Books with author Sharon M. Johnston

A new heart, a new life, a new love...and a mystery she can't explain. Can she unite her divided heart?Mishca Richardson’s life is at an all-time high after her heart transplant. With new boyfriend, Ryder, she has the perfect summer romance. Even the nightmares plaguing her sleep since her operation can’t dull her new dream world.Yet, life starts to unravel when Mishca develops superhuman abilities. She does her best to hide them so as not to end up a laboratory experiment, but she can’t ignore the strange instant attraction she experiences when she meets her university professor, Colin Read.Torn between love and obsession, Mishca must unite her divided heart and decide between the two men. But when the truth about her weird powers comes to light, she’ll have a lot more to worry about than romance."Authors like Sharon M. Johnston keep the genre from getting stale by taking a creative bent and exploring overlapping elements." - LIBRARY JOURNAL AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Tell us about your writing style.A: My writing is inspired by the “What if” scenario. What if there were people who delivered Karma? This is a novel in progress expanding on a short story I wrote that was runner up in the Australian Literary Review’s YA short story competition. What if my dad had been diagnosed with terminal cancer when I was at high school? A story I’m currently writing. What if males went extinct? A story I’m currently querying. What if Puck was in love with Titania? A short story Shakespeare retelling I wrote for an anthology coming out in June.I love daydreaming and letting my mind take me to these weird and wonderful places and when the idea sticks, I write it. Q: What do you write?A: I write a lot of weird stuff that would fall under the Speculative Fiction umbrella and often mash two genres together. Science Fiction plays a strong role in my stories, probably because I like making stuff up and creating new things. I do also write contemporaries, but they usually come from something very difficult I have faced in my life.OPEN HEARTDIVIDED (book 1)SHATTERED (book 2)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Divided is a story that proves great Young Adult or New Adult stories don’t have to be straight contemporary. Mischa’s story takes you on a journey of mystery and intrigue, with a twist at the end that you just won’t see coming. It’s perfect for readers who want to love Sci Fi with more Fi than Sci, especially when it has a healthy dose of romance. And Divided has one of the best book boyfriends ever with Ryder.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to enter a world of intrigue, mystery, forbidden love, and of course, a divided heart.

Mishca needs to save her sisters, but only Ryder can save her. The truth about Mishca’s past shattered her heart. She deals with the pain by focusing on a new mission: saving her newfound family from their creator. With her sisters scheduled for termination, Mishca and her friends set out on a journey up the North Queensland Coast to save them before someone else dies. Ryder understands the need driving Mischa. It’s in her DNA. But he’s not giving up on the chance they can still be together. She’s the only one to have seen him levitate. The only one to watch the sparks dance across his skin. The only one he trusts enough to know what is in his heart. And now, he might be the only one who can stop Mishca from losing her humanity. Driven apart by secrets, will they come together in time? "Authors like Sharon M. Johnston keep the genre from getting stale by taking a creative bent and exploring overlapping elements." - LIBRARY JOURNAL AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Tell us about your writing style.A: My writing is inspired by the “What if” scenario. What if there were people who delivered Karma? This is a novel in progress expanding on a short story I wrote that was runner up in the Australian Literary Review’s YA short story competition. What if my dad had been diagnosed with terminal cancer when I was at high school? A story I’m currently writing. What if males went extinct? A story I’m currently querying. What if Puck was in love with Titania? A short story Shakespeare retelling I wrote for an anthology coming out in June.I love daydreaming and letting my mind take me to these weird and wonderful places and when the idea sticks, I write it. Q: What do you write?A: I write a lot of weird stuff that would fall under the Speculative Fiction umbrella and often mash two genres together. Science Fiction plays a strong role in my stories, probably because I like making stuff up and creating new things. I do also write contemporaries, but they usually come from something very difficult I have faced in my life.OPEN HEARTDIVIDED (book 1)SHATTERED (book 2)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Divided is a story that proves great Young Adult or New Adult stories don’t have to be straight contemporary. Mischa’s story takes you on a journey of mystery and intrigue, with a twist at the end that you just won’t see coming. It’s perfect for readers who want to love Sci Fi with more Fi than Sci, especially when it has a healthy dose of romance. And Divided has one of the best book boyfriends ever with Ryder.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to enter a world of intrigue, mystery, danger, and of course, romance.

A new heart, a new life, a new love...and a mystery she can't explain. Can she unite her divided heart?Mishca Richardson’s life is at an all-time high after her heart transplant. With new boyfriend, Ryder, she has the perfect summer romance. Even the nightmares plaguing her sleep since her operation can’t dull her new dream world.Yet, life starts to unravel when Mishca develops superhuman abilities. She does her best to hide them so as not to end up a laboratory experiment, but she can’t ignore the strange instant attraction she experiences when she meets her university professor, Colin Read.Torn between love and obsession, Mishca must unite her divided heart and decide between the two men. But when the truth about her weird powers comes to light, she’ll have a lot more to worry about than romance."Authors like Sharon M. Johnston keep the genre from getting stale by taking a creative bent and exploring overlapping elements." - LIBRARY JOURNAL AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Tell us about your writing style.A: My writing is inspired by the “What if” scenario. What if there were people who delivered Karma? This is a novel in progress expanding on a short story I wrote that was runner up in the Australian Literary Review’s YA short story competition. What if my dad had been diagnosed with terminal cancer when I was at high school? A story I’m currently writing. What if males went extinct? A story I’m currently querying. What if Puck was in love with Titania? A short story Shakespeare retelling I wrote for an anthology coming out in June.I love daydreaming and letting my mind take me to these weird and wonderful places and when the idea sticks, I write it. Q: What do you write?A: I write a lot of weird stuff that would fall under the Speculative Fiction umbrella and often mash two genres together. Science Fiction plays a strong role in my stories, probably because I like making stuff up and creating new things. I do also write contemporaries, but they usually come from something very difficult I have faced in my life.OPEN HEARTDIVIDED (book 1)SHATTERED (book 2)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Divided is a story that proves great Young Adult or New Adult stories don’t have to be straight contemporary. Mischa’s story takes you on a journey of mystery and intrigue, with a twist at the end that you just won’t see coming. It’s perfect for readers who want to love Sci Fi with more Fi than Sci, especially when it has a healthy dose of romance. And Divided has one of the best book boyfriends ever with Ryder.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to enter a world of intrigue, mystery, forbidden love, and of course, a divided heart.

Young readers accompany Grandma Science on an expedition to the Amazon River Rainforest. Using captivating photos and nonfictional rhyme, young explorers are introduced to the variety of animals encountered on a river tour and rainforest walk. Animals observed include monkeys, parrots, snakes, fish, ants, and a very, tiny red frog. Each of the twenty-three animals are identified by name, location, and characteristic features. The end of the book contains a wealth of additional information as well as definitions of the key scientific vocabulary highlighted in the text.

Ethan Catches a Leprechaun will soon become a favorite among your children’s favorite stories. Playing by himself at the bottom of his garden, Ethan, an 8 ½ year old, comes face to face with a leprechaun named Kendrick who is in a very serious predicament. Eventually an enterprising Ethan helps Kendrick's solve his problem and thus begins what will become a great friendship. In the Kendrick's Garden Series, which is still being written, Ethan and his brother will assist Kendrick and his blue jay, Blue-Boy, in a number of events. Kendrick and his sister must figure out how to keep the Gray Squirrels from invading Kendrick's Garden--which has been the home to Kendrick’s family for many generations. Leprechauns, fairies, a blue jay named Blue-Boy, a raccoon family in a big cedar tree, gray squirrels, and a crisply running creek will all lend themselves to some great adventures which will spark the imagination of Kendrick’s Garden’s many readers. This delightful children's short story will be fun for the whole family to read together. Growing up and fitting in is a dilemma which all children face—no matter what their physical stature or abilities. It is the goal of this story to help children learn that we all have struggles, advantages, insights, and brilliant ideas which we can share with each other. Children remember exciting stories forever—and will be able to experience a wide range of healthy emotions through the Kendrick’s Garden adventures. Honoring living green, honesty, caring, and the importance of relationships will be represented with the best intentions possible. The web page for Kendrick’s Garden will soon be up— www.Kendricksgarden.com---and will offer more short stories, a map, and an ancestry tree, etc. Enjoy this story and keep an eye on the website--eventually there will be a free map of Kendrick's Garden. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to a charity for little people.