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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 15 by Bisco Hatori
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T audiences. The members of the Host Club plan an event to help Tamaki get over his separation anxiety from the Host Club, and even Haruhi gets in on the action. Will the bonds of friendship between Tamaki and Haruhi become bonds of love?Categorized as:
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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 17 by Bisco Hatori
In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club—as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else. .. Tamaki’s father and grandmother, the heads of the powerful Suoh Corp...Categorized as:
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Skip Beat!, Vol. 25 by Yoshiki Nakamura
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsKyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! -
Life After Legend by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIf you’ve always wanted to know what happened after June and Day’s second first meeting, you can find out in this LEGEND short story. The story was a offered as a bonus for those who preordered Warcross. It will be available to the public near the end of 2017 or early 2018.Categorized as:
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Kitchen Princess, Vol. 03 by Miyuki Kobayashi
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHOME COOKING. Thanks to a magical talent for cooking, Najika is attending Seika Academy, a top private school. Najika believes that the boy who once saved her life, her "prince," must be one of her fellow students. When Najika isn't trying to find her mystery boy, she's working at the nearby Fujita Diner...Categorized as:
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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 7 by Mika Yamamori
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSuzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Suzume and Mr. Shishio take a trip together for the first time. But something weighs heavily on Mr. Shishio’s mind. Meanwhile, Suzume’s worried about being caught on a romantic outing with her teacher.Categorized as:
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The Dauntless by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSave the Prince. Save the World. Spy Girl. Huntley Von Allister's cover is firmly in place. She's brilliantly completed her first four missions. But she is done. Done working for Black X. Done trying to untangle the mystery of what got her mother killed. And very, very done with love... -
Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 5 by Mika Yamamori
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOptimistic high schooler Suzume moves to Tokyo and finds her heart caught between two men! After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again...Categorized as:
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Kitchen Princess, Vol. 02 by Miyuki Kobayashi
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSIMMERING RIVALS. Najika has a special gift. She's a marvelous cook whose food awakens people's fondest memories and feelings of affection. Now she's attending the prestigious Seika Academy, where she hopes to find her "prince," the boy who saved her when she was a little girl...Categorized as:
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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 4 by Mika Yamamori
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOptimistic high schooler Suzume moves to Tokyo and finds her heart caught between two men! After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again...Categorized as:
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Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 6 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPRIVATE EYES...Categorized as:
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Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsCLOTHES MAKE THE MAN. All-male Osaka High School is holding its annual war of the dorms, and for the students, there's no escape! Unfortunately, even though she'd be happy to just compete in the 500-meter relay, Mizuki is forced to enter the Cross-Dressing Pageant. .Categorized as:
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The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 77 ratingsAvery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers...Categorized as:
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Wild Ones, Vol. 2 by Kiyo Fujiwara
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIs the boss's granddaughter too hot to handle, even for the yakuza? Please note: reads right to left (Japanese Style). Sachie Wakamura just lost her mother, and her estranged grandfather has shown up to take care of her. The only problem is that grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang! Too scared to join her new family, Sachie tries to continue living her normal life...Categorized as:
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The Valiant by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the fourth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society. -
Damnation by Carrie Leighton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThere is no light without shadow. There is no love without pain. Loving each other has never been easy for Thomas Collins and Vanessa Clark. Their love is fueled by passionate nights and fierce jealousy, romantic sparks and seemingly insurmountable misunderstandings. After nearly losing each other, their relationship finally appears to be growing in the right direction...Categorized as:
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Rites of Spring by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom “witty and endearing” to “impossible to put down,” the critics have given elite marks to Diana Peterfreund’s. Secret Society Girl. and. Under the Rose. . Now, in a wildly captivating new novel, Amy “Bugaboo” Haskel and her fellow Rose & Grave knights are trading cold, gray, hyperintellectual New Haven for an annual rite of spring (well, early March) in Florida... -
Fire and Ice by Rhonda James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me the #DirtyGentleman. My reputation precedes me. I’m forward on the ice and in the bedroom. With a filthy mouth and impressive moves. I always get the job done. I have my future all planned out:. Get laid often. Graduate. Land the job of my dreams. Sounds easy. Right? It was until Delaney Dixon burst into my life. Eyes as warm as melted chocolate. A sexy smile... -
Cross Game 6 by Mitsuru Adachi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). The arrival of a new year brings Ko's last shot at Koshien closer at hand. But Akane Takigawa and her striking resemblance to Wakaba cause Ko's heart to stir. Meanwhile, something happens to make Azuma and Aoba grow closer. Young feelings wax and wane in Ko's third year of high school. And to top it off, the Seishu baseball team gets a new coach? ! -
Now Presenting by Elizabeth Stevens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne tattooed girl. Three frustrated tutors. A whole lot of accidents waiting to happen. It’s time for me to join my dad and older sister in Gallyr, to dust off the cobwebs and leather jackets of a normal person’s life and don the mantle of Lady Tatiana Bethany Penrose. For the first time, all eyes are on me and I have to be presented to society at a ball in my honour...Categorized as:
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Imadoki!, Vol. 4: Rose by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Koki's mysterious older brother Yoji shows a blossoming interest in her, Tanpopo finds him hard to resist. In order to give her feelings for Koki a rest, Tanpopo quits the Gardening Committee, and without her the club falls apart. Tanpopo has her hands full when her friends start aggressively recruiting her to rejoin the committee and Koki expresses his true feelings for her...Categorized as:
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Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 4 by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsImadoki! (Nowadays) follows the trials and tribulations of a budding horticulturist as she makes her way down the winding road to friendship. From Yuu Watase, one of Japan's most beloved shôjo artists, Imadoki! packs comedic charm and heartfelt antics into an adorable bouquet of whimsical fantasy...Categorized as:
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Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHolland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys’ team makes her the lead story... -
Apollo: Greek Mythology Inspired College Romance by Eddie Cleveland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey call him Apollo, and seriously, it's easy to see why. With his golden, sun-kissed curls and a body chiseled like a Greek god, every girl on campus wants him. Every girl except me. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. I shouldn't even look in his direction. Not when I'm destined to join Beta Phi Chi – and he's the ex of our horrible sorority president... -
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Savage Truth by Isla Vaughn
Rejected by a teenage god. Lies so dangerous our lives are at stake. A game worth playing. Cole Savage doesn’t hate anyone as much as he hates me… or the fact that he wants me just as much. We all have issues, and the less he knows about me, the better. I just have to keep him unbalanced, which is harder than I thought it would be. Yeah, he wants me. But I want him just as much...Categorized as:
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Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Reese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24. "YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight. "—Reese Witherspoon... -
Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
Gaslight by Rachael Rose
Everyone has a limit. It’s a six-hour flight from New York City to Los Angeles. For Maddie Goodwright and her mom, it’s six hours that will change their lives as they leave behind broken relationships and shattered dreams. But a new school, a new home, and a new group of friends can’t heal the wounds of the past. To move forward, Maddie will have to reinvent herself...Categorized as:
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Crimson Hero, Vol. 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen fifteen-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi transfers to Crimson Field High School, she hopes to play competitive volleyball, but her mother will do anything to keep her off the court and working at her family's Japanese restaurant.Categorized as:
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MARS: Horse With No Name by Fuyumi Soryo
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIncludes a short story prequel to the bestselling series, Mars. A must-have for all fans! -
Dibs by Randi Rigby
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHot guy moves in next door. Best friend claims him. Whatever. Kate Parker is a planner. Crossing things off her list? A total high. When her BFF calls dibs on the gorgeous new neighbor, Kate immediately friend zones him. Girl code is clear: you don’t date the guy your best friend is interested in. Not a problem. Mr... -
Butterflies, Flowers, Vol. 8 by Yuki Yoshihara
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFinal Volume! Choko Kuze is in a relationship with Masayuki Domoto, her current boss and former servant. Their relationship has withstood interference from the Senior Director as well as Masayuki's ex-girlfriend. But now Choko is facing an arranged marriage by her father, and Masayuki is doing nothing to stop it. .. ?!Categorized as:
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The Otherworld by Abbie Emmons
Orca Monroe wants only one thing for her eighteenth birthday: to experience the Otherworld—the mysterious “mainland” across the sea that her father has forbidden her from visiting. Growing up in a lighthouse on a remote island, Orca has lived isolated from the world… until one day when she finds a cell phone washed up on the beach...Categorized as:
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Collision by Carrie Leighton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThere is no rose without a thorn. There is no passion without torment. Vanessa Clark, a second-year college student, has a visceral love of books and rain and an unbreakable bond with her best friends. Marked by her parents' difficult divorce, she found comfort in Travis, apparently the good guy that all mothers—including hers—would like next to their daughter...Categorized as:
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Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeep calm and make it to prom night—without a legit panic attack. For seventeen-year-old Bree Hughes, it’s easier said than done when gossip, grief, and the opportunity to fail at love are practically high-fiving her in the hallways of Belmont High. When Bree’s crush, Sean Mills, gives her his phone number, she can’t even leave a voicemail without sounding like a freak...Categorized as:
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The Gentlemen's Alliance †, Vol. 1 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIn return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy...Categorized as:
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The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAva, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker are all driven to be perfect—no matter the cost. At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they discover that they all hate the same person: handsome womanizer Nolan Hotchkiss, who's done things to hurt each of them. They come up with the perfect plan to murder Nolan—jokingly, of course. They'd never actually go through with it...Categorized as:
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We Were There, Vol. 5 by Yuuki Obata
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsR to L (Japanese Style). In love, timing is everything. If you can't convey your feelings at that crucial moment,Even fate will pass you by.Categorized as:
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Collision by Carrie Leighton
There is no rose without a thorn. There is no passion without torment. Vanessa Clark, a second-year college student, has a visceral love of books and rain and an unbreakable bond with her best friends. Marked by her parents' difficult divorce, she found comfort in Travis, apparently the good guy that all mothers—including hers—would like next to their daughter...Categorized as:
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Spy Girl by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCan one girl save the world? From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the first book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society... -
No Place Like Here by Christina June
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAshlyn Zanotti has big plans for the summer. She’s just spent a year at boarding school and can’t wait to get home. But when Ashlyn’s father is arrested for tax evasion and her mother enters a rehab facility for “exhaustion,” a. k. a. depression, her life is turned upside down...Categorized as:
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I Hate You, I Love You by Bailey B.
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLogan. She’s beautiful. Fierce. Nothing at all like the girl I used to know, which is absolutely terrifying because Danika Winters is the only person outside of that room who knows the truth. She could ruin me, and I’m not talking about my reputation. I couldn’t give two shits about what the kids at St. A’s think. I’m talking major, life altering, jail time ruined... -
All I've Never Wanted by Ana Huang
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Scions were the four richest, most powerful guys at Valesca Academy, and they ruled the school with iron fists. Everyone wanted to date them or be them. .. everyone, that is, except Maya Lindberg, who just wanted to avoid them until she could graduate. She almost succeeded, until an ill-advised outburst on her part put her right in the Scions' path...Categorized as:
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The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA charming romantic comedy about a South Indian American teen girl who makes a wish upon a flower for her perfect boyfriend…and then a new boy moves in right next door. With love triangles, prank wars, and a sizzling sweet romance—this is perfect for fans of Sandhya Menon and Jenny Han. Deepa’s a hopeless romantic... -
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She Belongs To The King by Crystal5466
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMia White was just an ordinary girl that walked the face of the earth. She was who people looked up to. She had good grades, was the kindest person you'd ever meet, and was breathtakingly beautiful. Everyone in ClearHills Academy loved her. But, there were also some who feared and despised her... -
A Date with Darcy by Tiffany Schmidt
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBoys are so much better in books. At least according to Merrilee Campbell, fifteen, who thinks real-life chivalry is dead and there’d be nothing more romantic than having a guy woo her like the heroes in classic stories. Then she, her best friend, Eliza, and her younger sister, Rory, transfer to Reginald R. Hero Prep—where all the boys look like they've stepped off the pages of a romance novel...Categorized as:
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Just One of the Royals by Leah Rooper, Kate Rooper
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStar hockey player Daniel Sacachelli wants only two things: 1) for the Falcons. to win next season, and 2) for his secret — the fact he’s actually the prince of Eldonia — to never make its way to Chicago. But if Daniel keeps avoiding his crown, their family will lose their kingdom forever. Madison Myong can’t believe that her will-they-or-won’t-they best friend Daniel is...Categorized as:
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Prince of Thorns by E.J. Knox, Elizabeth Stevens
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom Elizabeth Stevens, writing as E. J. Knox, comes…. The bad boy willing to risk everything – even his life – to get the girl. People call them the V. I. C. E. S. because they’ll wring you for everything you are and leave you ruined. They are the Princes of Rosewood Hall, and no one says no to them. Until now. Vaughn Saint. The racer. He dubbed the Prince of Thorns...Categorized as:
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Viva Lola Espinoza by Ella Cerón
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA debut young adult novel that's BOOKSMART with a dash of magic, about a Mexican American teen who spends the summer in Mexico City, meets two very cute boys, attempts to learn Spanish, and uncovers a family secret that changes her life forever. Lola Espinoza is cursed in love...Categorized as:
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Hat Trick by Diana Foster
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTyler Thompson is recruited by Woodridge State to play Division I Hockey following the worst summer of his life. He is sullen, easily sent back into himself, and he absolutely does not want to be here. The ice just reminds him of his dad...
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