Books with author C.B. Francis

Angus Gregory is fourteen years old when he moves to Fairhope, Wisconsin with his family. The first thing to strike him, when he moves to the small town, are the Missing posters of the boy from the College. The second thing is the lady on the rooftops. Only Angus can see her - but she's there- dressed in a black cloak, her eyes focused straight ahead as she walks hurriedly across the rooftops of the buildings downtown. Angus thinks he might go mad, holding this secret, knowing that she's there but realizing that no one else can see her. But then one day, when he's on a camping trip with some boys from his school, as they sit around the campfire telling ghost stories, another boy reveals that he's also been seeing the lady on the rooftops. Together, the two of them team up to find out who she was, why she's there and what she's so desperately searching for as she rises up from her plot - crosses the graveyard and walks back and forth across the downtown buildings before coming back to her resting place and falling headfirst, back into the ground.

Thirteen-year-old Emaline is running an errand for her Mom when she is suddenly grabbed and forced into a brutal headlock. Her fear turns to horrified amazement as she sees one of her assailants conjure a glowing fireball in thin air. This chance encounter introduces Emaline to a world she had never known: one of spectacular feats and a centuries-old battle between good and evil that she is suddenly thrust into. When the evil obeah kidnap Emaline and hold her hostage, the Christ-following magi rally to mount a rescue. Throughout it all, Emaline finds herself pursued by the God who saw these events before she was even born. Emaline’s Gift is a Christian urban fantasy novel for young adults. It’s full of action, adventure, supernatural battles and the timeless truth of Scripture. Fans of the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series may find a lot to like here, but all the excitement is strengthened by an exploration of God’s will and the importance of building a strong relationship with Him. Recommended for readers 12 and up (but the author’s 7-year-old daughter is a huge fan as well!).