The "Girls of the BryonySeries" is an eight-book subseries of the BryonySeries world.
Sarah actually first gave me the idea for this subseries nearly twenty years ago, which has slowly developed over the years, since she, Rebekah, and I all loved "girl" books when we were growing up.
Each book features one eleven-year-old girl with a seemingly insurmountable problem only she can solve that the people in her immediate world do not understand.
All eight of these protagonists first appeared as teens in the BryonySeries "drop of blood" trilogy.
I wanted the art simple: a portrait, a style my daughters and I loved in the many "girl books" we read over the years, since it immediately helped "make friends" with the protagonist.
I wanted to actually write three books before I launched the series - and four of the eight books are currently published and available for purchase. Simply click on their titles.
The artist for these portraits is Jennifer Wainwright, whose creative skill obviously extends beyond werewolf art.
Rebekah is designing all the covers.
One book takes place in the late nineteenth century and is a slight repackaging of a chapter from this BryonySeries novel.
Six books take place in 1969.
One book takes place in 1989.
I have back cover summaries for all eight.
I have outlines for all eight.
Here they are.
Girls of the BryonySeries
Julie and the Too-Hard Homework
Eleven-year-old Julie Drake impulsively choose “psychologist” as her lifelong career after becoming fascinated with one in a thriller she wasn’t allowed to see. But despite studying hard, Julie only makes so-so grades – and college isn’t in her family’s budget. Even worse, Julie’s mother is pressuring Julie to take piano lessons, which Julie hates.
Julie doesn’t know what to do – until she gets her first client.
Katie and the Big Fear
Eleven-year-old Katie Miller has lots of fears. She’s afraid of the dark, strange noises, strong winds, and thunderstorms. And Katie is especially afraid of the big house in the woods. The villagers say it’s full of ghosts, and the stories they tell gives Katie nightmares.
So Katie decides to stay home, where she thinks she’s safe – until fear comes looking for her.
Summer Sisters
Eleven-year-old Bryony Marseilles and her strict father live alone in a big house. Bryony doesn’t realize she’s lonely until she spends three months with a large family of girls at their farm. For the first time, Bryony can run free and enjoy the company of her peers. She learns people and situations aren’t always what they seem – and that people, even Bryony, can change.
Karla Joins In
Eleven-year-old Karla Dyer has one goal in life: to be like everyone else. But that’s hard to do when your father was killed slaying a vampire, and your mother is making it your mission to take his place in the world. Karla and her mom live in his old motor home, which is rotting away, and Karla must study grimoires and crystal balls after a full day of school.
Karla just wants to hang out with her friends. Is that too much to ask?
Brainy Ann (Available late 2025 or early 2026)
Eleven-year-old Ann Dalton has everything a girl could want. She is pretty and smart. She has her own room with bookshelf walls filled with her favorite books. Her parents are loving and kind; her friends are trustworthy and loyal; she’s teacher’s pet; and even her little brother isn’t bad for a brother. But her support is collapsing, and everyone says it’s Ann’s fault.
Ann thinks they’re just jealous of her. Is she right?
A Room for Laura (draft)
Eleven-year-old Laura Jones lives in a small house with her large family. No one seems to mind, except Laura, who loves to draw and dream. Laura is frustrated with her lack of privacy and jealous of her friends who have their own bedrooms.
But then Laura comes face-to-face with the one person in the world who can help her – and things begin to change.
Changes for Shelly (draft)
Eleven-year-old Shelley Gallagher loves both her parents equally. That’s the problem. Shelley’s parents fight a lot. They scream and throw stuff at each other, which scares Shelley and makes her cry. Even worse, they expect Shelley, an only child, to choose sides.
One day, someone really gets hurt. Now Shelley must decide whose side she’s really on.
Eleven-year-old Melissa Marchellis has a terrible life. Her little brother is too annoying. Her father is too old and too sick. Her mother is too busy working and caring for Melissa’s father to pay much attention to any of them. And way too often, Melissa can’t hang out with her friends because she must entertain her brother or sit with her father – literally sit with her father, since he hates television and conversation.
One day, she finds a dusty old box. And life is never the same again.
For more information about other books in the BryonySeries, visit Books of the BryonySeries: A Quick Overview.
