Judith Berens

Heroes aren’t born; they’re made. But so are villains. Raine Campbell never knew she was special until her dormant magic unleashed to protect her friends. But it couldn’t be contained or controlled. Enter the School of Necessary Magic, where magical teens are taught to master their...

To most, Daniel is the charming owner of an oddities shop he inherited from his grandfather, but looks are deceiving. Charged with keeping the worlds safe - from magicals and humans alike - Daniel leads a double life, leaving no room for anything - or anyone - else. When a relatively...

Sometimes the real monsters are those within your own family. Sometimes it takes an outsider like Raine to come to your rescue. Raine Campbell has survived her first semester at the School of Necessary Magic, but only just. Time to throw herself into her studies and get a better grasp on...

When one paranormal CIA operative with no idea whom he can trust is met with an alien cover-up with too many loose ends, it leads to one heck of a ride. At first glance, Daniel Winters is a shopkeeper with a glint in his eye and the charm of James Bond. The truth involves far more aliens...

CIA Agent Daniel Winters is having a bad day. Scratch that. A bad week. After being questioned by Internal Affairs - and hesitantly cleared - he’s on his way to Paraguay. New day. New mission. Another chance for answers. Instead, he only finds more questions, more suspicious behaviors from...

Skills include wielding dual magics, stabbing bad guys with the pointy end, and protecting the good people of Seattle from dark wizards. Also wraps a mean sashimi roll. The name Brownstone evokes a certain reaction no matter who hears it.

Alison is a young Drow princess whose power is just beginning to grow inside of her - too bad for the dark forces after her. They won’t see it coming. Even better...Alison’s making a few tween friends who can stand by her side....

It’s anything but a calm, quiet semester at the School of Necessary Magic. Dangerous magical criminals are near, and Homeland Security puts the school on alert. Can Raine Campbell finally show her future boss - the FBI - what she can do, or will it all go sideways? The criminals think they...

The Seventh Order has been taken out...Things seem calm. But Alison and her team know better. Trouble’s always coming for a Brownstone. Good thing she has an answer for them....

Their senior year is wrapping up. Finals are coming up, and decisions are being made for college and life after high school. Movie nights, pranks, louper finals, and trips to the kemana - Raine and her friends are busy. Too bad the bad guys didn’t get the notice that Raine and her friends are...

Just a quiet, peaceful summer cataloging magical creatures on New Firefly Island. Easy, right? Raine Campbell and her friends arrive to team up with another school to tackle the Magical Multitudes Project, ready for a little fun during the school break. But the island is full of secrets and...

Graduation is right around the corner, which means finals, long good-byes, and difficult decisions about the future. But Alison and friends have to make it to graduation first. Easier said than done, especially when the consequences of saving Christie’s mom come home to roost....

When books start disappearing, Drow Princess Alison Brownstone can’t resist digging deeper. After all, no one should be able to penetrate the gnome’s magical protection. But going down the rabbit hole leads to truths far more dangerous than petty theft....

A new MMORPG takes the School of Necessary Magic by storm. Everyone is addicted. Except Raine. Between school, social life, and chasing her dream, she doesn’t have time for distractions. She’s not getting enough sleep. No one is, and it’s taking its toll on both the student body and the...

When rumors of a black dog roaming campus turn into grisly attacks, Raine must put aside her busy class schedule to investigate and make sure no one else gets hurt...

Senior year. Two semesters remain before Raine Campbell and her friends graduate from the School of Necessary Magic. A teacher is being threatened. And it wouldn’t be a complete semester without Dark Wizards getting involved. Some evil never learns....

It’s the beginning of the end. The other Drow princess and queen just don’t know it...yet. It’s business as usual for Brownstone Security. Drow threats or not, they still have work to do....

Alison is in Mongolia to rescue Mr. D’s nephew, but things aren’t adding up. Are the other Drow people trying to push Alison and her team away to secure their succession? The Drow haven’t learned their lesson about messing with a Brownstone. Any Brownstone....

Sometimes even a Brownstone needs to get away from it all. Did the bad guys not get the memo? Alison Brownstone is on vacation. Do not disturb. Oh they disturbed. But when your mom is Shay Carson and she makes two requests of you, you take them seriously....

Brownstone Security is hired for what should be a relatively simple job. Protect a courier transporting a valuable painting. Nothing about the job is as it seems, and Alison ends up working with the FBI’s first witch on the case....