Books published by publisher Andrews

Anger Management: How to Take Control of Your Anger, Develop Self Control, and Live a Happier Life If you want to live a more successful, healthier, and more enjoyable life, you have to learn how to overcome negative emotions. Strong and raw emotions like anger often rob us of the joy we could otherwise be enjoying. Anger burns - not just emotionally, but psychologically and physically as well. Sadly, most people hang on to their anger or try to handle it in less than optimal ways. No wonder too many people are struggling with careers and relationships that are not as successful or as happy as they could be. This book steps you through the process of highly effective thinking processes that can defuse and re-channel your anger. Unlike the typical anger self-help book, this book uses a step-by-step experience-based approach. This book helps you deal with your anger issues by starting at the beginning how you choose to judge the stimuli or feedback you are receiving from the world. From this strong foundation, you will be able to handle situations without getting angry, or if you have no choice but to respond with anger, you will be able to do it positively. Yes, there is such a thing as positive anger. By channeling this powerful emotion to more productive releases, you not only get out from under the risk of reacting in the worst way possible, you also achieve great progress in other areas of your life. Listen to this book to finally make anger work for you instead of against you!

#SPBFO Semifinalist2nd EditionAlaric betrayed everything he believed to save Evangeline — and failed.His last chance to save the woman he loves lies in an ancient Wellstone, a repository of power, buried and lost long ago.Luck—or something more troubling—leads him to a small group searching for the same stone.A disgruntled dwarf,a bumbling wizard,and an elf with an unsettling amount of power.If he can gain their trust, they might help him find the cure.But the Wellstone holds more than he knows, and a terrible evil he’d thought defeated is stirring again, searching for the stone.Can the companions survive a traitor, a dragon, and their own pasts to reach the stone before time runs out?This new 2nd edition includes maps and illustrations.A Threat of Shadows is the brilliant introduction to the magical world of The Keeper Chronicles, a new epic fantasy series by JA Andrews. Fans of Patrick Rothfuss, David Eddings, and Terry Pratchett will love this unputdownable tale.Dive into this enchanting fantasy novel with real emotional depth. Grab your copy of A Threat of Shadows and begin this epic series today!

Nominated for Best Self-Published Novel in Booknest's Fantasy AwardsTomkin Thornhewn, youngest son of the Duke of Marshwell, has a problem: he’s not heroic. Regardless of his aspirations, the bookish, untrained young man is better suited to recording the deeds of heroes than being one himself. Which becomes an obvious problem when he finds himself clinging to a ledge above a sleeping dragon. And instead of wielding his family’s great sword with valor and skill, he drops it—onto the dragon.The problem grows immeasurably worse when Tomkin himself falls off the ledge—also onto the dragon.And his problem reaches its peak when Tomkin, after being captured, discovers a maiden locked in a tower. But this is no sweet damsel. Not only does she refuse to be rescued, she refuses to even admit she’s in distress.It’s too bad for the people of Marshwell that Tomkin is the only thing standing - or falling - in the dragon’s way.JA Andrews introduced the world to the magic-wielding, world-saving, story-telling Keepers in A Threat of Shadows. Now you can enjoy one of the Keeper’s most beloved tales: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon, in this engaging, lighthearted novel.Pick up your copy today and see why Tomkin's story is so well loved.

Christy Walsh is struggling with life after her parents' deaths and is still feeling the effects of a cruel high school prank. Devin Malone is her brother’s best friend. Tall and handsome, his charisma and cheeky smile made him the first crush of many girls, including Christy. Now that they’re both in their twenties, she sees him as an arrogant womanizer that she has to put up with...but then again he's also the reason she is still alive. So when circumstances leave her with a house to herself and Devin as a house guest, Christy is forced to come to terms with her feelings for him and finds that life still has some surprises in store for her.(17+ due to mature content)

Winnie McKeller is lost in her own home, alone in the town that she has lived in since the day she was born. Her world has been shaken. Death has been haunting her family for the past year, and on one unusual night, each member of her family will be forced to confront their pain and fight to put the pieces of their lives back together. Winnie's journey will lead her through the back roads and dark woods of her quiet town. She will find herself cut off from everything she knows, in pursuit of a mysterious stranger with no pulse and a Y-shaped incision on his chest. As the night unfolds, Winnie's mother will encounter a dangerous woman who claims to be a witch. Her father will seek supernatural help in an attempt to understand what lies beyond the veil that separates this life from the next. And her closest friend will be tormented by shadows that threaten to drag her into darkness. Autumn has always had a special sort of feeling to it. Outside, the leaves are changing and the air is crisp. It's the time of year when weird things happen... And this is going to be a Strange Fall.

On his eleventh birthday Thomas Farrell is informed that the deceased father he never knew has provided for his education at Darkledun Manor, a school for gifted children. Thomas, however, feels he's just an ordinary boy, but Darkledun Manor proves to be anything but an ordinary school…In this work of fiction the reader is transported into a world of myth as the young protagonist, Thomas Farrell, seeks to understand who his mysterious father was, and why he left him a strange glass orb containing a serpent. As the story progresses, Thomas and his friends become increasing caught up in a world they never knew existed – a world beyond the standing stones.You can review a short audio sample from the book, read by the author, at www.writers-and-publishers.com. A video trailer can also be accessed by viewing D.M. Andrews’ Amazon author page. Cover design by Alex Hausch. Word count: Approx. 74,000Brief: “Narnia meets Hogwarts” (AmeliaAT "Apostrophistica", Amazon reviewer)Audience: Although middle-grade fantasy, adults might also enjoy this."Spellbinding: An excellent and well written book. I was captivated from start to finish. I don't normally read fantasy novels as I find them a bit too 'fantastical,' but I enjoyed the escapism and adventure in this book." (Steven Ray Montgomery, 5 stars)"A fabulous book, extremely well written and engaging from start to finish. If you like the Harry Potter tales you'll be sure to enjoy this. Just as much fun for adults as children. Thoroughly recommended!" (S Devon, 5 stars)

In a world torn apart by science and war, an outcast finds love with a beast.Sabah has lived outside the Commission’s control her entire life. But as she approaches the age of Majority, her guardian pushes her to make a choice: life in the wild with a boy she barely knows, or a place in the nearby City with Berg, the boy she’s known since childhood.But when Arjun, a monster created by scientists, saves her life, everything Sabah knows begins to change. Hidden away from her life and family, Sabah finds herself trusting the beast when he tells her secrets and more—falling in love with a creature she’s spent a lifetime fearing.But in a world where control is everything, and life is something you fight for—can a love that defies society survive?

The Christmas Files: Operation Snowstorm is a hugely entertaining comedy thriller that shows us Santa and his toymaking operation as we've never seen them before. The story centres around ruthless billionaire Luther Averus's plot to get rid of Santa and claim Christmas for himself. To further his evil ends he recruits a young elf and former thief called Genk Relbeck. Genk at first goes along with the plan but rebels when he realises the extent of Averus's wicked intentions. The action flits furiously back and forth between New York and the North Pole as Genk races against time to save the day. In the middle of it all is Santa, struggling to hold on to the spirit of Christmas as he faces the pressures of the modern world and a pushy marketing director who wants him to hit the chat show circuit.

Callum Chase would much rather be reading a good novel than playing sports, or studying a bit of Greek myth instead of mixing with those in his school. Bullied and friendless, Cal retreats every night into a world of his own making -- a world of his imagination, a world where he is master, a world of dreams.But then one day something happens that really shouldn't have happened: the girl from his dreams turns up at his school and turns his world - both the waking and the dream one - upside down... Audience: Young AdultGenre: FantasyTheme: Dreams, Lucid DreamingSetting: England and Renaissance ItalyWord count: ca. 13,000 wordsLanguage: British EnglishRating: Suitable for confident readers of all ages