Books published by publisher Sleeping Dragon Books

Three's a crowd, but four's a war.Big girl undies? Check.Speech planned? Check.Nerves of steel? Check.A single crush? …not check…?What do you do when you find your best friend/crush kissing your other best friend on the day you were going to declare your feelings for him?You only agree to fake date your crush’s rival. The King of the Bows, popular golden (play)boy, and all around douche, Xander wouldn’t be my last choice for a boyfriend.Across the school, battlelines are drawn and sides are taken between the new ’it’ couple of my former best friends and the excitingly scandalous pairing of me and King Douche. Xander keeps distracting me from the plan; make Jason jealous. He insists on holding my hand and kissing me and being nice. Ugh.Xander’s not nice and he’s not the relationship type, but he’s doing a damned good job of acting both parts.He calls it ‘keeping up appearances’, I call it ‘take one more pass at my arse and I’ll break your nose’.They say all’s fair in love and war, but what’s so fair about falling for the wrong guy when your two best friends are on the other side of the battlelines?Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

One divided heart.Only one real choice.A prince unprepared for the fallout.It’s time for me to announce my engagement to the people of Gallyr, to bow to tradition and the expectation of an entire country as their future King Dmitri Bertold Brevich.As they have been my whole life, all eyes are on me and they wait with baited breath to hear my decision. No matter who I choose, I’ll disappoint someone.I was told to follow my heart, so I did and there are plenty of people ready to give me their opinion of my choice. Even more than I expected.Not even Heaven can help me now.The Royal Misadventures series:#1 Now Presenting: I'm No Princess (Part 1)#2 Lady in Training: I'm No Princess (Part 2)#3 Three of a Kind: I'm No Princess (Part 3)#4 Some Proposal: I'm No Princess (Part 4)#5 Royally Unprepared: Prince of Pout (Part 1)#6 Royals in Dating: Almost Royal (Part 1) – coming soonPlease be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

One tattooed girl.Three frustrated tutors.A whole lot of accidents waiting to happen.It's time for me to join my dad and older sister in Gallyr, to dust off the cobwebs and leather jackets of a normal person's life and don the mantle of Lady Tatiana Bethany Penrose.For the first time, all eyes are on me and I have to be presented to society at a ball in my honour. So begin the lessons; dancing, dress, dinner etiquette.Now, all I need to do is not spill my beer on or set fire to my date; the youngest son of my dad's best friend, the Gallyrian King.Not even Heaven can help me now.The Royal Misadventures series:#1 Now Presenting: I'm No Princess (Part 1)#2 Lady in Training: I'm No Princess (Part 2)#3 Three of a Kind: I'm No Princess (Part 3)#4 Some Proposal: I'm No Princess (Part 4)#5 Royally Unprepared: Prince of Pout (Part 1) - coming soonPlease be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

He’s a semi-famous rockstarI’m Nerdy McNerdletonElijah Sweet: born rock god, gorgeous, sinfulElla Cowan: beautiful, confidant, popularChloe Cowan: wait…who?Born for the express purpose of being the understudy for my older sister, I’ve learnt that life goes faster if I just go along with the madness.Until the madness involves me, the School Formal, my sister’s hair-brained scheme to win over the hottest boy in school, and a misunderstanding that I’m the one interested in him.Suddenly, my quiet existence isn’t so quiet anymore and the bright neon light that heralds my eighteenth birthday and freedom is overshadowed by one that follows a boy who’s going to be the next big thing.But I am so not interested… Am I?Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English, grammar and syntax.

Sometimes, you say everything when you say nothing at all.Everyone's convinced the hottest guy in school's going to ask me out - that Mason and I would be the perfect couple, that he's my John Cusack. Except, he hasn't.One holidays, I find myself hanging out with the resident underachiever, and he surprises me. With Roman, I don't have to pretend that little Piper Barlow is perfect; even if we're both in a foul mood, just sitting in silence together is perfectly enough. Until it becomes more.But, Roman doesn't do more. Does he...?What do you do when you accidentally find perfection with the wrong guy?You fight for it.Accidentally Perfect is a story about finding support in the least likely of places, never giving up, and learning that being the real you is always perfect. Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.Not suitable for younger readers due to mature content.**Finalist in the Reader's Favorite Book Awards 2018 - YA Coming of Age category.**

…it’s easier.…it’s safer.…it’s often not hate at all.The Granger and Drake families have been through everything together; the suicide of the eldest Granger son, the Drake patriarch’s cancer diagnosis, family holidays with only slight maiming, and more dance recitals than anyone would care to remember.Leilani Granger can’t stand the person Casper Drake has become, and Casper doesn’t even recognise his best mate’s little sister anymore. Loving each other is second-nature, but they don’t know how not to hate each other either.As they face losing Leilani’s only remaining brother and Casper’s best mate to his inner demons, old habits lead them back to each other for comfort.But, after one night of a deeper connection than either of them were ready for, the lines between the emotional and the physical start to blur.Leilani wasn’t the kind to lose herself in meaningless sex.Casper’s been doing it for years.It's the only time they can forget the storm clouds in their lives.It’s the only time they can remember the sunshine.It’s the only time hate doesn’t get in the way.But, the trouble with hate is…it’s often not hate at all.NB: Contains mature content. Not suitable for younger readers.Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

Charley and Zane had been best friends since he’d found the broken board in the fence between their houses at the age of four. Sleep overs in the backyard had turned into sleepovers in his treehouse into sleepovers in one of their rooms when they both decided sleeping closer to a toilet was actually great. Zane and Charley were just friends until his girlfriend dumps him and there’s the beginnings of a spark. But they’ve grown a little apart in recent years and neither of them think the other would possibly ever be interested in anything more. So Charley fakes a crush and it’s Zane to the rescue in helping her follow her heart.After all, there’s safety in the friendzone.Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

Meet Christopher Henderson. Kit to his friends and admirers. Hendo to the jocks who worship him. Butt-head (or Topher) to me and my best friend. AKA, the dillweed of a human being.Meet Alexander Henderson. Ander to the people who put up with his skinny ass. Hendo Jr to the jocks sucking up to Topher. Best Friend Extraordinaire to me. AKA, the love of my life.Meet Addison MacGuire. Addy to whoever asks because (honestly) what kind of name is Addison? Addy Mac to anyone who sees her doing stupid sh*t. And well…me to me. AKA, the girl you don’t date because... Well, who knows.So, what happens when you take one tomboy, one best friend, and that best friend’s stupidly hot, popular older brother with a bad attitude?That’s right, you get a story worthy of a teen rom-com.Because, sometimes real life is a bitch. Sometimes the only guy to come between you and the love of your life is the one guy you weren’t supposed to fall in love with. But, how do you tell the difference between love, lust and friendship?Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

Paige is Mitcham College's Silver Spoon; she can have any guy she wants. Or can she? When her friends bet she can’t get a bad boy to fall for her, she agrees to the wager. Enter Bash Baker; Mitcham College’s cherry popper. He’s the most egotistical, stereotypical jerk in the whole school. Either Bash’s fragile male ego is popped by the formal, or Paige has to give Mia’s nerdy cousin his first French kiss.Bash is Mitcham College's Cherry Popper; he’s popped more cherries than Casanova in all of Venice*. But there’s one cherry his mates bet he’ll never get. Enter Paige Nicholls; the school’s ‘it’ girl. Never one to shy away from a bet, Bash agrees to his mate’s wager. Either Paige’s cherry is popped by the formal, or Bash gives up his title to the nerdy band geek in the year below them.It’s War of the Romance as Paige and Bash try to seduce the other one without falling for the ruse themselves. Usual tactics don’t seem to be working, so the two of them might need to switch things up. Otherwise they might find they’re the one who’s popped.*possible exaggeration.This satirical rom-com is not recommended for younger readers due to mature content. Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian syntax and grammar.

The devil always collects. And so does his son.DrakeMost guys like their dads.Most guys aren't the son of the literal devil.When Daddy Dearest tells me its unseemly for the last living son of the Lord of Hell to be unmarried, I hate to think who he has in mind. Until, I remember I’m technically already married. Yeah, she’s human and I was all of eight at the time. But, still counts.Now I just need to get my wife to Hell for a meet and greet with Pops and send her back home. Except, our marriage won’t technically be legit until it’s consummated. And I don’t know that I want to send her home…WrenMost girls live normal lives.Most girls aren’t married to the devil’s son.There is something weirdly familiar about the new guy next door, but I can’t place it. Then a weird little demon thing turns up in my room to tell me a prince of Hell wishes for an audience with me. Oh, yeah. And, apparently – while I’m not even eighteen yet – he’s my husband?So, I find myself stuck in Hell with a husband. And, I guess I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would. There’s always something going on and things to discover. And soon, I don’t know that I want to go home.Please be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax. Not recommended for younger readers due to mature content.

One reluctant heart.Three weeks to decide.A whole country waiting to see who he'll pick.The man I love is a man I can't have. He needs someone who can stand confidently by his side. Someone who belongs. Not someone who can still barely walk in heels.He's going to announce his engagement in mere weeks and I'm far too young for that sort of thing. It's far too soon.But, could I be a princess if it meant seeing his smile every day. Could I be confident? Could I belong? Could I be the right choice?I'll have to if I don't want to watch the man I love marry someone else.The Royal Misadventures series:#1 Now Presenting: I'm No Princess (Part 1)#2 Lady in Training: I'm No Princess (Part 2)#3 Three of a Kind: I'm No Princess (Part 3)#4 Some Proposal: I'm No Princess (Part 4)#5 Royally Unprepared: Prince of Pout (Part 1) - coming soonPlease be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

The devil commands Hell. Can he grandparent?DrakeMy dad is literally the devil.But I suddenly don’t care so much.Wren and I got the sort of happily ever after you’re not supposed to get I Hell. But, that’s not the end of the surprises; Wren’s pregnant. I have no idea how to be a dad and mine’s a terrible example. But the guy is totally thrilled to be a grandfather.Between Wren’s hormones and growing powers, there’s an adjustment period. And, there’s more than meddling grandparents threatening our happily ever after. But I’m Lucifer’s son and I don’t lose.WrenBeing a mum-to-be is worrying enough.Carrying Lucifer’s grandchild is terrifying.Drake and I are married something like three times over by now. My parents wish I was closer, but I get to visit and they’re free to see us too. Which, they take total advantage of once they find out the news; I’m pregnant with a part-nephilim baby.Getting used to the idea I’m going to be a mum is one thing. Blasting Drake when I’m angry is another. And, my body might not be strong enough for this. But I’m Lucifer’s daughter-in-law and I don’t lose.Please be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax. Not recommended for younger readers due to mature content.