Jen Minkman

'I walk toward the sea. The endless surface of the water extends to the horizon, whichever way I look.Our world is small. We are on our own, and we only have ourselves to depend on. We rely on the Force deep within us, as taught to us by our forefathers. If I were to walk westward from here, I would come across a barrier – the Wall.Behind it, there are Fools. At least, that's what everyone says.I have never seen one.'Leia lives on the Island, a world in which children leave their parents to take care of themselves when they are ten years old. Across this Island runs a wall that no one has ever crossed. The Fools living behind it are not amenable to reason – they believe in illusions. That's what The Book says, the only thing left to the Eastern Islanders by their ancestors. But when a strange man washes ashore and Leia meets a Fool face to face, her life will never be the same. Is what she and her friends believe about the Island really true?Or is everyone in their world, in fact, a Fool?

The Island

'I walk toward the sea. The endless surface of the water extends to the horizon, whichever way I look.Our world is small. We're on our own, and we only have ourselves to depend on. We rely on the Force deep within us as taught to us by our forefathers. If I were to walk westward from here, I'd come across a barrier - the Wall. Behind it, there are Fools. At least, that's what everyone says. I've never seen one.'Leia lives on an island where children leave their parents to take care of themselves when they're just ten years old. Across the island runs a Wall that no one has ever crossed. The Fools living behind it should be shunned because they believe in salvation from across the sea. That's what The Book says, the only thing left to the Eastern Islanders by their ancestors. But when a strange man washes ashore and Leia meets a Fool face to face, her life will never be the same again. Walt, the boy from the other side of the Wall, isn't as foolish as she was always led to believe. And as Leia and Walt set out to bring the truth about both their societies to light, all the things they once took for granted fall by the wayside.Their island world is about to change... for better or for worse.

The Wall

Hannah and Josh broke up, but the story doesn't end there. When Ben confronts his best friend and asks him why he's treating his sister so badly for no apparent reason, Josh comes clean - and finally tells Hannah the secrets he's been hiding. Together, they embark on a mission to battle the ghosts from his past. Together, will they be strong enough to lift the curse that has plagued Josh for longer than Hannah could ever have imagined..?

Visions of the Past

Shadow of Time

An ancient land protected by a Tower of Light, its people ever tempted by Siren song, and a girl who falls for the wrong boy. On the island of Skylge, electricity is only for the Currents – the rich ruling class who once came from across the sea and brought the holy fire of St. Brandan to Skylge. Ever since, the light in the Brandaris Tower has protected the islanders. Heeding the Siren's call will drown your body and steal your soul, but the sacred light in the Tower will chase the merfolk away. When Skylger girl Enna welcomes her brother back from a long sea voyage, he gives her a special present from the mainland – an electronic record only playable on a Current device. The problem is that Royce Bolton, Current heartthrob and the town’s most gifted pianist, wants it too. After she stubbornly refuses to sell the LP featuring his favorite artist, he suggests sharing the record by secretly meeting up in his private summer house. Taken aback yet thrilled, Enna agrees – and discovers that there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to Current society and the history of Skylge. Why do the Sirens tempt the islanders to give themselves up to the sea? And where does the Currents’ monopoly on electricity really come from? While struggling with these questions, Enna begins to fall for Royce, risking everything to be with a guy who is clearly wrong for her. She will learn that the sound of Sirens isn’t the most treacherous thing out there to haunt her dreams. keywords: free ebook, free series starter, fantasy, romance, dystopian, young adult, mermaids

(Tales of Skylge, #1)

Sound of Sirens

In het afgesloten dorp Momuto, wordt elke avond bij het kampvuur het mysterieuze verhaal van Lake Musoro verteld. De kinderen van het dorp zijn bang voor het wezen in het meer.

Koning van het Sintelwoud

Na een Wicca-ritueel belandt Moira (21) in een droomwereld. In deze mysterieuze omgeving ontmoet ze de geheimzinnige Hayko. Maar kun je wel verliefd zijn op iemand die niet echt bestaat? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Het laatste licht

Julia has been in love with Michael for years. He’s the hottest guy in school, and she can’t believe her luck when they finally hit it off during Senior Prom. Her dream doesn’t last, though: after a few dates, he callously dumps her out of the blue. Summer vacation starts with Julia feeling heart-broken and miserable. But then she rescues Michael in the woods when he has a motorcycle accident in a heavy thunderstorm. From that point onward, her life is turned upside down. Michael has changed completely after the blow to the head that nearly killed him... and he wants her back. But why is he so different? And will she be able to trust him this time around? Can the boy who broke your heart ever win it back again..?

A YA Paranormal Romance

The Boy From The Woods

Mijn hart van ijs

Jen Minkman was born in the Netherlands in 1978. Although she has always written stories in Dutch, the poems and lyrics she writes are almost exclusively in English. About the title: "The aborigines of Australia use Dreaming tracks or Songlines to find their way across vast expanses of land. Words in these songs describe natural landmarks originally created by the gods in song, and the songs must be sung regularly in order to keep the land alive. Likewise, the poems in this book mark my walk of life and should be written, read and re-read in order to keep my soul alive and help me find my way."

Songlines

The first memory I have of my grandfather is of a moment that we share together.I'm sitting on his knee looking out over the harbor. Grandpa is smoking a pipe. He points at the horizon. “Look, Walt. Our ships are out there. And one day, another even more beautiful ship will appear at the horizon. A mighty ship to take us all away. And Annabelle will be at the front deck with open arms, inviting us all to join her on board.”“Why don't we sail to her ourselves?” I inquire wide-eyed.“Because she promised she would come,” granddad replies. “And in that promise we trust. It's only the Unbelievers who think they can do everything themselves. They have no faith in the Goddess.”Walt lives in Hope Harbor, an island community that has put its trust in salvation from across the sea. The townspeople wait patiently, build their ships to sail out and welcome the Goddess, and piously visit the temple every week. Horror stories to scare their children are told about the Unbelievers on the other side of Tresco. But not all is what it seems. Walt has questions that no one can answer, and when his best friend and cousin Yorrick is killed in an accident, he digs deeper to find out the truth about the origins of Hope Harbor's society… and the secrets of the temple.Return to the world of The Island and discover what Walt's life was like before and after he met Leia!

The Island, #2

The Waves

‘The world is never-ending. I never realized just how much space there is – how far and wide the water around our island stretches out. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I may have believed that a second Wall ran around Tresco, containing the infinite waters so we wouldn’t all wash over the edge and plummet down into the depths.’ Leia and Walt are on their way to the Other Side, where the legendary land of Cornwall awaits them. Tony, their new friend, has told them that all wars of the past have been forgotten and the citizens of Bodmin and Dartmoor live in peace. People adhere to the tenets of an old religion that preaches forgiveness and non-violence. However, Walt and Leia soon discover that even a peace-loving, ideal society like this one may have its flaws. While on a forbidden trip to Exeter, the old city of their ancestors, the two Islanders discover more about the new world than they ever bargained for. Secrets run dark and passions run deep in this thrilling conclusion to the Island novella series.

(A Dystopian Novel)

The Deep

Schaduw van de tijd

When Moira helps out her sister and brother in a Wiccan ritual on Halloween, the last thing she expects is to be swept away to a mystical wilderness. And the dark-haired, handsome man with amnesia that Moira meets there cannot be blinked away like a dream ...

The Space In Between

De knapste jongen van de klas is verboden terrein... en ze kan alleen maar aan hem denken. Vera is op weg naar Londen met de leerlingen van 6V. En natuurlijk is Morten mee, met wie ze de avond van het schoolfeest bijna een grens is overgegaan. In dit laatste deel van de Back to school-serie komt het tot een ontknoping die Vera nooit had zien aankomen... kan ze misschien toch haar hart volgen en samen zijn met de jongen die ze niet uit haar hoofd kan zetten?

Back to school (3 - De ontknoping)

Vera (24) is net afgestudeerd en heeft haar eerste baan in de wacht gesleept als lerares Engels op een middelbare school. Al snel zorgt de eigenzinnige leerling Morten voor problemen. Vanaf ca. 16 jaar.

romantische detective

Back to school!

Berry Taylor woont met haar broer Ozan en opa Terrence op het eiland Jersey. Berry en Ozan schrijven een bekend blog over allerlei bovennatuurlijke verschijnselen. Als ze op een dag vreemde lichten boven een graancirkel waarnemen en hun opa tegelijkertijd door een ongeluk in het ziekenhuis belandt, komt hun leven in een stroomversnelling terecht. Berry en haar tweelingbroer blijken deel uit te maken van een familie die al eeuwenlang een belangrijk geheim bewaart, en de tijd is aangebroken dat geheim te onthullen. Samen met de mysterieuze Roth gaan ze op weg. Hun tocht voert hen door heel Europa, langs Latijnse raadsels, Tempeliers, oeroude kastelen en verborgen cryptes. En dit keer zijn ze niet alleen op zoek naar spannende verhalen of verborgen schatten. Dit keer gaat het om een strijd tussen licht en duisternis; om de toekomst van de mensheid.

Sterren Jager

Enna wil meer dan een leven als arm vissersmeisje. Aska wil weg uit het klooster waar ze haar hele leven moet dienen. Melinda gelooft niet meer in de regels van haar volk. Al bijna driehonderd jaar wonen de Angelen en Skylgers samen op Terschelling. De Skylgers zijn de oorspronkelijke bewoners van het eiland, maar De Angelen maken de dienst uit en alleen zij mogen gebruik maken van elektriciteit. Hun heilige Vuur van Brandarius, dat brandt in de vuurtoren in de hoofdstad, houdt de gevaarlijke Sirenes ver weg van het eiland. Zo krijgen de zeemeerminnen geen kans de arme Skylgers en rijke Angelen de zee in te lokken met hun gezang. Maar zijn de Sirenes de Skylgers wel zo vijandig gezind? Kunnen alleen de Angelen elektriciteit opwekken? En wat gebeurt er als het Vuur van Brandarius dooft? Enna, Aska en Melinda zoeken ieder op hun eigen wijze een manier om zich te ontworstelen aan de ijzeren greep van burgemeester Alva en de hooggeplaatste Angelen. Maar dat gaat niet zonder slag of stoot…

Het licht van Lorelei

Vijf jaar lang heb ik gewacht op dit moment en nu ik er ben, overvallen de herinneringen aan een mooiere en meer zorgeloze tijd me ongenadig. Ik parkeer de auto aan de rand van de weg, vlak bij het pad dat het bos in leidt, en haal diep adem. Zou ze er zijn? Zou ik Ester nog kunnen vinden? Of is ze me vergeten en is mijn kans vervlogen? Fenna logeert elke zomer bij haar oma in Tsjechië. Als ze in het bos een geheimzinnig meisje ontmoet dat niet helemaal van deze wereld lijkt te zijn, kan ze niet anders dan bevriend raken met de mysterieuze Ester en haar hart aan het meisje verliezen. Maar heeft haar ontluikende verliefdheid wel een kans als zij en Ester in twee verschillende werelden leven?

Dwaallicht

This entire young adult dystopian/fantasy series now available in one box set! When Enna rebels against the strict rules of her island and strikes up a bargain with Royce, a rich guy from the capital, she knows she's risking her life by secretly using the electricity in his cottage. Her people aren't allowed to use the electric power that was brought to the island by Royce's ancestors, the Anglians. And yet she can't stay away from the music they share - and the feelings that grow between them. But what she doesn't know is that her act of rebellion will set in motion a series of discoveries and events that will challenge everything she and her friends have always believed about the island of Skylge... and the Sirens that live under the sea surrounding their home. Why do the mermaids call out to people and lure them into the water? Why is the Brandaris Tower with its everlasting light shrouded in mystery? And what secrets are the Anglians keeping from the other islanders? Find out in Tales of Skylge - a dystopian take on mermaids and alternate history from the low lands of Holland.

(the complete box set)

Tales of Skylge

Lo único que necesita Hannah tras su primer año como profesora de Francés en un instituto son unas buenas vacaciones. Por ello, decide pasar el verano con su hermano Ben en la cabaña de su madre, en una reserva navaja de Arizona. Allí volverá a encontrarse con Josh, el amigo de la infancia de Ben. El pequeño navajo ya se ha hecho mayor y Hannah no puede contener un sentimiento que va más allá de la amistad. Pero el destino le depara algo más, y no es precisamente paz y tranquilidad. Noche tras noche, a Hannah le atormentan extrañas pesadillas sobre el pasado del pueblo navajo y sombras terroríficas que la persiguen. Cada vez están más cerca. ¿Y por qué siempre aparece Josh en sus sueños? A veces el pasado consigue darte alcance. ebook gratis, gratis, gratuito, Libros Electrónicos Gratis Español, romance gratis en español, libros gratis, gratis, libro gratuito

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