Books with author Mike Alexander

"You will never read another shapeshifter book like this. Every surprise will catch you unwary. And, like me, you will find that others will have to pry it out of your fingers." -Tamora Pierce, bestselling author "Alma Alexander has created a gripping and complicated story of family loyalty and teenage rebellion. [..] An excellent start to a brave new series." -Ysabeau Wilce, award-winning author of the Flora Segunda series RANDOM My name is Jazz Marsh. I am a Random Were, which means I am a Were of no fixed form - like all Random Were, my family can become any warm-blooded creature which is the last thing they see before they Turn. For me, when my time came, that meant... trouble. I was quite young when I lost my older sister, Celia, and my family never spoke about her. It was only when I found the secret diaries that she had left behind that I began to discover the truth behind her life and her death. I never understood what drove my moody and dangerous older brother until I began to get an inkling about his part in Celia's death... and until, driven to the edge of patience and understanding, he finally had to face his own Turn problems... and disastrously took matters into his own hands. One thing is clear. Everything I thought I knew about Were-kind was wrong. THIS IS BOOK ONE IN THE WERECHRONICLES SERIES

Before man there seven Gods of creation. When earth was formed, chaos and destruction ruled mankind until a new God was born. This is the story of Dark Whisper. The infant is sent to earth to put balance into a world filled with evil and destruction. But in order to understand man who he is destined to rule over he must first become one. Razor is discovered by the famous vampire slayer Michael, and his wife Neti, who take him to Hong Kong and raise him as their son until one day, Neti leaves him with a Buddhist priest and disappears. Set in a vampire plagued China, this action packed adventure takes you on a harrowing journey following the fierce young Dark Whisper, known as Razor, as he searches through a perilous world for his parents.

The grieving process: Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey is one of the top bloggers today. She has a tremendous personal connection with her readers. This is never more apparent than when she speaks about her mother. The pain of loss is universal. Yet, we all grieve differently. For Alexander, the grieving process is one that she lives with day-to-day. Learning from her pain, Alexander connects with her readers on a deeply emotional level in her debut book, Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day. From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow. Coping with loss: In her early twenties reality smacked Ty in the face. She was ill equipped to deal with the emotional and intellectual rollercoaster of dealing with her mom's illness. Through her own trial and error, she found a way to be a caregiver, patient advocate, researcher, and a grieving daughter. She wrote Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day to help others find the ''best'' way to cope and move on, however one personally decides what that means. Mourning and remembrance: In the chapters of this soul-touching book, mourners will find meaning and wisdom in grieving and the love that will always remain. Each chapter is a study and lesson in coping with loss: Chapter 1: We've been duped, everyone dies! -- Chapter 2: The truth about my moderately dysfunctional family -- Chapter 3: The Art Of Losing -- Chapter 4: The how of grieving -- Chapter 5: How to be obsessively grateful -- Chapter 6: Dear Mama

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What if all those lifelike little avatars in your PC game were real living human beings desperately trying to figure out the meaning of life as we know it? What if your favorite simulation computer game was being played out on a real planet far, far away? And what if that planet was also a life-size game for someone else and its creator was fast tiring of the usual fun and games and was ready for something completely different? Has the Earth finally reached its expiration date and become as obsolete as a game of Pong? Or can a brainy, if clueless, computer geek named Fred and a waitress/actress named Zoee save the Earth from being wiped out before the ultimate alien creator hits the delete key? Wildly original, shockingly funny, and full of pranks, word puns, and the wonderful absurdities of life, Alexander has filled his world with six legged dogs with telepathic abilities, aliens with Napoleonic complexes, and even Albert Einstein! You’ll never look at your PC the same way again!

The Legend of the Kettle Daughter is a personal history that tells a modern, mythical story of mothers and daughters bearing witness to one another. Here, the sacred and eternal parts of family are held to the light in full color, alongside the real-life challenges and places that shape stories and lives. Firmly rooted in the rocky mountain landscape of Utah, where waters flow and rocks tower, The Legend of the Kettle Daughter also rattles with a brand new, unforgettable mythology that creates an ancient peace for harried hearts.