Vanessa Garden

In a glittering underwater world, nothing is as it seems... For the past twelve months since her parents' death, seventeen-year-old Miranda Sun has harboured a dark secret — a secret that has strained the close relationship she once shared with her older sister, Lauren. In an effort to repair this broken bond, Miranda's grandparents whisk the siblings away on a secluded beach holiday. But before Miranda gets a chance to confess her life-changing secret, she's dragged underwater by a mysterious stranger while taking a midnight swim. Awakening days later, Miranda discovers that she's being held captive in a dazzling underwater city by an arrogant young man named Marko...the King of this underwater civilisation! Nineteen-year-old Marko intends to marry Miranda in order to keep his crown from falling into the sinister clutches of his half-brother, Damir. There's only one problem: Miranda is desperate to return home to right things with her sister and she wants nothing to do with Marko. Trying to secure her freedom, Miranda quickly forms an alliance with Robbie — Marko's personal guard. However, she soon discovers that even underwater, people are hiding dangerous secrets...

Captivate

Love lies deep in the heart of the ocean... When Miranda Sun returns to Marin on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, this time of her own free will, she quickly learns that her worst fears have been realised. The glittering underwater city is not as she had left it, nor too is Marko, the young king who has dominated her thoughts and heart for the last twelve months since leaving Marin. Miranda, however, has not made the journey to Marin alone, and now must contend with not only Marko's evil brother Damir but more surprisingly her sister Lauren who has an agenda of her own. Marko's power begins to wane and with cracks beginning to show in the domed Utopian city, and veiled danger lurking everywhere, she quickly learns that in this dazzling city full of beautiful people she can trust no-one but herself. If Miranda wants to survive, she must decide between the hardened sensibilities in her head and the hungers of her heart. Will her decision cause more heartache or can she help to save Marko's throne?

Impulse

When Miranda Sun returns to Marin on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, this time of her own free will, she quickly learns that her worst fears have been realised. The glittering underwater city is not as she had left it, nor too is Marko, the young king who has dominated her thoughts and heart for the last twelve months since leaving Marin. Miranda, however, has not made the journey to Marin alone, and now must contend with not only Marko's evil brother Damir but more surprisingly her sister Lauren who has an agenda of her own. Marko's power begins to wane and with cracks beginning to show in the domed Utopian city, and veiled danger lurking everywhere, she quickly learns that in this dazzling city full of beautiful people she can trust no-one but herself. If Miranda wants to survive, she must decide between the hardened sensibilities in her head and the hungers of her heart. Will her decision cause more heartache or can she help to save Marko's throne?

Since Ruby Milton's mother committed suicide, she's forgotten what it's like to be seventeen. Saddled with taking care of her toddler brother and alcoholic father, Ruby has no time for fun. She also can't shake the growing resentment she feels for her mother's selfish decision, which left her unable to grieve without anger and regret. Then she meets blue-eyed musician Byron Black, who challenges everything she believes. Byron refuses to let anyone control his life-or his death. When he left the city behind, he was in search of somewhere where nobody knew his secret. What he didn't expect was to meet a beautiful redhead whose views conflict so completely with his own. But as their romance deepens, he begins to doubt his choices and decides to return to the city...for one last chance. When Byron disappears, Ruby will stop at nothing to track him down. Upon finding Byron, Ruby discovers his devastating secret, and a battle of wills begins. Byron doesn't want her to know this part of him. He has to deal with it by himself, even though the idea of losing her tears him apart. Will they be able to see each other through the darkness? Or should they save their hearts and just let go?

Push Me, Pull Me

The action packed conclusion to the Submerged Sun Trilogy...While the citizens of Marin eagerly await the birth of Lauren's child, Miranda and Marko must deal with the pain and heartache of banishment and being forced to live on land.But when the bodies of young women begin to wash up on beaches all over the world, their legs mutilated in a telling way, Miranda and Marko become desperate to return to the glittering underwater city.Because if Damir is back to his evil ways, then Miranda's sister, Lauren, is in grave danger.Will Miranda and Marko return to the city in time to save Lauren?Or is Lauren, and the entire city of Marin, doomed already...

The Submerged Sun, #3

Release

When Miranda Sun returns to Marin on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, this time of her own free will, she quickly learns that her worst fears have been realised. The glittering underwater city is not as she had left it, nor too is Marko, the young king who has dominated her thoughts and heart for the last twelve months since leaving Marin. Miranda, however, has not made the journey to Marin alone, and now must contend with not only Marko’s evil brother Damir but more surprisingly her sister Lauren who has an agenda of her own. Marko’s power begins to wane and with cracks beginning to show in the domed Utopian city, and veiled danger lurking everywhere, she quickly learns that in this dazzling city full of beautiful people she can trust no-one but herself. If Miranda wants to survive, she must decide between the hardened sensibilities in her head and the hungers of her heart. Will her decision cause more heartache or can she help to save Marko’s throne?

In a glittering underwater world, where danger lurks behind beauty and power, seventeen-year-old Miranda Sun must decide between her freedom and the love her heart ultimately yearns for.While taking a midnight swim in the ocean, Miranda Sun is pulled beneath the surface only to awaken in a glittering underwater city where she is being held captive by an arrogant young king, Marko.Marko wishes to marry Miranda in order to save his crown from falling into the hands of his sinister brother, Damir, who resides in the dark recesses of the city's underworld.But Miranda is desperate to return home and right things with her sister. In order to escape, she spends her captivity concocting elaborate escape plans and forms an alliance with eighteen-year-old Robbie, Marko's personal guard, in hope of securing her freedom.Miranda fights the pull of the glittering, beautiful undersea kingdom, her blossoming feelings for the smoldering king and the deep friendship with Robbie. But danger lurks under the glittering water. Miranda quickly discovers that even underwater, people have secrets....dangerous secrets which could cost her all she holds dear.

The Submerged Sun Series:

From the day she was born, Lena has viewed the world through the jagged window of a razor-wired fence. The hundred-acre property she shares with her mother in the Australian outback may keep her safe from the Y-Carrier disease, but it is no longer enough to hold Lena's interest, and her mother's increasingly tight grip on her free will is stifling.Just as her curiosity blooms and her courage rises, she meets a boy through the fence - the first boy she has ever laid eyes on. His name is Patrick and he comes with a dangerous yet irresistible invitation of adventure beyond the fence, an invitation to which Lena cannot say no.But Lena's newfound freedom is short-lived and she soon discovers that the Y-Carrier disease is not the only enemy she faces on the outside. Her new enemies want something Lena has, and they are willing to do anything to get it... Carrier is a YA novel about freedom, choice and family - and the terrifying disease that makes them mutually exclusive.

Carrier

The action-packed conclusion to the Submerged Sun Trilogy... While the citizens of Marin eagerly await the birth of Lauren's child, Miranda and Marko must deal with the pain and heartache of banishment and being forced to live on land. But when the bodies of young women begin to wash up on beaches all over the world, their legs mutilated in a telling way, Miranda and Marko become desperate to return to the glittering underwater city. Because if Damir is back to his evil ways, then Miranda's sister, Lauren, is in grave danger. Will Miranda and Marko return to the city in time to save Lauren? Or is Lauren, and the entire city of Marin, doomed already...

Dive in deep to where it all began? a Submerged Sun Series prequel.Nada is seventeen and hungry for adventure when handsome, blue eyed stranger Frano Tollin arrives on the shores of the Adriatic island paradise Nada calls home. After a short courtship he whisks her away to a glittering underwater city, promising Nada a lifetime of adventure, excitement and most important of all, love.At first, Nada feels as though she is living a dream, but when Frano's hunger for power takes a dark, obsessive turn, Nada begins to seek comfort in the arms of the one boy he forbids her to know, his mute younger brother, Lukas.Will Nada return to her husband's side, in hopes to break him free from his dark obsessions, or will she choose the forbidden Lukas, in hopes of finding the love she so desperately seeks?

A Submerged Sun Prequel

Compulsion

Na de zelfmoord van haar moeder is het leven voor de zeventienjarige Ruby verre van zorgeloos. Ze ontfermt zich over haar broertje en past op haar alcoholische vader. Tijd om tiener te zijn is er niet. Ruby kan de dood van haar moeder niet verwerken en het leven is een strijd. Tot ze Byron ontmoet. De jonge muzikant draagt zijn eigen demonen met zich mee. Toch laat hij zich door niemand voorschrijven hoe hij moet leven... of om moet gaan met de dood. Hoe meer Byron voor Ruby gaat voelen, hoe meer hij beseft dat hij zijn eigen verleden onder ogen moet komen. Als Byron teruggaat naar zijn geboorteplaats, volgt Ruby hem en ontdekt wat hij al die tijd voor haar verborgen heeft gehouden. Kunnen ze samen het duister overwinnen – of is het beter om elkaar te laten gaan?

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