Books published by publisher City Point Press

Most history books describe the American Revolution as a war between men, but in the Carolinas, heroic women like Martha Bratton played a part in defeating the British and ensuring independence for the thirteen colonies. Fearless Martha: A Daughter of the American Revolution is a fictionalized and illustrated biography of this plucky female patriot for young readers.Each captivating chapter describes this resilient and fearless young mother in her commitment to preserve and protect her family and home in the backcountry of South Carolina. When her husband rides off to join a militia and fight for independence, Martha and her children―four daughters and a rambunctious six-year-old boy―try to hold their lives together. Between blowing up a secret cache of gunpowder before Tories can confiscate it to blowing off a rattlesnake’s head, Martha Bratton stands tall as battles wage around her during the summer of 1780.In a riveting scene on the front porch of her home, Martha meets the enemy face to face as a British soldier holds a blade to her neck and her children cower behind her. Recreated through imagination, public records and backcountry traditions, Fearless Martha is a powerful story of bravery in a tumultuous time.

When Their Home is in Danger, Will The Plan be Undone?The liberation of their homeland depends on Bristol, Samara, Denver, and Jude. Each has a unique role to play, but the same mission. Yet, when the first phase of their plan is botched, the political climate of their new country turns on the little assembly of American refugees and forces them back into the shadows.Now, in a race against the clock, they must come together to save those they love back home and find their place in a new world. Will they be able to save their homes, their freedom, and their lives?Suspenseful, romantic, and awash in the spirit of social justice, the conclusion to the Children of the Uprising series has arrived.“Lynch’s exceptional near-future totalitarian nightmare of obedience and forced sterilization, all major individual decisions are removed. Four central characters in an unnamed city resent their repressive lives...Their lives intertwine in Lynch’s scant but complex book, which packs in scathing commentaries on police brutality, crime prevention, population control, classism, and state-sponsored murder.” - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY ★★★★★AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: Writing is a compulsive behavior of mine. I started filling journals with observations, stories poems, lists, and quotes throughout my childhood and just never stopped. I've had a blog ever since my family got a computer. I'd always wanted to write novels, but up until recently, I lacked the discipline. Now that I've found a process that works for me, I write novels because it's what lights me up; it fulfills me.Q: What do you write?A: Right now, I write fiction with speculative elements. Real life can also be bizarre and thrilling, but I really enjoy playing with science and technology, magic, and time travel. Below is the reading order for my current series.CHILDREN OF THE UPRISINGUnregistered (book 1)Unafraid (book 2)Undone (book 3)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Readers are on my mind the entire time I'm writing. I try to be thoughtful enough to craft the experience that a reader will have when they enter the world of my novel. I'm always proud to say that I write commercial fiction, because it means my stories are created with the reader in mind. Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to journey into a world of science fiction, adventure, and the unregistered!

Kate Moore Barry served as a scout and a spy and is credited with helping Gen. Daniel Morgan defeat the British at the Battle of Cowpens, a turning point in the war for independence. The author weaves together history, folklore and fiction to create a memorable story about three generations of Scots-Irish settlers who built a life in the wilderness of the South Carolina Upcountry during the 1700s. llustrated by John Ingle, Courageous Kate tells riveting stories of Kate’s encounters with cruel Tories and of the day she tied her youngest child to a bedpost so she could ride out to alert Patriot militiamen about gunfire at her parent’s nearby home.

Some of the most familiar animals are the friendly faces found on the farm. From ducks to donkeys, horses to hens, these animals have a special relationship with the people who care for them -- and with people in general. Take a colorful, close-up tour of the farm and meet the animals that have become our friends and part of our way of life. Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic and endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

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.

From acclaimed science fiction author, Megan Lynch, comes the Children of the Uprising Collection. The set contains books 1 - 3 of the series, including Unregistered, Unafraid, and Undone. Join Bristol and his friends at they take on the Metrics government in the world of the unregistered!*******UNREGISTERED (Book 1)Living the ideal life is a human right…unless you’re unregistered.Under the watchful eye of the Metrics, will Bristol and his friends be able to escape the government's clutches, and survive long enough to discover an unknown world.*******UNAFRAID (Book 2)When freedom has a price, who will stand unafraid?The Metrics government has claimed success in relocating millions of Unregistered citizens out west. But the group who escaped their insidious plan knows the truth—the government had their fellow outsiders murdered.*******UNDONE (Book 3)When their home is in danger, will the plan be undone?In a race against the clock, the allies must come together to save those they love back home and find their place in a new world. Will they be able to save their homes, their freedom, and their lives?*******If you like Allie Condie, Dan Wells, Caragh M. O’Brien, Kyla Stone, and J.B. Simmons you’ll love this gripping dystopian ride into a sci-fi world!“Exceptional near-future totalitarian nightmare of obedience and forced sterilization. Lynch’s complex book packs in scathing commentaries on police brutality, crime prevention, population control, classism, and state-sponsored murder.” - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY ★★★★★*******What reviewers are saying:★★★★★ “One of the more innovative and gratifying novels to enter the dystopian genre.”★★★★★ “A science fiction story with a lot of heart. I warmed up quickly to all four of the core characters within this grim dystopian world.”★★★★★ “Omg’sh! Read this in one day!! Megan Lynch, you rock!!”★★★★★ “An unforgettable world and cast of characters.”★★★★★ “Engaging, with deep, thought-provoking ideas of government.”★★★★★ “A fascinating read with potentially serious social implications and a couple of major twists that keeps readers guessing.”

Meet Vanessa. Inspector. Steampunker. Robot Wrangler. Join Vanessa to solve the case in this giant robot steampunk mystery. A third Victoria has ascended the throne of a steam-driven country where enormous clockwork giants walk the streets and airships carry news of the Ottoman threat in the East.In the wake of a calamity that engulfed all of Europe, Inspector Vanessa Hargreaves of Scotland Yard is given the dubious task of policing steamcraft crime. Along with flamboyant detective Arturo C. Adler, she stumbles upon a conspiracy to use a horrific plague in an effort to prevent war.But even as dastardly forces converge upon her, our high-heeled detective struggles with her devotion to Queen and Country, and the shadows under the Union Flag grow ever deeper.Can she put a stop to this new disaster before her country is devoured by a Spectre of War? “Law fills the pages with exciting gear action and fashion.” - Publisher's Weekly ★★★★★AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Tell us about you and your workA: Hi! This is usually a hard question for me. Am I a child of two worlds? Yes. Do I call both New York and Hong Kong home? Yes, and that has pushed me into writing anachronistic work like steampunk. Am I a food writer, a trained chef, and a motorbike enthusiast? All yes.But they say the acorn is pulled into being by the oak tree it is going to be, and I was always going to be a novelist first and foremost. I grew up reading Douglas Adams and Madeline L'engle and Roald Dahl, and they were my friends when I moved around too much to have any. My wife and I basically live in a library.Q: What books do you write?A: I'm working on a ray gun series at the moment where I crash noir, Gothic, and western against a scifi backdrop. I adore fantasy. Ultimately, I want to push out of genre completely and go into lit fiction, but that judgement is up to the reader to make. Steampunk will always have a sweet spot with me. THE LANDS BEYOND FUTURE THAT NEVER WASSPECTRE OF WARQ: Why should readers pick up your books?A: My wife and few fans say this better than I do. They tell me I don't write weak female characters, and that I offer a voice to the voiceless. They say the writing is like a fine merlot and that the balance of action to hilarity is refreshing. Personally, I think the reason to pick up my books is the same reason you would give for following a stranger into a bar. You might not like it, but at least you will never regret it.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to jump into a world of adventure, steampunk, and of course, robots!

From cardinals to kingfishers, birds are everywhere: high up in the sky, diving underwater, hiding in the treetops, or hovering right outside your window. Dazzling, close-up photographs capture the beauty and variety of the bird world, from birds that could fit in the palm of your hand to birds that are taller than you are! Take wing with some of the world's wackiest and most wonderful creatures. Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic or endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.