Books with author Dennis M. Robinson

Goldilocks was innocent once, but her cousin's plan to turn her into a killer has changed that.Before Lowell sent Auluria on a mission for his master plan of destruction, before Shadoe trained her to be a vicious and deceptive fighter, before she ever met Dov Baer and his family, Auluria was a young girl merely trying to survive.When Auluria is brought into Lowell's fold after the death of her aunt, she's placed under the supervision of Shadoe, a cruel and careless mentor to teach her to be a weapon in her cousin's war. As her training continues, she finds herself in growingly dangerous situations, all leading to her greatest mission yet: to destroy Dov and Berwyn Baer and become the deceptive fighter that no one will survive.Perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles, Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Selection Series.

When a quirky older woman pawns a fancy seashell necklace at her mother's antique shop on the pier, Cara doesn't think much about the story the woman spins about the wearer turning into a mermaid.On her way home, she accidentally drops the necklace into the ocean and is swept out to sea where she meets Quay--a merman who volunteers to take her to his mother, the sea queen, to help her get her legs back.Cara soon learns that it's Quay's eighteen birthday--a day that has been a curse for his family--and is meant to be one for her too. Now she must fight to survive the sea with Quay at her side.

Hansel and Gretel’s witch was actually on their side...Annika’s job is to create a cake to match the candy-colored rooftops, nightly firework shows, and daily parades ending in unexpected executions for the mad king’s ball, but her true mission is to sneak a thirteen-year-old assassin into the palace inside her cake using her gift of illusions.Hansel’s job is to protect his little sister, Gretel, once she assassinates King Levin and ends the destruction in Candestrachen, using his power over light to rescue the young girl from the chaos her influence over life and death will create.When the entire forest reconstructs itself under Gretel’s command while trying to save herself from a king’s guard, Hansel and Annika must put their feelings aside and ensure their plan holds true—even if it means one of them has to sacrifice themselves to protect the mission.Her illusions were meant to save her….but not everyone will survive the assassination attempt.Perfect for fans of A.G. Howard's Splintered, Veronica Roth's Divergent, and Marissa Meyer's Cinder.

Little Hacker Peepwas taken from her sheepand they don’t know where to find her.They won’t leave it alone,they’ll bring her homeand they’ll drag the Piperbehind them.When Peep, the leader of hacker group, the Legends, is abducted and held for ransom, she must try to help her best friend, Muffet, to find where she is being held at the Wall and save her people without giving away her true role in the group.When Arach is separated from his brother, Spider, he must continue to play the Piper’s game, convincing him that what remains of his family is working for the villain they are trying to destroy, all while convincing his former rival, Peep, to trust them as he tries to untangles their web of lies.This is the follow up to Along Came a Spider, giving us a look at Peep's point of view while Muffet and Spider are trying to rescue her and brings a new perspective to the same story. Read Along Came A Spider first, then dive into Peep's story!

Aladdin-meets-steampunk in this brand-new retelling from K.M. RobinsonAll wishes require sacrifice…are you willing to pay the price?Cyra spent the last seven years being trained to steal an airship in a brutal competition that leaves the victor with millions. Last year, she won.Aladdin spent the past year fighting to get enough money to take his mother away from Horallen after his father was murdered. Now, his evil Uncle Kacper wants to force him into the competition and straight to his death inside the Collection Cave.When Aladdin discovers a genie said to have been banished a century ago, the competition becomes even deadlier, and he knows he can’t trust the girl who snuck into the competition this year...but Cyra might not survive his ruthlessness either in a game where only the lion’s heart can win.All wishes require sacrifice, and someone is going to pay the price for the Stourbridge.Perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Cinder, Mortal Engines, and Etiquette and Espionage.

The complete first trilogy in The Siren Wars Saga that tells Celena’s entire story + exclusive bonus novella from Merrick’s past.“Espionage, betrayal, war—these are mermaids like you’ve never seen them before!” -Elle Beaumont, author of Binding of the Sea"True to form, K.M. delivers another swoon romance filled to the brim with action, intrigue, and now: mermaids. Whether you are day-tripping to the beach, or wishing for sun, this is a must-read that will have you begging for more. The only question is: what part will you play in the war?”-J.M. Sullivan, author of Second Star“The Siren Wars is a thrilling work of art that will exceed your expectations and more. There’s never a dull moment—either you’re wishing you could join the characters underwater, or you stay on the edge of your seat wondering how they’ll find solutions for their troubles. K.M. Robinson has crafted a fantastic world with stunning visual imagery and an engaging plot.” -Yentl V., Ramblings of a BibliophileWar has hovered around the kingdom of Scylla for generations ever since the original sirens left the mer collection generations ago after nearly drowning the human prince. Over the years, select mermaids from the royal bloodline have been trained as spies to work for the reigning kings and queens, keeping the collection safe from sirens and humans.Celena and her partner, Merrick, work covertly for the royals—not even her twin brother knows. When they discover the sirens have broken through the barriers the mer set up to keep the sirens out, Celena and her friends must race to the old kingdom of Metten to stop them from starting a war within their borders.When she’s dragged to the surface, Celena realizes that the war above the waters is as deadly as the one below the waves—and sacrificing herself may be the only way to protect her family.The Siren Wars have only just begun.Read the entire first trilogy in The Siren Wars Saga NOW and discover who will survive the seas PLUS take a look at Merrick's past with a bonus novella, Secrets Surface.Perfect for fans of Kiera Cass, Jennifer Donnelly, Cameron Drake, and Veronica Roth.

No one inside the snow globe knows that Morozoko Industries is controlling their weather, testing them to form a stronger race that can survive the fall out from the bombs being dropped in the outside world—all they know is that they must survive the harsh Winter that lasts a month and use the few days of Spring, Summer, and Fall to gather enough supplies to survive.When the seasons start shifting, Genesis and her boyfriend, Jack, know something has gone wrong. As their team begins to find technology that they don’t have access to inside their snow globe of a world, it looks more and more like one of their own is working against them.Genesis soon discovers Morozoko Industries is to blame, but when a foreign enemy tries to destroy their weather program to make sure their destructive life-altering bombs succeed in destroying the outside world, their only chance is to shut down the machine that is spinning out of control and save the lives of everyone inside the bunker--at any cost.

Could you survive a fairytale where the technology is smarter than you are and you never know if it’s working for you or against you? Classic fairytales meet techy twists in this advanced-technological retelling collection.CINDRILLCinderella Is An Assassin…But The Prince Is Hunting Her, TooSUGARCOATEDHansel And Gretel’s Witch Was On Their SideVIRTUALLY SLEEPING BEAUTYSleeping Beauty Is Trapped In A Virtual Reality World And Can’t Wake UpALONG CAME A SPIDERCyberpunk Little Miss Muffet and Spider Are Hackers Saving The World And Tormenting Each OtherTHE GOOSE GIRL AND THE ARTIFICIALThe Princess’ Artificially Intelligent Robot Steals Her IdentityGet the full collection of fairytale retelling novellas now and experience these bestsellers from K.M. Robinson, author of The Golden Trilogy.Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, A.G. Howard’s Splintered, Cordelia Castle’s The Magestaff, and Kiera Cass’ The Selection.

What would you do if your artificially intelligent handmaiden stole your identity?Threatened by her Artificial, Arta, Princess Goselyn is forced to switch places and pretend she isn’t human when she reaches Prince Corinth to negotiate a treaty they both need to be able to take their respective crowns one day. If she doesn’t comply, her Artificial, controlled by her evil cousin, will not only kill Goselyn’s mother, but Prince Corinth and his father as well.Can the quiet princess outsmart a machine created to be more intelligent than she is, all while surviving the other Artificials and robots working against her in the foreign palace, or will Corinth and his father find out and destroy her chance to save them all?Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Kiera Cass, and Annie Sullivan.

I swear, my life was always totally normal.Normal house, normal family, normal school. My looks are average, I don't have any superpowers, no one's showing up to tell me I'm a princess—you get the picture. But when my junior year started, something not normal happened. There were new kids at school . . . new kids with a wardrobe straight out of a 19th-century romance novel, and an inexplicable desire to stay at school until sundown.And on top of that, James Hallowell showed up. James, who stole my sandwiches in fourth grade and teased me mercilessly through middle school. James, who now seems to have the power to make my heart race any time he comes near.But something weird is going on. Because James rarely goes out during the day. And he seems stronger than your typical guy. And he knows the new kids, all of whom seem to be harboring some kind of deep secret. . . .

A century ago, the human-mer treaty was established to protect the mer from the humans while they guided ships through storm-plagued waters. Now, Aila and her cousin, Persephone, act as representatives for their grandfather, King Gaspar, to the human world. The mermaids share a close bond with the Prince Jarek, but when Alia catches Persephone trying to siren him into the waters, she must work to protect her friend from her cousin without hurting the human-mer relationship—something Persephone’s mother won’t tolerate. War is brewing and Aila and Persephone are caught in the middle of a battle they never saw coming—one that will last for another century.Every war has an origin...she just never thought it would be her.