Rural Teens

They say the truth will set you free… but what if the truth ruins your life? Ellie Ryan is seventeen and determined to move to Nashville to pursue her dreams of making it as a songwriter, but an unexpected pregnancy shatters her plans and sets her on a course she never imagined. Shawn Klein has it all. The beautiful girlfriend. The scholarship to play football at Vanderbilt after he graduates high school. At eighteen, he leads worship at his father’s prosperous megachurch. His life is perfect. So why isn’t he happy? Everything changes when Shawn’s parents bring Ellie into their home...

Linda Castillo's bestselling series has been called "gripping" [People] and "impossible to put down" [Bookpage] and the "teeth chattering suspense" [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish...

Ryan Meyers is a teenage boy on the cusp of adulthood, struggling to find his place in the world while growing up in the American Heartland. As he navigates the challenges of rural life, he faces heartbreak, loss, and a life-changing accident that alters his future. With his cantankerous grandfather, his only living relative, slowly succumbing to illness, Ryan’s world is turned upside down. To make matters worse, his first love, Mary, abruptly ends their relationship without explanation. And when he thinks things can’t get worse, a horrifying event in the woods leaves him injured and ...

Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina private school, until a "white trash"-themed Halloween party has her steering clear of the rich kids. Samuel's Tejano family has both stood up to oppression and been a source of it, but now he's ready to own his true sexual identity. A Puerto Rican teen in Utah discovers that being a rodeo queen means embracing her heritage, not shedding it...

Hazel Sanchez loves two things - flowers and her full-figured body. As the owner of Bewitching Bouquets, she delights in crafting floral arrangements that spread joy throughout the quirky little monster town of Sweetfang. But at the end of the day, Hazel retreats to her cottage garden, wishing she had someone to share it with. When a new bakery called Crumbs & Cream opens on Main Street, Hazel hopes to drum up a floral partnership with the owner. She meets Felix, a bashful yet charming blue beast with horns and a passion for crafting decadent cupcakes. Though timid at first, a romance ...

Life’s hard enough being a cop and a single mom, but who needs a new love interest to complicate things? Especially when he’s a charming basketball coach with a megawatt smile. Throw in some robbery drama and flirtation, and life is spinning faster than a basketball at center court. My daughter Alice treats teenage rebellion like an Olympic sport. Ever since Cade Waverly, the irresistible basketball coach, walked into my investigation and kept lingering in my thoughts, I've been balancing on the edge of my own emotional foul line. He's sunshine and laughter, I’m all work and no play...

He’s in it to win it. But when he brings in a troubled teen as a ringer, is the price of success too high? Vietnam vet Donny Doyle has a job no one wants: coaching Tsalagee High’s basement-dwelling football team. And despite the school’s decade-long record of failure, he promises to deliver the backwater Oklahoma town a state championship. But the only way to do it is to recruit a terrifying, mammoth kid straight out of juvenile detention. Battling his own PTSD, Coach Doyle struggles to tame his ticking time bomb of a player into a disciplined gridiron beast. And after a fast five-win...

A Prequel to "The Impelled Series": Sixteen year old Emma Walker’s world revolves around one thing: horses. When Emma isn’t navigating her junior year of high school with her two best friends at her side, she is riding or working her horses board off at the barn. There is one thing that taints a perfect day at the barn though – the barn owners son, Luke, and his posse of infuriating friends. To make matters worse, Luke attends her high school and is friends with Emma’s former friend, and now sworn rival, Jaclyn Alcott. As if juggling horses and high school isn’t hard enough, ...

From the creative well of International Bestselling Novelist, STEPHEN LUNN, comes a modern tale of friendship and loyalty. This book is a celebration of nature and is sure to capture the imagination of readers everywhere. From a Selection of Five-Star Amazon Reviews: "Full of humor, suspense, and a great surprise ending." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Enjoyable for all ages."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Awesome story!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Stayed up late reading."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wonderful surprise ending."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Thematically relevant."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Parents: Buy this book, read it, love it, gift it to your ...

A rural community in southeast Tennessee is tested when a teenage girl goes missing. Deputy Galloway suspects his girlfriend's husband of foul play and launches an investigation. Nestled in the nearby Smoky Mountains, a bluegrass tavern may hold clues to the teen's fate. Yet the hills don't talk. Galloway's suspect's worst crime may be in allowing circumstance to determine reality, leaving others to grapple with conjecture. Through laughter, love, and loss, Galloway must discover his suspect's elusive way over women so that he an bring justice for the missing girl and win back his love's ...

Riveting, powerful, and a little bit magical, Fault Lines offers readers a slow-burn romance alongside an unflinching examination of socio-economics, gender expectations, and environmental ethics. Gold Winner of the 2024 Nautilus Book Award for Young Adult (YA) Fiction Ever since her aunt died...

He was a billionaire who had it all...until he woke up in her arms. Billionaire bachelor and business tycoon Jake MacDonald is finally taking a few ways off and is on his way down a dirt road on his way to his father’s rural farm. The CEO of Starboard International, a multi-billion dollar shipping company, he is driving a truck full of hay when a collie and a German shepherd leap onto the road and he slams on the brakes. The next thing, he wakes up face down in a muddy ditch. He doesn’t know where he is and is having strange hallucinations as he staggers to a vine-covered English ...

Syrupy sweet romance is the last thing on Wanda Maplewood’s mind as she cooks up stacks of waffles at her bustling cafe, Wanda’s Waffleria, in the quaint town of Sweetfang. When a new park ranger named Bert joins the town’s staff, Wanda’s wary; with his towering height and bushy beard, Bert seems like he has a hairy secret. After shy Bert becomes a regular at the waffleria, he and chatterbox Wanda strike up an unlikely friendship. But when Bert’s true identity as Bigfoot is revealed, Wanda worries their budding relationship will rouse unwanted attention and controversy. As ...

VANILLA GRASS: A touching story of a Vietnam Veteran's healing journey, aided by his faithful canine companion. Vietnam Veteran John Carrows suffers from battle-induced PTSD. For decades he lives off the grid in self-imposed exile. His tortured life of nightmares and depression keeps him isolated, presumed dead by the townspeople of Ships Cove, Washington. By chance, when a group of rebellious pot-smoking teenagers discover John is not only still alive but wealthy, they attempt to rob him and John's years of hiding abruptly end. An abandoned one-eyed golden retriever puppy left in the woods...

Story telling at its best! A Tater Knob Almanac is set in a remote Alabama mountain community during the late 1940s and early '50s. Based on real people, real places and real adventures, these 68 heart-warming short stories are told through the eyes of three intrepid country boys and one just-as-gutsy girl. Through them, you'll meet a large and memorable supporting cast of other characters who spent much of their lives as patch farmers, trappers, fishermen, and ginseng diggers. With money and modern conveniences in short supply among their families, these four kids certainly had to work ...

Despite struggling to raise a troubled teenage son on her own, Beth Marshall has no intention of selling her beloved vineyard and moving to the city where her ex-boyfriend awaits with open arms. She has strong ties to the land, where she is happy living with her granddad and aunt in the old farmhouse, so when she gets an offer to sell her property, she turns it down. Meanwhile, a writer recovering from a shattering past moves into the guest house, tugging at her heart. She's not going anywhere. But after her granddad discovers a dead body in their shed, Beth fights jail time. She can't ...

From the creative well of International Bestselling Novelist, STEPHEN LUNN, comes the brilliantly crafted follow-up to THEODORE BOBNOGGIN and THE BACKYARD CHRONICLES. From a selection of Amazon Five-Star reviews: Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What fun! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A pure joy ride. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nonstop action! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I could not put the book down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gripping tale! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BOOK TWO: THE BIG BAD is a classic tale of good versus evil. Theodore Bobnoggin and his friends are back with another adventure. This time it is a road trip to Florida where you...

An Amazon Best-seller Beautifully written and sure to leave a lasting footprint on your heart! -The Indie Bookshelf An authentic and timeless novel about young love, loss and second chances, Butterfly Weeds is sure to warm the hearts of YA romance fans everywhere. Julia Lang expected a nice night away from the office—free of thoughts about the case, her failed engagement, her past. But she should have known better. Her past haunted her every chance it got these days, and tonight it came in the form of lyrics she never expected to hear again—not after a decade, not in the arms of another...

Inge Klottka (71) lebt auf dem Dykenhof ihren Traum einer Frauenwohngemeinschaft. Als der benachbarte queere Facettenhof sein zehnjähriges Jubiläum mit einem großen Fest feiern will, zieht Inge nach – mit ihrer eigenen Feier zum Dreißigsten, am selben Tag! Wiesenbüttel steht Kopf. Bald findet die 17-jährige Kati im Ruhrgebiet eine rätselhafte Einladung. Kati ahnt: In Wiesenbüttel könnte sie das Geheimnis um die Trennung ihrer Mütter lüften.

COURAGE - CHARACTER - CONVICTION Stom Carpenter has always lived on the fringes, navigating the confusing and isolating world of high school under an assumed name. Unseen for who he really is, and standing out only for his differences, he’s a silent giant in the halls—a boy whose quiet nature and intense focus make him an easy target for ridicule. Misunderstood by his peers and even by himself, Stom carries the weight of struggles he can’t explain, living in a time when words like "autism" and "neurodivergent" were rarely spoken and even less understood. COMPATIBILITY WAS ONLY A ...