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Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsJuliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope.Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he's trying to escape the demons of his past... -
![Something Like Autumn by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Autumn by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove can appear unexpectedly: a chance meeting at a friendโs wedding, the arrival of a handsome new co-workerโฆ or while being robbed at a convenience store.For some, love seems an impossible dream. Growing up gay in small-town Missouri, Jace Holden thought his chance would never come... -
![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... -
![Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov]()
Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐.SusannahI make my living writing romance.I prefer my heroes to remain fictional... -
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![A Scarcity of Condors by Suanne Laqueur]()
A Scarcity of Condors by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuleรณn "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleรณn, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son... -
![Styx & Stones by Carmen Jenner]()
Styx & Stones by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe thought we had forever. We were wrong. Alaska Stone is everything I've ever dreamed of. For years, Iโve watched her in the halls, wanted her, but she never knew I existed. Not until she walked into my chemo session. For me, it was love at first sight. For her? It might take a little longer. But hey, itโs not like weโre on a deadline or anything... -
![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... -
![Under a Different Sky by Lindsey Iler]()
Under a Different Sky by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life is a mess. I'm walking around with a black eye. My position on the hockey team is questionable at best, and if thatโs not bad enough, I think I'm falling for my dead girlfriend's best friend. Every day, it's a fight to feel alive, and yet, I drink to numb the pain. Everyone is standing back, watching me fall apart. Everyone except Hannah... -
![Melody by Helen Hardt]()
Melody by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeโs the melody in her mindโฆ Beautiful Brianna Steel has her life planned out. Graduate college early. Check. Work with her father in the Steel family orchard. Check. Marry Jesse Pike. No check there. Jesse has never given her a look. Finagling her way onto a rock and roll tour with Jesse and his band, Dragonlock, should help move her final goal along. At least Brianna hopes it will... -
![White Locks by Rose B. Mashal]()
White Locks by Rose B. Mashal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen love knocked on Marie's door, she had a hard time denying her heart what it wanted. Especially after she'd found her black keys. Now Marie finally realizes that home is not where she was born, or where she'd lived all of her life. Home is where her Love is. It's time for her to follow her heart... -
![Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman]()
Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMOST HATED GIRL IN HCH? #check MOST FEARED GIRL IN HCH? #check TURNING FRIENDS INTO ENEMIES ON A DAILY BASIS? #check REALZING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED IS A F*CKING LIE? #triplecheck ย Someone is after me. And in typical Hidden Creek High fashion, the list of โsuspectsโ is deeper than my feelings for Wes. Oh, heโs on that list too, trust me... -
![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 Beeโs full time carers, thereโs no time in Maddyโs life for complications like friends, let alone a boyfriend... -
![Drowning in Stars by Debra Anastasia]()
Drowning in Stars by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsโฆ he walked a tightrope five stories up just to hold my hand.Gaze: I moved into the building next to Pixie when I was eleven. She blew bubbles through my window. I shot my Nerf gun through hers. We both had secrets, but one of us was fated to get hurt. I wanted it to be me.Pixie: When I was afraid of the dark, he would shine a light in my window... -
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![Olivia by Lori L. Otto]()
Olivia by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen devastating news brings an abrupt end to a romantic rendezvous, Livvy Holland struggles to accept the death of one of her closest mentors. Livvyโs artwork has always been an expression of her emotions, and avoiding the pain she feels from her recent loss makes painting seem impossible. Her inspiration gone, she devotes her attention to the future sheโs planning with Jon Scott... -
![Dying Wish by Margaret McHeyzer]()
Dying Wish by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have three major loves in my life: my family, my best friend Becky, and ballet. Elijah Turner is quickly becoming the fourth.He's been around as long as I can remember. But now he's much more than just the annoying guy at school.My life was working out perfectly...until it got turned upside down... -
![Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall]()
Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsโWhen the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.โ -Jimi Hendrix Keanu Lee, the funny man, finds himself on the sticky end of a night out with his best friend Levi. Keanu's life is about to take another unexpected, sharp turn. New friends will be found under the most unique circumstances... -
![That Unforgettable Kiss (A Touch of Passion) by Tamara Ferguson]()
That Unforgettable Kiss (A Touch of Passion) by Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBESTSELLER!REACHEDย #11 #FREE IN #KINDLE FICTION SAGANew Romance Series-By Author of Award-Winning Tales of The Dragonflyย Romance Suspense Series.ย Kate Callahan has always known that, someday, she'd run the family business. So men have always been merely a distraction for Kate; she just doesn't have time for love... -
![Rowdy by Jay Crownover]()
Rowdy by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling Marked Men series continues with this sizzling, sexy story of love, heartbreak, fate, and second chances. After the only girl he ever loved told him that he would never be enough, Rowdy St. James knocked the Texas dust off his boots and set out to live up to his nickname... -
![A Girl Like Lilac by Victoria L. James]()
A Girl Like Lilac by Victoria L. James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first time Toby Hunter got arrested for defending Lilac Clarkeโs honour, he was only fifteen years old, but heโd loved her from behind his black-rimmed glasses for as long as he could remember... -
![Something Like Lightning by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Lightning by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNever stop running. No matter how often life trips you up, or how many times your enemies knock you down, just get up and keep on moving until you find where you belong. Kelly Phillips has been out of the closet since he was a young teenager, and thanks to the gay youth group he frequents, he has never been short on friends or lovers... -
![Dear Tabitha by Trudy Stiles]()
Dear Tabitha by Trudy Stiles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know me. You know who I am. What I am. Damaged. Confused. Alone. You feel sorry for me. You pity me. You know what Iโve done. What Iโve given up. Who Iโve given up. You try to understand what Iโve been through and how I can possibly go on with my life. But you canโt possibly understand. Iโve lost too much. Sacrificed too much. Given up everything so that I can find myself... -
![A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen]()
A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor fans of Girl in Pieces, All the Bright Places, and Girl, Interrupted comes a haunting and breathtaking YA contemporary debut novel that packs a powerful message: hope can be found in the darkness.Seventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience... -
![Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant]()
Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsโSometimes there is a single moment that changes your life forever.โ Hadie Swinton is giving up on boys. After a disastrous relationship, she is convinced that all males are the sameโarrogant, self-assured, and complete jerks. Lincoln Bracks is giving up on his old life. After moving to a new town to escape the problems plaguing him, he is set against ever getting close to anyone again... -
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![The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker]()
The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise.Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr. Carver Livingston has not once returned to his Vermont hometown... -
![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... -
![All My Tomorrows by Rochelle Alers]()
All My Tomorrows by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDisenchanted with the politics of working in an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant, twenty-seven-year-old chef Lydia Lord resigns from her job and resolves to make it on her own... -
![Changing Lanes by Leaona Luxx]()
Changing Lanes by Leaona Luxx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCHANGE... It's change and how well you handle it which defines a person. Three times in my life, I have been faced with such changes. Once when I was fourteen. Again, at eighteen. And now again at twenty-eight. Twice, she was there. Ten years ago, I gave up everything, including her. At the time, it was the right thing to do, for both our sakes... -
![Fearless by Chris O'Guinn]()
Fearless by Chris O'Guinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt fifteen, Justin is already a cynic. Heโs experienced too many betrayals, too many disappointments. He doesnโt want to be involved in anything. He doesnโt want to be popular. He doesnโt even want friends anymore, since they only ever let you down. He just wants to get through high school and the best way he can come up with to accomplish that goal is to simply be invisible... -
![Let's Hear It for the Boy by T.A. Webb]()
Let's Hear It for the Boy by T.A. Webb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAuntie Social is the biggest, baddest drag queen in Atlantaโshe knows what she wants and she gets it. Sheโs tough, merciless, and top dog. Thatโs what Paul Stewart, reporter for the Journal, had heard, and all he expects when heโs assigned to interview the legend.. But nobody really knows the person behind the make-up... -
![His to Cherish by Stacey Lynn]()
His to Cherish by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan two hearts entwined by hardship move on to form a healthy bond? From the author of His to Love and His to Protect, this tender, bittersweet romance brings together a man who loses everythingโand a woman with everything to give... -
![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... -
![My Mistletoe Mix-Up by Judy Corry]()
My Mistletoe Mix-Up by Judy Corry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was supposed to kiss her crush under the mistletoe. She didn't expect to kiss his bad-boy twin.When Raven Rodgers finds out her longtime crush is back in town, she's convinced her bad luck with guys has finally changed. That isย until she mistakenly kisses her crush's twin brother, Logan Carmichael, who has been her sworn enemy since childhood...Categorized as:
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![Not Today, But Someday by Lori L. Otto]()
Not Today, But Someday by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLibrarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN B009562YFO In December of 1994, when she was a junior in high school, Emi Hennigan discovered her father's infidelity. Forced to transfer schools mid-year, she wasn't trying to make new friends. In that same month, sophomore Nate Wilson's girlfriend broke up with him... -
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![Jingga Dalam Elegi by Esti Kinasih]()
Jingga Dalam Elegi by Esti Kinasih
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSejak peristiwa pagi hari saat melihat mata Tari bengkak, Ari jadi penasaran. Benarkah itu hanya karena Ari menghapus nomor HP Ata dari HP Tari, ataukah karena Angga? Kalau memang karena Angga yang notabene musuh bebuyutan Ari, Ari ingin tahu apa yang telah dilakukan cowok itu terhadap Tari... -
![Autumn in Paris by Ilana Tan]()
Autumn in Paris by Ilana Tan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTara Dupont menyukai Paris dan musim gugur. Ia mengira sudah memiliki segalanya dalam hidupโฆ sampai ia bertemu Tatsuya Fujisawa yang susah ditebak dan selalu membangkitkan rasa penasarannya sejak awal. Tatsuya Fujisawa benci Paris dan musim gugur. Ia datang ke Paris untuk mencari orang yang menghancurkan hidupnya... -
![Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin]()
Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of "smart" business. Cutting off all ties with his parentsโincluding handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charityโhe takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him... -
![The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel]()
The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Readers will swoon over this story of love despite impossible odds."--Romantic TimesFrom the author of Don't Die, My Love comes this young adult novel that intertwines a family sagaย with a grand love story.ย This novel stands alone or can be read asย the companionย to The Year of Luminous Love andย Wishes and Dreams. For fans of Sarah Dessen's The Moon and More and Ann Brashares's Forever in Blue... -
![Shoot The Gap by Jordan Ford]()
Shoot The Gap by Jordan Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final book in a young adult romance series about a small town football team and the girls who win their hearts. Tyler Schumann has always been known as Nelson Highโs goofy clown, the guy with the big mouth... -
![A Chance At Forever by K.B. Andrews]()
A Chance At Forever by K.B. Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason knew where his life was going, until it was all taken away from him. Left with bitterness and resentment, he forces himself to live the life he never wanted. Lennox came blowing into town looking for a new start. She had big dreams and would do anything to make them come true. Lennox was just what Mason didnโt know he needed... -
![The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson]()
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy believes in love at first sight. Even though itโs never happened to her, sheโs spent her whole life waiting for that magical moment, hoping that when she meets the right guy, everything will fall into place perfectly.But right now, her life is anything but perfect. Heading home from a music festival, engine trouble means sheโs stranded at a Nevada bus station until morning... -
![Cinderella dan Empat Kesatria by Baek Myo]()
Cinderella dan Empat Kesatria by Baek Myo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEun Ha Won benar-benar seperti Cinderella. Sungguh tak disangka, kakek yang ditolong Ha Won di jalan ternyata Direktur Kangโpengusaha Korea yang sangat kaya. Dan dia bersedia membantu mewujudkan keinginan Ha Won: keluar dari rumah yang ditinggalinya bersama sang ibu tiri. Ha Won pun kemudian tinggal di rumah mewah bersama tiga cucu tampan sang direktur dan pengawal pribadi yang keren... -
![Back to Yesterday by Whitney Barbetti]()
Back to Yesterday by Whitney Barbetti
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack to Yesterday is the sequel and conclusion to Into the Tomorrows. It cannot be read as a standalone. It completes the story that began in Into the Tomorrows. The distance from Colorado to Maine is not far enough to escape the memories. The time I've been away is not long enough to heal the pain... -
![Heartstrings by Heather Gunter]()
Heartstrings by Heather Gunter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone thinks of me as this happy and upbeat person. What they don't know is that I carry a deep, dark secret. Something horrible happened to me a year ago, and I have kept it quiet all this time. I was fine for a while, but somehow itโs chosen this time to come back, and it's eating at me--like a cancer. I need to tell someone about it, I just don't know how... -
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![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... -
![Ethan Between Us by Anna Myers, Julia Laserna]()
Ethan Between Us by Anna Myers, Julia Laserna
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEthan is different. He is gorgeous, easy to talk to, and a uniquely gifted pianist. But his musical talent is both a gift and a curse. The doctors label him a schizophrenic, as he claims to have been taught by a long-dead, 19th-century composer... -
![Kendra by Coe Booth]()
Kendra by Coe Booth
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe acclaimed author of TYRELL returns to PUSH with a striking novel about a mother and daughter who are only fourteen years apart, but need to learn to understand each other before it's too late.Kendra's mom, Renee, had her when she was only 14 years old. Renee and her mom made a deal -- Renee could get an education, and Kendra would live with her grandmother... -
![Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn]()
Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCharlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the starsโฆbut inside she yearns for more. After his freshman year, Nathaniel Chaseโs family spends their first summer at The Village. From the beginning Charlotte intrigues him... -
![Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley]()
Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident. Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clayโs fatherโs gun... -
![Changing Everything by Molly McAdams]()
Changing Everything by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPaisley Morro has been in love with Eli since they were thirteen-years-old. But after twelve years of only being his best friend and wingman, the heartache that comes from watching him with countless other women becomes too much, and Paisley decides its time to lay all her feelings on the table...
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