Books with author D.L. Carroll

Cheerleader Bethany Rossiter dies the day before she becomes 16. She comes back to life with superhuman powers. She remembers that in her brother’s comic books superheroes come to be feared and hated no matter what good deeds they do. She tries to lead a normal life.But little by little fate conspires against this course. Bad things happen that only she can make right. Baby step by baby step, then bigger steps, she grows into her responsibilities.To help her do her superhero “job” she creates first one, then another alternate identity. Former soldier now mercenary Yao Ming, unequaled with weapons, able to get unseen into places impossible to enter. Beautiful jet-setter millionaire Sandrine Ascarides. And a star girl with blue skin and purple hair who can fly and wield laser bolts and lightning.She is sometimes desperately lonely, unable to share her secret. Then she finds she is not alone....

Roan Kinnison had lived more than two centuries before he was buried in a California hillside and died for the second time.Freed by a freak of nature after a century he is in modern-day Santa Monica and must navigate it--as an apparent 17-year old boy.How does an immortal shapechanger deal with being a teenager once again? Why, he must go to high school!

"When you become emotionally emancipated, you will be empowered to change, and nothing will ever be the same again." —Dr. Dee CarrollTroubles. Tribulation. Tough times. Sooner or later, life throws you a curveball—sometimes a whole bunch of them. And the emotional fallout can keep you trapped in sadness and despair. Dee Carroll knows. She's been there. A betrayal cost her a multi-million dollar company, and in the process, Dee lost her business, investments, savings, dream home, marriage, and health. But in her darkest moments, she learned the lessons that allowed her to break free from the pain of the past and imagine a new life. In Emotional Emancipation, she shares 7 secrets to help you rebound from your own troubles and create a world of unlimited possibility. Your best days are ahead! Dr. Dee Carroll is a popular speaker, coach, and consultant whose clients include Prince George's County, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of State, and Georgetown University. She holds degrees in psychology as well as in business administration and management.

Blaze scrambles to fulfill a promise to keep the girls quiet. As luck would have it, a new snag develops and the girls aren’t the only problem keeping his magical fountain a secret. Nerves and impatience lead the Fools into sudden darkness, stranger danger, trouble with the law, and Sir Licksalot’s new frenemy. Can Bobby live up to Blaze’s motto; “It’s Cool to be Kind”, or is it too late for him? Find out in this spine-tingling landmark adventure that will keep you guessing. “You will laugh one moment and get goosebumps the next” - Family Review Center

"When you become emotionally emancipated, you will be empowered to change, and nothing will ever be the same again." —Dr. Dee Carroll Troubles. Tribulation. Tough times. Sooner or later, life throws you a curveball—sometimes a whole bunch of them. And the emotional fallout can keep you trapped in sadness and despair. Dee Carroll knows. She's been there. A betrayal cost her a multi-million dollar company, and in the process, Dee lost her business, investments, savings, dream home, marriage, and health. But in her darkest moments, she learned the lessons that allowed her to break free from the pain of the past and imagine a new life. In Emotional Emancipation, she shares 7 secrets to help you rebound from your own troubles and create a world of unlimited possibility. Your best days are ahead! Dr. Dee Carroll is a popular speaker, coach, and consultant whose clients include Prince George's County, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of State, and Georgetown University. She holds degrees in psychology as well as in business administration and management.

Blaze N. Haught, once the most popular kid in fifth grade, becomes a loner when his parents move from their big city condo to a beach house. His parents agree to adopt a stray dog, Sir Licksalot, so long as Blaze promises to make an effort to meet new friends. Finding it difficult to fit in with the neighborhood kids, Blaze competes in challenges to win their friendship. A competition is underway when the boys notice their sisters, and Sir Licksalot, have disappeared from the mysterious water fountain in Blaze's backyard.While searching for the girls, and Sir Licksalot, the boys find themselves on a death defying adventure in Mavericks Extreme Water Cave.Who said, "Surfs up?" Who will survive?

Alice dreams herself into a mirror version of Wonderland, a whimsical land of talking flowers, and chess pieces, and a fighting lion and unicorn, and crosses sections of a life-size chess board. Upon reaching the Eighth Square, she is crowned a queen and the Red and White Queens throw her her very own dinner party to celebrate.Through the Looking-Glass is a sequel to the wildly popular Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, where Alice finds herself in a mirror image of Wonderland, instead based on a chess board rather than a deck of cards, meeting mirror copies of her old friends. Enjoy this illustrated version with 50 illustrations by John Tenniel. Revised edition: Through the Looking-Glass (Honored Classics edition) includes editorial updates.

Take an epic journey in this award-winning young adult fantasy, winner of Best YA Book for the 2019 Connecticut Author Project! A young woman's quest to become the next guardian of a secret healing Elixir is perfect for fans of Graceling and Finnikin of the Rock.Katora Kase isn’t the firstborn son nor does she possess the type of magic that can conjure spells or bewitch others.In the land of the Great Peninsula—an epic fantasy world ruled by the Great Mother Nature and her offspring—those things aren’t a measure of one’s worth. And what Katora does possess is the subtle magic running through her blood that marks her as the next guardian of a secret healing Elixir that is her family’s legacy. It is such a highly guarded secret that Katora doesn’t know of its existence until a rare snowstorm blows through with a message for her father, the current guardian.Katora sets off on a quest into the wilds of Faway Forest to find the flowers that give the Elixir its potency. Even though she is accompanied by her sister, her brother, an old family friend, and the handsome son of a mapmaker, she feels alone. For it is her decision alone whether or not to bind herself to the Elixir’s magic to serve and protect it until a new guardian is chosen. The forest hosts many dangers, including wicked beings that will stop at nothing to gain power, but the biggest danger Katora may face is whether or not to open up her heart to love.