Science Fiction and Fantasy Box Set 1: The Squishies Series

------ DETENTION: She’s been sentenced to teenage prison for breaking the rules... When Carla Mainston is sentenced to two weeks in juvenile detention for being a screw up, she promises to never break the rules again. She thinks that the worst that can happen is she'll be bored to death, but it seems that the wicked warden of the institute plans to keep her imprisoned indefinitely in the detention center, along with all the other kids trapped behind its dark walls. In an attempt to escape, Carla discovers the monster on the fourth floor and uncovers a darker purpose to the institution. She will have to fight for her freedom if she wants to go home. She will have to break all the rules if she wants to survive... ------ WHATEVER BECAME OF THE SQUISHES?: She's just inherited super powers of... er, Sarcasm? She's wild and outspoken. Trouble follows Carla Mainston wherever she goes. But what do you expect from a purple outcast living in a green colony? She's the last girl on the planet who should be inheriting special powers. If that wasn't bad enough, there's a deadly disease spreading faster than a dirty joke in the playground, and when Carla's brother Joe becomes infected, she has to find a cure before it's too late. With the assistance of a muscle-bound scientist called Parklon, and a dealer in illegal books called Bob, Carla discovers that superpowers come at a price. With a murderer on her heels, Carla has to use every trick in the book to stay alive. That's if she can avoid getting arrested or having the life sucked out of her by her new boyfriend. ----- SHATTERED: The only thing she has left to lose is herself... Carla Mainston is stuck in a dead end job and her friends have all left her behind. Life sucks. So she quits her job and nearly blows up her bullying boss with her malfunctioning powers, and then heads out into the world on a quest to find her missing friends. High on power and running away from her messy life, Carla travels to Zoola, party central, and becomes engrossed in a dangerous world of drinking and escapism, completely unaware of the devastating effects it will have on the people she cares about the most. Her drinking, clubbing and snogging Mr Wrong all start to spiral out of control when Mr Right finds her drunk and abusing her powers. He believes the lies about her and kicks her out of his place. Meanwhile all her new friends turn their backs on her. Carla is homeless and friendless with dangerous enemies popping up all over the place. With a hit man trying to kill her, and a psychopath stalking her, she'll be lucky if she survives long enough to make amends and pick up the pieces of her shattered life.