The Island of Skylge is protected by a mysterious Tower of light, keeping the violent Sirens away from its shores. Enna, an island girl, isn’t part of the Elite that owns the Tower and all the electric power it provides to the rich – she is a have-not with a love for music and a secret attraction to Siren song. When her brother Sytse comes back from a sea voyage and gifts her a long-play record that can only be played on an electrical device, Enna defies the rules by meeting up with Royce, a rich hotshot who wants to listen to her LP and is willing to share. Before long, the music is not the only thing they share, and Enna is falling fast for a boy who is forbidden to her. On top of that, she discovers that not all on the island is what it seems. What is the secret that the leaders of the island are hiding? $0.99 on Kindle.
Free Teen Fiction: “Face-Off”
Rival twin brothers heat up the ice in this high school hockey classic written when the author was 16 years old. During their senior year, Brad and T.J. are forced to co-captain the varsity hockey team, make decisions about their futures, and take care of their younger brothers as their parents contemplate divorce. Included in Best Books for Young Teen Readers: Grades 7-10. Free on Kindle.
Teen Sci-fi: “Eye On Orion”
Holly loves the stars and always wished she could travel among them. Little did she know her new neighbors have traveled the galaxy to get away from a man who wants to force the Alien Princess into a marriage and take over her planet that way. Holly finds herself falling for the bodyguard to the alien princess and involved in helping to prevent the overthrow of an alien government. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: “Billy’s Zombie”
An experimental story, literary in tone, about a wrong boy who raises a zombie from the dead in order to exact revenge on those that did him wrong. It features shifting perspectives, sometimes first-person through the eyes of the boy, and sometimes third-person. Free on Kindle.
The Acolytes of Crane
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Theodore Crane is haled to step out of his ordinary life as a prankster to become a person who leads armies to glory. After he recruits a rag-tag group of teens from his community, he and his friends set out to discover the mysteries of the Galaxy in a style all their own. $0.99 on Kindle.
Guardians of the Gates
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Exander and Talia are happy to be mermaids and guard the gates to the city of Atlantis. When they discover the gates are breaking and the magic is being effected, they set out to find out why. Exander travels to the surface world on accident, and recruits help on his way back to Atlantis. Talia discovers the reason for the broken gates and sets into motion a chain of events leading to the guardians rising up and working to stop the king’s right hand man from closing any more gates. $0.99 on Kindle.
Souls Entwined
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A cursed family heirloom catapults eighteen-year-old Gretta Dobbs back in time with Sam Daggett, who reluctantly agrees to help despite an instant infatuation with her. Their souls entwine within the bodies of young lovers on a Greek island in 1829, where they collect information on the mysteries behind Gretta’s ring all while avoiding revenge-seeking pirates. Can Gretta and Sam find the secrets needed to save her from an afterlife in purgatory? Or will they become trapped in the past, continuing the evil cycle of the ring’s curse?
Souls Entwined combines sweet romantic suspense with time travel and fantasy elements. $0.99 on Kindle.
Caught Off Balance
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“Caught Off Balance” details the struggles of a teenager after losing his father to suicide. Vince Fowler’s anger issues peak when the school bully threatens a close friend. Community service sends Vince on a journey to a place that he doesn’t want to visit: Serenity Nursing Home. There, Vince crosses paths with Jacob Fitts, a funny man with some tall tales to tell. Fitts’s stories reveal some extraordinary things that have quite the effect on Vince. Can Vince get through life as he struggles with the loss of his father? Will Fitts and his “fables” help or hurt Vince’s outlook on his future? The results may surprise you. Free on Kindle. $0.99 on Kindle,
Free “Guardians: The Girl”
Angels And Demons battling for the world, A special group of teen angels set out to battle and find a mysterious object to stop the world from plunging into eternal darkness. The clue how to find this object? A 16 year old girl that has no idea about the world they came from, The very girl that was predicted to be the Guardian Leaders undoing. Can Marcus survive against all odds and save the world? Love Romance, Loss Sacrifice Heartbreak, Devastation, this magical story will have you laughing when the characters laugh crying when they cry angry when their angry you will fell EVERY emotion they feel. And Lola holds nothing back just when you think you have it figured out, Lola throws out a Plot twist that you NEVER saw coming. Free on Kindle.
Free: “The Buried Pyramid”
“The Buried Pyramid,” Book 3 in the Wells Worthy Adventure Series, takes 16-year-old protagonist Wells Worthy on the final journey of his treasure hunt. After traveling through space and time, Wells not only comes face-to-face with the mystery of the ancient map, but he must decide what is most important — the treasure or his values. Free on Kindle.
Free: “Call of the Tall Ones”
Wilson and Jeremiah survived The Rise of the Dirtlings at the beginning of the school year and formed a friendship with their former tormentors, Mel , Zach, and Pails. They have endured another winter and are eager to check out the spring carnival. However, when a new teacher, Mr. Wassip, shows up, snooping around, the gang becomes suspicious of his intentions. However, no one is sure what to do when the Dirtlings re-emerge in the woods, asking for help to save the Tall Ones.
In Call of the Tall Ones Wilson learns of a secret responsibility that he doesn’t want, Jeremiah discovers an odd talent, and two of their classmates betray them all. Free on Kindle.
Free: “Dogboy: Den of Thieves”
This is where it begins. Bronson Black is Dogboy, Colta City’s teenage superhero. It’s a timeless old town, but time is catching up. The Guild of Thieves is terrorizing the city. Mayor Lane is abducting children. The very fabric of society hangs in the balance. He uses his strange precognitive abilities and magic gimmicks from his father’s stage show he’s the only thing holding back the city’s dark future. But how long can that last? Free on Kindle.
Free: “A Boy and His Corpse”
Like any fifteen-year-old, Alan Chandler has to deal with the horrors of adolescence—social awkwardness, joblessness, and a father who drives him nuts. But there are some not-so-typical horrors too: His father’s job is to resurrect people as anti-terrorist soldiers. Even though his father keeps warning him that the day will come when he’ll need to take over the family business, Alan is more interested in starting an Undead Wrestling Federation—if only he could keep a corpse on its feet for more than a minute at a time. Free for a limited time.
Teen Mystery: “Steps Into Darkness”
Tom and Will are back again in their new adventure, “Steps Into Darkness.” Tom plans to leave Shakertown when a horrific event changes his mind. Someone is sabotaging a construction site and the boys are drawn into a perplexing mystery when Tom decides to investigate. Tom battles with bullies and his past while hunting a mysterious group called the Knights. After narrow escapes from attempts on their lives, Tom and Will discover the real villain, and then wish they hadn’t. ($0.99) Learn more.
“Dead Girl Walking”
What do grim reapers and princess have in common? Find out in this YA paranormal fantasy adventure series. Learn more.
“Captives” by Jill Williamson
In a post-apocalyptic future, most of the world’s population has been destroyed by a virus. Several remote villages have thrived, but within the walled city of the Safe Lands, a new strain of the virus is thriving and has stopped the people’s ability to procreate. And so Safe Lands enforcers attack the peaceful outsider villages and take uninfected young people captive.
The story follows three brothers: Levi, Mason, and Omar. Levi wants to free his people—especially his fiancé, who has been put into the Safe Lands harem where she will be forced to experience artificial insemination. Mason wants to help the Safe Lands find a cure, which he believes will solve everything. And Omar thinks the Safe Lands is a much better place to live than their old village. But he’s about the find out that the grass is now always greener on the other side of a five story wall.
“Snow Blood”
Idolism, A Novel
A new Pope, a world in social and political chaos, and a 17-year-old singer and songwriter who has his unbelief tested as his big mouth accidentally propels him towards global superstardom. These are the ingredients of this thought provoking novel for the young adult religious skeptic, taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the differences and similarities between religion and stardom.
The Rebel Trap
Voices in 16-year-old Annabelle Scott’s head aren’t God or signs she’s going mad—yet. Despite being a Mech Warrior recruit, she rebels against her post-Second Civil War society … read more.
“Arctic Moon” by Lynn Landes
Experience Pipeline
Jump into surfing’s most famous and dangerous contest, the Pipe Masters event. In this ‘choose your own adventure’ style book you’re the surf star, and you’re competing against two other pros for the world title. The action is gripping and the waves are huge! With 300 possible storylines and 89 different endings, this book promises a new adventure on each short read.
Immortal Heart: Few Are Angels Prequel
More than a century after the tragedy of Hélène’s death and before Ella found Kale bruised and broken on her doorstep, Kale moved through the world in a haze of personal punishment allowing it to consume him. Until his friend, Detective Deacon a newly infected Chorý calls on him for a favor.
In this prequel, Kale is thrown into a world of human blood trafficking and is introduced to a Chorý that offers him a chance at happiness— in blood.
Bloodline: Forgotten Origins Trilogy Book 1
Bloodline is a fast-paced, science fiction novel, with an intriguing plot and believable characters.
Follow sixteen-year-old Alex, as she races to solve ancient mysteries, in an attempt to save the human race. Learn more.
Dream Warriors
Joseph Colafranceschi is a fifteen-year-old, self-described geek, living in the Bronx. The second youngest of twelve sons of the former U.S. ambassador to Italy, Joey discovers that a small Egyptian statuette, given to him by his father, endows him with power to control his dreams.
After his brothers throw him down a manhole, Joey is drawn into a hidden society of warriors who have been battling a reincarnated Egyptian Pharaoh for over 3,000 years. In the dream world, everyone is not what they appear to be, and it’s impossible to tell who to trust. As Joey slips deeper into a world of gladiator battles and clandestine missions within other people’s dreams, he catches the eye of a beautiful Egyptian princess.
The only thing that keeps him grounded in reality is his best friend Alex, but even she may not be who he thought she was.
Rainbow Crush: Light-Hearted LGBT Fiction for Teens
Five fun fictions from the author of Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye & Truth and Other Lies! In Rainbow Crush, revisit five favourite short stories featuring gay and lesbian characters:
In “I Hate Love,” Mila melts Laura-the-Ice-Queen’s heart as Jaden learns that dating an older man could have repercussions he hadn’t anticipated. Mila and Laura are back with impossibly high expectations in the side-splittingly funny housesitting comedy “Happy Birthday, Klutzface.” In “I Know What Gay Is,” Jay the teenaged manny and his young charge Sarah, who insists on being called Frank, find an unexpected ally on the soccer field.
School is back in session and tempers flare when Mila, Laura and Jaden stumble into a protest where classmates insist a gender-nonconforming new student “Dress Like A Dude.” In our final story, aspiring teen chef Noah comes out of the closet in a most surprising way during his first television appearance in “The Secret to a Perfect Latke.”
Foxglove’s first short story anthology is full of humor and heart–perfect for a little light afternoon reading!