Books with author Heather Maria

How did the universe begin? Where did the planets come from? At the beginning of time, a crystal named Amethyst blinks awake and discovers herself alone in a strange void. All around her is a sea of possibility. As she dreams, she sees a universe unfold behind her eyes: a beautiful creation only she can build. Testing her power, she explores the possibilities of life, love, and creation. The universe comes alive at her call.In the heart of Mars, Amethyst meet Pyres. Combining their imaginations, Amethyst's visions continue to awaken across the vast distances of space. Through the act of creation, the two explorers discover something we are all searching for: love.With poetic language and rich imagery, Maria takes readers on a mystical and magical journey that will delight readers both young and young at heart. This fable about how life originated through creation and design encourages us all to reconnect with the lost parts of ourselves. Amethyst and Pyres show us how to unify our hearts with our minds. They remind us of the stunning world we create when we let love in....

Good Morning Hope is a women's devotional that will take you on a journey into self discovery and freedom in Christ. It is sprinkled with humor, heartache, and hope with the goal of inspiring women to see how strong they really are. Each chapter is uniquely different while building on a solid foundation of victory and breakthrough. This devotional will challenge you to change. Embark on this journey of hope each morning as you start your day, you will be glad you did!

With How to Draw Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, anyone can share the fun of this bubbly yellow sea sponge's adventures with his whole crew of friends. Learn to draw SpongeBob, his pet snail Gary, best buddies Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, neighbor Squidward, and other seaworthy characters from the TV show and feature film in a variety of moods and poses. Special tidbits about SpongeBob, his nautical neighbors, and their world will help the bubbly characters come to life in the most entertaining saltwater paradise in the world—Bikini Bottom! This book is perfect for anyone interested in the fascinating world of cartooning.

Praise for The Gateway Series:"A magical and always-surprising world of scheming ghosts, dark mystery, true friendship, adventure, faith, love, and fright." ~Geoffrey Girard, author of Cain's Blood, Project Cain (Touchstone & Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers)"Takes the classic battle of good versus evil and gives it a twist like nothing I've encountered before... It has everything I love in a truly creepy read!" ~Page Morganauthor of The Beautiful and The Cursed, The Lovely and The Lost (Delacorte Press)"A creepy ghost story with a unique mythology that's all its own, combined with a little romance and mystery, makes for a wonderfully chilling page-turner." ~Kate Karyus Quinn, author of Another Little Piece, (Don't You) Forget About Me (Harper Teen)The battle of good vs. evil wages on for Aiden Ortiz. With the Dark Priest defeated, and the Brethren of Shadows' refusal to forfeit calling upon the Darkness, the Brethren are determined more than ever to discover a way to banish the Men of Light for good. Even if that means risking the lives of everyone they know to do it.And as the Dark Priest's curse invading Aiden's veins continues to take on a life of its own, he finds himself in a standoff between his own kind and the Brethren that want to recruit him for all the wrong reasons. With fellow Gateway, Julie Martin, and his best friends at his side, seventeen-year-old Aiden prepares himself for the battle of his life. Protecting those he loves from the Brethren, and learning to put aside his differences for his father in order to learn the ways of the Light, Aiden begins to realize that the thing endangering them all might not be the threat of the Brethren alone, but the thing taking shape inside of him—readying to unleash itself upon them all.

Good Morning Hope is a women’s devotional that will take you on a journey into self discovery and freedom in Christ. It is sprinkled with humor, heartache, and hope with the goal of inspiring women to see how strong they really are. Each chapter is uniquely different while building on a solid foundation of victory and breakthrough. This devotional will challenge you to change. Embark on this journey of hope each morning as you start your day, you will be glad you did!

A fun imagination provoking, prompted sketchbook for Kids. Unleash creative play while enhancing motor, and drawing skills. Start them off with a Sketchbook to have for years to come as a reference to where they started or just a keepsake to their creative minds. Drawing Benefits for Kids Learning to plan and execute their ideas. Improving their fine motor skills. Increasing their ability to observe the world around them. Developing more awareness of spatial relationships. Strengthening critical thinking and problem solving skills. Building self-confidence and independence.

The battle of good vs. evil wages on for Aiden Ortiz in this final installment of the Gateway Series: The Gateway of Light and Darkness. With the Dark Priest defeated, and the Brethren of Shadows refusing to forfeit calling upon the Darkness, the Brethren are determined more than ever to discover a way to banish the Men of Light for good. And as the Dark Priest's curse invading Aiden's veins continues to take on a life of its own, he finds himself in a standoff between his own kind, and the Brethren that want to recruit him for all the wrong reasons. Accompanied by fellow Gateway, Julie Martin, and his best friends Trevor and Evan, seventeen-year-old Aiden prepares himself for the battle of his life. Protecting those he loves, and learning to put aside his differences for his father in order to learn the ways of the Light, Aiden begins to realize that the thing endangering their lives might not be the threat of the Brethren alone, but the thing taking shape inside of him - readying to unleash itself upon them all.

Lily moves to a new city with her father. She meets a girl from her new school named Abby. The two girls were like sisters, had so much in common and the same plans for the future. Abby gets Lily a job with her at a local record store. One day at work Lily got a vision, but wasn't sure what to think about it. Not knowing anything about her mother who died when she was three may be the key to the odd things that are starting to happen to her. The girls saved their money for their summer trip to Italy. The day after graduation the girls get on a plane for Venice to start their biggest summer of their lives. They arrive in Venice, make their way to the villa, their home for the summer, and get everything unpacked. On the walk back to the car a dark stranger comes out of the shadows and grabs Abby and another man appears, but not soon enough, the dark stranger disappears with her. Lily is left with the other man who introduces himself as Ayden. He offers to take her home and help her find her friend. Ayden tells her that the world as she knows it is not as it seems and that it won't be as easy as she thinks it will be to get her friend out of the caves.