Books with author Porter

A discovery of a lifetime turns into a nightmare that will not end... Far beneath the waves of the mid Pacific, new forms of plant life discovered in the Marianas Trench unleash a horrible affliction among Dr. Tori Cutter's colleagues. When the strange plants are brought aboard an undersea research station, crew members begin to sicken and die. ...Trouble is, they aren't staying dead. To escape a deadly fate, Tori and her guide Lt. John Akers, must escape to the surface. But life for her may bring death, or something worse, to the world above.

A promise to save her brother's soul unearths a conspiracy she was not prepared for... Arieana’s brother has been murdered by her own people in a world not their own. Forced into breaking ancient law, she ventures into the human realm in search of her brother's soul. Once she steps through the Veil, she realizes the renegades are up to more than just punishing a few humans. They want to destroy the race itself. Forced to forge an unlikely alliance with the very race responsible for the storms tearing her world apart, she finds out more of her past than the elders want. With the war started, each clue they uncover leads them closer to the first of the elemental relics, and a chance to save mankind. Together they must work side by side to stop the renegades… Before time runs out for both worlds.

Their chance meeting uncovers a hidden conspiracy the world isn’t ready for… Krystoff is a vampire and enforcer of the laws of his people. Sent out to hunt down those who have turned their back on the Council, he is drawn to Austin, and the next on his long list of targets. Once in the city he is drawn to a club that provides more than just a distraction, it reveals a woman that is more than she seems and what’s worse is the renegades have set their sights on her. Alexandra, part human and part Fae, has done her best to keep her non-human legacy from those around her. To her dismay, the one night she decides to spend the evening out singing, she draws the unwanted attention of what she’s tried to hide from all her life… vampires. Suddenly she is on the run and her only ally is the very species she has been warned against. Could this hunter be her only savior? Together they must find out why the renegades are after Alex, but first they must learn to trust each other… before time runs out.

"Toddlers will enjoy identifying the various animals under the flaps and chiming in with each subsequent 'Not me!' And the cause-and-effect complexity of the tale is developmentally just right."--Kirkus Reviews Someone has walked through a muddy puddle. “Not me,” said the cat. “Not me,” said the rabbit. Follow the trail of muddy footprints through the book to find out who it is. This is a gentle read-aloud lift-the-flaps story for the youngest children. Sue Porter was born in London and now lives in France. She is married with two children. Her hobbies are painting, the French language, and playing the violin. She has been a full-time illustrator for many years and has illustrated more than fifty children’s books.

A man cursed by a demon. A woman who’s memories are more than just her own. An enemy sworn to destroy all their dreams. A destiny that none of them expected. Cursed to live by day as a dragon and by night as a man, Gabriel believes he will forever be alone after the murder of his beloved Danielle. That is, until the night he meets Alayia and everything changes. Together, they must figure out the truth of the curse that Innok has placed on Gabriel as well as those from his visions. Their quest will bring them deep into the heart of the evil, but with her abilities and the spirit of the dragon within, they might just unlock the truth of the past and break the curse. If they can keep the demon from winning too fast.

Life isn’t much fun for the two children trapped on Ward One of St Ruth’s Hospital for Damaged Eyes in The Flying Machine. But then a new boy arrives at the hospital and he is soon leading a revolt against Nurse Cakebread’s hard regime. Armed with a set of blueprints and a cunning escape plan, he turns everything on the ward upside down. Full of laughs and action The Flying Machine is a play of heroic deeds, despicable schemes and acts of amazing bravery.In Smashed Eggs - winner of the Arts Council Children's Award in 2003 - Titus and Miranda are being driven crazy by their mum's ridiculous rules. She has a rule for everything: what to have for breakfast, what to wear when mopping and even a timetable for polishing wellingtons. One day, Miranda leads Titus on a journey which changes the way they look at the world forever. What would happen if they disobey mum?

A desire to be reunited with her dead twin is about to become very real…. Gwen's had a tough year. With the anniversary of her sister's murder approaching, she finds she isn't ready for the real world. Her friends have another plan in mind. A visit to the mountains, and a weekend of fun, is what they promise. None of them expect it to be the trip to somewhere they didn't plan and one that may cost them more than they could have imagined. On a deserted road, they collide head on with another vehicle. Certain she is about to die, Gwen never expected to wake up in a strange hotel. With the presence of hotel’s caretaker, and a vague request to follow the rules, she begins to wonder just where they ended up. As her friends begin to vanish, Gwen knows her time is running out. With danger around every corner Gwen searches for a way to escape--- before one wrong choice is made and she loses her soul forever.