Books with author Kat McDermott

Violette is 24 years old and in a class full of 18 year olds, but basically her life is going well. She has family, friends, and a career path that is opening up for her. This is before a car skids out on the ice and throws her through a plate glass window. What follows is an adventure: Part Through the Looking Glass, part Avengers, part something completely different as Violette reconciles her old world with this one, and her old self with her now self. Heroes and Villains are now living archetypes of good and evil, but the lines are not clear and she is torn between established society and the promise of something better. Meanwhile the destruction of the world has not been stopped, but simply delayed, and the looming cataclysm has widened the split as trust is no longer on the table and everyone is being asked to take sides in a coming war, that no matter who wins can only end badly.

America, what will we become? Winner of the 2017 IndieReader Discovery Award for best Science Fiction Novel and a Readers' Favorite Book Award recipient. "History doesn't repeat itself. It outdoes itself." - Acton Granger, 54th President of the United States Nearly five decades from now, America is finding its legs again after years of bitter conflict. Civ-2, as the Second Civil War came to be known, turned the nation's cities into battlefields and took millions of lives. Early in the 2060 campaign, Reformation League candidate Acton Granger made an unprecedented concession – he would forego a running mate and offer the vice presidency to his chief rival, whomever that may become. It was a gesture of unity that rocketed Granger to victory. Still stinging from defeat, the Conservative League’s Elijah Schroeder chose to swallow his pride and accept Granger’s offer, alienating his own supporters and political allies in the process.Now two years into their fragile partnership, the 2064 campaign looms, and Elijah learns his selection was more complicated than the call for healing he and the country were led to believe. He must decide whether to continue toiling as a false symbol of harmony, or turn against the man who is now his boss and leader of the free world.Meanwhile, other national figures emerge with their own designs on the election, from the Freedom League’s rebellious darling Shelby Monroe to the Progressive League's technology mogul Ben Allen, who could become the country’s first gay president.As each contender charts their strategies and the barnstorming begins, a terrorist attack – orchestrated by a new, horrifying weapon – rocks the nation and turns all of their campaigns upside-down. That is, all of them but one.This is the first volume in the Election 2064 series.

Likable characters—brave deeds—intriguing alien worldsThe Galactic Alliance built an empire on the back of its Surfboard® FTL technology. But the G.A.'s reliance on a rare catalyst to achieve light speed has left them vulnerable. For years, their enemies have sought to gain an advantage by stirring up dissent on Alliance planets located on the galactic rim. When an alien is seen performing miracles on Prosperine, the G.A.'s hierarchy sense something pivotal is about to take place. They send in the Alien Corps' Hickory Lace to check it out.Prosperine is an epic story spanning the galaxy with the survival of the Earth at stake. Intriguing alien worlds, a sword with uncanny powers, an alien who could be the second Messiah, and a warrior race seeking to turn Earth into a colonial food factory echo the classic scifi stories of Asimov, Herbert, Heinlein, and Anderson.Download Prosperine today to begin a new adventure.Prosperine comprises:Book 1: The Alien CorpsBook 2: Rise of the ErlachiBook 3: The ScarfBook 4: Fractured Prophecy

'Dina the dino was not a dainty dinosaur.She was very enormous and round with four flat feet.Everyday seemed to be an adventure and on this occasion she has had to munch, crunch and drag herself through the muddy puddle to a safe spot.What a shock for such a dainty little dino to go squelching through a muddy puddle.She couldn’t help but smile a big smile.It was a big smile and it made her lips eyes sparkle brightly.Read the story of Dina the roly poly dinosaur to find out what adventures took her to that great big muddy puddle - YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS TO HER!Karen McDermott's stories are great for children to listen to - full of adventure and humour

When teenaged millionaire Declan de Valera loses his whole family in a tragic accident, he turns his grief into action, and follows the example set by his charitably-minded parents. After learning a bit about the homeless teen population from his friend Jax, a patron at the soup kitchen where he volunteers, Declan founds a secret “boarding school.” Finding kids to join up is just the first of many problems, and Declan finds out that money can’t buy safety after all when the Orphan Academy gang is set upon by criminals.Will the Orphan Academy kids manage to stay safe? What will happen to them when they grow up? Will the school’s secret existence be discovered by authorities—and if it is, what will the students do? These are some of the questions that keep Declan awake at night, until an unlikely problem leads to an even unlikelier solution.

Walnut and Twigbud are brother squirrels. Their mother dies. Walnut decides to follow the mythic stories of Old Willow and climb the Mountain to face the Great Spirit and learn why squirrels are hunted and killed and live alone in fear. He seeks to beg the Great Spirit for a new life. Along the way, the robots that have taken over the city - this was Atlanta, Georgia, once - hunt down what is left of humans with no knowledge of consequences or why.Walnut and Twigbud and Maple and Sunflower will climb the mountain, and seek to know a new way.

A sword and planet adventure with likable characters, heroic deeds, and exotic alien worlds!On her last mission, the Alien Corps' Hickory Lace defeated the leader of the Pharlaxian rebels, and entrusted the telepathic Riv-Amok to hide the sword of Connat-sèra-Haagar in a remote area of Prosperine known as the Scarf. When a Bikashi jet is spotted in the area, alarm bells clamor and Hickory and her team are dispatched to the Scarf to investigate.In the third episode of the series, Hickory faces her greatest fear, discovers the secrets to Prosperine's past, and unravels the mystery of the Teacher.If you enjoy the classic "sword and planet" stories of Asimov, Herbert, Heinlein, and Anderson, you'll love The Prosperine Series.Author's note: You can certainly enjoy The Scarf as a stand-alone adventure, but to get the most from the series, it would be best to start with volume 1, The Alien Corps.The Prosperine Series comprises:Book 1: The Alien Corps (available in print, eBook, and audiobook)Book 2: Rise of the Erlachi (available in print, eBook, and audiobook)Book 3: The Scarf (available in print and eBook)Book 4: Fractured Prophecy (available in print and eBook)

'HELP' SCREAMED DOLLY ELLA BELLA 'THERE IS A BEE ON MY KNEE'WHAT AN AMAZING ADVENTURE BETTY THE BUSY BUZZING BEE HAS WHEN SHE LANDS IN A GARDEN FOR A REST. TO HER SURPRISE SHE CAN SEE DOLLY ELLA BELLA ENJOYING A TEA PARTY. BETTY THE BEE IS TERRIBLY THIRSTY AND HER THROAT HURTS - SHE HAS DECIDED TO SNEAK UP TO THE TEA PARTY EVEN IF SHE SCARES DOLLY AND HER FRIENDS! CAREFUL BETTY THE BUZZING BEE! THEY MIGHT SCREAM AND RUN AWAY IF A BEE JOINS THEIR TEA!OH DEAR! WHAT WILL DOLLY ELLA BELLA DO WHEN A BEE LANDS ON HER - READ ON TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS HILARIOUS STORY!