Young Adult Military

The ongoing adventures of Taggart and his motley crew of family, friends, and on-again, off-again enemies as they try to stop a cataclysmic disaster from befalling the galaxy. Power is the seventh and final book in the Emberling series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.

As a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Nazis behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few who worked underground to resist Nazi rule. Then came the day he was shipped out to fight on the eastern front as part of the German infantry—in spite of his having confessed his own Jewish ancestry.

Experience the thrilling and true story of Lt. Robert Grimes as he runs for his life to evade being captured by Nazi soldiers. Listeners will follow Grimes as he escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII.

ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN. OR MAKE ONE UP REALLY QUICKLY. Slim Taggart has stolen plenty of things in his short life. That's what happens when you come from a family of planet-hopping thieves. But when he somehow finds himself in possession of a shard from an ancient alien tech known as the Emberling, things start getting hotter than he likes. Before Taggart knows it, a half-dozen criminal syndicates are on his tail, desperate for the powerful payload. And that's before he manages to take aboard a motley crew of characters who each openly admit they'd kill for it, too. Luckily, Taggart has a plan....

Major Charlotte MacHen served ten years in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot in Special Operations. During her military service, she earned two purple hearts, a Bronze Star, and numerous other citations. After her medical retirement from the Army, she spent an additional ten years as a Black Ops pilot, working as a secret government contractor. She received two bullet wounds in a series of operations. Charlotte has just finished the last mission with her team and is retiring to the mountains of northern Georgia. She plans on a quiet life as a mother to her sixteen-year-old daughter, Rory,...

Two seafaring tales filled with gripping action, tests of the human spirit, and life lessons from the author of The Mouse that Roared. WASHINGTON'S GUNPOWDER The Colonial Army led by George Washington has laid siege to the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but they will have to withdraw unless they get more supplies—especially gunpowder. This exciting historical adventure tells the tale of George Royall (a young, reluctant lieutenant in the Colonial Navy) who is charged with sailing a secret cargo of gunpowder to Boston—a daring mission that involves ...

The continuing adventures of the survey starship Yellowjacket after an alien force larger than any in living memory sweeps through the worlds of the Engel Empire. Note: The Stars Dark series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed adventures on strange worlds with even stranger aliens, this series is for you!

I had no clue that hot guy was the grumpy billionaire brother of my best friend. Now I’m pregnant with his baby… That night, He took me to his private room, each step pulsating with heated anticipation. His striking blue eyes and carved physique mesmerize any woman instantly. His charisma disarmed me. I surrendered completely. But now, he's not just a mystery man; he's my new boss. Behind closed doors, his embrace feels like being close to a raging fire. At work, he's distant. I bite my lip as he pushes me away. In private, he reaches out to pull me back in. I want to play with the fire...

A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counselor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost. Now an ambassador representing Demora, Sage is about to face her greatest challenge to avoid a war with a rival kingdom. After an assassination attempt destroys the chance for peace, Sage and her fiancé Major Alex Quinn risk a dangerous plot to reveal the culprit. But the stakes are higher than ever, and in the game of traitors, betrayal is the only certainty.

A story that begins where others end—after all evil has been vanquished in an apocalyptic war. But no one could have predicted what came after; the civilizational decay that such a costly victory would usher in. Their only hope lies with a naïve 19-year-old, plucked off his hard-scrabble homestead by an ancient warrior who charges him with an unthinkable mission: Return the soul of evil to their world, to save his people. Traveling through a rift in space/time, Thaniel crash-lands on a world racked by war and environmental devastation, where he must face down the ancient enemy his people...

After the events in Oraromi, the Evonso Virus has spread beyond the boundaries of Ondo into many towns and cities across the country. Lagos is one of the first cities to be overrun by the infected. The infection spreads like wildfire giving the government no other recourse than to resort to extreme measures. Meanwhile another global catastrophe looms. We follow the lives of six individuals who struggle to survive the pandemic while preparing to face what could well be the apocalypse and the end of life as we know it

In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. This is the story of Marina Raskova’s three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of 1,000 young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country and the woman who brought them together in the sky.

Britain, 1941.The government is building a secret army of intelligence agents to work undercover, gathering information and planning sabotage operations. Henderson's boys are part of that network: kids cut adrift by the war, training for the fight of their lives. They'll have to parachute into unknown territory, travel cross-country and outsmart a bunch of adults in a daredevil exercise. In wartime Britain, anything goes.

A seventeen-year-old girl prodigy, physician and first-year resident in the nation's most prestigious pediatric residency program, navigates the new, turbulent and sometimes heart wrenching waters of professional life and romance while masking her true age.

PLEASE NOTE: Feel free to read the first two books in the series in any order—they both will work just fine! This is deliberate—both storylines are intertwined, but they do not necessarily impose, which part in the series should be read first. A mysterious malfunction, causing the lander to crash on the Moon's surface. A shadow government organization with tentacles reaching farther than anyone could have predicted. And a secret so profound it will change the world forever. Something terrible is coming... When Ellie Johnson crashed her multi-billion dollar spaceship during its maiden ...

Sophie knew real fear and never more so than now. They had to escape the increasing danger...and that meant leaving their home. Their options were few...staying could be deadly. She knew disappearing wasn’t enough...they needed a safe place. Somewhere no one would ever think to look. She’d hoped their grandmother’s house would be safe...that didn’t work out. Caleb was determined to keep his best friend’s widow and children safe. But first he had to find them. Travel with Caleb, Sophie and her family on an inspirational saga that will rivet you with heart-wrenching moments of drama...

The ongoing adventures of the Marathon, a gunship with a crew long on exotic creatures and short on common sense. They (almost) always get the job done. Eventually. Lost Star is the fourth book in the Marathon series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.

9.5 out of 10 - Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize 4.3 Stars IndieReader "IndieReader Approved" An asteroid storm of apocalyptic proportions is headed for Earth. A mysterious group within the government called the Arcadians led by Colonel Cruikshank knows the storm is coming. This corrupt shadow government has taken extreme measures to keep the storm secret while building underground cities to protect the few and the fortunate. Cruikshank’s goal is that after the storm passes his survivors will emerge from the protected cities as a more perfect humanity. He is determined to create his ...

*** Child Study Association Book of the Year Award Winner *** An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill... The year is 1769, and wealthy merchant John Treegate is a solid citizen of Boston, who is loyal to his British King. John has taught his eleven-year-old son Peter to be loyal too, and wanting nothing more than his father’s approval, Peter always does as told. But when his father is called back to England on business, Peter is left behind and apprenticed to a maker of barrel staves. Alone and feeling abandoned, Peter ...

After ten years apart, I'm secretly carrying a baby for my fake fiancé. A decade ago, a smoldering one-night stand with a hot, grumpy man at a yacht party seared my soul and left a scar that still burns. He vanished without a word, leaving me with unanswered questions and lingering desires. Now, fate brings us together again. I’m a restaurant critic, and he’s a hotel magnate desperate for my approval. To make things worse, he’s my best friend’s untouchable billionaire brother. His intense blue eyes set my blood on fire, and his infuriating attitude only makes me want him more. ...