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In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLife in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He’s been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen... -
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Franco by Kim Holden
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFranco Genovese is the drummer for world renowned American rock band, Rook. He’s got it all. A killer smile. Tattoos. Talent. Razor sharp wit and humor. And a heart as big, and generous, as they come. Life is good. Steady. Uncomplicated. Just the way he likes things. Until one night at an unassuming L.A. bar changes everything. Enter Gemma Hendricks...Categorized as:
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![The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsTwitter fiction story of Cam and Avery.http://www.iheartbigbooks.com/2014/03...http://www.scribd.com/doc/231133105/T..Categorized as:
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![Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan]()
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record—all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS... -
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![Destined for Love by Melissa Foster]()
Destined for Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsYou met Rex Braden in Lovers at Heart, Book One of the The Bradens (Love in Bloom Series). Jade Johnson is about to turn his comfortable rancher's life upside down. Don't miss this powerful love story. DESTINED FOR LOVE is a hot contemporary romance with alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women...Categorized as:
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Stand-Off by Andrew Smith
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt’s his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead, he’s haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend, Joey, as the rugby team’s stand-off and new captain... -
![Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters]()
Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsClay and Maggie have gone through the dark and come out on the other side. For the first time, they are on this journey together. Fighting for something they both need and can’t live without…each other. But a long distance relationship is hard. Particularly for two people who are still trying to build something solid on a shaky and troubled foundation... -
![It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini]()
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 113 ratingsAmbitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself...Categorized as:
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![Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough]()
Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough
A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys -- one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, and the boy who comes to live in his house who makes him realize who he is.It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town... -
![Keep by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Keep by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSeaside Pictures Book 2 (All books in this series are interconnected stand alones) My name's shouted on rooftops. It's written on bras, bathroom stalls, hell my name is everywhere. To say my name is to experience an orgasm without ever leaving your house. My name? Zane "Saint" Andrews. I'm sex. I'm a rock god. I'm also a virgin...Categorized as:
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![Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...A Love Story by Jason Reynolds]()
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...A Love Story by Jason Reynolds
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsJason Reynolds tackles it—you know…it—from the guy’s perspective in this stream of consciousness story of a teen boy about to experience a huge first.Twenty-four months ago: Neon gets chased by a dog all around the parking lot of a church. Not his finest moment. And definitely one he would have loved to forget if it weren’t for the dog’s owner: Aria...Categorized as:
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![Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil]()
Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life... -
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The Book of David by Anonymous
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHis secret is his downfall. A riveting, first-person tale in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky.The author of this fictional diary began writing for a class assignment, but soon it became much more to him. As the star player of his high school football team, he faces a lot of pressure and expectation. Not to mention the secret that he’s harboring inside... -
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Winger by Andrew Smith
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsRyan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids in the Pacific Northwest. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy... -
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![The Dove in the Belly by Jim Grimsley]()
The Dove in the Belly by Jim Grimsley
At the University of North Carolina, Ronny's made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm life, and protected his heart.Until he can't. Ben is in some ways Ronny's opposite; he's big and solid where Ronny is small and slight. Ben's at UNC on a football scholarship. Confident, with that easy jock swagger, and an explosive temper always simmering. He has a steady stream of girlfriends...Categorized as:
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![Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman]()
Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThis is the explosively page-turning new novel for teenagers from the author of the award-winning "Noughts and Crosses" sequence. You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive your old girlfriend Melanie turns up unexpectedly ...with a baby ..Categorized as:
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![Catch My Fall by Ella Fox]()
Catch My Fall by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMia Reeves faith, trust and sense of security were all taken away in the blink of an eye. In need of a fresh start, she settles into a new town and begins to make a new life. Tristan Chamberlain has always kept girls at arm's length and he has no intention of changing. He’s caring, smart, handsome, but he’s also dealing with a lifetime of guilt that’s slowly but surely destroying him... -
![The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks]()
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket...Categorized as:
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![Unafraid by Melody Grace]()
Unafraid by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"The first time I saw her, I knew this girl was wilder than any stallion I’d ever trained. She was headstrong, wounded, passionate and free. And I had to have her…" Brittany Ray doesn’t care about her bad reputation. Growing up in a sleepy beach town with a junkie mom and a runaway dad, Brit’s learned the hard way that the people you love will only let you down... -
![Let's Play, Vol. 4 (Let's Play (Book) #4) by Leeanne M. Krecic, Nicholas Hogge]()
Let's Play, Vol. 4 (Let's Play (Book) #4) by Leeanne M. Krecic, Nicholas Hogge
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s young, single and about to achieve her dream of creating incredible video games. But then life throws her a one-two a popular streamer gives her first game a scathing review. Even worse, she finds out that same troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! A funny, sexy, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety. Come for the plot, stay for the doggo... -
![Rebound by Jordan Silver]()
Rebound by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMatthew Steele is over it already. His last year of high school behind him and college looming ahead, the young heartthrob should be enjoying his last summer of freedom. Instead he's nursing a broken heart from the deception of the girl he thought he knew, until she started a campaign of destruction against his younger brother Josh and his new love...Categorized as:
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![The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston]()
The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOwen Foster has never wanted for anything. Then his mother shows up at his elite New Orleans boarding school cradling a bombshell: his privileged life has been funded by stolen money...Categorized as:
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![If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram]()
If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMusic meets Movies in this sweet college romance from the bestselling author of Cinder & Ella. NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get... -
![Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey]()
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsLate on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie... -
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![All Out of Love by Gracie Graham]()
All Out of Love by Gracie Graham
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook three in the Boys of Riverside series takes off where book two leaves off, bringing you an epic love story for the boy Mackenzie Hart did not choose... -
![The Blue-Haired Boy by Courtney C. Stevens]()
The Blue-Haired Boy by Courtney C. Stevens
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet before the events of Courtney C. Stevens's debut novel, Faking Normal, this digital short story focuses on Bodee Lennox, otherwise known as the Kool-Aid Kid.Bodee Lennox has secrets. About where he got the four-inch scar on his leg. About the bruises on his back. About what it's really like to live in the Lennox household. These are things he doesn't share with anyone . . -
![These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar]()
These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSometimes I wish I’d lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that. They never get it when what’s been broken is inside your head.Five years after an unspeakable tragedy that changed him forever, Gordie Allen has made a new home with his half-brother Kevin... -
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![The Consequence of Loving Colton by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Consequence of Loving Colton by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt’s all fun and games…until someone’s heart is broken. They’re not kids anymore, but Milo Caro is certain that Colton Mathews will only see her as his best friend’s little sister for the rest of their lives. After all, he made that clear the night before she left for college...Categorized as:
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![The Chronicles Of A Bad Boy by Blair Holden, jessgirl93]()
The Chronicles Of A Bad Boy by Blair Holden, jessgirl93
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGet inside the head of the bad boy with a heart of gold. Brace yourselves ladies, Cole Stone is about to rock your world... -
![Something Like Summer - The Comic - Volume One: Summer by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Summer - The Comic - Volume One: Summer by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe hot Texas nights were lonely for Ben before his heart began beating to the rhythm of two words; Tim Wyman. By all appearances, Tim had the perfect body and ideal life, but when a not-so-accidental collision brings them together, Ben discovers that the truth is rarely so simple... -
![Until Now by Carmen Rosales]()
Until Now by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStill reeling from the death of both of her parents, 17year-old Aura Rayne is out of options. Moving in with another family for room and board, Aura becomes the family's new housekeeper in the richest part of town. Attending Elite Spencer Academy as a senior changes everything for her.Football star Kalum St...Categorized as:
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![Ringer by C.J. Duggan]()
Ringer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say it’s the quiet ones you have to worry about, and she was quiet, very quiet—when she wasn’t busy despising me with a burning passion. Ringo ‘Ringer’ James has a no-strings-attached policy. Love them, leave them, and remain the eternal bachelor. After a summer in which every one of his mates has succumbed to settling down, or so it seemed, Ringer is on the lookout for a quick exit... -
![Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander]()
Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCharlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he’ll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe’s greatest unanswered questions. He’s that smart. But Charlie’s future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl’s neck... -
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![Aroused by Jade Kerrion]()
Aroused by Jade Kerrion
Recently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort. Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera...Categorized as:
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![Home is Where You Are by Tessa Marie, Theresa Paolo]()
Home is Where You Are by Tessa Marie, Theresa Paolo
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAnna’s life reads like a check list. Straight A’s (Check) Editor of the school paper (Check) Volunteering time at the local soup kitchen (Check) Ivy League (So close she can taste it) Falling in love with a homeless boy (Not on the list) Dean has a plan too. Survive. After being subjected to his foster father’s violent attacks, Dean made the hard choice to leave...Categorized as:
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![True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan]()
True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIf you asked anyone in his small Vermont town, they'd tell you the facts: James Liddell, star athlete, decent student and sort-of boyfriend to cute, peppy Theresa, is a happy, funny, carefree guy.But whenever James sits down at his desk to write, he tells a different story... -
![Not After Everything by Michelle Levy]()
Not After Everything by Michelle Levy
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gritty but hopeful love story about two struggling teens—great for fans of The Spectacular Now, Willow, and Eleanor and Park Tyler has a football scholarship to Stanford, a hot girlfriend, and a reliable army of friends to party with. Then his mom kills herself. And Tyler lets it all go... -
![The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd]()
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt's Dade's last summer at home. He has a crappy job at Food World, a "boyfriend" who won't publicly acknowledge his existence (maybe because Pablo also has a girlfriend), and parents on the verge of a divorce. College is Dade's shining beacon of possibility, a horizon to keep him from floating away. Then he meets the mysterious Alex Kincaid... -
![Just One Year by Gayle Forman]()
Just One Year by Gayle Forman
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsJust One Day. Just One Year. Just One Read.Before you find out how their story ends, remember how it began.... When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn’t know where in the world he is—Prague or Dubrovnik or back in Amsterdam. All he knows is that he is once again alone, and that he needs to find a girl named Lulu... -
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Heart Unseen by Andrew Grey
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs a stunningly attractive man and the owner of a successful chain of auto repair garages, Trevor is used to attention, adoration, and getting what he wants. What he wants tends to be passionate, no-strings-attached flings with men he meets in clubs. He doesn't expect anything different when he sets his sights on James...Categorized as:
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![Take Me There by Carolee Dean]()
Take Me There by Carolee Dean
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDylan has a bad-boy past and a criminal record. He knows that rich, beautiful Jess is way too good for him, but she has always been the one person who sees through his tough exterior and straight to his heart, and he has been hopelessly in love with her from the first time they met. He would change his life for a chance with her... -
![Anissa of Syria by Zack Love, Jonah Pierce]()
Anissa of Syria by Zack Love, Jonah Pierce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings["Clean read" edition of The Syrian Virgin - full details below] Anissa is traumatized by the most brutal conflict of the 21st Century: the Syrian Civil War. In 2012, Islamists in Homs terrorize a Syrian-Christian community and destroy everything that a young woman holds dear. Narrowly escaping death, Anissa restarts her devastated life as a college student in New York City... -
![Collateral Damage by Katie Klein]()
Collateral Damage by Katie Klein
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsTrue love can blossom in unexpected places. This is Parker pretending not to care. . . . Parker Whalen and Jaden McEntyre are a wrong fit from the start. Jaden is driven and focused, Harvard Med School within reach. Parker has a past—a reputation—and the rumors about his mysterious habits abound...Categorized as:
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![Deadline by Chris Crutcher]()
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBen Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world... -
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Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
Flipped is a romance told in two voices. The first time Juli Baker saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. The first time Bryce saw Juli, he ran. That's pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn't as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is pretty amazing...Categorized as:
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Boy21 by Matthew Quick
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBasketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in gray, broken Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish Mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, he takes care of his disabled grandfather, and at school he’s called “White Rabbit”, the only white kid on the varsity basketball team. He’s always dreamed of getting out somehow with his girlfriend, Erin...Categorized as:
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![Totally Tormented by Lucy Covington]()
Totally Tormented by Lucy Covington
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDangerous. Sexy. Damaged. These are the words used to describe Justin Brown. Intelligent. Capable. Responsible. These are the words used to describe Lindsay Cramer. Irresistible. Addicting. Passionate. These are the words used to describe their relationship... -
![Lily of the Valley by Sarah Daltry]()
Lily of the Valley by Sarah Daltry
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN-10: 1492216690 (ISBN-13: 978-1492216698). This isn't a sweet and innocent coming of age story. If dirty talk, bedroom toys, and threesomes offend you... this is not your book. There are also no billionaires, strippers, or virgins. This is just the story of typical college kids trying to connect to each other... -
![Relentlessly Reckless by Lucy Covington]()
Relentlessly Reckless by Lucy Covington
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIntroducing RELENTLESSLY RECKLESS, the sixth book in the electrifying ADDICTED TO YOU series... Dangerous. Sexy. Damaged. These are the words used to describe Justin Brown. Intelligent. Capable. Responsible. These are the words used to describe Lindsay Cramer. Irresistible. Addicting. Passionate. These are the words used to describe their relationship...
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