Books with author Joan Chapman

Plagues kill in more ways than one and Merliss soon discovers she has far more to fear than a disease.Merliss is no ordinary cat. She's a young girl's spirit trapped in a cat's body. While the magic that banished her has snatched away her human speech, it has given her a life spanning millennia. For centuries she has lived with the cunning folk, assisting their efforts to heal the sick and ward off malevolent creatures. Now a bleeding sickness has thrown the community into chaos.The cunning man and his apprentice are in danger from the disease. The life Merliss has worked so long to build is in jeopardy. Before she entered the cat, she had trained to be a shaman. Do her centuries of experience hold a secret to a cure? But disease isn't her only nemesis.A pair of malevolent creatures move into the neighborhood threatening more havoc. With disease and monsters ravaging the land, Merliss is up to her whiskers in trouble. It couldn't be worse, until a mob looking for a scapegoat turns its wrath on Merliss.The Great Contagion is the gripping first novel in the dark fantasy Merliss Tales series. If you like strong and dynamic characters, rich description, magic and intrigue, then you'll love Jeff Chapman's imaginative Merliss Tales.Buy The Great Contagion today to watch Merliss use her wits and magic to rescue her friends and herself.

Nancy has always been excited to see her wonderful Norwegian Nana whenever she comes to visit from Norway. This time however Nana has brought her brand new pet nightingale name Noah. Who is quite a nettlesome nin-com-poop. Now night after night he is being a non-stop nightmare for Nancy with his nonsense. Even though she is frazzled, sleep deprived and on the brink, she decides to take matters into her own hands. In the end will she be able to negotiate and neutralize her nemesis?

What do you get when you combine a mechanical genius and a technological wiz? A team that is unstoppable—Zach and Jenny.These teens beat the odds and uncover an amazing mystery in this exciting and unpredictable, yet believable, story.When a killer whale is stolen Zach and Jenny are called upon to find the thief. With no trace to follow Zach and Jenny devise their own reconnaissance. But the power behind the whale theft is bigger than they ever imagined. Whoever is behind the theft will stop at nothing to protect his interests.If you love tough characters you can believe in, and who can rock the house without magic, Zach and Jenny will fit the bill.Praise for Zach and Jenny, Whale of a Time:“I am eating this story up!!”-Ronald Fischman "I wish there was a mystery series like Zach & Jenny back when I was still young enough to enjoy it. Wait a minute ... I AM still young enough to enjoy it! 'Zach & Jenny: Whale of a Time' is a fast-paced book that is simply fun.”-Andrew Kuligowski “As an 11 year old I was immediately captivated by this story: just the right amount of suspense, intrigue and mystery all in one book. I especially loved how Zach and Jenny are such smart kids—every child’s dream. I couldn’t put it down for anything—not even dinner!”-Alexandria Roberts“Clever and resourceful, Zach and Jenny not only save the day and the whale, they do daring and amazing things in their spare time! We loved their innovative counterattack against the bad guys! Kids like this make a difference . . . just what we need nowadays!”-Beverly Parker“You got me hooked! Zach and Jenny, the awesome and ingenious techno-wizzes, use their smarts to solve a fascinating mystery involving more twists and turns than they expected. Action packed with a terrific ending! Hope there’s a series, because I can’t wait for the next Zach and Jenny book to come out.”-Joseph Peterson“Great plot with surprising twists and turns that are bound to keep you captivated. Grab a snack, because you aren’t going to be able to put this one down!”- Rebekah Andrus

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.