Books with title Shifting Sands

Grief is difficult, especially when it's unexpected. It's very difficult when you are a child, trying to make sense of the loss and to what just happened to your quiet and predictable life. It was that way for Luke Watson. Without the needed support to get him through his own grief journey, Luke makes choices he will have to face and live to regret. Then an unexpected discovery becomes a pivotal turning point. This is a story that will take you through the years of grief, loss, and personal transformation.

As young teacher, Ellie Stryker and her mare, Maggie, go for a gallop along the beaches of Dune City located at the tail end of the Outer Banks, they come upon a horrifying sight: a body has washed in with the tide, tumbling in the surf at their very feet. As Ellie tries to regain control of her terrified horse, two fishermen come to her rescue. All three get a good look at the body and it's like no other they've ever seen. Ellie and the fishermen, Dakota Johnson and Matt Greene, try to discover the origin of the strange creature. But a hurricane is targeting Dune City, and with the corrupt police chief who's in cahoots with a deranged scientist thwarting their efforts, it's a tough go. Encountering evil on the barrier island, Ellie also meets new friends and perhaps a new love. The earth moves in more ways than one in SHIFTING SANDS.

When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of an evil tyrant, Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on a perilous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in a shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian. Confusion and strange, terrible enemies await them in the ordeal of the Shifting Sands.

Being the new kids in town where you're not welcome is anything but fun—actually, it's proving dangerous, and possibly even deadly. Regardless, Meghan and Colin Jacoby don't regret risking it all to save their friend.But now, their lives are in great peril and they're struggling to stay ahead of the enemy. Worse, a secret is revealed which pushes the magical community's level of tolerance to its peak, landing Colin in some serious magical trouble—the kind only his sister can get him out of. But will the cost of saving him be too high?Because she can't do this task on her own, and the solution is just as nightmarish as her brother dying—she'll need to ask the unthinkable of the most unimaginable and unkind person, ever.

Dylan Waverly has lived his entire life on the tiny island of Swans Landing with his best friend Sailor Mooring at his side. But now Sailor has left, and no one knows if she’ll ever return. Dylan remains stuck in a half-life between land and sea on an island that is slowly dying.Dylan thinks he knows where his life is headed, until a human girl makes him wish for something more. Now he wonders if maybe there is another way of living, another choice he never imagined possible.But is one girl worth crossing the line that separates humans and finfolk, and causing tensions on the island to erupt?SHIFTING (Swans Landing #3) is the continuation of the YA paranormal series by Shana Norris that takes place after SUBMERGING.

When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of an evil tyrant, Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on a perilous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in a shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian. Confusion and strange, terrible enemies await them in the ordeal of the Shifting Sands.

For fifty years, The Island has been a haven for shifters wanting to learn to better control their abilities, safe from the threat of hunters and vampires.But Oberon Rex, one of the last gryphon shifters, worries it's not safe enough. Despite his wife's misgivings, he spends his evenings hunting down vampires in the name of protecting the school and the future of all shifters.That all comes to an end when he finds out his wife is pregnant.But leaving the fight doesn't ensure that the fight leaves him. When word comes of increased vampire activity in the nearby city, Oberon feels it's his job to investigate. His wife doesn't agree.Will Oberon honor his promise to his wife to spend his nights safe at home, or will he do what it takes to protect the school one more time?

When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of an evil tyrant, Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on a perilous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in a shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian. Confusion and strange, terrible enemies await them in the ordeal of the Shifting Sands.