Bøker av Beverly Blackman

When does playful mischief cross the line into criminality? Dive into a world where the lines between virtual gaming and reality blur, leading to disastrous consequences.While entrusted with overseeing his grandparents' ranch, J.D. and his companion choose recklessness over responsibility. Surrounded by lush pastures and serene water bodies, they opt for chaos, using their gaming expertise to orchestrate real-world vendettas. With every choice, they edge closer to a life of crime, turning the idyllic ranch into their personal battleground.Brad, his girlfriend, and his best friend - a diligent game warden - unexpectedly find themselves in the crosshairs. But what sparks this dangerous vendetta against them?As the stakes rise, a critical question emerges: When confronted, can the nefarious duo redeem themselves, or will their digital obsessions lead to their ultimate downfall? Dive into this suspenseful tale where technology, nature, and human desires collide.

Earth at the end of the twenty-first century was an exciting but challenging time. Meteorology and geology joined hands as the planets Xeracik and Earth began to experience structural turmoil and destruction. The ranch in Texas, where the portal between Xeracik and Earth existed, had started a wonderful intergalactic relationship. The alliance had some struggles in the previous six encounters, but they had never before faced the possibility of destruction and complete annihilation. This seventh encounter features Jay, the youngest of the Tornadic Seven, a name given to the core group who were friends and defenders of the Xeracikeans. In the end of this encounter, Earth has an unexpected transformation-some might say an Armageddon.

There has been a breakdown in trust between two planets, Earth and Xeracik (pronounced Zerasic). What can be done to mend the rift? The friendly alliance between the two planets has been threatened. Will starting an Earth school classroom on Xeracik be a way to fix the problem? What if a first day of school means interacting with aliens? What if the ability of the aliens is much higher and much more intelligent than the ability of the Earth students?How the citizens of the two planets try to understand each other is important and well meaning. Can ETs change into Earth life-forms? Can they invade human dreams? What happens when you touch a Xeracikean? What if the aliens are trying to learn more about Earth so Earth can be their new home? Xeracik has become very unstable. The surface of this planet has become worse than any earthquake or active volcano on Earth, so the normally peaceful Xeracik may think they have a reason to become aggressive. Besides, Earth is a lower form of intelligence, so maybe they feel justified to take over the Earth and make it their new home. How would you feel if the future of our planet was dependent upon how you get along with your alien friend? Sometimes, we just have to trust that things will work out. Sometimes, we have to trust what we don't understand. Sometimes, we just dig in and do the best we can.

What do you do when you receive an invitation from an alien? Simple, ignore it until they won't let you ignore it anymore. Braden and his brother Cade were trying to lead a normal life in their hill country home in Texas. They had helped their grandpa out on his ranch further north from them with three alien encounters-first when the aliens arrived at Christmas holidays (The Invader), once in the following spring (The Insider), and once last summer (The Intruder). Now school was in fall session. Football season had begun, and the boys wanted nothing more than to get back to their routines. Earth and Xeracik had made peaceful agreements, and in spite of constant human errors, the intergalactic relationship was going well. The shocking situation that developed this time, however, was that the error was not caused by humans. There was a civil war on Xeracik, with one side not having peaceful intentions toward Earth!The large historic oak tree on Grandpa's ranch was being used as the portal between the planets. What is going to happen to it? Fortunately for the boys, their brother Ryan is a secret agent for interplanetary interactions. Read what happens as once again the boys are drawn into an alien encounter, the fourth one in less than a year!

There is another security breach between Earth and Xeracik, the first two planets to actually exchange intellectual information and form an alliance. The large historic oak tree on Grandpa's Texas ranch, which was being used as a portal between the two planets, has unwillingly delivered something to Earth. Yes, the tree was beginning to show signs of human emotions. It actually tried to stop the delivery. After an unwelcome entrance to Earth is made, there begins a threat of an all-out war between the planets. Rex Jr. is an innocent bystander who arrives at Mr. "e;Grandpa"e; Olson's ranch to see his uncle Rex. His uncle watches over Sam the tree portal, and when Rex Jr. arrives for a Thanksgiving visit, he accidentally gets involved in the catastrophic mishap. Fortunately for all involved on both planets, Rex Jr. is a science student who enjoys inventing things and entering science fairs. He was named after his uncle, and both ironically have the same first name as the ranch owner, Mr. Rex Olson, "e;Grandpa Rex"e;. Grandpa Rex and his grandsons have been involved in the first four alien encounters and would rather not be involved anymore, but they do not have a choice. If you were thrown into a situation involving visitors from another planet, would you try to run away, or would you be curious to know more about these strange beings? Rex Jr. has always been wanting to figure things out. He is a little nervous when he is all alone, confronting an alien, but as he stands beside Sam the tree portal, he doesn't run away. He begins asking the strange being one question after another. It has been named Kitty B by Grandpa Rex Olson. As Kitty B does things to try to unnerve Rex Jr., Rex Jr. just becomes more intent on understanding what is going on. Rex Jr. and the Xeracik laboratories come up with a very unusual invention. Read to find out what happens in this fifth of the Earth/Xeracik encounters.

For some teen-age boys, a calm summer in the heart of Texas, becomes an interference with universal peace and harmony. A summer job on a Texas cattle ranch is not what it seems. They become a part of a sinister plan involving robotics research, and an alien portal hidden in a sturdy old oak tree. What seem like a series of coincidences eventually points to alien involvements. If there are beings from other planets, will they have things in common with human life? How will they communicate? Can they be good or evil? Are they smarter than humans? Do they even like humans? Is there an advantage to being friends with them? Grandpa Rex doesn't like change, but he has no choice but to accept it. His grandsons also have no choice. How would you handle life changing events caused by aliens from the planet Xeracik?

What does it take to be a hero?A ranch in Texas is hit by a tornado. What seems like a normal ranch however, isn't. A space travel portal is in a large oak tree and is compromised in the storm. Through that tree, Earth was able to strike an alliance with another planet in another solar system. Now things could go very wrong, especially since Sam the tree is hurt in the storm and starts oozing special alien birthing fluids and portal chemicals. Who could help with this precarious situation? Could it be one of the humans who witnessed the formation of the intergalactic alliance just last Christmas? Or maybe the hero had to be someone who knew nothing about that tree and how it came to be. Maybe the best person to help was an outsider becoming an unsuspecting insider. Sometime we have to choose between family and the greater good. What would you do? Read to see what happens to a special family and friends on a ranch in the heart of Texas.

With teamwork and determination, what else could be impossible?On a 160-acre ranch in Texas, Grandpa Rex peacefully lived. One Christmas season, his grandkids and friends visited. Unexpectedly their visits turn into an awesome adventure for all of them. When Beob, the man who works in the government lab, became obsessed with capturing aliens, he started to put everyone at risk just to full his greed. Because of Beob's obsession, Grandpa Rex and some of their friends are put in da