Books with author Marin Black

Desperate for an escape, Jae Copeland takes a solo kayaking trip into the lush wilderness of the Smoky Mountains. When she ends up stranded and soggy, she makes camp and hopes to avoid dangerous, wild animals. She should have been more worried about dangerous, wild humans, but she's both alarmed and thrilled when Hanson Sykes, a fellow kayaker, happens upon her. He's an experienced mountain man…and sexy as hell.The sparks between them light up the uninhabited darkness, because survival in the mountains isn't his only talent. He knows exactly how to touch her in ways that make her burn.

Want to learn more about history, but don’t think you have the time? Think again.‘Titanic: A Very Brief History’ is a fast-paced narrative giving all the essential details of the world’s most famous ship. No other ship in history has captured the attention of the world quite like the Titanic; this book outlines the events that led up to the catastrophic moment when the ship collided with an iceberg, as well we looking at the aftermath and possible causes of the accident.The Very Brief History series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of the most important events in world history. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a particular event or person; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the subject in the shortest time possible. With The Very Brief History series, anyone can become a history expert!

When the moon is fullHigh above the EarthThree daughters shall be bornOn their 16th birthday, their destiny will beginOne daughter born to endure pain and heartache before being rebornDestiny awakens in the Hospital, after knocking at deaths door, struggles with everything that happened to her and has happened to her family. Never expecting turning 16 would be so life changing, nothing will deter her from doing what must be done. Fate has additional plans for Destiny and Blake.Blake has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest and rejects what fate has in store for him where Destiny’s concerned. Wanting to get the prophecy over with and get on with his life, a life away from the Scylanthica’s control, he tries to keep everyone at arm’s length.Throughout their time training and fate’s pull on them, they must learn to work together and accept one another in order for Destiny to come into her full ability. If she doesn’t, and isn’t able to learn to control it…will she be able to defeat the evil she is to fight? Or will she doom humanity, letting evil take over the world?

When the moon is full High above the Earth Three daughters shall be born On their 16th birthday, their destiny will begin One daughter, born with the knowledge of the future, yet blind of those closest to herHope, your normal teenage girl, other than being one out of a set of triplets’, dreams about the day she turns 16 and can get her license.Unknowingly, as her 16th birthday draws closer, a curse that has been around for centuries will activate, causing her to have visions, giving her knowledge of the future. The things she sees, she hopes are just hallucinations.New guy Bryce, comes to town, knowing of the curse. He’s part of a group that prepares their whole lives to train the triplet sisters, who are unlucky enough to have it befall them. Hoping, the town he moves to doesn’t have the sisters they are looking for, once his eyes rest upon Hope, he knows without a doubt that his life will be changed and with the spark at contact, he knows it will be changed forever. With Bryce’s help, Hope must accept these changes and train, learning how to control her ability and preventing more visions from becoming a reality. As the fight hits closer to home, will Hope be prepared to defeat the evil, making the world safer, for just a little bit longer?

When the moon is fullHigh above the EarthThree daughters shall be bornOn their 16th birthday, their destiny will beginOne daughter born to endure pain and heartache before being rebornDestiny awakens in the Hospital, after knocking at deaths door, struggles with everything that happened to her and has happened to her family. Never expecting turning 16 would be so life changing, nothing will deter her from doing what must be done. Fate has additional plans for Destiny and Blake.Blake has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest and rejects what fate has in store for him where Destiny’s concerned. Wanting to get the prophecy over with and get on with his life, a life away from the Scylanthica’s control, he tries to keep everyone at arm’s length.Throughout their time training and fate’s pull on them, they must learn to work together and accept one another in order for Destiny to come into her full ability. If she doesn’t, and isn’t able to learn to control it…will she be able to defeat the evil she is to fight? Or will she doom humanity, letting evil take over the world?

When the moon is full High above the Earth Three daughters shall be born On their 16th birthday, their destiny will begin One daughter, born with the knowledge of the future, yet blind of those closest to herHope, your normal teenage girl, other than being one out of a set of triplets’, dreams about the day she turns 16 and can get her license.Unknowingly, as her 16th birthday draws closer, a curse that has been around for centuries will activate, causing her to have visions, giving her knowledge of the future. The things she sees, she hopes are just hallucinations.New guy Bryce, comes to town, knowing of the curse. He’s part of a group that prepares their whole lives to train the triplet sisters, who are unlucky enough to have it befall them. Hoping, the town he moves to doesn’t have the sisters they are looking for, once his eyes rest upon Hope, he knows without a doubt that his life will be changed and with the spark at contact, he knows it will be changed forever. With Bryce’s help, Hope must accept these changes and train, learning how to control her ability and preventing more visions from becoming a reality. As the fight hits closer to home, will Hope be prepared to defeat the evil, making the world safer, for just a little bit longer?

Max is a mouse with issues.Trying to fit in with everyone around him means that Max can’t be himself - in fact, it is downright dangerous being himself - so if he is to carry on living with the horrible cat, Camilla, and Mrs McSkimming, he needs to change himself into someone else... The question is - is he going to be comfortable with the result?In a whimsical departure from his successful Sweaty (Children) and Derek (Young Adult) series, Mac Black brings us a quirky new character called Maximillian - a resourceful mouse, with some surprising ideas.

What would you do if you began seeing things once you turn 16? What if you aren't able to see things that will happen to your loved ones? Read Hope's story to see how she handles it. When the moon is full High above the Earth Three daughters shall be born On their 16th birthday, their destiny will begin One daughter, born with the knowledge of the future, yet blind of those closest to her As Hope's 16th birthday nears, weird things begin to happen. Then on the night of her 16th birthday, she awakens with a scream. An unbelievable nightmare becomes her reality, and she begins to question her sanity. As she learns about the curse, she must open herself up to the fact that her life will never be the same. Bryce, a new guy in town, arrives to help. In order to survive, three must work as one, or all is lost. Will Hope learn to use her ability in time?

Anyone who likes Mac Black’s “Please call me Derek” (and the rest in the series covering his grown-up adventures) will enjoy introducing younger friends and family to his new series, “Sweaty and Pals”. Derek hated his nickname and now we find out how he came by it. Filled with stories about Derek’s exploits with his gang in the eighties, with quirky illustrations (by Mac Black), the stories build on Derek’s ability to find disasters and get himself into one mess after another.Sweaty’s tales are about little kids enjoying life, before smartphones and computer games came along. Of course, it is just possible – if you are older than five – that you did all these things yourself…Mac has embraced writing for younger readers with the same quirky clean humour that permeates his YA series. From Sweaty’s first day at school, we meet some of the wonderful characters who pepper the adult books, subtly dealing with issues around prejudice, being different, living with the elderly, losing parents – but in a gentle, no-nonsense way that exposes the social discrimination and values that we took for granted, in those days, but we would not accept, today. This makes these stories a perfect springboard for class discussions about daily life for children thirty years ago compared with now.