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Deviation

Fans of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders will enjoy Deviation, award-winning author P.D. Workman's gut-wrenching story of Henry's battle against neglect and abuse.

“You’re a good kid, Henry.”

Everyone knew that he was a good guy; geeky, responsible, hard-working. Henry has had a lot to deal with in the past. Now, as he should be focusing on his schooling and preparing himself for the future, he is hindered by abuse, the challenge of raising his baby brother while dealing with his mother’s deep depressions, and the return of a ghost from the past Henry has tried his best to forget.

But it seems that Henry can’t avoid the nastiness of life. As hard as he tries, it’s one more disaster after another as his life spirals out of control.

Can Henry escape the darkness, or is he doomed to be consumed by it?

By the author of Ruby, Between the Cracks, a winner of the Top Ten Best Books for Teens 2015 award, this poignant account of Henry's descent into darkness will challenge you to look at youth crime in another light.

Praise for Deviation

-- I was caught up in the twists and turns of the plot from the beginning of Deviation and was still surprised at the end.

-- This book could actually happen. That is what makes it so scary! I am really looking forward to the next book in the series. I am thoroughly intrigued and want to see what happens next.

-- “Deviation” will play on your emotions and feed your doubts as you follow Henry through his many troubles and trials.

Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I've read."

"The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book."

"This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough."

I'm breaking rules again. This book is Free if you have Kindle Unlimited. It's also not contemporary YA, but it sounds so good and I love the cover so I wanted to share it will you all :) If you don't have Kindle Unlimited I think it would make a great purchase.

Miles McTavish likes old bicycles, new music, and (don’t say it too loud), model railroading. As the only child of wealthy Dallas executives, it appears that a life of ease is his birthright. All those expectations are upended, however, the day he is summoned to the hospital bed of his friend Morgan Davies. Professor Davies has a secret to share: he is a time traveler. He also has a task for his young friend: Miles is to travel back in time to 1928, and across the sea to England. Once there, he is to find “a girl with a gift, a girl born out of her time” and a “secret that was not meant to be” and then return home with them both. Miles must first find the courage to pass through the strange portal in the Vermont woods that will launch him on this mission, and then to face down a series of do-or-die crises (including a crisis of confidence). Miles' quest for the girl and the secret carries him from a great estate in England's beautiful countryside to London's jazz-age cabarets, and from terrified boy to heroic young man.

“[T]his is a book for all ages, especially for those who long for the books of yesteryear that invoked magic and mystery and warmth and an instant love affair with the author… Velk is a major find.” - Grady Harp in The Literary Aficionado, Amazon Vine Voice, Top 50 Reviewer.

This is a charming book with an easy, flowing writing style that should really appeal to older kids who've fallen under the "Downton" spell — and their history buff parents. - Margot Harrison - 7 Days, Burlington, VT.

"A book to be savored..." - The Teatime Reader

"I would certainly recommend this as a YA novel, but as with all good novels, it appeals to all ages whether the protagonist is fifteen or older. An entertaining novel with lots of good social and cultural history thrown in with the adventure." - A Garden Carried in the Pocket

"I've always been interested in the past," Miles said, "I just never thought it was a place I would visit."

https://www.amazon.com/Up-Back-Away-K...

Her whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia's photo filters through the Internet, she's offered a job to be Kari's double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia's mother has always warned her against celebrities.
Rebelliously, Alexia flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life. Not only does she have to get used to getting anything she wants, she romances the hottest lead singer on the charts, and finds out that her own father is a singing legend. Through it all, Alexia must stay true to herself, which is hard to do when you are pretending to be somebody else!

https://www.amazon.com/My-Double-Life...

Never Never, a novella series by by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher. Book one of three.

Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of fourteen.

Complete strangers since this morning.

He'll do anything to remember. She'll do anything to forget.

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Part-One...

Thanks for listing these. I'll take a look at all of them

I'm also going to break the rules, this book is free through Kindle Unlimited, but I will be making it free in September for 2 days, but that date is yet to be determined. I will update this post once that decision is made. Thanks!



What happens when you suddenly go from a cramped Seattle apartment to the biggest mansion in Montecito? Should be a dream come true, right? Unfortunately for college student Beth McKellar, who is armed only with non-designer running shoes and a late model Honda, it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Yet.

As Beth learns that Montecito has more secrets, manipulation, and backstabbing than trust fund babies wearing out their daddy's credit cards, she puts her coding skills to work and anonymously creates NETWORK, the social media site of the century.

It's exclusive. It's expensive. And, everyone wants in.

Even the gorgeous, rich - way out of her league - Noah Bethell. As Beth and her NETWORK partner, Stu watch this world of wealth from behind a computer screen, life in Montecito is about to get a whole lot better - and richer - for the both of them.

Full of surprising twists and shocking scandals, this first book in the series will have you hooked.

PRAISE FOR MONTECITO SEASON 1:

"It's my newest guilty pleasure! I'm binge reading the series!"
-Jackie Christofferson, Book Club Reviews

"Part new adult, part soap opera, full of secrets, blackmail, villains and more!"
-Jen Ryland, YA Romantics

http://amzn.to/2bNlbCH

Summer at Paradise Ranch (Paradise Ranch, #1) by R. Barri Flowers

Four months shy of turning sixteen, Lexi Montoya was still trying to come to terms with her parents’ divorce and her mom's remarriage to a man she met online, relocating to Maui, Hawaii.

Choosing to remain with her dad in Seattle, Lexi had planned to spend her first summer since the divorce hanging out with her boyfriend, Matt, and best friend, Robin. But her dad had other plans, insisting she spend the summer visiting her mom and stepdad at his ranch called Paradise Ranch in Wailuku, in west Maui.

Lexi went there with an attitude. Then she meets a cute Hawaiian guy named Mitsuo, is thrown into a love triangle, become friends with a teen girl living on a ranch next door, April; rides her first horse-- an Arabian mare named Poppy-- learns to hula dance and surf, and finds herself embroiled in a dangerous rescue mission when Poppy and another horse named Casper go missing from her stepfather’s ranch.

By the time her tropical summer adventure comes to an end, Lexi hates to leave Maui and say goodbye to Mitsuo. But can she stay when Matt is waiting for her back at home to pick up where they left off? Or will he lose her to a summer romance?

SUMMER AT PARADISE RANCH is a great coming of age adventure with young romance and mystery in paradise. Now in eBook, print, and audio.

See book trailer:

http://youtu.be/ovKiOuEIANY

http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Paradise...

Electric Fog is free Sept. 4-7

Fifteen year old Liv is used to good grades, happy friends and virgin lips. All of that changes when the letter F shows up on her report card. Summer school is the definition of hell for a teenage girl but a tall, muscular blonde in the back of class is about to change that. Liv finds herself quickly wrapped up in a summer romance that most girls could only dream of, but there is just one problem, since the first time they touched sparks fly, literally. This electric phenomenon can only mean one thing, Austin isn't human. The more Liv finds out about the truth the more lost and scared she becomes. Can Liv and Austin's love conquer the obstacles ahead? All Liv wanted was a chance to grow up and be in love but what happens when lives are at stake? Will she rise to the occasion ?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Another Free with KINDLE UNLIMITED. This one is Contemporary YA.



Rory Hartnett has sworn off love, so boys will not be a distraction on her six-week study abroad trip to Rome. She has her plate full dealing with her anxiety in a foreign country, making friends to explore the city with, taking classes, and applying for an internship at a travel e-zine. But when she meets the cute artist sharing her eccentric host mother’s lodging, all bets are off.

Fall in love with the first in a brand new series about four girls finding themselves—and maybe love—in the city of fountains. If you loved Anna and the French Kiss or Love & Gelato, you won’t want to miss this sweet New Adult series from new romance author Lena Mae Hill.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INRKQ8C

Courage in Patience

Courage to endure.

Courage to survive.

Courage to overcome.

Tenacious 14-year-old Ashley Asher claws her way back to normalcy after enduring six years of an unimaginable Hell. Uprooted from her negligent and selfish mother, Ashley finds solace in the safety of her father's home. Building a relationship with her stepmother, she's finally able to open up and confront the past that haunts her.

With the help of her stepmom, therapist, and a group of troubled adolescents, Ashley battles her demons, struggling to find the normal teenage life she's always wanted. Can Ashley find the strength and courage to overcome the horrors of her past while fighting for the future she so deserves?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY5IY1W

Alexis Wyndham is the other type of Queen B—the Queen Bitch.

After years of being the subject of ridicule, she revels in her ability to make the in-crowd cower via the exposés on her blog, The Eastline Spy. Now that she's carved out her place in the high school hierarchy, she uses her position to help the unpopular kids walking the hallways.

Saving a freshman from bullies? Check.
Swapping insults with the head cheerleader? Check.
Falling for the star quarterback? So not a part of her plan.

But when Brett offers to help her solve the mystery of who’s posting X-rated videos from the girls’ locker room, she’ll have to swallow her pride and learn to see past the high school stereotypes she’s never questioned—until now.

https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Qu...