A failed army sergeant is given a last mission to escort a wagon train of orphans across the desert. But Apaches steal their horses, leaving them stranded, and it is up to the sergeant to keep everyone alive until help can arrive. Targeted Age Group:: 10-15 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I'm currently writing a number of young adult books about the Arizona Territory in the late 19th century. … [Read more...] about Sergeant Tottenwold by Randolph Parrish
Cornerstone by Misty Provencher
Nalena Maxwell is The Waste. At least, that’s what she’s been tagged as at school, due to her mother’s obsession with hoarding truckloads of paper, each one scrawled with lines of what appears to be single-sentence stories. The insane volume of paper has forced them out of their house and now threatens to push them out of their apartment, but Nalena’s mother, Evangeline, refuses to part with a single sheet. Evangeline’s papers are so much more than just a hoarder’s obsession. They are the … [Read more...] about Cornerstone by Misty Provencher
Secret Faces of Darkness: LOST by Poli B.
In the globalised world of the 21st century, vampires are on a mission to ensure their place among (or above) the humans for good. Will our heroine recognise them in time? Or will she succumb to temptation? Find out in the first book of the new fantasy series Secret Faces of Darkness! Darkness can be strangely alluring, especially when it brings power over other people... As a fresh graduate, Lana stumbles unwittingly and rather proudly into her first job. It’s everything anyone could ever … [Read more...] about Secret Faces of Darkness: LOST by Poli B.
The Shape-Shifter’s Guide to Time Travel by Mark Budman
When 18-year-old Rose arrives in Temnota from the US as an exchange student, she finds the country even more oppressive than she thought. The Secret Service has just imprisoned Libera, a young rebel leader. A shape-shifter, she can escape by taking any form, so they’ve locked her away in a cell impenetrable to her kind, and are about to execute her. Rose teams up with her classmate, Gavrilo, the prince of all shape-shifters, to find a way to unlock Libera’s cell to save her. According to a … [Read more...] about The Shape-Shifter’s Guide to Time Travel by Mark Budman
Shadows by Maddison Amy Burford
Having moved from London and her old school, Trixie finds herself starting afresh. New town. New school. That'd be difficult for most of us at the best of times. But when you're someone with unique abilities, like Trixie, it's much harder. Especially if you don't want to be the weird girl, the one who is able to see and talk to the dead. How do you cope with that and still make friends? Luckily, for the first time in her life, Trixie bags herself a fun group of friends and maybe even a love … [Read more...] about Shadows by Maddison Amy Burford
A Sword of Greed and Envy by M. C. Clay
Lark Kravinoff knows what it takes to be a skilled huntress and a feared warrior. She has worked hard, training for the human uprising against the vicious creatures of the night called Nokturns. Nokturns could be Vampires, Werewolves, or Reapers, all of which give a human plenty of reason to be terrified. But, when a twist of fate forces Lark to fight for her own survival, she finds her life colliding with that of the Nokturns. Her life becomes entangled with a Nokturn who calls himself ‘Ash’ … [Read more...] about A Sword of Greed and Envy by M. C. Clay
Just a brat by Lynx Patt
Kyle Becker, an infamous brat of his high school, is a real troublemaker and therefore a regular visitor at the principal’s office. He never listens to any word of advice given to him or improves his behavior patterns. Tired of fruitless penalties, the principal subscribes Kyle to charitable work in a nursing home, where Kyle founds himself surrounded by difficult elders and naggy staff. Only one person stands out in the whole institution, Mason, a handsome male nurse. Will the charitable … [Read more...] about Just a brat by Lynx Patt
Nickle Brickle’Bee by Sterling Nixon
Nickle Brickle’Bee is odd, even by his own standards. While most boys are starting to get hair under their arms, Nickle starts growing whiskers on his chin. By the time he is twelve, he can grow a full beard. Then one day, Nickle finds himself swallowed by the earth and taken to the center of the world where he finds a massive magical city called EarthWorks that is governed by a myriad of powerful creatures. Between horrifying monsters, Elves that rule with pomp and power, Fairies that are in … [Read more...] about Nickle Brickle’Bee by Sterling Nixon
The Cosmic Turkey by Laura Ruth Loomis
Janet Delane wasn't supposed to be a spaceship captain. She's fresh out of high school, and she has trouble with technology - it seems to hate her personally. Now she's been drafted into GUPPEAS, an interplanetary peace organization, and put in charge of the SS Turkey and its misfit crew. She's in over her head, she's crushed out on a rival captain's boyfriend, and she's trying to negotiate peace with the Exalted Leader of Pluto, who's just banned....CHOCOLATE?! Targeted Age Group:: Young … [Read more...] about The Cosmic Turkey by Laura Ruth Loomis
Sensation: A Superhero Novel by Kevin Hardman
Blessed with a plethora of super powers, Jim should have been an easy fit for any team of superheroes. But when his tryout with the Alpha League - the world's premier group of supers - goes disastrously wrong, he basically becomes an outcast. However, an odd turn of events that gives Jim a second chance at his dream – just as a shadowy cabal bent on world domination identifies him as the only obstacle to their plans. Targeted Age Group:: 13+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? It … [Read more...] about Sensation: A Superhero Novel by Kevin Hardman
No Man’s Land by Ben Magid
“My name is Rebel Anne Rae… and I am the last remaining human alive on planet Earth.” Thirty years from now, global and environmental disasters have drastically harmed the planet. Water levels rose. Winters grew colder. Summers, hotter. Penguins went extinct. Then deer. Then trees and the birds that lived in them. But ignorance prevailed. People soon forgot what a hummingbird even was. Or a sunflower. In an effort to maintain life on a damaged planet, humanlike androids dubbed Mech were … [Read more...] about No Man’s Land by Ben Magid
Always You by Lizzie Morton
What do you do when that annoying ex keeps popping up? That's what Abby West would like to know. Six years after leaving Brooklyn and her entire life behind, she's back for one summer. Two jobs, wild friends and a crazy family who all think she should stay away from the one who broke her heart and ran her out of the city. It should be easy, but the heart wants what it wants. Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Targeted Age Group:: 18-50 What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...] about Always You by Lizzie Morton
