Books with author Kristin D. Van Risseghem

I am earth. I am nature. I am vengeance. My name is Pamin Gabra, and I’m being hunted. I’m a street rat who survives in the slums of Egypt. Nothing is special about me—until I meet a group of soldiers and discover that I have the power to bend the earth to my command.War erupts. I have no other choice but to follow the soldiers into the Egyptian pyramids to escape those who pursue us. My friends are rare elementals, like me … but the government wants to use us for a sick purpose.I have no control over my magic. To understand my powers, I must perform the Earth Rite and hope I don’t kill us all in the process.Not everyone makes it out alive. Time is running short.I AM THE EARTH GUARDIAN. ---------------------------------*This is an upper YA series** This book ends on a cliffhanger*** While you can read this as a standalone book, the characters do appear in FLAME GUARDIAN, which is book one of the series.

DARK. SUSPENSEFUL. EXCITING.Zoe is your typical high school student; that is, if you don’t count that her boyfriend is a Nephilim, she fights Demons for a living, and that she brought her best friend back from the dead.Zoe wants things to go back to normal, but “normal” isn’t really her thing. There’s a new guy in town, one Zoe can’t help but feel desperately attracted to… though he’s dangerous. Really dangerous. And he’s just the start of her problems. Zoe is trapped in a race against time to get her powers under control or suffer the consequences. Tied to the fight between good and evil, Zoe must keep the peace between Angels, Fairies, Werewolves, and other creatures of the night. Betrayal and darkness loom in the shadows, and Zoe isn’t sure who she can trust.But her current issues are nothing compared to the storm brewing on the horizon. Zoe has no idea what’s coming, or the danger she’s in. Because on her eighteenth birthday, it’s gonna be one hell of a fight.A young adult urban fantasy filled with action, adventure, and romance, Daggers & Dresses is the second book in bestselling author Kristin D. Van Risseghem’s amazing Enlighten series. Paranormal monsters rule a universe where dark magic comes to play and love becomes dangerous. Book 1, Swords & Stilettos, is available now!

Enter DRAGON SLAYERS … an exciting new reverse harem urban fantasy, where paranormal monsters fly and magic fights back! Brooklyn is New York’s newest up-and-coming dragon slayer. Known as a Kill Shot, an elite assassin who can destroy dragons with one blow, Brooklyn is descended from slayer royalty. As her magic becomes more powerful—and more destructive—than it should, she seeks the help of four guys with unique abilities of their own. Then love happens. The boys are hiding something, and are more than they appear. They’re stronger. Faster. Dangerous. But things are about to go from bad to worse. Brooklyn isn’t just the strongest slayer alive—she also has no idea who she really is, and once she discovers the truth, her entire world will be changed forever. *** If you want to ease yourself into reverse harem or find out what the hype is all about, then this new Dragon Story is right for you! This is a reverse harem urban fantasy - paranormal romance series appropriate for ages 16+. Mild language/swearing, open mouth kissing, low burn behind closed-door sex scenes alluded, while the female 17-year-old main character dates multiple guys at once. *** This book ends on a cliffhanger.

I am fire. I am pain. I am death.My name is Ashley Warfield, a child of the foster system. I’ve bounced around town to town, home by home. I don’t trust anyone except for my twin brother and my BFF. The jury’s still out on the hot guy who shares my abilities.Just before my 18th birthday, I’m charged with arson after failing to keep my newfound talents in check. Then I’m shipped off to juvie with my only option being to join the army - I need discipline, control, and obedience. Then it’s to Special Ops so I can become the hero I’m meant to be. Or is it the bad guy?Because of my special powers, the government wants to keep those like me under wraps, but I know enough that others will want to use me for their cause. To top it off, someone is after me, and I need to figure out who that is and if they have anything to do with my parents death. Because I know I didn’t start our house fire those 14 years ago either.I am the FLAME GUARDIAN.

I am earth. I am nature. I am vengeance. My name is Pamin Gabra, and I’m being hunted. I’m a street rat who survives in the slums of Egypt. Nothing is special about me—until I meet a group of soldiers and discover that I have the power to bend the earth to my command.War erupts. I have no other choice but to follow the soldiers into the Egyptian pyramids to escape those who pursue us. My friends are rare elementals, like me … but the government wants to use us for a sick purpose.I have no control over my magic. To understand my powers, I must perform the Earth Rite and hope I don’t kill us all in the process.Not everyone makes it out alive. Time is running short.I AM THE EARTH GUARDIAN.

Enter DRAGON WARS … a continuation of an exciting new reverse harem urban fantasy, where paranormal monsters fly and magic fights back! Brooklyn just discovered she’s the only female dragon in existence—and the key to everything. She can see things others can’t, and summon strength no one else can. Brooklyn attends York Academy, a school of NYC’s elite, to get her magic under control, though her rapidly manifesting powers are too much for her inexperience.But her unbound magic is nothing compared to the four guys that want to protect—and share—her as a girlfriend.A battle between the slayers and the dragons is brewing. Brooklyn has one choice. She must address the Slayers Council, and make a peace before the dragons attack again and wipe out the Academy. With the help of her boys, it should be easy … but nothing in Brooklyn’s life is ever easy.It’s time to prepare for war.

OBSERVE. LEARN. BUT DON'T INTERVENE. Kieran’s job of being a guardian angel is straightforward: observe and learn—and don’t intervene in their lives. But then he watches as his first charge dies at the hands of evil while he does nothing to help. Overcome with grief and doubt, Kieran flees back to the safety of heaven. With guidance from his mentor, he learns all he can about the Battle of the Fallen and the creation of evil itself. With renewed determination, he vows he will save the Ordinaries in his care. The rules of being a guardian angel have not changed, but Kieran has. Returning to earth, only Kieran knows how essential it is to find and protect one 17-year-old girl. The girl who can thwart the Devil’s escape from his prison and the start of Armageddon.