Katie Holmes, aged 17, lives with her adoptive mother, the housekeeper of a fabulous house in Camps Bay belonging to the gorgeous hunk Finn O'Reilly.

Finn has the ability to stop time, to move into what is called "untime". Katie can’t stop time but, uniquely, can function in "untime" and works as a partner, a sidekick, to Finn.

A fantasy novel rooted in very real teenage issues, it maintains a level of suspense and intrigue all the way through.

Sara Sloot-Smit woon in 'n luukse huis in 'n welvarende buurt, gaan na 'n spogskool en het ouers wat baie belangrike werk doen. Maar hulle het min tyd vir Sara. Toe hulle 'n maand lank oorsee gaan, moet Sara by haar drie tannies in die stad gaan bly. Haar pa dink sy susters ken nie hul plek nie. Suzie giggel graag en maak grappies. Silvie is konstant met 'n nuwe kêrel of twee, en Sofia is wel suksesvol, maar sy's kwaai en gemeen en veels te luidrugtig. Sal Sara ooit die vakansie oorleef?

Buskruit, Brom en Breker Botha is boosaardige lummels - manlik, moeilik en moorddadig. En hulle is oortuig daar's iets fout met hulle jongste broer, Bulelani, want hy's glads te maer en skraal. Hy lees te veel boeke, en al waarmee hy ooit 'n dier sal skiet, is met 'n kamera. Bulelani is klein, maar as jy nie sterk is nie, moet jy slim wees. Veral as jy drie boosaardige broers 'n paar lewenslesse wil leer!

Chain reaction is divided into two parts either of which can be read first. It tells of the experiences of bully Stephanie Adolphus, the beautiful Krystle Thomas whose home life holds a shameful secret in her mothers addictive behaviour, Lisakhanya, a girl from the township attending the school on a scholarship, Krystles sister who is trying to make any sense of her life and the changes her sister is going through, Dillan, Stephanies bullied little brother, and Ben who lives with his overbearing abusive stepfather and terrified mother.