Young Adult Military

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.

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. Vanquish, the ninth 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 ...

You’ve heard of the space race, but do you know the whole story? The most ambitious race humankind has ever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite sides of the Cold War - Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the US, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimes against his country - and your textbooks probably never told you. From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind to the moon.

In the next book in the Treegate series on American History, the author takes readers to the Battle of Tippecanoe... While their uncle is in England trying to avert war, 18-year-old Manly Treegate and his 12-year-old brother, Peter, go to the Ohio frontier to prepare for war with the British-backed multi-tribal confederation led by a Native American Shawnee warrior named Tecumseh in what would become known as the Battle of Tippecanoe. Manly Treegate Frontiersman is the sixth in an eight-book series, which makes a great companion to study American History. THE TREEGATE BOOK SERIES: Book 1: ...

Staying on the Rings of Hydra will kill David Hagen… So might escaping them. To say “life is tough” for this hard-working Class-b mechanic would be one hell of an understatement. No matter how much he slaves away, a few things never change. His family is moved from one dumpy little cube to the next after the hunger riots destroy his home. There’s never enough food. The string of government-mandated jobs gets worse and worse, and he’s tired of living in filth and soot. To top it all off, his wife is dying from the “salt death.” After being promised a new home, only to have that...

June 6, 1944: The greatest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen was launched, involving thousands of ships, incredible planning and preparation, and a million courageous soldiers, sailors, and airmen willing to sacrifice their lives for victory. Author and journalist Bruce Bliven was there that day, on the beaches of France, and he recounts it all, from the risky plans developed by the American and British military leaders through the daring landing itself.

Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is nothing like her hero Eleanor Roosevelt. She is timid and all together uncertain that she has much to offer the world. And as World War II rages overseas, Eleanor is consumed with worry for her Jewish relatives in Europe. When a chance encounter proves her to be a one-in-a-generation math whiz—a fact she has worked hard all her life to hide—Eleanor gets recruited by the US Army and entrusted with the ultimate challenge: to fine-tune a top-secret weapon that will help America defeat its enemies in World War II and secure the world's freedom.

In the spring of 1917, Walter “Pat” Lusk sits at his desk shuffling papers and dreaming of glory on the battlefield. Frustrated, he’s convinced the Great War will remain forever out of reach until one day his friend Aubrey arrives with the thrilling news that the United States has finally declared war on Germany! With his path to adventure now clear, Pat immediately enlists in the Army, where he trains as a surgeon’s assistant. Sent to France with Evacuation Hospital No. 4, will Pat finally attain the glory he seeks treating desperately wounded soldiers through the war’s darkest ...

A Halloween-inspired fantasy adventure centered around a masquerade ball where marriages, lives, and kingdoms are on the line. In Ehlronia, war has taken the east. A bruised and battered legion sets forth on a vicious conquest to claim new lands for their king. But some orders are not so easily followed. And some secrets are not so easily forgotten. In Eska, the masked Spectre’s Eve Ball looms large as nobles from across the country prepare to celebrate on this night of opulence and intrigue. But something dark and mysterious is swelling in the shadows of the Diamond Keep. And a small ...

The teen daughter of a Puerto Rican enlisted man faces prejudice and finds love at Ft. Knox in the fall of 1964. "Although this short story is categorized for young adults, I am certain it will appeal to many baby boomers like me. From the moment I downloaded it to my Kindle Fire, I couldn't stop reading." -- Kathleen M. Rodgers, author of the novel THE FINAL SALUTE A prequel to the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist MRS. LIEUTENANT (see http://amzn.to/TKTk4B), PINKY SWEAR is the story of Donna, one of the four women whose point of view is told in MRS. LIEUTENANT Don't have a...

Weary of the ravages of World War II, seventeen-year-old Nada is no stranger to loss. Her father was killed by the Ustaše – a fascist, Croatian regime working to cleanse Yugoslavia of Serbs – and the boy she secretly loves, Henrik, abandoned her to join the Partizan resistance. It’s why Nada holds tighter to those she cares about. So when she discovers her mother and sisters were ripped from their home by the Ustaše, Nada has to do something.

Ten-year-old Pinchas is separated from his parents and twin sister when they are deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the killing site of Majdanek. As Pinchas is sent on to a series of concentration camps, he shuts himself off to the terrors surrounding him and tries his best not to be noticed, to become almost invisible.

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: Attack is the second book in this series that is perfect for those who crave high-stakes battles, unexplored worlds, and encounters with bizarre lifeforms!

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvelous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect, tiny, silver donkey.

In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. This is the story of Marina Raskova’s three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of 1,000 young women who wanted to take flight to defend their country and the woman who brought them together in the sky.

It had been foolish to stay but now there was no choice. It was anyone’s guess what the outcome would be. Nothing was as it should be. Oddly, the Confederate troops were pouring in from the north and Union troops were marching in from the south. They arrived in droves. The town was not prepared for what happened during the early days of the summer, 1863. Jennie, a young local girl, did her best to keep up with the demand for bread and water and medical care for the troops. Her brothers were scattered, her sister would soon be having a baby, her mother was not bearing up well and Jack, her...

She was asking him to love her and then let her go. He could do one, he couldn’t do the other. There are two things that Thea Dalton has always known: One, that she has been in love with Gabe Sullivan since she was seven years old. Two, that she would never make him hers. To cope, Thea has spent as little time around him as possible. That was until their best friends got married. Gabe Sullivan hadn’t meant to kiss her after the wedding. It was a mistake. A beautiful, sexy, mind-numbing mistake that haunted his dreams and invaded his every waking thought. He's no good for Thea, he had ...

ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN. OR MAKE ONE UP REALLY QUICKLY. Slim Taggart has stolen plenty of things in his short life. That's what happens when you come from a family of planet-hopping thieves. But when he somehow finds himself in possession of a shard from an ancient alien tech known as the Emberling, things start getting hotter than he likes. Before Taggart knows it, a half-dozen criminal syndicates are on his tail, desperate for the powerful payload. And that's before he manages to take aboard a motley crew of characters who each openly admit they'd kill for it, too. Luckily, Taggart has a plan....

In the eighth book in the Treegate Series on American History, the author takes readers back to the beginning—to the Revolutionary War—with another epic adventure with a new young hero. In this classic coming-of-age story set during the Revolutionary War, 16-year-old Matt Tyler (a naïve cobbler’s apprentice) unwittingly aids a rebel spy and is forced to slip behind British enemy lines to survive—only to be captured by the Continental Army. His only hope to make it home alive is to find a strength he never knew he had. Along the way, Matt finds himself caught up in major events of ...