Books with author Samantha Brooke

Gwen Longe learned the truth of her Fae heritage and the information has turned her world upside down. Now, Gwen's life is in danger from those who fear the Dual Court Fae prophecy. The young woman is whisked away from her life in the Human Realm and forced to reside at Summer Court. Gwen struggles to adjust to life as the Summer Court Princess and continues to endure her conflicting and troubling emotions for Kalan. She knows she needs to come to terms with their inability to be together, but Gwen is finding the task easier said than done. ________________________________________ Ever since the Winter Prince met Gwen, he felt an undeniable pull to the young woman. Following her departure from Winter Court, Kalan tried to ignore his feelings and return to life before meeting the Dual Court Fae. His efforts proved pointless. Now, with Gwen's life is in danger, the Winter Prince strives to find means to protect her. All the while, Kalan aims to prove to the princess they are meant to be together... despite what any Fae thinks.

Inspired by a quote in the movie Matilda (directed by Danny Devito and starring Rhea Perlman, then Embeth Davitz and Mara Wilson as Matilda and based on the book by Roald Dahl) "So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world, like ships onto the sea."From the movie (and book) of Matilda, Samantha was inspired to finally fulfill her dream of making children's books, so she wrote and illustrated her first book "Incredible Crab", a story about feeling alone as if no one notices us; being Good, yet feeling unappreciated. Crab eventually realizes he is in fact loved and very important when he wears a disguise (which happens to be a bottle cap for a hat and a fake mustache) and asks about whether others know of crab. When he hears of the good things others say and feel about him, he realizes that even though good things are not always spoken to him, he is in fact loved. Samantha's books are fully illustrated and written by her because she feels hand-made illustrations are more fun to look at and more thought-evoking than perfect digital images. Samantha has Autism and grew up with difficulty in understanding the emotional markers and body languages of others. As such, she often times had difficulty navigating friendships and social activities. Much of her writings are from the perspective of someone who is learning to establish these markers in hopes of helping young people who are trying to develop their own skills. Since logical thinking plays a vital role in many Autistic thought processes and the world seems more literal to the Autistic, being told rather than left to assume is important and "Incredible Crab" is a first step. Incredible Crab doesn't fully understand that he is loved, appreciated and important simply based on the fact that no one is TELLING him such, so he wonders about his status. To find out what others think, he uses a crafty method to compensate for the empty space in his awareness capabilities. OTHER BOOKS BY SAMANTHA BROWN"The Adventures of Sir Banana" is Samantha's second book and was inspired by the distorted social behaviors such as manipulation and condescension that we all face. She chose to transpire the message through healthy eating choices and that the smaller things make a big difference, like our personal choices. The story is told through the perspective of a very condescending organic banana who taunts the non-organic bananas which are subjected to a story about how the organic banana was raised and brought to market. The book is fun and uses vivid, tropical colors both as celebration and to convey good and bad manners.While Samantha's style is not traditional and she's very new to making children's books, her main goal is to speak to young people with Autism. She is currently working on a new series of children's books geared towards children with Autism and will be releasing that new series in the coming weeks of June 2015.

Inspired by a quote in the movie Matilda (directed by Danny Devito and starring Rhea Perlman, then Embeth Davitz and Mara Wilson as Matilda and based on the book by Roald Dahl) "So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world, like ships onto the sea."From the movie (and book) of Matilda, Samantha was inspired to finally fulfill her dream of making children's books, so she wrote and illustrated her first book "Incredible Crab", a story about feeling alone as if no one notices us; being Good, yet feeling unappreciated. Crab eventually realizes he is in fact loved and very important when he wears a disguise (which happens to be a bottle cap for a hat and a fake mustache) and asks about whether others know of crab. When he hears of the good things others say and feel about him, he realizes that even though good things are not always spoken to him, he is in fact loved. Samantha's books are fully illustrated and written by her because she feels hand-made illustrations are more fun to look at and more thought-evoking than perfect digital images. Samantha has Autism and grew up with difficulty in understanding the emotional markers and body languages of others. As such, she often times had difficulty navigating friendships and social activities. Much of her writings are from the perspective of someone who is learning to establish these markers in hopes of helping young people who are trying to develop their own skills. Since logical thinking plays a vital role in many Autistic thought processes and the world seems more literal to the Autistic, being told rather than left to assume is important and "Incredible Crab" is a first step. Incredible Crab doesn't fully understand that he is loved, appreciated and important simply based on the fact that no one is TELLING him such, so he wonders about his status. To find out what others think, he uses a crafty method to compensate for the empty space in his awareness capabilities. OTHER BOOKS BY SAMANTHA BROWN"The Adventures of Sir Banana" is Samantha's second book and was inspired by the distorted social behaviors such as manipulation and condescension that we all face. She chose to transpire the message through healthy eating choices and that the smaller things make a big difference, like our personal choices. The story is told through the perspective of a very condescending organic banana who taunts the non-organic bananas which are subjected to a story about how the organic banana was raised and brought to market. The book is fun and uses vivid, tropical colors both as celebration and to convey good and bad manners.While Samantha's style is not traditional and she's very new to making children's books, her main goal is to speak to young people with Autism. She is currently working on a new series of children's books geared towards children with Autism and will be releasing that new series in the coming weeks of June 2015.

"The Selection meets Hunger Games with dragons and elves!" "New epic fantasy that is absolutely spellbinding!" "When beauty and knowledge are double-edged weapons." CURSES. FORCED SERVITUDE. REBELLION.Draekon conquered the human continent more than one thousand years ago. The powerful creatures are superior to their human subjects in every way, and they don't attempt to hide it. Lissa Allaway is a healer in Caldiri, the poorest region in the continent. When she is recruited to the capital to serve the dominant beings, she is forced to reconsider what she thinks she knows about the beasts. Are they truly the monsters from Lissa's childhood stories? Or was she misled about the draekon? Lissa is determined to get answers. But with the threat of a rebellion hanging overhead, she must tread carefully or risk incurring the wrath of the handsome, but deadly, prince. Discover the world of The Draekon Kingdom in Chosen: Curse of the Draekon Book One. Scroll up to order at the reduced summer price!

Meet Bexley, a little girl faced with many challenges at school. She even feels like she doesn't fit in most of the time with her peers. Her mother encourages her to be a positive leader when she is faced with difficult situations. Come read along as Bexley faces the most popular kid in school and leaves an impact with her peers as she chooses to be a leader.

Twenty three year old Gwen Longe has her life planned out. She’s overcome obstacles most people cannot even fathom, let alone conquer and find themselves successfully completing their first year of medical school. Home to visit her foster brother and best friends for the summer, Gwen is eager for what she views as a stress-free vacation from her wonderful, but hectic, life. All notions of relaxation are swept away when a handsome stranger walks into her life and reveals a world she never knew existed. Kalan exposes certain truths about herself and brings Gwen to a world so magical she could not have created it in her wildest dreams. A story of love and tragedy through two generations, intertwined with Fate, Will of Fate is a fantasy romance sure to cause elation and despair, hope and disappointment; all the while revealing a magical world where the Fate of many rest on the shoulders of Two.

Based on the new Care Bears theatrical release: Oopsy Does it!When Oopsy Bear accidentally ruins the rollarcoaster at the new Funderland amusement park right before the grand opening it's up to him to try to fix it. But when a mean bear named Grizzle shows up to steal the Care Bears belly badges, Oopsy proves that he can save the day, and all of Care-a-lot!