Novels
Eating the Cheshire Cat
Sarina Summers and her mother will stop at nothing to have it all. Nicole Hicks harbors a fierce obsession with Sarina, which repeatedly undermines Mrs. Hicks’s ambitious goals. Bitty Jack Carlson, a nice girl from the wrong side of the tracks, is caught in the crossfire but struggles to succeed outside the confines of this outrageous yet eerily familiar Southern community. It’s survival of the fittest. Which girl will come out on top?
Eating the Cheshire Cat lures us into a world of perfectly planned parties and steep social ladders, where traditional rites of passage take unpredictable and horrifying turns as three girls and their overbearing mothers collide. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, beauty is as beauty does, with axes and knives and killer smiles.
THE TURNING: What Curiosity Kills
Plucked from foster care, Mary Richards hit the jackpot with a loving family, an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and a spot in the elite Purser-Lilley Academy. But she might lose it all if people find out about the turning.
Something not human is inside Mary. Her mind is reeling and her body is rebelling. She succumbs to urges and desires she never imagined. And then there’s the bizarre physical transformation.
Struggling with her metamorphosis, Mary is sought out by two boys who share her secret. Will she reject the destiny they swear is hers? Or will she find our what curiosity kills?
Wow…can’t wait to read the book. It sounds very exciting and mysterious! Two of your muses, seen in the top banner are so cute , I have two feline muses of my own Shadow and Tyler. But the biggest inspiration is probably your other muse……as is mine.
I just finished reading the book it took me only a few hours because I just couldnt put it down! I think Mary would make an awesome queen kitty!~ I dont usually read shape-shifting books but I loved this one and plan on re-reading it many times. I can’t wait to read more from you, you’ve become one of my favorite authors already!
Keep em’ comin’!
Thanks, Kitty!
I just finished it too, and I am so uber ridiculously excited for the second! Why isn’t it out yet?? So great to be hooked on a new series, I was running out of teen vampire novels. (Haha.)
I’ve been waiting for a book on something like this for years, please keep it up.
Wow, I just finished it. The books was great. I loved the plot, and the characters were very interesting, too. It didn’t take me long to read, and now I can’t wait until the second one comes out. Thanks for writing such an awesome book! I’m excited for the series to continue.
Thanks so much, Kitty!
I have to say the book was AMAZING!!! I didnt want to put it down and im hoping you are writing more!! I was so caught in this one and I rlly want to know what happens between Mary and Nick. I cant wait for the next 1!!!!!
Looking forward to the next book. The first one was fantastic.
Hi, I’m Jenni. I just read your book “The Turning: What Curiosity Kills” and i love it! But i was wondering if you could help me because I have been searching for the past 2 days looking for information on you for my project for school. We have to make a book jacket, and i need a biography. I cant copy anything because i don’t want to plagiarize but i can barely find anything on you. If you can before the day is over, its 8:12 pm right now, please can you say where you were born, what date of birth, where you grew up, where you live now, etc. Please, thank you.
PS. I need this for school tomorrow
hello miss ellis,
i read your book “what curiosity kills” when it came out, and i completely forgot who was the author, and what the title was. i could only remember the image on the cover page and it drove me crazy! i spent hours online searching for it and i finally found it but i don’t remember how i found it to save my life!
anyway… i was wondering if there is a second book, and if so, what is it called?
Hello!
I am sooooooooo happy I read this book, it was awesome! Is there another one after this book?
Eman
Thanks so much, Eman! So happy that you liked it.
Yes, I’m working on a new book. In the meantime, if you’d like to read my first novel (that has nothing to do with shape-shifters, but everything to do with girls gone crazy) check out EATING THE CHESHIRE CAT at your local library.
Thanks for writing to me,
Helen
Hi Marissa,
Thanks so much for writing to me and reading What Curiosity Kills. At the moment, a sequel is not in print, but you my first novel is called EATING THE CHESHIRE CAT and has a pretty cool cover, too (a fish in a blender!).
Hope you like it,
Helen
hey!
i was just going through my favorite authors and i wanted to see if you wrote the 2nd book to what curiosity kills. the suspense is killing me! i don’t want to bug you, but could you please give us a vague date for when the 2nd comes out??? please???
your book looks very enticiing — hoping to pick it up before out dinner so I’ll have lots to share. So excited to meet you. best, tamara
Thanks so much! Looking forward.
I just finished it. I LOOOOVE ITTTT ! I couln’t put it down for anything. Not even my teachers. I love the ending. I hope in the second book Nick end up with Mary and have to pertect her. I reccomended this to everybody I know that reads. I can’t wait for the second book to come out. IM SO EXCITED ! I hope its soon.
Hey
I was just re-reading your book The Turning and i was wondering when you are going to release your next book. Please let me know
Thank you
Hello!
Thank you so much for rereading. Unfortunately, The Turning did not sell as well as my publishers hoped, so there will be no Book Two.
I wish I had better news because I really appreciate and am grateful for your interest.
Keep reading,
Helen
man, i was so bumed out i loved the book 2 bad there wont be a 2nd i was looking forward to it im trying 2 get my freinds 2 read it and my mom 2 buy it
i got 26 people 2 go get the book i hope it helps
Dear heavens, Alexis, thank you so much!
I think you have a great book publicist career in front of you if you want it.
I really appreciate your enthusiasm and word-of-mouth.
Readers like you are why I write books to begin with.
Sincerely,
Helen
Seriously? No second book? That’s just not fair…I’ve read The Turning a few times now.
I think you should at least finish the series, perhaps publish it as an ebook?
Pretty please, this cannot be the last.
Look forward to reading more of your work.
LC