The Fountain by Suzy Vadori is the first book in The Fountain book series. It starts out with Ava Marshall on her first day at the new boarding school, St Augustus. Right from the start, Ava seems to hit it off wrong with Courtney, a...

Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat (On Finding the Meaning of "Like" in 1982) by Monica Lee is a young adult coming of age story that would appeal most to a mature audience of young adult females who do not mind adolescent sexual situations...

What might become of our civilization after world-wide nuclear war? How might government and humanity react? What would the fallout be? The Heights of Perdition by C.S. Johnson gives us a possible glimpse. Aerie St. Cloud is a dutiful student, if not a tad willful,...

“I’m sorry to bother you, but aren’t you London Carstairs?” These are not unusual words to London. Her fame as a young, world-renowned model presents challenges everywhere she goes. In an attempt to present herself in the downplayed image she desires, London acquiesces to many...

The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga is a great romance for young adult readers, a story that explores love, coming of age, and personal growth. During the holidays, Cally, a fifteen-year-old beauty meets Blake, a “hot snowboarder,” with whom she develops a strong connection. But...

Readers of The Amarant by Tricia Barr are invited into the world of teenage girl Crimson, who found out that her favorite character in a series of vampire novels is not just a fictional character: Nicholae is real and the books he pens are simply...

The Missing Piece is a romance novella written by Marie Lavender. After waking up on the front lawn of a college fraternity, the darkest of thoughts cloud Alyssa Masters’ mind, which is devoid of any memory of the night before. Interrupting those thoughts is Justin...

The Boyfriend Whisperer by Linda Budzinski is a delightful new take on the teen romance novel. Instead of simple boy-meets-girl, we have a situation where high school basketball star Lexi Malloy is secretly helping every girl out there, except herself, to find the boyfriend of...

As noted in the author’s foreword: “Neighbors and best friends Paul and Felicia hoped they’d be friends forever. But as they change, so does their friendship. He shouldn’t have kissed her...She shouldn’t have liked it. Starting school changed everything.” As what they deemed the minority...

In The Eyes Have It by Julie Allan, readers who have gone through troubled marriages or who have been to a funeral lately will develop an immediate connection with the main character, Lizzie Long. Going through a divorce from a husband who merely used her...