There is no longer any doubt in Pria's mind that the Unified World Order and their goals for humanity are wicked. But convincing the rest of the world will be another story. When it's revealed that the files she stole from Sanctuary are worthless to the rebel cause, Pria and her friends must scramble to come up with another way to convince the rest of the criminals to rise up in open revolution before the UWO's monsters hunt down and destroy them all. But Pria's tenuous grasp of human nature complicates her role in the rebellion as she finds herself torn between Pax, her ever-present protector, and Henri, her good-natured friend. As she works through her feelings, she becomes increasingly anxious for Pax, who displays symptoms of a disturbing ailment.Rebels from outside Asylum bring with them a new plan to infiltrate the seemingly impregnable UWO machine, and Pria is once again at the center of the plan. This time, she must be willing to erase her identity, just as she's beginning to figure out who she is. It's a sacrifice she thinks she's ready to make, but she has no idea just how much her identity is worth.

Criminal (The Breeder Cycle)

Teen & Young Adult

Hoyle, K.B.

Literature & Fiction

Independently published

Darcy Pennington hates her life. She is an insufferably average teenager with no real friends, crushing social anxiety, and an indescribable sense of being out of place in the world around her. When Darcy is forced to attend Cedar Cove Family Camp for an entire week, she once again finds herself on the outside of an already existent social circle of teenagers. It is only when she unwittingly stumbles upon a gateway to a new world that Darcy begins to realize that there might be a higher purpose for her life. She suddenly finds herself the default leader of the small group of teens in the world called Alitheia, and in the end their lives, and the lives of countless others, will hinge on the decisions she makes. Will Darcy have what it takes to fulfill her mysterious purpose? Or will she fall prey to a deadly foe and her own personal failings?

The Six (The Gateway Chronicles)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"Enchantments are powerful-the most powerful magic we have," Rubidius said. "They can change the nature and composition of animate and inanimate things alike, and they can foil the plans of the most determined foes." "What do enchantments have to do with me?" Darcy whispered. "Everything." Darcy Pennington's course was plotted out for her long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia, and when she returns for her fourth visit to the magical realm, she finds even more outside her control than ever before. Darcy is finally willing to go along with her prophesied path, but a painful rejection almost pushes her over the edge. When she and her friends finally confront one of Tselloch's gateways, nothing turns out as expected, and Darcy wonders, in the end, if there is any hope at all for her, or for Alitheia.

The Enchanted

Science & Math

The Writer's Coffee Shop

**WINNER of the 2016 Literary Classics Gold Book Award for YA Series and recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.** Darcy Pennington may once have been an average teenager, but not anymore. Living each year twice, once in her world and once in Alitheia, has made her into someone who cares little for normal teenage activities. She's got more important things to do, like save the mythical, magical world of Alitheia. But this time, Darcy can't save Alitheia until she saves Tellius, the love of her life.A window between the worlds allows Darcy to see Tellius from her home in Chicago. But, far from being reassured, she plunges into despair when she sees Tellius captured, imprisoned, and tortured. All her plans for her future life in Alitheia are put on hold as Darcy faces a singular goal: save Tellius, even if it means giving Tselloch something in return.Intrigue is high upon her return to the castle, where old friends tell new lies, best friends hide crucial secrets, deceptive apparitions roam the halls, and betrayal lingers around every corner. The only way to unravel the mysteries and protect Alitheia is to bring Tellius home, but Darcy lacks the necessary magic for that.As time runs low, Rubidius keeps to himself, and even Sam has her own secret this year. Darcy wonders if anyone else cares the way she does, and why it's always a fight to get anything done. Still, she'll do anything to rescue her future husband, including surrender herself to the fate she knows is coming anyway. Now, if only The Six could unveil the scroll, they might learn the greatest secret of all, before everything burns to ashes around them.

The Scroll

Children's Books

The Bone Whistle

**WINNER of the 2015 Literary Classics Silver Book Award for YA Science Fiction and recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.** Everything about Seventeen's life is perfect, from her genetics, to her home in Sanctuary, to her status as a Breeder in the Unified World Order. But all that changes when she meets a rogue Enforcer named Pax, who infiltrates Sanctuary and targets her for extraction from the Controlled Repopulation Program. Pax seems to know a little too much about her, and he plants dangerous doubts in her mind that accuse Sanctuary of hiding a dark secret, and that cause Seventeen to question everything she's ever known.When Seventeen's life is threatened, she has little choice but to run away from Sanctuary with Pax. But for Breeders, contact with men is forbidden by law, and even the simple act of taking Pax's hand is treason.Mired in confusion, Seventeen travels with Pax to the outside world and takes the name Pria, the identity of her childhood. But she is far from certain she's made the right decision when they discover an entire community of people who should no longer exist.Seventeen, now Pria, is thrust into a position as a key player in a dangerous bid to bring down the Unified World Order. Meanwhile, Pax's attachment to her and her growing attraction to him contribute to the ever-growing mysteries in her life.Pria's journey from a sheltered, naïve Breeder to a rebel agent requires not only external transformation but self-discovery. As her world crumbles, Pria must decide who she is and what she really believes.But the truth comes at a cost, and uncovering it will require a greater treason than she could ever have imagined.

Breeder

Science Fiction

**WINNER of the 2016 Literary Classics Gold Book Award for YA Series and recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.** Darcy Pennington hates her life. She is an insufferably average teenager with no real friends, crushing social anxiety, and an indescribable sense of not fitting in anywhere. A change in her dad's job forces her to attend Cedar Cove Family Camp the summer before her eighth-grade year, and Darcy once again finds herself on the outside of a social circle of teenagers, with her only advocate being an awkward girl named Samantha Palm. The only problem is, Darcy has no desire to be friends with her, but as the hostility from the other teenagers increases, she decides to return the friendship.When Darcy begins to experience strange magical occurrences, she comes to believe she's either losing her mind or on the brink of a discovery that could give her purpose in life. After unwittingly stumbling through a magical gateway to a new world called Alitheia, she convinces Sam and the other four teenagers to travel there with her, and despite their earlier hostilities toward her, they eventually concede leadership of their small group to Darcy. Once there, they learn the "arrival of the Six" was prophesied hundreds of years before, and that they must expel an ancient evil from the land. In the end their lives, and the fate of Alitheia, will hinge upon Darcy. Will she have what it takes to fulfill her mysterious purpose? Or will she fall prey to a deadly foe?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Praise for The Six: "Fantastic story! As a mother of kids the ages of the characters, I was pleasantly surprised to find I couldn't put this book down. Almost constant action or dialogue, but with plenty of description in between to put the reader in the beautiful landscape of Alitheia. I've already downloaded book 2 and can't wait to dive in!"~Six Covs "This is most assuredly a book that will captivate the minds of young people. Even the minds of those who do not necessarily enjoy reading will find themselves longing for the next page. This author is well on her way to being a best seller!"~Storyteller "This is a young adult book, but it takes you on an adventure where any adult would want to go, any adult would feel compelled to go. I haven't felt this drawn into a book series since maybe Harry Potter, and like that series, The Six and its sequel live on in my mind and heart."~Sherry Gomes "As a reader who tends to avoid YA fiction like the plague, this series is of the few exceptions. It is comparable to that of Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling, while keeping a distinct style and imagination of its own. In short: Read. It."~Anna

The Six

A year ago Darcy Pennington had no real friends. A year ago she'd thought that magic only existed in fairy tales. A year ago she would have laughed at the idea of other worlds. Then everything changed when she'd visited Cedar Cove Family Camp and stumbled into a magical gateway to a world called Alitheia. It is the summer before freshman year and Darcy and her five friends have come back to Cedar Cove Family Camp and Alitheia. This return is bittersweet because her elusive purpose in the magical realm continues to evade her. Egged on by Tellius, the boy prince she is prophesied to marry, Darcy rebels and impulsively "petitions" an entity called the Oracle and requests it give her information as to her purpose. In order to receive her answer she must travel to the Oracle, and so she embarks on a journey along with her friends and Yahto Veli, the nark. Too late she realizes her selfish entreaty has thrown the entire outcome of the prophecy itself into question and endangered everyone. Uncertainties mount between Darcy and her companions as they fight their way through enemy territory to locate the Oracle, and an unwelcome visitor from Cedar Cove adds a layer of mystery that none of them are prepared for. But the perils of the quest are nothing when compared to what lies in wait for her in the lair of the Oracle. There is a cost associated with every question asked- a cost that may be far greater than Darcy is willing to pay. And someone may choose to make the ultimate sacrifice to free her from it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Praise for The Oracle: "This is just the sort of thing I loved to read when I was middle-grade-aged. Gateways that lead to other worlds, magic, mythical creatures, fairies, princes, nasty shadowy baddies - it's all here!" ~Angelya "If you have read the first book in this series, then you HAVE to read The Oracle, and if you haven't read The Six yet, read it... like yesterday! Because you will want to read these books trust me!" ~Paperbook Princess "In The Oracle, K.B. Hoyle delivers with original characters and creatures, captivating storytelling, and with new and horrifying enchantments. At times both humorous and haunting, The Oracle is even better than Hoyle's first novel, a must read that is not just for fantasy lovers, and a tale that lingers after the last page. Buy The Oracle and read it, now!" ~Dennis

The Oracle

**WINNER of the 2016 Literary Classics Gold Book Award for YA Series and recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.**For the duration of her freshman year, Darcy Pennington agonized over the fate of her dear friend, the nark Yahto Veli, who sacrificed himself to the Oracle to set her free. As her third trip to camp, and to the magical land, approaches, Darcy wonders if she's capable of the daring rescue she wants to embark upon, but soon realizes there's much more at stake.Her return to Cedar Cove Family Camp is marked by a mysterious disappearance, and in Alitheia a new message from the Oracle adds to the riddles that must be deciphered if they are to expel the dark evil that hovers over the land. The six friends and the alchemist Rubidius plan a sea journey that will take them beyond the borders of Alitheia, and into the realm of a legendary archipelago. Tellius winds up joining them as well and the foes they meet along the way are both deceptive and charming, while the Oracle's riddles seem to dog them at every turn. Darcy is also hiding a secret from her best friend Sam that could test their friendship beyond the breaking point, and there's an unexpected development in her relationship with Tellius that changes everything and makes her understand that the deepest scars sometimes cannot be seen.Darcy isn't sure if she's prepared for another meeting with the Oracle, but if she wants to have any chance of saving her friend, she must try. To complicate matters, the evil they left behind in Alitheia has not remained dormant.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Praise for The White Thread: "I was thrilled when I got my copy of this book, and I read it in a day, carrying my Kindle around with me everywhere I went, doing laundry and other household chores. I didn't answer the phone, didn't read anything else, didn't care about email, I was just lost in the spell of Alitheia."~Sherry Gomes "The adventures on which our Six (plus company) take us in The White Thread are exciting, engaging, horrifying, exhausting, and ultimately satisfying, as fans of the series have been zealously awaiting resolution and redemption in certain story lines."~Reformed Grits"I have a love and hate relationship with The White Thread and the whole The Gateway Chronicles but not the kind of hate you are thinking. I love the story, the world building, the writing, the characters, everything but I hate NOT GETTING more of the story immediately. That's how good this series is. Its very addictive and not reading what happens next is making me very moody and impatient. I want more and I want it now!"~Mary Grace "The White Thread was my favorite in the Gateway Chronicles series. I was captivated from the beginning and could not put it down. I am astounded at the author's gift of weaving riddles throughout her storyline! It is truly amazing to me. I cannot wait to read the next one in the series."~Schledia

The White Thread

**WINNER of the 2016 Literary Classics Gold Book Award for YA Series and recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.**"Enchantments are powerful-the most powerful magic we have," Rubidius said. "They can change the nature and composition of animate and inanimate things alike, and they can foil the plans of the most determined foes.""What do enchantments have to do with me?" Darcy whispered."Everything."Darcy Pennington's course was plotted out for her long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia, but Colin Mackaby seems determined to hamper and confuse the way as much as he can. Darcy begins to suspect that it is not Colin working against her, but a malevolent force working through him-a force seeking to hasten Darcy's transformation into one of the very creatures she is supposed to fight. Darcy is finally willing to follow the prophesied path, even agreeing to her much-resisted marriage to Tellius, but soon after she returns to Alitheia, everything spirals out of her control. A painful rejection almost pushes her over the edge, and when she demands answers from Rubidius, he provides her only with more painful secrets she must keep from the others. In the meantime, Darcy and her friends finally set out to confront one of Tselloch's gateways, fulfilling-so they think-the great prophecy of the Six. But when faced with practicing their magic against Tselloch's evil power, nothing turns out as expected.Enchantments protect them as sorcery attacks them, and Colin Mackaby dogs their every step along the way. In the minds of the Alitheians, if Darcy cannot repair the breach that has formed between herself and Tellius, nothing will turn out as it was foretold. Darcy wonders, in the end, if there is any hope at all for her, or for Alitheia.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Praise for The Enchanted:"This book had me bawling like a baby... laughing like a hyena... experiencing loss as well as love... There was not a single thing I would have changed! This series is by far my favorite series of the year, and I am always so excited when a new book comes out! This series will give you the magic and the romance, and well just the plain awesomeness the K.B. Hoyle gives with each page!" ~Megan "This is my favorite in the Gateway Chronicles series, but I felt that way after I read each one of them. They keep getting better, more exciting, more deep into the characters' lives and personalities. A little bit more angsty teen romance in this one, which I totally love. Looking forward to the next, always looking forward to the next." ~Hayley"The Gateway Chronicles is fabulous! This 4th book in the series is the best yet. It is good vs. evil. It's what average people do in extraordinary circumstances. It's young love and break ups and reconciliation. It's drama, action, suspense, magic and mystery. It's a page turner. I can't put it down and waiting for the next book in the series is tough! I can so see this as the next big fantasy movie in the same league with Narnia, Avatar, and Lord of the Rings. Bring it on!!" ~BrandonDonnalee

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Criminal (The Breeder Cycle)

The Six (The Gateway Chronicles)

The Enchanted

The Scroll

The Bone Whistle

Breeder

The Six

The Oracle

The White Thread

The Enchanted