Books with author J. Nelle Patrick

Natalya knows a secret.A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia's Winter Palace.It holds a power rooted in the land and stolen from the mystics.A power that promises a life of love for her and Alexei Romanov.Power, that, in the right hands, can save her way of life.But it's not in the right hands. An epic romance with glittering magical elements, TSARINA is swirling with beautiful prose, stark Russian contrasts, and lavish visuals perfect for fans of Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty.

"Romance, adventure, magic and history blend seamlessly into a story that is... historically sensitive and gloriously thrilling." --Kirkus, starred review Natalya knows a secret. A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia's Winter Palace. It holds a power rooted in the land and stolen from the mystics. A power that promises a life of love for her and Alexei Romanov. Power, that, in the right hands, can save her way of life. But it's in the wrong hands. An epic romance with glittering magical elements, TSARINA is swirling with beautiful prose, stark Russian contrasts, and lavish visuals perfect for fans of Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty.

Baltimore City, 1960. Jane Harty suffers from bouts of klutziness that leads to a brain tumor diagnosis at the age of ten. Pulled out of school early, Jane is feeling discouraged and lonely. In the first hours of the morning, she is awakened by sobs of grief and anger that mirror her emotions. Peering from her second-story window, she is astonished to find an incredible transformation of the boarded-up house across the street; it is now a beautiful Victorian mansion, surrounded by well-maintained gardens. Is it real? Jane vows to help a kindred spirit.

It's been a hard year since Peter & Davy's parents passed away, but Peter is determined to care for his little brother all on his own. When news comes to town that a dangerous wolf has been spotted in the nearby woods, Peter is determined to kill the beast and claim the reward money. A wholesome story of brotherly love and the kindness of neighbors, The Hunt For Black Fur is an exciting short story for children of all ages.

Nanoagents missions 1-5 from The Alien Files at over 40% off the price of buying them individually!Mission 1: Induction - The infiltration of the sinister alien named "Xabigan" who tried to take over the Universe by creating a computer system driven by the minds of kids.Mission 2: Lightcycle - A man who leveraged the technology from designs he'd gotten from Xabigan creates a remote-controlled motorcycle that is carrying a nuclear bomb.Mission 3: Moon Base - A secret moon base that was set up by NASA has gone quiet. The Nanoagents have to go to the moon to discover what's happened and to help get the moon base back on line.Mission 4: Mars Rover - The Mars Rover named "Spirit" had gone silent a number of years ago, but it's suddenly started sending signals again. The Nanoagents have to go to Mars and figure out what's going on. Node networks, forcefields, mechs, and battle drones are all on tap for this exciting mission.Mission 5: The Return of Xabigan - After all that's happened, it turns out that Xabigan had never fully lost his memories. He had them backed up! Now he's coming back to Earth to seek revenge. If the Nanoagents fail to stop him, the entire Earth will fall under the rule of the most sinister alien ever known!

An alien has infiltrated the Internet!Seth Brennan is a typical, run-of-the-mill kid genius who is leading the school’s computer club into the upcoming science fair. Almost. He was actually orphaned at the age of 9 when his parents were killed in a car crash. Since then he's been moved from home to home in search of a permanent situation. The only family he really has is the computer club, which just happens to be full of other kids who were orphaned similarly.One night, while working on ideas for the science fair, Seth gets an email from Xabigan Industries. The email promises a new piece of technology that will revolutionize the way people use the Internet. And it includes free shipping!The problem is that a lot of computer-savvy kids have gone missing over the last few months, so Seth wants to be careful with this new piece of tech. Unfortunately, his friend and next-door neighbor, Chen, also got the email from Xabigan Industries and he’s never careful with anything.When Seth gets home from school that night he learns that Chen has disappeared!Could Xabigan Industries be behind these disappearances? Could this new technology have some sinister application that nobody knows about?Seth has to connect the tech, outwit a couple of robots, foil the plans of a malevolent alien, and try to save Chen before it's too late!

A futuristic motorcyle is carrying a bomb!A suspected terrorist, Fedir Goraya, has built a motorcycle that is capable of housing a nuclear bomb, and it can be driven by remote control. It’s called the Lightcycle. The Nanoagents team is called in to track information on the suspect, which is not easy because his access point inside the Internet is on another grid and he’s encrypted his data stream. Plus, the agents are just getting used to working inside the 'net. Ajita has to spoof Goraya’s access page in order to get his username and password, Cheryl and Bits need that intel to hack the rest of the way so they can snag the schematics on the bike and to setup a block against the detonation codes for the bomb, and Jaden and Rez need the bike’s layout so they can build a piece of tech that Seth and Chen can use to get inside the Lightcycle. And this has to all be done without Goraya suspecting a thing! Can the agents get control of the Lightcycle before Goraya sets it in motion? Even if Seth and Chen can get into the bike, will Chen be able to drive it? And even if they do get control of the bike…what about the bomb? The Nanoagents have to pull together, work as a team, and leverage each other’s strengths in order to save a small city in the Ukraine from certain destruction!

Baltimore City, 1960. Jane Harty suffers from bouts of klutziness that leads to a brain tumor diagnosis at the age of ten. Pulled out of school early, Jane is feeling discouraged and lonely. In the first hours of the morning, she is awakened by sobs of grief and anger that mirror her emotions. Peering from her second-story window, she is astonished to find an incredible transformation of the boarded-up house across the street; it is now a beautiful Victorian mansion, surrounded by well-maintained gardens. Is it real? Jane vows to help a kindred spirit.

Is the Mars Rover named "Spirit" still alive?In 2010, the Mars Rover named "Spirit" had stopped sending signals back to NASA. In 2011, NASA ceased all efforts to communicate with the rover and called the mission complete.But something unexpected happened: Spirit started to send signals again. The weird thing was that the signal was nothing that Spirit had been programmed to send. It was as if something or someone had taken over the rover.The Nanoagents have been tasked to figure out what's going on. But how will they get to Mars? And when they get there, what are they going to find? Seth, Ajita, Jaden, Cheryl, Chen, Bits, and Rez will have to work together through node networks, forcefields, mechs, and battle drones if they're to succeed in learning the secret behind why the Mars Rover Spirit has come back online.Will they even survive?

SAVE ROUGHLY 40% BY GETTING THE *** NANOAGENTS: THE ALIEN FILES BUNDLE ***"Nanoagents: The Return of Xabigan" is also available in the NANOAGENTS: THE ALIEN FILES BUNDLE, which contains all 5 books from "The Alien Files" series. Hop over to www.crimsonmyth.com and follow the "Book Bundles" Link!+++++ The alien that was the impetus for the formation of the Nanoagents team is returning. His name is Xabigan and he's not a happy camper.The Nanoagents learn that Xabigan has likely recovered the memories that Seth had wiped out when the alien was originally on Earth. According to their new alien contact, a Zbrakni named "Yexigan," Xabigan was known to back up all of his memories on a daily basis. If this is true, Xabigan will remember being on Earth before the day Seth, Rez, and Commander Larson had worked together to banish him. The team's only hope is that he doesn't remember Seth!Will the agents be able to once again defend Earth against the sinister intentions of Xabigan? Can the team work together to banish the alien once and for all? What about the new contact, Yexigan? Will she be a true friend and ally?This is the most important mission yet for the Nanoagents. If they fail this one, the entire Earth will fall under the rule of a very bad alien!

Is there a top-secret base on the moon?A secret research facility has gone dark and the Nanoagents are sent to find out what happened. The problem is that the facility is on the moon! The team works with NASA to determine a way to get to the moon. Once there they learn that a group of aliens has taken the Moon Base crew hostage. Seth, Ajita, Jaden, Cheryl, and Chen have to work together to figure out how to free the hostages and take back Moon Base. But there is a problem... The aliens (known as Klakzaskians) that have taken over the base are not the ones running the show, they’re just following orders. The alien in-charge is a Zbrakni, just like the alien named “Xabigan” that Seth had run into a few months earlier. His name is “Civugan” and he has learned a way to make the Klakzaskians do whatever he wants, and one of the things he wants to do is conquer Earth! Can the Nanoagents get the Klakzaskians on their side? Will they be able to work with these new aliens to take Civugan down and get back control of Moon Base? The Nanoagents will have to rely on each other if they’re going to free the hostages and save the Earth from certain doom.

Winner of the prestigious Whitbread Novel Award, Twelve Bar Blues is an epic tale of fate and family, jazz and juju that spans three continents and two centuries to tell a story of enduring roots and indelible love. At its heart is Lick Holden, a talented but tormented young musician who sets the jazz scene of early-twentieth-century New Orleans on fire with the hot tones of his coronet. But Licks true passion is for his beautiful lost stepsister, for whom he searches among the streets, music halls, and bordellos of the South. Their story reverberates through the decades into the life of Sylvia Di Napoli, a black English former prostitute turned singer who travels from London to America in 1999 to find the answer to the mystery of her family's roots. "Funny and poignant, Twelve Bar Blues is a dynamic novel with all the emotional energy and breakneck tempo of a red-hot Big Easy jazz band that will hook you -- like a favorite tune -- until the very last page." http://books.google.com/books/about/Twelve_Bar_Blues.html?id=I1ELIyKWxLoC