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One-minute Romance features 800- to 1000-word short stories for the young at heart and for those who believe life can be beautiful. Happy endings reign!

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YA Lit Rocks!

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A summertime misadventure wreaks havoc on teen lives when Jodi informs Michael he’s the father of her baby. Michael falls hopelessly in love but discovers Jodi was also with someone else during that fateful summer. So who’s the father of Jodi’s baby? And what’s next for the two teens who are now quarreling bitterly? (Click the pic for a sneak preview of Chapter One)

Love is good. But love hurts!

When high school football star Buddy McNeal falls in love with bisexual Crystal Crow, he becomes embroiled in a lesbian love triangle involving horrific events beyond his control. He sees his football dreams shattering and his life going up in flames. (Click the picture above to enjoy the first chapter.)

CONTEMPORARY YA ROMANCE WITH A PUNCH!

Man, celibacy makes sense: No one’s life is disrupted. No one gets hurt. No one’s future is in jeopardy. Celibacy is the only way to go. Then I meet blond, beautiful Penny Nichols. She’s rebounding from an abusive relationship. We’re a match. We both feel abstinence and a bit of kissing are cool. What can go wrong? Well...in one word—plenty! (Click the above image to enjoy and excerpt from the first chapter.)

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/RO-MANCE

Can Walter convince his mother before it's too late that her fiancé may be hiding behind a web of secrets so dark that he'd kill both of them to keep his past hidden? Click above to read the first chapter.

To escape you sometimes have to stop running.

A high school wrestling star, John Hawk is wanted for rape and murder, crimes he didn't commit, but who will believe him? Click on the cover to read a brief synopsis and the first chapter.

Preview: Who is Lori Darling?

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Will her secret destroy her?

Carl Mueller and Lori Darling discover one another, fall in love, reveal secrets, and battle to overcome the aftermath of horrendous betrayals that threaten to shatter their young lives. Click on the image.

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An Interview with Martin Brown Publishers, LLC

Martin Brown Publishers: We've had the pleasure of publishing Jon's most recent novels, The Hustle, Missing Pieces, and Who is Lori Darling?

A Cold Winter

Will living together separate Ann and David?

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Jon Ripslinger Books for Young Adults

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Missing Pieces

My mom's missing. Dad's accused of her murder. But he says she ran away with a lover. Either way, I'll go crazy if i don't find out the truth. And then what will I do? My life will never be the same. (Read the first chapter.)

The Hustle

I'm five-three. She's six foot. Do differences really make a difference? I've got to hustle her into falling in love with me. And hope her boyfriend doesn't kill me. (Read the first three chapters.)

Last Kiss

I was the last one to see her alive. How can I convince everyone I didn't kill the girl I loved? (Read the first chapter.)

Derailed

Life is choices. But how do you make a wise choice when your life is headed toward derailment? (Read the first two chapters.)

How I Fell in Love & Learned to Shoot Free Throws

What happens when the girl you fall in love with tells you she has two moms and she's got an even bigger secret than that? A secret way bigger than yours.

Triangle

Jeremy and Darin love the same girl—Joy Kelley. Someone's bound to get hurt.

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