Death Is Not The Beginning is the fourth and final book in the Alex McKenna paranormal series written by Vicki-Ann Bush. Alex McKenna is a seventeen-year-old who, backed up by the huge talents of his mystical family, helps the deceased move peacefully into the afterlife....

Micky O'Brady's 33 Degrees is a paranormal tale for young adults. Gwendolyn O’Karran is 17. She and her friend Sarah are kidnapped, and while Gwendolyn survives, Sarah does not. Gwen also can't remember anything about the kidnapping; her life is in tatters. Kai Harrison is...

Stolen Diary by Kathryn Lane follows the story of a challenged yet genius Jasmin who learns to love herself despite the hurdles thrown her way. Jasmin was very young when she realized her mother didn’t love her. While her father and grandfather loved her dearly,...

Safa Shaqsy’s The Fourth Reason dives into the mind of Amal, a paranoid schizophrenic. At the age of eighteen, Amal had become pregnant while living with her boyfriend Rob. When she revealed she was pregnant, he dumped her. While living with her mother, she gave...

Ten-year-old Paul O’Malley was beside himself with grief and guilt. It had been barely a day since his furious confrontation with his longtime friend Jackie. And now Jackie was dead. Paul only wanted to avenge his five-year-old sister Bethany after finding out what Jackie...

Patch It Up by Jim Bilderback is a story about Adam Davis, a teenager whose life is drastically changed by events that occur at the end of his graduation year. Adam and his best friend Nick share a love of pool and enjoy playing eight-ball...

The Garden of Second Chances is a work of fiction in the social issues and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for the older end of the young adult reading audience and contains no graphic material, but does make strong references to racial slurs, profanity,...

What makes you decide on your next read? Is it the book’s description? Do you follow favorite authors or preferred genres? For me, the final decision to select a book rests on what I read in that opening chapter. If it hooks me within the...

Crossing the Meadow is a compelling coming-of-age story by Christopher D. Wayland. Chip McArcher is a ten-year-old boy facing the challenges of adolescence while mourning the recent loss of his beloved dog. One day while out in the meadow near his home, two bullies confront...

Little Toy Car is a powerful drama based on the life experiences of author Gabe Oliver. If truth is stranger than fiction, then this autobiographical tale will certainly make you think about the dark side of humanity and the spark of hope on the horizon....