Books like 'The First Last Kiss'
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Operation: Break the Casanova's Heart by Aly Almario, Alyloony
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratings10 Tasks To Accomplish 1. Make him notice you. 2. Differentiate yourself from other girls. 3. Get an invite to a date. 4. Make the said date memorable. 5. Make him take you seriously. 6. Ensure that he's dating you exclusively. 7. Snag an invite to meet his parents. 8. Get a kiss – a sincere one. 9. Be the best girlfriend he's ever had. 10. And finally, break his heart... -
![Someone To Love Me by Anne Schraff]()
Someone To Love Me by Anne Schraff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Bluford High. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.At first, Bobby Wallace was everything Cindy Gibson hoped for. He was friendly, seemingly mature, and hansome--the perfect escape from her problems in school and even bigger troubles at home... -
![Ayah by Andrea Hirata]()
Ayah by Andrea Hirata
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBetapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancardarinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencanayang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti... -
![A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase]()
A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The perfect blend of heart and sass."—Publishers Weekly for Holiday Spice With a dash of Christmas magic... Two people who have spent most of their lives being rivals...Learn a little something about following their hearts... Carter Montgomery broke the family mold when he went to culinary school... -
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![She's Dating the Gangster by Bianca B. Bernardino, Boizei Malicdem]()
She's Dating the Gangster by Bianca B. Bernardino, Boizei Malicdem
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. All of a sudden, she finds herself pretending—unwillingly at that—to be his girlfriend to make his ex jealous... -
![Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya]()
Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!” Sang Bapak melambaikan tangan. “Ini Bapak. Iya, benar kok, ini Bapak. Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra. … Mungkin Bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian. Tapi, Bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan Bapak di samping kalian. Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian... -
![No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel]()
No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty-one years ago, Jewel Sabatino left her childhood behind and never looked back. After a magical taste of fame, she found herself alone with a son to raise and very few options. Now she has left New York for the hills of Colorado, unsure if her family will welcome her back. For Jewel, coming home is falling into a world that smells of Italian restaurants and home-baked pies... -
![Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig]()
Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps... -
![Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEricI live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window... -
![August by Audrey Carlan]()
August by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPretending. I’ve always been good at pretending. Being someone else is easy, and that ability has served me well these last seven months. This time, I’ve been hired to be the long lost sister of oil tycoon, and down to earth cowboy, Maxwell Cunningham. Recently, Maxwell’s father passed away and in his last Will and Testament he dropped a bomb no one saw coming... -
![Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson]()
Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery family has its issues. For Maddy, life is all about routine. It has to be, to keep her autistic sister happy and healthy. With just Maddy and her mother as Bee’s full time carers, there’s no time in Maddy’s life for complications like friends, let alone a boyfriend... -
![Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson]()
Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGemma knows perfectly well how one moment can change your life forever. That's why, for two decades, she's lived life by the rulebook.But this year, everything is different. The beloved daughter she gave up for adoption all those years ago is about to turn eighteen - and that means, there's a chance of being found.For the first time in her life, Gemma can no longer run from her secrets... -
![This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers]()
This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSubtitled The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn this is the story of Cordelia from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is pregnant and plans to give this account to her daughter on her 16th birthday so that they can share their youth together... -
![The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka]()
The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku... -
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![Projek Memikat Suami by Hanina Abdullah]()
Projek Memikat Suami by Hanina Abdullah
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNAWWAL HUSNA, baru sehari pulang ke tanah air selepas tamat pengajian, dia dikejutkan dengan berita peminangannya. Demi ummi dan babah, Husna bersetuju dengan permintaan itu meskipun dia tahu sangat sukar untuk bersama dengan lelaki yang memang tak sukakan dia. “Jangan menyesal, little girl... -
![A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel]()
A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTold in letters, journal entries, e-mails, doctors’ reports, and instant messages, the heartbreaking story of an aspiring ballet dancer battling leukemia. From: Melinda Skye To: Readers Subject: Jesse Hi! I can’t believe it. What a surprise from Jesse... -
![Away by B.A. Wolfe]()
Away by B.A. Wolfe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat good is running AWAY when you only end up lost? Cassandra Pierce had her whole "perfect" life planned out by her parents. One night of pure weakness and lust has her running away from it all and seeking refuge in Alamosa with her best friend. But it seems life has other plans for her when she finds herself lost in the small town of Keaton. Jason Bradley is a charming country guy... -
![Finding Forever by J.L. Perry]()
Finding Forever by J.L. Perry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNobody said it would be easy, nothing worth having ever is.LOGANAt first glance, she stole all the air from my lungs, and a year later, nothing has changed. There’s no doubt in my mind Brooke’s the one I’ve been longing for. She’s awoken something inside me … something that’s been lying dormant for ten long years... -
![The Wedding Cake Tree by Melanie Hudson]()
The Wedding Cake Tree by Melanie Hudson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA journey across England puts two strangers on the road to love in this contemporary British romance.Winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association 2016 Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award Celebrity photographer Grace Buchanan always assumed she would inherit her mother’s cottage in Devon. But it turns out she knows far less about her mother than she thought... -
![Bittersweet by Deborah Bladon]()
Bittersweet by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy world exploded on my wedding day.A dark-haired, gorgeous stranger objected as I stood at the altar in my long, white gown.He told all of my friends, my family, and my fiancé that he was the man for me.I had no idea who he was, but he offered me an escape I was craving, so I left the church with him.He might have been a little drunk and horribly confused... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate... -
![Rock Chick Bonus Tracks by Kristen Ashley]()
Rock Chick Bonus Tracks by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPress play on this compilation of bonus content from the Rock Chick Series by Kristen Ashley.The stories of the Hot Bunch and Rock Chicks continue in the hero’s point of view for one more chapter in each book... -
![A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong]()
A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere are still many things Ann needed to know, to explore and live the life she'd always imagined. But everything turned upside down when she learned that she is sick. Not cough and colds sick. No, something much complicated than that. Ann decides that she'd rather fight when she knows she had no chances of winning... -
![Hotlanta by Denene Millner, Mitzi Miller]()
Hotlanta by Denene Millner, Mitzi Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesigner clothes. Gorgeous boys. Family secrets. Major drama. Welcome to Atlanta and the lives of the Duke twins, Sydney and Lauren. They don't call it Hotlanta for nothing! The Duke twins, Sydney and Lauren, live the life: They attend the fanciest school in Atlanta, they live in Buckhead, the most exclusive neighborhood, and they only date the hottest guys... -
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![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 Rescue by Nicholas Sparks]()
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love... -
![How Do I Love Thee by Lurlene McDaniel]()
How Do I Love Thee by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThough written more than a century ago, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s beautiful sonnet rings true today for three young couples who believe in the power of love. In “Night Vision,” Brett finds a way to brighten a special girl’s lonely existence. “Bobby’s Girl” features Dana, who must choose between two brothers, both of whom she loves... -
![I Want to Live by Lurlene McDaniel]()
I Want to Live by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDawn Rochelle has just turned fourteen, and her cancer has been in remission for almost a year. This summer, as she helps prepare for her brother's wedding and goes to camp, her life seems almost normal again.But when Dawn returns home from camp, she's suddenly tired all the time. Her latest test results show that the worst has happened: Her leukemia is no longer in remission... -
![Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III]()
Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Totoo ba ang happy ending? Deserve ba ng isang tao ang second chance? Bakit kung sino pa 'yung nagmamahal, sila pa 'yung nasasaktan?"Ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic Extended Edition ay istorya ng anim na taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig.Isang lihim na umiibig. Isang umaasang babalikan. Isang naghahangad na mahalin. Isang natatakot nang umibig muli. Isang nagsusumikap na makalimot... -
![Paper Hearts & Summer Kisses by Carole Matthews]()
Paper Hearts & Summer Kisses by Carole Matthews
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'I'm a Carole Matthews addict!' Mary BerryA heart-warming and poignant novel of romance, family and second chances, Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses is Sunday Times bestselling Carole Matthews at her outstanding best. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Milly Johnson... -
![Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith]()
Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig.She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania. Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality... -
![Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye]()
Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAda tujuh miliar penduduk bumi saat ini. Jika separuh saja dari mereka pernah jatuh cinta, maka setidaknya akan ada satu miliar lebih cerita cinta. Akan ada setidaknya 5 kali dalam setiap detik, 300 kali dalam semenit, 18.000 kali dalam setiap jam, dan nyaris setengah juta sehari-semalam, seseorang entah di belahan dunia mana, berbinar, harap-harap cemas, gemetar, malu-malu menyatakan perasaanya... -
![Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart]()
Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndy Stevens was a ‘Rock God’ of the music world in the 1970s and 80s. He lived his life on the road, going from one concert venue to the next. And then he met the sweet girl-next-door, Beth Morgan, his “Bethy”... -
![Finding Him by J.L. Perry]()
Finding Him by J.L. Perry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s never a wrong time for the right person. BROOKENot everything in life is supposed to be beautiful or long-lasting. I truly believe that we don’t meet people by accident—they come into our lives for a reason.Although things were definitely changing for the worst in my marriage, I still thought Jake was the person I was going to grow old with... -
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![Never Let Me Go by Elena Aitken]()
Never Let Me Go by Elena Aitken
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s not looking for love, but she’s the sunshine to his grump and six months is a long time to deny his desire. Chase never fit in with his big tight-knit family. Always on the outside looking in, as soon as he could, he left small-town life—and his family—behind. Now, a clause in his father’s will has forced him home for Six. Long. Months... -
![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... -
![Meeting Mr. Wright by Cassie Cross]()
Meeting Mr. Wright by Cassie Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCallie Kirkpatrick promised herself she’d never fall in love again. After catching her boyfriend Ethan cheating on her, Callie decides to retire from the dating game at the ripe old age of twenty-four. Unfortunately for Callie, she’s going to have to see Ethan at her best friend’s upcoming wedding... -
![Center Stage by Bernadette Marie]()
Center Stage by Bernadette Marie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Forrester is a simple man whose never needed more than his work, his truck, and a small apartment with his flat screen TV. After a bad breakup with his ex-wife John swore he’d never get married again and has done his best to keep to himself. But one woman always creeps into his mind—Arianna Keller. Arianna Keller had an amazing career, center stage on Broadway... -
![The Path To Us: A Single Parent Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk]()
The Path To Us: A Single Parent Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOur story started the day I saved her from a playground bully when we were only four years old. She thought I was her hero, but I was just Beau Aikin, small town boy.Eventually we became more than classmates. We were best friends. When tragedy strikes, I don’t think twice about stepping in to help. To once again be Addy’s hero.Not just hers, her five-year-old daughter’s, too.Only now, I want her... -
![Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert]()
Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn aspiring film writer tells about her troubled teen years in the Chicago suburbs when she and her friends tried to escape the pain of their lives through rock music and drugs... -
![Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen 13-year-old Dawn Rochelle is diagnosed with leukemia, she's scared. While in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy, Dawn meets Sandy, who also has cancer. Dawn and Sandy battle the disease together, and remain best friends even after they both go into remission and return home. But when Sandy gets sick again, Dawn wonders what the future holds both for Sandy and herself... -
![Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy]()
Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIdentical twin sisters Payton and Emma Mills have “traded faces” and created “twin-dentical chaos” at school and at home. But you haven’t seen anything yet. Payton and Emma are off to “twin-vade” New York City! Payton’s drama club plans a field trip to see an off-Broadway show, and Emma’s mathletes team will compete in an elite competition... -
![A Delicate Marriage by Margarita Barresi]()
A Delicate Marriage by Margarita Barresi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom glittering ballrooms to verdant mountains to poverty-stricken slums, A Delicate Marriage takes the reader on a vivid tour of Puerto Rico forty years after becoming a U.S. colony, a time of great change and political turmoil on the island.Isabela, a wealthy woman, sacrifices her artistic aspirations to marry Marco, a penniless man dedicated to improving conditions on the island... -
![Irish Intrigue by Paula Martin]()
Irish Intrigue by Paula Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings~ Join the author of the bestseller "Irish Inheritance" for this second romantic journey to Mist Na Mara in Ireland ~ Charley Hunter returns unwillingly to Ireland to complete the filming of a TV drama series. She still hasn't come to terms with the tragic loss of her husband there two years previously, and the last thing she expects is an instant attraction to an Irish veterinary surgeon... -
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![Irish Inheritance by Paula Martin]()
Irish Inheritance by Paula Martin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnglish actress Jenna Sutton and American artist Guy Sinclair first meet when they jointly inherit a house on the west coast of Ireland. Curious about their unknown benefactress and why they are considered 'family', they discover surprising links to the original owners of the house. They soon unravel an intriguing tale of a 19th century love affair... -
![Last Dance by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Last Dance by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel Deering's dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer has to be put on hold when she finds out that she has diabetes, but the lessons she learns in managing her disease help her take control of her life... -
![You Only Get So Much by Dan Kolbet]()
You Only Get So Much by Dan Kolbet
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Billy Redmond returns to his hometown to attend his brother's funeral, he's hoping for a quick trip. No reason to stay for more than a few hours. He's been in self-imposed exile from his family after a tragedy 12 years ago. It's better this way. He can't harm people he never sees. Billy soon finds that his family isn't better off without him, in fact he's the only one who can help them... -
![The Boarding House by Sharon Sala]()
The Boarding House by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEllie Wayne doesn't just live. She survives.Ellie Wayne has grown up in frightening circumstances, damaged by a sexually abusive father and mentally fragile mother. Scarred and still threatened by a father she hates and fears, Ellie believes her future holds nothing more than danger, shame and secrets . . . until the unspeakable happens, and Ellie is forced to choose... -
![Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana]()
Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJae In:Oppa.Apa yang sedang terjadi?Kenapa hidupku jadi serumit ini?Kenapa aku tak bisa memahami perasaanku sendiri?Jae Kwon:Jae In-a.Oppa pernah bilang kan, kalau Oppa akan selalu ada untukmu?Jadi, kenapa kau harus menyimpannya sendiri?Ada oppa di sini!Oppa & I: Love Signs adalah buku ketiga dari seri Oppa & I yang diangkat dari webseries di koreanupdates... -
![A Garden in Paris by Stephanie Grace Whitson]()
A Garden in Paris by Stephanie Grace Whitson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary Kathleen Davis finds the framed motto in the back of a dusty antique shop, and it haunts her. After 26 years as the trophy wife of a powerful man, Mary is a widow with no sense of identity. She finds herself wondering ''what might have been,'' and torments herself with guilt over her treatment of an old flame...
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