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Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMartin Luna, a new student at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Haunted by the tragic death of his little brother, Martin seeks one thing: revenge. But his mother wants more for her only remaining child... -
![Pocketful of Shame: A High School Bully Romance by Chloe Walsh]()
Pocketful of Shame: A High School Bully Romance by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems." Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me... -
![End of the Innocence by John Goode]()
End of the Innocence by John Goode
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPublisher has changed numbering of series with this editionKyle Stilleno is no longer the invisible boy, and he doesn’t quite know how he feels about it. On one hand, he now has a great boyfriend, Brad Greymark, and a handful of new friends, and even a new job. On the other hand, no one screamed obscenities at him in public when he was invisible... -
![This Lullaby/The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen]()
This Lullaby/The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER: Sixteen-year-old Macy Queen is looking forward to a long, boring summer. Her boyfriend is going away. Shes stuck with a dull-asdishwater job at the library. And shell spend all of her free time studying for the SATs or grieving silently with her mother over her fathers recent unexpected death...Categorized as:
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![Myles by Lisa Helen Gray, Elisia Goodman]()
Myles by Lisa Helen Gray, Elisia Goodman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m Kayla Martin... I was once sweet and innocent, saw the world bright with colour, but now all I see is black and white. He not only ripped my innocence away from me, tortured me and made my life a living hell, but he stole the very soul that made me who I am. I’m a shell of the girl I once knew. But it’s all about to change. I’m ready to face my fear... -
![The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201]()
The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"It's quite simple really," Bennett told me."You'll be our good girl," Declan said.Jordan smiled. "And we'll be your bad boys."I was silent for a moment. I looked at them, at the contract, and back at them. Then I calmly put the papers back on the table. I looked at the three of them and slowly rose from my seat... -
![Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier]()
Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDax's story from Make You Beg: A Dark High School Bully... -
![The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey]()
The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the entire Empathy series including, Empathy, Desolate, Vacant and Deadly. This is a dark romance series...read with caution. Blake: I am a brother I am a police detective I am a contract killer I don’t want to love I don’t want to feel I don’t want … EMPATHY... -
![Faking Delinquency: A Young Adult Romantic Comedy by Ashley Winters]()
Faking Delinquency: A Young Adult Romantic Comedy by Ashley Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne girl. One camp for delinquents. One hell of a summer. Falice Winters has always been the goody-two shoes. Her twin Arabelle . . . not so much. So what happens when their dad plans to ship Arabelle off to a camp to clean up her act? Well, naturally, Arabelle would find a way out... -
![Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan]()
Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI feel I'm losing it all, everything I've kept near and dear--I'm shoving it away because I don't know how to keep my life in order anymore.What was simply fine and okay is no longer either. My world is growing into one black hole, dragging me down.I've discovered my monsters, I've found my demons, and to make sure no one goes down with me, I've given them an out... -
![Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham]()
Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new teen tearjerker in the heartwrenching Dear Diary series for young adults. Leeanne never thought she'd love working at the hospice so much, or that it would be so hard. Her new friend Gabriel isn't like other boys. He is dying. But in his final days, he has one last lesson to teach her... -
![Bullied by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins]()
Bullied by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have always been bullied and trapped in darkness. I hoped life would get better when I moved to my mother's hometown, but it only got worse because it was there that I met my unrequited crush, Hayden Black. He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden... -
![Bait by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine]()
Bait by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMine to possess. Mine to control. Mine to protect. She thinks I’m a hero. She’s wrong. I may have rescued her but that doesn’t mean I’m a saint. Truth is, I’m broken. Ruined from a tender age, hiding dark secrets, the truth behind my twisted past. But my biggest secret is about to be exposed. My daughter... -
![Seamless by R.L. Griffin]()
Seamless by R.L. Griffin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProfessional, successful, survivor Stella has mastered the art of appearances and conquering what life throws at her. Time after time, she chooses to fight even though she's consistently poised to break. It's that fight to get her life back, to make things right, to survive that defines who she is. She's been loved, left, lost, blown up, shot, and exploited... -
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![You Said You Wouldn't! by Brianna Jean]()
You Said You Wouldn't! by Brianna Jean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTWO BROKEN HEARTS, SEPARATED BY DISTANCE.SHATTERED DREAMS AND TERRIFYING TRUTHS.A CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. When I met Judah Colt, I knew it would be a whirlwind.Swept up into his intoxicating presence, I fell hard for the man behind the music, only to discover there were skeletons hidden in his designer closet. Together, we were madness and ruin, loud beauty and vibrant chaos... -
![Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins]()
Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen. Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance... -
![Sync by Ellen Hopkins]()
Sync by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse about twins separated in the foster care system and the different paths their lives take.Seventeen-year-old twins Storm and Lake have always been in perfect sync. They faced the worst a parent could do and survived it together... -
![The Girl in the Hoodie by SarcasticallyWitty]()
The Girl in the Hoodie by SarcasticallyWitty
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA girl moved to California two years ago.No one knows what she looks like.All they know is that she wears a hoodie... -
![Surviving Love by M.S. Brannon]()
Surviving Love by M.S. Brannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“She is my heart and the other half of my life, and now, that life no longer exists." ~Drake Evans, Surviving LoveFor Drake Evans, life was once happy. He was living the kind of existence that any man would envy. By his side was the woman he loved and a daughter he cherished... -
![The Girl of Sand & Fog by Susan Ward]()
The Girl of Sand & Fog by Susan Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Girl of Sand & Fog is the second of three Stand-Alone books in the Sand & Fog series. This book has a HEA. ~ Two seconds into the kiss, I’m sure I haven’t misread the guy. He likes me. He is attracted to me. I feel that flash of female supremacy surge through me... -
![King of Regret: An Academy Surprise Baby Romance by Jacie Lennon]()
King of Regret: An Academy Surprise Baby Romance by Jacie Lennon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the one thing he never thought he needed, but now, he'll do anything to keep her.BrockI'm one of the kings at Almadale Prep.I've always lived without fear of repercussions.To me, it's all fun and games ... until a ghost from my past makes an appearance.But now, due to one steamy night, she might be my future.It's time to grow up, stop messing around, and make decisions... -
![Cruel Academy by Nicole Fox]()
Cruel Academy by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRavenlake Prep was my refuge. Caleb Wilson made it my nightmare. My ex-boyfriend did awful things to me.But running from him just made it worse.Because now I’m stuck at Ravenlake Academy with the only boy in this town who might be more dangerous than my ex…And he wants to break me in half.Caleb Wilson is gorgeous. Deadly.And very, very pissed off.But I need something from Caleb... -
![Keeping Hope by Rachael Tonks]()
Keeping Hope by Rachael Tonks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings****WARNING***** DO NOT READ THIS SYNOPSIS UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES - Beautiful Broken Girl Bound. Gagged. Petrified. Kennedy has been snatched from the safety she feels with Cole and is forced back into the hands of the devil himself. Her Master. A man who is determined to take back what he feels is rightfully his. His child. His chosen... -
![My Lame Life: Queen of the Misfits by Jen Mann]()
My Lame Life: Queen of the Misfits by Jen Mann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jen Mann has written a hilarious and heartwarming story for fans of Meg Cabot and Rainbow Rowell. My name is Plum Parrish, I'm fourteen, and I'm pretty sure I'm invisible. Not like super power invisible, more like loser invisible. There's a big difference... -
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![Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan]()
Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Scout Ramsey’s life is a mess. With a dead father and a junkie mom, she can’t imagine things can get worse. Then her mother tries to sell her for a bag of meth. After her mom’s arrest, Scout’s forced to switch schools in the middle of senior year. Scared and alone, she pours her heart into her journal and dreams of the day she turns eighteen... -
![A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma]()
A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn his final year at the Royal College of Music, star pianist Flynn Laukonen has the world at his feet. He has moved in with his girlfriend Jennah and is already getting concert bookings for what promises to be a glittering career... -
![Breaking Walls by Tracie Puckett]()
Breaking Walls by Tracie Puckett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not about the rules anymore. It’s about the sacrifice. She’s already given up too much to lose faith now. Gabe has walked away, and Mandy’s fate with the Raddick Initiative is hanging in the balance. Media attention has the whole town talking. Friends are making wild assumptions, and one of her own teammates has turned on her... -
![Wake by Abria Mattina]()
Wake by Abria Mattina
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEighteen isn’t too young to run your life into the ground, but it’s not too old to fix it, either. The desire for change drives Willa Kirk from St. John’s, Newfoundland back to her hometown of Smiths Falls, Ontario, away from her mistakes and the place where her sister died... -
![Perfectly Flawed by Nessa Morgan]()
Perfectly Flawed by Nessa Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I was okay.I mean, I went through my days just fine, pushing toward a goal I could easily achieve. I had friends that loved me, an aunt who adored me, and everything was just okay.But what I thought was okay and fine, all of that changed... -
![Outcasts by B.D. Fresquez]()
Outcasts by B.D. Fresquez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can he act so calm and collected after he just stole my first kiss? Riley Summers doesn’t quite fit in the Fairfield High crowd. She listens to Led Zepplin and watches Star Wars—not your usual teenage girl favorites. She has been fine with living in the fringes of her high school scene until Aiden Callaway, Fairfield’s infamous rebel hunk, “kidnaps” her one afternoon... -
![Bittersweet Trust by J.L. Beck]()
Bittersweet Trust by J.L. Beck
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning: This book is for readers 18+ ONLY. Contains explicit sex scenes, violence, and an alpha male who doesn't take no for an answer. Should be read AFTER reading Bittersweet Hate. -Roughly 150 pages in length- Trust- The firm belief in the reliability, honesty, ability, and strength of someone or something. I let every wall I had built around my heart crumble to the ground for him... -
![The Four Horsemen : A Servite Academy For Troubled Teens Novel by Bellamy Roswell]()
The Four Horsemen : A Servite Academy For Troubled Teens Novel by Bellamy Roswell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTEENAGE ANGST, WAYWARD ATTITUDES, AND RECKLESS BEHAVIOR.WELCOME TO SERVITE ACADEMY...“THE FUCKING KINGS OF THE FUCKED-UP APOCALYPSE WE CALL LIFE. THEY ARE THE FOUR HORSEMEN.” SCARLETTNaïveté – lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. I was foolish to once believe I knew the truth about this world and those who inhabit it. Naïve Really... -
![Never Wanted More by Stacey Lewis]()
Never Wanted More by Stacey Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally released as part of the Southern Seduction Box Set Peyton Williams is spoiled, entitled and a little too stuck up. The daughter of an influential Mayor and a socialite mother, she's trying to get through college and make her own path. She's perfectly happy being a loner until Spring semester when she gets not only a roommate, but a math tutor... -
![Paradise by Rosie Alice]()
Paradise by Rosie Alice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBest friend. Boyfriend. Soulmate. Stepbrother. It’s been six months since Logan’s dad moved back to Franklin, leaving Logan in Luxington with her stepfamily – what better way for him to rejoin the family than a vacation to Hawaii?Follow Carson and Logan as they soak up the sun, ride the waves and share some hot moments that even the Hawaiian sun can’t compete with... -
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![Blind by Lydia Michaels]()
Blind by Lydia Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsnerd: /nərd/ (n.) : A single-minded, sophisticated individual who is often unsatisfied with anything less than mastery when pertaining to a subject of interest. (e.g. The girl that broke his heart.) Scarlet Farrow is disappointed—and a little drunk—after another disastrous blind date... -
![Born Reckless by B.J. Alpha]()
Born Reckless by B.J. Alpha
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark High School Romance.A bad-ass FMC makes a huge mistake causing her world to collide with a stuck-up rich boy who hates her for it.FrankieOne night is all it took to change my life for the worse. I grew up with no real home or blood family around.That is until my uncle decided to be an unwelcome hero...Categorized as:
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![Kidnap My Heart by Alexandria Michelle]()
Kidnap My Heart by Alexandria Michelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma van der Bilt is clever, snarky, and spoiled rotten. William Knight is cocky, impatient, and slightly dimwitted... -
![Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall]()
Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmerican Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family.Things can change in a second:The second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica.The second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he’s in trouble...Categorized as:
realistic bullying high-school young-adult fiction contemporary coming-of-age family -
![My Enemy, My Obsession by Lisa Renee Jones]()
My Enemy, My Obsession by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens in Hawaii stays in Hawaii..... Sofia has the dream of a lifetime, a chance to attend an annual fashion show for a big department store in Hawaii, and the chance to get her "Zoey" brand (named after her mother) on the shelves. But while there she crosses paths with intensely good looking Billionaire Ethan Dalton, who has a past with her father, and not a pretty one... -
![Reasons to Love a Nerd Like Me by Becky Jerams]()
Reasons to Love a Nerd Like Me by Becky Jerams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScotty Williams is the nerdiest 17-year-old at Havensdale College - and proud of it. However being a nerd can have its downsides, particularly when you're constantly being targeted by the school bully Taylor Raven and his cronies... -
![Every Pearl Has Its Oyster by India Lee]()
Every Pearl Has Its Oyster by India Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe secret’s out and there’s no going back.Not that Gemma really wants to. After the stalker debacle and her big reveal, Gemma Hunter is ready for some big changes. With boyfriend, Tyler Chase, embarking on furthering his superstar status by taking a coveted Hollywood role, Gemma is looking for her own next big step.But nothing ever seems to come easy in the life of Queen Bee...Categorized as:
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![A More Deserving Blackness by Angela Wolbert]()
A More Deserving Blackness by Angela Wolbert
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBree McCaffrey hasn't spoken a word in over two years, not since that horrible night. She's just trying to make it through her last year of high school without breaking apart . . . Logan Brenner is an outcast in his own town, hated and feared by everyone he knows, haunted by a violent secret . . -
![The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others by Bob Sornson, Maria Dismondy]()
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others by Bob Sornson, Maria Dismondy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave you ever seen a bully in action and done nothing about it? The kids at Pete's new school get involved, instead of being bystanders. When Pete begins to behave badly, his classmates teach him about "The Promise"...Categorized as:
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![Dark Control by Annabel Joseph]()
Dark Control by Annabel Joseph
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot all fantasies are safe, sane, and consensual. Welcome to the world of The Gallery… Juliet meets Fort St. Clair on a miserable, drunken night, and wakes up the next morning cuffed to his guest room bed. Of course, Fort would never take advantage of her... -
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![Somewhere Between Life and Death by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Somewhere Between Life and Death by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe celebration isn't supposed to end in tragedy. The night of their high-school drama group's cast party starts out as fun for sisters Amy and Erin. Their lives come crashing down when Amy takes the car to get more food and has a horrible accident. Erin and her family pray for Amy to awaken from her coma... -
![Invisible by Jeff Erno]()
Invisible by Jeff Erno
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChase Devereaux is a fifteen year old boy under a great deal of stress. He has to give a speech today for his Oral Communications class, and he's terrified of public speaking. Worse yet, he's being bullied by one of the most popular kids at school. He just has to make it through his third-hour gym class and then give his speech, and everything will be all right... -
![All in Pieces by Suzanne Young]()
All in Pieces by Suzanne Young
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a heartrending new novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs.“Anger-management issues.”That’s how they classified Savannah Sutton after she stuck a pencil in her ex-boyfriend’s hand because he mocked her little brother, Evan, for being disabled... -
![Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt sixteen, Melissa Austin has always worked hard to make things go her way. As the school year begins, her grades are up and she's even landed a coveted spot on the high school Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.Then suddenly Melissa must face some devastating news about her health... -
![How to Seduce a Band Geek by Cassie Mae]()
How to Seduce a Band Geek by Cassie Mae
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSierra Livingston’s got it bad for her sister’s best friend, Levi Mason—the boy who carries his drumsticks in his pocket, marches with the school’s band, and taps his feet to whatever beat runs through his head. Sierra racks her brain for ways to impress the sexy drummer, but the short skirts and bursting cleavage don’t seem to cut it... -
![Toxic Bad Boy by April Brookshire]()
Toxic Bad Boy by April Brookshire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the third book and conclusion to the Beware of Bad Boy series.Caleb and Gianna’s lives were ruined by a brutal attack. She ended up in the hospital and he was thrown in juvie.For Caleb, being apart from Gianna is worse torture than being locked up. He’s unable to help her through the aftermath of the assault and dealing with the confinement of youth corrections...
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