Dallas and Georgia have been best friends since birth. Every summer, Georgia and her mom make the fourteen-hour drive to Bar Harbor, where she and Dallas pick up right where they left off. Their summers have always been filled with adventure, questionable decisions, and more than a few things their moms would definitely disapprove of.But this summer is different.At seventeen, Dallas and Georgia are beginning to realize that maybe being best friends isn’t enough anymore—and crossing that line could change everything.After one reckless night lands them in trouble, they’re sentenced to spend the summer volunteering at a local retirement center. There, they meet an elderly Bar Harbor resident with a sharp tongue, a wicked sense of humor, and absolutely no problem telling them exactly what she thinks.Through her hilarious—and often brutally honest—lessons about life, regret, and true love, Dallas and Georgia are forced to confront the feelings they’ve spent years pretending aren’t there.Taking the leap from best friends to something more could give them everything they’ve ever wanted.Or it could cost them the one thing neither of them is willing to lose: each other.

2025 Silver Falchion Finalist2024 Claymore Top PickWhat if you could meet your parents…when they were your age?Stealing Time is a sharp, funny, and emotionally rich time-travel crime mystery packed with heart, humor, and high stakes.New York City, 2020Fifteen-year-old Tori’s world is falling apart. Her parents are separating. She and her mother are moving out of state. And she’s just discovered a family secret involving a magnificent yellow diamond and her grandfather, whose arrest forty years before shattered her family.New York City, 1980An urban jungle still reeling from near-bankruptcy, filled with garbage, graffiti and crime. No internet. No cell phones but plenty of phone booths. And for fifteen-year-old Bobby, no clue what to do about the strange girl in his apartment who knows way too much about his family–because, she explains, she’s his daughter. From the future. Together, they’ll have to solve a mystery, outwit dangerous criminals, and prevent the jewelry heist of the decade.But the real discovery? Sometimes the best way to fix your broken present is to understand your family's past.A coming-of-age story, a second-chance adventure, and a time-traveling twist on a classic caper, Stealing Time is perfect for anyone who’s ever wanted to understand where they came from—and where they’re going.

Everyone thinks Ivy Macomb’s life is perfect as she’s a teen actress on a TV show, part of a well-known family, and has just started college with her football star boyfriend, Ryan. However, as Ryan’s on campus fame grows, the two break up leaving Ivy heartbroken. She makes up a cover story to save face about how they’re taking time apart, but she’s devastated and unsure how to handle things. She ends up having a crying meltdown in front of her great-uncle who is better known in the media as the most ruthless man in business. However, she learns there’s another side to Uncle Alfred as he not only offers advice, but helps her with her podcast.Her cousin tries to get her to go out and show people she’s doing fine after the breakup. Enter freshman hockey player, Konrad Gorski. Ivy and Konrad become fast friends as he’s a shoulder to cry on for her as she deals with her feelings. He’s also been through a bad breakup and has trust issues. Konrad is selected to go overseas for a hockey opportunity and the two stay in touch daily. They begin to have feelings for each other, but she’s worried about getting hurt. Can Ivy open her heart to love again?Tropes and subtropes:1. Sports romance2. Hockey romance3. Celebrity romance4. Friends to lovers5. Chronic illness rep6. Strong family connection7. Teen careers8. Acting9. PodcastingPG rated college hockey romance. All the Stars in the City books can be read as standalone books.

“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)
“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.”
--San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 1,300 five star reviews) comes the debut of a startlingly new fantasy series.
REALM OF DRAGONS (Age of the Sorcerers—Book One) tells the story of the epic coming of age of one very special 16 year old boy, a blacksmith’s son from a poor family who is offered no chance of proving his fighting skills and breaking into the ranks of the nobles. Yet he holds a power he cannot deny, and a fate he must follow.
It tells the story of a 17 year old princess on the eve of her wedding, destined for greatness—and of her younger sister, rejected by her family and dying of plague.
It tells the tale of their three brothers, three princes who could not be more different from each other—all of them vying for power.
It tells the story of a kingdom on the verge of change, of invasion, the story of the dying dragon race, falling daily from the sky.
It tells the tale of two rival kingdoms, of the rapids dividing them, of a landscape dotted with dormant volcanoes, and of a capital accessible only with the tides. It is a story of love, passion, of hate and sibling rivalry; of rogues and hidden treasure; of monks and secret warriors; of honor and glory, and of betrayal and deception.
It is the story of Dragonfell, a story of honor and valor, of sorcerers, magic, fate and destiny. It is a tale you will not put down until the early hours, one that will transport you to another world and have you fall in in love with characters you will never forget. It appeals to all ages and genders.
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“A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.”
--Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
“Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.”
--Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)

Every great lie begins with the truth.For thirteen-year-old Sage, living with his low-life con artist father Marty in Las Vegas hasn’t been easy. When Marty dies, the authorities arrange to send Sage to Evansville, Connecticut, to live with family he never knew existed. Sage plans to stay only long enough to steal their valuables and their car.Just as Sage is leaving Las Vegas, he discovers Marty was hustling clues about a murder and there is a million-dollar reward being offered. Sage decides that for a million bucks he can stick around Evansville awhile and solve the case.What Sage doesn’t plan on is one of his family being a murderer—and wanting him very, very dead.Click now to start this heart-pounding mystery you’ll never forget.

Heroes aren't BORN, they EMERGE. Now you can read the first three books in the Sins of Our Ancestors series, all in one convenient collection. Ruby had barely started kindergarten when the world collapsed, but by now she's over it. Like, really over it. To celebrate their upcoming graduation, the teenagers in Port Gibson are gathering to play a forbidden game from Before, a game called spin the bottle.Pretty much every girl in Port Gibson likes the same two guys, and Ruby knows them both. Wesley, the charismatic son of the town Mayor who's being groomed to step into his dad's job, and Sam, the ripped but terrifying second-in-command to the town's Security Chief. But only Wesley's graduating with Ruby, and if he shows up, she's determined to finally seize her chance to kiss her long time crush.When things go sideways, endangering her dear Wesley's life, there's only one person Ruby can ask for help, no matter how scary and enigmatic he is: Samuel Roth. Can Ruby convince Sam to risk his life to save Wesley's? And can Ruby navigate the post-apocalyptic world in time to save her crush, or will the long forgotten past come back to claim its due?Kirkus Reviews said of the first book, Marked, "Baker’s prose is sharp and vivid, and she manages to immediately plunge her readers into the world of the novel. The story is swiftly paced and features some surprising twists and intriguing characters. The combination of sci-fi, mystery, and teen romance makes for a compelling adventure.A promising YA debut about a girl’s search for a future in the wreckage of the past."