Young Adult Books by Indie Authors
From coming-of-age journeys to thrilling adventures, these young adult books explore friendship, identity, courage, and the moments that shape who we become.
Fantasy | Romance | Mystery & Thriller | Sci-Fi & Dystopian | Historical | Contemporary | Nonfiction | Faith & Spirituality
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Fantasy
Magic, imagined worlds, mythical creatures, supernatural forces, quests, and adventures beyond the ordinary.
Nexus Portal Imperium’s Fall
L. D’Arlin
Where cyber beasts roam, prophecy awakens, and chains begin to break.
Darragh: Dragon
Arden Erimitis
Whimsical tale about a dragon adopted by gnomes trying to find who she is
Darragh: Amika
Arden Erimitis
Wingless fae has to find her truth and fight the darkness that threatens the human realm
The Dream Haunters
Megan Mary
Discover the Key. Open the Portal. Save our Legacy.
The Dream Mirrors
Megan Mary
See the Illusion. Unravel the Mystery. Trust What’s Beyond.
The Dream Dimensions
Megan Mary
Follow the Riddles. Uncover the Past. Unlock Your Legacy.
The Roses of Carterhaugh
Melissa Widmaier
Love is immortal.
Dunwald: The Marked Child
J.B. Corgard
Come follow Nora as she finds out she is a witch.
The Time Traveller’s Nephew
Simon Brading
The first part of the completed five-part “Displacers” urban fantasy time travel series.
Willow Awakened, Ascended, Avenged
Don Bourque
Willow bridges wood sprites and night elves through conflicts.
The Grand Chieftain
Don Bourque
Garnidel learns to lead the forest elves against threats.
The High Priestess
Don Bourque
Lauren reconciles humanity to the fae.
The Prophecy Of Arethos, The Awakening
Beatrice King
Cosy YA fantasy series of a young girl and her Soulbond.
The Marlowe Rose
Amy Lucille
Her family has protected their secret for generations. Now it’s her turn.
Camp Maple Creek
Jude Liebermann
Denika will right the wrongs being done at Camp Maple Creek
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Angel of Ashes
Erika Kathryn
Gold wings, fierce friendships, and a celestial teen war.
Angel of Embers
Erika Kathryn
Plague rises as winged teens battle dark magic.
Angel of After
Erika Kathryn
Winged hero leads army into Afterworld’s final war.
The Adventures of Angie Amazonite
K.M. Rickards
Magical book of friendship hope and positivity
The Sleep-Walkers’ Market
Carrie Ray
Maya must close a “dream market” before her friends trade away their talents for sleep.
The Trials of Aqouril
E.S David
Water magic awakens as a teen faces trials of courage and belonging.
The Raven Moontone
VJ Garske
When Noah discovers a wizard’s journal, he accidentally turns the town librarian into a goat. Naturally, he hides her at his uncle’s farm.
The Dragon Moonstone
VJ Garske
Noah never asked to be a wizard—too bad magic doesn’t take requests. Patience? Not exactly his strong suit.
The Griffin Moonstone
VJ Garske
Some days it doesn’t pay to be the hero.
Light of the Mourning Realm
Rae Lanae
Clean YA dark fantasy with slow burn.
The Waterfall of Vengeance
G. Di Leonis
The first volume of the Chronicles of Valmira trilogy.
Titania’s Reflection
Lisa Dawn
A combined retelling of an obscure fairy tale called Fairer-than-a-Fairy and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Stolen Jewel
Lisa Dawn
Original fairy tale about a princess who is dethroned for trying to protect her kingdom.
Dawnfeather
Coral Vega
Dinosaurs fight with swords and magic over a fallen star.
Smoke and Light
Kristin Ardis
Princess makes deal with enemy to restore her memories.
The Dead Shadow
Celine Domenech & Paul Newman
Four misfits investigate a magician’s disappearance but authorities are after them.
Lightning Tracks
A. A. Kinsela
A gritty, fast-paced YA alternative history/fantasy series set in Australia
Dark Sun Rising
A. A. Kinsela
Book 2 in a gritty, fast-paced YA alternative history/fantasy series set in Australia
A Discovery of Talents
Syn Phoenix McDonald
Disabled MC must travel to another world to save his father
The Adventures of Tarum Mon
Stephen F Black
A world full magic and mystery where the land itself lives
Frost and Flame: Rise of the Forge
Hrólf Rósakranz
Norse-inspired epic fantasy with isekai elements and rising northern threats
Hope and Love’s Legacy
Lisa Dawn
A girl from the past and modern boy must choose between their love and the fate of their worlds.
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Romance
First loves, complicated relationships, unexpected connections, and stories where romance takes center stage.
Summer Love Autumn Goodbye
Morgan Rylie
Some first loves never leave you—they change everything.
Kissing in the Spotlight
Emily-Rose Brlevich
Ana Ryan is a small-town girl from a quiet country town with one impossible dream—to meet Hollywood heartthrob Dylan Ryder.
Anything for You
Mackenzie Hamelin
Her past is dangerous. His future is planned. Loving her means risking everything…
Nightshade
A. Turner
Ashten’s life gets turned upside down when she discovers dragons that she thought were extinct.
Not Even Paris
Rebecca Jones
Lovesick idealist mistakes books for reality.
Her Blood, Their Battle
Ollie Ann Barnett
Angels, vampires, forbidden romance, and a college freshman caught between worlds.
Charming
Hailey Alton
A long-buried crush returns, challenging love, timing, and identity.
Ether
Will Hoffman
A desperate runaway must protect a beautiful stranger from the supernatural evil that pursues her.
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Mystery & Thriller
Mysteries, secrets, investigations, suspense, danger, and stories that keep you wondering what happens next.
All These Threads of Time
Sarah Crowne
A teen must save her family from a time traveling serial killer.
They Prefer It Hidden
Kenneth P Falb
An occult investigator unfolds a small town’s many mysteries.
Tune In
Sarah Crowne
A pop superstar’s world shatters when her mother dies mid-concert. Now her voice may be the most dangerous weapon of all.
Timeline Murder
Swini Yadav
A web of secrets exposes how quickly trust can be destroyed.
Death Clock
Ruchita Gupta
Seven days stand between her and death’s return.
The Devil’s Waiting
Ruchita Gupta
A dark power, shattered trust, and a choice that changes everything.
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Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Future worlds, technology, time travel, alternate realities, dystopian societies, and stories that imagine what might be possible.
Alex FARAWAY: And The Last Martian
G. F. Brynn
A boy building a spaceship uncovers a mysterious connection to ancient Mars
Alex FARAWAY: And The Ghosts of Mars
G. F. Brynn
A suspenseful, dimension-hopping, Sci-Fi-Fantasy adventure into a mysterious Martian past.
Alex FARAWAY: And The Battle For Mars
G. F. Brynn
A fierce collision of destiny-shaping fates, and a final, deciding fight on a re-awakening Mars.
The Rewind Protocol
Carrie Ray
Jax’s time-rewinding pager creates dangerous doubles he must stop.
The Volume of Silence
Carrie Ray
Kael uses stored silence to hide from a fame-obsessed society.
Solarpunk Sabotage
Carrie Ray
Elara and her friends must replace a dying nuclear core to save their green utopia.
City of End
Katelyn Pfeiffer
A buried city, a growing evil, and a woman forced into destiny.
City of Truth
Katelyn Pfeiffer
A city without lies tests loyalty as humanity’s last hope fractures.
The World Below
Natalie L. Morris
An underground society, a shattered future, and one chance to escape.
A Planet Called Imagine
N A Walker
Humans homesteading on an alien planet. What could go wrong?
Protector of Planet Imagine
N A Walker
Human and alien friends exploring an alien planet. Uh-oh, a predator!
Imagine Disaster
N A Walker
Things are going well until an earthquakes devastates the community.
Terminal
M. Anthony Harris
He gets the girl, and powers that always kill their host.
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Historical
Stories set in the past, bringing different eras, events, places, and experiences to life through fiction.
The Legion’s Ghost
Carrie Ray
Modern teen uses engineering and fireworks to survive ancient Rome.
The Arthurian Survival
Carrie Ray
Teen survives Dark Ages Britain using modern hunting and “magical” gear.
Shadow of the Colosseum
Carrie Ray
Teen survives Roman gladiator pits using physics and modern hunting.
Her Boots on the Frontlines
Alyssa Perrone
Join Adah and Roy as they leave their monotonous lives in 1846 America in the hopes of something better.
A Promise
Amelia Martin
Friendship, survival, and moral courage in the shadow of Nazi Germany.
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Contemporary
Coming-of-age stories, friendships, family, identity, relationships, and the challenges of growing up in the modern world.
Letters to the me I haven’t met yet
Elorine Jade
What if the most important letters you’ll ever write are the ones to yourself?
OSU
Sensei Sarhn
Neurodivergent teen Olive finds strength and healing through karate.
YAME
Sensei Sarhn
Gripping YA fiction: a karate teen girl uncovers buried family secrets.
Self Inflicted
Morgan Rylie
A grieving teen battles self-harm, abuse, and her own worth.
Scars Fade
Morgan Rylie
Aurora fights old wounds while learning to choose hope and healing.
Time Heals
Morgan Rylie
Aurora faces her past one final time to protect her future.
The Ceremony Of Wings
Emma Forrester
Belonging begins where wonder is still believed.
Persevere
Greg Ramsay
A great ride full of wise lessons.
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Nonfiction
True stories, history, real-world topics, personal growth, faith, and books written to inform, explore, or inspire.
Witch Hunts
L. E. Danvers
Middle grade leaders will learn the fear, lies, and true story of witch hunts
Unmasking Cults
L. E. Danvers
Middle grade leaders will learn the history of cults and leaders that went too far
Wash Your Hands
L. E. Danvers
Middle grade leaders will learn the gross, gruesome and totally true history of germs and plagues
Public Transit Keith
Isaac Woolsey
The story centers on Keith a young disabled man who can’t drive and has to use public transportation.
Baby Mercy
Isaac Woolsey
Mercy Mae is an autistic girl who is unique.
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Faith & Spirituality
Stories exploring faith, belief, spirituality, religious traditions, and the ways young people make sense of themselves and the world around them.
The Forgotten Prince
Kaitlyn King
A Wicked King, a Corrupt Church, and a Forgotten Prince
Secrets in the Shadows
Kaitlyn King
Warring Brothers, Manipulating Advisors, and Secrets in the Shadows.
A Year of Miracles
Kaitlyn King
A Foreign Delegation, A Marriage Alliance, and A Year of Miracles.
No Matter What
Stephen Suffron
Jay navigates faith, basketball, and a five-year crush in 1993.
The Bereans
Jennie Bourgeois
Christian YA Fiction coming-of-age novel that takes readers along the journey of what the Bible truly teaches.
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