J. M. Young Books

 The Girl Who Couldn’t Stay follows Andrew Carter, whose life splits in two the night he meets Amy Hartman, the quiet, guarded girl who watches him from the bleachers like she already knows how his story ends. She becomes his secret, his calm in the chaos, the one person who makes him believe his future could be more than football, until the night he finally kisses her and she disappears without a word. Years later, Amy returns alone, shaken, and filled with regret, but her return doesn’t bring closure, it brings danger. Because Amy didn’t leave Andrew because she wanted to…she left because she had to. And if Andrew chooses her again, he may lose everything. 

 When Angela gives birth to twin girls, joy and tragedy arrive together, Emily breathes, but Lily is silent. Years later, Emily begins to speak of her sister as if she never left, recalling memories no child could know. What starts as a mother’s grief soon becomes something far more unsettling as Lily’s presence grows stronger, blurring the line between life and death. Caught between faith and fear, Angela and her husband, Trey, must face the unthinkable truth: their surviving daughter may be sharing her body with her lost twin. The Other Side of Me is a haunting story of love, loss, and the unbreakable bond between sisters, because some goodbyes are never meant to last. 

 Velvet & Vice: The Vice of Fame follows Cassandra Vale, a woman who built an empire on desire, bestselling stories that turned fantasy into power and passion into profit, until the love of her life died and the world expected her to disappear with him. Instead, Cassandra signs the deal that pulls her back into the spotlight, where fame demands more than talent and success comes with a dangerous price. As ambition collides with grief and temptation tightens its grip, Cassandra must decide how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice to stay on top. Because fame doesn’t just reward you, it consumes you. And once you crave it, walking away may cost more than staying ever could. 

 Ava and the Hidden Legacy follows Ava, now thirteen, as a quiet summer by the sea turns into a journey of secrets, symbols, and long-buried family history. Guided by cryptic clues and the people who love her most, Ava must piece together the past to uncover a hidden legacy that was never meant to be found. What begins as curiosity becomes courage, and Ava learns that some treasures aren’t gold at all, but truths that can change who you are and who you’re meant to become.