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Michael August Novels

The Michael August young adult novels were originally written for the Z-Fave line at Kensington Books, aimed at early teens in the style of Fear Street. The works have been reissued by Crossroad Press in ebook editions. The stand-alone novels share a location but can be read in any order. Two seasonal novelettes have expanded the Pembrook High universe with a tale set at Halloween plus another Christmas tale.

Deadly Delivery

It’s just another long, hot summer – until Derek Cliver and his friends join an exciting new mail-order club. The Terror Club allows Derek and his friends to create their own monsters. AND it gives them the opportunity to “dispose” of those they despise most. But the game turns terrifyingly real when the monsters they create come to life – and actually murder their rivals. Now, as the body count rises, Derek and his friends must somehow undo what they’ve done … before they become the next victims!

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Bran Hatten is big, mean and unpredictable. He’ll pound any guy that crosses his path, and he’s a complete jerk to girls who spurn his affections. Tess Ryan and her friends are looking for options, even those the mysterious new girl at Pembrook High might offer. Charisse Bienville has hinted that she commands powerful magical forces. Tess and her friends join Charisse in a ritual to end Bran’s reign of terror, but they don’t count on what might come afterward. Charisse seems to have dark goals far beyond making Bran act silly. Stealing Tess’s best friend is step one. Stalling Tess’s budding relationship with rebellious Casey is a side effect, and there’s a horrible gift under the Ryan Christmas tree. As the countdown to New Year’s Eve begins, Tess finds herself in a race against time to unlock ancient mysteries. If she can’t do it before midnight December 31, the results could be cataclysmic.
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The Gift

Veronica Mallory’s father gives her a doll house that looks incredibly real. She’s too old for a dollhouse, but he’s trying to help with the heartache after she’s stood up for a big dance. At first, she’s thrilled with the ancient treasure, but then it begins to have a strange and violent effect on her friends and family. Can she unlock the gift’s dark secrets in time to save those she loves?

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A Halloween novelette set in the world of Pembrook High. Everyone expects Brianne Pratt to plan the scariest Halloween dance ever, but she’s facing a few challenges. School authorities want to keep the theme too tame. Her folks don’t like her college boyfriend who’s coming back for the evening, and worst of all, someone’s watching. Someone’s spying on Brianne, sneaking messages into her locker and placing strange phone calls that make it clear her secret admirer won’t give up easily. Even if she can navigate the treacherous waters of school politics and pull off a wild and exciting Halloween event, she’s worried she could be the real focus of the horror on the big night. Also includes sample chapters of the Pembrook High novel The Gift.

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Dark Angel Christmas Cover Art

A Holiday Novelette – It’s a 10-minute walk to the town square for a Christmas concert, until a mysterious white truck turns up. In seconds, following a detour to shake her stalker, Amity Nichols is in a test of endurance and a game of survival that are one and the same. Does the mysterious driver know about the dark secret she’s harboring? Or does he want something worse for her than silence? As darkness falls, Amity will have to face a challenge of stealth and patience until decisions on life or death can’t wait any longer. “This was a great short novella for the Christmas season. Full of action, a great chase, suspense and a fight for survival. Highly recommended!– Bryn Grover, Goodreads reviewer.”
Warning: Contains mature themes and intense situations.

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The Gift by Sidney Williams was a great read. It was packed with suspense, mystery, horror and paranormal. The action was nonstop and full of twists and turns. Just when you think it’s finally over you find out that, no, there’s more. 

M. Brown, Amazon Reviewer