With unusual subtlety and skill, CJ Daly introduces the characters and the themes in The Academy. Seventeen-year-old Kate Connelly is tired of everything. After losing her mother, she has to take care of her brothers and fill in the gap left by her mother. Their...

When Arial is accidentally shoved into the path of an express train, she is more focused on the eyes of her rescuer than the fact that death nearly ended her life. Who is her champion? Why is he so familiar? In the days following the...

As Adam balances himself on the icy iron rails of the Golden Gate Bridge, he contemplates the forces that brought him to this point. It isn’t as if he hasn’t thought about suicide before. This day just seems to be a good end to a...

At the opening of the novella Doppelganger by Jenny Twist, we find our heroine, Christine, sitting in a bath and about to start on her third bottle of wine. Taking yet another handful of pills along with the booze, she is rather disappointed that it...

It’s weird being in love with your best friend. Mel doesn’t want to be, but she is and always has been in love with Sam. Best friends since childhood and all through high school, Mel and Sam share dreams and often finish one another’s thoughts....

Teenaged Anti-Socialite: Unwanted Attention by Alexis Tiger is the first story in a short story series. High school student Kara Landers is an introvert and has no friends by choice. She finds social interaction pointless and tries to avoid it at all costs. Unfortunately for...

Get ready to be swept away in a fun, funny, fun-filled story of young romance. The Boyfriend Whisperer 2.0 by Linda Budzinski is a great example of clean YA fiction for all ages. When Alicea Springer is blind sided with a break up from the...

The Chief’s Runaway Bride is a work of young adult romance in historical China, penned by author Bijou Li. A young woman by the name of Magnolia is unusual for her time. Looking at the war-torn world of 1942, she wishes more than anything to...

Amira is trying to let go. Let him go. But the strings attached to first love are too strong to be traded in for a weak substitute. She tries, though, until she can try no more. When Amira’s estranged parents announce that they are going...

When Christine realizes that her computer has been compromised and pictures deleted, she has two choices: consult her best friend Aidan or go outside the box and employ a professional hack. Aidan would be the easy choice, but the professional would be private and no...