Books with author Julie K. Allen

★ AN EMOTIONAL AND STEAMY ENEMIES TO LOVERS STANDALONE ★Kai's life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from her tragic past. Audition, dance, get paid, repeat. It's a broken record, but it's what keeps her world spinning.When a dangerously handsome man with trouble written all over his face rides into her life, his entrance makes a disastrous splash. Soon, Kai's safe and secure world is on the brink of shattering, and there's only one man to blame. Unfortunately, he's also the same man who is offering her the role of a lifetime.Sebastian's stage production is a sinking ship, but he's obligated to give it one last run. Soon, he can lower the final curtain and shake his ties to his past. First, he needs to find the perfect leading lady.After only one audition, Kai is all he sees. Feisty attitude, flexible body, killer stage presence. He needs her in more ways than he can admit. When Sebastian makes Kai an offer she can't afford to refuse, she learns signing on will mean facing the tragedy she's worked so hard to shut out. He says she can trust him to keep her safe, but is her heart safe too?

“This sensational enemies to lovers romance is one of my favorite reads this year.” USA Today Bestselling Author, Harloe RaeKai’s life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from her tragic past. Audition, dance, get paid, repeat. It’s a broken record, but it’s what keeps her world spinning.When a dangerously handsome man with trouble written all over his face rides into her life, his entrance makes a disastrous splash. Now, Kai’s safe and secure world is on the brink of shattering.Sebastian’s stage production is a sinking ship, but he’s obligated to give it one last run. Soon, he can lower the final curtain and shake all that binds him to his past. First, he needs to find the perfect leading lady.All it takes is one audition, and suddenly, Kai is all he sees. Feisty attitude, flexible body, killer stage presence. He needs her, in more ways than he can admit. When Sebastian offers Kai the role of a lifetime, she knows it’s an offer she can’t afford to refuse. Even if it means facing the tragedy she’s worked so hard to shut out. He says she can trust him to keep her safe, but is her heart safe too?

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2015 with Current NCAA & NAIA Rules. Written by Rick Allen, an NCAA Rules Expert with 25+ years experience working directly with the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA rules and Founder of Informed Athlete™ - www.informedathlete.com, this book could save you time and THOUSANDS of dollars. Each year, parents spend thousands of dollars on lessons, equipment, competitive sports teams, and travel in the hopes that their son or daughter will be noticed by college athletic recruiters and offered an athletic scholarship. Their journey is often complicated by making costly mistakes due, in many cases, to not knowing or understanding the NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA rules. Decisions made during the recruiting process can have HUGE and lasting impact both emotionally and financially later on. This book provides real-life advice and experiences that are typical of the many situations you will encounter if you are actively pursuing an athletic scholarship. In this book, you will learn how soon you should get started in the recruiting process, what you should do if you're not getting recruiting interest, what to look for and questions to ask on your campus visits, what academic requirements are needed to be eligible for an athletic scholarship, what to do if things don't work out and you need to transfer to another school, and what you should know BEFORE you go through the recruiting process. Some of the stories shared are based on situations I've encountered throughout my years on campus. Some of these stories include mistakes that were made in our own son's recruitment process despite my years of NCAA experience and expertise. Rick Allen, FounderInformed Athlete™www.informedathlete.com913-766-1235

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2015 with Current NCAA & NAIA Rules. Written by Rick Allen, an NCAA Rules Expert with 25+ years experience working directly with the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA rules and Founder of Informed Athlete™ - www.informedathlete.com, this book could save you time and THOUSANDS of dollars. Each year, parents spend thousands of dollars on lessons, equipment, competitive sports teams, and travel in the hopes that their son or daughter will be noticed by college athletic recruiters and offered an athletic scholarship. Their journey is often complicated by making costly mistakes due, in many cases, to not knowing or understanding the NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA rules. Decisions made during the recruiting process can have HUGE and lasting impact both emotionally and financially later on. This book provides real-life advice and experiences that are typical of the many situations you will encounter if you are actively pursuing an athletic scholarship. In this book, you will learn how soon you should get started in the recruiting process, what you should do if you're not getting recruiting interest, what to look for and questions to ask on your campus visits, what academic requirements are needed to be eligible for an athletic scholarship, what to do if things don't work out and you need to transfer to another school, and what you should know BEFORE you go through the recruiting process. Some of the stories shared are based on situations I've encountered throughout my years on campus. Some of these stories include mistakes that were made in our own son's recruitment process despite my years of NCAA experience and expertise. Rick Allen, Founder Informed Athlete™ www.informedathlete.com 913-766-1235

After Katrina Summer’s mother dies a mysterious and tragic death, she is hurtled into life at Apollo Beach where she learns the legends of her Ancient Greek ancestors. Kat’s world unravels as secrets from her heritage are exposed—secrets that her mother purposefully concealed. Leading to her 16th birthday, the day of the Summer Solstice, Kat becomes frightened when enigmatic visions and disturbing dreams haunt her. As her visions become reality fear turns to terror as powerful forces threaten the lives of those around her. Amidst the turmoil, Kat meets the gorgeous boy-next-door, Alec Stone, who becomes her sole solace in an evocative world of mythological enchantment and evil prophecies that lurk around every corner ...

She didn't ask for this life . . .After her mother's tragic and mysterious death, Katrina Summer is hurtled into life in the quaint, seaside town of Apollo Beach, to live with her estranged and cryptic grandmother. Rose Summer fills Kat with legends of her Ancient Greek ancestors from which the Summer family descends, causing her world to unravel as secrets from her heritage are exposed--secrets that her mother purposefully concealed. She knew she was changing . . .Leading to her birthday, the day of the Summer Solstice, enigmatic visions and disturbing dreams haunt her. But when her visions start to become reality, her fear turns to terror as powerful forces threaten the lives of those around her.Amidst the turmoil, Kat meets Alec Stone, her gorgeous neighbor, who becomes her sole solace in an evocative world of mythological enchantment and evil prophecies that lurk around every corner ...A CONTEMPORARY FANTASY WITH AN ORIGINAL STORYLINE AND THE PERFECT MIXTURE OF SUSPENSE, MAGIC, AND LOVE.