Troutespond

A story about the author and his discovery of ancient statues all over the earth that indicate one human species was here before us. He sees advance science knowledge that we don't possess. He sees it in their "Origin" stories, symbols and today most importantly where they live "UP" in the sky! While he desperately races against time to stop meteors from destroying our species, the rest of his family and most everyone around him is building wealth and praying to God for "Salvation". He mercilessly continues to try to prove his scientific theory to people; who aren't seeking science. Will they "Believe" him or his new theory of evolution and welcome these "People" from the sky if they do "Return" to save us. Mike postulates that what they look like will determine this inevitable "REALITY" for each of us, but it won't change the ultimate reality facing mankind. We haven't conquered space and Meteors!

Alana the Teenage Witch is trying to lead a normal life... fixing doors to the fairy world, fighting the monsters that emerge through them, handing in her A-Level coursework, casting spells, and trapping pixies. Her new best friends have their own problems too, with a doppelganger changeling in their midst. Another job is waiting for Alana, though. It's all in a day's work for the Piper's protégé. The Troutespond Series is a YA fantasy, working on the premise that if the supernatural did exist, inquisitive teenagers would be the first to notice, and absolutely the worst people ever to interact with it.

Teb Nandi is having dreams about being an owl. Every time she wakes, she hears voices calling her name. Could this be goblins at work? And then, there's the Piper telling her to stop complaining and do her job, easy to say when you're not Goddess of the Hunt. Prom night or Wild Hunt? Teb finds dealing with her constituents, and their idea of a good time, is a whole, mess of weird. Never mind getting ready for a boring school dance and managing her date. Unfortunately, she asked for it... The Troutespond Series is a YA fantasy, working on the premise that if the supernatural did exist, inquisitive teenagers would be the first to notice and absolutely the worst people ever to interact with it.

Tanya, Alana, Teb and Ally are celebrating their exam results and planning for an exciting future ahead. The trouble with living in Troutespond though, is that no matter what your plans are, the town will make its own for you. A secret cult of red-robed figures is skulking around town, the Piper has been banished, the dead are reappearing, and being volunteered for human sacrifice seems to be the order of the day. There's plenty of magic, of course. And a dragon! The Troutespond Series is a YA fantasy, working on the premise that if the supernatural did exist, inquisitive teenagers would be the first to notice, and absolutely the worst people ever to interact with it.

Halloween is drawing near and Ally is far from the safety of Troutespond. Her attempts at a normal life have netted her a role in a cursed-to-die orchestra club, haunted by its past members. Now, unwittingly tied to thirteen musical ghosts, the more they play, the more their fates are bound to the dead. With the help of Alana, her boyfriend the Piper, and the new friends she's made on campus, Ally must find a way to break the curse, while trying to be a model student, girlfriend and mandolin player.