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Out of Love by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLaughter and sparks set the stage for a fun romance from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello about a farmer who switches places with his business-savvy twin brother and falls in love with the daughter of his brother’s biggest client.I just found out I have an identical twin... -
![Love, Simon by Becky Albertalli]()
Love, Simon by Becky Albertalli
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 79 ratingsStraight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better.Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for.But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated.Because, for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal . . .It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal... -
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![Kiss/Hug, Vol. 01 by Kako Mitsuki]()
Kiss/Hug, Vol. 01 by Kako Mitsuki
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLors d'un festival d'été, la jolie Yukino et son petit ami déambulent au milieu des échoppes quand soudain, l'ambiance lui rappelle sa rencontre avec son premier amour, trois ans auparavant, au même endroit. Yukino ne supporte pas l'injustice et ne peut s'empêcher de se mettre en danger... -
![Our Own Way 3 by Misty Vixen]()
Our Own Way 3 by Misty Vixen
Gabe's life is still changing.He can no longer claim that it sucks, but it is busier than ever before. Between balancing his relationships with Ellen and Holly, trying to get a writing career off the ground, and learning what it means to have the affection of a seductive tattooed beauty and a shy cougar, he can hardly seem to find a minute to himself. Not that he's complaining...Categorized as:
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![Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson]()
Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson
An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs...Categorized as:
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![Juniper: A Worthy Love by Asia Monique]()
Juniper: A Worthy Love by Asia Monique
“No gift would ever compare to having him.” —Juniper Juniper Baker knows what loving someone who doesn’t reciprocate that same love feels like. At seventeen-years-old, she was able to bounce back by finding solace in the people who loved her most...Categorized as:
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![A Flowering of Ink by K.L. Noone]()
A Flowering of Ink by K.L. Noone
One misdirected card ... and a chance at love.Professor Burne Cameron loves his job and his environmental research. Unfortunately, three months of field work on a tiny island can get pretty lonely, especially when even his brother forgets his birthday. That is, until an unexpected letter arrives ... and Burne finds himself fascinated by the mysterious sender...Categorized as:
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![Our Own Way 4 by Misty Vixen]()
Our Own Way 4 by Misty Vixen
It's finally time for a vacation.After months of flirtatious teasing, Gabe suddenly finds himself in the presence of Krystal, the tatted redheaded goddess. Making the drive down, she has thrown herself into his life, thrilled to have some fun and relaxation.Only it's not that simple, because it's never that simple...Categorized as:
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![Sexy As Sin by Julie Kriss]()
Sexy As Sin by Julie Kriss
Second chances burn hotter The assignment should be a fashion stylist’s dream. Dane Scotland—brilliant programmer, millionaire, partner in my brother’s company—is going to a big-money meeting, and he needs to look the part. The problem? Dane doesn’t want a makeover. He’s grumpy and reclusive, and his wardrobe consists of two pairs of old jeans. He doesn’t want me anywhere near him... -
![Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey]()
Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMax Crawford has reached the point in life where he's starting to think about settling down. Unfortunately, he's always been a little awkward when it comes to social interactions, and working from home doesn't help. He spends so much time alone, painting beautiful, historically accurate model trains that half of Whitford has begun to joke that he may be a serial killer...Categorized as:
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![Romancing Miss Stone by M.C. Vaughan]()
Romancing Miss Stone by M.C. Vaughan
His perfectly planned life is about to go wild.By-the-numbers Bo Ferguson has his future all planned. Then his archaeologist fiancée dumps him. Via text. From Belize. Navigating the rainforest to win her back is way out of Bo’s comfort zone, but so is the idea of starting over. Fortunately, he’s secured a tour guide willing to lead him into the unmapped jungle...Categorized as:
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![The Nerd Who Loved Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
The Nerd Who Loved Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson
She's got the high-kicks... Lainie Terrell is no ordinary single mother. With feathers in all the right places, she's one of the hottest showgirls in Vegas. Aside from a hot-tempered ex-boyfriend on her sequined tail, Lainie's biggest problem is finding a decent babysitter for her son...Categorized as:
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![Daring In a Blue Dress by Katie MacAlister]()
Daring In a Blue Dress by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChivalry is far from dead in the third novel in the “gut-wrenchingly funny”* Matchmaker in Wonderland Romance series. Stranded in England without money or a ticket home, Mercy Starling takes a job working for a medieval reenactment company... -
![Be Good by Dakota Madison]()
Be Good by Dakota Madison
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Bad-Girl and the Boy-Next-Door... After getting completely wasted at a wedding reception, bridesmaid Anna Hart wakes up in a strange bed and can't remember what she did or who she did it with. The stranger in bed with Anna is Brett Conner, a nerdy guy who she vaguely remembers from college, but only because everyone called him Clown Hair. Only Brett isn't quite as nerdy as Anna remembers... -
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![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsIn this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids' school ends up working at the school's toniest club-and gets mistaken for a boy!In this high anticipated title, a kind of cross between HANA-KIMI and BOYS OVER FLOWERS, Haruhi is a scholarship student at an exclusive private school: Ouran High School, where it turns out the... -
![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 10 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 10 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsEver since the day he helped her up after a nasty tumble, Black Magic Club member Reiko Kanazuki has been obsessed with Hunny. She is devoting all her knowledge of the dark arts to curse him and steal his soul... -
![The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo]()
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood... -
![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 8 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 8 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsThe first-years in Class 1-A are taking part in a test of courage, where the loser will receive the dubious honor of being dubbed Best of Cowards... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 07 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 07 by Hiro Fujiwara
It's Sweet Day at Café Maid Latte! Usui is responsible for preparing the pastries for a tasting contest. Misaki disguised herself to participate incognito in this contest to help Erika. Indeed, one of the customers was in the lead to win the jackpot to be able to spend the day with it! Miss luck for Misaki, Hinata, his childhood friend, is also in the game... -
![Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date... -
![Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho]()
Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSori is a special young girl - kind, caring and principled well beyond her years. Unfortunately, these are NOT the personality traits generally celebrated in middle school – especially Sori’s, where she’s bullied mercilessly for defending the defenseless until she herself becomes a target... -
![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsIn this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids' school ends up working at the school's toniest club, and gets mistaken for a boy! One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club," a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys... -
![The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo]()
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsA young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking... -
![Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 6 by Shou Harusono]()
Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 6 by Shou Harusono
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe moment has arrived. Miyano knows. He knows Sasaki likes him. And Miyano has realized...he likes Sasaki back, in a BL romance kind of way. Step one: realization is complete—but step two: confession is much harder than he thought it’d be... -
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![A Silent Voice, Vol. 2 by Yoshitoki Oima]()
A Silent Voice, Vol. 2 by Yoshitoki Oima
SPEAKING WITH ACTIONSIt’s been five years since Shoya Ishida bullied Shoko Nishimiya so badly she left their elementary school, because of one simple difference between them: Shoya can hear, and Shoko can’t. In the intervening time, Shoya’s life has changed completely. Shunned by his friends, Shoya’s longed for the chance to make up for his cruelty... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 08 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 08 by Hiro Fujiwara
What will the uptight class president do when the sexy bad boy finds out she works at a maid cafe! More hilarious shenanigans unfold, when the uptight class president moonlights at a maid... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 05 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 05 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date... -
![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsOne day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the 'Host Club', a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. To pay back the damages, she is forced to work for the club, and it's there that she discovers just how wealthy the boys are and how different they are from everybody else... -
![Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 7 by Shou Harusono]()
Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 7 by Shou Harusono
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNever in his wildest dreams did Miyano ever believe fiction would become reality―that his own life would parallel some of the BL stories he so dearly loves... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly an all-boys school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to them in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students...
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