Books published by publisher Opal Moon Press

Kiera Hemming doesn’t want to be a monster. She wants to spend her summer riding WaveRunners and taking camping trips, and to go back to college in the fall. But she’s a werewolf -- the first Lycoan born in 200 years, and next in line to take over her mother’s pack. As her mother’s control over both her daughter and her pack weakens, and Kiera is nearly killed over the birthright she doesn’t want to claim, she finds herself at the center of overlapping wars she doesn’t fully understand. With a mysterious Watcher, rival Lycoan factions, her mother, and Brandon—a childhood friend she might be falling in love with, all competing for her future, Kiera must determine what a birthright truly is, and what she will -- or can -- do in the face of hers.

Welcome to the University of Illington, where higher education doesn’t always take place in the classroom...Southwestern bohemian beauty Rae, Midwestern punk rocker Ryn, and intellectual Southern Belle Mitzy meet for the first time on the wild ride that is college life. At UI, they encounter everything from being haunted by the past to having brand-new starts, going from the dean's list to being on academic probation, and dealing with dorm-room drama that becomes finding friendship where they least expect it. So what happens when the place you were terrified of becomes your home and the crew of misfits on your floor becomes your family? You discover that the most important lesson is that where you are may be exactly where you belong.

Protecting Romero High from all things supernaturally spooky as Dia Muerto is a tough gig for sixteen-year-old actress Dia Summers, but it's nothing compared to protecting the ones she loves from real, live--well, formerly alive--zombies. Unlike the zombies that shambled around on set, the real deal don't follow a script.At the majorly important birthday party of her boss’ daughter, Dia experiences a series of potentially career-ruining social disasters. Before the night is over, she soon discovers that the possible cancellation of her show isn’t her biggest worry. Armed with what they can find around Bixby Studios, Dia and her friends band together to find out why everyone they know has begun popping up as gray-skinned, black-eyed, limb-nomming zombies. With the ailment spreading, time is running out before Dia is swept up in Hollywood’s latest trend.

This large,gorgeously illustrated book with a rich vocabulary is the sweetly funny story of a young rabbit who uses his cleverness and creativity to stand out in a "sea of ears." This first book in the Hopalong Hollow series by author and illustrator Jeri Landers features 36 pages of elaborate old world illustration reminiscent of Beatrix Potter. There is plenty to seek and learn about art and "hidden objects. Awarded a "Picture Book of the Year" by Foreword Magazine and an Ippy Award Finalist. This book is for children of all ages, truly an "everybody book"!

Dragons, bonded mates, and irreversible decisions.After a car accident left my only parent – my father in the hospital, I was swept away to the Dragon Born Academy by my estranged grandmother. If I had to be there, I’d be an observer of this place with its rituals and superstitions… After all, everyone’s made it clear I don’t belong.But then it happened…and Ashe Carrick – my impossibly irresistible bond-mate happened.Being Cracked Open changed everything… Who I thought I was, WHAT I thought I was…DRAGON BORN.The words alone bring to mind monsters and princesses in castles.I am the princess and the monster they locked away. However, my story has no damsels in distress, waiting to be rescued.It’s self-rescue time, and I’m done playing nice.

All 15-year-old Nick Zinsky wanted was a guitar of his own and a necklace for his mom, and he wanted to buy both on his own, without anyone’s help.Nick’s mom want him to focus on school and not get a job. But Nick is anxious to save up, so he spends the summer and weekends busking downtown with a guitar loaned from school – a secret he has to keep from his mom, his music teacher, his friends, and especially from the school bully, Beau. But when a music competition is announced where the prizes would solve all Nick’s problems, Nick lacks the confidence to enter. Can he find the courage to enter and will it make his problems disappear? Author note: ‘Street Notes’ is a story about bullying, a teens’ struggle for independence, and about learning that sometimes it’s okay to ask for help. This book was previously published with the title “Newbie Nick” in June 2014.

Jack Sunshine’s life is chaos. She’s seventeen and the head of her household following the death of her mother and the disappearance of her stepfather. Having to balance work and home at her age gets further complicated with her forays into dating. And to top it all off, the dead are returning to life.Jack now has the added responsibility of ensuring her family and friends are safe and sound during this outbreak. It’s almost doable until the tiny enigma of a girl named O comes along. It becomes a question of whether the sick will kill them or they’ll kill each other.

Do you ever wonder how a TV turns on? Or how a traffic light changes colors? Soon the World will find the answers to these questions, except it might be a little too late. On a typical sunny day, all of the World's gadgets suddenly shut down. Nothing will turn on. As everyone goes into a panic, losing their marbles, they soon realize why everything has shut down. It's not a power outage and it's not because everything is broken, but the true reason will blow your mind.You will have to read the story to believe it yourself.

Protecting Romero High from all things supernaturally spooky as Dia Muerto is a tough gig for sixteen-year-old Dia Summers, but it's nothing compared to protecting the ones she loves from real, live-well, formerly alive-zombies. Unlike the zombies that shambled around on set, the real deal don't follow a script. At the majorly important birthday party of her boss' daughter, Dia experiences a series of potentially career-ruining social disasters. Before the night is over, she soon discovers that the possible cancellation of her show isn't her biggest worry. Armed with what they can find around Bixby Studios, Dia and her friends band together to find out why everyone they know has begun popping up as gray-skinned, black-eyed, limb-nomming zombies. With the ailment spreading, time is running out before Dia is swept up in Hollywood's latest trend.

Nigel the narwhal is a fun-loving whale who spends his time frolicking in the sea with his friends, until one day a horn starts growing below his nose! His friends begin to shy away from him and Nigel has feelings of confusion. Seeking the advice of his parents, Nigel learns to embrace his uniqueness. Nigel and his friends learn that it is their differences that make each of them so special.