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For our purposes, this page is where I’ll be leaving Amazon Affiliate links to books in the Perilous and Sparks series as well as books by my favorite adventurous, inspiring writers. When you make any purchase after clicking through the link, you’re helping to keep Perilous and Sparks up, running, and evolving. Check back in periodically as I’ll be adding more books as time permits and feel free to send your own suggestions. Thanks for your patronage!
LES STONE COLD KILLERS
Perilous and Sparks re-trace a rogue CIA agent’s final days in Paris to locate a terrifying weapon that could turn the Cold War into the next Ice Age.
Finally! An awakening of a new teen genre that drops the usual sappy dramatics and embraces the most powerful female asset — brain power.
Kat Jackson
Lots of fun to read! Perilous and Sparks are set to save the world with daring and a whole lot of wit. I can’t wait to read the next book!
Vicky Mitchell
Was turning pages as fast as I could read them! Couldn’t help but think about a career switch when I finished this book …And now I’m re-reading!
Scarlett Salter
I was hooked the minute I started reading. Descriptive and exciting, I felt like I was there! A fantastic story with characters that you really get to know well.
Lori Lay Thurber
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
During Zora Neale Hurston’s lifetime, she defied all manner of conventions, and Janie, the protagonist of her epic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, shares Hurston’s zeal for a life on her own terms. Not only is this story rich with characters, folklore, and adventure, it’s also one of the most lyrical American novels ever written.
Buy Their Eyes Were Watching God
West with the Night, Beryl Markham
Beryl Markham grew up wild in Africa, where she learned to love nature and its boundless freedom. While her errant childhood may have ruined her for a conventional life, it inspired her to captivating feats of courage. Read all about the pioneering aviatrix and horse trainer in her memoir West with the Night.
Buy West With the Night (Virago Modern Classics)
The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir
Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir’s revolutionary book The Second Sex provided a completely new perspective on what it means to be a woman and helped to launch modern feminism. It’s a lengthy book, and not for the faint of heart, but the enlightenment is worth the time and effort. You’ll come away from it with new insights on how to free yourself from convention.
Buy The Second Sex