Amy Laurens: 27 books

Have you ever been reading a book - maybe even enjoying it - but when you got to a crucial point, the author made a glaring mistake that made you want to throw the book across the room? Would you keep reading? Here's a hint: most people won't. Time is in short supply, and readers are...

Ranging from the quiet ache of mundane drudgery to the deep, searing pain of injustice and world tragedies, this collection of poems by Amy Laurens offer quiet hope for the world-weary soul.  

Does the idea of analysing theme leave you confused and bewildered? Are you an author seeking to understand the power of theme in your own writing? Or a student trying to grapple with theme in the classroom? How To Theme is here to help! In How To Theme, you will learn: * How...

Usually, Scott gets home to one of his mother's crazy rants.  Today? Silence.  Which makes a nice change—except that today, evil shadows lurk in the pantry where the food should be.  Can Scott track down his mother, banish the shadows, and find something to eat in peace?  A...

Her ears buzz, day and night, like a wasp has taken up residence in her brain.  The solution? Call whoever it takes to get rid of it. No matter what the cost.  If you love stories that leave you glancing over your shoulder with a chill down your spine, don't miss The Wasporcist. 1600...

Abbi the Labrador loves her people—but she loves her bunny friend Zac even more. So when he pleads with her to let him out of his cage one night, she does. Even though it's the wrong thing to do.  Even though the consequences will be worse than she ever imagined.   A tragic...

Ellie looks forward to her regular spa visits. Running into that jerk Brandr again? Not so much.  Too pretty for anyone's good, Brandr arouses lust in everyone he meets--and Ellie hates the way he inspires her body to burn. She knows what she wants out of love, and she'll do whatever...

Springtime promises hang in the air. And Red wants her happy ending—no matter what her mother might have said. No matter what the cost.  A darkly optimistic sequel to the Little Red Riding Hood tale, for people who want to believe in hope. 900 words.  Welcome to Inklets,...

On a hot and stuffy afternoon, Chay and Sham want ice cream—and to spot the strange dragon that appears on the streets every Tuesday *first *this time.  But when a metallic, boxy beast appears blowing smoke and vomiting people, what Chay gets costs her a lot more than she bargained for.  A...

Ambrose sits alone in utter darkness, in a house nobody wanted, on a rug nobody loved, about to reach the pinnacle of all his dreams and hopes and plans.  What a pity it requires his death first. Let's just hope the prize makes the price worthwhile.  A wistful, melancholic reminder of the importance of love.   3100 words / dark fantasy

From the 'Darkness and Good' blog comes a collection of fans' favourite stories, all in one convenient volume. Come read about gods and monsters, unicorns and shapeshifters, magical worlds and galaxies far, far away!  PLEASE NOTE: This volume contains stories with both Australian and American English spellings.

The shadows are coming. Are you ready? Contains Where Shadows Rise, Through Roads Between, and When Worlds Collide.

Welcome to a land where ignorance kills. The only way to survive is to walk the difficult road and stand against the dark. In The Wasporcist, Lily grows tired of everyone thinking she's mad. She knows the buzzing in her ears is more than her imagination, and calls in a Wasporcist. In Certified,...

Deena wakes on a cold, Australian morning to a spontaneous forest, sprung up overnight while she slept. The other tent? Gone.  Friends? Gone.  Phone reception? None.  Temperatures? Falling. Fast.  Now Deena must figure out where the forest came from—and, more...