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Neverseen by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSophie Foster is on the run—but at least she's not alone.Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets far bigger than anything they’d imagined... -
Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsExperience Wes and Liz’s first kiss from Better Than the Movies from Wes’s point of...Categorized as:
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Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s just lion around on the job.. -
Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan he get her seal of approval?Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal... -
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Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDual POV, dual pinning, college summer break. Wes Bennet is the mastermind. Sometimes life goes off the rails and is nothing like the movies... -
A Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis visit turned out to be ridiculously brief. Madeleine and Elliot barely talked before word came that he and his father would be bundled back to Cello. On the train platform, Elliot didn’t snap out of the distant fog he seemed to be in. And Madeleine’s nose bled—again!—just as she tried to say good-bye. Now she’s mortified, heartbroken, lost—and completely cut off from Cello... -
The Royal Treatment by Lindsey Leavitt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat girl wouldn't swoon over the outrageous perks in Desi's life as a princess substitute? Desi gets to hang out with crush-worthy Prince Karl, and the Faade agency has taken a special interest in her magical abilities. But between sub training, starting the eighth grade, "and "dealing with the cute-but-bossy new boy Reed, ""she's beginning to feel like she's in over her head...Categorized as:
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Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe family that took her in called her Witch Baby and raised her as their own. But even though she tried to fit in, Witch Baby never felt as though she truly belonged. So one day she packed her bat-shaped backpack, put on her black cowboy-boot roller skates, and went out into the world to find out who she really was.. -
My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAvailable to pre-order now! The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes.Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna—it turns out... -
His Two Alphas by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty years, single-dad Micah Davis has dreamed of the perfect wedding. The perfect alpha. Then the Fire tears apart Micah's body, leaving him crippled and scarred. His confidence wrecked, his chances of finding a bondmate sub-zero, Micah has little left... Except a secret: The nineteen-year-old in his college classes, Spike? Micah's son's close friend? Spike makes Micah feel desirable again... -
The Harder the Fall by Lauren Barnholdt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKendall has a crush - and the ghost of his mother has something to say about it. The second book in a hilariously haunting tween series.Kendall Williams talks to dead people all the time. Like it or not, it's kind of her thing - the ghosts need her help resolving issues from when they were alive, and she's good at figuring out their problems... -
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention... -
Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMurder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen birder somehow finds themself solving a murder mystery with their neighbor/fellow anime lover, all while falling for a cute girl from their birding group . . . and trying not to get murdered... -
Not Over Yet by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me… One pissed off Santa…A whole heap of trouble…The last thing Phin feels like doing is going to a New Year’s Eve party. After a day dealing with sick animals, all he wants is a glass of red wine, some food and his bed. But as he drives home down a steep, snow-covered hill, he skids and hits a guy dressed as Santa Claus... -
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This is Why I'm Hot by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Fake Boyfriend MPreg What do you do when your Da backs you into a corner about getting a boyfriend? You lie.My Da wants to marry all his boys off, and he wants those grand babies! But I'm almost debilitatingly shy around omegas––aside from my brother's boyfriends––to the point of really just not even wanting to try. Why be that uncomfortable, right? The problem is, I crave hugs and cuddling... -
Red Hot Rival by Cat Carmine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBad for business … oh so good at everything else. When it comes to women, I like to play the field.And why not? I’m good-looking, rich, and run a billion dollar business.So my one-night-stand with that gorgeous redhead should’ve barely been a blip on my radar.Instead, she’s all I can think about.Her luscious curves. Her scent. Her taste. I need more of her.I need all of her... -
It's Raining Men by Milly Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA getaway to remember. But is a holiday romance on the cards? Best friends from work May, Lara and Clare are desperate for some time away. They have each had a rough time of it lately and need some serious R & R, so they set off to a luxurious spa for ten glorious days. But when they arrive at their destination, it seems it is not the place they thought it was... -
OctoBEARfest by Murphy Lawless
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Renaissance, Colorado, a new shifter city by the author of (and set in the same world as!) the best-selling Virtue Shifters books!Grizzly shifter Bill Torben has spent his life working for his family's brewery and has loved every minute of it, although he's a liiiittle bit envious of his younger brother leaving town and almost immediately finding his fated mate... -
Red, White & Blew by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessor. Single dad. His father’s former best friend… There is no end to how off-limits Thatcher should be to Dylan. But Dylan is away from home for the first time. An artist at heart, he’s struggling at the normie law school where he’s desperately trying to stand in his father’s footsteps. He’s too gentle, too meek... -
Thief in the Light by Jaime Samms
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucky Denver has wandering feet, sticky fingers and an unreliable moral compass-he's never had a home and he's not so sure he cares about what he's missing.Arnold Kreed, who runs a small-town B&B, knows what a home should be. So does his home, The Oaks-aka Mildred-and she has some very definite opinions on who should stay and who should go... -
Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful Life 忧郁先生想过平静生活 by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYu Hua loses his job, and the weight of the household falls on the shoulders of his partner, You Zhengping. His husband is a temporary employee at the subdistrict office, with a monthly salary of only 2500; this troubles Yu Hua exceedingly.You Zhengping is secretly engaged in the work of protecting the world from Destroyers, with a rather liberal subsidy... -
The Trouble with Love by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVaughn Jerrick's life has changed completely. He's the adoptive alpha and father to six shifter cubs, and he's the mate to a human he loves more than life itself. There's only one problem. He's been so focused on the kids, he's forgotten to truly romance Sam. With Valentine's day approaching, Vaughn decides to give his mate a romantic evening. If only it were that simple... -
The Anatomy of Curiosity by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe follow-up to the acclaimed title The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff.In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor... -
Kissing... Cousins? by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Related By Marriage MPregEvan and Scout have known each other their whole lives. In fact, they have the same family. Okay, they aren't actually related, but Evan's uncle married Scout's aunt, so… Yeah, it's a little awkward just how often Scout thinks naughty things about his not-cousin. Especially since they have actual family reunions together... -
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The Alpha's Widower by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat’s a guy to do when his straight best friend proposes a fake marriage? Just say — Yes! Laurie Adams looked like he had it all, but his marriage was a sham, a Mr. Wrong chosen for all the wrong reasons. When his husband dies, Laurie has no time to mourn the cheating bastard—his in-laws have decided that Laurie isn’t fit to raise his children and they’ll do anything to take them from him... -
Royal Crush by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the newest princess of Genovia is WAY more complicated than she expected, but Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is getting used to it... -
Fated Mates and How to Woo Them by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChase is crazy busy behind the scenes at the fraternity get together, so when an alumni comes in, he just notes a hot man in his vicinity and goes right back to work.When Ronan gets hurt, and Chase feeds him, Chase’s reaction opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Ones that Ronan wants to explore... -
The Boy Next Story by Tiffany Schmidt
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second book in a series where your favorite literary characters come to life, inspired by the timeless classic, Little Women! There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, fourteen, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee... -
The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna“Utterly compelling and impossible to put down.” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight“I’ve never read a book that felt so much like picking up pieces of a broken heart—powerful, poignant, and true... -
And They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his true love, but he's plagued with the belief that he's not enough for anyone: he's recovering from an eating disorder and suffers from body dysmorphia fueled by his father, and can't quite figure out his gender identity... -
Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true.In her first collection, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater. Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy. And Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure... -
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn this romantic page-turner from the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, Evie has the power to see other people's romantic fates--what will happen when she finally sees her own?Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore... -
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time.Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness... -
Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia, Anna-Marie McLemore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history. But that’s not the only reason Lita wants to enter the contest, or why her ex-best friend Chicky wants to help her... -
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The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCheck out the laugh-inducing, phobia-reducing final book in the School of Fear trilogy! Is school out forever at the School of Fear? A nosy reporter is planning a scandalous expose on eccentric Mrs. Wellington and her unorthodox teaching methods, and the news is sure to put an end to the school... -
Infinity Kings by Adam Silvera
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz! After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he becomes too powerful... -
Kestrel & Kee Paranormal Investigators - The Siren of Lake Killikee by V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne speaks to the dead, the other talks to everyone else. Both have hearts that are whispering to each other’s.Archimedes Kee has always had the gift. From his youngest days, he has been able to communicate with the dearly departed. Most of the time, they seek him as a way to correct wrongs or for help moving over to the next plane. Some just want to complain about badly written books... -
Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmiddle school girlfinds out that beinga teenagerisn't all it's cracked up to be in this realistic read about friendship with plenty of LOL moments--and a magical twist! Seventh grader Addie Bell can t wait to grow up. Her parents won t let her have her own phone, she doesn t have "any" curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn t at all interested in makeup or boys... -
Cool. Awkward. Black. by Amerie, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the concept of the geek, featuring contributions from Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K... -
Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPenn Westbrook thinks he’s the one for me. It’s not that I’m entirely opposed to the idea, but I’ve got a lot going on. Aside from school obligations and my own extracurricular interests, I’ve got a crazy family life...Categorized as:
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Green Plum Island [青梅屿] by 回南雀
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I was ten, I fell from a tree and hit my head. When I woke up, the world around me had changed. I could see people’s emotions in the form of numbers and colours—pink for love, red for anger, green for awkwardness, blue for sorrow, yellow for desire…I met Yan Kongshan the summer after college entrance exams on Green Plum Island... -
Talk Nerdy to Me by Tiffany Schmidt
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA strait-laced teen finds herself living an Anne of Green Gables romance in this swoon-worthy tale by the author of The Boy Next Story. Eliza Gordon-Fergus is an expert rule-follower. She has to be; her scientist parents dictate her day-to-day decisions, and forbid her from dating. Which is why she finds Curtis Cavendish maddening... -
Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tweetie Sweet Pea and Peachy Pie, Jacaranda and Rave and Desiree...Meet Lady Ivory and Alabaster Dutchess, who interview their favorite rock star, Nick Agate, only to discover the magic and power in themselves. Meet Tuck Budd, who is happy living in Manhattan with her two moms, Izzy and Anastasia, until she begins to wonder who her father is... -
Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour young musicians first played their music for themselves, now they aim to play in front of an audience... -
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Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEzra Slevin is an anxious, neurotic insomniac who spends his nights questioning his place in the universe and his days obsessing over Imogen, a nerdy girl with gigantic eyebrows and a heart of gold.For weeks, Ezra has been working up the courage to invite Imogen to prom. The only problem is Imogen’s protective best friend, Wynonna Jones... -
Autumn's Kiss by Bella Thorne
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second novel in the new series by teen star Bella Thorne! Everyone knows how crazy junior year is, but Autumn Falls never imagined it would be so flirty. The wish-granting diary her father left her stopped working, leaving Autumn to decode what’s going on with her and Sean on her own. He seems into her . . . and he also seems into Reenzie... -
Christmas Dinner at Reynolds Hall by J.L. Langley
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShort Story with the Characters from the With / without... -
Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and Me by Martin Millar
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGlasgow, 1972. All the coolest kids in town are lining up for Led Zeppelin tickets. Overhead, a Zeppelin approaches. Its passengers—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Hank Williams—think it’s worth leaving heaven to see the greatest rock band in the world. Even the fairies are fans. Meanwhile, nerdy Martin and his equally nerdy best friend Greg have overactive imaginations... -
Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his family’s longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel good enough to take down their rivals once and for all.Devin Baez is ready for a relaxing winter break at Lake Andreas... -
Love by Mariah Fredericks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeek Girl gets Greek God.That's the latest on Zoe's World, a website that Eberly High's eighth-grade girls check out daily.Only Anna, Eve, and Syd know that the cards -- the mysterious tarot deck Mrs. Rosemont left Anna, along with a psycho cat, Mouli -- are responsible. Or, at least, may be responsible...if you believe in that kind of thing.At first Anna doesn't believe...
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