Lynette Ferreira


Biography

Lynette Ferreira is the author of:
(Novels) MY RECYCLED SOUL; WHEN WE LOVE; WILLIAM, A VAMPIRE PIRATE; FOR-NEVER (Novellas) SPAM; VIRAL; BELIEVE; NEW DAWN; FOREVER YOUNG
(Digital Series) WILLIAM THE DAMNED; WILLIAM THE LEGACY; WILLIAM THE CHOICE (Digital Short Stories) ALL OVER AGAIN; IN THE END; ONLY IN MY MEMORIES; WOULD YOU REMEMBER ME; WHAT MY SOUL DOES WHEN I AM ASLEEP
(Digital Flash Fiction) THE DARK, DARK HOUSE; THE BEGINNING OF A LIFE MISUNDERSTOOD; THE TOKOLOSH; MY ENTRY INTO THE ABYSS; MY CHILD MY LIFE; FIFTEEN SECONDS AGO
(Blog Series) LUCAS; EASY FORMATTING FOR YOUR PRINT BOOK

Lynette is currently working on these new stories for teens, MY LIFE HEREAFTER (31.05.2013); ANGEL OF DEATH (31.08.2013); WILLIAM THE LOST (30.11.2013)

Lynette Ferreira writes mainly for Teens/Young Adults and the genre Lynette writes ranges from paranormal to social issues, and often includes stories of reincarnation and life after death. As at March 2013, readers have downloaded more than 150,000 copies of stories written by Lynette Ferreira from various online book retailers for a diverse range of reading devices. In 2010 MY RECYCLED SOUL advanced to quarter finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards (Young Adult Category) and in 2011 WHEN WE LOVE advanced to quarter finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards (Young Adult Category).

Born and raised in South Africa, she's lived in both The Republic of Ireland and Namibia. She is currently settled in Gauteng, South Africa where she's living in the world of her next book.

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Books

What My Soul Does When I Am Asleep    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: Free! 4880 words. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction.

Gaby believes her soul leaves her body every night after she goes to sleep. Her mom tells her souls can only leave a body when the person dies. Does this mean Gaby dies every night?
Forever Young    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 25990 words. Published on May 1, 2013. Fiction.

He came from the stars, and found love on Earth. Arius was his home planet. After a violent battle between the people of Arius and the tentacled creatures of Piscibra, the population of Arius was halved. It was decided that Jacob would journey across the space of time and light to establish contact with Amy Trotter, their only salvation.
Believe    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 28220 words. Published on March 2, 2013. Fiction.

Believing in destiny is not always easy When Hannah was a little girl, she believed that the world around her was magical. She believed that there was someone out there who looked over her. If she was deserving, this person or entity would make sure her aspirations and wishes were met.
For-never    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 52420 words. Published on February 1, 2013. Fiction.

A tale of enchantment, witches, curses, spells and love’s first kiss. During the Salem Witch Trials, a witch curses Heather, Kieran and Jayden. Heather must choose between the two brothers. If she chooses the right brother, the curse will be broken, if she chooses the wrong brother, the dark shadows will come to take her soul. Her soul is then recycled and it starts all over again.
Fifteen Seconds Ago    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 1050 words. Published on January 4, 2013. Fiction.

In fifteen seconds everything can change, our entire life can be different fifteen seconds from now, and would there be moments which replay in our memories of things we should have done sooner. This is a Flash Fiction.
Viral    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 23920 words. Published on December 8, 2012. Fiction.

Six days, six contestants and only one survivor. Richard is willing to sell his soul to be the next internet sensation, so when his roommate, the enigmatic, rich and ultimate computer genius, Gareth, suggests an online reality show, he jumps at the opportunity.
Bundle Collection: When We Love & In the End    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $2.99 USD. 53740 words. Published on November 16, 2012. Fiction.

The popular download In the End bundled together with When We Love Chrissie Taylor received a scholarship to The Cornwall Academy in Charleston. Vincent almost makes her forget her attraction to flirtatious, suntanned, blond Johnathan who has most of the girls in school interested in him.
Bundle Collection: My Recycled Soul & All Over Again    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $2.99 USD. 78480 words. Published on November 16, 2012. Fiction.

The popular download All Over Again bundled together with My Recycled Soul. For many of us, love is the wildest adventure we will ever encounter. For most of us, love is the only significant reason.
In the End    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 11570 words. Published on May 26, 2012. Fiction.

Sometimes in the end, When we Love, there isn’t always a happy ever after.
My entry into the Abyss    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 1020 words. Published on March 29, 2012. Fiction.

(2.00 from 1 review)
Every day when the clock tick, ticks towards two o’clock, Agnes starts to feel apprehension. She knows there is a reason why she should be afraid to go to Dr. Anderson’s office, but she does not remember why. As Dr. Anderson lulls her into a meditative state, she suddenly remembers, but then it is too late as she enters the abyss of her own dark and personal fears. This is a Flash Fiction.
My Child, My Life    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 810 words. Published on March 29, 2012. Fiction.

(3.00 from 2 reviews)
Sometimes we tend to forget that people older than us have lived basically the same lives as us. They have loved, was loved, had the trial and tribulations of children, they have lived in a different era and could be a fountain of information, yet we tend to look for our history in books. This is Flash Fiction.
Only in my Memories    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 3550 words. Published on February 26, 2012. Fiction.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
For a long time now, every night when Rebecca goes to sleep she dreams of Daniel. She feels as if she knows him, as if she has met him before, but yet she knows with certainty she has never met him before. Then one morning as she steps off from the train, she drops one of her warm, woolen gloves. She is startled when someone touches her, and she is relieved when he holds her glove out to her.
Would you remember Me    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 2110 words. Published on June 10, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 4 reviews)
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents and teenagers. In this short story, the writer is fifteen years old, contemplating suicide. In her darkest hour she writes a letter.
The Beginning of a Life Misunderstood    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 920 words. Published on February 1, 2011. Fiction.

0.75 star(3.75 from 4 reviews)
Arrabelle Smith is not afraid to admit that she is homophobic, but when she dies tragically and her soul is recycled, she is in for a surprise and thus starts the beginning of a misunderstood life. This is Flash Fiction.
The Tokolosh    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 790 words. Published on October 5, 2010. Fiction.

(4.00 from 3 reviews)
A little story of a short, hairy little devil, called the Tokolosh! In Zulu mythology, The Tokolosh will fetch you in the dead of the night, if you did something you shouldn’t have. The only way to keep the Tokolosh away at night is to put a brick beneath each leg of one's bed! This is a Flash Fiction.
The Dark, Dark House    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 920 words. Published on September 25, 2010. Fiction.

(4.00 from 3 reviews)
In a dark forest, there is a dark house with an even darker secret.
My Recycled Soul    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 72720 words. Published on August 30, 2010. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
For many of us, love is the wildest adventure we will ever encounter. For most of us, love is the only significant reason. My Recycled Soul is a story about Elizabeth, a seventeen year-old girl who lives in California. She is established in her ways and happy, until her parents disrupt her entire life, and move her to Ireland.
All over again    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 6350 words. Published on August 30, 2010. Fiction.

This short story is what remained from the initial draft of My Recycled Soul, and if you have read My Recycled Soul, you will be familiar with Elizabeth’s past life experience. My Recycled Soul was meant to be a simple love story - a story of discovery that even through many lifetimes, many mistakes and many different choices, we always end up where we are always supposed to be...
Spam    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 20790 words. Published on August 30, 2010. Fiction.

Are you brave enough? Would you take the risk to delete a spam e- mail promising death when you delete it? Marlene never gives it a second thought and that night she has an uninvited visitor.
When we Love    by Lynette Ferreira
Price: $0.99 USD. 42690 words. Published on August 30, 2010. Fiction.

The fell in love despite the rules. The first moment Vincent saw her standing in front of the class waiting for Mr. Johnson, he did not pay any attention. Just another white girl he thought. As the minutes ticked by and he continued looking at her, because she made the time pass, he unexpectedly realized that he was uncontrollably interested in her.

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  • 2012 on March 11, 2011
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    Interesting end. I see your implied suggestion at how fickle humans are and that in 5,000 years people will be making movies and predictions of the next great disaster. Since I can remember the end has been nigh!
  • Song For A Friend on March 11, 2011
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    Excellent. Says everything in such a few words.
  • Softly on March 11, 2011
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    Ahhh, that was so sweet. It kept me wondering all the time. Very nicely done.
  • Her on March 11, 2011
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    I love your cover. Your story was poignant and full of emotion and feeling, although I do not know why it must always be a happy ending. I felt it would have done the story more justice if she did not come back. I enjoyed it though.
  • Voiceless on June 10, 2011
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    This story needed to be told, and aptly named Voiceless. I like the fact that the author is donating portions of the sales to the Children Without A Voice Foundation. Once I started reading, I could not stop.
  • The Man Who Murdered Himself: A Short Story on June 11, 2011
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    Excellent!! I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and although I should have known the scanning process would create another, it still surprised me.
  • Shorts on June 11, 2011
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    I enjoyed all three 'stories'. You have a way with words that is not complicated and makes it easy to read.
  • Unsigned on June 12, 2011
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    I downloaded the preview ages ago, but then this story got lost on my Kindle. Last night I 'found' it and when I started reading I could not stop, so I had to buy the full copy. The story is well written and had me intrigued from the beginning. Although I am glad it all turned out well in the end, I would have liked to see a conclusion to the suicide letter.
  • Unforgiven Pleasure on June 14, 2011
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    Sorting through my Kindle, I came upon this story again. Reading it a second time, I enjoyed it more. It is perfect, and once again the end was sweet. There is no doubt that I would have continued reading if it was longer. I loved the chemistry between them.
  • The games we play on June 14, 2011
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    Excellent!!
  • Big Black Shiny Boots on June 14, 2011
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    Read it again, enjoyed it again. Made me smile. Very well written!!
  • Heart Spell on June 14, 2011
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    I found it very original and thoroughly enjoyable!!
  • Two Years, Nine Tears on Aug. 13, 2011
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    I am not a big poem reader, but I really enjoyed your poems, especially Snowflakes in July.
  • When I Woke Up I Knew I was Dead: A Short Story on Aug. 14, 2011
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    Excellent! I enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you.
  • Grey on Aug. 26, 2011
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    A young woman and boy meet. He falls in love and she leaves. Years later they meet again - both old. Was an interesting read and well described.
  • Enchanted Forest of Horror (A Short Story) on Aug. 26, 2011
    star star star
    It was an interesting story, well written.
  • Made For You on Feb. 27, 2012
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    I enjoyed reading your story. Maybe because I am also from Africa I did not get confused and I understood your symbolism. In particular I loved the following line: 'The kind of pain that makes the heart writhe, the soul hopeless and devours beauty'
  • Looking Back on May 28, 2012
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    I loved this short story. It was beautifully written and the symbolism of the circle of live in human relationships was clearly described. It was a great read ♥
  • I Find Trouble on May 28, 2012
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    I could so easily relate to everything he said and felt. Often I also have so many things to say and do when I see other people go against the grain of society, but sadly fear also holds me back.
  • The Flight of the Hogs on Aug. 04, 2012
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    I enjoyed the story - especially the characters, it was as if at the end of this short story I could relate to each one of them individually. I could imagine and feel the isolation and loneliness of the killer. Although the sketch artist in this story swears like a trooper, she brought a smile to my face and I could actually hear her in the back of my mind. This is not usually my genre to read, but I felt like a change today and am pleased with my choice, because I was certainly entertained.
  • Another Bookstore on Sep. 30, 2012
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    I liked it! I enjoyed reading this well written short story and found it to be an interesting concept - to be truthful, the idea of a book with his life story already printed and published gave me goose bumps. Sadly though when the person in the book realized that each person is doing the same thing, he did not try to better himself, but remained resigned to his fate. The end left me feeling a little bit sad.
  • Dark Places on Jan. 04, 2013
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    I enjoyed this collection of well written short stories and poems thoroughly (and I am the first to admit I do not read poetry often). Although all the stories were gripping, dark and held me immersed within each of them, I would like to list the ones I found especially wonderful: The Coming of the Storm, I am Death, The Last Dance, Candle, You, The House on the Moor, The Glass and lastly, but not least, Joy. Each of the stories and poems in this book is positively dark, scary and eerie, yet there is something about each one of them that stirred something deep down inside of me, as if it touched something within me. I would recommend this book to anyone.
  • UnEnchanted on March 08, 2013
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    I loved this story with its original take of fairy tales. I read this book in a day and once I started, there was no stopping me. For me, the characters were believable and I was pulled into an enchanted world, where I actually believed there was a real curse and she really had to complete the story she was chosen for.
  • The Book of Beings Episode One on April 27, 2013
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    I loved everything about it. I loved the mystery of not knowing where the story is going to go, especially with her calling herself Mary at Planned Parenthood and maybe it is a modern twist on the biblical story of Mary and Joseph. I loved the way the story was told with authentic emotion. I loved the length of the e-book. It was amazing and I am definitely hooked to The Book of Beings.
  • If I Die Young on May 05, 2013
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    I really liked this story. Cailyn gets sick with a serious illness and you would expect it to become monotonous and long winded, but it doesn't. This well written story made me experience her desperation, fear and anxiety, and then later her joy at finding love. When I read the last words, I felt a warm, fuzzy feeling of happiness.