Books with author L.B. Carter

The Earth has turned on its inhabitants. Humanity is threatened. Storms, wildfires, droughts; our home planet has become the enemy. But a mysterious teen might hold the key to survival... if she herself can survive a tug-of-war between activists, scientists, and the government. Or can they come together to save the world crumbling around them?Journey into the complete internationally bestselling, award-winning upper YA Deadly Earth Omnibus with over 1000 pages featuring 3 full-length novels PLUS a brand-new, exclusive novella! BOOK 1 – HOPE DROWNED: The waters of chaos are rising. It's time to sink or swim.BOOK 2 – TRUST BURNED: As the fire of fear spreads, some want to watch the world burn. BOOK 3 – LOVE DESERTED: In the arid wasteland of distrust, only the strong survive.NOVELLA – CALM THAWED: With the release of toxins, it's a fight for a breath of fresh air.Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!"Refreshingly different from the usual YA/NA plotlines and very cleverly put together" -Award-winning author C.L. Monaghan"A riveting YA story woven with important topics, mystery, action-packed moments, and endearing characters." -Reader's Favorite (5 STARS)

Great news for those wary of selling their soul to the Devil. Just take out a loan instead!Darcie Rose is Satan’s top Substitute Soul, tasked with temporarily replacing the eager living souls who sign a deal with the Devil. The exchange is a simple one. They receive a Lucifer-facilitated status boost when they return to their body, and Darcie earns a temporary reprieve from Hell. But there are two rules she must abide by if she wants to stay on Luci’s good side: 1.) Avoid her former life now that she is an accidental murderess. 2.) Never expose proof of a demonic Hell in the presence of humans. Easy as pudding... until now.Something’s glitched, and Darcie’s sent Earth-side without the necessary details of whose body she’s inhabiting. Even Hell can’t compare to coming face-to-face with her former fiancé, and taxidermy animals rising from the dead like a macabre puppet show.Can Darcie regain control of a job quickly spiraling out of control? Or will this slip up get her banished to the torturous bowels of Hell? From Internationally Bestselling author L.B. Carter comes book one in the Loan Soul Series, a dark paranormal fantasy with a sardonic twist!

Identity theft regency style. After the death of her miserly cousin Antony North, Millicent Boarder is determined her family should never be poor or vulnerable again. To protect them she conceals her cousin's death and assumes his identity. Now she must face the Ton and the world as Mr. North and accept the price she must pay for her family's safety -- she will never be loved.Which means now is the perfect time for her to meet a duke!

***A bestselling, award-winning series***Fire is spreading. Who will bask? Who will burn?A handicap is only one if you let it be. In the case of Henley Bickford, it was a tool manipulated to improve upon herself. Until recently she was a hard-working grant-awardee student at a prestigious school generating technology to handle the changing climate. That is until she learned the clause in her contract meant literal termination upon completion... Now, Henley’s on the run to escape her termination and warn her sister before she follows in Henley’s footsteps. When you knowingly step into the enemy’s clutches to learn at their very hands, having an escape plan is essential. But when nerdy Buster Acton finally looks up from his research to dart out the door, his conscience recognizes a girl he can't leave behind; she could be an asset...With the girl, and the two he intended to break out, Buster—whose real name is Ace—has to modify his mission to protect the nation from traveling solo to being part of a team. Outrunning the brightest minds in the country isn’t easy. The only way to reach their families across the country with their warnings in tow is to expose their secrets and learn to hold hands, intertwining android and flesh fingers...Before their own creations catch them.***This is an upper YA/NA with some sexual references and swearing***

***#1 International Bestseller, 14th Best Indie Book of 2018 by Read Freely, #1 Amazon Hot New Release, 5 Stars from Readers Favorite***The waters of chaos are rising. It’s time to sink or swim.Sirena hasn’t spoken since the day she was found waterlogged on a riverbank. Her lips are sealed around a lone, horrific memory of her holding her father underwater and saying goodbye with a life-ending kiss. Now, Rena is treading water to fit in to a world in which she doesn’t belong. When a bully begins tormenting her, she fears it’s his life at stake.Misreading the situation, mysterious new student, Norton, comes to Sirena’s defense, as if she’s the one that needs help navigating shark invested waters. Seeking clues about a fateful car accident, he believes she's a treasure chest he needs to pry open. But high school is more difficult than the home schooled undercover investigator anticipated.When they discover links between her past and his missing friend, Nor and Rena fear foul play. The murky waters the past are churning in this small coastal town, dredging up dangerous truths that could put Rena’s life under a microscope and Norton in the line of fire.Storms are rolling in from all sides, threatening family and friends. Can Nor find a way to keep them from drowning or will those antagonizing Rena be caught in a maelstrom of her defensive fury?​----------------------------------------------***Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!***​Grab the internationally bestselling, award-winning first book in the disaster dystopian trilogy called "refreshing" and "unique"! (An upper YA with some sexual references and swearing.)----------------------------------------------"refreshingly different from the usual YA/NA plotlines and very cleverly put together ... an intelligent novel" - Award-winning author C.L. Monaghan."a riveting YA story woven with important topics, mystery, action-packed moments, and endearing characters." - 5 stars from Readers Favorite

In the arid wasteland of distrust, only the strong survive.After a genetic trade, Valerie Acton is able to convince even her own brother that she is actually superhuman creator Jennifer Tate. Having achieved her goal, she can head back to her role as Natural Disaster Management Director, unless the man who dated the real Jennifer Tate blows her cover.When he offered to remain behind in an arid wasteland to give his brother a chance to escape, Reed Stanley, didn’t expect to enjoy his sentence. But retaining his training as a bodyguard to keep her alive is hard once he knows her secret... and the role she played in Jen's death.Trapped with what feels like the last man on Earth in the midst of a drought, Val must table her independent streak and reevaluate her plans to save her people. Reed, stuck protecting a gorgeous woman, must guard his damaged heart to focus on getting home. Not the type to sit on their rears, they edge toward murder as heating tempers turn flirtatious banter into dangerous games.That is if nature doesn't hunt them down before their rescue team does. Can they escape destruction and unite the world against the real enemy or will the Earth — and their tension — fry them first? ***Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!***Grab the highly anticipated final book in the internationally bestselling, award-winning disaster dystopian trilogy, called "refreshing" and "unique"! (An upper YA/NA with some sexual references and swearing.)

As the fire of fear spreads, some want to watch the world burn.Henley Bickford earned a scholarship to a prestigious university after building her own bionic hand. Consumed by the fire to save people with her inventions, she works in the engineering sector of a high-tech lab, until she learns the "termination" clause in her robotics project contract is a literal one. An ally on the outside warns Ace "Buster" Acton it's time to drop his covert task of stealing university research for the government. His new goal: extract a genetic mutant and the scientist who made her. ​It’s not in Ace's nature to leave others behind — they could be an asset in a successful escape — while Henley, burned by betrayal, has no choice but to take "the Bus'" hand and run. With enemies blazing hot on their tail, they must collaborate with a competing team vying for their stolen goods if they hope to save countless lives... including their own. ​Outrunning the brightest minds in the country won’t be easy. Can the growing band of misfits work together to warn the world of the billowing clouds of death closing in or will they be silenced by their own inventions?Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!Grab book 2 in the internationally bestselling, award-winning disaster dystopian trilogy, called "refreshing" and "unique"! (An upper YA/NA with some sexual references and swearing.)

Great news for those wary of selling their soul to the Devil. Just take out a loan instead!Darcie Rose is Satan’s top Substitute Soul, tasked with temporarily replacing the eager living souls who sign a deal with the Devil. The exchange is a simple one. They receive a Lucifer-facilitated status boost when they return to their body, and Darcie earns a temporary reprieve from Hell. But there are two rules she must abide by if she wants to stay on Luci’s good side: 1.) Avoid her former life now that she is an accidental murderess. 2.) Never expose proof of a demonic Hell in the presence of humans. Easy as pudding... until now.Something’s glitched, and Darcie’s sent Earth-side without the necessary details of whose body she’s inhabiting. Even Hell can’t compare to coming face-to-face with her former fiancé, and taxidermy animals rising from the dead like a macabre puppet show.Can Darcie regain control of a job quickly spiraling out of control? Or will this slip up get her banished to the torturous bowels of Hell? From Internationally Bestselling author L.B. Carter comes book one in the Loan Soul Series, a dark paranormal fantasy with a sardonic twist!

#1 International Bestseller, 14th Best Indie Book of 2018 by Read Freely, #1 Amazon Hot New Release, 5 Stars from Readers FavoriteThe waters of chaos are rising. It's time to sink or swim.Sirena hasn't spoken a word since the day she was found waterlogged on a riverbank. Her lips are sealed around the lone, horrific memory that remains. One of her holding her father underwater and saying goodbye with a life-ending kiss. Now, Sirena is treading water to fit in to a world in which she doesn't belong. When a bully begins tormenting her, she fears it's his life which is truly at stake.Misreading the situation, mysterious new student, Norton, comes to Sirena's defense, as if she's the one that needs help navigating shark invested waters. He also seems far too interested in investigating her and that fateful car accident. Still, she finds herself drawn to the would-be hero.When Sirena and Norton discover links between her past and his missing friend, they fear the worst. The murky waters of change are churning and threatening to reveal startling truths that could put Sirena's life under a microscope and Norton in the line of fire. Can he find a way to keep her safe against the vicious clouds rolling in? Or will all those antagonizing Sirena be caught in the raging storm of her fury?***This is an upper young adult novel packed with action, adventures, suspense, and some swear words and sexual references for fans of the Day After Tomorrow and Bella Forrest. The trilogy follows a progression with each book linked but from the point of view of a new couple; book one is a high-school, academy story, while book 2 involves college, and book 3 shifts to young professional new adult characters.----------------- "refreshingly different from the usual YA/NA plotlines and very cleverly put together ... an intelligent novel" - Award-winning author C.L. Monaghan."Silent Siren delivers a riveting YA story woven with important topics, mystery, action-packed moments, and endearing characters." - 5 stars from Readers Favorite

A stone holds an ancient secret—and the key to present-day terror.A murder-suicide was only the beginning.Seven years ago, Liam’s father picked up a gun, killed his family then himself. Liam was left behind to carry the burden and the guilt. Now Liam only wants to finish college and live a normal life. But when he is handed a stone, a stone that appears plain, he is catapulted into an unknown world of mystery and magic……and mayhem.A CIA agent finds himself a part of something with more secrets than the government he works for.Patrick possesses a psychic ability to find people. Coerced to find Liam, their first meeting reawakens an ancient connection. Together, they find themselves in the midst of a culling, the destruction of a secret society formed millennia ago. Destiny unites a group of strangers to face an antediluvian evil that has the world as its prize.The Stone is a 142,000-word paranormal, urban fantasy adventure that involves a secret agent, a law man, and a gay guy who becomes a hero.This novel features an LGBT relationship with a low-heat romantic subplot.

In the arid wasteland of distrust, only the strong survive. After a genetic trade, Valerie Acton is able to convince even her own brother that she is actually superhuman creator Jennifer Tate. Having achieved her goal, she can head back to her role as Natural Disaster Management Director, unless the man who dated the real Jennifer Tate blows her cover. When he offered to remain behind in an arid wasteland to give his brother a chance to escape, Reed Stanley, didn't expect to enjoy his sentence. But retaining his training as a bodyguard to keep her alive is hard once he knows her secret... and the role she played in Jen's death. Trapped with what feels like the last man on Earth in the midst of a drought, Val must table her independent streak and reevaluate her plans to save her people. Reed, stuck protecting a gorgeous woman, must guard his damaged heart to focus on getting home. Not the type to sit on their rears, they edge toward murder as heating tempers turn flirtatious banter into dangerous games. That is if nature doesn't hunt them down before their rescue team does. Can they escape destruction and unite the world against the real enemy or will the Earth - and their tension - fry them first? ---------------------Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!Grab the highly anticipated final book in the internationally bestselling, award-winning disaster dystopian trilogy, called "refreshing" and "unique"! (An upper YA/NA with some sexual references and swearing.)