Books with author J. S. Fletcher

"WARNING: easy to read for a much longer time than you plan! The plot and characters are awesome." -littlekaylee ★★★★★A secret organization wants to help her. An ancient order wants her dead. And she doesn't even know what she is...Kaylee Richards just blasted her first date with lightning. She has no idea how, but when the creep pulls a sword on her, what’s a girl to do? Turns out Kaylee is a dragon-kin, a half dragon/half human with the rare power to summon storms. The problem? Her newly-discovered magic has attracted the wrong kind of attention: Slayers, a murderous ancient order dedicated to eradicating all dragon-kin. They’re planning something big. Something deadly. And they need Kaylee to do it.A fast-paced young adult urban fantasy with an awesome heroine, full of magic, wizards, and dragon shifters!“This reader cannot wait for the next book in this series to be released!” ~Elissa Rogers ★★★★★“This book is absolutely amazing. I found it hard to put down to sleep or go to work” ~Jennifer, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★“This book was so good. I had a hard time putting it down!” ~Cassie, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★“Read the whole book in one sitting. Can't wait for the next one” ~Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★"Awesome characters. It kept me drawn in from beginning to end!" ~Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

The hunt for the Cursed One is on…I thought I could catch a break. After my near-death encounter with the psychotic leader of the Society, Kasia Armani, and still dealing with the Dark Prince trying to possess my body, I should be on the first flight out to a resort island.Too bad the universe has other plans.Reports of an ancient, legendary being called the Cursed One are popping up all over the world. According to Fae myth, whoever manages to find and possess this being will gain unbelievable power. Nearly unstoppable power. Power to do incredible good…or evil. Naturally, Kasia wants it. And I can’t let that happen.It’s up to me, Asher, and my friends from the Academy to find it first. But with those closest to me harboring dangerous secrets of their own—and my crazy heart telling me it wants Asher as more than a friend—this journey may be the hardest one I’ve ever taken.It could also be the deadliest.Shifters, vampires, magic, romance! Jump into the second book of the fast-paced urban fantasy New York Academy of Magic series. A snarky heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, a supernatural New York City like you’ve never imagined…These are urban fantasies you won’t want to put down!

Supernatural students, wicked spells, and a dark magic I can’t control. This year’s off to a great start…The New York Academy of Magic was supposed to be fun. After all, it’s the place for Vamps, shifters, and magic users like me to learn to control their power.But on day flippin’ one I’m partnered with the devilishly handsome, so-infuriating-I-want-to-strangle-him Asher Dunadine.Then my best friend is kidnapped. And I discover the kidnappers actually want me.Turns out a new evil is gathering power in New York, someone even the shifters, Vamps, and undead fear; someone with insanely powerful magic who will stop at nothing to destroy the Academy and everything I love. Worse, it turns out I’ve got never-before-seen magic of my own. Dark magic. Uncontrollable magicAs maddening as Asher is, I’ll have to work with him and my other classmates if I want any chance at finding my best friend and stopping this new threat. But with my dark magic growing stronger by the day, keeping it secret is becoming nearly impossible. Now it’s a race to see which happens first: I’m captured, Asher and I kill each other, or my own darkness destroys me… Shifters, vampires, magic, romance, and twists you won’t see coming. Jump into this fast-paced YA paranormal urban fantasy, perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments or Harry Potter. These are urban fantasies you won’t want to put down!

This box set includes all four books in the Amazon Bestselling Heir of Dragons series, featuring over 1100+ pages of magic, dragon shifters, adventure, and romance!A secret organization. A murderous ancient order. A destiny she can’t ignore.Kaylee Richards is a dragon shifter. Not that she knows that. But when her budding storm powers are awakened, she’s thrown into a supernatural world full of magic, mystery, and danger. The problem? Kaylee has a rare type of magic; a magic that’s attracted the wrong kind of attention: Slayers, a murderous ancient order dedicated to eradicating all dragon-kin like her. They’re planning something big. Something deadly. And they need Kaylee to do it.For a limited time, grab all four books of this fast-paced young adult urban fantasy series for almost half off buying each individually! Enter the world of Heir of Dragons, featuring an awesome heroine, magic, mystery, wizards, and dragon shifters! Perfect for fans of Michelle Madow's Elementals series and Harry Potter."WARNING: easy to read for a much longer time than you plan! The plot and characters are awesome." -littlekaylee★★★★★"This is something that must be read." ~Sherry, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★“This…was so good. I had a hard time putting it down!” ~Cassie, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★"Awesome characters. It kept me drawn in from beginning to end!"~Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★"This…is an absolute must for fans of Harry Potter..."~Rosemary56, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

"Queer, isn’t it, miss .... that these people which knew each other well in the old days, Mrs. Tretheroe and the two gentlemen, Mr. Guy and Mr. Harborough, should all turn up again—here—about the same time?"After seven years of silence, Guy Markenmore returns to his family seat at Markenmore Court. Knowing his father Sir Anthony to be close to death, he is anxious to reassure his younger siblings that he will not make any claim to the family money even if he can't help inheriting the old man's title. Sir Anthony dies later that evening, but the question of the inheritance becomes academic when Guy is murdered whilst crossing the downs.The nearby town of Selcaster is alive with gossip, and suspicion falls heavily on John Harborough, Guy's love rival, who also coincidentally returned to the area on that fateful night. But D.S. Blick of Scotland Yard is determined to leave no-one unsuspected in his quest to solve the Markenmore mystery...First published in 1922, this is a vintage British murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction.

All power has a price, and mine might be too high to pay…I’ve been pushed to my limits.Kasia is at the Academy of Magic’s doorstep, primed to attack at any moment with her dark power of the gods. The Fae currently holding the Academy hostage don’t seem to care how much danger we’re all in. Meanwhile, the Dark Prince grows stronger every day, and I’m almost out of time before I lose control of him for good.But when the unthinkable happens, I have to find the strength to regain my power and make one final strike against Kasia. I can’t fail. I won’t fail. Everything is at stake.This time I’m taking the fight to her, and only one of us is coming out alive.Don’t miss the epic finale to the New York Academy of Magic series, perfect for fans of Mortal Instruments and Harry Potter! Sinister magic, romance, and twists you won’t see coming, scroll up and one click to find out why these are urban fantasies you won’t want to put down!

With great power…comes a whole lot of trouble…Drake Sinclair has always had superpowers. Inexplicable. Powerful. Dangerous.He’s always been desperate to know why.But he’s not ready for the one person with answers to be a psychopath with a murderous vendetta.Still, Drake will do anything to discover the origins of his abilities and protect his new friends and the girl he loves. Even if that means finding Lucius Sykes, the notorious psychopath ‘gifted’ with the same powers as Drake by a long-destroyed illegal organization called Project Midnight.Except that Project Midnight is back. And they’ll also do anything to finish what they started…Pulse-pounding action and adventure, superhero origins, coming of age, and romance collide in this intense young adult superhero urban fantasy! Scroll up and one-click to discover why readers have fallen in love with I Am Phantom!A new and fresh look at superheros; less than superman and more than batman. great writing, quick and exciting.~Van, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★I was pulled in from the first page and didn't want to quit reading until I was reached the end. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Definitely a must read!~Angie, Reviews by Angie ★★★★★It grabbed me in the first few paragraphs and never let go. It was late when I started reading and I'd intended to read only enough to get into it before retiring. Mistake! ~Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

If I want to tame my darkness, I’ll have to trust an enemy of magic…My best friend, Mia, is missing, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic note as to where she went.Worse, a deadly fugitive has escaped a high-security prison in Paris; and all clues indicate that he wants Mia.If we’re going to find them both in time we’ll have to become fugitives ourselves. But with allies and enemies alike after us, this quest’s gearing up to be harder to take down than a rabid dragon with a kidney stone. Hey, nobody ever said being a student at the Academy of Magic would be easy.But as we search, a shocking revelation comes to light: the fugitive has the same magic—the same darkness—I do. And it seems the powers we both possess are far more dangerous than I ever imagined, threatening me, my kinda-sorta-boyfriend Asher, and everyone else I care about.I have to get this power under control before it destroys me. And the crazy thing is, the prisoner might be the only one who can teach me how. If we can find him. And if he doesn't kill us first.Shifters, vampires, magic, romance, and twists you won’t see coming. Jump into this fast-paced Academy urban fantasy, featuring a snarky heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, and a supernatural world unlike any you’ve ever imagined…These are urban fantasies you won’t want to put down!

“A lovely little miracle of a book.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal–winning author of The One and Only Ivan “[A] large-hearted and riveting medieval adventure.” —William Alexander, National Book Award–winning author of Goblin Secrets “A breathtaking adventure.” —Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor­–winning author of Hattie Big Sky A runaway boy befriends a polar bear that’s being transported from Norway to London in this “stupendous coming-of-age tale stuffed with adventure” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).The polar bear is a royal bear, a gift from the King of Norway to the King of England. The first time Arthur encounters the bear, she terrifies him. Yet, strangely, she doesn’t harm him—though she has attacked anyone else who comes near. So Arthur finds himself taking care of a polar bear on a ship to England. Tasked with feeding and cleaning up after the bear, Arthur’s fears slowly lessen as he begins to feel a connection to this bear, who like him, has been cut off from her family. But the journey holds many dangers, and Arthur knows his own freedom—perhaps even his life—depends on keeping the bear from harm. When pirates attack, Arthur must make a choice—does he do everything he can to save himself, or does he help the bear to find freedom? Based on the real story of a polar bear that lived in the Tower of London, this timeless adventure story thoughtfully looks at the themes of freedom, captivity, and the bond between a boy and a bear.

They thought Project Midnight was gone. They were dead wrong.A year has passed since Drake Sinclair—AKA Phantom, the snarky, superpowered vigilante—defeated the psychopath Lucius Sykes and destroyed Project Midnight’s lab in his city.But something remains.Project Midnight is back with a vengeance. They’ve managed to replicate the serum that gave Drake his powers and are using it to create super soldiers more powerful than anything he’s ever faced. Soon, this will be one fight Phantom can’t win.But he won’t be alone. He’s found four other former test subjects just like him, powers and everything. If they can stop fighting long enough to work together, they might be able to stop Project Midnight once and for all.And while they prepare, a nemesis watches from the shadows, waiting to join the fight…Pulse-pounding action and adventure, superhero origins, coming of age, and romance collide in this intense young adult superhero urban fantasy! Scroll up and one-click to discover why readers have fallen in love with the I Am Phantom series!“This story is exciting and action filled, yet still has moments of laughter and tears. I literally could not put this book down.” ~Lorie, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★“This is definitely a great series. A must read!” ~Elaigo, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

Paradise is a piece of land near a thirteenth-century Cathedral in England and a quiet small town nearby is a hotbed of local gossip. Mark Ransford is a local doctor and a guardian of Mary and Dick Bewery. His assistant Pemberton Bryce is in love with Mary, but Dr. Ransford doesn't approve it. One day, after a visit to the doctor's house, a certain man finds death as he falls from the Cathedral. Bryce is convinced that Dr. Ransford is involved in the death and starts an investigation.Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1933) was an English author and journalist, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age. After his journalist career Fletcher first started writing poems, then historical fiction, and finally moved on to write detective mysteries.