Books with author Deanna Compton

A long lost diary promising a world where magic and dragons rule…A golden retriever who suddenly exhibits strange and mysterious powers….And a young girl standing on the precipice of her destiny… Come, join seventeen-year-old Jesse and her faithful companion Felcore as they travel to the ‘Lightning Gate’ on a journey that could change their lives forever…"Just as C.S. Lewis sent us to our wardrobes searching for a mystical passage to a magical land, Deanna Compton leaves us longing for the lightning gate and a visit to Risen”FREECURRENT: THE LEGACY…the adventure has just begun…When Jesse discovers her long lost grandmother's diary tucked away in an old steamer trunk, she starts a chain of events that will lead her on a path to adventure. The pages reveal Gabriel's journey through a gate to a land of magic where dragons communicate telepathically and fantastic creatures strive to restore harmony between their realms. On the pages of her diary Gabriel reveals that she is visited by a handsome young warrior who tells her she is destined to save his land from domination by the corrupt sorcerer, Candaz. As Jesse reads Gabriel’s account, she endures a personal crisis of her own and must leave home with her golden retriever to elude the police as she travels to the lightning gate. She soon discovers that her own destiny is entwined with her grandmother's in ways that both alarm and thrill her. "The Legacy" is the exciting beginning to a fantastic YA fantasy, the Freecurrent trilogy."Awesome storyline, great characters! This book would make a great movie!! Loved reading it, it was hard to put it down, it was that good!""Very good story which has held my interest all the way through. I will be getting the other two parts of this trilogy, definitely!""Deanna Compton did a wonderful job of setting the story and developing her characters. I love the way she painted a whole new reality! Great read!"This epic fantasy delivers everything fantasy readers love!

Jesse returns to Earth as she chases Candaz in an attempt to keep him from bringing harm to her family. She is joined by Stephan and Nicholas, who find divergent paths as they encounter modern society and make very different choices. After an attempt to destroy the lightning gate, Candaz endeavors to take control of Risen with an evil plan to enslave the inhabitants using an addictive opium based elixir. Theo sets out to find a remedy for the addictive substance and discovers a remarkable link to Risen's past. Serek fights his own battle with the past as he returns to the forest and its savage creatures. A last ditch effort by Candaz to rule all of Risen must be challenged by Jesse and her friends as they struggle to restore harmony to the realm.

A long lost diary promising a world where magic and dragons rule…A golden retriever who suddenly exhibits strange and mysterious powers….And a young woman standing on the precipice of her destiny…Come, join seventeen-year-old Jesse and her faithful companion Felcore as they travel to the ‘Lightning Gate’ on a journey that could change their lives forever…"Just as C.S. Lewis sent us to our wardrobes searching for a mystical passage to a magical land, Deanna Compton leaves us longing for the lightning gate and a visit to Risen”FREECURRENT: THE LEGACY…the adventure has just begun…When Jesse discovers her long lost grandmother's diary tucked away in an old steamer trunk, she starts a chain of events that will lead her on a path to adventure. The pages reveal Gabriel's journey through a gate to a land of magic where dragons communicate telepathically and fantastic creatures strive to restore harmony between their realms. On the pages of her diary Gabriel reveals that she is visited by a handsome young warrior who tells her she is destined to save his land from domination by the corrupt sorcerer, Candaz. As Jesse reads Gabriel’s account, she endures a personal crisis of her own and must leave home with her golden retriever to elude the police as she travels to the lightning gate. She soon discovers that her own destiny is entwined with her grandmother's in ways that both alarm and thrill her. "The Legacy" is the exciting beginning to the Freecurrent series."Awesome storyline, great characters! This book would make a great movie!! Loved reading it, it was hard to put it down, it was that good!""Very good story which has held my interest all the way through. I will be getting the other two parts of this trilogy, definitely!""Deanna Compton did a wonderful job of setting the story and developing her characters. I love the way she painted a whole new reality! Great read!"

Jesse and her dog travel through the lightning gate as she follows in her Grandmother Gabriel's footsteps to the land of Risen. The wisps of Elysia divert her to their land and grant her wisp magic to enhance her natural abilities as a sorceress and as a healer. She then finds herself on Risen and immediately bonds with a feisty dragon named Tempest. She seeks out her grandmother after a chance encounter with a corrupt sorcerer from Gabriel's past. They travel to Castle Gentlebreeze where Jesse meets a young man with gold eyes, a shape shifter and the Prince of Brightening. A spark is ignited. Jesse and Gabriel along with a small company of friends embark on a quest to discover why the dragons have suddenly disappeared. Jesse must risk her life in an attempt to rescue the lost dragons. Book 2 of 3 in the Freecurrent Series.

Free will is lost. Conscious thought is digital, connected and controlled by a central processor that is void of all emotion. “Unique” and “individual” are extinct terms. Human nature is replaced by unobstructed cooperation.Jaxon grew up in a world where adults have been digitally altered. They are masked ashumans, but in reality they are something far different. In his own virtual world, Jaxondominates. Video games are his life and he remains happily distracted. However, he is fast approaching the mandatory age when he will be required to transfer his consciousness into digital form. When his older brother is unwillingly taken away to undergo the process, the experience propels Jaxon into action. He doesn’t want his sense of self stripped away or to become part of The Cooperative. In order to survive he must find a way to become a real life hero.

After chasing Candaz through the lightning gate to Earth, Stephan and Nicholas continue to pursue the elusive sorcerer as he endeavors once again to reclaim his authority. Jesse must return home to protect her family from Candaz's malicious plans. The third and final book of the Freecurrent series is filled with action and an array of emotions. Personal triumphs and tragedies are visited upon the inhabitants of Risen. A link to the past could be the key to solving a critical personal battle for Stephan but hard choices lay in the path. Events escalate when a last ditch effort by Candaz to rule all of Risen is challenged by Jesse and her friends as they struggle to restore peace to the realm. Their lives and all that they love are in jeopardy and they must fight to avoid extinction.

In the depths of his seclusion, the corrupt sorcerer Candaz devises a strategy to help restore his lost power. As he attempts to implement his plan, the dragons suddenly vanish from Risen and it is left up to their human friends to discover the reason for their disappearance. In the second book of the Freecurrent series Jesse joins her grandmother in a quest to find out what fostered this terrible occurrence and to set things right. She crosses paths with three handsome young men who will impact her life in very different ways. With time slipping away for the dragons, the party faces a number of perils as they traverse Risen in an attempt to reach the Ancient Dragon Temple of Neeg to find answers before it is too late.

Jaxon and Thaxton find the world around them filled with danger as they work toward their unified goal to take down The Cooperative. In a dystopian future where artificial intelligence threatens to end humanity, a boy is forced into manhood as he faces challenges that will define him. This book mixes sci-fiction and fantasy to create a fantastic adventure. It is a coming-of-age story for young adults and adults who love a great quest. Jaxon and his best friend Cheeto seek the codes that will allow them to shut down the network that runs The Cooperative. In an underground rebel camp, Jaxon is plunged into a steampunk village where he will have to confront a threat to his potential love interest, Sunny. The codes to shut down The Cooperative are almost within his grasp. He need only defeat the rebel leader in a battle to the death. Meanwhile his friends topside plan a raid on a Cooperative stronghold in order to prevent the genocide of the human teen population. Twin brothers Jaxon and Thaxton push through each obstacle that is put in front of them as they fight for liberty of the human race in book number 2 of the Human Nature series.If you loved Maze Runner, Hunger Games, or The Giver, you will love the Human Nature series.Unmasked is book 1 of the Human Nature series.Defiance is book 2 of the Human Nature series.Resurgence is book 3 of the Human Nature series.Defiance brings it all in a successful blend of dystopian, sci-fi and fantasy. Throw in action and adventure and mix in a little romance makes for a fun story with great characters and an engaging plot.Deanna J. Compton brings us her second trilogy following the YA fantasy trilogy, Freecurrent, well-loved by her readers and earning consistent five-star reviews.Defiance continues Jaxon's voyage of self-discovery. He is quickly becoming a man with every new experience as he aims toward his goal. His values become apparent as he builds character with love and adversity. Even though he questions his own strength, he remains determined to prevail.

In the depths of his seclusion, the corrupt sorcerer Candaz devises a strategy to help restore his lost power. As he attempts to implement his plan, the dragons suddenly vanish from Risen and it is left up to their human friends to discover the reason for their disappearance. In the second book of the Freecurrent series Jesse joins her grandmother in a quest to find out what fostered this terrible occurrence and to set things right. She crosses paths with three handsome young men who will impact her life in very different ways. With time slipping away for the dragons, the party faces a number of perils as they traverse Risen in an attempt to reach the Ancient Dragon Temple of Neeg to find answers before it is too late.