and eras, crusaders, German knights, pages, Italian scholars, German townspeople, peasants, merchants, Dutch burghers, popes, nuns, bishops, monks, English Puritans and Cavaliers, English and French kings, Swiss citizens, French courtiers and republicans, and many more. In addition, there is excellent coverage of late-nineteenth-century folk and their costumes, captured just before the beginning of standard Western dress — Italian, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Russian, Eastern European, Chinese, Japanese, Asian, and others. To avoid the variable and somewhat fanciful depictions of color in the early editions, all costumes are rendered in black-and-white.A comprehensive source of historic costume in pictures, this remarkable book will be invaluable to costume designers, students of fashion design, commercial artists, and anyone interested in the history of dress. The illustrations are uniformly excellent, and the exceptionally low price makes this book even more attractive.

Lysandra Blake survived her fight with Jeremiah Mason in the magical realm, but everything has changed. Her powers have taken a turn—this time for the better—Mason stripped Kamau of his memories, the fisherman left the bulk of the tribe’s memories in Lys’ mind, and the tribes believe she will bring about the end of the world.The only hope they have of stopping Mason lies within the memories Lys has acquired. In them she finds a way to fix what he has broken, but like everything else that has happened since her magic broke, she and her friends will have to put their lives on the line. And even that might not be enough to stop the cascade of events that Mason has set in motion.

Lysandra Blake survived her fight with Jeremiah Mason in the magical realm, but everything has changed. Her powers have taken a turn—this time for the better—Mason stripped Kamau of his memories, the fisherman left the bulk of the tribe’s memories in Lys’ mind, and the tribes believe she will bring about the end of the world.The only hope they have of stopping Mason lies within the memories Lys has acquired. In them she finds a way to fix what he has broken, but like everything else that has happened since her magic broke, she and her friends will have to put their lives on the line. And even that might not be enough to stop the cascade of events that Mason has set in motion.

Every curse can be curedIf you find the conditionPrince Adem isn’t attending the Academy to make friends, meet girls or flex his political muscles. He’s going to cure his people. If he can’t find the condition to their curse, he and everyone he knows will turn into vicious beasts.The first person Adem meets at the Academy is Belle, a beautiful and intelligent second-year student that happens to know all about curses. Belle agrees to help him in his search, which gives Adem an excuse to spend time with her.When Adem is confronted by a First Fey, the creatures that cursed his kingdom, his transformation speeds up, and suddenly time is short.Can he and Belle find the condition before he turns into a beast, or will he lose everything?If you're a fan of Beauty and the Beast, twisted fairy tales and unexpected heroes, this book is for you. Download your copy today!*Note: This is a 100 page novella*

If not for pesky things like reality, fourteen-year-old Brady would live in a comic book world. Being something more than normal is pure fantasy, until Brady dashes through a geeky mob like they’re standing still to save a toddler from getting trampled by a man in a giant tree costume.Knowing that super speed and strength should not be taken lightly, Brady catches a train out of London and finds a secluded glade to conduct his first experiments. What he finds is a dark power that has a mind of its own, and a desire to use more and more of it. When the opportunity to save someone comes again, Brady plays the hero, but he quickly learns that the consequences of life and death are heavier than he could have imagined.

Ever wonder how Inez and Peter met?Inez hates being used, but until she fulfills her contract with Larry, a dirty ex-cop gone private detective, she’s trapped. He has evidence that links her with a murder, and she has an unnatural ability to persuade people do to what she wants. The power is more of a curse than a gift, leaving Inez with a void in her mind that only Meth addicts can understand.When Larry asks her to work a missing persons case without recovery time, she says no. But the price Larry offers, her freedom more than a year early, is too enticing to ignore. Little does she realize that the missing kid, Peter, has more in common with her than she could ever imagine, and that maybe she isn’t as safe as she thought she was.

The girl being lured awayThe trafficking survivor trying to save herKaylee Roberts, sophomore and varsity soccer player, is furious when her arch nemesis not only beats her for the half-back position on the team, but then sends a picture of Kaylee’s eczema-covered face on fire to the whole school. It’s not like she needs a reminder about her skin condition. Lucky for Kaylee, she’s been chatting online with a basketball player from another school who appreciates her photography skills and likes her for who she is.Seventeen year old Warren Scott’s plan to get out of juvie and rescue his best friend from a trafficker goes out the window when he gets into a fight defending another kid. He’s expecting a reprimand, but instead gets an offer: join a specialized team of sex trafficking survivors who go into high schools to find and warn teenagers who are being targeted by predators. The rich guy in charge promises Warren help finding his friend in exchange for his time.Warren agrees, but while he and his partner are desperately trying to find the target, he starts having crippling flashbacks of his old life. In the meantime Kaylee’s amazing and supportive online boyfriend tells her he loves her. She loves him too, and wants to show him.Can Warren find Kaylee before it’s too late, or will Kaylee be #Lured away to a fate Warren knows all too well?