Books published by publisher Dragon's Roost Press

The best man on the pirate ship is a girl named Alex.Alexandra “Alex” Gardner is the reluctant cabin boy on The Bloody Maiden, a ruthless pirate ship run by the charmingly evil Captain Montgomery. The crew is convinced she’s a boy, and she hopes it stays that way until she has the chance to avenge the deaths of her mother and brother at the hands of the crew. All goes well until the ship takes a handsome captive. Could her feelings for him ruin her charade? Sebastian Whitley is a young man in love. He sails on his father’s ship, trying to find the beautiful girl he’s lost. When he’s captured by The Bloody Maiden, the annoying cabin boy saves his life – and makes it more difficult at the same time. His savior is actually a girl, and if Sebastian doesn’t keep quiet, it could mean both their deaths. Together, they have to thwart a mutiny, get revenge, and get off the ship before Alex’s secret is revealed. If not, it’s the plank for both of them.

Red Dragon Academy Book ISeven Children, Seven Powers. One Enemy.Addy Walker is a normal California surfer girl until her mother dies and her British aunt enrolls her at a boarding school called Red Dragon Academy in Wales. At first the school seems okay, if a little weird. Which other school has a sun-day when it's not raining? But when Addy stumbles upon a hallway that leads to a different and horrible part of the school she begins to have her doubts. Addy has always had vivid dreams but now these dreams are becoming frighteningly real and she has a hard time telling dreams from reality. Was it really only in a dream that she visited the cold palace and met the man who wants her captured? He calls her a dreamwalker and it seems that this is a special and dangerous power. Is Addy really able to move between two worlds or is she finally cracking up?Dreamwalker is the first book in the Red Dragon Academy series and in it we meet Addy, as well as snooty Pippa, brainy Raj, cheeky Sam, serious Coby, shy Gwyllum and worldly Celeste—all who may have been brought to the school because of their special powers. All of whom may be in mortal danger from a terrifying tyrant who calls himself The One, in a land that seems a lot like Wales, but isn't.

Every man in Elizabeth Morrow’s family has either disappeared or died. Her relationship with her mother is strained. Her Granny “knows” things, and isn’t afraid to share them (much to Elizabeth's embarrassment). The entire town of Fullerton, Michigan calls her the “poor Morrow girl,” and rarely in a nice way. Her best friends have their own problems: JR’s father is a violent drunk, and April has an abusive boyfriend. Elizabeth thinks her problems are petty compared to theirs. Then a dragon named Kieran crashes the Homecoming dance and calls her by name.Elizabeth learns she comes from a line of cursed dragon slayers. It’s up to her, as the last Morrow, to defeat Kieran or die trying. Destiny isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. The sorcerer who cast the curse is in town, and needs April's life for his longevity spell. She soon gains an unlikely ally in the dragon she was supposed to slay. Together, they must find the sorcerer, save her best friend, and put an end the curse for good.

You've read every dinosaur book that you could get your hands on since you were ten years old. You've dragged your friends and family to natural history museums all across the country. Maybe, you've been volunteering for digs or lab work. Maybe you've already gotten your degree or even your first job in the field. Whatever the case, if you are chasing the beasts of life's past, and you know that paleontology is what you want to do for the rest of your life, then "The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology" should be the next step in your journey. The Top 256 offers introductory fossil technicians, volunteers and young professionals over 256 practical, candid, no holds-barred, tidbits of advice on how to make that journey a success. It covers everything from field and laboratory techniques, to advice on publishing, dealing with your peers and conducting research. If you're a young professional, an old pro or just someone interested in fossils, this book is a must read!

Every man in Elizabeth Morrow’s family has either disappeared or died. Her relationship with her mother is strained. Her Granny “knows” things, and isn’t afraid to share them (much to Elizabeth's embarrassment). The entire town of Fullerton, Michigan calls her the “poor Morrow girl,” and rarely in a nice way. Her best friends have their own problems: JR’s father is a violent drunk, and April has an abusive boyfriend. Elizabeth thinks her problems are petty compared to theirs. Then a dragon named Kieran crashes the Homecoming dance and calls her by name.Elizabeth learns she comes from a line of cursed dragon slayers. It’s up to her, as the last Morrow, to defeat Kieran or die trying. Destiny isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. The sorcerer who cast the curse is in town, and needs April's life for his longevity spell. She soon gains an unlikely ally in the dragon she was supposed to slay. Together, they must find the sorcerer, save her best friend, and put an end the curse for good.

You've read every dinosaur book that you could get your hands on since you were ten years old. You've dragged your friends and family to natural history museums all across the country. Maybe, you've been volunteering for digs or lab work. Maybe you've already gotten your degree or even your first job in the field. Whatever the case, if you are chasing the beasts of life's past, and you know that paleontology is what you want to do for the rest of your life, then "The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology" should be the next step in your journey. The Top 256 offers introductory fossil technicians, volunteers and young professionals over 256 practical, candid, no holds-barred, tidbits of advice on how to make that journey a success. It covers everything from field and laboratory techniques, to advice on publishing, dealing with your peers and conducting research. If you're a young professional, an old pro or just someone interested in fossils, this book is a must read!

An Adventure Through the Tarot Major ArcanaSixteen-year-old Molly Adair would love to spend all her time in WarCraft Universe. On-line she is Darkfire, a sexy wizard who fights dragons and saves kingdoms. In real life, she’s a chubby nerd with cut scars tracking up her arm, a knot in her stomach that won’t go away, and a nightmare of plunging through screaming blackness that slams her awake every night. Her life totally sucks and Molly is sure it can’t get any worse…Until her parents die in a plane crash and a terrifying shadow begins to haunt her. A mysterious grandmother appears and whisks her away to Portland, Oregon, where a bizarre young man materializes in her bedroom, clicks a button on his smart phone, and sends her screaming into the land of Damia.The kingdom is at war, a rogue dragon is terrorizing the countryside, and the shadow continues to stalk close at her heels. A magical black cat and a gypsy’s promise are Molly’s only guides back to her grandmother’s house. On her journey Molly travels through each of the tarot major arcana cards, beginning with The Fool, Chapter 0, and ending with The World, Chapter 21.

Sixteen-year-old Anorvia is destined to be Savior of the land of Kollosnia and free its people from the reign of the Dark King. Anorvia is on her way to a portal that will transport her to Kollosnia. However, things go horribly wrong when the portal closes, and she gets shut out. Can she get back in time to fulfill the prophecy? Sparks Fly as one girl empowers a nation to fight for their freedom.

An Adventure Through the Tarot Major Arcana: Sixteen-year-old Molly Adair would love to spend all her time in WarCraft Universe. On-line she is Darkfire, a sexy wizard who fights dragons and saves kingdoms. In real life, she’s a chubby nerd with cut scars tracking up her arm, a knot in her stomach that won’t go away, and a nightmare of plunging through screaming blackness that slams her awake every night. Her life totally sucks and Molly is sure it can’t get any worse… Until her parents die in a plane crash and a terrifying shadow begins to haunt her. A mysterious grandmother appears and whisks her away to Portland, Oregon, where a bizarre young man materializes in her bedroom, clicks a button on his smart phone, and sends her screaming into the land of Damia. The kingdom is at war, a rogue dragon is terrorizing the countryside, and the shadow continues to stalk close at her heels. A magical black cat and a gypsy’s promise are Molly’s only guides back to her grandmother’s house. On her journey Molly travels through each of the tarot major arcana cards, beginning with The Fool, Chapter 0, and ending with The World, Chapter 21.

Murder and Magic Make Devastating Partners Molly Adair is a warrior mage. Her parents are dead and she's just moved to Portland, Oregon to live with her grandmother. She is so totally not looking forward to starting her junior year at Grant High School. She doesn't know anyone and even if she did, she would have nothing in common with them. Things improve immensely when she discovers that Grant is the Mage Web's magnet school for the United States' West Coast. She begins making new friends, both mage and normal, and attending Tesseract Academy, the Mage Web's school at the center of the circle of time. But then, someone steals Flick, her sentient sword, from its pocket between the worlds and stabs her best friend through the heart. And Molly is everyone's prime suspect. Only a powerful magic user could have stolen Flick. And because adept mages can jump through both time and space, alibis mean nothing. Molly's search for her friend's killer reveals a dark and dangerous secret, forcing her to either find the murderer or become his next victim.

In the year 2285, Grace Lirit, a 16-year-old archaeology student at Atlantis’ most prestigious university, has done what her professors said was impossible. She has created a time travel amulet. This same amulet is used in 2088 to push the launch of the Atlantis Legacy ships to rescue survivors from the Great Flood, and in 2135, ages a dormant volcano to create Atlantis.But it’s stolen. Before she can call for help, she becomes trapped in an energy field and vanishes. Once Grace regains consciousness, she finds herself inside a magic circle. Ernest Prescott, a Victorian student of the occult arts, is surprised the spell to summon a being from Plato's Atlantis worked. Can Grace and Ernest recover the amulet to save her family; to save her home; and to save the future?