Teens

The Maddie Chronicles: Books 1-3
Hannah R. Goodman
Category
Trigger Warnings
Mental health, homophobia, addiction
The Maddie Chronicles follows self-help book junky Maddie Hickman on her quest for self-understanding as she makes her way through high school. Unfortunately, her alcoholic sister and Bad Boy ex-boyfriend hijack the journey and break her heart. As she tries to put the pieces back together, she finds herself facing a terrible tragedy, torn friendships, and family secrets. Through it all, her Bubbie’s words of wisdom and her trusted journal prove to be all the self-help she really needs.

Till It Stops Beating
Hannah R. Goodman
Category
Trigger Warnings
Cancer, mental health issues, addiction issues
Seventeen-year-old Maddie Hickman has always coped with anxiety by immersing herself into the latest self-help book. Then her grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, and she spirals so far downward that she almost risks losing everything she holds dear. The ever-mounting stress leads to an unexpected road trip where she is forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in the back of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discovers what she needs in order to really live.

The Starwielder, The Trinity
Ian Cassidy
Category
Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
Follow along as the Starwielder Minax Bolide, is released from a volcano he’s been hibernating inside, out into a world he doesn’t recognize, with no memory of what happened prior. He must join a philanthropist billionaire, Dorrion Chrisbane a member of a secret society. Two non-related sibling mercenaries Khelu Odena and Cyngosa Maelstrom get dragged into the epic adventure, alongside Saaliha Moonwane the last surviving member of her family whom for generations safeguarded the Starwielder.

A Dawn Left Behind
Mark Aeschlimann
Category
Trigger Warnings
Violence, Death (not graphic)
When tragedy strikes, Matthew is lost. His world has fallen apart and he is left with more questions than answers. With his obsession for answers guiding him Matthew is propelled into a world where everything he knew is meaningless and being human draws unwanted attention. Where magic and power go hand in hand. Where he serves an even more important purpose than he could possibly imagine.

The Esoteric Design: Civilization Lost (Book 3)
A. R. Redington
Category
Trigger Warnings
Violence, gore
As darkness plagues the later generations of the Sorcēarian race, Dovian finds that the worst enemies aren’t met on the battlefield but are those closest to him. As corruption spreads through Ives, threatening war on their doorstep, he also discovers that the most brutal battles are sometimes within oneself. Follow the critical moments of Dovian’s life leading to the destruction of his civilization in this prequel to the Esoteric Design series.

The Esoteric Design: Disbanding Hope (Book 2)
A. R. Redington
Category
Trigger Warnings
Violence, gore
With Ivory and Dovian stranded on Ives, Aria and Troy find that the battle for humanity’s survival grows more dangerous as evil spreads. Desperate for help, Aria bands together with militaries from around the world in the hope of luring Sapphire’s attacks away from the other city-states toward herself.

The Esoteric Design (Book 1)
A. R. Redington
Category
Trigger Warnings
Violence, gore, discussion of rape
Bio-Tech soldiers, Aria and Troy, investigate a base attacked by demonic forces. Evidence points to the land of Ives, where they meet Dovian, the sole survivor of the angelic Sorcēarian race. Together, they travel to city-states worldwide to solve the mysteries surrounding the monsters and a man named Euclid, who leads the attacks. The series has chapter illustrations, character bios, bestiary, weaponry, and more.

The Last Magus: Dragonfire and Steel
Mark Piggott
Category
Trigger Warnings
None
The saga of redemption continues as Marcus Gideon travels from the snowy peaks of the Storm Giants to the Helios Arcanum Magical Arts Festival in Celestrium. He wants to win the tournament using to prove his worth to the people of Attlain, but the Shadow Lord of Ishtar has other plans for the Last Magus.

The Prometheus Engine: Book 4 of the Forever Avalon Series
Mark Piggott
Category
Trigger Warnings
None
Mordred reigns over the broken pieces of Avalon. He rules with an iron fist to keep the people in line, but there is hope. The resistance against Mordred fights on from the hidden elven city of Alfheimer. But beneath Castle Pendragon, Mordred works on a magical machine to end the resistance, an ancient artifact known as the Prometheus Engine.

Proven Innocence
Mary J. Rocco
Category
Trigger Warnings
Proven Innocence is a suspenseful crime novel. It includes elements of suicide ideation, drug usage, domestic abuse, violence, death, and vulgar language. Readers who might be sensitive to the aforementioned, please read with care.
Cynthia Evans wakes up in the trunk of a car, no idea how she got there, only to discover she’s wanted for the murder of her husband and children. With no memory of life prior, Cynthia is sure she did not commit the crime.
Only problem is-how does she convince anyone she’s not a murderer when she is not sure who she is?
With the help of a downtrodden diner waitress, Gabrielle, Cynthia fights to prove her innocence.
One thing is clear: Rick Evans is dead. But who is the real killer?
