Books published by publisher J Lea Richardson

We are all transformed by the choices we make in life. Elizabetha is a Fairy who has it all figured out. Leaving her studies behind her, she is filling her mother's old position as a Protector of the Peace. At just fourteen, she is the youngest to take on such a role and not many believe her ready.Young and naïve Elizabetha believes she'll be permitted to explore the world at her own leisure. The trouble with that is she now has more responsibilities than ever. At her coronation ceremony an Elf interrupts the festivities to ask for her aid. Now she must settle a dispute between the Elves of Santa Fin and Merfolk of the Nila River to prevent an outright war. Elizabetha must prove herself to be a worthy replacement for her mother, Queen Claira who had a reputation as being the best. Praying her younger sisters Arabella and Kaspara will not burn down the palace in her absence she must enter a grander arena. All eyes are upon her. Her new position a true test to show whether Elizabetha will one day make a worthy Queen in the land of Fairoria.

In a big world being seven inches tall can be terrifying and adventurous. The shortest Gnome that ever lived is about to take on the world outside her hovel in ways she never imagined. Join Hakala on her epic journey of self-discovery!Hakala has spent most of her days isolated within the family hovel in the Napian Woodlands until one day a handsome Gnome lad walks by. She just has to follow him, to know him. On a whim she goes against everything her parents have taught her and see the world. With her eyes wide open she explores the world of possibilities in romance and life in general and her capabilities. Will she land the boy? Will she return home frightened or will she remain out in the world? Join Hakala as she discovers the ways of the world!

Merlin and a group of his friends were at their middle school on the night of the Fall Festival. Ms. White, a long term substitute teacher, showed them a mirror and told them to look into a mirror and think about whatever they saw. The magical mirror gave the students a curse or blessing based on how they saw themselves in the mirror. Unfortunately, it was Halloween when they looked into the mirror and everyone was wearing costumes. If they saw themselves as shorter than their friends, they might start getting shorter each day. If they thought they looked strong, they grew stronger each day. Merlin was dressed as his hero, Merlin the Enchanter, and imagined that he could do magic as well. Unfortunately, a friend was not so lucky. He had to either help his friend and risk losing his powers, forget about her and keep the powers of the mirror. Unfortunately, he and his friends were not the only ones who looked at the mirror. Another group of students had also gained powers from the mirror. They felt no need to help the cursed friend and decided to stop Merlin and his friends from getting to the mirror.Will he risk losing his powers to help his friend? Can Merlin and his friends save the cursed friend or will they be stopped by the other students?

"That man is coming back!" This bold statement launches a surge of change that ripples through the lives of family and friends.A mischievous puppy taxes the patience of Grandma, Grandpa and neighbors. They try to stay mad at the puppy; but it never works. Puppy power always wins. This Puppy Loves You! celebrates the bond between children and puppies. The puppy and three grand-daughters share gifts of curiosity, enthusiasm and love. They engage Grandma and Grandpa in living and enjoying the moment; and it keeps them young.Enjoy twelve exciting episodes from the life of a growing puppy.

It is fortunate that Pilot Officer Arthur Hughes decided to disregard regulations and keep a wartime journal of his experiences as a member of 18 Squadron RAF during the years 1939-40, for had he not done so we would have been denied the pleasure of reading the lucid account that fills the pages of this book.Its value as a historical document lies in the fact that it is a day-by-day commentary, in the words of the young man the author then was, relating his observations as a member of an operational RAF bomber squadron during a critical period of the Second World War. Arthur’s perceptive, articulate and candid descriptions of people, places and events provide present-day readers with a vivid impression of what his life at the time was like.Not long after Arthur had qualified as a pilot, his squadron was sent to France as part of the air contingent of the British Expeditionary Force. Based at Amiens in a photo reconnaissance role, their job was to spy on German troop movements towards the supposedly impregnable Maginot Line.Arthur’s descriptions of his sojourn in France provide an excellent insight into the conditions prevalent prior to, and during, the invasion. A picture emerges of a period of great contrasts in which the young aviators enjoyed hedonistic socialising punctuated by episodes of extreme danger.One by one, aircraft and crews were lost.As enemy forces closed in, 18 Squadron received orders to vacate their French bases and return to the UK, where, based in Norfolk, they swapped their reconnaissance role for that of an offensive bomber squadron during the subsequent Battle of Britain.

The mother-daughter connection is unlike any other, and while that special bond can often be filled with beauty and light, it can also take a dark turn and become abusive. A negative maternal experience is, sadly, very difficult for women to talk about. In Juanita and the House of Mirrors: My Journey through the Mother-Daughter Phenomenon, author Joy Richardson shares her difficult upbringing and the complex and painful relationship she had with her mother as well as relaying some stories shared with her by other women detailing their own mother-daughter experience. Insightful and rigorously honest, Richardson’s tales of her young life are grim accounts of abuse—both physical and mental—that convey the darkness of years spent in deep disconnection. While they may be uncomfortable, these pages also offer power, healing, hope, and even a little humor to the lives of those who may be struggling to come to terms with an unfinished maternal relationship.

Meet a group of inseparable teens from the little Town of Meadow Lake, beautifully nestled near the Shenandoah Valley and Appalachian Mountains in northern Virginia. Focusing on straight A’s and foremost, true friendship, they are about to stumble upon an unsolved 150 year old mystery, filled with scares and mayhem, angry neighbors, and a shimmering ghost.

Jeremy's Christmas: A Journey From Me to We is a heartwarming children's story of one boy's opportunity to learn the real meaning of Christmas. Through giving, rather than receiving, Jeremy learns what it means to truly have Christmas cheer.Some comments from readers:"This book is the cutest Christmas children's story I've read!""Jeremy's Christmas reminds us all - parents and children alike - of what Christmas is all about.""What a powerful tool for teaching our children! You won't regret getting this one!"

'Lost to us so early on, found by God and taken on' the epitaph read. 'Emilie was gone! Not for a minute or an hour, not for a day or a week; like an absentee father. Emilie Rowan had gone forever; taken, smashed out of existence by an unfathomable hatred . . .'Mark Rickman never gave a great deal of thought to his past - Why would he? He remembered it well. His first bike, his first kiss beneath a cedar tree, his first girlfriend!So who is the beautiful girl in the alleyway, in his dreams? How does she know him? Why does she look at him so longingly? What is she so desperate for him to remember?From the moment he sees her, Mark Rickman’s life begins to unravel. The dreams, the car crash and the secret that is Emilie Rowan starts to tear his family apart.But Emilie and Mark met twenty years before, and twenty years before something happened! Something wonderful, something tragic! A powerful debut novel about the discovery, mystery and love of a life lost and the passion that drove it.

Can Tom conquer his fears and the swing in his local playground? Tom is only in year four, but when he hears Zachariah Jacobs from year six, telling a crowd that he saw a boy going over the top of a swing in the local park, he thinks of nothing else. Can it be done? Can Tom really do it, or will he lose all his friends and end up with a bad school report? The sky is a clear azure blue, no-one is around and there's a chill in the air, but if he doesn't do it now, he fears he never will.