Rescuing Ladybugs: A Christian Romance by Diane Lil Adams (Diane L Adams) (344 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Maura's parents got a divorce when she was eight and she hasn't seen or spoken to her dad for seventeen years. She's shocked when she inherits his parents' cabin in the mountains and persuades her mother that they should visit before she lists the property for sale. Jason is a carpenter by trade, but agrees to help a friend who owns a pest control company. Unlike her mother, Maura likes the ladybugs and convinces Jason to give them a reprieve. By time they part, each is looking for an excuse to contact the other. When Maura's mom see her daughter falling in love with a mountain man, as she once did, she returns to Missouri alone. Then Maura's father and his second family turn up, needing a place to stay. The story he tells doesn't match the one Maura's been told since childhood and she finally decides neither of her parents deserve her forgiveness. According to Jason, that's why it's called grace...

Genre: Coming of Age

Rend (Desolation Book 2) by Giles A Anderson (6 Reviews)    Price verified 14 hours ago

Nothing comes without sacrifice. Years have passed since the culmination of events in Vidu, and the city flows along thanks to the suffering of one girl. Sheltered, abused, chained to a wall -- she is the canvas that displays the world's misery. There have been few others in her life, and none that would save her from this pain. But that may not be the case for much longer. The world that demands her blood for its progress is changing, dragging her down in a maelstrom that tunnels through her very core and offers the shimmering prospect of freedom. However, before she can even attempt her escape, she must learn that nothing comes without sacrifice, and some sacrifices are worse than she could ever imagine. Rend, by Giles A Anderson--a dark fairy tale for even darker days.

Genre: Coming of Age

Déjà View: A Kid Nightmare by Michael Thomas Perone (Wheatmark) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Twelve-year-old Bobby Dalton doesn't want to grow up. All his life, he has relied on the imaginary games of childhood with his best friends Joe and Max to get him through the tough times. But this all changes when his Seventh-Grade class buries a time capsule to commemorate the end of the 1980s. Now Bobby is being haunted by visions: ghostly doppelgangers of himself, his friends, and others. He calls them "déjà view." Are these visions real, or has his imagination finally gotten away from him? And if they're real, what do they want? Bobby needs to figure this all out to survive his childhood... and his life. From the author of the award-winning Danger Peak, Déjà View is a darkly funny coming-of-age dramedy with a sci-fi twist, cranked up to eleven. But even more, it's at once a pulse-pounding thrill ride and a haunting portrait of paranoia, mental illness, and the unbearable sadness of growing up. About the Author Michael Thomas Perone is an award-winning author who has written for The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City Paper, Long Island Voice (a spinoff of The Village Voice), Yahoo!, and WhatCulture!, among others. His debut novel Danger Peak was called "the perfect teenage boy crusade" by Publishers Weekly and "a compelling bildungsroman about grief and finding wisdom" by Kirkus Reviews. If nothing else, he learned the word "bildungsroman" from the experience. He works as a Senior Editor in Manhattan and lives on Long Island with his wife and two daughters.

Genre: Coming of Age

Homeless Boy by Michael Freier (12 Reviews)    Price verified 14 hours ago

Imagine being seven. Imagine coming home after staying at a friend's to find out that your parents and sister are gone, no notice. That's what happened to John that summer afternoon. Homeless Boy tells the story of a boy, John, who goes through a period of homelessness in South Dakota in the 1950s. When the John's parents leave for California to look for work, he is shunted between families until he runs away. He sleeps in cars or a church basement, forages for food in garbage containers, and steals leftovers from cafes. His only regular meal is the school lunch. To pass time, John hangs around Main Street and witnesses the characters and goings-on, including a sexual assault. He finds himself in a new world, one where the threat of violence is always just around the corner. Can he survive long enough to find his family? Being seven and away from your parents is not easy. Being seven, alone, and homeless is a nightmare. Order your copy now and read John's story!

Genre: Coming of Age

Love and Muddy Puddles (A Coco and Charlie Franks Novel Book 1) by Cecily Anne Paterson (994 Reviews)    Price verified 16 hours ago

Crazy twins, a grumpy horse, and a boy next door. In all the chaos of her family's move to the country, how will Coco find out who her real friends are? Thirteen year old fashionista Coco Franks has finally made it into the popular group when her dad decides to move the whole family to live on a farm so they can 'bond'. Social death is looming, her shoes are covered in mud and all Coco wants to do is get herself back to her city friends. After all, things can't get any worse, right? It'll take a boy with no dress sense and totally hick boots, and a contrary horse called Cupcake to bring Coco to her senses. But it might just be too little, too late. _______________________________ Love and Muddy Puddles is humorous realistic YA fiction aimed at readers aged 10-14 and horse lovers everywhere. Set in Australia, this clean teen romance is a funny and inspiring story of how a horse - and a change of perspective and heart - can change a young person's life. Love and Muddy Puddles is the first book in the Coco and Charlie Franks Series. It is the third novel by Australian writer Cecily Anne Paterson. Her first novel, Invisible, also a clean, realistic story for girls and teenagers, was called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publisher's Weekly reviewer of teenage fiction, and was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014. If you love stories about twins, horses, the Aussie bush, or a girl who just can't figure stuff out, this is for you. Charlie Franks is A-OK is the sequel to Love and Muddy Puddles.

Genre: Coming of Age

Beg for Mercy: A High School Bully Romance (Mercy Academy Book 1) by Lane Hart (Editor's Choice Publishing) (1,111 Review)    Price verified 14 hours ago

Aric Prince is an All-American high school football star with a body built like a Greek god and hair so beautiful he could sell shampoo by the boatloads. The only problem is that Aric's also a rich, arrogant, and gigantic prick. Nothing but filth and insults come out of his smirking mouth, constantly reminding me that poor, trailer park trash girls like myself don't belong in his pretentious academy. Aric and his best friends all think they're untouchable. But the cocky bastard is finally going down this year. I've hit the motherload of blackmail on the jerk, pun intended, and I can't wait to give him exactly what he deserves. Aric Prince's reign at the academy is coming to an end. Before I'm done with him, he'll be on his knees, begging for mercy. WHILE BEG FOR MERCY IS A HIGH SCHOOL BULLY ROMANCE, IT CONTAINS DARK THEMES, EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, AND GRAPHIC LANGUAGE THAT IS INTENDED FOR MATURE READERS.

Genre: Coming of Age