Books with author J.L. Campbell

www.the27thProtector.com I am Aislyn. These are the sad facts of my world.Any child born in the Republic who is unscheduled, imperfect, or inconvenient is labeled an Unnecessary.Any pregnant woman, or Vessel, is targeted as an enemy of the state for harboring an Unnecessary.Their only hope is to be rescued by a Protector, one of 26 girls trained to infiltrate the Republic and get them safely back to the Territory.These girls are chosen because they are strong, smart, and heroic. They train for years in medicine, technology, physical agility, and espionage.They never choose girls like me. Except…they did.I am a threat and a risk because I don't comply with the rules and expectations.I am a target because the Republic is more determined than ever to destroy anyone who crosses the border.I think my trainer has a secret.I am the 27th Protector of the 188th generation,and I’m terrified I will fail.The Five UnnecessariesBook 1 of 4 of the 27th Protector SeriesBook 2, The First Traitor, now on Kindle and in Print on Amazon.com

Hearts SoarAmery thought the integration had been successful. With all the aliens from Trucon settling into life on Earth, she thought everything would return to normal.She was wrong. When fellow alien Garrick is accused of murder, it starts a chain reaction of hatred against the Truconians. Hatred that may kill those closest to her.Embarking on a quest to clear Garrick’s name, Amery finds herself soaring to new heights. With her boyfriend Lochie making plans for his future, her best friend Lola having a crisis of her own, and two sets of parents to deal with, Amery can barely keep it all together.Juggling everyone she loves the most, Amery must solve the murder or face a life in exile. Finally, she must face who really holds her heart.Also in the Series:Ignite (Free Prequel)UniteDivideConquerBroken (Short Story)Soar

Seventeen years ago the world ended. I’ve spent my whole life inside this bunker and thought I was the only remaining survivor.Until someone knocked on my door.Garlind barged into my life and showed me a world of possibilities outside. He promised me we would be saved from this harsh world. He offered me a future outside these steel walls. I was so excited to venture into the outside.He said the ships in the sky will rescue us, all we have to do is get to one. It seems impossible but I trust in his unwavering belief.I shouldn’t have. The ships are not what we were expecting.Find out what lurks outside the bunker seventeen years after the world ended in the first book of an exciting new dystopian series.

Ella Breeland never imagined her life would end up like this. Being pulled from one time period to another, she yearns to return to her home and stay there permanently. The person—or thing—pulling all the strings has other plans.Everything changes for Ella the day she meets Noah in the past. Is it possible that he’s a time traveller too? Could there be more of them? She might be able to work it out if she could just stay in one time period for long enough.When Ella is pulled away, she doubts she’ll see Noah ever again. Can they manage to be in the same time period at the same time again? Only the one pulling all the strings can decide that one.In the thrilling first novel in the Perfectly Timed Trilogy, travel with Ella as she tries to piece her life back together and figure out what all this time travelling really means.Also in the Perfectly Timed Series:Broken FutureDestroyed Past

A Storm that will wreck a world threatens Dematr. Only Mari, one of the Mechanics who control all technology through their Guild, has a chance to stop it. She and Mage Alain have survived numerous attempts to kill them and have gained many more followers, but the Storm of chaos, born of centuries of enslavement, grows ever closer. Mari leads an army now. She and Alain must fight together to bind back the Broken Kingdom and build a force strong enough to defeat the might of the Great Guilds. But the Storm has many Servants who seek to preserve or gain personal power or wealth, or fear the New Day that Mari seeks to bring to the world. And Mari knows that victory will mean nothing if the precious knowledge brought long ago to their world is destroyed. In order to save it, Alain and Mari will have to pierce through the heart of their enemies' power and confront once more a place of ancient nightmare.

Please note: This is a novelette. Flash fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.History is told from one person's perspective. Sometimes they don't get it right.The Wicked Fairy has been wrongly accused of cursing Sleeping Beauty with a fate that would take her life if she pricked her finger on a spinning wheel.But you haven't been told the full story. The Wicked Fairy is only doing what she believes is in the best interests of the kingdom.Now, with Sleeping Beauty coming of age, the fairy has to do something in order to stop her destroying everything. All she needs to do is find the princess.Can the Wicked Fairy find Sleeping Beauty before everything is lost? Can she convince the entire kingdom of her innocence? And what is Sleeping Beauty really hiding?A charming twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty, told completely from the point of view of the Wicked Fairy.Also in the Fairy Tales Retold Series:Cinderella Is EvilSaving RapunzelKilling Snow WhiteI Love Little RedThe Beast with no BeautyFairy Tales Retold

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.History is told from one person’s perspective. Sometimes they don’t get it right.Sweet Little Red Riding Hood always visits her grandmother to bring her muffins and cheer her up. Once a week she travels deep into the heart of the woods to make the journey.And she’s being watched.Will the Woodcutter lives for the days he sees Little Red. He longs for her to notice him. When a plan forms in his mind, he wonders if he’ll be able to pull it off. Just maybe, with the wolf’s help, he might.The big bad wolf has been accused of eating Grandmother and Little Red for too long. See exactly how he was framed for the awful crimes.A charming twist to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, told completely from the point of view of the Woodcutter who saved the day.Also in the Fairy Tales Retold series:Cinderella is EvilSaving RapunzelKilling Snow WhiteUgly Sleeping Beauty

Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world’s largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys, and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific’s most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division’s Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over the rugged Owen Stanley Mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna on New Guinea’s north coast.Comprised of National Guardsmen from Michigan and Wisconsin, reserve officers, and draftees from across the country, the 32nd Division lacked more than training—they were without even the basics necessary for survival. The men were not issued the specialized clothing that later became standard issue for soldiers fighting in the South Pacific; they fought in hastily dyed combat fatigues that bled in the intense humidity and left them with festering sores. They waded through brush and vines without the aid of machetes. They did not have insect repellent. Without waterproof containers, their matches were useless and the quinine and vitamin pills they carried, as well as salt and chlorination tablets, crumbled in their pockets. Exhausted and pushed to the brink of human endurance, the Ghost Mountain Boys fell victim to malnutrition and disease. Forty-two days after they set out, they arrived two miles south of Buna, nearly shattered by the experience. Arrival in Buna provided no respite. The 32nd Division was ordered to launch an immediate assault on the Japanese position. After two months of furious—sometimes hand-to-hand—combat, the decimated division finally achieved victory. The ferocity of the struggle for Buna was summed up in Time magazine on December 28, 1942, three weeks before the Japanese army was defeated: “Nowhere in the world today are American soldiers engaged in fighting so desperate, so merciless, so bitter, or so bloody.”Reminiscent of classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, this harrowing portrait of a largely overlooked campaign is part war diary, part extreme adventure tale, and (through letters, journals, and interviews) part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced.

Fifteen year old Hannah needed a project to get her through the long, hot summer. Signing up at the local animal shelter, she finds exactly what she needs in the chaos of the creatures. Distracted by Harry the Hottie, Hannah finds herself falling head over heels for her fellow volunteer. When love blossoms, she is sent on a rollercoaster of emotions through a young summer romance. With missing pets to investigate, an influx of creepy crawlies, a crazy best friend, and needing to raise funds to keep the shelter open, Hannah never could have predicted the adventures she would have all summer long. Love, paws, and fur balls abound in this fun set of four stories that will surely make your tail wag.

Taken from her people as a foal, Saga is plunged into a world completely foreign to her. All Travelers know other worlds exist, but they don’t expect to actually experience them until they are adults. Saga must learn to adapt to her new surroundings if she wants to survive until she’s old enough to be able to Travel among worlds and return to her people.Jarl is the son of the Vanir High Mages and heir to the throne. Though young, his parents entrust him with the care and training of the captured Traveler foal. However, none of the Vanir understand just how intelligent the Travelers are and they may have given Jarl more than he can handle.When Saga escapes, the High Mages decide she is too much trouble and has to be killed. Jarl defies his parents and goes after her. Will they remain enemies when Jarl finds her, or will they form a bond of friendship strong enough to save Saga’s life?