Books published by publisher R. Wagner

Hope has a deadly secret… Hope has spent her entire life on the run, but no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she exists. And she’ll have to keep it that way. It’s safer.Even though mortals think the gods have disappeared, Olympus still rules. Demigods are elite hunters, who track and kill monsters. And shadow-demons from the Underworld prey on immortals, stealing their souls for Hades.When tragedy destroys the only security she’s ever known, Hope’s life shatters. Is it the fulfillment of Apollo’s curse, or is she being hunted?Forced to hide, alone this time, Hope pretends to be mortal. She’ll do whatever it takes to keep her secret safe— and her heart protected. But when Athan arrives, her world is turned upside down. With gods, demigods, and demons closing in, how long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight? Join Hope on her unforgettable journey to discover what it means to live and her daring fight to break Apollo’s curse. *Previously released as Curse of the Sphinx.*The Sphinx series is filled with Greek gods, monsters, demigods, action and romance. It challenges the concepts of fate, true love, and what defines courage and heroes. This series is perfect for teens or young adults at heart.***"This book is AMAZING! I read it everywhere. It is the perfect mixture of young love, survival, and mythology."- DELUXE, Amazon reviewer ★★★★★"The story is addicting and emotionally engaging. I found that I was invested in the extremely well developed characters and and the complex plot. I could not put the book down."- Hannah, The Not So Public Library ★★★★★"I can't explain how much I loved this book! I've been really wanting more Greek mythology ever since my obsession with the Percy Jackson series and this did not disappoint!"-Britt, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

Before the curse, there was a girl who refused a god...In Ancient Greece, the invocation May the gods watch over you was more than a spoken blessing. It was an entreaty for divine benevolence.Phoibe, daughter of Hera, lives a simple life. Raised by her aunt in the small town of Belen, Phoibe's dream is to marry the handsome Isaak and have a family. But the mortal man is not the only one with his eye on the beautiful demigod. The gods have unlimited power, but the Olympians don't fix problems. They make bigger ones.Have you uncovered the curse? Set in Ancient Greece, this dark fantasy blends mythology and romance typical of the gods of Olympus.A prequel novelette of The Sphinx series, Origin of the Sphinx is a short story, just under 100 pages.

Stripped of his powers and banished to The Never, James must save himself before he can save his fellow sorcerers from imminent demise. Prophesied by the greatest of all seers to be the sorcerer who would bring an end to the Epoch Terminus-the destruction of his kind-James grew up developing his powers under the watchful eye of his mentor, Akil Karanis. James's insular world is shattered when he is found guilty of murdering Akil and exiled to The Never, a mysterious and dangerous place reserved for the worst of the worst, a land from which no one returns. Powerless and alone, James quickly learns that the land itself poses a greater threat than its inhabitants. If he is to have any chance of returning to his family, any chance of proving his innocence, any chance of saving his kind, he must survive the dangers and temptations meant to ensnare both body and mind in order to discover what no one else has been able to discover-a way home.

This little book is written for the use of children in the elementary grades. "Tidepool Animals", one of the California Series in Elementary Science, was designed for the guidance of classroom teachers. Published in Bulletin from. it was necessarily encyclopedic in treatment, being planned to meet the need for a relatively condensed reference for the identification of classroom specimens, and to indicate the interest-arousing possibilities of directed study in this field. If, through its use, the healthy curiosity of boys and girls has been aroused, it will accomplish its major purposeThe present volume feeds this curiosity, applying the answers to some of the many questions in the minds of young readers regarding the flora and fauna of the Pacific coastline from Puget Sound to San Diego. The sequence of topics will not seem orderly and scientific to the systematic taxonomist, himself an expert in the field of marine biology; however, organization along lines of greatest interest has been undertaken deliberately in the light of considerable experience in the presentation of scientific material to young audiences. Readers of pre-junior high school age cannot begin with the "simplest" organisms and progress in an orderly manner to a consideration of the "more complex". Such procedure may be advisable from the viewpoint of comparative morphology and physiology, but is clearly erroneous psychologically. Latin derivations and Linnaean principles are deadwood to young people as well as to untrained adults. Their excessive use in elementary references is fatal. At the same time general taxonomic groupings, together with all factual information presented, must be accurate and reliable... From the preface of tis book.