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Coast by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOne life-changing summer. One boy. The boy. The boy who offered me safe touches and heart-stopping smiles - smiles he shared with his son. We filled our days with porch-step kisses, filled our ears with laughter, filled our hearts with love. Deep, soul-aching, desperate love. But love is misleading. It's an invisible, fleeting moment...Categorized as:
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![More Than Him by Jay McLean]()
More Than Him by Jay McLean
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne Williamson. We live in a world of darkness and shadows, where monsters hide and aim to ruin. And they did. They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares. But now we're back. And we're fighting... -
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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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![Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams]()
Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsChase Grayson has never been interested in having a relationship that lasts longer than it takes for him and his date to get dressed again. But then he stumbles into a gray-eyed girl whose innocence pours off her, and everything changes. From the minute Harper opens her mouth to let him know just how much he disgusts her, he's hooked... -
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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... -
![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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Rebirth by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is the final book in the series but not the last you'll see of Gabriel and Gianna Gabriel Russo had been born under a dark cloud. He knew his history like the back of his hand; his mother made sure of that. He knew what blood ran through his veins and what it meant. He also knew that there were some with that same blood who would kill him if they could...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Because of Low by Abbi Glines]()
Because of Low by Abbi Glines
In my debut novel, Breathe, Sadie may have fallen in love with the teen rock star, Jax Stone, but readers fell head over heels for Marcus Hardy. This is his story… Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer he’d rather forget behind him. But instead, he’s jerked right back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis...Categorized as:
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![Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken
Everyone has a secret... Gabe Hyde is on borrowed time. He's been hiding his identity for over four years-hidden from the world that used to adore him--obsess over him--driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice. But that one choice, altered the course of his life forever... -
![Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino]()
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House...Categorized as:
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![On His Face: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss]()
On His Face: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss
5 Goals for a Perfect Freshman Year1. Learn a new life skill.2. Get a tattoo.3. Pay off my car.4. Enter the Art Fest. Win.5. Fall in love with a stranger.Yes, I know #5 isn’t technically a goal, but I couldn’t think of anything else. Little did I know, I’d cross it off my vision board two weeks into my first semester at Chicago North University.He was the model in my art class...Categorized as:
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![Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles]()
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsLuis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut... -
![Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover]()
Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover
This novella is a companion novel to the Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love comes with conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe...Categorized as:
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![Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover]()
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 143 ratingsHardships and heartache brought them together… now it will tear them apart. Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will’s past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop ‘carving pumpkins...Categorized as:
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![The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines]()
The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsGetting a boy to fall head-over-heels in love with you isn’t easy. Especially when he’s been in love with your cousin for as long as you can remember. Lana has lived her life in her cousin’s shadow. Ashton always made perfect grades, had tons of friends, and looks model-perfect. And she’s always had Sawyer Vincent—the only boy Lana’s ever wanted—wrapped around her finger...Categorized as:
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![Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel]()
Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt thirty two, Kelli Bryant is ready to take on the world, and Chandler Media, as the new Marketing Director, but her plans are derailed when her promotion is given to none other than Ian Greyson, Kelli’s old college flame, her one true love and the one man she hoped to never see again... -
![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... -
![Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta]()
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsA compelling story of romance, family, and friendship with humor and heart, perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Lauren Myracle. Francesca is stuck at St. Sebastian’s, a boys' school that pretends it's coed by giving the girls their own bathroom. Her only female companions are an ultra-feminist, a rumored slut, and an impossibly dorky accordion player... -
![The Art of Life by Sarah Carter]()
The Art of Life by Sarah Carter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJeremy is a devastatingly attractive 21 year old guy with a secret, who just has to walk into a room and flash his winning smile to melt a girl's heart. Isabelle,"Izzy", is a barely noticeable artist, whose home life is less than to be desired. She feels completely alone in the world, that is until the fateful day when Jeremy saves her from school tormentors and changes both their lives forever... -
![Unraveled by Jen Frederick]()
Unraveled by Jen Frederick
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTwenty-five-year-old Sgt. Gray Phillips is at a crossroads in his life: stay in the Marine Corps or get out and learn to be a civilian? He’s got forty-five days of leave to make up his mind but the people in his life aren’t making the decision any easier. His dad wants him to get out; his grandfather wants him to stay in... -
![After the Rain by Lisa De Jong]()
After the Rain by Lisa De Jong
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA novella follow-up to When It Rains. The last few years have been my best and my worst. Now I’m learning to move on after my greatest heartbreak of all. I’m in college with the guy I’ve loved since I was just a kid, but when two people have the history we do, there are always obstacles to overcome. They say love conquers all, and it's time to find out how true that really is...Categorized as:
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![The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Temptation of Lila and Ethan comes a story of change, hope, and unbreakable vows. The day Ella has waited for is just around the corner. It's the day she'll marry Micha, the love of her life, the light that guided her out of the darkness... -
![Ryder by Chantal Fernando]()
Ryder by Chantal Fernando
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRyder Crawford is going places. His band ‘Morning Alliance,’ has just gotten signed, and are now touring with one of the most popular bands in the world. When he meets Lexi Raine, the timing couldn’t have been worse. But like they say, love finds you when you aren’t looking for it. The stunning blonde manages to turn his world upside down, through the fierce connection they share... -
![Torment Her by Caitlyn Dare]()
Torment Her by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe wants to rescue her. She wants to escape him.Kennedy Lowe was the girl that got away. So when she turns up broken and bruised, I‘m determined to fix things and finally claim the girl I’ve always loved.I’ll tease her.Tempt herIn the end, I’ll make her mine.Conner Jagger was the boy I always wanted. But we’re not the same people anymore, and I don’t know if I can trust him with my heart...Categorized as:
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![Wilder Play by Ali Dean]()
Wilder Play by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe addicting, edge-of-your seat Wilder series continues with the third installment filled with sports, romance, and characters you'll obsess about. Continue your fast-paced binge read and enjoy the ride along this twisty, unpredictable plot...Categorized as:
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![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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![Finding Us: Jules and Nate by Allie Juliette Mousseau]()
Finding Us: Jules and Nate by Allie Juliette Mousseau
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAuthor Note: 50% of all Sale Proceeds from May14th through the 21st will be donated to the "No More Project" through The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. "When you're lost... True North" The North brothers were hell on wheels-adrenaline-junky bad boys... -
![The Dare by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Dare by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBoring Beth Lynn has always lived up to her nickname… until she wakes up in a hotel bed next to a sexy as sin state senator she re-connected with at a wedding the previous night. The biggest problem? She can't seem to remember anything about the night before except for crying into a box of cookies, and she’s pretty sure Grandma Nadine slipped something in her drink...Categorized as:
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![The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Ella Daniels and Micha Scott are fourteen, they make a pact to leave the small town of Star Grove and create better lives for themselves. The pact was made as best friends, but over the next six years, their friendship begins to intensify. Feelings change. Grow. Veer towards love. But one tragic night changes everything. Hearts get broken. And the future they had planned changes forever...Categorized as:
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Finally, Forever by Katie Kacvinsky
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAuthor's Note: Can be read as book three of the First Comes Love series , or as a standalone . College baseball player, Gray Thomas, had to go far out into left field to find a girl like Dylan, the ex-love-of-his-life. More than a year later, literally at a crossroads, they find each other together on a journey that is a pause between a painful past and an uncertain future... -
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Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao... -
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![Talon's Heart by Jordan Silver]()
Talon's Heart by Jordan Silver
Talon Avery took one look at the new girl on campus and lost his shit. The renowned lady’s man is completely out of his element as he feels the strong pull from just that one look. All his life he’s heard the fantastical story of what he likes to call ‘the family’s curse’. The legend the men call the lightning zap...Categorized as:
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![Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins]()
Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIf you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love. But what happens when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future? Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love. Then life happened... -
![The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham]()
The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou will never forget your first date, your first kiss, or your first love. You will also never forget how it felt when it was torn apart. Seventeen-year old Grace Hathaway does not give much thought to falling in love, until the day that Ian Taylor, rebel and misfit walks into her math class. From their first conversation, Grace is mesmerized by Ian's charisma and rock star façade... -
![Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTwo years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart. Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the accident end up back in her life again...Categorized as:
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![Second Chance by Katie Kacvinsky]()
Second Chance by Katie Kacvinsky
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN: B0097UX04M Can two drastically different, imperfect people be perfect for each other? It’s been four months since Gray and Dylan have seen each other. Dylan’s been traveling in Europe, while Gray has college, baseball, and a life rooted in one place. Gray’s determined to forget Dylan, the girl he fell in love with in First Comes Love... -
![Soldier On by Sydney Logan]()
Soldier On by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill his call of duty break both their hearts? Losing her father in Desert Storm has left Stephanie James with a bitter soul when it comes to the military. As a college senior juggling a full course load, Steph's only goal is to graduate with honors at the end of the semester. She’s focused, determined, and a firm believer in all work and no play...Categorized as:
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![Malicious by Alex Grayson, Melissa Toppen]()
Malicious by Alex Grayson, Melissa Toppen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOliver Conley….The most infuriating man I’ve ever met.He’s crass, selfish, malicious. The worst kind of person.From our very first encounter we were at odds. Standing on opposite ends of the battlefield preparing for war. He didn’t care for me.I despised him.Until one day things started to change….I didn’t want to want him. Hell, I hated myself for it...Categorized as:
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![From What I Remember... by Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas]()
From What I Remember... by Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsKYLIE: Mexico? What a nightmare! I should be putting the finishing touches on my valedictorian speech. Graduation is TODAY! Wait! Is this a wedding band on my finger?? MAX: It started with Kylie's laptop and a truck full of stolen electronics and it ended in Ensenada. It was hot, the way she broke us out like some chick in an action movie...Categorized as:
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![When I Surrender by Kendall Ryan]()
When I Surrender by Kendall Ryan
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsUndaunted by Knox’s complicated history with sexual addiction, McKenna pushes forward in her relationship with this deliciously flawed man. She experiences the highest highs as they discover each other, along with the lowest lows, and worries that his past may not be entirely behind him... -
![Forever, Jack by Natasha Boyd]()
Forever, Jack by Natasha Boyd
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA feisty small-town girl and the Hollywood star who broke her heartAn all-consuming love threatened by fameOne last chance at FOREVER Keri Ann Butler's life changed on the night she met movie star, Jack Eversea. She thought she knew a Jack that was very different to the man adored by fans the world over...Categorized as:
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![Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner]()
Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsEmily: I'm back in New York, ready to start my brand new life with Logan. Things are still up in the air between us, and it has been three months since I've even talked to him. But there's one thing I'm certain of -- I can't live without him. Logan: I need her like I need air. But now she's back, and her dad and her ex-boyfriend are conspiring to keep us apart. We can do this, though...Categorized as:
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![Inking Him by Cora Carmack]()
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![November 9 by Colleen Hoover]()
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse. Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day of her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A...Categorized as:
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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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![Jamais sans toi by Jessica Sorensen]()
Jamais sans toi by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsElla and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever.Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems...Categorized as:
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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...
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