Books with author Nan Walker

Jamie always knew that his Grandad was special. How special came to light one day when Grandad and Jamie were alone. Grandad received a call from a secret international organisation (International High Council for the Investigation of Unusual Phenomena or I.H.C.I.U.P.) of which Grandad was a senior member. Jamie found himself being whisked away to New York on board a very special rocket ship which travels at speeds of several thousand miles an hour. It lands on a skyscraper rooftop and Jamie is then taken to the HQ of IHCIUP. A large structure which floats in the sky (Cloud Base) Jamie and his Grandad attend an extraordinary meeting of different nationalities. They learn of the escape of the last living Dragon. (Held in China). During the Dragons escape, he steals a special stone from Japan and then flies off to his ancient hideout in the Black Mountains of Western Europe. Grandad and a small team are tasked with the responsibility to return the Stone and the Dragon to captivity. They fly off, Jamie is accidentally stowed aboard with them (along with a small scruffy dog, Scamp).There follows a series of events which tests all members of the team and introduces Jamie to the strange, wonderful but sometimes deadly world of the mythological and the fantastic. This is the first in a series of adventure books featuring Jamie a boy who learns that the world is a very different one than what we learn in the 'conventional' world.

Meet Romar Jones, 15½, basketball player with months to go before the next season and no one who cares about him since Granny died. His dad’s been dead for two years.When his 9th grade language arts teacher says pay attention to the poetry unit or take a hike, Romar opts for the hike, leaves Roseburg, Oregon, and embarks on a journey to find his mother. He knows she’s in prison in Washington. He shrugs on his dad’s trail-guide backpack and sets out, heading first to the coast to leave some of Granny’s ashes.Within minutes of his first footsteps on an ocean beach, he encounters a derelict man he dubs Meth Mouth. Five days after leaving school he stops at Vesta’s by the Sea near Yachats. Could have been good luck. Could have been Granny steered him there and had a hand in all that happened after.

Love Pirates of the Caribbean? Then prepared to be swept away by this new swashbuckling adventure series. Talented debut author, Dan Walker, creates an imaginative world where thieves sail the skies in flying galleons-an action-packed adventure of epic scale. Zoya DeLarose has no idea her life is about to change forever when a band of sky thieves 'steal' her away from her orphanage, landing up in the clouds, on board The Dragonfly's deck. There, Zoya discovers a world of meteorite storms, sword fights, midnight raids, floating islands, and long lost treasure. But with a deadly enemy closing in, will Zoya find the strength to face her fears and unlock the key to her destiny, or will she fall from the skies with no one left to break her fall?

Author Daniel Walker, has created an imaginative world where thieves sail the skies in flying galleons - an action-packed adventure series of epic scale. Zoya DeLarose wakes amongst the smoldering wreckage of the Dragonfly, the rest of the crew are nowhere to be seen but she doesn't have time to look for them, the Aviation Army are approaching and the only option she has as a fugitive is to run. Now Zoya must put everything she's learnt as a sky thief to the test as she travels across the vast desert plains, evading capture, to find the Dragonfly's crew and defeat her enemies once and for all. The second book in an exciting new series, perfect for fans of adventure.

*19,000 word (72 pages) short story. LGBT romance. Calvin Lynch and Troy Hoffman have been best mates since they were fourteen years old. They’re both hard-working tradesmen, both love weekends away fishing, both gay, but have never been single at the same time. Until now. What is supposed to be a weekend away fishing with a group of mates, changes at the last minute when friends bail out in an attempt to give Cal and Troy some alone time. With more than just hooks on the line, can these two see what’s been right in front of them the whole time? The Perfect Catch is a short story about falling for your best friend hook, line, and sinker.