YA Books on Kindle
The young adult (YA) genre consists of books that are written to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers. There is no clear age range for this genre’s audience, but most agree that the standard reading age is for those between the ages of 12 and 18 (although even older adults may love these stories, too!). These books may include fiction and non-fiction titles with themes and plots that are likely to be extremely relevant to the young people in your life.
Telemachus and Homer
Return to the world of Homer’s Odyssey, where Telemachus patiently awaits the return of his father. But shortly after Odysseus returns, he is kidnapped by the Trojans—and it’s up to young Telemachus to rescue him. In this world, Homer is part of the story, and she is a blind, strong, and smart teen girl, who ... Read more
Free: Storm of Arranon Fire and Ice
A dark evil rises. A world on the threshold of destruction. A crossing into a mysterious realm. The journey begins. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Foreshadowed
Hope Murdoch reads minds. Lance Hampton sees how people die. When Hope meets Lance’s eyes for the first time, they simultaneously witness a vision of her murder. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Colors of Immortality
Sixteen-year-old Daniel Thatcher has accepted some hard truths. He knows his parents are junkies, his ex-girlfriend’s a cheater, and he’s one write-up away from losing his job. But what he’s unwilling to accept is that his friend,Tony, skipped town for no reason. So when Daniel finds a map Tony left behind, he follows it to ... Read more
The Fourth Piece
Admitting what you are will end everything you know. Embracing who you are will start a war… Life is great when you’re good-looking and popular…so long as no one knows you’re a vulatto. Being half-alien gets you labeled “loser” quicker than being a full vader. So it’s a good thing Devon, Lyle, and Lawrence can ... Read more
Free: Dark Promise
Rylie has it all – great friends, dream boy, loving family. But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday, her perfect little world shatters. A stranger claiming to be her real mother appears with a secret: Rylie is a faery whose powers will be unleashed on her birthday. Captured and forced into a new life, ... Read more
Mind Over Bullies
In this intricate YA tale, a group of teenagers with special skills unite to confront bullying, though they end up fighting crime, murder, and terrorism. Eventually, MOB evolves into a true crime-fighting band of superheroes. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Free: The Unforgettables
The summer vacation of The Unforgettables… Neighbors and best friends Paul and Felicia hoped they’d be friends forever. But as they change, so does their friendship. She shouldn’t have kissed him…He shouldn’t have liked it. Starting school changed everything. Free on Kindle. ... Read more
The Carlswick Conspiracy
Stephanie Cooper joins her rock guitarist boyfriend James Knox in New York for the final week of his band’s tour. But blackmail, greed and murder stalk her as she hunts for the final legacy of war time Nazi art liberator Karl Hoffman. As events spiral out of control, she and James are forced into a ... Read more
Free: The Amplified
15-year-old Mari Quillen is about to become invincible. Just like everyone else. For years, Mari has been anxiously awaiting the day when she will receive her Amplifier; a small device implanted behind the ear that gives someone limitless capabilities through verbal commands. But once she finally becomes Amplified and begins mandatory Training with the rest of ... Read more
Free: Courage in Patience
Courage to endure. Courage to survive. Courage to overcome. Tenacious 14-year-old Ashley Asher claws her way back to normalcy after enduring six years of an unimaginable Hell. Uprooted from her negligent and selfish mother, Ashley finds solace in the safety of her father’s home. Building a relationship with her stepmother, she’s finally able to open up and confront ... Read more
The Ascension
On their 15th birthday, a brother and two sisters are having strange dreams. A nurse hands over a newborn baby to a mysterious woman, as the child’s frantic mother is injected with a sedative. A boy stumbles along a pathway, trapped beneath a giant dome, as ghostly relatives light candles on a floating birthday cake. ... Read more
The Reader
Hunted, shot, and without her memory, eighteen-year-old Ann Baker wakes in shallow water on a deserted Pacific Northwest island. She is soon approached by two young men claiming to be her friends. Something isn’t right, but when gunshots sound, Ann is left with little choice but to allow Devon and Archer to help her escape. ... Read more
Future Shock
When a girl is sent to the future for 24 hours she must team up with a mysterious guy to stop a seemingly inevitable fate from unfolding. Can she trust him, or is he behind it all? $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Fall: A Seaside Novel
If you look up British in the dictionary…A-list celebrity Jamie Jaymeson’s name would be next to it. Along with charming, witty, man-whore, and a lot of other adjectives that he wouldn’t appreciate being attached to his name. He has everything in the world going for him. Until fate decides his number’s finally up. Caught in a compromising position ... Read more
Free: The Romance of the Unicorn
First her boyfriend dumps her, then something in her fridge turns Elayne’s cat into a troll. Then on Halloween Elayne discovers a portal to a magical world in her kitchen of all places, via her fridge. Elayne sets off with her troll and finds herself in a world of dangerous dragons and gryphons, deadly intrigue, ... Read more
Free: The Tainted
Orphaned at birth, Rebecca’s life had been anything but easy. From run-ins with the law to being bounced from one foster home to another, trouble and misery had followed Rebecca like a shadow. But now, entering her senior year of high school, Rebecca’s life finally had a few bright spots—a kind elderly couple had taken ... Read more
Free: Code Red
When Two Stand Alone… Jacob Wylde, a young British hacker, is plagued by strange visions which haunt his dreams and hint at a mysterious destiny. Caught red-handed with US military designs, he is sent to PROPS, a top secret research facility where a handful of tech criminals are trained for active duty. Here Jacob meets Rebecca ... Read more
The Chronicle of the Three: Bloodline
Zoe thought the loss of her parents would be the most difficult thing she’d ever have to endure. When she began seeing things she couldn’t explain in her new home of Torchcreek, Virginia, she was sure the grief was driving her mad. Instead Zoe discovers she is part of an ancient bloodline, one destined to ... Read more
Free: Skye and The One Republic
Skye, the first super-human in history, unaware of her secret past, and the pinnacle of all the abnormal-being a teenager. The world after World War III had created the One Republic, a powerful government which had spent years searching for Skye. No longer could those who loved her keep her hidden. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Underworld
Sex, drugs, and a loaded gun… What could go wrong? It’s the last day of high school and Hero Banner’s last chance to step out of his brother’s shadow, win the heart of the magical Gilly Jung, and show his friends he’s more than meets the eye. Hero’s plan? Go to the Graduation Eve rave, point a ... Read more
Dark & Twisted Games
Nothing ever happens in the small town of Copake Falls, and no one knows that better than sixteen-year-old Eden Day. Her life is a mundane carousal, rotating between caring for her alien obsessed aunt and dealing with her freak status at school. Until two brothers move into town and turn her life completely upside down. $0.99 ... Read more
Free: BEYOND
It is the day after Aimee Patterson’s high school graduation. College beckons, as does her dream of becoming an engineer. On an early evening walk, her cocker spaniel charges into the woods on the other side of the pond. Aimee trails after him, and in the stillness of that forest the unthinkable happens. She becomes ... Read more
Shackled
After shy, quiet Lucy and her family move from their small hometown in Minnesota to Seattle, Washington, she is surprised when Ryan, the most popular boy at school asks her out. Soon, she is swept up in a whirlwind romance and her naïve and trusting nature allows her to fall head over heels in ... Read more
Free: Kill It With Magic
Lillim Callina used to fight monsters for a living. That was before she broke up with her demonic boyfriend and fled from the city in the clouds to settle in Orange County, California. How was she to know one piece of candy would have an ancient, unstoppable dragon kicking in her front door and demanding she ... Read more
Free: Zombie Contagion
The Z-Factor virus gains ground while Colonel Jack Crown, M.D. and Dr. Benjamin Lieber work to stabilize the Outbreak Compound. Three hundred miles away, a teen and her father fight for their lives. Free on Kindle. ... Read more
Free: Dating on the Dork Side
Stung by an epic betrayal, Camy Cavanaugh relies on the sure things: her best friend, her job as peer tutor, and her safe spot on the sidelines of life. But when she hacks into a secret, trash-talking website, it ignites a war between the sexes that won’t end until the whole school is turned ... Read more
The Afterlife Series Box Set
Death is only the beginning! Meghan is 16 when she dies. She wakes up on a flying steamboat on her way to a school run by Angels in a white marble castle. On the boat, she meets Mick who has been dead for more than a hundred years but still looks like a teenager. He ... Read more
Free: BEYOND
It is the day after Aimee Patterson’s high school graduation. College beckons, as does her dream of becoming an engineer. On an early evening walk, her cocker spaniel charges into the woods on the other side of the pond. Aimee trails after him, and in the stillness of that forest the unthinkable happens. She ... Read more
Soulspark
Dealing with the loss of her mother, seventeen-year-old Jessica Stone tries to find an escape from the pain by secretly medicating herself with Xanax, but the anxiety increases, crushing her and her grades. Then she meets Caleb Jonas, the pastor’s son at her mother’s church. Between his cute dimples and love of fast cars, Jessica is ... Read more
Forgotten Origins Trilogy
An alien plague. A sixteen-year-old girl. A fight to save the world. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Free: The Legend of the Winnowwood
What would you give up to be beautiful? I don’t mean attractive, or pretty or any other term you could conjure up to describe that thing most women seek to be or most men seek to be with. I mean staggeringly beautiful, men falling at your feet with hopeless adoration as they gaze ... Read more
True Colors
Landry Albright just wants to be one of the interesting girls at school who always have exciting things going on in their lives. She wants to stand out, but also wants to fit in, so she gives in when her two best friends, Ericka and Tori, push her into trying out for a teen reality ... Read more
Free: Beautiful Chaos
From the author of Hope for Garbage comes another fast-moving, emotionally-charged tale, full of plot twists that will keep you guessing, and true-to-life characters you will root for. Most of all, this is a story of first love—crazy, chaotic first love—love that hits us hard, and never lets go. Free on Kindle. ... Read more
Masquerade of Lies
Hanna gets tangled in a web of lies and becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. She befriends the most popular girl in school, Claire Miller, and falls for her boyfriend, Josh Banks, as she tries to clear her name and spare her own life in the process. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Such a Secret Place
Sixteen-year-old Ambry Csille’s magic has never woken in her bones like it was supposed to. In her search for her own power, she stumbles across a rare vial of enchanted tears that holds more power than any ever shed. Because of these tears, she finds herself the target of the formidable Arcaian soldiers who’ve been ... Read more
In the Light of the Eclipse
Where God so loved the world, Heather (or as few have dared to dub her “the goddess of condemnation”) holds a much crueler hand over her inhabitants. Every seventeen years, under her ever-watchful eye, an eclipse renders her land dark, taking the soul of everyone over the age of seventeen to the land of the ... Read more
Immurement
The Sweepers are coming. They hunt the young. Earth’s end is her beginning. Sixteen-year-old Derry and her brother live in perpetual fear of capture. When her brother goes missing, Derry’s only hope of finding him is to strike a deal with a group of cutthroat subversives. Keeping her brother alive may require trusting her enemy ... Read more
Regina Shen: Resilience
Outcast Regina Shen is forced by the World Federation to live on the seaward side of barrier walls built to hold back rising seas caused by abrupt climate change. A hurricane threatens to destroy what’s left of her world, tearing Regina from her family. Federation agents believe she has unique DNA that could stop human ... Read more
Emerge: The Edge
Alienated by everything that sets him apart, Aidan suffers in silence. He’s the most powerful Immortal of his generation, but fights a constant battle to control the gifts that threaten to push him over the edge—until he meets his equal and she changes everything. Free on Kindle.... Read more
