Young Adult Military

Real life mermaids don’t live in a fairy tale. They are terrified young women, scared to death of being found out. They learn from harsh experience that people who are different get treated like prey. To survive, mermaids have to grow up tough, or die. SOMETIMES, EVEN WHEN YOU LAY LOW, TROUBLE COMES LOOKING When a government agent shows up at her door, Bobbi’s claws come out. Once again, she is forced to prove that a mermaid can kill. The problem is there are other creatures in the sea who are just as deadly. IF YOU CAN’T STAY OUT OF SIGHT, MAYBE A BIG SPLASH IS BETTER In a flash of ...

Journey through the stars with the "Firestorm" series, where each book is a gateway to extraordinary adventures and cosmic conundrums. Follow the Decosta family, seasoned warriors of interstellar conflict, as they navigate through a tapestry of alien landscapes and enigmatic space phenomena. Firestorm: Infected is the seventh book in this series that is perfect for those who crave high-stakes battles, unexplored worlds, and encounters with bizarre lifeforms!

*** A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Nominee *** Peter Treegate has never been stronger, braver, or better with a knife—but he still has to learn humility if he’s going to save himself from the hangman’s noose… The fourth book in the Treegate Series follows Peter Treegate and the sea captain Peace of God Manly through the final years of the Revolutionary War as Peter—now a grown man—leads a band of Carolina mountain men though a series brutal engagements fought in the southern colonies from 1780 to the final surrender of the British at Yorktown in August 1781. ...

Two seafaring tales filled with gripping action, tests of the human spirit, and life lessons from the author of The Mouse that Roared. WASHINGTON'S GUNPOWDER The Colonial Army led by George Washington has laid siege to the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but they will have to withdraw unless they get more supplies—especially gunpowder. This exciting historical adventure tells the tale of George Royall (a young, reluctant lieutenant in the Colonial Navy) who is charged with sailing a secret cargo of gunpowder to Boston—a daring mission that involves ...

WOUNDED HEART is being hailed as the next THE FAULT IN OUR STARS! Only, the fault in these two young lovers' stars is a suffering soldier's PTSD... Jake Tyler is a wounded warrior with a terrible secret. He has returned home to Pennsylvania, looking to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Tessa Knight, a sheltered college freshman from Pittsburgh, is aching to begin hers. They meet-cute amid the idyllic grandeur of central Pennsylvania's Old State University. From the very beginning, one seems to heal the other's broken places. But it's a cruel, dangerous world and theirs is fragile ...

“Suspected of an assassination attempt on the King, Adrian and friends must risk everything to clear their names.” It’s commencement time, the completion of Black Knight initiate training and someone wants the King of Cromania dead. When a failed attempt interrupts Adrian’s commencement to Black Knight apprenticeship, he and his companions commit to uncovering the assassin only to become suspects themselves. They must risk everything, even their very lives, to clear their names and rescue the King and his family from a grizzly fate. Will Adrian and his companions succeed? Can they ...

When it comes to motley crews, the Blackout has most starships beat. But as a ruthless force swarms over the quadrant, crushing and enslaving all civilizations in its path, it falls to this unlikely band of non-heroes to turn the tide. If they don't kill each other first. Surge, the eighth book in the Blackout series, is old-fashioned space opera at its best, perfect for fans of action-packed drama and fun! Note: The Blackout series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed ...

When her father pulls her out of high school to care for her invalid mother and little brother, sixteen-year-old Magda is devastated—but the greater challenge is saving her family in the face of a war and pandemic. In 1916, the world is at war, even if America has not yet joined the effort. But for Magda, the growing hostility her German immigrant family faces hits close to home. Despite her domestic obligations, Magda persists with her education, determined to find an independent role for herself.

She has nothing left to live for – except revenge. With her heart torn asunder, Katie finds herself entwined in a harrowing battle for possession of her soul. Her relentless hunt for the Zombie Queen will continue with an unexpected companion at her side. But they’ll soon discover a much greater evil hiding in the shadows. With a diverse band of allies, each bearing their own scars, Katie embarks on a journey to save her friends from destruction. Can she vanquish the darkness and restore hope to a world teetering on the brink of oblivion? From the pen of bestselling author Scott W. ...

Nomads 2 Dark Land After the Zora’s mission comes to an abrupt end, Dominic Porter decides to turn his back on the fleet and start a new life. Together with Ellena Green and Monica Simmons, he makes his way home, back to his family. But the journey harbors innumerable dangers that neither he nor his two companions could have expected ... NOMADS This is what the people from earth are called by the many races of the Milky Way. As survivors and refugees, the NOMADS try to assert themselves between the cultures of the galaxy, which is called ASGAROON by its inhabitants. Many of the NOMADS ...

The ongoing adventures of the Marathon, a gunship with a crew long on exotic creatures and short on common sense. They (almost) always get the job done. Eventually. War Dead is the fifth book in the Marathon series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.

Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was 17. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American.

In his third book about deception during war, Paul B. Janeczko focuses his lens on World War II and the operations carried out by the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army. This remarkable unit included actors, camouflage experts, sound engineers, painters, and set designers who used their skills to secretly and systematically replace fighting units - fooling the Nazi army into believing what their eyes and ears told them, even though the sights and sounds of tanks and war machines and troops were entirely fabricated.

“Bent but not Broken. That's Susie and Bryce.” “This was one of the best alpha males stories I have read.” She's determined to stay single. He's hell bent on making her his.Bryce I'm stuck as the Best Man in my best friend's wedding and I'd do anything to get out of it. I know the Maid of Honor is going to be a some cheap skank and I'll be trapped with her all weekend. F**k, I guess it doesn't matter. It's not like I need to settle down with anyone any time soon. What's more important than my freedom?Except when I see her, all I can think of is my hard c**k and how I can make it go ...

"Entertaining story of fascinating other realms." –Kirkus Reviews "Magic and other races really add to the magnificent story!" –Auburn, Vine Voice Tolkien meets Herbert and takes us on an incredible two world struggle for survival of humankind! To avoid a confrontation with the Creek sisters—Crystalyn and Jade—a parasitic alien calling itself the One Mind, escapes to the land of Terra, and grows quickly stronger. Gorging on the brain neurons of organic beings, the creature scales up a planet-wide plan for genocidal control, using someone dear as a host. With a small band of fighters...

Finally, Levi Katznelson’s older brother, Boaz, has returned. Boaz was a high school star who had it all and gave it up to serve in a war Levi can’t understand. Things have been on hold since Boaz left. With the help of his two best friends Levi has fumbled his way through high school, weary of his role as little brother to the hero. But when Boaz walks through the front door after his tour of duty is over, Levi knows there’s something wrong. Boaz is home, safe. But Levi knows that his brother is not the same.

The latest novel in the War Fleet series. A new weapon puts old alliances to the test. War Fleet: Conspiracy is a non-stop thrill ride that will leave military science fiction fans hungry for more!

The final novel in the War Fleet series. The conclusion to the epic series. Bonds will be tested. Alliances broken. And a new balance of power in the galaxy will reshape everything that has come before. War Fleet: Revolution is a non-stop thrill ride that will leave military science fiction fans hungry for more!

One disaster leads to another. Olsen and his crew managed to thwart one galaxy-ending disaster, but the realization of what the Tauians are up to, and what they are capable of, means that humanity is still at risk. As a new threat emerges, Olsen begins to question whom he can trust. War Fleet: Planet Siege is a non-stop thrill ride that will leave military science fiction fans hungry for more!

The ongoing adventures of Taggart and his motley crew of family, friends, and on-again, off-again enemies as they try to stop a cataclysmic disaster from befalling the galaxy. Decoy is the sixth book in the Emberling series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.