Urban Schools

I shouldn't... he's my best friend's DAD... When you’re an African American 18-year-old high school senior and track star with Christian parents, being gay isn’t allowed. For years, I didn’t partake in any form of intimacy because of my parent’s beliefs, but I was hoping that that changed the night I snuck out of the house to attend my best Friend Ben’s birthday party. When Ben’s dad picked me up, I didn’t expect to be drawn to Mark, an older, respected blond, curly-haired, green-eyed police officer with muscles bulging from beneath his well-fitted uniform. He's kind and ...

They're rich. They're ripped. And they're ready to claim the woman they love - If you're a fan of enemies-to-lovers, brother's best friend, single dads, secret baby, second chance, next door neighbor, and surprise baby stories, coupled with a guaranteed blissful HEA, this collection is your next must-read. Indulge in these stand-alone stories where the most off-limits men meet their match, and love conquers all. BOOK 1: Mountain Man’s Baby Surprise My old high school crush is my boss, my unexpected roommate - And now my Baby Daddy... He's Alex Mason. The mysterious billionaire with a body...

A Human Pleading for Help When a human appears at the gates pleading for Alex’s help, he is more than ready to leave the Academy for a chance to cope with his guilt and heartache. Upon finding that Greyton is being decimated by gangs, Alex turns into the city’s vigilante, rescuing its citizens and returning the streets to those who learn to look to him for protection.This is the fifth book in the Werewolf Academy Series. The Werewolf Academy Series is seven books and is complete and available. The prequel series, The Silver Series, is also available in full. Reader Reviews *****This is ...

Sixteen-year-old Hal Stevens is a budding historical scholar from a small town in Colorado. A virtual outcast at high school, he has only two friends: Roberto the Biker Witch and Cleo Mallawi. Cleo claims to be the reincarnation of Queen Cleopatra. But when Hal and Roberto find Cleo murdered in the forest near her home, it appears she may have been telling the truth. Her last request sends them journeying to Egypt, where it quickly becomes clear that Cleo has set them on the search of a lifetime: the search for the lost graves of Marc Antony and Cleopatra.

As a young teacher, I'm fairly popular amongst the freshman college girls entering my writing class. At first I resisted their advances, but it wasn't long before I indulged myself in their youthful sex drives. But I've started to get bored of all the free, easy lays. That is, until I set my eyes on Millie. She was nothing like the girls who threw themselves at me. Quiet, shy, and smart, she gave no hint of sexual provocativeness. There was something about her that set me off. I devised a plan in my head, a special course just for her. In the end, I wasn't entirely sure if I was the seducer...

The first semester of sophomore year at the famous School of Roots and Vines has begun for life Elemental Sophie Briggs and her friends. Although Year Two brings a whirlwind of change, some things feel straight out of a not-so-ancient past. Sophie and Marcus become Combat Mentors, giving them more time together. Until Marcus's secret internship makes him miss more and more school. Something strange is happening, and things point directly at the ESCB—and Marcus.

Isabel Dreary's Undeath is a mess. When Isabel gets turned into a vampire by her almost-boyfriend, she expects a thrilling new life of moonlit adventures. What she doesn’t anticipate is waking up in a crypt while he plays Horseman of the Apocalypse—talk about a glow-up gone wrong! Now she’s stuck dodging the Rabble Rebels and grappling with her rapidly fading soul, all while trying to resist the urge to bite the hottest vampire in town. Armed with a mystical cat, an impractical scythe, and her secret stash of werewolf blood, Isabel must navigate the chaos of her undead existence. When...

Chase and his friends defeated the Order, but at unimaginable cost. Chase is in the clutches of Daemon, the newly installed lord of Hell, and his friends are left behind to attempt to come up with a plan to rescue him. But they're also lelf to clean up the aftermath left behind by the Order's defeat - caring for thousands of orphaned children, including many with supernatural gifts and extreme trauma, as well as tracking down any remaining Order operatives. And if that wasn't enough, there is the issue of the rift with the Queen of the Witches, who has more than one ax to grind. Not knowing...

Sophie Briggs has made it to her junior year at the School of Roots and Vines, but it isn't all fun and games for the Defenders. Change is coming. Some good and some . . . not so much. Friends are breaking up—will Sophie have to take sides? Sophie and Marcus are struggling, too. Marcus is pushing Sophie and the rest of the gang away, worried that being a Templeton will put them all at risk. He thinks he needs to do this by himself. Does he have to go it alone?

A Dangerous Path Alex knew choosing the path of the lone wolf wouldn’t be easy, but challenging Jaze Carso for the chance to bring the Werewolf Academy to the public would prove to be much harder. Alex has to decide how far he is willing to go to give werewolves the life he has fought for. Will his trust in humans become the biggest mistake of his life, or will his hope in humanity prove that selflessness can change prejudice? Alex has bled for both sides; now is his time to challenge whether those sides will do the same for him.This is the seventh book in the Werewolf Academy Series. The...

It's the last day of school and seven children are being told a story by a substitute teacher when they fall asleep as though a spell has been cast over them. They awaken to discover that clones have been sent home in their place while they're trapped in school by an invisible bubble. Worse, it's now the FIRST day of school. At least their dormitory is decorated with art treasures, their windows open to historical cities like Venice and Byzantium, they have lovely stroll around gardens, and food and delicious desserts appear like magic. Their living copies must know what's going on, but ...

Senior year. Two semesters remain before Raine Campbell and her friends graduate from the School of Necessary Magic. Louper finals are in full swing. Raine’s friends are trying to figure out their plans post-high school. A teacher is being threatened. And it wouldn’t be a complete semester without Dark Wizards getting involved. Some evil never learns. Also, Raine and her friends encounter a witch with a strange necklace in the kemana. When she invites them to a meeting of a secret society, things get interesting - quick.

As they say, there are a thousand ways to use a knife. If one method isn't working, don't keep doing it. It's time you try another effective method to help students see themselves and the world from a different, much better perspective.

Most kids at the Colorado branch of Mythos Academy know me as Rory Forseti, the daughter of Reaper assassins. Secretly, I'm a member of Team Midgard, a group of students and adults tasked with stopping Covington, the evil leader of the Reapers of Chaos. For me, the mission is a deeply personal one, since Covington is also the man who murdered my parents. When my friends and I get a lead on a powerful artifact that Covington wants to steal, we think we finally have a chance to thwart the Reapers and stop them for good.

Wishing Shelf Awards Finalist (Teens); Book Excellence Awards Finalist (SF); Global Book Award Silver Medalist (SF Action & Adventure). The building of the hadron collider was once big news, but now it is just part of the scenery for most of the community, until Airlie and other kids start showing unusual gifts. Airlie uses her psi abilities to solve a number of mysteries and crimes at her school and in her neighborhood - and comes to the attention of Inspector Jonathan Humble of Minor Crimes. Towards the end of the school year, Airlie gets two intriguing invitations: an offer of a ...

Sophie Briggs will have to fight her way out this time but without her elemental gift of life. It's the spring semester of Year Two at the famous School of Roots and Vines. The National Elemental Skills Trials are coming up, and Sophie and her friends are called to represent the school in faraway Colorado. Dark forces and powerful, all-too-familiar enemies are out to kidnap Sophie and steal her elemental powers. They'll stop at nothing to get their revenge.

Laylea has been hiding her entire life. She's never been to school. She's never had a friend her own age. She's never known anyone else like her. All that is about to change. In a world hidden from humans and wyrdos alike, shifters are still recovering from a vicious plot to destroy them all. They have two laws they live by now: 1) Hide. 2) Protect the children at all costs. Laylea has just broken rule number one. But she's only 14. So, they're sending her to school. Where she's going to learn.... Any place can be a prison.

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Dark magic has infiltrated the school of necessary magic. Spies stalk the halls. Traitors whisper lies to impressionable freshmen and devious wizards distract with charming smiles. If Alison and her friends can’t see past the friendly masks of their fellow students to the dark purpose they hide, it’s not just the school that will be destroyed. But the forces of evil should have kept one thing in mind before targeting Alison Brownstone.

It's the final year for most of the Defenders at the School of Roots and Vines. It's hard to imagine that Sophie is beginning her senior year and planning her wedding to Marcus the following summer. The group still needs to find their 6th Defender in order to save Thicket Hall and prevent the Serpent from being unleashed.