Books with author Tara McPherson

Secrets have jagged edges. When you open them, they tear the heart.And the secrets of families have the sharpest edge of all.There are strange voices in his head and dark visions in the shadows, and Mike no longer knows what’s real and what’s not. He believes his father’s silence hides terrible truths, but is that anything more than a sign of the madness he fears?Paul’s run from the past all his life, and silence binds his tongue with the weight of more than one lifetime. Can he break the silence, now his son needs him? Dare he break the silence, and face what he’s spent his life denying?All through childhood, Dave has found a desperately-needed refuge with his best friend, his brother of the heart. But now his rock is turning to sand, as Mike begins to lose his grip on reality. What do you do when the only person you trust can’t be trusted anymore?This book was previously published in print as "Secrets"

When 17-year-old, Dezaray Storm drunkenly stumbles across a portal one night, her abused and broken life begins to change, mainly because she starts living someone else's life. Accidently trading places with the most powerful sorceress of the realm, Coldivor, Dezaray finds herself assuming the identity of her magical lookalike, having to convince everyone in the realm that she's the real deal.Aside from a few minor hiccups along the way, like the fact that she is not magical nor does she know even the simplest cards trick; Dezaray soon finds herself settling in. Particularly in the arms of Milo; a blue-eyed jokester with the ability to teleport. However, it doesn't take long for Dezaray to realise that life on the other side is far from glitz and glamour and that creatures unimaginable are hunting her. A war is brewing between the seven empires of Coldivor and those that long to take over. Dezaray's enchanted double is their only hope; their secret weapon, set to be unleashed on her eighteenth birthday when she is gifted the powers of her forefathers.But for the enchantress to return, Dezaray has to leave, and the thought of going back to Islon fills Dezaray with dread, for more reasons than one. Torn between a reality she can't stand and a fantasy she can't keep, Dezaray is struggling to see how any choice she makes will lead to a happy ending.At Water's Edge is a young adult, epic fantasy tale of magic, parallel worlds, young love and war.

Will any survive when the worlds collide?The world has fallen to chaos and adversaries are closing in.Yvane is in the clutches of the enemy. Milo is battling his hidden demons. Lexovia learns a lesson in loyalty. And Dezaray finds herself on a hunt for the ones who may not exist.Shifters, mortals, sorcerers and monsters; the more they try to come together, the more that seems to divide them. But when gearing up for the battle to end all battles, they can’t afford to turn on each other. If they do, none will survive when all the worlds collide. The final instalment of The Last Elentrice series COMING SPRING 2019“This series is a must read!’- Amazon Reviewer“This series just gets better and better.” – Carol M. Phipps, Bestselling Author of WHAM!

When the Exlathars escaped the battle that night, their silhouetted figures merged with the sky, their wings swatted at stars and the Coltis people were too busy celebrating their victory to realise that there wasn’t one. Now the Exlathars are back. And they bring with them remnants of everybody’s past. Back in England, Dezaray discovers just how deep Coldivor’s connection to Earth really goes. But she cannot change their past and she cannot see how to alter their future. So it seems the ripples that shake the surface are only a glimpse of what’s brewing beneath. The young adult fantasy, 'Caught in the Ripples' delves deeper into the Water Rushes saga, answers questions the first book raised and plunges you into an ocean of intrigue and magic. They thought the Elenfar was the end…turns out it was only the beginning. "Caught in the Ripples by S. McPherson takes up the tale of magic, mayhem and other dimensions where magic is real and like the human world, there is always evil trying to impose itself on others."

Mike Jaeger is a typical teenager. Well, sort of. He’s got some problems, mental problems specifically. Maybe a few more than most. But at least he’s human. Or not. At the ripe old age of sixteen, Mike begins to awaken to a new self. A self that remembers forty thousand years of war with humans. Mike and his father are clones, as was every ancestor back to the First Brother, the homonid who saw his Pack-sister, his future mate, raped and tortured by humans. Sharing empathically in her fate, First Brother vows revenge on humans, and for that is cast out of the Pack. Every descendant since remembers the events vividly, for emotional memories are inscribed in their very DNA. But Mike doesn’t know his hallucinations are memories, or that the shadows in his mind are Pack-brothers. And his father can’t bring himself to tell Mike what’s happening to him. Mike only knows he has one good, true friend, Dave. And Dave, too, has a secret.

Dark Horse Deluxe joins with Tara McPherson to design the Somewhere Under the Rainbow Coloring Kit! This fantastic kit comes in an easy-carry, heavy-gauge, clear vinyl bag with zipper enclosure, and includes a 96-page coloring book featuring 48 pieces of outstanding black and white art by Tara McPherson. This book features concealed spiral binding and stiff covers and includes a unique box of 24 crayons in modern colors. But that's not all! Four color-them-yourself postcards, and a deluxe sticker sheet are included in the spiral bound book.

His life hasn't been a fairy tale... but after getting chased through the woods of Beacon Island by his new classmates, Eddie discovers a mysterious pen pal at the bottom of a well. Her note says her name is Ember and needs his help. Despite fearing that it all could be an elaborate prank, Eddie takes a chance and believes her. But Ember does not live at the bottom of a well. Far away, in a world of darkness, Ember is trapped in a tower. She is a Fen - a luminous being whose skin glows and whose breath brings objects to life. However, few Fen are left. Most of them were murdered or enslaved by their greatest creations, the Perfect - living statues that shape reality as they dance. Eddie will have to unravel the mysteries of Beacon Island if he has any hope of helping his new friend. Meanwhile, Ember's life balances on the edge of a Perfect's unstable temper. One misstep, one wrong word and she will suffer worse than death. Two worlds, kept divided for thousands of years, are about to intertwine.

Hold your breath...Twisted, overwhelmed and betrayed, Dezaray is about to make her final stand. Tangled in enemy territory, she desperately tries to stay afloat, but Diez is closing in, she can't catch her breath and any day now, she's going to drown.Lexovia struggles to keep her own head above water as the Dawning grows stronger and his tribe attack. She's been training for this day her entire life but in the face of fire, Lexovia wonders who will blaze the greatest inferno.Get ready to dive in to this final, gut-wrenching instalment of the Last Elentrice series where nothing is at it seems, old hurts are rehashed, betrayal runs deep and the battle of all battles will rage.