Books with author Dee Sterling

From NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author J. Sterling, we dive headfirst back into the epic love story that started it all, The Perfect Game, but this time from Dean Carter’s point of view.Freshman Dean Carter is the younger brother of campus hotshot Jack. Abandoned by their parents when they were young, Dean and Jack have a bond that most brothers only wish for. As Jack follows his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, he falls in love along the way with aspiring photographer Cassie Andrews. We see Jack get the girl—then lose the girl—and we follow his painful journey through it all via the eyes of his adoring younger brother, Dean.With never-before-seen scenes and fresh new dialogue, Dean’s point of view is an emotional journey through relationships and the trials that test them. This isn’t the same old love story…but you will still fall. Let the gang steal your heart all over again in The Other Game.

"33 Percent Rockstar is an entertaining, honest look at the trials and tribulations most musicians endure -- and still fail to attain their dreams. Yet it also illustrates why the dream remains alive." -- BlueInk Reviews (Starred Review)"10 out of 10!" -- The Booklife PrizeScott has played over 500 concerts at hundreds of venues spanning almost two decades. From performing to the bar staff at strip mall dive bars, to a sold-out show with members of The Misfits and the Ramones, 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is about the love of music and life as a struggling musician. It is the true story of what happens when you give up everything to follow your dreams—even when they lead to a run-down strip club in a seedy part of Lincoln, Nebraska.Scott learned how to play the bass guitar, and became a musician. He'd eventually become a damn good one. He fell in love and got his heart broken. Twice. He played in multiple bands, recorded multiple albums, and toured the country.In the end, Scott never made it big, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. All for the love of music, he toiled in dead-end jobs, drove across the country in dilapidated tour vans, and dealt with the fragile egos and creative differences of a rotating cast of bands and band members.33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is a Behind the Music for the vast majority of musicians who never achieve rock stardom and offers a glimpse of the everyday lives of those hopeful, possibly deluded souls pursuing the rockstar dream.

Breaking Bad meets The Basketball Diaries! Amazon Best Seller in Drug Dependency and Personal Health!In 1996, Scott was nineteen and lost in adulthood with an endless job and no future ambitions. Teenage Degenerate is his story about drug addiction, music and growing up. Over the course of ten months, he quickly descends into the dark and dangerous world of crystal methamphetamine.Scott experiments with crystal meth in a dark, deserted parking lot in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado and soon after his crew of misfits will do almost anything for their next high. One by one, family and friends disappear, and he is left alone with a decision to continue fighting or give up. This is his struggle to reclaim a normal life and the search for something real.Teenage Degenerate is a vivid, heartbreaking, and harrowing story that explores the depths of addiction.

A reluctant sorceress. A papal plot. If she wants to survive, she must put her life in her enemies’ hands. Rome, 1191. Cassandra’s magical powers could get her burned at the stake. Orphaned and struggling to survive, she dreams of using her gifts for more than conning men out of their coins. But when the Knights Templar kidnap her off the street, she’s forced use her sorcery on a quest to secure the Holy Grail. As Cassandra attempts to win her freedom from the Pope himself, power-hungry enemies make a play for the coveted relic. Beset by darkness on all sides, the sorceress discovers that finding the grail may just answer the burning questions of her past.Can Cassandra conjure enough magic to claim the prize before she’s swallowed up by the darkness?Grail of the Grimoire is the first book in an exhilarating YA historical fantasy series. If you like magical quests, courageous characters, and surprising twists of fate, then you’ll love J.S. Sterling’s spellbinding tale.Buy Grail of the Grimoire to embark on your adventure today!

"33 Percent Rockstar is an entertaining, honest look at the trials and tribulations most musicians endure -- and still fail to attain their dreams. Yet it also illustrates why the dream remains alive." -- BlueInk Reviews (Starred Review)"10 out of 10!" -- The Booklife PrizeScott has played over 500 concerts at hundreds of venues spanning almost two decades. From performing to the bar staff at strip mall dive bars, to a sold-out show with members of The Misfits and the Ramones, 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is about the love of music and life as a struggling musician. It is the true story of what happens when you give up everything to follow your dreams—even when they lead to a run-down strip club in a seedy part of Lincoln, Nebraska. Scott learned how to play the bass guitar, and became a musician. He'd eventually become a damn good one. He fell in love and got his heart broken. Twice. He played in multiple bands, recorded multiple albums, and toured the country.In the end, Scott never made it big, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. All for the love of music, he toiled in dead-end jobs, drove across the country in dilapidated tour vans, and dealt with the fragile egos and creative differences of a rotating cast of bands and band members. 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is a Behind the Music for the vast majority of musicians who never achieve rock stardom and offers a glimpse of the everyday lives of those hopeful, possibly deluded souls pursuing the rockstar dream.

"The Kid with the cast Iron Stomach" Treamont Johnson doesn't just love to eat. He loves to create! Every one of his dishes are masterpieces in his eyes. One of Treamont's favorite snacks is chocolate chip cookies and steak sauce! Most people's stomachs would turn upside down hearing that, but not Treamont, he just smiles, chews and rubs his tummy! Treamont not only has fun with his friends, but he has fun with his food. Come along as Treamont and his friends, Olivia, Clark and Marisha enter the junk food contest of all junk food contests! Treamont Johnson is on his way to becoming the greatest "Foodologist" in the world, by his own standards! The young and the young at heart will enjoy meeting Treamont and his multi-cultural group of friends. You'll laugh as this endearing little fellow eats his way through the story and into your heart! You'll find that this is a wonderful book worth reading time and time again. Soon you'll be telling all your friends about this little gem of a story, "The Kid with the Cast Iron Stomach"

A reluctant sorceress. A papal plot. If she wants to survive, she must put her life in her enemies' hands. Rome, 1191. Cassandra's magical powers could get her burned at the stake. Orphaned and struggling to survive, she dreams of using her gifts for more than conning men out of their coins. But when the Knights Templar kidnap her off the street, she's forced use her sorcery on a quest to secure the Holy Grail. As Cassandra attempts to win her freedom from the Pope himself, power-hungry enemies make a play for the coveted relic. Beset by darkness on all sides, the sorceress discovers that finding the grail may just answer the burning questions of her past.Can Cassandra conjure enough magic to claim the prize before she's swallowed up by the darkness?Grail of the Grimoire is the first book in an exhilarating YA historical fantasy series. If you like magical quests, courageous characters, and surprising twists of fate, then you'll love J.S. Sterling's spellbinding tale.Buy Grail of the Grimoire to embark on your adventure today!