Books with author Kim Schneider

A young woman, obsessed by a man she considers a predator, climbs a fire escape and thinks she sees a murder.Out of work actress Ava Beck, reduced to working in a West Village flower shop, starts to watch handsome, womanizing hedge funder Peter Greer, who lives near. He likes to romance his girlfriends with flowers.Ava notices bruises on his troubled-looking date named Chloe. Concerned, she follows them after work to Chloe's studio, second floor in the rear of a brownstone. She hears them arguing, climbs up the fire escape just as Greer angrily sees her....and plunges into a world of stunning twists, murder and madness worse than any she could have imagined...

Lysandra Blake survived her fight with Jeremiah Mason in the magical realm, but everything has changed. Her powers have taken a turn—this time for the better—Mason stripped Kamau of his memories, the fisherman left the bulk of the tribe’s memories in Lys’ mind, and the tribes believe she will bring about the end of the world.The only hope they have of stopping Mason lies within the memories Lys has acquired. In them she finds a way to fix what he has broken, but like everything else that has happened since her magic broke, she and her friends will have to put their lives on the line. And even that might not be enough to stop the cascade of events that Mason has set in motion.

Every curse can be curedIf you find the conditionPrince Adem isn’t attending the Academy to make friends, meet girls or flex his political muscles. He’s going to cure his people. If he can’t find the condition to their curse, he and everyone he knows will turn into vicious beasts.The first person Adem meets at the Academy is Belle, a beautiful and intelligent second-year student that happens to know all about curses. Belle agrees to help him in his search, which gives Adem an excuse to spend time with her.When Adem is confronted by a First Fey, the creatures that cursed his kingdom, his transformation speeds up, and suddenly time is short.Can he and Belle find the condition before he turns into a beast, or will he lose everything?If you're a fan of Beauty and the Beast, twisted fairy tales and unexpected heroes, this book is for you. Download your copy today!*Note: This is a 100 page novella*

If not for pesky things like reality, fourteen-year-old Brady would live in a comic book world. Being something more than normal is pure fantasy, until Brady dashes through a geeky mob like they’re standing still to save a toddler from getting trampled by a man in a giant tree costume.Knowing that super speed and strength should not be taken lightly, Brady catches a train out of London and finds a secluded glade to conduct his first experiments. What he finds is a dark power that has a mind of its own, and a desire to use more and more of it. When the opportunity to save someone comes again, Brady plays the hero, but he quickly learns that the consequences of life and death are heavier than he could have imagined.

Ever wonder how Inez and Peter met?Inez hates being used, but until she fulfills her contract with Larry, a dirty ex-cop gone private detective, she’s trapped. He has evidence that links her with a murder, and she has an unnatural ability to persuade people do to what she wants. The power is more of a curse than a gift, leaving Inez with a void in her mind that only Meth addicts can understand.When Larry asks her to work a missing persons case without recovery time, she says no. But the price Larry offers, her freedom more than a year early, is too enticing to ignore. Little does she realize that the missing kid, Peter, has more in common with her than she could ever imagine, and that maybe she isn’t as safe as she thought she was.

That’s Not All! is an adventure in rhyme and unexpected animal antics.School Zone’s Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Meaningful clues in the illustrations are abundant. After several readings with a partner, the child should be able to read alone. Most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.Most of the vocabulary words in That’s Not All! are typically introduced in first grade and second grade. The words moose, loose, being, and join are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words.www.schoolzone.com