Melvin, the teen protagonist of The Accidental Summoning by Kos Play, is bullied daily, and his mom works too much. One day, his life changes in a rather unexpected way. He learns that magic is real. All he needs is a teacher to show him...

The Salamander Stone is the first installment in The Beowulf Brigade series by Heidi Nickerson. The story follows 16-year-old Ellie Adair as her world turns upside down. For nearly a year, things have gone to hell worldwide. Monsters roam freely in the open, terrorizing people...

Have you ever piloted a spaceship, had a run-in with Interstellar Guards, visited the Museum on Nothing Beyond, or savored jellied garloss and rainbow omelet? Reading Taboo Tech by Joy V. Smith, I felt I was doing precisely that in the company of Lacie and...

The Intrepid Three is a young adult sci-fi story by Brianna and Matthew Penfold. Dez Gibbous is a fifteen-year-old employee of the ruthless E-Corp corporation working twelve hours a day to care for her parents in Euporia. Fourteen-year-old Arabella Rey is the daughter of an...

The Submerged Fire by Sture Henckel is a young adult fantasy that may be the best I have read in years. The story follows Niko, a wreck diver who comes across something so powerful it can cost him his life. Magic is strongly prohibited, but...

The Story Seer by Amanda Dew is an intriguing young adult dystopian romance featuring Aurora Reynolds, a gifted lobe tech skilled at locating well-hidden secrets through mind exploration. She discovers that what she knows about her employer, The Dream, might not be accurate. For years...

Time Story is a work of fiction in the science fiction and time travel adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but can be enjoyed just as much by adults. Penned by W.W. Marplot, in this fascinating, thought-provoking, and thrilling adventure,...

The Source of Death is a young adult urban fantasy by Jay Michael Night. Mikey Black still remembers the day his parents sacrificed themselves to save him from the monstrous creatures of the Otherside. A human-vampire hybrid, Mikey spent years in different foster homes, unwittingly...

The Darkest Side of the Moon by M.C. Ryder is a young adult paranormal tale about Nadine Drexel who wants to get high school over and done with even though she has no plans for her future. Nadine is a laid-back student who doesn’t go...

The Cursebound Thief by Megan O’Russell is the first book in the Fracture Pact series. Jerek is determined to mend magic and fix what occurred twelve years ago. The Fracture was a significant event in history that broke magic and created chaos among the magical...