Books published by publisher Young Mountain Publishing

A war without end on a dying world. One outcast can save everyone, but only if she is willing to sacrifice everything. And only if she decides this world is worth saving.Cecily Daye was driven from her home, as one of seven girls marked as evil by their town. Since then, she’s embraced extreme power and experienced extreme loss. But nothing she has encountered compares to the destruction wrought by the toxic desert spreading across the landscape.As more lives are claimed by a dying world, Cecily must confront her past, her present, and her future to discover whether a once-outcast is willing to sacrifice her life, her love, and her dream of returning home to give others a future she will never have.The Barren Way is the third thrilling book in the Sevens YA fantasy series. If you like supernatural powers, action-packed adventures, and unbreakable friendships, then you’ll love Julie Anne Nelson’s enchanted saga of sisterhood.Buy The Barren Way to join the unforgettable adventure today!

The Sapphire Talisman - the second book in the Talisman Trilogy.With the local vampire coven decimated, Julia and Nicholas try to begin a somewhat normal life together. Bound by secrecy from a shape shifter determined to see Julia’s world-saving prediction come to fruition, Julia isn’t allowed to tell Nicholas the leader survived, ransacking her happiness with guilt. When Alora returns, bent on revenge, the reunion forces Nicholas and Julia to choose what they are willing to live and die for. About the Author:Brenda Pandos, mom/computer whisperer by day and writer by night, picked up the pen to write after a heart-breaking diagnosis of her son's ASD disorder. She writes young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy to stay sane.The sequel to The Sapphire Talisman, the Onyx Talisman is available now.

Although their enemies are powerful, their allies few, Spencer and his team of Rebels are not giving up! But what chance do a handful of kids and one rescued janitor have against the combined evil of the Founding Witches and the Sweepers? Can the Rebels close the source of all Glop and stop the Toxites once and for all-or is the world doomed to fall under the control of the sinister Bureau of Educational Maintenance? This explosive series finale is a gripping ride through conflicted loyalties and daring escapes, unexpected alliances and betrayals, and an ending you will never forget!

$0.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME!Get lost in a series readers are calling a home run.★★★★★ " I have laughed and cried and didn't want to put them down!"★★★★★ "These books were even better than expected!"★★★★★ "This is one of my favorite YA series. Great characters, good plot line, well written."What if your destiny meant the one you loved would die?Julia Parker would trade her secret gift to feel others emotions in a heartbeat, especially half the horny guys in school.After running out of gas and having no choice but to walk through the woods home, she feels something no one should feel: blood-lust. When trying to escape, she falls off a cliff. Who comes to her rescue? None other than a hot guy with super human strength. Only problem is, he's there when you need him and gone when you want him.Julia tries to forget what happened, but starts losing friends to these monsters. Unable to ask her rescuer for help, she has nowhere else to turn. Advice from a creepy psychic tells her she alone is the key to stopping the madness. Problem is it'll require her rescuer's life. Great.

"Understanding suffering always helps the energy of compassion to be born." ~ Thich Nhat HanhIn an instant my husband stripped away my identity as wife, stay-at-home mom, and best friend. With his suicide, our world changed forever. He'd been the center of our universe, but then he was gone. Grief is a dark journey, one often tainted with judgment and false perceptions. Add the word 'suicide' to the mix and more complications arise. This memoir, Free Fall, is intended for those who may be facing their own tragedy and feeling alone, hopeless, confused, scared, and misunderstood.Free Fall is the journey of piecing our lives back together—overcoming children's anxiety as we traversed the brutal grief and trauma process, learning to say the words 'widow' and 'single mom' without cringing, surviving the fall out with friends and family who simply couldn't understand our healing process, triumphing over the stigma of 'suicide', forgiving my husband, and finding peace after chaos.Free Fall is for widows, widowers, parents, survivors of suicide, family members or friends of one who mourns. This story is for anyone who needs encouragement that there is another side to grief. There is. We're there now. We're looking back and holding our hands out to you saying, "hang in there, you're not alone, and you'll get here, too."***Named 4th on Dr. Prem's "10 Most Inspiring True Stories That Everyone Must Read" list***

Daisy Goes to the Races is the first book in my series of author-illustrated, Daisy Starshine middle grade/chapter books. Daisy, a young, orphaned, and disabled donkey, often dreams of becoming a unicorn as her way of coping with her self-perceived inadequacies. She loves that her eight-year-old best friend, Clarissa, has created a glittery silver horn for her to wear. But when Daisy starts working at a local race track, she is crushed that the other animals and grounds workers tease her for it. She’s even more hurt when the race horses she admires reject her because of her small stature and the leg brace she wears. When an angry employee sets fire to the stables that house her and the other animals, Daisy discovers a strength she didn’t know she had, saves the day, and finally discovers the happiness that comes from accepting herself as she is.As a father, grandparent, and clinical psychologist, Mark Stevens has helped numerous children overcome the issues Daisy struggles with. Drawing from this experience, he writes about human (or animal) nature and transformation that occurs in the midst of life’s difficulties in a way that is accessible to kids. His hope is that these these stories will encourage children as they face their own struggles, discover their own unique gifts and strengths, and come to fully accept themselves for the shining stars they are.

Triplet sisters are left in a forest by a woodcutter father and forced to find their own way in the world. From this fairytale beginning, three resolutions are made — one sister walks one way to find purpose, one the other to find adventure, and the third stays right where she is, to create a home. Years later, having circled a globe and fought vikings, toppled lighthouses, tamed wilds and achieved greatness, the three meet again, as women.A moving and irresistibly charming modern-day fable for young and old, this is a story born first as a play, and staged by 33 companies in five countries and four languages.Praise for the play:'This Girl Laughs follows in the best tradition of fairytales through the ages – an engagingly told yarn for the children of today, with lessons for adults also' - Artshub'The most important thing is always the telling of the story – children demand imagination and clarity while adults deserve it. By that measure, and plenty of others beside, This Girl Laughs succeeds admirably’ - The West Australian'Finegan Kruckemeyer just might be Australia’s Tim Burton (the highest compliment I could ever pay anyone) and this is a story that has the potential to be timeless like some of Burton’s masterpieces' - Colosoul'Somewhere between hilarious and human' - Luca (aged 9), Big Kids MagazinePraise for Kruckemeyer's other works:'Like a daydream born beneath a dining-room table' - The Irish Times'Like a beautiful children’s book, a treasured bedtime story with illustrations which come to life before our eyes' - The Advertiser, Australia***** 'So achingly magical and charming, so full of whimsicality and merry eccentricity that when the reality begins to strike home… those with iron self-control will just swallow very hard. The rest of us will try to forage quietly for a hankie… A marvel of exquisite theatre-craft’ - The Herald, Scotland'Not only works, it wows' - New York Post

Have you ever thought about who or what God is or who the co-creators are? Or even, what is beyond God? What if God was indeed finite and that there was a much bigger "infinite" being, one that created God and the co-creators?In The Origin Speaks the reader is taken beyond the author's Beyond the Source books to a direct dialogue with the ultimate creator, the "all there is," the "absolute," The "Origin."

Trenton Colman is a creative thirteen-year-old boy with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city built inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and invention is a curse word. Kallista Babbage is a repair technician and daughter of the notorious Leo Babbage, whose father died in an explosion an event the leaders of Cove point to as an example of the danger of creativity. Working together, Trenton and Kallista learn that Leo Babbage was developing a secret project before he perished. Following clues he left behind, they begin to assemble a strange machine that is unlikely anything they ve ever seen before. They soon discover that what they are building may threaten every truth their city is founded on and quite possibly their very lives.

★★★★★ " ... is a gem in the trending genre of mermaids. A great YA read and stood out among the tons out there in the YA genre now." Jessie Potts, featured on USA Today ★★★★★ "... One of the cool things about this story is that it is told by two different narrators. Both are very interesting and well-written characters. Readers will love their interconnected stories." Janelle Fila, for Readers' FavoriteFall in love with the series readers say is, "Full of excitement, adventure, and romance. This series will capture your attention from beginning to end."----Book 1 - Dive into EVERBLUE, Book #1 in Mer Tales, winner of BEST I'VE READShe wanted her life to change ... he wanted his to stay the same.Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Lanski is tired of her boring, single life. Swimming and spending time with Tatiana, her best friend, are her only sanctuary. The girls plan to leave their drab lakeside town far behind for college, and Ash hopes to finally ditch her longtime crush for Finley, Tatiana's twin brother. But when Tatiana and her family fail to return home after a family emergency, Ashlyn chooses to do something drastic to cope with losing them.Finley Helton and his family are good at blending in as they run their sailing charter business in Lake Tahoe. But together, they guard an ancient secret. When a not so routine meeting forces Finley, Tatiana and their mother to return to Natatoria and Fin's father on a dangerous mission, Fin can't stay caged up for long.Book 2 - EVERGREEN, winner of BEST I'VE READ: Books Complete Me and Once Upon a TwilightBook 3 - EVERLOSTMer Tales is a Clean Sci-Fi Romance