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Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour critically acclaimed, award-winning modern classics from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John GreenThis John Green deluxe box set includes Printz Award–winning Looking for Alaska, Printz Honor book An Abundance of Katherines, Edgar Award–winning Paper Towns, and #1 New York Times–bestselling The Fault in Our Stars... -
![Mina's Joint by Keisha Ervin]()
Mina's Joint by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce again she's back! Keisha Ervin, that is, with her spellbinding tale of love, family, money, and scandal. In this sizzling new story, Keisha introduces you to Mina Matthews. She is not your typical around-the-way girl; her dreams of making a life for herself outside the hood are now a reality... -
![True Story by Ni-Ni Simone]()
True Story by Ni-Ni Simone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's a girl to do when love has her caught up? That's the plight of eighteen-year-old Seven McKnight. Her freshman year at Stiles University turned out to be a tug of war for her heart and her sophomore year promised more of the same... -
![Five Years From Now by Paige Toon]()
Five Years From Now by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat if you met the right person at the wrong time? Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart. Five years later, they find each other. Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they must separate... -
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![Chasing the Dream by Isabelle Peterson]()
Chasing the Dream by Isabelle Peterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhoebe Fairchild didn’t have a great first year of college. In fact, it stunk! She realized she’d chosen a major, physics, that didn’t suit her. And worse than that, a boyfriend who was a first-class jerk. When she visited her mother in New York for Spring Break, Phoebe decided that a transfer to a new university, a thousand miles from her current one, and a new major were definitely in order... -
![Wish Come True by K.D. Robichaux]()
Wish Come True by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated third and final book in the Blogger Diaries Trilogy. Kayla's Chick Rant and Book Blog April 17, 2016 They say when you quit trying so hard, things will finally fall into place. So, I let go of my failed marriage to Aiden, focused all my attention on my daughter and finishing school while working a full-time job, and suddenly... Barely breathing turned into surviving... -
![You Ruined Me by Isabel Jordan]()
You Ruined Me by Isabel Jordan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's possible to escape the friendzone and graduate from fake boyfriend to real one, right? Asking for a friend.Michael Montgomery had a plan. He intended to get so drunk he forgot his ex-fiancé was marrying his cousin, and that he had to attend the wedding. Alone... -
![Excess All Areas by Mandy Baggot]()
Excess All Areas by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the going gets tough Freya Johnson gets going! Humiliated by her boyfriend the day she turns thirty, Freya boards a last minute flight to Corfu to visit her best friend Emma. Little does she know - this holiday will change her life forever. Enter Hollywood film star Nicholas Kaden whose entourage is stirring up the village of Kassiopi while filming his new movie... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
![The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn]()
The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRomantic Comedy / Funny Romance for ANY MOTHER who wants to laugh, feel good, relax and fall in love. If you liked the Unmumsy Mum, Hurrah for Gin and the List, you’ll LOVE this new romantic comedy. As a mother, I imagined myself somewhere between Mary Poppins and Jules Oliver... -
![Dating Dr. Notorious by Donna McDonald]()
Dating Dr. Notorious by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing the best in her field doesn't seem to help famously successful sex therapist, Dr. Regina Logan, who manages to fix everyone’s love life but her own. Men won't date her. Her brutal honesty about physical matters intimidates most males. It also doesn’t help her love life that the press publishes every dating move she makes... -
![Wished for You by K.D. Robichaux]()
Wished for You by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog Blog Post: 1/17/15 My name is Kayla and I’m a blogger who believes in fairy tales. Through the anonymity of my blog, along with my reviews of the steamy novels I like to read, I tell the stories of my own search for love... -
![Theo by Amanda Prowse]()
Theo by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are two sides to every love story... Anna Cole grew up in care, and wants to start a family of her own. Theo Montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate. Then, one day, Theo meets Anna, and Anna meets Theo. Each shows the other how to love. And each shows the other what heartbreak feels like... This is Theo's story... -
![Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu]()
Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had always been a good girl ruled by my catholic guilt, until one little slip-up in college led me down a different path. Now, I’m just trying to be the best mom I can to my little girl, making ends meet - cleaning houses by day, hosting sex toy parties at night, and holding out hope that Prince Charming truly does exist. Then I met him - handsome, successful, and hardworking... -
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![The Accidental Fiance by Christi Barth]()
The Accidental Fiance by Christi Barth
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs it the chance of a lifetime or his biggest mistake?When former hotel manager Alex Kirkland, his sister and their best friends pooled their money for an unusual lottery prize—a historic, dilapidated inn on the Maryland shore—as a last-ditch attempt to escape rotten circumstances, they never expected to win... -
![Only for You by Marquita Valentine]()
Only for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoose ends left loose for too long tend to strangle. Cole and Violet knew it wouldn’t be easy. They knew their relationship would take work. But when the press finds out about Violet Lynn’s newest boyfriend, they start digging. And when his past come to light, exposing all of his family’s secrets, their relationship begins to fray... -
![Clara Meets The Parents by Lacey London]()
Clara Meets The Parents by Lacey London
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClara is Back!! Clara Andrews is back, in this much anticipated sequel to Meet Clara Andrews! Almost a year has passed since Clara found love in the arms of delectable American Oliver Morgan and things are starting to heat up. The nights of tequila shots and bodycon dresses are now a distant memory, but a content Clara couldn't be happier about it... -
![How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder]()
How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA talented Hollywood starlet and a reclusive A-lister enter into a fake relationship . . . and discover that their feelings might be more than a PR stunt in this sexy debut for fans of Beach Read and The Unhoneymooners. Grey Brooks is on a mission to keep her career afloat now that the end of her long-running teen soap has her (unsuccessfully) pounding the pavement again... -
![Yanked by Melanie Harlow]()
Yanked by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMia Devine fell hard for Lucas Fournier after their magical week in Paris. But eight months later, the free-spirited half-French musician still hasn't made any promises about their future. And as magnifique as long-distance phone sex is, nothing compares to the real thing... -
![The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher]()
The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Ashley Schumacher's latest novel is a delightful read, with diverse characters and an irresistible setting. The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway proves that there's no better place to find yourself than at a Renaissance Faire... -
![Hot Southern Mess by T.A. Hardenbrook]()
Hot Southern Mess by T.A. Hardenbrook
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*This novel is intended for 18+* My mother always said, “You need to act like a lady if you are ever going to be the perfect wife.” Well, that would require me to first become ‘lady like’, and then sell my soul to the devil. Down south, women were groomed to be the perfect trophy wives. One must be the total package, in order to catch a man that had sort of social ranking at the country club... -
![Chance of Romance by Kylie Gilmore]()
Chance of Romance by Kylie Gilmore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen relationship counselor Sabrina Clarke gets a wedding invitation from the jerk who left her a jilted bride, she writes a scathing article on commitment-phobes that catapults her practice into the spotlight. But the publicity leads to unwelcome attention from a competitor who slams Sabrina for being single...Categorized as:
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![How to Rock Break-Ups and Make-Ups by Meg Haston]()
How to Rock Break-Ups and Make-Ups by Meg Haston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a humiliating tumble down the social ladder, Kacey Simon is back on top, where she belongs. She's lost her lisp, traded in her Coke-bottle glasses for contacts, and learned that brutal honesty isn't always the best policy. Best of all, she's made up with Zander and her BFFs and reclaimed her spot as Gravity's lead singer... -
![Where Life Takes You by Claudia Y. Burgoa]()
Where Life Takes You by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecca Trent lived her childhood next to a cruel woman — her mom —who lived to torment and neglect her. During her high school years, her mother married; bringing home not only a new husband, but a step sister her same age. The latter took over her Mom's role — making Becca's life miserable... -
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![Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong]()
Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong delivers a fun romantic comedy about a woman writing under a male pseudonym and the man she hires to play the role in public. Daphne McFadden already knows that as a female author, the cards are stacked against her. Now she knows just how much... -
![Reading Upside Down by Jo Platt]()
Reading Upside Down by Jo Platt
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"...perfect setting, perfect dress, perfect flowers, one hundred and eight guests - and one, total and utter, rat." Abandoned without explanation at the altar, 30 year-old Rosalind Shaw descends into the kind of depression which involves her watching too much daytime TV and not bothering to shower as regularly as her mother would like... -
![Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood]()
Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe companion novel to Laura Wood’s Under Your Spell follows Theo Eliott’s best friend Cynthie Taylor as she’s pulled back into a fake PR relationship with Jack Turner-Jones, the one costar she swore she’d never work with again.When Cynthie Taylor gets her first real acting job, starring in a small British movie, she is over the moon...Categorized as:
fake-relationship celebrity female-mc humor romance enemies-to-lovers contemporary fiction -
![Mia's Heart by Courtney Cole]()
Mia's Heart by Courtney Cole
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Mia Giannis. I am seventeen years old. I live in Valese, Caberra. This has become my mantra and my lifeline, having recently lost my memory due to a scary natural disaster. Yeah. I have amnesia. Messed up, right? You don't know the half of it. Not remembering anything has turned my world upside down... -
![The Hazards of Sleeping with a Friend by Alyssa Rose Ivy]()
The Hazards of Sleeping with a Friend by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarning: Sleeping with a friend might change your life forever.Sleeping with Kyle was never in the plans. Pretending to be his girlfriend was one thing, but letting our relationship become anything but platonic was another. The problem with mixing friendship with sex is that inevitably feelings get involved, and when that happens there's no turning back... -
![Audible Love by Maggie Dallen]()
Audible Love by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is blind? This starlet doesn't believe it. Then again...she's never been starstruck. As a child star turned teenage diva, Avery has played a lot of roles in her lifetime. Not one of them was as difficult as pretending to be an ordinary girl at a normal high school. Well, relatively normal. Trudale is a boarding school for the arts, catering to the elite...Categorized as:
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![Count Down to Love by Julie N. Ford]()
Count Down to Love by Julie N. Ford
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Grace Pickens is an excited brideuntil she's abandoned at the altar. Desperate, she accepts an offer to appear on a reality TV show, Count Down to Love. Her country ways are a stark contrast to the mysterious bachelor from New York. Wading through hurt and betrayal both on and off screen, Kelly discovers that being true to yourself is essential to finding happiness and love... -
![My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig]()
My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Ann has only just come to her senses and realised that G, the boy she's fancied all year, is a total nerd and Chris, the boy next door who's been in love with her all year, is actually the man for her. But does that mean she'll live happily ever after with Chris, discovering the joys of sex and smugly advising her friends in the ways of true love? Of course not... -
![Big Roomie by Penny Wylder]()
Big Roomie by Penny Wylder
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI did something super embarrassing with the hottest guy I've ever seen.It was a total accident. The only upside is he was a stranger. We'll never cross paths again, what a relief… is what I WOULD say if Mr. Mystery Tight Pants weren't staying in the same AirBnB as me. Crap. This was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime in London with my closest friends... -
![The Road to You by Alecia Whitaker]()
The Road to You by Alecia Whitaker
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBright lights…Screaming fans…Cute roadies…Bird Barrett has officially arrived.Next up on the road to stardom, Bird’s heading out on tour. Between opening for one of the biggest acts in country music and meeting a passionate young photographer who’s working as part of the backstage crew, the weeks pass by in an exciting blur... -
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![On Location by Jen Calonita]()
On Location by Jen Calonita
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt seems like the summer of dreams come true for Hollywood princess Kaitlin Burke: the media loves her (again), super-cute and funny Austin Meyers is finally her boyfriend, and she's starring in a movie by her all-time favorite director Hutch Adams. What could be sweeter? But life on set is not as perfect as the makeup and costumes... -
![He's With Me by Tamara Summers]()
He's With Me by Tamara Summers
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJust in time for summer comes the perfect beach read! Humor and romance abound in this fresh, fun take on summer love.Lexie has always had a crush on Jake, her brother Colin's best friend. But she knows Jake thinks of her like a sister, and has never made a move. But when beautiful alpha girl Bree McKennis sets her sights on Jake, he has to come up with a plan to turn her down.. -
![Little Big Love by Katy Regan]()
Little Big Love by Katy Regan
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of Real Simple's Best Books of 2018About a Boy meets Parenthood in this smart, big-hearted love story about a family for whom everything changed one night, a decade ago, and the young boy who unites them all.Ten-year-old Zac Hutchinson collects facts: octopuses have three hearts, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth... -
![The Late Blossoming of Frankie Green by Laura Kemp]()
The Late Blossoming of Frankie Green by Laura Kemp
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA laugh-out-loud, feel good, romantic comedy, which will take you on an enlightening emotional rollercoaster. Perfect for the fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jane Costello. Frankie Green’s happy ever after is put on hold when her childhood sweetheart husband complains things are boring in bed. When he asks for some space, she sets out to win him back by getting herself a sex education... -
![Gluttony by Robin Wasserman]()
Gluttony by Robin Wasserman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Vegas, baby! Anything can happen. Reed has a (small) chance to win fame and fortune, thanks to his "entourage," Beth. Sick of feeling like a loser, Harper's betting she can win back her life, starting with Miranda -- whose birthday wish just might come true.... Adam's also getting lucky, with a certain ex-girlfriend. Kane, as usual, is playing hard -- and not very nice... -
![Perfect Strangers by Jahnna N. Malcolm]()
Perfect Strangers by Jahnna N. Malcolm
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Blue, Do you think it's really possible to start over? Madison and Jeremy are both running for president of their high school. They've been bitter enemies since Jeremy punk'd Madison freshman year. Then Madison gets paired in an anonymous "pen pal" program. While the school election heats up, so do the letters between Madison and this guy who calls himself Blue...Categorized as:
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![Frisky Business by Clodagh Murphy]()
Frisky Business by Clodagh Murphy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRomy Fitzgerald's life is firmly on track. She runs a successful business, has great friends and knows what she wants. That was until her father died. Suddenly she's not sure about anything anymore. So when she has a one-night stand at a party with a stranger dressed as Darth Vadar, she tells him things she's never told anyone before about herself and her father's death... -
![Heart and Salsa (Students Across the Seven Seas) by Suzanne Nelson]()
Heart and Salsa (Students Across the Seven Seas) by Suzanne Nelson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCat Wilcox has left chilly Boston for sunny Mexico and a summer of girl bonding with her best friend, Sabrina. But Sabrina has a surprise. She is accompanied by her boyfriend—a boyfriend Cat didn’t even know existed. So rather than Sabrina and Cat spending their study-abroad semester working together at the orphan school building site, Cat expects she’ll be hammering nails all by her lonesome... -
![My Stepbrother, My Escort by Leigh James]()
My Stepbrother, My Escort by Leigh James
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate title/cover edition can be found here, here and here.A romantic comedy that puts the "fun" in dysfunctional family. Rising actress Lowell Barton has problems… lots of them. One night, she tries to solve them with margaritas… lots of them. Unfortunately, she throws them up all over a police officer's shoes. Then a video of the incident shows up all over the Internet... -
![Love, Chloe by Alessandra Torre]()
Love, Chloe by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom NYT Bestseller Alessandra Torre...You know girls like me. You hate girls like me. The privileged blonde who skips her Ivy League classes when she's had too many Soho martinis. The one draped on the asshole's arm because he drives a Bugati and screws like a champ.I was that girl. I loved being that girl. Then, my door was broken in. Literally. And in that moment? Everything changed... -
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![Summer of the Geek by Piper Banks]()
Summer of the Geek by Piper Banks
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third compulsively readable book in the smart and witty series about a high school for gifted students. Miranda Bloom has scored an adorable, lacrosse-playing boyfriend, Dex McConnell, and an awesomely easy summer job looking after a ten year old mini-genius, Amelia. This summer is going to be sweet... Then reality puts the brakes on everything...Categorized as:
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![Love: And Other Uses for Duct Tape by Carrie Jones]()
Love: And Other Uses for Duct Tape by Carrie Jones
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraise for Tips on Having a Gay (ex) Boyfriend "From the first sentence of Carrie Jones' novel, I could tell that here was a bright new writer who was going to set the world of young adult letters aflame." -Kathi Appelt, award-winning poet and author"Provocative...The author's poetic prose ably captures her heroine's emotional upheavals... -
![The Crushes by Pamela Wells]()
The Crushes by Pamela Wells
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe girls from The Heartbreakers are back, and this time, they're looking to fall in love. Raven behaves as if it's okay for her to be applying the code to just anyone, but (not surprisingly), she finds it works best when directed at her kinda-sorta actual boyfriend, whether she's ready to commit to him or not... -
![Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman]()
Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLooking for a new beginning after a terrible mean girl past, Charlie Healey realizes there's no escaping high school drama... Charlie Healey thinks Harmony Falls is the beginning of a whole new life. Middle school was brutal. But high school is Charlie's big chance to start over and stay out of drama, except that on her first day she runs into Will, her ex-best friend, who had moved away... -
![Fake Dating My Rockstar Roommate by Maggie Dallen]()
Fake Dating My Rockstar Roommate by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when your fantasy man turns out to be a total jerk? Well, if you're as unlucky as Gina, you wind up living with the dope. Gina Parker might be sitting front and center in the VIP box for Aston Rogue's sold-out concert, but she's not exactly living her best life...Categorized as:
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![The Queen of Second Place by Laura Peyton Roberts]()
The Queen of Second Place by Laura Peyton Roberts
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassie Howard believes that every human being on earth is born with one special talent. Unfortunately, hers is taking second place. No matter how hard she tries, she’s always second best . . . in school, in life, and especially in love. When Cassie discovers new-boy-in-town Kevin Matthews, she wants him on sight...
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