Teen Reads

The night of the car accident changes everything for Jace Northall, leaving him an orphan at three years old. Fast forward 12 years later, Jace is struggling to survive his teen years. Frequent relocations complicate his life, leaving him feeling lonely and frustrated. After his most recent move, Jace is hopeful they have finally found a place to call home, where he can finally just be a normal kid.

It's Halloween night. Tiffany and Brent have given their daughter the best Halloween party ever. Now it's time to settle in and hear the ghost story - a haunting that terrified Tiffany and Brent when they first got married. It's a chilling tale for the young ladies to hear as they sit by the bonfire, protected by blankets and each other, not knowing what lay just beyond the light, watching them from the darkness.

A short and sweet romantic comedy that takes place in a snowy mountain resort. Piper O'Leary is running her family's inn: The Red Chalet Resort. Johnny Parelli is a guest who happens to find Piper rather charming and entertaining, albeit quirky. The two find comical ways of connecting through watching silly romance movies together and trying to predict the story-lines--until their real lives begin to mimic the stories they're making fun of. * Welcome to an Enchanting Winter Wonderland where anything is possible... and love is often comical.... Meet socially awkward, but hopelessly romantic,...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to make us see what’s right before our eyes Carolyn Butler likes Todd Keating but he won’t let anyone close enough to find out what he’s really like. And then Diego Lopez comes to town to compete in the sandcastle contest. His sculpted lips, brooding eyes and ripped body take Carolyn’s breath away. Is it any wonder Carolyn is lost in a sandcastle daze? Author’s note: Unlike my regular romance novels, this short story is intended for Young Adult readers. Mona Ingram is the author of over forty sweet, clean romances full of hope, inspiration, and ...

Pamela Bentley is a pretty young woman in her mid-twenties that works in the Walker home as a server in the kitchen. Bessie, the cook, has taken her under her wing and is teaching her the secrets of how to be a good cook. One November morning she's on her way to the dining room to make sure everything is ready for breakfast and is startled by a handsome man sitting in the dark when she turns on the light. They introduce themselves...and without the other knowing, they are attracted to each other. Bessie warns Pamela that there are other fish in the sea and Ronald Walker knows his family ...

Imagine, if you will, an eleven-year-old boy with an imagination so powerful that he uses it like others would use a compass. Our hero, Jimmy Hamilton, loses his fort on three separate occasions all in the span of one summer. He must battle both his wits and unwanted squatters. He comes to discover each new unwanted tenant proves more difficult to evict than the last. His plans have a modicum of success but each come with unintended consequences.

Clean Christian Romance - Wedding Ring Blues a Clean Contemporary Romance Family secrets threaten her life, love, and marriage! Maintaining family honor meant sacrificing any hope of happiness for sweet, young Lauren Valcour. Expected to marry her social equal, a man ten years older, whom she hates, feels like a death sentence. Wishing for a normal life Lauren befriends an ordinary working man, Danny Richardson, who just so happens to know the Valcour’s deepest, darkest secret. Will Lauren accept her fate and agree to the arranged marriage or be defiant for the first time in her life? Is ...

Death by poison is not a good way to go—unless the punch tastes good. My ten-year high school reunion was supposed to be fun—seeing old friends and maybe even making a few new ones. And I was really looking forward to spending an evening with Jaxson’s brother, Drake, again. Too bad, when we entered the dance, one of Drake’s friends was lying dead on the floor covered in pink punch. Sure Kyle Covington was a very rich investor who’d made his share of enemies but had any of them been at the reunion? Considering Drake’s connection with the deceased, what kind of friend would I be ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE OTHER SIDE: After Gerald dies and is resuscitated, something evil comes back with him from the other side. THE PAINTING: Ellen buys a creepy painting at an antique shop that keeps changing and not for the better. THE GRIZZLY OR THE ZOMBIE: Two hikers are attacked by a grizzly bear and then a zombie twenty years after the apocalypse has ended. THE BOX WITH RED AND BLUE RIBBONS: A surly humpback slips an identical-looking box among a counter full of surprise ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE MAKEOVER: A plastic surgeon seeks revenge for being framed by a malicious, wealthy client who bribes the judge, jury, the attorneys, and the warden to make sure he serves hard time in prison for ten years. The INITIATION: The fraternity brothers have planned a Hell night to top all Hell nights. WHO’S YOUR DADDY: Cecil returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, he discovers the father he never knew was a serial killer who devoured his victims. THE ...

What do you do when your Prince Charming is a naughty little tease? After so long you must move on, right? You can’t possibly wait. Forever is a long time, especially when another man openly desires you, feathers and all. But the heart wants what it wants, there is no denying that pull. Or is there? Rejoin Ann and get swept into a world of swoon worthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue. After King Mark’s sudden death, there remains a lot of unanswered questions and it’s up to Ann, Prince Ryan, and King Christian to fit the pieces together. Could there be a murderer ...

***A Young Adult Romance*** Rebecca well knew the pecking order. Poor, plain girls with obnoxiously strict fathers rested at the bottom of the high school social structure. It was the way of the universe and always would be. Of course, at the top of the pyramid stood Buck Benson. Star athlete, popular, and more handsome than a boy should be allowed to be. Master of all he surveyed. When Rebecca was offered a prestigious letter of recommendation for college to become Buck’s tutor, she grabbed it. It was her ticket out and an opportunity to learn how the other half lived. Her only problem. ...

What if the president of the United States was the leader of a murderous motorcycle gang? Dive into a world where treasure hunts become deadly, houses are set aflame, and motorcycle gangs are connected to a Civil War-era homicidal leader. After a mysterious treasure hunt at the O’Neill’s ancestral home in Sterling, Illinois goes horribly wrong, Jim O’Neill takes his two children, Adrianna and Jay, on a getaway to Chicago. Seemingly leaving both the treasure hunt and the Quant motorcycle gang behind, the O’Neills embark on a quiet family vacation in the windy city. As Jim’s ...

Is Sylvia Vincent a hero, prisoner, or traitor? Carmen Vincent will need to learn the answer quickly as she journeys to the Framework to confront her mother. Can she save her from the Melded and bring her back home? But the Framework has its own rules, and she’ll have to discover who among the refugees she can trust and who should be feared. For lurking among the alien survivors on the patchwork space station are creatures who serve the enemy which has devastated a thousand worlds, and these shadowy entities are setting their sights on a new target: Earth. Grab your copy of the ...

Annette Peters recently lost her mother and is now trying to figure out how she will support herself. For the last five years she has been her mother's fulltime caregiver and had put her life on hold. She is now 28, has no schooling, or livelihood skills; however, her mother did leave her the cabin she's living in, and she decides to turn it into a B&B. She isn't a trained cook or chef but believes she can turn out a pretty good breakfast...and if she can rent some of her extra rooms, she will be able to support herself. Todd Murphy is out on a hunting trip with his friends, and they get ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The horrors include: SOMETHING IN THE CAVE: Mysterious things begin to happen when two friends explore a cave over a thousand feet deep and find a myriad of tunnels someone created long ago. THE ICE MAN: A woman and her boy friend try to convince her bridge partner that her husband is an infamous hit man who has a reputation for unspeakable acts and cruelty. WEREWOLF ON BROADWAY: A werewolf propositions a promoter to make his transformation the main event at Madison Square Garden. SEANCE: ...

New Interpol detective Cantor Silva tracks a mysterious rogue AI that is hunting and killing humans via the secretive and dangerous Dark Net in 2080 Nagoya, Japan. Relying on the help of fellow Interpol detective Fujimura, tech specialist Sequim, and Gamma, a Retro-Narcotics dealer Cantor must stop it before its killing spree spirals out of control. A gripping Blade Runner like Cyber Punk series that will appeal to fans of Neuromancer, Altered Carbon, and other Cyberpunk classics.

Wyatt is 15, and nobody in his homophobic small town of Lincolnville, Oregon, knows that he’s gay. Not even his best friend (and accidental girlfriend) Mackenzie. Then he discovers a secret from actual history: Abraham Lincoln was in love with another guy! Since everyone loves Lincoln, Wyatt’s sure that if the world knew about it, they would treat gay people differently, and it would solve everything about his life.

Pink smoke billowing out of my favorite bookstore sets me and my talking pink iguana on the trail of the arsonist. Watch out Witch’s Cove. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, amateur sleuth and witch. Whenever a fellow Witch’s Cove resident is targeted, for whatever reason, I, along with my trusty familiar, Iggy, and my computer-savvy boyfriend, Jaxson, always step up to the plate to solve the crime. Today will be no different. This time it’s Frank and Betty Sanchez’s bookstore that was set ablaze, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out why. Candle’s Bookstore is one of the town’s ...

Judith Douglas had slept through her alarm and was now rushing to get ready for work like a chicken with its head cut off. If there was one thing her boss, Sean Mortenson hated, was tardiness! It didn't matter how efficient, or how knowledgeable she was on the job, she better not be late! Sean Mortenson was in his early 40s and was quite set in his ways. He had worked hard to get where he was and didn't have time for the petty things in life. He had dated in his younger years but had found the games women played were too tiring for him and had pretty much decided to be a confirmed bachelor....