Claudia: 2015 books

After a short introduction to the fundamentals, this book provides a detailed account of major advances in applying fractional calculus to dynamical systems. Fractional order dynamical systems currently continue to gain further importance in many areas of science and engineering. As with many...

Broke and stranded in a half-finished tract house in a swamp, Ida Overdorff discovers the strange community around her—a millionaire living in a tree house, two feral child theives. Ida clings to her dream of returning to New York while weathering storms both meteorological and emotional, and comes to understand that nobody’s luck—even hers—is all bad.

Feeling like shes losing her mind with frequent reoccurring dreams that she cant explain and leave her panting and in a sweat with a mysterious romancer; Sydney Baker tries to ignore these heart pounding and blood rushing fantasies and focus in starting a new chapter in her life. College. While life...

Since the dark days after the Great War, Feyree have been forced to earn their wings through the magical Rites of Krisalys, difficult and dangerous trials intended to make young sprytes understand their duties as adults and help them find their callings in life. Danai, Pook and their fellow sprytes...

Winner of the Eric Hoffer and Written Arts awards! Despite all the dangers, Danai and her Feyree friends have completed the Rites of Krisalys and earned their wings. They thought they were finished, but now the hard work really begins—guild training. As they set themselves to learning...

In the shadow of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom telecast in 1963 New Orleans, Louisiana, Lela Chevalier Roberts continues her recount of the Chevalier family history to her great-grandson, Julian Charles Chamberie, with the life of her late husband, James Roberts in 19th Century Louisiana....

Have you ever had a brush with death? There exists in this world a balance between life and death which must constantly be maintained. This scale is extremely sensitive; if tipped even by a little, the world falls into chaos. Of course, this balance doesn't tip on its own. There are champions of death,...

When Abi says it's time, Delphie leads a team to the Fire of Hell in Leadville. The prehistoric vent hole connects to the Marlowe Mine. Jacob takes Yvonne, Gilfand, and Abi down into this incredible mine. While Delphie, Sam, and Maresol hold vigil above, Jacob and Yvonne fight a true monster...

AJ The name AJ Colthurst may not have any meaning to the public eye, but it should, as I’m the daughter of two famous celebrities. Like any superstar, they crave privacy; so much of it, they built a house in the middle of nowhere for us children. As we grew older, we discovered the lies they...

Cameron Dunlop has lived in the Lowcountry town of Summer Corners, South Carolina, his whole life. He loves his home, but his little town in the Deep South doesn’t offer much in the way of dating options. Chef Gray Callahan has enjoyed success in the kitchen, but his last relationship sunk...

This novel is not a fantasy and doesn’t belong to the saga of “Armonia”. It is located in Liguria between Alassio and Genoa but we’ll make a trip also to London and…a bit around the world. It is a light and romantic story which begins during an afternoon of early Summer. What...

The poems in this volume are a biography of sorts because they are about life,love,and faith in God, as well as psychic and paranormal experiences as lived and experienced by the author.

As a child Cora Williams spent many happy summer days with her grandparents in rural Missouri. When the opportunity to purchase their now neglected farm comes her way, Cora happily leaves her old life behind and embraces the adventure of a lifetime. As a veterinarian Cora is quickly able to secure...

Dorothy Jones, the quintessential renaissance woman of Jazz Age Harlem, operates an upscale dress shop by day and an exclusive, underworld speakeasy by night from her posh Sugar Hill brownstone. Unable to resist the request of her business associate and mentor, Johnny, Dorothy agrees to hostess an...