A Measure of Disorder - Book 1 of the Mother Earth series

A Measure of Disorder, by Alan Tucker, free

Have you ever seen the creature hiding inside your soul?

Jenni Kershaw and her eighth grade science class will, on a world known as Mother.

And some of them won’t really like what they see.

Join Jenni and her classmates as they are whisked away to a world full of life, adventure, and danger. A world which reshapes each of them according to its vision of their inner being. Some accept it, some fight it, all wonder: does that vision control their destiny?

What if that destiny is to help destroy a world? Or save it?

The fight is on, and the class find themselves pitted against a powerful evil — and each other — all while trying to discover who, and what, they really are. 

Note: This is the first book of the Mother Earth series.  The second and third books are available.

The Green

The Green, by Karly Kirkpatrick, free

How far would you go to save your dream?

Seventeen-year-old Ariceli Pisa is a senior at the prestigious Cambridge High School and has her sights set on Northwestern University. She's a cheerleader, a member of the National Honor Society...and a drug dealer. That's not the only secret she has to keep from her best friend Naomi--she’s also madly in love with Naomi’s ex-boyfriend, James Bartlett. Trying to balance her life at Cambridge High with her new demanding job keeps her teetering on the edge of disaster. 

The Green contains strong language and drug references and is advised for ages 14 and up.

Balancer's Soul

Balancer's Soul, by H. Lee Morgan, free

Finding your other half is the most difficult journey anyone can undertake. It gets doubly so if you aren't exactly normal. Connor and Sarah both have this same problem, but for different reasons. Their fated encounter will turn their world, and that of many others, upside down. Her abilities and his strength set them apart, but also bring them together like no other. 

The Legend of Oescienne - The Finding (Book One)

The Legend of Oescienne - The Finding (Book One), by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson, free

When the dragon Jaax receives word that a human infant has been found in the province of Oescienne, he doesn't dare believe it. Humans have been extinct for centuries, trapped by a terrible curse and left to live out their existence in the form of dragons. Despite his doubts, however, Jaax assumes responsibility for the baby girl only to discover that what he has been seeking for so many years has finally been found . . .

Jahrra knows all about the legends and sagas of Oescienne, but never in her wildest dreams would she believe that she played a part in one of them. She is far too busy dodging the bullies at school and seeking out new adventures with her friends to worry about what secrets her dragon mentor might be keeping from her, or that her every move is being watched by something living in the forest surrounding her home.

But the secrets run deep, and as Jahrra fights to earn her place in this extraordinary world, she will begin to unravel the truth of it all: that she isn't as safe as she thought she was, that danger lurks around every corner, and that her role in this unfurling tale is far more significant than she could possibly imagine.

Pretty Killers

Pretty Killers, by Jordan McKinney, free

Book One: Diamonds - Life had not been too kind to little Tomika Drake. Other than growing up in one of the most ill-reputed cities in the state, at age 13, she lost her beloved mother and soon after, her father was incarcerated. For the next three years, she lived her life stuck in a suburban hell with her narcissistic half-sister and her equally evil mother, but on her 16th birthday, her life changed when she was forced to unwrap the powerful superhuman gift that was bestowed upon her at birth. 

Pretty Killers examines millennial American pop culture, politics, and society through a whirlwind week starting when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with a famed fashion mogul brings the feuding family to the sparkling metropolis of Queen City. But the shine quickly fades when they learn that the neighboring burg has been tackling an issue with humongous mutants and other terrors, including a gang that Tomika's half-sister gets caught up in. When the fate of the city ends up on Tomika's shoulders, will she find it in her heart to save her half-sister, or take the chance to finally do away with the scourge while saving the city from her gang's tirades?