Books with author Holly Hook

Elaine has spent her sixteen years proving that she's nothing like her murderous father--but no one will let her forget her dark family history. So when her best friend Talia goes missing, Elaine takes the search and rescue into her own hands.But on her quest, Elaine finds herself in a wilderness where teenagers are worked to death in mines by an evil organization known as the Flamestone Society. Elaine barely escapes, but her boyfriend doesn't. Because of her, his life is now in danger right along with Talia's.Now Elaine's alone in a vast wilderness with only her survival instincts on her side. There's no Facebook. 911 is useless. As if that's not bad enough, she failed summer camp and the Flamestone Society is closing in. Armed with only an ax, Elaine must embrace her dark family history in order to survive. Along the way, she'll face terrifying secrets about her own past.Alone is the first book of the Flamestone Trilogy, a dystopian fantasy for fans of The Hunger Games and survival fiction. The next two books of the series, Found and Freed, are also available.Keywords: teen dystopian fiction, teen dystopian novels, dystopian fiction young adult, teen action books, portal fantasy books, teen, ya, series, novels, first, book one, survival stories, adventure, action, strong female lead, heroine, books like hunger games

Sometimes there's more to the fairy tales than you think... Red has only ever known a life under her oppressive grandmother's thumb and she's struggled all her life to break her fear of rebellion. But when her boyfriend, Tate, wants to take her to Disney World (forbidden by her grandmother) she can't help but break the rules. But maybe her grandmother was right to warn her against the place, because the park is a gateway to another dimension: Fable, where fairy tales are real and things go bump in the night. And now her grandmother has been taken captive by an evil magician named Alric. Red turns out to be the central character in a very scary story, a tale she will have no choice but to act out in order to save her grandmother. Worse, Alric is determined to rule Fable by making all the famous fairy tales fall—and Red is his first target. Red, along with Tate, must venture into almost certain death and learn to break the chains of her fear. But on her journey, Red will learn that even the most famous fairy tales are not always what they seem...

This is the third and final book of the Timeless Trilogy. Now mortal again, Julia and Simon must find a way to save the Titanic and their family's lives from Frank, an immortal member of the time police. Frank has gone insane with the need to destroy them and will stop at nothing to reach his goal. Even without Frank, Julia's mission will not be as easy as she thinks. There is much at stake, and the price of saving her loved ones might be too high.

Alyssa's a rare mix of supernatural according to Thoreau, the demonic mayor, and she was every reason to believe him. She's already got a rare gene that turned her into a vampire and now her enemies burn from the inside out whenever she stabs them. On top of that, biting her hot Mage battle partner, Xavier, will strengthen them both and bring her one step closer to becoming the "Dark Pentagram," who will merge Earth with the Infernal world. Therefore, it's best to stay out of Thoreau's clutches unless she wants to see Hell on Earth. But then Thoreau steals the secret to destroying the Underground, the society of supernaturals that Alyssa now calls home, she and Xavier have no choice but to go after him. Demons? No problem. Crossing the world? No sweat. Finding out whether or not Xavier likes her? That's tricky, along with learning where her strange powers came from. But none of that compares to her growing thirst for Xavier's blood, a thirst she may not be able to resist. Alyssa just might have to become the monster she's vowed never to be...

Candice hates being the rich girl in town and the fact that the most irritating guy in school, Shorty, has a huge crush on her. That, and she can hear frogs talking, something she's always had to hide. But when a frog begs her to save him from dissection, she steps in, starting a chain of events that land her and Shorty in Fable, a world where the fairy tales are real. It turns out she's a princess, and the frog she rescued is meant to be her prince. But he's far from a happily ever after. He's a huge jerk, and if she doesn't free him from his curse and agree to be his bride, her kingdom will turn dark and fall into the hands of the most powerful dark wizard in Fable. Candice must face her identity and make an impossible decision. It also turns out Shorty's got secrets of his own, secrets which might destroy them all.

This is the fifth and final book of the Abnormals Underground series.Alyssa is now only one step from becoming the Dark Pentagram, the being the demon Thoreau will use to merge Earth with the Infernal Dimension, and she's seriously freaking out. Since she has the touch of Death, the fire of a dragon, deadly War Magic, and the curse of having to drink blood, Alyssa's done her fair share of bad things lately. It really puts a damper on the fact that she and Xavier are finally free to be a real couple.The worst is yet to come. The most horrible part of Alyssa remains to be awakened, and it's darker than anything she's faced so far. She vows to avoid it at all costs. As if.When she and Xavier learn that Thoreau has enslaved the only beings in the world capable of killing him, there's no choice left--Alyssa must venture into the Infernal Dimension to free them and save the world. But doing so will awaken the darkest part of her, completing the Dark Pentagram, and it just might rip Alyssa and Xavier apart and destroy everything she knows.

When Ignacia's mother died, she had to take the role of taking care of her six younger brothers. They're more annoying than ever, especially since her father, the king of the Swan Kingdom, sent them all to hide in a tiny cabin in the regular world. But even being cramped in close quarters is better than being found by their dangerous and magical stepmother, Annie, who is bent on eliminating the seven of them and securing the Swan Kingdom for herself. No matter what, it is Ignacia's job to protect them. But when the worst happens and her brothers are transformed into swans, Ignacia flees into the wilderness. Armed with only a magical ball of yarn, she must find her brothers and free them from their curse. There's a catch: she must weave her brothers shirts out of a special type of flower. She also can't speak a word, not even a swear word, until they are completed, no matter how long that takes. Ignacia's journey takes her back into her home world, Fable, landing her in a village where royals and others alike are plotting how best to stop the likes of Annie from taking over all the kingdoms. Darkness closes on the village and all the blame shifts to Ignacia. Unable to defend herself and with no one on her side but a young, but burdened king, Ignacia will have to chose between saving herself and saving her brothers.

Rae's world is safe. Her one room tower is all the shelter she needs from all the scary bandits, beasts, and other dark forces her mother says are roaming her world. Or is it? When she overhears her mother's fears that Rae is, in fact, part of a story and that a young man is soon coming to take her away, it changes her entire world. After the young man, Henry, befriends her and is chased off by her mother, Rae learns that she carries a special gift capable of fighting the worst darkness in the world—a gift that her mother wants to keep for herself. And it is also because of this gift that the most evil wizard in the land, Alric, wants to take her life. Forced to leave her home when the dark wizard comes knocking, Rae's only hope of saving her story and chasing away Alric's darkness is to make sure she has her happily ever after. But to do that, Rae must venture into the dangerous world and find Henry. On the way, she will need to decide where her loyalty lies and who she can trust. A mistake could cost her life and her entire kingdom.

Alyssa is now faced with an impossible choice. Save her battle partner and her love, Xavier, or save the world.After defeating the Thoreau and the dragon Gaozu in Turkey's most ancient ruins, Alyssa and Xavier return to Cumberland with nothing left to do but to rescue their parents from the dreaded Infernal Dimension. But not only is Thoreau, the demonic mayor, a lot less defeated that the two of them hoped, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with Xavier. Alyssa's always dismissed him as confusing and moody, especially since he's just pushed her away AGAIN--but when Xavier goes over the edge and sinks into a despair that makes him helpless, it's clear to Alyssa there's more than teen angst at work.Xavier's kept a little secret from Alyssa this whole time.He's cursed to turn into a horrible creature soon and only Alyssa, who is descended from the most powerful Abnormals ever to live, can save him from his past. Easy, right? NOPE. Saving Xavier means that Alyssa must go to Thoreau and let him awaken another terrifying part of her, a part from a distant and terrifying relative she has no interest in meeting. And if that happens, she's one step closer to becoming the being who can help Thoreau enslave the world.Things are bad enough now that Alyssa is a vampire with a fire magic. This will make Alyssa even less normal. It will make her face the fact that she may be the most horrible monster ever to live.And it may force her to give up the chance to have anything close to a Normal life ever again. It's an impossible choice. Death Magic is the third book of the Abnormals Underground series, a young adult urban fantasy with vampires, shifters, mages, demons and other creatures of the night. It is the third book of what will likely be a five-book series.

Janine's always been the useless human in her social circle, the one who stays behind while her vampire, werewolf, and Mage friends have all the cool adventures. According to her pals, she's lucky, because society gives supernaturals a hard time. But being Normal is so...boring. And her mother always says she'll never amount to anything.Or shall she say, being Normal was boring. After a bite from her best friend, Janine finds herself a newborn vampire. And now she can finally kick butt at soccer, stay out all night and cram in more studying to get her grades up. So long as her mother doesn't find out...But maybe Turning isn't the best thing that ever happened to Janine. The new diet is tricky and so is going back to school. And then she bites someone who just might be a god, and her new powers heighten to the point where she draws the attention of the Mother of All Vampires. That's not a good thing because the Mother has a horrible plan for all the vampires along with humanity, and Janine finds herself at the center of it.While this is technically the sixth Abnormals Underground book, it can be read on its own and is also the first book of the Janine's Story trilogy.

Cayden is cursed. Us being together might kill him. But staying apart may destroy the Noble Wolves once and for all.The Savage King, his evil Wolves, and his cult of warlocks are closing in. As one of the last Noble Royals, I must protect the other Noble Wolves. And without my essence holding our kind together, the Savages will decimate humanity.The King wants to accomplish this by turning me to the dark. But Cayden, though cursed with death if he protects me, is still my mate. So long as he lives, I can't be turned, right?But Cayden does the unthinkable. He leaves me to lead the pack on my own. But the more I lead, the more Noble I become, and the Savage King knows that's my weakness. One wrong move from me will make Cayden come back, fight for me, and die.Embracing cruelty can open the door to savagery, my biggest fear. But to save Cayden and my kind, I may have to give myself to evil again.

This is the final book of the Cursed Academy series.Giselle has made the ultimate decision about her fate, a decision that may drive Ronin away forever. A decision that may doom the world...or will it?Because things may not be as they seem.Now struggling with her new powers and identity, Giselle must unite with her former enemies to defeat a foe she never knew existed. It may be the only way to save her friends from their monstrous fates and to save humanity from becoming little more than slaves to the gods. But in the process, she may have to face her own inner darkness...and Ronin's.She may have to drive a rift between her and Ronin for the greater good. And worse, she may not even survive what she must do to free the world.Can Giselle sacrifice everything to do what's right?