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  • Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

    Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Four 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...
  • Bad Luck Club by Angela Casella, Denise Grover Swank

    Bad Luck Club by Angela Casella, Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The fourth book in the USA Today bestselling Asheville Brewing series.A grumpy man. A recovering people-pleaser. And the secret club that brings them together.Lee Buchanan is a hot mess.Turning one’s father in to the feds can do that to a man.He had nothing to do with his father’s Ponzi scheme, but he’s blacklisted from commercial real estate all the same...
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    drama  humor  realistic  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Dancing with Fireflies by Denise Hunter

    Dancing with Fireflies by Denise Hunter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jade returns home to Chapel Springs after years of protecting her fragile heart. Then along comes Daniel, making her long to dance again. Creative and complicated, Jade McKinley felt like a weed in a rose garden growing up in Chapel Springs. When she left, she thought she'd never look back. But now, pregnant, alone, and broke, she has no other choice but to return...
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    drama  humor  realistic  abuse  book  christian  contemporary  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    It 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...
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    drama  humor  realistic  book  contemporary  fiction  sad  teens
  • 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...
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    drama  humor  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Her List by Kylie Kent

    Her List by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AmaliaMy friends call me picky, while my mother thinks I’m going to end up an old spinster.Me? I just think I have standards.And these standards are all neatly laid out on a checklist, one I tick off after each first date.Lately, I’ve decided it’s safer to have one-off encounters. No expectations, no lists. Just an exchange without a goodbye.That was working out well until I met Zane Hart...
  • He Said Forever by Ruth Cardello

    He Said Forever by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times, bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes an emotional romance about love, loss, and second chances.Jared’s childhood was so ugly he changed his name to free himself from it. He fought his way out of poverty and earned his success, but all that isn’t enough when his past catches up to him.Michawn isn’t looking for love when she meets Jared...
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    drama  humor  romance  contemporary  steamy  fiction  book  adult
  • The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hai. 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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    drama  humor  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott

    Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Click for your dream dateCould she go to the senior dance with just any guy? No way. Imani Lane has her heart set on Maurice, the hottest guy in town. But he isn't exactly asking. So she comes up with an idea to help herself--and everyone else, too...
  • 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...
  • The Hazards of Sex on the Beach by Alyssa Rose Ivy

    The Hazards of Sex on the Beach by Alyssa Rose Ivy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand... No one warns you about the dangers of drinking with a broken heart. At least no one warned me. I never imagined I'd fall for a musician, especially not one like Chase, but then again I never expected to have my heart broken into a million pieces by the frat guy I thought was the love of my life...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy

    Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Identical 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...
  • Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu

    Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I 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...
  • On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde

    On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wanting each other is easy…It’s everything else that’s hard.Breck Kylie’s perfect life unravels in a squall of betrayal, leaving him and his seven-year-old daughter reeling. Choosing to retreat from the sunny shores of Sydney, Australia, they embark on an extended vacation to Lake Tahoe in hopes they’ll find a new ‘normal’ on the snowy slopes...
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    drama  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Divas by Rebecca Chance

    Divas by Rebecca Chance

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stunning good looks, a gorgeous fiancé, a bottomless trust fund, London's leading It Girl, Lola Fitzsimmons, leads a charmed life, a pampered princess whose rich father funds her every whim...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    After 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...
  • Stop Kiss by Diana Son

    Stop Kiss by Diana Son

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ben Brantley of the New York Times summed up the critical reaction to Diana Son's play Stop Kiss when he stated that it "generated the warmest advance word of mouth of any downtown production this season" and heralded it as a Barefoot in the Park for a new generation...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

    Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finding love is simple with the One True Love Plan. If only life were as easy as your sisters. Abby's heard that one before. And it's true. Shelby and Kait aren't exactly prim and proper. Abby is determined not to follow in their footsteps, so she has created the One True Love Plan. The most important part of the plan is Rule #1: Find Someone New...
  • The Crushes by Pamela Wells

    The Crushes by Pamela Wells

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • أنتَ لي by منى المرشود

    أنتَ لي by منى المرشود

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
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    drama  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja by Afonso Cruz

    Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja by Afonso Cruz

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “Parece que a morte vem sempre à tona da água.”, frases como estas marcam o tom do novo e esperado romance de Afonso Cruz, obra finalista do Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela da APE 2012.Com a originalidade que o caracteriza, Afonso Cruz, constroí uma narrativa de personagens singulares e marcantes, numa terra quase imaginária, que é o Alentejo...
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    drama  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi

    Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Semua orang menganggapku ahli dalam berpacaran. Bahkan, pertanyaan mendetail tentang cara berciuman dan melakukan hubungan intim juga datang menghampiriku. Sejujurnya, aku merasa sedih setiap kali pertanyaan seperti itu muncul karena sebenarnya aku adalah "tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya"...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas

    More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the critically acclaimed author of True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet comes this incredibly fun sequel. Just when Morgan Carter is falling in love with the simple life she built incognito in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet is outed and she's forced to return to LA...
  • Back to Life by Joanna Nadin

    Back to Life by Joanna Nadin

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carpe diem i.e. seize the day! Which means utter experimenting as far as snogging is concerned. Am never going to find the ONE if just keep having accidental liaisons with Jack or ill-advised flirtations with Justin. The ONE is out there somewhere. Maybe even right under my nose. I just need to be open-minded. And open-armed. And possibly open-mouthed. Life, as they say, is what you make it...
  • Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka

    Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When you have to sing your heart out, it's best to know how.... Maggie Tannery is a true theater girl and a total shoo-in for the lead in this year's school production of Romeo and Juliet. She's seriously psyched because it looks like her crush, Daniel, might be playing her Romeo both on- and offstage -- if all goes as planned...
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    drama  humor  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  teens
  • Party Games  (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Whitney Lyles

    Party Games (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Whitney Lyles

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If only life were one big party. Sara would be looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, but thanks to her mom's party planning business, she's way too wrapped up in someone else's: spoiled socialite Dakota London's. Sara would much rather spend her summer hanging out with Ian, an up-and-coming guitar player and her new crush...
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    drama  humor  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  teens
  • Giving Up the V by Serena Robar

    Giving Up the V by Serena Robar

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Spencer "Responsible" Davis is nowhere ready to "give up the V," as opposed to her hormonally crazed crew of friends, obsessed with the who-what-when-where-how of it all. "It" being . . . well, you get it. Even Spencer's male friends, who claim to have expertise in the matter, offer their services to help relieve her of that pesky letter, much to her embarrassment...
  • Teen Queens and Has-Beens by Cathy Hopkins

    Teen Queens and Has-Beens by Cathy Hopkins

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Yeah but...," I started, "then I decided to confront what I thought was probably really bothering her. "Look, about Jonno. I didn't mean for anything to happen. He just kind of...""After a game of truth or dare, Lia manages to gain the interest of the school heartthrob, and alienates "teen queen" Kaylie, who was after Jonno for herself...
  • License to Spill by Lisi Harrison

    License to Spill by Lisi Harrison

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three girls, two guys, five secret journals. The five most popular students at Noble High have secrets to hide; secrets they wrote down in their journals. Now one of their own exposes the private entries... When our parents were growing up they were encouraged to make mistakes. That's how they learned. But us? Our mistakes go viral. There is no delete button on the Internet...
  • Vince and Joy by Lisa Jewell

    Vince and Joy by Lisa Jewell

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Remember falling in love for the first time? Remember thinking, This is The One? Remember life getting in the way? From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises, and children, Vince & Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Cool Crowd by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

    The Cool Crowd by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When her parents go out of town, Jessica figures it's the perfect time to show her new friends and classmates that she's cool...
  • Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton

    Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is in charge of eight-year-old Emma Warner, the youngest member of the snooty Warner family. Emma is an evil genius who has gotten all five previous nannies fired -- and she's the good news. Because then there's Emma's half brother, Graydon, who goes to college -- yet always seems to be lurking around waiting to hit on Adrienne...
  • How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker

    How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Thick. Heavy. Big boned. Plump. Full figured. Chunky. Womanly. Large. Curvy. Plus-size. Hefty." To sixteen-year-old Emery Jackson, these are all just euphemisms for the big "F" word—"fat." Living on a Southern California beach with her workout fiend dad, underwear model sister, and former model mother, it is impossible for Emery not to be aware of her weight.Emery is okay with how things are...
  • Beauty and the Bully by Andy Behrens

    Beauty and the Bully by Andy Behrens

    Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What wouldn't a guy do to get the girl? How will garage band front man Duncan ever get the attention of his goddess like classmate Carly, who's so busy trying to save the world that she won't even look in his direction? An idea hits him, literally: when Duncan accidentally bruises himself, Carly wants to know who punched him, and vows to take care of poor widdle Dunky...
  • Love, Unscripted by Owen Nicholls

    Love, Unscripted by Owen Nicholls

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Owen Nicholls' Love, Unscripted is an uplifting love story, following film projectionist Nick as he tries to understand the difference between love on the silver screen and love in real life. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Nick Hornby and Laura Barnett. For film projectionist Nick, love should mirror what he sees on the big screen...
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    drama  humor  realistic  audiobook  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • The Flawless Skin of Ugly People by Doug Crandell

    The Flawless Skin of Ugly People by Doug Crandell

    Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thanks to Ugly Betty, America is finally ready to read a love story about a couple who isn’t sleek, slick, tucked, pulled, or plastic. Do we have to be beautiful to be loved? Hobbie—this novel’s darkly romantic hero—has been banished to homely man exile in the North Georgia Mountains, where his enemies are mirrors and bears. Things are not going well for Hobbie...
  • The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood

    The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood

    Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is the story of the greatest love, ever.... J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records , is an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. J.J. has clocked the world’s longest continuous kiss. He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel. He has tasted the world’s largest menu item. But J.J. has never witnessed great love...
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    drama  humor  realistic  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • OOPS! 'I' fell in love! just by chance... by Harsh Snehanshu

    OOPS! 'I' fell in love! just by chance... by Harsh Snehanshu

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I Fell In Love... Kanav. There is something in his name. That's why girls detest its very mention. His small-town upbringing has left him vulnerable in midst of the infamous dilli-ki-hawa. Despite being an IITian, he is struggling even to engineerhis own life. A brief encounter with an LSR girl opens up new vistas in his life...
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    humor  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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