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Clea Myers, a young English woman, comes to America to live the dream but experiences the nightmare. She goes from an Ivy League College to Los Angeles Women's Penitentiary in 3 years, emaciated and addicted to crystal meth. How could things go so wrong and in such a short space of time? Myers shares her descent into the hell of crystal methamphetamine dependence. Her story is of An English girl from a privileged background whose addiction journey brings her from an Ivy League College to Los Angeles Women's Penitentiary in only three years, emaciated and addicted to crystal meth. Myers' description of her rapid demise is a sometimes uncomfortable read, as she holds nothing back. The lights of Hollywood twinkled briefly but, once introduced to crystal meth, she became addicted. 'Dumpster diving 'became a regular pastime: grovelling in large rubbish containers, 'diving' for articles of value or fascination to her hugely disturbed mind. She was reduced to an animal existence, surrounded by dangerous and sometimes violent people. Arrested and jailed, she hit rock bottom and was offered a chance to leave LA immediately or stay in the drug offenders Programme. Helped by a family member, she returned to England still unable to stop completely. Finally, she did get help and discover a recovery path which combined her buddhist faith and reassures her relationship with the 12-step programme. Crystal meth in England has been reported only on the gay club scene. Part of the reason Myers wrote this book is to warn young people of its dangers. This book could be well used as part of a schools drug education programme.' Review from ADDICTION TODAY Magazine

Talking gorillas! Ghastly pygmies! Pipples? Lottie is amazed to have the Pipples ability for telepathy and teleportation, but this is only the beginning...Morath watches Lottie in visions on the surface of his enchanted pool. Through dreams, he leads her to a cliff face, where, with the help of her friend Bertie, she finds the entrance to a tunnel. Waiting for them are the Pipples, led by Otto, a rather bumptious but delightful creature, who escorts them to Morath. A bemused Lottie is told she is not completely human and with the aid of Morath's magic pool, is shown how she arrived in the land of humans. Now is the time she must return. She is needed as the only one who can attempt the mission to rescue Zultar, acting Crown Prince of Entransia. Zultar is weakening from his potentially mortal wounds in Fala's - Lottie's evil half uncle - dungeon. Morath forbids Bertie to go, but whilst following Lottie, Otto and a handful of gorilla soldiers, he falls into a trap set by Lottie's Uncle Thomas, who thinks himself lost, but still at war with the Boers in South Africa. Thomas was tricked into following Fala, in the guise of a fellow soldier.Can Lottie successfully save Zultar and Bertie, defeat Fala and restore order to the land?

Talking gorillas, ghastly pygmies, Pipples? Lottie, is amazed to have the Pipples ability for telepathy and teleportation, but this is only the beginning...Lottie's life changes following the loss of her parents, who were aboard the Titanic. The arrival of her guardian, Uncle Thomas, at the Edwardian estate of her father, spells disaster for Lottie. Morath watches Lottie in visions on his enchanted pool’s surface.Through dreams, Lottie is led to find magic chalks on a beach. With her friend Bertie's help, she draws a rainbow entrance on a cliff face leading to Entransia. They are met in the tunnel by the Pipples, led by Otto, who escorts them to Morath. He uses the pool to show Lottie how she arrived in the land of the humans. Now it is time she returned to be queen.Her mission, accompanied by Otto and a small army of Entransia’s finest gorilla soldiers, is to rescue their leader, Zultar, the acting Crown Prince of Entransia. Zultar is languishing in Lottie’s evil half uncle Fala’s dungeon. Morath forbids Bertie to go, but whilst following Lottie, falls into a trap set by the real Uncle Thomas. Led there by Fala, in the guise of a fellow soldier. Thomas thinks himself still at war with the Boers in South Africa. Lottie rescues Zultar, but Bertie is captured. Can she successfully execute her plan to save Bertie, defeat Fala, restore order to the land and return home?***Victoria Twead, author of Chickens, Mules and Two Old FoolsWhat a delightful story! Lottie is an engaging and attractive central character, and any child would love to identify with her and her adventures. Loyal Bertie is also well drawn.Finding magic chalks and drawing an entrance to Entransia is a wonderful idea and the enchanted pool is a lovely focal point. Of course, possessing special powers is a fascinating concept and the reader is led effortlessly into this magical world, and Lottie's seemingly impossible quest. The plot has unexpected twists and turns which always keeps the reader's interest, plenty of action and intrigue.Perhaps my favourite character was Otto and the Pipples. These endearing little creatures with their 'warning signal' tails are designed to charm any young reader.I can see this book becoming a huge favourite. It lends itself to follow-on stories and I can imagine the Pipples being made as soft toys which children would adore.***A review taken from Amazon.co.ukThis is an enchanting book, neatly and elegantly crafted. The author shows considerable skill in creating a wonderful new world full magical elements and characters (The Pipples especially). It has enough pace to keep younger readers guessing and enthralled without effecting the narrative and plot development. My 8 year old neice really enjoyed it (She of the Bratz generation) so to captivate her is a hell of an achievement. I have heartily recommended to friends and family alike. Good stuff indeed.

Was the old Star Woman murdered? Young Billy Perks, who found her body, is sure she was, but the authorities disagree. Their haste to close the file heightens Billy's suspicions. He and his pals Yvonne Sparkes, and Kick Morely, decide to investigate, unwittingly awakening a long hidden killer and unearthing secrets of wartime conspiracy and betrayal. Written for adult and teenage readers, Tuppenny Hat Detective is a gentle, nostalgic mystery story, set in Sheffield, England, as the city struggles to recover from World-War-Two.

The woods held secrets... ...and a headless body. It's not the only one. When the news broke, it was chaos. With the two best detectives on the case, there were sure to be some answers. At least that was the hope. They're stumped. And people are scared. DI Lorne Simpkins is getting bad vibes on this one. She can't shake the feeling that she's being watched. Are they dealing with a serial killer or are there two murderers on the loose? Now she and her partner are besieged on all sides by the press, their new boss, and every person they see on the streets. People want answers. Nobody is happy with how it's going... ...especially not the person who sent her the most frightening letter she's ever read. You won't believe the twists and turns in this thriller. Get ready to turn pages until well past your bedtime. This one's addictive. Get it now.The first book in the Justice series by NY Times bestselling author M A Comley

Hi. I'm Rachel. I'm fifteen. When we moved house (Dad's idea), I was so dreading starting my new school. Turns out, that was the least of my worries. Within weeks I'd: 1. Fallen out with my new best friend.2. Found out I was adopted and3. Figured out my parents were keeping something from me. (Apart from me being adopted, that is.) Turns out my whole life was a lie and I'd got to figure out the truth. I was like, a total wreck! The only good thing was Luke. This is the first book in a trilogy about me. My life was so ordinary until I found out I was adopted. Then everything totally changed! The second book, 'Family Fear' came out December 2010. Just when I thought everything was settling back down again things got really scary. Gran missing, police at the door, a weirdo woman following me and my life in danger!Both books are available on kindle and in paperback.There's no release date yet for book three 'Family Missing', but by the title you can guess, things just keep getting worse. I may never see my family again.

Gertie Gets it Right (eventually) is a children's humorous fantasy novel aimed at the eight years of age to young teen market. Gertie Grimthorpe comes from a long line of witches. Unfortunately, she hasn't really got the hang of it. Being blonde haired, blue eyed and free of warts isn't much of an advantage. Try as she might, Gertie's spells fall flat. She manages to give her bat-headed umbrella the ability to talk, but then wishes she hadn’t when all he does is complain and insult people. Even finding an owl to be her Familiar doesn't help. Then again, he is extremely shortsighted… Gertie is sent to The Academy to improve her spell casting skills. She soon has a best friend in the form of Bertha Bobbit, a big girl, with a matching appetite. Add to that a Moat Monster with a flatulence problem, the weirdest array of witch's Familiars possible, and a warlock determined to ruin Gertie's chances of success, and the story unfolds. Not to mention the demon...

Hi. This is fifteen-year-old Rachel Brooks again. In my first book 'Family Secrets' I told you how I found out I was abandoned as a baby and adopted. A fact that totally freaked me out!After loads of trouble trying to trace my birth family and all the tension my search caused at home, I was really looking forward to getting away for the summer. I looked forward to a fun-filled, relaxing summer in Scarborough, visiting my gran and all my old friends but that was so not what I got!As soon as I arrived, sleezy Joshua Green tried to chat me up. Later he cornered me and his hands roamed a bit too far. When I 'convinced' him to let me go he was not very happy, to say the least, and threatened revenge. The next day my gran didn't come home from the day centre.With only a few weeks of my visit left, I had to find out who hurt my gran and bring them to justice. But who was it? After what happened with Joshua, I was totally convinced it was him and set out to trap him, but at the same time I was being stalked by a weird nurse. Did she have anything to do with gran's injuries?I had to work fast, but didn't know that my hunt for justice would actually put my own life in danger.