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Hardy Boys meets Outer Banks in this thrilling new adventure novel.After the death of his father, misfit and aspiring paleontologist Tommy Rhodes seeks refuge in the ramshackle lighthouse that stands guard over the city of Mammoth, Washington. Left in disarray by years of bad weather, it's the perfect place for Tommy to hide from everything that's gone wrong with his life - and to party with his band of friends, the Jailbirds - the only family he has left.After a storm uncovers a secret hidden in the walls of the old lighthouse, Tommy unravels a mystery beyond his wildest dreams and the deadly conspiracy that surrounds it - and Tommy's entire life seems tangled at the heart of it all.Tommy and the Jailbirds - Jude, Maya, Mars, and newcomer Lydia - are thrust into the middle of a deadly hunt for the truth that will challenge their bond, uncover the secrets that lurk beneath the surface of Mammoth, and test just how far they'll go to set things right.With a rich and diverse cast of uniquely compelling characters, Mammoth's "Jailbirds" prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that they can hold their own against legendary ensembles like Outer Banks' "Pogues" and The Grishaverse's "Crows."…

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NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON![WATTYS 2016 WINNER] [Highest Ranking #190 in Teen Fiction][#2 in #FreeYourMind][#4 in #Social Issues as of 11/25/18][First Draft Only]College student Adam West is done with the constant ups and downs of life. Tired of being forced to simply exist, waiting for the low that always comes after a high, Adam decides to end the pain. But when he meets the enigma that is Liz, well, what could the harm be in embarking on one last adventure?For fans of John Green and Stephen Chbosky, "Love and the Sea and Everything in Between" is a heart-rending confrontation of real issues that are too often shoved aside and the power of love to bring healing to even the darkest souls.According to readers:"...captivating" "...emotionally investing" "I can't help but fall in love with almost every single word."…

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Sometimes things have to break just so they can be put back together - bigger, brighter, better. Both haunted by the last question their mother ever asked them before she passed away, the Greyson brothers and their father, a pastor, struggle to pull together the pieces of their lives. Sixteen-year-old Liam manages to achieve some measure of popularity by performing as the lead singer of his high school indie pop/rock band, Liam and the Landmarks. But something happened to Liam four years ago at a sleepover at his friend's house. Something that no one can ever know. But in small towns like Summit, Colorado, secrets always seem to find their way out. Twenty-four-year-old Ezra thought that when he left Summit behind for the busy streets of Chicago he could cure his grief, but instead things just got worse. A failed art school student and recently fired from his dead-end construction job, he turns to alcohol, prescription painkillers, and meaningless one-night stands in hopes that he could forget everything. But Ezra can't run forever. Sooner or later, everything that he's been running from will catch up with him. With striking dual-perspective narratives, Every Bright and Broken Thing is a story about the unbreakable bond between brothers, the power in coming home, and how to rebuild when everything falls apart.[COMPLETE][Now available for purchase on Amazon!]…

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Peter is lost. The last time he felt found was when his mother was alive. Before bad things started to happen. Before hopping from foster home to foster home. But he has a plan. All he has to do is find Neverland - find his mother - and everything will be alright again. First, he has to get rid of his new foster family.Ruth is tired. Tired of being left behind, the outcast, the misfit. Tired of the way people look at her out of the corners of their eyes. Tired of feeling like she doesn't belong. When Peter comes along, the stories he tells her seem too good to be true. But she's just desperate enough to listen.William is scared. Scared of what would happen if his sister knew the truth. Scared he'll lose her, lose everything. Scared that, every time he closes his eyes, he'll see the face he just wants to forget. Then, along comes Peter. Peculiar, hopeful Peter with his promises of wonder and adventure and a magical place called Neverland. Will doesn't believe it, but when it comes to his sister, Ruth, he'll do anything.Dark and surreal, Peter Pan meets Bridge to Terabithia in this young adult contemporary novel that explores the cavernous depths of family, pain, and learning to navigate a world where not all things are as they seem.…

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It's The Hunger Games' heart meets Red Rising's thrills in this retro Young Adult Thriller that comes cocked and loaded with an emotional sucker-punch. In a world where so often we feel powerless against trauma and injustice, Pack Animals is a reminder to us all that we can bite back.No one ever remembers the survivors. When tragedy strikes, the villains are publicized and the survivors' stories are monopolized and manipulated. After all, tragedy makes for good television. But when the novelty of it wears off, the survivors are left alone to pick up the pieces of their lives. For high school graduates Billy, Thea, Jack, Abbie, and Chuck... this is their reality.Something sinister lurks beneath the surface of rural Salt, New Mexico. The crime rate is rising. Teens are going missing just days before committing violent crimes. Brought together by their tragedies and united by their injustices, the five of them decide the time has come to take justice into their own hands. If the police won't end this, then they will. Together they form the Pack, a group of heroes who are anything but super. But the Pack is more than just a ragtag group of teenage vigilantes - they're animals. And they're out for blood.…

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(READ THE FIRST 6 CHAPTERS HERE)(NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!)Addictively gritty, abrasively honest, and utterly compelling, Sons of Slaughter is perfect for fans of Looking for Alaska by John Green, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, and Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman.It's 1994 in the small town of Clatskanie, Oregon. In a struggle to escape the grasp of his stepfather, a violent drunk, Beck stumbles upon his late grandfather's cabin abandoned in the woods. With his best friend, Dean - just released from his stay at a mental hospital after his failed suicide attempt - Beck sets out to repair it. Defiant Beck has always been a daydreamer. For years, his only escape from his stepfather's torment was a world he created for himself in his mind. But little by little the lines between the two worlds begin to blur until soon he becomes convinced that the world in which he is Beck isn't the real world at all.Quiet Dean never meant to get his girlfriend pregnant, but despite threats made by his former gang, the West Coast Howlers, he's more determined than ever to create a life for himself, Emilia, and their unborn child. Dean, usually the one who doesn't control anything, soon finds himself at the epicenter of a storm that threatens the lives of those he loves most.With explosively vivid and startlingly sharp prose, Sons of Slaughter forms a compelling narrative about the battlefield that lies both within us and around us, and what it means to fight - and bleed - for the ones we love.…