Raine Penton would endure anything to succeed at his new job, including mind-numbing orientations and grueling hours. Until he's asked to kill.His would-be target is Ian Swift, a teenager struggling to survive in a rural landscape of economic depression and opioid use. Just another nobody—except his soul unlocks a portal to a powerful mythological entity, worshiped by an underworld cult. Raine's employer, a secretive government contractor, wants him first… or wants him dead.

The sun has turned strange. Trapped between chaos and the rise of a mysterious, fanatical rancher known as the White Texan, one man seeks to reunite with his wife.The complete Stranger Sun Boxed Set includes Letters from the Apocalypse, the sequel Return from the Apocalypse and the novella The Young Hyenas featuring Chelsey & Dixie.What readers are saying:"A real-page turner.""Not your typical apocalypse story."

Self-crashing cars; a rabbit that transcends reality; the inexorable passion of artificial intelligence--Autonomy is a collection of stories dealing with reality, strangeness, and the space between.Includes the novella The Young Hyenas.PLUS…“SWITCH”An outing with grandma turns into a nightmarish joyride.“Robot Butler”Dymotron’s Robot Butler is the best help a man can buy, but at what cost?...

The sun is still strange. In the page-turning sequel to Letters from the Apocalypse, Roger escapes north only to find his wife isn't waiting for him as planned. Accused of crimes he did not commit, Roger must find help in unlikely places to aid him through a world threatened by the rise of the Freedom Republic. Can he find his way to her side without losing his own humanity?

The sun is strange, and the lights in the sky have shut down the world. Roger was on a work trip to Texas when it all happened. Trapped between chaos and the rise of a mysterious, fanatical rancher known as the White Texan, Roger seeks to find his way north, and home to his wife.Except it's even harder than it seems. And he doesn't even know if she's alive.Letters from the Apocalypse is the story of two people separated by the end of the world, and the letters that could br...

Chelsey and her faithful dog, Dixie, are on a mission—until they fall prey to the Hyenas, wild youths who answer to nothing but their own passions. Will Chelsey survive, or become the thing she fears?A novella set in the world of Letters from the Apocalypse and Return from the Apocalypse.

Rosie's mom has uprooted them once again, moving to a new town to start over. Her only hope is that her mom finally stays away from toxic men so she can finish her last year of high school. When bad turns to worse, she's shocked to see the new captain of the football team is the one keeping her safe.Tate has always kept his head down, but when the new beauty catches his eye, it's like he's seeing for the first time. He'll do anything to shield her from harm… as long as he gets to k...

Eliyana can't bear to look at her own reflection. But what if that were only one Reflection--one world? What if another world exists where her blemish could become her strength?Eliyana is used to the shadows. With a birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes to graduate high school unscathed. That is, until Joshua hops a fence and changes her perspective. No one, aside from her mother, has ever treated her like he does: normal. Maybe even beautiful. Because o...

The two books about Owle and Chicken and their friends are talesof imagination, friendship, tolerance and adventures.The characters are real; their adventures, absorbing.They inspire children to read, and to learn to read aloud.The illustrations are beautifully drawn by Polly Faminow.Age 5 and up.

Exit Stage LeftGone Girl, GoneDad holds his ground, doesn’t move. I’m about to bowl him over with my suitcase when he finally stands back, as if we’ve just been in some stupid standoff he’s choosing to let me win.He holds the door open for me.“See you, then,” he says.I hate him so much in that moment, my stomach heaves, tightens into a giant knot. The only thing saving me is th...

2024 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersFans of Undead Girl Gang and The Babysitters Coven will love Breakup from Hell, a witty YA rom-com with a supernatural twist, starring horror-novel-obsessed Mica Angeles, who discovers the guy she fell for comes straight out of one of her beloved books.Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her sm...