Bøger af Bonnie Ramthun

With great power comes major trouble... The last time Ray Sebastian got his hands on a magical artifact, it turned out to be the most dangerous thing in the world. But this time, he's discovered a magic dagger that seems too good to be true. One touch from this dagger bestows incredible abilities-Ray transforms from a wimp to a kung-fu master, his friend Clancy gets the ability to shoot like Robin Hood, and even Ray's pokey dad instantly learns to drive like a NASCAR legend. Who wouldn't want an artifact like that?And that's the problem. Everyone wants it. By everyone, that doesn't just mean the enemies Ray knows about, like the secret society that controls half of Centerville. It also means black-suited squads of mysterious government agents who will stop at nothing to get the dagger for their own agenda. And worst of all, it means the new kid at school, Finn Chatsworth-a genius level super-bully that wants much, much more than to make Ray's life miserable. If Ray isn't careful, he's going to lose everything-the dagger, his freedom, his family, his friendship with Clancy... and even the one thing he never asked for: his destiny as The Shining One.

The exciting conclusion to The Centerville Chronicles is here... The Awful Solstice is just a few days away. Ray doesn't know if he's ready to be the Shining One, but he's determined to try. For a kid whose biggest worry used to be trying out for the baseball team, it still seems crazy to be carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders. But now Ray has new allies - which would be great, except all of them have their own ideas about what he's supposed to do. Between strange prophecies and self-important secret societies, everyone wants to tell Ray how he's supposed to behave. Worst of all, these new allies keep herding Ray and Clancy, his best friend, from one catastrophe to another The final battle is almost here. The forces of evil hold all the cards - they've got gods, monsters, legends, and the nastiest sorcerer who's ever cast a curse. And Ray knows that only he can make the choice that will decide the fate of the world. Ray never asked to be The Shining One. But he'll see it through his way - or die trying.

Computer hacker Sorcha Stone agrees to break an ancient, cryptic code only to discover that anyone who tries to solve it dies within three days of receiving it. She's the next victim unless she can unravel the code, find the ultimate treasure, and defeat the shadowy, supernatural forces who protect it.

Saving the world just got tricky Ray knows he has to save the world this coming summer, since he's supposed to be "The Shining One." But then the mysterious new bully in town, Finn, tells Ray that he's the true one of the prophecies, not Ray. Finn has taken the Stone of Excellent Luck from the deadly caverns underneath the town, the first magical artifact needed to stop the Awful Solstice.Finn is now after the great sword Excalibur, and once he's got it, he's going to be unstoppable. Worst of all, Finn doesn't want to save the world. He wants to see everything fall apart! Ray and Clancy must brave the deadly traps in the caverns, find Excalibur first, and convince Finn to play a desperate game of winner-takes-all. Their adventure takes them to the windswept moors of Scotland, the oceans of the Caribbean, and a final confrontation that will give them a way to save the world, or lose their chance forever.

Detective Eileen Reed - "the savviest heroine since Kinsey Millhone" (Carolyn Hart) returns in this shattering thriller by the author of Ground Zero...After a freak Colorado earthquake, two people are found murdered. Detective Eileen Reed and her partner are called to investigate. But as Eileen races to uncover the pieces of the puzzle, she is confronted with a frightening connection between the murders and the tremors - and the possibility that this earthquake was not an act of God. And as more quakes continue to shock Colorado's San Luis Valley, a sinister plot of government conspiracy and man-made mayhem begins to unravel..."Captivating... Fascinating, multilayered characters who interact with intelligence and passion...An unrelenting pace that doesn't let up until the suspenseful climax." - The Denver Post

The murder: At a high-security military complex in Colorado, a computer War Game ends with the brutal death of a programmer.The suspects: The seven other Gamers, all of whom have their own motives.The mystery: The victim was murdered in a sealed room that was impossible to enter or leave.Now, a homicide cop and a CIA analyst follow a trail of clues through a maze of international intrigue and treachery, and learn that one murder was only the beginning..."Like getting to wear a top security badge and being admitted into fascinating places you'd never otherwise get to go." -- Nancy Pickard, author of The Blue Corn Murders.

When out-of-work ex-soldier Kyle Templeton agrees to a job interview set up by a friend, he's hungry enough to consider a job as a Texas mall cop. The mall turns out to be an abandoned facility converted into cloud computer storage and the manager, beautiful Jackie MacAllistair, has no sooner greeted them when the facility is attacked by deadly creatures of unknown origin. Kyle and his fellow ex-soldier Tater Underwood must use every skill they have to fight for their lives and the lives of the innocents caught in an arena of death, an arena that turns out to be their real job interview. If they survive, they're going to be offered a position that turns out to be more tempting, and more evil, than they can imagine.

Ray thought magic only existed in books and movies--not in real life! On the first day of seventh grade, twelve-year-old Ray Sebastian discovers his home town, Centerville, is the most dangerous place on Earth. Buried in caves underneath the town is a treasure-trove of ancient and powerful artifacts that were kept secret--until now. Ray and Clancy Jones, the fearless new girl at school, uncover a magical stone turtle that gives them amazing power over others. Together with Clancy's eccentric grandfather, the three join forces to prevent the turtle from falling into the hands of a deadly sorcerer who wants the ultimate power for himself. From the streets of Centerville to the dangerous caves beneath, can Ray and his friends protect the magical artifacts and defeat the villains before it's too late?