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Abducted: Escape from Kraile by J.R. Cleveland
Genre: Young Adult Sci-Fi
Price: FREE
After discovering two aliens trying to milk a cow in his Grandfather’s barn, Luke Summers is abducted.
Ripley says: Not a single review under three stars.
Soren says: Fun, imaginative, and well-written.
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Just A Matter of Time by Charity Tahmaseb
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Price: FREE
Someone is stealing Sadie’s time and Gordon, an old crush, knows where to get more, but can she trust him? 
Ripley says: Good, sweet, short story to introduce you to a quality storyteller.
Soren says: Excellent take on the time-travel genre.
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Break My Bones by Shawn McGuire
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Price: $0.99
Genies aren’t supposed to get involved. Just grant the wish and move along. But this time it’s different for Desiree.
Ripley says: A tough subject handled with grace and magic. 
Soren says: Touches on the important topic of breaking the cycle of abuse.
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Mourning Memories by Lauren Mayhew
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Price: $0.99
After escaping from Duana’s prison, Liliana Frye finds that her family has waited 174 years to see her again.
Ripley says: Fresh, page-turning, YA fantasy. 
Soren says: The second in a promising new series.
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Intercepted by J.Q. Anderson
Genre: New Adult Romance
Price: $3.99
Natalia is a hotel clerk and Jake is guest and male escort. They shouldn’t mix business with pleasure, but they do.
Ripley says: An NA Pretty Woman in reverse. You’re gonna love it.
Soren says: Good character development and backstory.
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Streetlights Like Fireworks by David Pandolfe
Genre: Young Adult Psychic Mystery
Price: FREE
Psychic flashes, haunting visions, missing persons and visits from ghosts. That’s just their first date. 
Ripley says: A delightful read and a great beginning to the whole series.
Soren says: Gets teens right using great storytelling.
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Claire Daly: Reluctant Soul Saver by Michele Brouder
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Price: $0.99
Claire Daly has just discovered that sometimes you don’t get to choose your destiny, Instead, destiny chooses you.
Ripley says: A Da Vinci Code-like ride that will thrill you all the way.
Soren says: Great title, cool cover, and a story to match.
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Growing Up Neighbors by Frances Hoelsema
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Price: $0.99
Deborah and Nicholas have been neighbors since they were ten, but now something more is blooming. 
Ripley says: Sweet, smart, contemporary romance with all the feels.
Soren says: Not a single review under 3 stars makes this a sure read.
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Into the Outside by Lynda Engler and Henry Dixon
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Price: $1.99
When the mutants’ survival is threatened, will Isabella risk it all for a man she cares for, but hardly knows? 
Ripley says: Excellent YA dystopian storytelling. 
Soren says: Grips you from the beginning and doesn’t let go.
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The year is 2047. An extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, and the descendants of ancient Atlantis have returned from the stars in their silver ships to offer humanity help.
But there’s a catch. They can only take a tiny percent of the Earth’s population back to the colony planet Atlantis. And in order to be chosen, you must be a teen, you must be bright, talented, and athletic, and you must Qualify.
Don’t miss this high-octane, dystopian, sci-fi, adventure in the vein of DIVERGENT and THE HUNGER GAMES.
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The Madness Project by J. Leigh Bralick
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Price: FREE
Prince Tarik knows that if the world ever discovers his secret—that he was born a mage—he will lose everything.
Ripley says: Steampunk fantasy with a great story line and cast of characters.
Soren says: Not a single review under 3 stars makes this a sure read.
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Look to the Stars by Catherine Wilson
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Price: $0.99
When her father goes missing, Penelope Brave breaks the rules to find him… and ends up changing her world.
Ripley says: Love the cover, the premise, and the book.
Soren says: Catherine Wilson’s debut book proves she’s an author to watch.
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The Indestructibles by Matthew Phillion
Genre: Young Adult Superhero
Price: $2.99
A solar powered girl. A boy with an alien sharing his brain. A girl with a black hole for her heart. And, a werewolf.
Ripley says: This has to be your next superhero read. 
Soren says: Fleshes out the teen superhero genre with skill and heart.
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Enhanced by Courtney Farrell
Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi Romance
Price: $2.99
At the Institute, they breed people like livestock, deciding which of us get to grow up, and which will die.
Ripley says: Rave reviews for this YA dystopian/sci-fi ride. 
Soren says: You won’t be able to put it down. 
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Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Price: FREE
Charli has been branded a troublemaker, and she’s stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania.
Ripley says: A fresh, sweet, romance with a unique setting.
Soren says: Well-fleshed-out characters and a compelling story line.
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Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn
Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi
Price: FREE
Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can’t read thoughts or be read by others, so she can’t be trusted.
Ripley says: Great twist on the concept of power-wielding teens. 
Soren says: A page-turning start to an excellent series. 
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Charlie by Sarah Parry
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Price: $0.99
Charlie Kendrick hasn’t kissed a girl in decades but being a ghost doesn’t stop him from setting his sights on Dora. 
Ripley says: Touching and thrilling, with all the feels you need,
Soren says: This is your next new favorite ghost story. 
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Just Claire by Jean Ann Williams
Genre: Young Adult Historical
Price: $2.99
Bearing the burden of her mother’s depression, ClaireLee finds relief in the lies she tells herself and others.
Ripley says: I’m in love with the cover of this book. 
Soren says: .A moving story of love, hope, and courage.
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The Pages Of Time by Damian Knight
Genre: Young Adult Time Travel
Price: $3.99
After suffering a brain injury, Sam discovers he has the ability to slips into the body of a past or future self.
Ripley says: Grips you from the first page to the last. 
Soren says: A thrilling ride through time you don’t want to miss.
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Levin Davis has it made. At 20, he’s a college graduate with a dream job, a beautiful girlfriend, and a life that can only get better – until he receives a mysterious letter suggesting his long-dead father is alive and hiding an extraordinary secret.
Distraught, Levin meets the letter’s author, who could pass for his twin. The stranger claims to be part of a genetically engineered race designed to survive global catastrophes and rebuild society, and he insists Levin and his sisters are as well.
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Without You by Yesenia Vargas
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Price: FREE
Ariana was so ready to be done with high school and start college, but that was before she met Lucas.
Ripley says:  Beautifully flavored with the bittersweet taste of young love.
Soren says: An excellent start to an well-written romance series. 
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The Mindjack Short Story Collection by Susan Kaye Quinn
Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi
Price: $3.99
A fantastic collection of deleted scenes and companion stories to the bestselling Mindjack Trilogy.
Ripley says: A great addition to the Mindjack world and cannon.
Soren says: For the avid reader who has to have more of their favorite world.
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Opression by Jessica Therrien
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Price: $0.99
Elyse has two secrets. She ages five times slower than the average human and her blood has the ability to heal. 
Ripley says: An exciting, original tale steeped in Greek mythology.
Soren says:  Jessica Therrien is a new author to watch.
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Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Price: $1.99
One day Persephone is an ordinary teenager. The next her mom whisks her off to the Underworld to hide until Spring.
Ripley says: Love the rich cover and the even richer storytelling.
Soren says: Rave reviews for this mythological YA retelling.
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Under Control by Stacy Ulibarri
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Price: $2.99
Celine discovers she’s half Demon when a terrifying creature shows up one night to claim her life.
Ripley says: A wonderfully creepy cover with a story to match.
Soren says: A page-turner that grabs you and doesn’t let go until the end. 
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Arud is a third generation Norse. His family tree is rooted in secrets. When one of the arctic wolves known as the ferine appears beneath his window, his mother rushes him and his sickly sister, Lykke, out of the house into the wilds on a dangerous quest.
Hunted by the ferine across the cursed Dreadlands, they must reach the city near the sea before an evil sorceress captures them, seals a spell with their blood, and plunges the realm into Darkness.
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Let Love In by Melissa Collins
Genre: New Adult Romance
Price: FREE
Maddy’s self-protective walls are blown to pieces when she meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at college.
Ripley says: Captivating, moving, and romantic. 
Soren says: Make this series your next New Adult binge read. 
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The In-Betweener by Ann Christy
Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi
Price: FREE
In the two years since nanites started wiping out the population, Emily’s sent a thousand in-betweeners to their deaths.
Ripley says: Can’t wait to read this one myself. 
Soren says: Not a single review under three stars. Grat it now.
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Frenzy by Casey L. Bond
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Price: $0.99
In exchange for becoming a vampire’s blood supply for a week, Porshe will earn extra food rations–if she survives. 
Ripley says: A brilliant new take on the vampire genre. 
Soren says: A page-turner with twists and turns you won’t see coming.
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Moondancers by E. Van Lowe
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Price: FREE
Can Josh find a connection between the creature haunting the local pools and the mysterious and beautiful girl next door?
Ripley says:  Unique, well-written, and hard to put down.
Soren says: A mystical tale of love and magic. 
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Perfekt Order by S.T. Bende
Genre: Young Adult Norse Mythology
Price: $3.99
When Mia falls for the Norse God of War hiding on Earth, her carefully planned-out life starts to look like a battlefield.
Ripley says: If you’re a fan of Norse mythology, don’t miss this one.
Soren says: Original concept and solid world-building.
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Serpent’s Keep by David R. Beshears
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Price: $3.99
His uncle’s dying bequest sends Jake on an adventure traveling the Gateways into a world that couldn’t possibly exist.
Ripley says: . An epic fantasy that will keep you reading.
Soren says: Parallel universes treated with intriguing mystery
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Juliet couldn’t choose her fate, but can she choose her destiny?
Someone’s murdering tribal elders. When Juliet investigates, she discovers a secret society formed over two hundred years ago to keep her safe. Will she run or risk everything to become the Chosen?
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