YA Fiction – Collins Mark Books

From urban fantasy to epic, fairy tales to the future, contemporary to the historical, this full-length collection from Charity Tahmaseb contains four dozen stories and spans fifteen years of writing.

Sometimes somber, often humorous, these quirky and imaginative stories revolve around love lost and love found, familial and sibling love, friendships, and more. Genre-encompassing and often genre-defying, these tales run the gamut of invisible prom dates to dragons to the end of the world.

Here’s How We Survive gathers together all 48 stories from the (Love) Stories for 2020 project and includes award-winning and previously-published stories along with ones written exclusively for this collection.

Young Adult Fiction

Dating on the Dork Side now available (nearly) everywhere!

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Charity

Dating on the Dork Side is now available nearly everywhere online. And it’s available via Overdrive and other library services as well.

In the US, you can now download from Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, GooglePlay, and of course, Amazon.

For all territories and e-retailers, click here.

Fantasy, New Release, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

New Release: Straying from the Path

April 3, 2018 Charity

Things happen when you stray from the path:

Wondrous things
Frightening things
Disturbing things

Step from the well-trodden path and into the world of sour magic and unexpected consequences. Here you’ll discover how to:

Duel with a scarred war prince
Defeat a (dashing) bandit king with your own army of toads
Venture into the depths of the forest for your heart’s desire
Forge a bond so strong it defies even death

Straying from the Path includes two brand-new novellas and four short stories in the (forthcoming) Sour Magic series of fairy tales, perfect for anyone who loves retellings and fairy tale adaptations.

Remember, anything can happen when you stray from the path.

Download your copy and begin your journey today.

Also available in print.

New Release, Young Adult Fiction

Now Available: Dating on the Dork Side!

November 30, 2015October 5, 2019 Charity

Today’s the day! Dating on the Dork Side is in the wild! The book is available in print and in Kindle format. Don’t have a Kindle? No worries. Download one of the Kindle apps (for iOS, Android, PC). You can read it that way. Or read it in print. That works too.

Stung by an epic betrayal, Camy Cavanaugh relies on the sure things: her best friend, her job as peer tutor, and her safe spot on the sidelines of life. But when she hacks into a secret, trash-talking website, it ignites a war between the sexes that won’t end until the whole school is turned upside down–and Camy’s world is turned inside out.

Now the hottest girls in school refuse to date the A-List boys. But with the Homecoming dance looming, everyone from the queen bee to the girl “most likely to” pushes Camy to hook them up with guys from the nerd herd.

And then there’s quarterback, A-lister–and former crush–Gavin Madison. He hasn’t spoken to Camy in three years … but he’s talking now, begging her to pair the guys on the football team with girls from the Honor Roll.

It’s a contest of wills and everything is on the line–even Camy’s heart. Will she retreat to the sidelines, or will she find the courage to get back in the game?

Curious? Read a couple of early reviews here and here.

Upcoming Release, Young Adult Fiction

Cover reveal: Dating on the Dork Side

November 21, 2015November 21, 2015 Charity

Coming November 30, 2015

Come to the dork side … we have cookies.

Stung by an epic betrayal, Camy Cavanaugh relies on the sure things: her best friend, her job as peer tutor, and her safe spot on the sidelines of life. But when she hacks into a secret, trash-talking website, it ignites a war between the sexes that won’t end until the whole school is turned upside down—and Camy’s world is turned inside out.

Now the hottest girls in school refuse to date the A-List boys. But with the Homecoming dance looming, everyone from the queen bee to the girl “most likely to” pushes Camy to hook them up with guys from the nerd herd.

And then there’s quarterback, A-lister—and former crush—Gavin Madison. He hasn’t spoken to Camy in three years … but he’s talking now, begging her to pair the guys on the football team with girls from the Honor Roll.

It’s a contest of wills and everything is on the line—even Camy’s heart. Will she retreat to the sidelines, or will she find the courage to get back in the game?

Dating on the Dork Side will launch into the world on November 30th. In the meantime, add it to your shelf on Goodreads. Want an email when it’s available? Sign up for Charity’s mail list.

Free read, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

Free time? Well, a free read, at least

October 20, 2014April 3, 2018 Charity

Need some free time? Need to learn how to steal time? Well, maybe I can help. Or not. What I can do is give you a free read.

Just a Matter of Time is free in most every online bookstore.

Want to know more? Keep reading:

Sadie Lin: High school junior Sadie is desperate–to maintain her GPA, to score high on the SATs, for her dad to return from Afghanistan. Time seems to crawl and slip through her fingers all at once. She thinks it’s all in her head.

It’s not.

Gordon Bakersfield: Gordon–Sadie’s ninth grade epic crush–has plenty of time and knows where to get more. He knows someone has been stealing Sadie’s time. And while he’s not sure how to make it stop, he’s hoping to try. But can Sadie trust him?

Only time will tell.

Audio Book, New Release, Upcoming Release, Young Adult Fiction

The Maze: Now in audio!

September 27, 2014 Charity

Now in Audio!

The Maze: Three Tales of the Future is now available in audio format via Audible, and you can download the audio book from Amazon, Audible, and iTunes.

The same narrator who performed The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet also narrated these stories. I think she did a fantastic job. She had a knack for knowing exactly how I wanted something read or where the emphasis in certain sentences should be. In short: she was amazing.

Click below to hear a sample: