Bøker av Elizabeth Stevens

NoraAs the female bassist in an otherwise all-male rockband, I had an image to maintain - relaxed, laidback, available. One-Night Nora was what the headlines called me and I relished it. My freedom meant everything to me and that freedom had become my brand. Until I get a stalker and our manager hires a dude from Grace Grayson.I've heard they're the most satisfying firm in the country and I'm more than happy to give their reputation a try. Except, when it comes down to it, I can't follow through. Ryder is funny, gorgeous, kind, and sweet in his own way. I don't want our time together to come to an end, so I'm adamant I won't sleep with him.But my restraint only goes so far and I'm all too aware that all good things must come to an end sometime. Still, it's only one night. Or so I tell myself until our easy banter disappears under the deafening unspoken knowledge that we both want more.He's the sort of guy who can rock my whole world, if I could just roll with it. And he's making it harder and harder to pretend it means nothing. After all, rock and roll just go together.RyderIt took some serious convincing on my part, but eventually the boss man let me have the VIP. And what a VIP she turned out to be. But some one-night rocker she turns out to be. The woman isn't falling for any of my numerous charms, no matter how close I seem to get. But the more time I spend with her, the more I don't mind. This is one good thing I never want to end.With a voice like a fallen angel and a personality that would make Lucifer himself blush, Nora's the kind of person I don't mind being around. The fact all that comes in a female form that does strange, exciting things to me is just icing. Being with her is like being with a friend you want to bone, only I'm beginning to think maybe I'm interested in more than just the benefits.Despite watching three of my best mates settle down, I never thought I'd follow suit. But, this chick has me wondering if it would be so bad after all. It's as terrifying as it is motivating to think I could fall in love. I'm sure I could so long as I don't focus too hard on the terrifying bit.She's the sort of woman to rock my whole world, if only she'd just roll with it. I'll have to pull out all the stops, but I'll do it to prove it to her. After all, rock and roll just go together.Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

Breaking up is hard to do. Whether you're breaking up with a bad habit, a life you know, or your first boyfriend. But we all have to do it. It's just one of the many sucky things about growing up. Some of us do it better than others. I do it badly.Wade Phillips shattered Lisa McGinty's heart in Year 10 for no known reason. One minute he was the perfect boy-next-door boyfriend, star goalie on the soccer team, and future head prefect. The next he was like a different person altogether, dumping Lisa and systematically making his way through every girl in our year.By Year 12, he'd made it through most of them and was on to the year below. He'd miraculously made Head Prefect and was somehow still on the Soccer team, even though he put more effort into partying.Lisa and I were used to his sarcastic teasing, his shallow taunting, and his insincere flirting. My best friend put on a brave face in front of him, but she still felt the sting. I knew she still loved him. At least, she thought she did. I kept waiting for her to see he wasn't worth it.No one knew what happened to Wade and no one got close to him anymore. Not until a life-altering incident throws me unavoidably into his path.For one single second, I see through the armour he's built. It takes just one single second for him to see through mine. Something connects us. It turns out, Wade Phillips might be the only one who understands me. It turns out, I might be the only one who understands him.Wade Phillips might be the guy to teach me the art of breaking up, but will my heart - and Lisa's - break in the process?For those Keeping Up Appearances and Accidentally Perfect fans, here's a return to that style and vein. You'll find this story is a bit of a combination of the two - there's a bit more swearing than KUA, but it's a little cleaner than AP. Like both, it's about growing up, finding and accepting yourself, being with people who bring out the best in you, and getting the guy that you might not think you want but that you need and, more importantly, needs you. Hope you enjoy.Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax. Not recommended for younger readers due to mature content.

RaeganI was used to being the smartest person in a room, the nerd queen my boss looked to when things went wrong. And boy, did they go wrong. Super wrong. Enter Nico Daniels. Ex-military. Tall, built, smoking hot. He wears suits like they were poured onto his body. He has a mouth that would make Satan blush. And I thought my Nan was bossy? Nico makes her look tame.Girls like me want a guy as nerdy as them. Girls like me need a nerd on the streets and a beast in the sheets, but guys like that are practically impossible to find. They''re rarer than the mythical unicorn, the legendary eight hours of sleep a night, or the fabled second orgasm. But a highly frustrated girl''s only got so much restraint. So, maybe one night won''t hurt? Or two.Nico and I are all sorts of wrong for each other. Sure, the guy makes me scream his name in absolute ecstasy. But the rest of the time I want to smash my keyboard over his cocky head. And that''s really not conducive to a healthy relationship.If only the man who was a beast in the sheets was a nerd on the streets. If only we had something in common. I need a little nerd in my man and Nico Daniels is anything but nerd. Isn''t he?NicoI hated roleplay. I was bad at it. So, what''s my new job? Play the jarhead security guard to some pixie who''s got herself into a world of trouble with some shady online shit. The big boss likes his security to look the part. My boss likes to keep him happy. So, it''s Converse and nerdy t-shirts off, and tailored suits on and contacts in. Because the tech guy isn''t quite so scary.Raegan Lane wasn''t just in a world of trouble, she was in danger of troubling my strict, orderly world. The guy who''s lived behind computers hasn''t needed game in a long time, but this little nerd makes me want more than just a couple of games nights. She makes me want everything. But I''ve hidden from the world for so long, I''ve forgotten how to human.Every time I think I''ve worked out how to open up to her, all my walls slam back into place. My nerd side has never been what''s got ladies into bed - I''ve picked up a thing or two from my team mates. But that''s the side this nerd queen would love, if only I''d let her know it.She''s the code that could crack all my firewalls, but I''m not sure I know how to be the real me and be a guy someone could love. To keep her, I''m gonna need to let my nerd light shine bright.Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

One reluctant heart.Three royal brothers.A whole country waiting to see who she'll pick. It's time for me to join my dad and older sister in Gallyr, to dust off the cobwebs of a normal person's life and don the mantle of Lady Tatiana Bethany Penrose. The whole of Gallyr waits eagerly for the announcement my sister's being courted by the Crown Prince. Until I come along and, for the first time in my life, all eyes are on me. Lia's desperate to be royalty, but none of the princes seem to want her. Me, though? I'm no princess. This omnibus contains the first four parts of the Misadventures in Gallyr series which make up the complete I'm No Princess sub-series. The Misadventures in Gallyr series:#1 Now Presenting: I'm No Princess (Part 1)#2 Lady in Training: I'm No Princess (Part 2)#3 Three of a Kind: I'm No Princess (Part 3)#4 Some Proposal: I'm No Princess (Part 4)#5 Royally Unprepared: Prince of Pout (Part 1) - coming soon Please be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax

Sometimes you've got to let go of all you've held onto.I feel like I've been given a place in life - expectations of me - that it's useless fighting. So I don't bother. I'm the guy they all think I am; fighting, smoking, drinking. Because what else is Roman Lombardi but a troubled teen?No one's convinced I've got anything going for me. I take what - and who - I want when I want it, and never think about anything more than a couple of hours in the future.One holidays, I find myself hanging out with the resident Miss Popular, and she surprises me. With Piper, I can be whatever me I am. I can be the surly, troubled teen and...it's enough. I'm enough. Feeling shit together makes things just a little less shit. Until it becomes more.But, I don't do more. Do I?What do you do when you find perfection by accident, in the least likely of places?Maybe you can't believe you're finally worth it.Perfectly Accidental is Roman's story. A Mature YA novel about finding support in the least likely of places, never giving up, and learning that being the real you is always perfect, it is the companion novel to Accidentally Perfect. Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax. Not recommended for younger readers due to mature content. I mean it, this one's dirtier than Piper's side.

The devil commands Hell. Can he grandparent?DrakeMy dad is literally the devil.But I suddenly don’t care so much.Wren and I got the sort of happily ever after you’re not supposed to get I Hell. But that’s not the end of the surprises: Wren’s pregnant. I have no idea how to be a dad and mine’s a terrible example. But the guy is totally thrilled to be a grandfather.Between Wren’s hormones and growing powers, there’s an adjustment period. And there’s more meddling grandparents threatening our happily ever after. But I’m Lucifer’s son and I don’t lose.WrenBeing a mum-to-be is worrying enough.Carrying Lucifer’s grandchild is terrifying.Drake and I are married something like three times over by now. My parents wish I was closer, but I get to visit and they’re free to see us too. Which they take total advantage of once they find out the news: I’m pregnant with a part-nephilim baby.Getting used to the idea I’m going to be a mum is one thing. Blasting Drake when I’m angry is another. And my body might not be strong enough for this. But I’m Lucifer’s daughter-in-law and I don’t lose.

The devil will walk the earth. To plan a wedding.DrakeI never thought I'd fall in love.And certainly not with a little human spitfire.The men in my family are familiar with falling. But falling in love with Wren took me by surprise. And, while everyone agrees we're married by my father's law, apparently everyone likes a party. So, now we have to plan what Wren's mum calls the 'proper wedding'.But Wren's torn between Hell and Earth, between being my wife for all eternity and living a human life. I don't know how to make her happy. But if I could get one minutes' peace, I might be able to work it out. WrenLove totally snuck up on meEspecially when it looked like Lucifer's son.At barely eighteen, I'm married to the son of the Lord of Hell. It wasn't something I planned and I don't know I'd recommend it. But I wouldn't change a thing. Except, there's pressure on all sides o have a 'proper wedding', and everything that involves.I love Drake more than I thought was possible. But I'm not sure how to be Drake's immortal wife as well as the human Wren. But If I could get one minutes' peace, I might be able to work it out.

The devil always collects. And so does his son.DrakeMost guys like their dads.Most guys aren't the son of the literal devil.When Daddy Dearest tells me its unseemly for the last living son of the Lord of Hell to be unmarried, I hate to think who he has in mind. Until, I remember I’m technically already married. Yeah, she’s human and I was all of eight at the time. But, still counts.Now I just need to get my wife to Hell for a meet and greet with Pops and send her back home. Except, our marriage won’t technically be legit until it’s consummated. And I don’t know that I want to send her home… WrenMost girls live normal lives.Most girls aren’t married to the devil’s son.There is something weirdly familiar about the new guy next door, but I can’t place it. Then a weird little demon thing turns up in my room to tell me a prince of Hell wishes for an audience with me. Oh, yeah. And, apparently – while I’m not even eighteen yet – he’s my husband?So, I find myself stuck in Hell with a husband. And, I guess I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would. There’s always something going on and things to discover. And soon, I don’t know that I want to go home.

Everyone's convinced the hottest guy in school's going to ask me out - that Mason and I would be the perfect couple, that he's my John Cusack. Except, he hasn't.One holidays, I find myself hanging out with the resident underachiever, and he surprises me. With Roman, I don't have to pretend that little Piper Barlow is perfect; even if we're both in a foul mood, just sitting in silence together is perfectly enough. Until it becomes more.But, Roman doesn't do more. Does he...?What do you do when you accidentally find perfection with the wrong guy?You fight for it.Accidentally Perfect is a story about finding support in the least likely of places, never giving up, and learning that being the real you is always perfect. Not suitable for younger readers due to mature content.

This book focuses on what school leaders need to know and understand about leadership for learning, and for learning to read in particular.