Books with author Jamie Campbell

"This is my first war."Twelve-year-old Ruth Imker has been running her whole life. From Vienna to Cologne. From Cologne to Rotterdam. Running. Always running.Rotterdam was supposed to be safe. But during the early morning of the tenth of May 1940 the Germans came.With nowhere to hide, with nowhere safe, Ruth Imker must get off the island of IJsselmonde if she is to survive. The trouble is that the German army wants the island too.Ruth's unlikely protector is an officer-cadet from Queen Wilhelmina's navy. Together the two are thrown into the midst of the Netherlands' first day of war.-------------------When Five Days Are Forever is a novel of the May War of 1940. It is a story of courage and survival. Of reliance and unlikely friendships. Most of all it is a story of hope in times where there ought to be none.

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.In the second installment of the Star Kissed series, Melrose is back and determined to get to know her superstar singer better.Cole invites Melrose to his hometown so she can see the real guy behind the cameras. Seeing him in his natural habitat, she quickly realizes how much they have in common.Private jets, late night Skype chats, and charity events, it is all in a day’s work when you are dating the world’s biggest superstar.But will Melrose finally get her first kiss from the elusive Cole Newton?The Star Kissed Series includes:Star StruckStar KissedStarburstStar Bright

The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet series!The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief....Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndics.Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend....

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.In the third installment of the Star Kissed series, Melrose must determine what she is willing to sacrifice for the ones she loves.Travelling to Hollywood to spend time with Cole, Melrose is introduced into his world of luxury, freebies, and the paparazzi.When their relationship is exposed for the world to see, she becomes the target of internet trolls, school bullies, and every media outlet imaginable.Dating a superstar can be hard work. Can Melrose navigate the stormy waters to remain with her beloved?The Star Kissed Series includes:Star StruckStar KissedStarburstStar Bright

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.

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.In the fourth and final installment of the Star Kissed series, Melrose is off to Europe to travel with the band on their international tour.Meeting royalty and seeing the sights of Europe is like a dream come true for Melrose. She has her boyfriend and the world is at her feet.However, when private photographs of the band are being leaked to the press, she is the prime suspect as their media liaison.In order to stay with Cole and the band, Melrose must clear her name or she will lose everything she loves. Find out how it all ends in this thrilling conclusion to the series.The Star Kissed Series includes:Star StruckStar KissedStarburstStar Bright

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.Melrose has just made the biggest decision of her life. Now it’s time to see whether her leap of faith has paid off.When an overzealous fan starts to send her gifts, Melrose isn’t sure whether she should be flattered or weirded out. Keeping it a secret can only help her for so long before things start to get out of hand.With changes happening to Two Dimension, and the record label breathing down their necks, can Melrose, Cole, Dylan, Nick, and Reed step up to the challenge and give the public what they want? Or will they fail miserably?In the final exciting book of the second Star Kissed series, find out whether Melrose will finally get her happily ever after moment.Also in the Star Kissed Series:Star StruckStar KissedStarburstStar BrightThe Star Kissed Collection (First four stories in one)Star CrossedStardustStarletStar Fall

In the thrilling conclusion to the Legacy of Dragons trilogy, ancient weapons of mass destruction lie hidden under the city of Pacta Servanda. Remnants of the Great Guilds and rebellious factions of the Empire want to seize those weapons to allow them to regain control of the world of Dematr. Only Jason, brought by the first ship from Earth since the colony failed, might be able to disarm the threat. But he also might know how to employ those weapons, making him a danger for all sides.Standing between those threats is Kira of Dematr. But Kira, who inexplicably has been able to manifest Mage powers as well as technical skills, finds herself being consumed by the mental conflicts between those powers and skills. As rogue Mechanics, Mages, and mercenaries attack with every weapon at their disposal, Kira suffers more blackouts and begins to lose her mind. The fate of her world rests on whether she can stay alive and find answers in time to problems that no one else has ever confronted.

Please note: This is a novelette. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.Two Dimension are in trouble. Their band rivalry has grown personal and they are now at serious risk of losing their recording contract. Things have never been this bad for the world’s most successful boy band.Melrose will do anything to help Cole and his band. But with her mother seemingly sticking around, she has her plate full with her own problems. If she could sort out just one, then she could focus on the other.When the band proposes a winner-takes-all singing challenge, the time for Two Dimension is now or never. They need to step it up in order to secure their future before it’s too late. The only question is, will Melrose step up too?In the next all-singing, all-dancing installment of the Starkissed series, see exactly what Melrose is prepared to do for the band.Also in the Star Kissed Series:Star StruckStar KissedStarburstStar BrightThe Star Kissed Collection (First four stories in one)Star CrossedStardustStarlet

One Angel. One Girl. One Chance.Demons are winning the war between good and evil as they continue to kill guardian angels. The ripple effect is causing humans the world over to descend into a war of their own without their heavenly protectors.One of the last angels falls to earth in an attempt to gather the remaining few humans so they can unite in the final battle. What he didn’t expect to find was the intriguing girl who helps and captivates him while solving the ancient riddle that can save both worlds.Finding a forbidden love in a hopeless place, they put everything on the line as they hold on to their faith in each other. They must find the courage to continue their quest while the world crumbles around them.