Books with title Come a Stranger

Many generations ago, a mysterious cataclysm struck the world. Governments collapsed and people scattered, to rebuild where they could. A mutation, "the Change,” arose, granting some people unique powers. Though the area once called Los Angeles retains its cultural diversity, its technological marvels have faded into legend. "Las Anclas" now resembles a Wild West frontier town… where the Sheriff possesses superhuman strength, the doctor can warp time to heal his patients, and the distant ruins of an ancient city bristle with deadly crystalline trees that take their jewel-like colors from the clothes of the people they killed.Teenage prospector Ross Juarez’s best find ever – an ancient book he doesn’t know how to read – nearly costs him his life when a bounty hunter is set on him to kill him and steal the book. Ross barely makes it to Las Anclas, bringing with him a precious artifact, a power no one has ever had before, and a whole lot of trouble.On the final list for the YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, named on the Rainbow List for 2016, and also nominated for the Young Hoosier List.

Vidanric Renselaeus, Marquis of Shevraeth, is a courtly, well-mannered teen coached in the noble art of dueling. Growing up in a court that on the surface seems civilized under an increasingly despotic king, he is sent by his father to the infamous military academy in Marloven Hess. He expects to be reading theories about statecraft, but finds that he is going to learn about military command from the inside–and finally, what it really means to be king.In this prequel to Crown Duel, the reader learns what made the elegant Vidanric into the enigmatic Marquis of Shevraeth.

Bestselling author author, Tim O’Rourke, is back with another spellbinding tale of mystery, horror and paranormal romance. Strap in tight and enjoy the twists, turns and those nail-biting cliff-hangers!After condemning three men to death, Wizard, Jake Stranger, is banished from his home and sent to the town of Grey Edge. Desperate to become one of the respected Talismen, Jake knows that he has to keep his head down and keep out of trouble. But trouble is something that is never too far from him.Within minutes of arriving in Grey Edge, Jake becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome murders. But his real problems start when he sparks up a friendship with the young and beautiful Taliswoman, Franziska Rubik. Hunting a killer, they travel together from the world of magic and into the human world of 1985. Jake soon discovers that not everything in the human world nor the world of magic is as it first appears. Something terrifying is unraveling – and nothing could be stranger.Note: This book ends on an unbearable cliff-hanger. Part 2 is now available!

A dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman cycle. Mina Smiths lives to dance, so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn't even mind being the only black girl in the troupe--that is, until she is told she'll never be a classical dancer. It's then that Mina begins to face some difficult truths about race and identity and transfers her passion for dance to Tamer Shipp, the summer minister for her church. The problem is, he's a grown man with a family, but she can't stop wishing for more to their friendship than simply pastor and parishioner. Cynthia Voigt's incomparable mastery of character and community shines forth in this stirring novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle.

A chance game of hide and seek played the night the revival tent burned down has turned into three years of looking over their shoulders for young Marnie and Frank, who believe they witnessed a murder.Now a Yankee stranger has come to town – flashing a big smile and a cash-filled wallet, as he spends his time asking all kinds of questions. Torn between wanting to relieve the Yank of his cash and trying to stay out of Hell, the two spend a suspense-filled day in the employ of their enemy.Filled with the warm southern ambiance and gentle humor that internationally beloved, From Women’s Pens author Annie Acorn has made famous, you won’t want to miss this cliffhanger set in 1950’s rural Georgia!

Bestselling author, Tim O’Rourke, is back with another spellbinding tale of mystery, horror and paranormal romance. Strap in tight and enjoy the twists, turns and those nail-biting cliff-hangers!Something sinister is happening in the desolate town of Grey Edge. Wizard, Jake Stranger, knows that he must discover who and what Mary Briggs was but more importantly why she seemingly came back from the dead.With the rest of the Talismen unwilling to face what is really taking place in the small town, and with the body count rising, Jake seeks the help of an old friend and lover, the Wiser Witch – Holly Felderstafe. But with his feelings growing for the beautiful young Taliswoman, Franziska Rubik, will Jake be creating trouble for himself as the events that are unfolding about him become ever more dangerous.As Jake begins to unravel the truth about the terrifying events in Grey Edge, he soon discovers that not all the townsfolk are who or what they claim to be and have come from a very different world – a world that is far stranger than anything Jake could have imagined. Note: This book ends on an unbearable cliff-hanger. Part 3 now available!

When wizard, Jake Stranger, discovers what the nightmarish future holds for the human race, he knows that he is in a race against time not only to save his people but the woman he loves.Not knowing who to trust, and with the body count rising, Jake learns that he has to look to the past to save the future. But will Jake Stranger be able to deal with the truth that he discovers in his past or will he let it destroy him? ‘Stranger’ (Book 3) the final and nail-biting conclusion in the ‘The Clockwork Immortals Trilogy’.

Many generations ago, a mysterious cataclysm struck the world. Governments collapsed and people scattered, to rebuild where they could. A mutation, "the Change,” arose, granting some people unique powers. Though the area once called Los Angeles retains its cultural diversity, its technological marvels have faded into legend. "Las Anclas" now resembles a Wild West frontier town… where the Sheriff possesses superhuman strength, the doctor can warp time to heal his patients, and the distant ruins of an ancient city bristle with deadly crystalline trees that take their jewel-like colors from the clothes of the people they killed.Teenage prospector Ross Juarez’s best find ever – an ancient book he doesn’t know how to read – nearly costs him his life when a bounty hunter is set on him to kill him and steal the book. Ross barely makes it to Las Anclas, bringing with him a precious artifact, a power no one has ever had before, and a whole lot of trouble.