May 2, 2025
Dreams do come true. It’s Jude’s job to make sure they don’t. Born with the curse of prophetic nightmares, Jude sees violent murders through the eyes of the killer before they happen. His father, who shares Jude’s dark gift, has trained Jude since birth to save the innocent and to kill the killer. A life for a life―it’s the only way. But everything goes awry when Hanna Smith, the young woman he was supposed to save, rescues herself instead, and catches Jude in her home. Fate isn’t inescapable, but it demands balance. While Hanna may be safe for now, Jude […]
May 2, 2025
Redheaded orphan Sam can’t seem to stay out of trouble. His latest incident — defending himself by hitting the high school quarterback in the face with a can of soda — lands him in the Johnson “Blue Gables” Juvenile Center while he awaits trial. Sam needs to keep his nose clean, but can he control his temper when he’s targeted by a long-term Gables resident? When Sam is given a reading assignment, he thinks he’ll have no interest in a classic book about another redheaded orphan. But he soon realizes that he’s found a kindred spirit in the book, and […]
May 2, 2025
In an instant, Ossie Brown’s entire future is in jeopardy when a torn knee ligament ends his promising basketball career. Now that basketball is no longer a major part of his identity, Ossie—a black teen who doesn’t come from wealth and privilege—must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a black teacher encourages him to join a writing program, Ossie begins to find new purpose and friends. Then a viral “anti-woke” video puts the teacher’s job, the writing program and Ossie’s friends’ safety at risk—and Ossie must find his true […]
May 2, 2025
In two short weeks, Nick Carlin will be old enough to get his driver’s license, but there’s a catch. His mom says he must first pass a swimming test, and Nick takes to the water as well as a flying fish pilots a jumbo jet. Plus, his slacker friend Miller is worried about “failing life,” the older girl Nick’s crushing on is leaving for college and his mom’s low-life moocher boyfriend has just moved in. As Nick struggles to get his life in shape (and master the freestyle), he learns that the best solutions aren’t always the easiest ones. To […]
May 2, 2025
In this opposites-attract YA rom-com inspired by the period romantic comedy Emma, a failed romantic gesture puts a damper on a queer teen bookseller’s summer of book matching and matchmaking until a handsome lifeguard and romance skeptic waltzes into his bookstore. Sometimes you get a second chance at happily ever after when you least expect it. Recommended Reading is a big-hearted rom-com about discovering love beyond what’s in the books… but hey, the perfect recommendation can get you pretty far. Bobby Ashton is an expert on love; he knows exactly which steamy novel is the best fit for anyone, […]