Books with author Vanessa Garden

Seventeen-year-old Amber Reid dreams of one day leaving the dusty farm she calls home… Amber aches for an adventure somewhere new. A place outside of her tiny town, where people won’t stare and shake their heads while silently blaming her for the death of her twin brother, Sam, after a horrific accident takes his life, but spares hers. Amber’s wish is granted when energy-drink billionaire, Bruce Harvey, extends an invitation… When she and seven other students from Red Gum High are recruited to sample new beverage flavors, they board Bruce’s private jet and fly toward the island headquarters of Alive Energy Drinks. But her elation is short-lived. Mid-flight, she and the group of misfit students are informed they were never destined for an island paradise—but a whole other world, riddled with dangers, mystery, and most importantly—the dead. If you could rescue someone you love from the clutches of death, would you? After crashing through a mysterious portal and landing in the Veiled World, the group is welcomed by King Cyril, who guards the gateway to the Land of Resting Souls. Here, the group is asked to embark on a mission to revive the soul of King Cyril’s wife, who died in childbirth many years ago. In exchange, the victor may choose one soul to retrieve from the Land of Resting Souls, and bring them back to life. Hoping to see her brother again, Amber accepts the challenge. But there’s a catch. Almost no one who has entered the Land of Resting Souls was ever seen again. And there are no guarantees. If she succeeds, Sam’s soul may be returned… But will he truly be Alive?

Ivan Wallace a retired English Gentleman is a happy go lucky chap who comes across an abandoned ink pen on one of his many walks to the corner store. He brings the pen back to life with fresh ink and he names him Inky Blue. When nervous Inky Blue splutters ink and when he talks he stutters. He is introduced to Edwood, a number two pencil and Chopper, a grumpy pencil sharpener and they become known as The Pen Pals. They all live happily together in a pencil tin until a nasty computer called Ibum gets delivered to the house. A local army of crayons gets to hear about the trouble they are having and they are soon on the way to lend a hand.

Ivan Wallace a retired English Gentleman is a happy go lucky chap who comes across an abandoned ink pen on one of his many walks to the corner store. He brings the pen back to life with fresh ink and he names him Inky Blue. When nervous Inky Blue splutters ink and when he talks he stutters. He is introduced to Edwood, a number two pencil and Chopper, a grumpy pencil sharpener and they become known as The Pen Pals. They all live happily together in a pencil tin until a nasty computer called Ibum gets delivered to the house. A local army of crayons gets to hear about the trouble they are having and they are soon on the way to lend a hand.

The action-packed conclusion to the Submerged Sun Trilogy... While the citizens of Marin eagerly await the birth of Lauren's child, Miranda and Marko must deal with the pain and heartache of banishment and being forced to live on land. But when the bodies of young women begin to wash up on beaches all over the world, their legs mutilated in a telling way, Miranda and Marko become desperate to return to the glittering underwater city. Because if Damir is back to his evil ways, then Miranda's sister, Lauren, is in grave danger. Will Miranda and Marko return to the city in time to save Lauren? Or is Lauren, and the entire city of Marin, doomed already...

Love lies deep in the heart of the ocean... When Miranda Sun returns to Marin on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, this time of her own free will, she quickly learns that her worst fears have been realised. The glittering underwater city is not as she had left it, nor too is Marko, the young king who has dominated her thoughts and heart for the last twelve months since leaving Marin. Miranda, however, has not made the journey to Marin alone, and now must contend with not only Marko’s evil brother Damir but more surprisingly her sister Lauren who has an agenda of her own. Marko’s power begins to wane and with cracks beginning to show in the domed Utopian city, and veiled danger lurking everywhere, she quickly learns that in this dazzling city full of beautiful people she can trust no-one but herself. If Miranda wants to survive, she must decide between the hardened sensibilities in her head and the hungers of her heart. Will her decision cause more heartache or can she help to save Marko’s throne?

Since her mother committed suicide, Ruby Milton has forgotten what it's like to be seventeen.Saddled with taking care of her toddler brother and alcoholic father, Ruby has no time for fun.She also can't shake the growing resentment she feels for her mother's decision, which left her unable to grieve without anger and regret.Enter blue-eyed musician Byron Black, who challenges everything she believes.Byron refuses to let anyone control his life—or his death.When he left the city behind, he was in search of a place where nobody knew his secret.What he didn't expect was to meet a beautiful redhead whose views conflict so completely with his own.But as their romance deepens, he begins to doubt his choices and returns to the city.Upon finding Byron, Ruby discovers his devastating secret, and a battle of wills begins.Byron doesn't want her to know this part of him. He needs to deal with it alone, even though the idea of losing Ruby tears him apart.Will they be able to see each other through the darkness?Or should they save their hearts and just let go?

When June’s best friend takes his own life after years of bullying, she's devastated—but mostly angry. Josh was the sweetest boy June had ever known, and in her mind, the popular kids at school are guilty of murder. When an anonymous online poster starts threatening Josh’s bullies on social media, and then killing them off one by one, June secretly feels a little glad. That is, until she becomes next on the killer’s list. Forced to forge an unlikely bond, June and Beau, star football player and king of the cool kids, must work out who is behind the killings before it’s too late.

In a glittering underwater world, where danger lurks behind beauty and power... For the past twelve months since her parents’ death, seventeen-year-old Miranda Sun has harboured a dark secret — a secret that has strained the close relationship she once shared with her older sister, Lauren. In an effort to repair this broken bond, Miranda’s grandparents whisk the siblings away on a secluded beach holiday. Except before Miranda gets a chance to confess her life-changing secret, she’s dragged underwater by a mysterious stranger while taking a midnight swim. Awakening days later, Miranda discovers that she’s being held captive in a glittering underwater city by an arrogant young king named Marko. Nineteen-year-old Marko intends to marry Miranda in order to keep his crown from falling into the sinister clutches of his brother, Damir. There’s only one problem. Miranda is desperate to return home to right things with her sister and she wants nothing to do with Marko. Trying to secure her freedom, Miranda quickly forms an alliance with Robbie — Marko’s personal guard. However, she soon discovers that even underwater, people have secrets too, dangerous secrets... 'Vanessa Garden's world so deeply engulfed my imagination that I devoured the book in only a few hours.' USA Today's Happily Ever After '...a great summer read for anyone who loves a mix of fantasy and romance.' GIRLFRIEND magazine