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Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka
Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues... -
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Exposed by Raven St. Pierre
Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KOIW1T6. Walking away seemed like her only option. Letting go was the one thing he couldn’t do. Sam and AJ have spent the last five years trying to get over their painful breakup. Both have moved on, but neither has fully healed from the wounds of the past...Categorized as:
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![Kick, Push & Coast Duet: Includes Kick, Push and Coast by Jay McLean]()
Kick, Push & Coast Duet: Includes Kick, Push and Coast by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBox set includes exclusive never before seen bonus short story told from Tommy Warden’s ten-year-old mind. ★SYNOPSIS for Kick, Push There’s a single defining moment within every skater. It lasts only a second. Two if you're good. Three if you’re really good. It’s the moment you’re in the air, your board somewhere beneath you and nothing but wind surrounds you... -
![Take a Chance by Abbi Glines]()
Take a Chance by Abbi Glines
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the story of Grant, the sexy playboy who first captured readers hearts in Fallen Too Far . When Harlow Manning's rocker father goes on tour, he sends her to Rosemary Beach, Florida, to live with her half-sister, Nan. The problem: Nan despises her... -
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![Fall To Pieces by Chloe Walsh]()
Fall To Pieces by Chloe Walsh
Kyle Carter was never going to be an easy man to love. Lee Bennett knew that from their very first encounter, but the secrets of his past have exploded in Lee's face putting an end to their explosive love affair. Pregnant and homeless, Lee must try to find a way to live side by side with the man who destroyed her. The very man she is still desperately in love with, but can never trust...Categorized as:
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![Love Me by Kristin Mayer]()
Love Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEngaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...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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![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... -
![The Girl I Once Loved by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox]()
The Girl I Once Loved by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Someone once told me that there's a fine line between love and hate. They forgot to mention how that line, once broken, can never be mended. Skylar Ames. My stepsister. The very embodiment of all I’ve ever desired. She’ll forever hold my heart in her hands. I played my part and pushed her away, preferring to sacrifice my dreams, for hers... -
![Orlando by Kylie Kent]()
Orlando by Kylie Kent
OrlandoWhen you’re a Valentino, shit comes easy. When you’re a teenage rock icon, it comes even easier.There’s only ever been one thing in life I couldn’t grasp hold of. She was there, for a brief moment in time. And then… poof. Like a little ghost, she vanished.Until she turns back up at New York Prep, the school I rule over...Categorized as:
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![Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals]()
Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo names that didn't belong to us. Two shoes that did. Intense and introspective, seventeen-year-old Hawthorne Macy knows all about being abandoned. She's felt the stark pain of being left behind by the people who are supposed to love her the most; her parents. Raised by her caring uncle on an old plantation, Hawthorne lives her life on the fringes of her small Southern town... -
![Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki]()
Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing... -
![The Fall of a God by Holly Renee]()
The Fall of a God by Holly Renee
Innocent. Blameless. Pure. Heartbroken. Josie Vos belonged to the one family I hated more than anything. And I had forced her to despise me just as much. It didn't matter that I had lost track of my plan and fallen for my enemy. Irrevocably hurt and enraged by my deceit, she had no intentions of doing anything but watching me lose my throne. The secrets of our families can never be forgotten... -
![The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen]()
The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered...Categorized as:
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![Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely]()
Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the NYT & USA Today Bestselling romance author, a sizzling and addictive story of a woman with a broken past and the man who can’t fight his attraction to her… Twenty-three year old rising theater star Jill McCormick has built a life out of pretending. Pretending she’s happy, pretending she’s not haunted by the dark secret that shattered her world six years ago...Categorized as:
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![Buried Castles by Monica Alexander]()
Buried Castles by Monica Alexander
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEmily Cole thought she was going to have the best summer of her life when she met Zack Easton, the dark, mysterious, gorgeous, guitar playing guy who captured her heart at first glance. He encouraged her to take risks and act without thinking, but more than that, he taught her what it was like to fall head-over-heels in love with someone...Categorized as:
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![Torrid Track by Naomi Porter]()
Torrid Track by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrynne. My Bonita.She is my ruination.If the Knight’s Legion MC’s president wasn’t my best friend, or the VP my father, I’d be insignificant, a nobody. Just a broken man lurking in the shadows, watching the world go by. Nobody truly knows me until a gorgeous woman with soulful, whiskey-colored eyes looks into mine. Brynne Gallo sees who I am and wants me regardless of my scars and hidden kinks...Categorized as:
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![Torment Her by Caitlyn Dare]()
Torment Her by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 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... -
![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... -
![Wrecking Ball by B.N. Toler]()
Wrecking Ball by B.N. Toler
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Brandon and Sophia met, something clicked. A guy who didn’t believe in love at first sight, suddenly believed. A girl who believed a bad boy would always be bad, changed her mind. With Sophia by Brandon’s side, he knew he could conquer the world, and Sophia had never felt more loved or wanted in her life. They were good together. But even the strongest of foundations can be crumbled...Categorized as:
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![Conceal by Juliana Stone]()
Conceal by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNo one said going home would be easy... Black sheep and all around trouble maker, Betty Jo Barker is back home and hoping for a do-over. Things are finally looking up until Beau Simon comes to town. The man pushes every button she owns and manages to awaken long dead emotions she'd rather leave buried...Categorized as:
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![How We Deal with Gravity by Ginger Scott]()
How We Deal with Gravity by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen her son Max was diagnosed with autism, Avery Abbot’s life changed forever. Her husband left, and her own dreams became a distant fantasy—always second to fighting never-ending battles to make sure Max was given opportunity, love and respect. Finding someone to fight along her side wasn’t even on her list, and she’d come to terms with the fact that she could never be her own priority again... -
![This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard]()
This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard
Told over three summer festivals, this stunning novel from a bestselling author charts the emotional turmoil of young love and early fame.The Kerbs are a four-piece pop rock band on the verge of breaking big the moment that frontman, Drew, turns 18...Categorized as:
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![Let Me In by Michelle Lynn]()
Let Me In by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratings**This is a STANDALONE! You do not need to read book 1 in order to enjoy LET ME IN *** Grant is damaged, selfish, and undeserving of love…or so he thinks. Jessa is happy, in love, and has overcome her past…or so she thinks. Grant and Jessa can’t stop thinking about one another since being introduced at a party a month ago...Categorized as:
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![Running in Place by L.B. Simmons]()
Running in Place by L.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTatum O’Connell: Some call me a party girl. People see me as happy, full of life, with absolutely no cares in the world. They see what I want them to see. But no one knows me - really knows me. Not even Noah Reese. Mr. Perfect is always watching me, most likely judging every single imperfect thing I do. But, if Noah wants to keep an eye on me, that’s just fine. I definitely don’t mind... -
![The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen, Pauline Vidal]()
The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen, Pauline Vidal
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA YA novel from USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen. Never ask a question unless you’re sure you want the truth. I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my mp3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face. My mother would never tell me how I came to be, or why my rock star father and I have never met. I thought it was her only secret...Categorized as:
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![His Fake Fiancée by Fiona Murphy]()
His Fake Fiancée by Fiona Murphy
Ivan Volkov is a wickedly intelligent, ruthless, and devastatingly gorgeous billionaire with a sexy British accent. He also owns the company I work for. The plan was simple: get his attention to show him I was the one behind all my boss’s awesome proposals that have been making the company hundreds of millions of dollars for the last three years... -
![If I Never Remember by Meagan Williamson]()
If I Never Remember by Meagan Williamson
They’re back for the summer… and changing everythingTeddy’s life isn’t her own anymore. It’s been nine months since the accident, and she still can’t remember anything from before it. When all hope rests on the heart-shaped sketch from the six summers she spent in Bear Lake, she memorizes it. A last resort in the laundry list of failed attempts at restoring her memory... -
![The Brokenhearted Necklace by A.M. Snead]()
The Brokenhearted Necklace by A.M. Snead
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHaunted by a disturbing memory of brutal intolerance, Lonny struggles to deal with being the only gay kid in his school as he suffers daily from the ridicule and taunts of Quarterback Jack Flemming and his group...Categorized as:
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![Out of Control by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green]()
Out of Control by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree years have passed since Dare Wilde walked out of Reagan McKinley's life. Three years of radio silence. Three years of regrets. But she’s not the same girl anymore. Now, at twenty-two, Reagan has big plans to change her life, and it all starts with a trip to Europe... -
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Sweet Tooth by Helen Juliet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGetting lost in the woods was never this fun When Hans Jager and his sister Greta have to return home for the holidays, the last thing he expects is to run into his childhood best friend, Chester Wild. Even more surprising is when Chester pretends to be Hans’s boyfriend to protect Hans from his wicked step-mother’s wrath...Categorized as:
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![Collide by Juliana Stone]()
Collide by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA second chance never looked so good… Bobbi-Jo Barker has been in love with the wrong man for years. A man who doesn't fit into the perfect, controlled life she's created. A man who not only broke her heart but nearly destroyed her. So the fact that he's back in town shouldn't matter because he's all wrong for her, or so she thinks..Categorized as:
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![Champagne Kisses by Krista Lakes]()
Champagne Kisses by Krista Lakes
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat's more important to a soldier- his love of his country, or his love of a woman? In the summer of 1990, Rachel Weber spent a week down on the Florida coast, soaking up the sun's rays while she waited for her life to begin. It was there that she met Dean Sherman, a handsome, muscular soldier with blue eyes...Categorized as:
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![Right Now by Marie Hall]()
Right Now by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNOW AVAILABLE! Sometimes in life.... Things were supposed to get better when Ryan met Lili. I was supposed to move on, get a life... but I'm stuck and lost. Things with my father are not good. There are demons in our closet, big ones. Ones I want to kill him for, I'm seeing a shrink, I'm trying to get better... but my life feels out of control, like I'm a raft adrift on the sea...Categorized as:
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![Dream of You by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
Dream of You by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout
Abby Erickson isn't looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she's thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she's ever seen - Colton Anders. His job is to protect her, but with every look, every touch, and every simmering kiss, she's in danger of not only losing her life but her heart also... -
![Broken Heart Club by Cathy Cassidy]()
Broken Heart Club by Cathy Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAndie, Eden, Ryan, Tasha and Hasmita love being part of the Heart Club. They've promised to stay best friends forever and nothing can tear them apart.But sometimes things happen that you couldn't ever have expected and forever might not be as long as you think.Now, two years later, Eden and Ryan are haunted by memories of the past... -
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Intercepted by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFour people. Four goals. Four endings. In the third and final book of the USA Today bestselling By His Game series, the rules of the game no one knew they’d have to play are blurring, and when the past becomes the opposing team, hearts aren’t the only thing at stake of being lost… Finding naked pictures of her best friend on her boyfriend’s phone wasn’t in Everleigh White’s five year plan...Categorized as:
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![An Unplanned Lesson by Beth Rinyu]()
An Unplanned Lesson by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNicole Morgan, the new second grade teacher at Pineview Elementary school, has it all together in the classroom; it’s her personal life that she can’t find peace with. Unable to let go of the guilt that she is harboring from her past, she punishes herself by running from all potential relationships... -
![Love Always, Damian by D. Nichole King]()
Love Always, Damian by D. Nichole King
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey say time heals all wounds. What a load of bull. It’s been four years, and Kate’s voice still echoes in my mind. Every. Damn. Day. I numb her memory when it taunts me. In college, I drown her out with booze and easy lays. I can’t do what she asked. I can’t let her go. Not even when Lia shows up, freaking ripping what’s left of me to shreds... -
![Mended by Kim Karr]()
Mended by Kim Karr
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMUSIC HAS THE POWER TO HEAL ALL…BUT NOT ALL BROKEN HEARTS CAN BE MENDED. Always in control, Xander Wilde considered life on the road to be a perfect fit for him. But when disaster strikes on the Wilde Ones’ latest tour, fate intervenes…and a newly single Ivy Taylor, the only girl he has ever loved, steps back into his life...Categorized as:
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![Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer]()
Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUsed… Broken… Confused… It only took one drunken mistake four years ago for Maddie Harrington to learn that when you fully give yourself over to a man, you should never expect anything in return. Since that night, her views on love have become distorted, believing men would only want her for the pleasure her body could bring them... -
![The Exception to the Rule by Beth Rinyu]()
The Exception to the Rule by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Katrina “Kat” Vallia, an idealistic if somewhat naive 20-something American pediatrician travels halfway across the globe to volunteer in a poor African village, she looks at it as a means of closure. Following a bitter breakup with her unfaithful boyfriend, she decides to throw herself into her work without any distractions from a man. That’s until she encounters Dr...Categorized as:
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![Guarded Heart by C.A. Harms]()
Guarded Heart by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife can be very scary...Really Scary when a wounded heart is involved. Giving your entire heart to someone is hard enough once but when it is completely shattered by the one person you believed would always keep it safe only makes it almost impossible to give it away a second time... -
![The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis]()
The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming tale of three people who are bought together when they’re bequeathed an old Wild West inn that has the potential to pull their lives apart, but instead turns into the gift of a lifetime... -
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![Always Yours by Kari March]()
Always Yours by Kari March
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCam and Cara's story. Used. That was the only word Cam Greer, the son of a wealthy media mogul, had ever associated with women. When he met Amber Murphy his senior year in high school, he felt like, for once, this girl loved him for him. When she pursued her dreams and left Cam behind, Amber not only crushed Cam's heart, she destroyed his future as well... -
![The Beautiful Now by M. Leighton]()
The Beautiful Now by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDane James worked my stepfather’s fields. He was the boy next door. Strong. Hardworking. Forbidden. From the moment we met, we were star-crossed lovers—always wanting, never having. We loved each other for most of our lives, but right from the beginning destiny had other plans. She knew we would fall in love. She knew we would fall apart...Categorized as:
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![Bring Me Back by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Bring Me Back by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNote From The AuthorI could have put the typical blurb here.Boy meets girl.They fall in love.Live happily ever after.The end. But this isn’t that story...Categorized as:
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![Here Goes Nothing by Alexander C. Eberhart]()
Here Goes Nothing by Alexander C. Eberhart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor high school senior Mike Hernandez, everything is finally falling perfectly into place. He’s publishing his first web comic with his new boyfriend, his friends and family are totally supportive, and he’s looking towards a future he never let himself imagine. Chris Myers is a boy on the mend...Categorized as:
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![Pollyanna and the Greek Billionaire: Innocent and Betrayed, Part 3 by Marian Tee]()
Pollyanna and the Greek Billionaire: Innocent and Betrayed, Part 3 by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGreek billionaire Kyrillos Gazis finally knows what love is…but only when it might be too late for him to salvage his marriage. What was supposed to be the happiest night for Kyr and his young wife has turned into a nightmarish episode. Pollyanna has found out about his past in the most hurtful way possible, catching him kissing not just any woman but his first love Ana... -
![Beautiful Broken Mess by Kimberly Lauren]()
Beautiful Broken Mess by Kimberly Lauren
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWhen life's always been a mess, can you still turn it into something beautiful? Jace Riley’s close connection with his identical twin brother, Jaxon, is put to the test when he tries to choose between keeping his promises and following his heart...Categorized as:
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