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Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsProm night has arrived, and Wes Bennett couldn’t be less excited.Not only is he not going with Liz, the girl he’s loved his entire life, but Liz is going with Michael, the guy she’s loved her entire life. Talk about a nightmare.They manage to avoid each other at the event, but every glance he steals of her in that gown, smiling up at her date, feels like a punch to his solar plexus... -
![Brine and Bone by Kate Stradling]()
Brine and Bone by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTWO WORLDS COLLIDE Magdalena of Ondile adores the crown prince of Corenden, but she'd sooner die than admit it. Ejected from the royal court, she spends her days at a sage's seminary, where her sparkling memories and destructive empathy magic prey upon her. Until the ocean rips her charming prince into its depths... -
![Waking Rose (A Fairy Tale Retold #3) by Regina Doman]()
Waking Rose (A Fairy Tale Retold #3) by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA novel for teens and adults based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm"I love him more than poetry... I love him more than song."Ever since he rescued her from Certain Death, Rose Brier has had a crush on Ben Denniston, otherwise known as Fish. But Fish, struggling with problems of his own, thinks that Rose should go looking elsewhere for a knight in shining armor... -
![Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake]()
Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family in sunny California. But when a kayaking trip goes horribly wrong, Mum is suddenly gone forever and Hazel is left with crippling anxiety and a jagged scar on her face. After Mum's death, Hazel, her other mother, Mama, and her little sister, Peach, needed a fresh start... -
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![Soul by Susi Hawke]()
Soul by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong buried by time, with treasures unknown… Under deep ocean waters lies the mate to the stone. Toby is an alpha bear—an awkward, clumsy, fumbling marshmallow of a guy who always has the best intentions... -
![Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block]()
Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLonely CityA tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.Looking For LoveSo she heads for the city of glittery buildings and garbage and Chinese food and drug dealers and subways and kids playing hip-hopscotch... -
![His Accidental Christmas Omega by Ava Beringer]()
His Accidental Christmas Omega by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fire took everything…except my unborn child, due Christmas Day. When the alpha of my dreams temporarily takes me in, can I resist falling for him?Hapless rookie FBI agent Shane Hawkins loves showing off his badge to impress to omegas. When he falls in love with a vulnerable omega on the news, he rushes to find a safe place for him... -
![All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs]()
All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHBO Max’s Hacks gets a romantic twist in the vein of Jenn Bennett in this swoon-worthy novel about a standoffish teen girl whose loner status gets challenged by a dynamic elderly woman and a perpetually cheerful boy.Eloise Deane is the worst and doesn’t care who knows it...Categorized as:
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![Ricochet by Xanthe Walter]()
Ricochet by Xanthe Walter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the right dom is all wrong!Even in a BDSM universe, where everyone is bisexual and identifies as dom or sub, finding the right partner isn’t always easy.Matt is a big star on the hit TV show, Collar Crime, and he’s looking for a dom who ticks all the right boxes, including being as tidy and organized as himself... -
![Mine to Protect by Jayda Marx]()
Mine to Protect by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStone - So much has changed in the past few months. My packmates Rowan and Phoenix have found their fated mates and have never been happier. They've also never been more ridiculous; the big, strong shifters are constantly going all giggles and googly-eyes over their men. The strangest part of it all has been realizing that's what I want for myself (my mate...NOT the giggles)... -
![The Boy Next Story by Tiffany Schmidt]()
The Boy Next Story by Tiffany Schmidt
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second book in a series where your favorite literary characters come to life, inspired by the timeless classic, Little Women! There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, fourteen, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee...Categorized as:
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![Lover Birds by Leanne Egan]()
Lover Birds by Leanne Egan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA modern-day Queer retelling of Pride and Prejudice, a contemporary, inclusive, LGBT romance set in Liverpool.This is the story of Darci Williams and Eloise Byrne... -
![This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg]()
This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Winslow family lives by five principles:1. No one can know your real name.2. Don’t stay in one place too long.3. If you sense anything is wrong, go immediately to the meeting spot.4. Keeping our family together is everything.5. We wish we could tell you who we are, but we can’t. Please—do not ask...Categorized as:
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![And They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore]()
And They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his true love, but he's plagued with the belief that he's not enough for anyone: he's recovering from an eating disorder and suffers from body dysmorphia fueled by his father, and can't quite figure out his gender identity...Categorized as:
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![Far from You by Lisa Schroeder]()
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLost and alone...down the rabbit hole.Years have passed since Alice lost her mother to cancer, but time hasn't quite healed the wound. Alice copes the best she can by writing her music, losing herself in her love for her boyfriend, and distancing herself from her father and his new wife... -
![Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn]()
Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLoved The Princess Diaries, Once Upon a Time and Girl Online? Then you'll love Undercover Princess! Lottie Pumpkin is an ordinary girl who longs to be a princess, attending Rosewood Hall on a scholarship.Ellie Wolf is a princess who longs to be ordinary, attending Rosewood Hall to avoid her royal duties in the kingdom of Maradova...Categorized as:
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![Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon]()
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn this romantic page-turner from the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, Evie has the power to see other people's romantic fates--what will happen when she finally sees her own?Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore...Categorized as:
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![Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block]()
Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone has a story to tell ... Dirk McDonald's life was almost perfect. He lived with this grandmother, Fifi, in a beautiful gingerbread cottage in Hollywood. He had the beach, and his surfboard, and Fifi's red-and-white 1955 Pontiac convertible. But Dirk wasn't happy. Inside, he was harboring a deep, dark secret... -
![The Midnight Dancers (A Fairy Tale Retold #4) by Regina Doman]()
The Midnight Dancers (A Fairy Tale Retold #4) by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhy live in the light, when the night seems so irresistible?Rachel Durham, 18, is tired of her father and stepmother’s staid morality and pristine prosperity. The summer of her senior year, she’s more than ready for a walk on the wild side, and the door opens - literally - when she and her eleven sisters and stepsisters discover a secret passageway out of their historic home on the Chesapeake Bay...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Fate by Jacki James, Kenneth Obi]()
Chasing Fate by Jacki James, Kenneth Obi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLength: 4 hrs and 41 minsIt’s time to put away silly ideas about whether or not you should be an alpha and accept that it was never up to you in the first place. You can’t protect what’s yours unless you claim it and take your rightful place.Chase Coleman is content with the life he’s made for himself as sheriff of a sleepy little West Texas town... -
![Weight of Everything by Anna Wineheart]()
Weight of Everything by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine a wardrobe malfunction at the gym. In front of the most handsome man ever.Dumped by his longtime boyfriend because of his weight, Ulric O'Neil moves to the quiet town of Meadowfall, hoping to start afresh. He's tired of being chubby, and he's tired of being lonely. He's tired of being attracted to the wrong sort of person, too... -
![Midnight Ash by Ana Ashley]()
Midnight Ash by Ana Ashley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf I didn't know better, I'd think my life is a fairytale.Orphan? Check.Evil stepmom? Check.The only problem with my theory is the lack of a dashing prince coming to my rescue.That is until Xander comes along. He’s charming, gorgeous, and caring. With him my life doesn’t feel like a neverending list of chores... -
![Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves (A Fairy Tale Retold #5) by Regina Doman]()
Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves (A Fairy Tale Retold #5) by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his computer hacker dad discovers a secret website, Alex O'Donnell and his girlfriend Kateri become embroiled in a mystery that leads to sudden wealth and murder. A modern retelling of the classic Arabian Nights tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves...Categorized as:
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![I'm Not Cinderella by Tarrah Montgomery]()
I'm Not Cinderella by Tarrah Montgomery
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChancing a closer look, I placed one foot on a packed-dirt floor of the kitchen. My other foot followed. I looked back at Cinderella - I mean Gabriella - who watched from the other side of the miraculous door. Behind her, I could still see the sacks of boxes in my grandmother's attic. Gazing into reality while standing in a fantasy was a pretty weird sensation... -
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![Billy & The Beast by Eli Easton]()
Billy & The Beast by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stolen rose leads Billy to the Beast of his dreams...The rose is so perfectly pink and delightfully fragrant, so temptingly within reach through the bars of the locked gate. One snip later, and a masked man from Billy’s darkest fantasies grabs his arm.Billy’s punishment for the theft? To toil in the estate’s horribly overgrown garden for the summer. Only this summer job comes with a mystery... -
![Lionheart by Fran Seen]()
Lionheart by Fran Seen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Arab-American soldier and a stargazing woman connect in the modern Beauty and the Beast retelling.In an attempt to pay off her family's debts, Lula answers a Craigslist ad for a job opening at the formerly vacant Bluegrass Manor. A stern and brooding man offers her the job, but there's a catch - Lula isn't allowed to look at him. Although, Mr... -
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Before by Melissa Pearl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDale Finnigan is a teenage rebel; he lives for parties, girls and joy riding in stolen cars. In spite of his uptight parents' constant warnings and lectures, he continues to run wild. His crazy lifestyle is the only way he can live and feel free… Until his reckless behavior takes him down a path where there is no going back... -
![Omega's Winter Baby by L.C. Davis]()
Omega's Winter Baby by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Mpreg Romance. Home for the holidays, the last gift brokenhearted omega Riley expected was a baby. After breaking things off with his cheating fiance, Riley agrees to let his twin set him up with a blind date to cure his holiday blues. The last person he wants to see at the charming winter cabin is Pierce, his ex's older brother--even if the alpha is drop-dead gorgeous... -
![An Omega for Brewster by Corie Rosling]()
An Omega for Brewster by Corie Rosling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Omega, broken and aloneAn Alpha, afraid to love againMickyFive years ago, an accident turned my life upside down. It stole my parents, my hearing, my identity. I thought I was finally on my feet. New town, new job. Then, I met him. My alpha. The one person who was supposed to be mine. Until he wasn’t. Alone. Rejected... -
![The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster]()
The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world where cities sprawl like half-submerged skeletons, Maia has spent her entire life hidden within the mountains of New Zealand. Her only companions being her ailing grandfather and a nomadic dog named Huck, Maia resents being alone...Categorized as:
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![Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block]()
Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tweetie Sweet Pea and Peachy Pie, Jacaranda and Rave and Desiree...Meet Lady Ivory and Alabaster Dutchess, who interview their favorite rock star, Nick Agate, only to discover the magic and power in themselves. Meet Tuck Budd, who is happy living in Manhattan with her two moms, Izzy and Anastasia, until she begins to wonder who her father is... -
![Somos astronautas by Clara Cortés]()
Somos astronautas by Clara Cortés
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCuatro amigos, un verano lleno de preguntas y la inmensidad del futuro por delante.Cuatro amigos viven en un pueblo de Florida y están a punto de acabar el último año de instituto. Se sienten perdidos y aplazan una y otra vez el momento de plantearse qué quieren hacer con sus vidas... -
![Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton]()
Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEzra Slevin is an anxious, neurotic insomniac who spends his nights questioning his place in the universe and his days obsessing over Imogen, a nerdy girl with gigantic eyebrows and a heart of gold.For weeks, Ezra has been working up the courage to invite Imogen to prom. The only problem is Imogen’s protective best friend, Wynonna Jones... -
![Wild by Kim Pritekel, Alex Ross]()
Wild by Kim Pritekel, Alex Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen six-year-old Abel Cohen wanders off from her parents’cabin in the woods of Maine, she is rescued by Zac Lipton, a girl barely older than herself, who knows her way through the trees because they are where she has spent her entire life. That meeting sparks a summer-long friendship filled with laughter, stories, adventures and, of course, spinning... -
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![Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOwen is seventeen and smart. He knows what he wants to do with his life. But then he meets Natalie and he realizes he doesn't know anything much at all. A slender, realistic story of a young man's coming of age, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is one of the most inspiring novels Ursula K. Le Guin has ever published...Categorized as:
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![My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBreaking up is easy. Dating is deadly.Sophie has to unlock Persephone’s memories if she has any hope of uncovering the ritual to stop Zeus and Hades from taking over the world.Even if it means striking a deal with the Goddess of Love. What choice does she have?The mission: stop Hermes from turning mean girl Bethany into a global mega-celebrity. The catch? Work with the Prince of the Underworld...Categorized as:
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![Isabella and the Slipper by Victorine E. Lieske]()
Isabella and the Slipper by Victorine E. Lieske
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Isabella accidentally switches phones with Chase Hawkins, the hottest guy in school, she finds herself making an unexpected connection with her secret crush. There’s only one problem: her awful stepmother and two horrible stepsisters would freak out if they knew. Plus, she’s sure Chase will run if he finds out he’s been texting the school nobody...Categorized as:
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![Just Lion Around by Charlie Richards]()
Just Lion Around by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the Cage: Time can heal all wounds, but only if they’re acknowledged and treated.Valarius Lemusson’s pride leaders send him to a shifter gathering in Stone Ridge where various paranormal representatives are discussing the revelation that the government knows about their kind. While there, he enjoys a night at a club and discovers his mate, Brice Gaithers, being attacked in the restroom... -
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Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially from his religious parents. But as natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against them in this young adult debut by playwright and creator of The Two Princes podcast, Kevin Christopher Snipes...Categorized as:
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![My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSave herself.Save the world. Humanity may be screwed.To say that Sophie Bloom is at the top of her game with one only week until Spring Equinox and the final showdown with Zeus and Hades would be, well, lying. The Goddess of Spring feels more like the Goddess of Bzzz, Thanks For Playing than the savior of humanity. And could her relationships be any more messed up?Good times... -
![Roses and Thorns: Beauty and the Beast Retold by Chris Anne Wolfe]()
Roses and Thorns: Beauty and the Beast Retold by Chris Anne Wolfe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA greedy father. A beautiful daughter. A faceless noble. With a word, Aloysius bargains away Angelique's future for a hefty bride-price, and no one, not even Angelique's beloved mother can save her. Angelique is taken to a strange and marvelous estate where she is befriended by Culdun, her Liege's fey companion... -
![When Angels Fall by Z.A. Maxfield]()
When Angels Fall by Z.A. Maxfield
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngels love as only angels can.On his way home from school, Kipling Rush falls through some broken boards and lands on the strange boy Chemuel, whom he calls Crash for obvious reasons, and their lives together begin.What's not so obvious is who Chemuel is, why he's down there, or what lies ahead for them in this short story about the transformative power of selfless love... -
![A Dragon's Miracle by Ann-Katrin Byrde]()
A Dragon's Miracle by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyan’s life looks so perfect: a steady boyfriend, a great job in a place that he loves, and so many friends. Yet, the sad reality is that Ryan is sick. Really sick. And the only one who can cure him is his boyfriend, who uses Ryan’s desperation to blackmail him into using his job to steal from other dragons. Dragons like Finn. The best of his friends and the sweetest guy he’s ever met... -
![Pint-Sized Protector by Charlie Richards]()
Pint-Sized Protector by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCayden Rochette works as a negotiator for the Stone Ridge wolf pack. For decades he has worked behind the scenes with his alpha to secure peace for the pack’s future, which often leads to long stretches away from home. After one such assignment, he discovers a cat shifter staying in his house as his brothers’ guest. One sniff is all it takes to realize the small feline is his mate... -
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![A Nip of Good Cheer by Charlie Richards]()
A Nip of Good Cheer by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust a little Love Bite: When you ignore your senses, you can miss out on something pretty important. Daystrum Striplan, second in command of the Esson vampire coven, knows he’s been distracted the past month or two. He just can’t figure out what tugs at his mind…or rather…whom. Every night Daystrum’s dreams are plagued by a slender male figure with striking blue eyes... -
![A Christmas for Ava by Stephani Hecht]()
A Christmas for Ava by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConvinced that there is no Santa, Ava decides to ask him for the impossible, a baby for Carson and Keegan. She knows it will never happen, even though a deep part of her can’t help but hope. Everyone, even a little girl like her, can tell the couple wants a child of their own so badly... -
![Painted Blind by Michelle A. Hansen]()
Painted Blind by Michelle A. Hansen
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPsyche Middleton vows her dad will never see the risqué photos she took during a summer modeling stint abroad, but one of them ends up on a billboard in her Montana hometown, where everyone—especially her dad—can see it. That becomes the least of her worries when she meets Erik, a mysterious guy who rescues her from a mob and who she’s never actually seen because he can make himself invisible... -
![Happily Ever After by Kelly Oram, Yuliss M. Priego]()
Happily Ever After by Kelly Oram, Yuliss M. Priego
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe end of one story is often the beginning of another. Hollywood heartthrob Brian Oliver and his Cinderella princess Ellamara Rodriguez have finally found love outside the digital world. But leaving their anonymity behind creates a whole new set of obstacles for the nation's new favorite sweethearts... -
![Rapunzel Let Down: A Fairy Tale Retold (The Fairy Tale Novels) by Regina Doman]()
Rapunzel Let Down: A Fairy Tale Retold (The Fairy Tale Novels) by Regina Doman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHermes McCaffrey is sick and tired of sharing his life with his father’s political career and his overbearing older brothers... -
![The Shadows We Know by Heart by Jennifer Park]()
The Shadows We Know by Heart by Jennifer Park
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this haunting and luminescent debut novel, a girl’s complicated family life starts to unravel after she finds herself falling for a mysterious boy who lives in the forest behind her house.Leah Roberts’s life hasn’t been the same since her brother died ten years ago...
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