Teen Reads

Lillian Maxfield was not sorry to see the Christmas holidays go on their merry way until next year. In fact, she was feeling like 'Scrooge' herself these days! Everything that could go wrong seemed to be going wrong, which explained her short irritable disposition. It all started a week ago when her dear mother fell on the driveway, breaking her leg in several places. Her mother was a single parent, and together, she and her mother worked hard to keep their little household going. Now that the holidays were over, Lillian had been laid off from her Christmas job, and her job working at the ...

Lottie Dawson has been raised as a foster child and when her foster mother doesn't come to pick her up from school on the last day like the rest of the children, she decides to go on an adventure in search of a perfect home. It won't be just any home; it has to be beautiful and large and located in the avenues where all the rich people live! After two hours of walking, she discovers a mansion. While getting a drink of water from an outside faucet, the butler discovers her and scares her causing her to fall in the mud and water. The butler agrees to help her get cleaned up and while she's ...

"And she was just a girl—she was only nineteen, or I’d eat my baton. I knew I just had a couple of years on her, but… I felt protective. I liked that titanium spine. I liked the gunpowder taste she left in my mouth when she turned her sour puss my way, sparking like a fire-cracker and spoiling for a fight. I respected the audacity she had, the sheer will it took to simply exist as she did. I liked her. Maybe I shouldn’t, but I did. And no way in hell was I going to send her back to the goddamn Terrace. I’d build her her own g**damn house, right next to mine, if I had to..." Dylan ...

**Included in the following box set: Teen and Young Adult Historical Royalty Romance Box Set Sadness is what she knows. Loneliness is all he’s experienced. Can time at the orphanage help them both find each other and, perhaps, love? By Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author in 90 - Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads, Eliza Heaton. Lady Matilda had experienced grief in her life — losing her mother to illness, her father lost in the depth of sadness, no husband and no children. Instead of falling victim to her own sadness, Lady Matilda decided to follow in the footsteps of her beloved mother ...

Effortlessly Talk to Anyone and Build a Connection with This Fail-Proof Guide Do you feel like you’re always striking out when it comes to socializing? Do you find it hard to keep a conversation going? Do you struggle to get out of your shell and make friends? Then this is the perfect book for you. In his book, "How to Talk to Anyone", communications specialist Cole Mcbride, is here to share this comprehensive guide that will give you all the tools you need to get out of your shell and create the rich social life you've always wanted. How to Talk to Anyone is a fail-proof guide that will ...

A rare manuscript by an anonymous author is stolen from the library while other more valuable manuscripts are left behind. Bambi must find it and discover why. Think Nancy Drew and enjoy a family friendly mystery.

My name is Lexi Sinclair, and I am not my sister. Sure, Harleigh is a special person. She can do some amazing things with her Neotact ability, but I’m tired of living in her shadow. I’ve got my own talents as well. For one, I’m good under pressure. Comes in handy when you’ve got to deal with a family like mine. When a scythe relic gets stolen by my ex from Greyson Industries, it’s my turn to take charge. I leave San Antonio and travel to Utah, then to Mexico, on my search for the relic, but I’m not ready for the dark secrets waiting to be uncovered. To make things worse, I’m ...

Book #5, Summer Mischief, returns us to the Puhi family compound, where the shapeshifting children are in summer recess from school. They are now forced to deal with other family members and children who are not shapeshifters. A curious cousin creates havoc for the family in his quest to learn the shapeshifting secrets. The family reconnects with an ancient friend who lives in their river. Our birds of prey, Hoku and Malia, display their versatile talents by keeping birds from the family mango orchard and finding a lost hiker. The following is an excerpt from the book: At the break of dawn,...

When a treasure hunt turns deadly, will solving the clues be enough? Enter a world where a family’s dark past is weaved with its unassuming present. From the small city of Sterling to the massive city of Chicago, the O’Neill’s family vacation has more in store than they could ever imagine. Following the loss of his wife in a car accident last year, Jim O’Neill takes his son Jay and daughter Adrianna on an adventure to his late grandfather’s house. He soon realizes that the mysterious treasure hunt his late grandfather organized is putting his family in peril. Upon facing down ...

Funny Business is based around the theme of - what else - humor, and if you’re familiar with Jon and Guys Read, you already know what you’re in store for: an hilarious story.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: VOODOO DOLLS: A homicide detective finds creepy voodoo dolls in his daughter's closet after she starts dating someone whose major is mortician science. HOODWINK, BAMBOOZLE, & SCREW: A junior administrative new hire is invited to a senior partner's extravagant party that until now has only included members of the partnership group. EXTERMINTORS.COM: A psychiatrist suggests an unexpected remedy for a new patient's deep depression. THE PHANTOM: Two detectives rescue the ...

It had been a little over a month since Maggie Benson had attended the Masquerade ball. Something very unexpected happened when she left for a moment and was on her way to the ladies' room. She encountered a handsome masked man who immediately said, "Hello Magnolia. I've been wanting to talk to you all night. I thought you would never leave your friends so I could tell you how much I admire you." "Who are you?" "You'll find out when the time is right." And then he bent and kissed her. It was a delightfully mysterious kiss. Not too gentle and not too rough. The kind of kiss you want more of ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE RIPPER: An elderly man seeks revenge on gang members who continue to harass him after trick-or-treaters are given lethal candy on Halloween. DEJA VU: Madison has recurring dreams about the same man attempting to kill her time in different historical periods. MY SON: After a hometown hero is killed in an accident, his father finds disturbing photos hidden in his son's office. THE LAST HIT: A hitman plans to retire after fullfilling a contract on a notorious bad ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The horrors include: GHOST TOWN Settlers come upon a deserted town where the former occupants fled in a hurry from something evil. THE GREAT ZANDINI: A man hypnotized in a nightclub act becomes the victim of an intricate murder plot by the hypnotist. DROOL: The city is swarming with zombies as Jerry and Maggie leave to find refuge at his grandma's farm in the country. MASQUERADE: The Madeira Club has hired a travel agent to rent a castle in Transylvania for this year’s gala Halloween ...

An innocent photo outing, a very stiff dead body, and more surprises than the words in a song. Wouldn’t you know it? The one time my cousin, Glinda, and her fiancé, decide to go camping (I know right), I stumble upon a dead body in some abandon farm house. Turns out the guy was some famous singer who quit the music business ten years ago. I would have let the sheriff handle the investigation, except that the body was in a rather strange condition, which implied magic was involved. That’s where I come in. Okay, the sheriff really wanted my cousin to help since she is a sleuth and a ...

How far would you go not to age? Would you commit murder? Well, someone decided to. Welcome to Witch’s Cove, where the strangest of cases occur. Murder often abounds, but so does time travel, shifters, and evil warlocks. When the elegant Alexandria Coronado asks for my help in finding her pink pearl necklace that was stolen from the Magic Wand Hotel, I had no idea it would involve murder, scuba diving, and a massive empire. Because our sheriff suspects magic is involved, he is willing to join forces with the Pink Iguana sleuths. That’s where I come in. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, and ...

It's all here! Everything you need to go to Heaven, your true home. Read this book and discover for yourself the four key steps followed by everyone that we now know is in Heaven, people like St. Peter, St. Paul, the seers of Fatima, Padre Pio, and others. To follow in their footsteps and go to Heaven ourselves, all you have to do is model your life on theirs. In other words, by doing what they did and not doing what they didn't do, you can virtually guarantee yourself of going to Heaven. If you've ever wished you had a map or a system that would lead you straight to Heaven, now you do! ...

Kendra Stevensen was in her late 20's and was still single. A new salesman, Martin Bateman, came to work at her office and the manager informed her he was in his early 30's and was single. Just looking at him, made her heart race. She never considered herself shy or ever being at a loss for words; however, when Martin would appear at her desk requiring her attention, she could barely talk or function normally around him! How was she going to make a great impression mumbling like a fool? Kendra's dreams were shattered when a drop-dead gorgeous girl appeared at the office one day announcing ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre if you dare. The average Amazon review rating on all Billy Wells Horror collections is 4.3!! The terrors include: NO REST FOR THE DEAD: A gravedigger provides fresh cadavers for medical research and makes a killing. MR. BLUE: Gillian receives a call with the ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE CADAVER: Blanche foolishly risks her career as a university professor to enhance the learning curve of her students by supplying fresher cadavers for them to dissect. THE GOBLIN: A tourist in Vegas steals money from a quadriplegic panhandler who has special powers FEELINGS: A motorist seeks revenge on a TV news reporter whose ambition to be a star causes an accident that takes the life of the man's wife. THE VELVET CAGE: An abusive and destructive marriage ...