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A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble... -
All That Remains by Michele G. Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStorms come and go, but true love remains. Fear, guilt, and jealousy all rear their ugly heads as Jules and West strive to figure out what they want now that they've emerged from the wreckage of the storm. A year has passed since the night Jules Blacklin and West Rutledge were thrown together by a tornado... -
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Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Guilt. A painful, lonely feeling. It seeps into your pores slowly as you go through life day by day. Like a disease, it blackens your heart with thoughts and memories of what you did, or in my case, what you didn’t do. ”. Surviving the storm was only the beginning for Jules. Surviving the guilt? That is something only love can help her overcome. -
Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJason is a basketball star and one of the most popular guys in school. Brainy Kyra isn't, but she doesn't much care what other people think. Under normal circumstances, Jason and Kyra would live in their separate worlds until graduation. But fate intervenes, and the unlikely duo is paired up for a class project... -
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A Christmas Wish by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia can't help but be a little bit of a Grinch this Christmas. After a painful break up, her little sister showing up with a surprise fiancé wasn't exactly Julia's Christmas wish. Especially when her mother won't stop reminding her that she is currently single. When Julia's mother notices that she's missing an ingredient for cookies, Julia leaps at the opportunity to get away from everyone... -
Promise Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her best friend happily married and now pregnant, Sam Matthews should be overjoyed. Instead, she can only see what is missing in her life. Pushing her emotions aside, she retreats to a piece of her past that she’s kept hidden, something that even her best friend knows nothing about. Taking a step into her future, Sam moves to North Carolina where she once again encounters Mark Robertson... -
More to the Story by Hena Khan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern American Muslim family living in Georgia. When Jameela Mirza is picked to be feature editor of her middle school newspaper, she’s one step closer to being an award-winning journalist like her late grandfather... -
Falling For Korea by Piper Jean
America meets K-drama in this rollercoaster plot with a fresh take on romance and what it means to be family. When Sydney is sent to Seoul to live with a family she’s never met, she encounters unexpected chemistry with their son, but must fight to unravel the mystery of why she was sent away... -
The Complete Fire on Ice Series by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis series has five full-length novels about hot hockey stars and the women who steal their hearts. Bound. College senior Kate Camden has learned to adapt - to her last year of school, to the promise of motherhood, to the fact that she’s doing it all alone. But just when she’s learned to adjust, heartache threatens to break her apart... -
Raw Temptation by Eve Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is Book 2 in the Tempted series. You should start with Book 1 Pure Temptation, on sale for only 99 cents here on Amazon. From New York Times best-selling author, Eve Carter, comes the much-anticipated sequel to Pure Temptation... -
Reach for Tomorrow by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKatie O'Roark is thrilled to learn that Jenny House is being rebuilt. After the fire last year, Katie thought she could never return to the camp, where she spent the summers with teens like her who faced medical odds stacked against them. But thanks to Richard Holloway's efforts, Katie and her longtime friends Lacey and Chelsea will work as counselors once again... -
Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLET ME HEAL YOUR HEART. Book Four in Lily Foster’s LET ME series. First loves are not easily forgotten…. Anna has endured more by the age of eighteen than most do in a lifetime. Unless you know her, you see only the beautiful, privileged, bright college freshman who seems to have it all. Few people know what she’s gone through or know who she really is... -
Dreams of Us by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBailey Black was a former college athlete who was now enjoying the beginnings of a successful career in Chicago. Some aspects of her life hadn't turned out the way she planned, but she had slowly come to accept that. She thought she was content with her current lifestyle... -
Miranda Kenneally Bundle: Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker, Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiranda Kenneally has captivated readers with her fantastic contemporary YA series. Now discover the first three Hundred Oaks books for one low price: Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker and Things I Can't Forget-featuring new bonus material that includes:. � Character interviews. � A new short story based on Catching Jordan. � A sneak peek at Racing Savannah. . -
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Let Me Love You by Lily Foster
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Two in the Let Me series. Letting someone in can be the hardest part…. Life has never been the stuff of fairy tales for Rene Beaumont. On her own from a very young age, Rene has struggled to stay on track, determined to make a better life for herself. Forget dating, boyfriends, any sort of love life—surviving day-to-day has been Rene’s main objective... -
True Love: The Trilogy: The Complete Boxed Set by Harper Bentley
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Harper Bentley comes all three True Love books together in one boxed set! True Love, Book 1 - Discovering Us. They wanted forever. .. but sometimes forever's not that easy. Ellen has loved Jagger since she was five and he was seven when they kissed through the chain link fence at school... -
Concealed by Selena Laurence
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo years ago, Gabe Thompson stood in the desert of Afghanistan and watched the love of his life drive away. When his tour of duty ended six months later, she wasn’t waiting. Now Gabe’s ready to go after the one thing his life is missing – the woman he’s never been able to forget. Twenty-year-old Alexis Garcia rues the day she decided to volunteer for a UN mission to Afghanistan... -
Finding You by Elizabeth Lee
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing the wild child has worked for Mallory Vandaveer for most of her life. She’s the good time girl, up for anything–and everyone in her small town knows it. But when her sister came home after years of being away, long hidden secrets came out. Turns out, Mallory isn’t who she thought she was. And now everything starts to feel like a lie... -
Undressed by Shannon Richard
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe knows the rules of the game . . . but she can't resist his moves. Publicist Abby Fields's career is on the rise. And with failed romances in her past, she has no time for men. When a job opportunity opens up with a sports team in Florida, Abby eagerly packs up and heads south... -
Game Winner by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the final installment of Levi Carr and Presley McCarthy’s story, he’s playing in the AHL a state away in Pennsylvania while she’s back home trying to finish school. Presley’s only dream has been going to law school. That goal has remained strong, even with falling in love with Levi. He’s off playing hockey, and she’s still trying to focus on that goal... -
Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jones
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn her debut novel, Traci L. Jones presents a girl with grit she never knew she had, and a boy so inspired by her that he begins to take pride in his own abilities. Patrice dreams of a first-class education, but right now she's just got to survive the walk to school. Patrice Williams was happy living in Georgia with her grandmother. .. then her mother lured her to Chicago and ended up in jail... -
Something like Redemption by Monica James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome secrets are best left untold. .. Mia Lee escaped to the sleepy little town of South Boston, Virginia with the intent to be normal, and to find a place she could call home. Sadly for Mia, her past has come back with a vengeance, and forced her to flee yet again. This time, however, she’s not alone…... -
Denim Diaries 1: 16 Going on 21 by Darrien Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother great book in the Denim Dairies series. -
Uncaged Love #6: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by JJ Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt ain’t over till everybody says, “I do. ”. A bonus follow up book to the love story of MMA fighters Colt and Jo by USA Today bestselling author JJ Knight. It’s four weeks until the biggest day of Jo’s life. Her wedding. But the reporters are on her case about everything from her “sausage dress” to berating her for giving up her fighting career to be Colt’s “little wife. ”... -
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Under the Lights by Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnder the Lights (Gone by Autumn Book Two) (A Brothers of Rock Novel). The Brothers of Rock series continues with Gone by Autumn! *. Tanner Ashwind maintains the rockstar lifestyle by following two very simple rules. First, Gone by Autumn is everything. Second, any woman lucky enough to share his bed never shares it twice. It's simple and it keeps him out of trouble. . -
The Loneliest Tour by Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as he was self-destructing. .. she walked into his life. Now they need to save each other. Arrested. Hounded by the press. Under pressure to make this tour rock. Guitarist Jett has enough problems without getting involved with a woman. But he didn't figure on Masie, with her seductive dancer's body and a smile that puts life back into his world. He has to have her. . -
North Star - The Complete Series Box Set by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings$0. 99 New Release Price! Fighting isn't always about winning. Sometimes it's about not giving up. An artist from a wealthy family. A boxer from the wrong side of town. A love worth fighting for. Three full novels, over 280,000 words, and 8 pages of extended, uncensored scenes! Knockout - Top 100 Paid Kindle eBook Bestseller. Brawler - #1 Sports Romance Bestseller... -
You Can't Catch Me by Cassie Mae, Becca Ann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy body suuuucks. After lounging around on my butt all summer (okay, so maybe that was my bad), this body decided to become something completely foreign. So now I’m trying to make the track team and I feel like I’m a baby learning to walk again. A couple pounds wouldn’t have been so bad. Work those off, run like a mad woman, no problem, yeah? But no... -
Something Like Love by Monica James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe secret’s out. .. Fate has never been kind to Mia Lee, but her misfortune has driven her to seek redemption from a past filled with regret. Mia’s future depends on uncovering her past, but sadly, the answers lay with her mother, a mother who abandoned Mia when she was only a child. Now that Mia has finally found her kin, she’s determined to get the answers she so desperately seeks... -
The Alexanders: Volume 1 by M. Malone
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratings~ a USA TODAY Bestseller ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. Teasing Trent: Ever since Mara walked into her brother's dorm room freshman year and came face to face with a shirtless Trent, she's known he was The One . She finally has a plan to get him exactly where she wants him. In her bed. One More Day: On the run from a murderer, Ridley Wells has nowhere else to turn... -
Red Glass by Laura Resau
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsONE NIGHT SOPHIE and her parents are called to a hospital where Pedro, 6-year-old Mexican boy, is recovering from dehydration. Crossing the border into Arizona with a group of Mexicans and a coyote, or guide, Pedro and his parents faced such harsh conditions that the boy is the only survivor. Pedro comes to live with Sophie, her parents, and Sophie's Aunt Dika, a refugee of the war in Bosnia... -
Stepbrother With Benefits 14 by Mia Clark
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's not just for a week, it wasn't just a fling. Ethan's not just my stepbrother anymore, he's my boyfriend. .. Rule #14 – You're perfect just the way you are, Princess. Don't let anyone ever try to tell you differently. That's it for an entire week. We're going back to college now. We won't see each other until the weekend. It's only for a week, Ashley, I remind myself... -
Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsStar quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he's different from his teammates. They're like brothers, but they don't know one essential thing: Bobby is gay... -
Winter Wedding by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll Alexa wants is to walk down the aisle to Drake with their family and friends surrounding them. Feeling the loss of her mother more acutely than ever, she agrees to a lavish event in an effort to please her new mother-in-law. The stress of a high-profile wedding starts to wear on her – and that’s before things even start to go wrong. All Drake wants is to make Alexa his wife... -
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Fourth Down by Kirsten DeMuzio
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuring the biggest football game of his life, Ford Walsh makes a split second decision that will change his life. For the worse. Three years later, Ford is still stuck in that moment - when his leg was broken and his dreams along with it. Not able to move on, Ford trudges through his life, each day more depressing than the last... -
The Trouble with Dating Sue by Anna Katmore
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“When hell freezes over! ”. Chris Donovan can’t believe that Susan Miller just brushed him off like a fly in midsummer. He certainly wasn’t looking for a girlfriend when he followed her into detention. All he wanted was to show this little smart-mouth that no girl can resist his charm when he decides to woo. It’s a plan that thoroughly backfires... -
Forgotten Yesterday by Renee Ericson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRuby Miller's future was on track when she entered her freshman year of college at the University of Chicago. Everything seemed easy, possible, and full of hope, especially with Brent by her side. However, life didn't go as planned and obstacles arose setting her on a very different path from the one she had envisioned... -
Stepbrother With Benefits 15 by Mia Clark
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"It's you, Princess," Ethan says. "You're perfect, and I need you in my life. ". Rule #15 – We have to cuddle as much as possible. All the time. Every night. "I love you," I say, mumbling, not sure how to tell him exactly how I feel about him right now. "I love you, too," he says. "I love you so much. ". "Can you tell me what you meant before? " I ask. "About the girl stuff? "... -
Walk Me Down by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGraduation night was the worst night of my life. My heart was shattered, lives were lost, and permanent wounds formed. I hate the color red. I hate my old shallow self. I hate life. Stuck in my sister's town over the first summer since tragedy struck, I only have my crazy best friend to make life as normal as it can be. Until. .. One broken tooth. One hot stranger, Finn... -
Don't Leave by Jennifer Sucevic
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the first novel, Stay, Cassidy and Cole fell in love and bonded over their shared love of hockey. With his golden whiskey colored eyes, dark shaggy hair, and dimples to die for, not to mention those washboard abs, Cole is everything Cassidy never expected to find. And he just so happens to be one of the nicest guys she’s ever met... -
Matt & Brooklyn: A Standalone in the "Again for the First Time" Family Saga by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings***Take advantage of the special, new release discount before the price is raised. ***. Matteo Valente is an up-and-coming filmmaker whose award-winning documentary put him on the map two short years ago. It was that very documentary that also led him to the beautiful, intriguingly elusive Brooklyn James... -
Private Lives, Public Property by Jessie L. Star
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You said you didn't know me," I said, my voice coming out a lot gruffer than I'd intended. "Lucas Goodspeed," I stuck out my hand and, after a moment's hesitation, she took it, her hand small and soft against my rough palm. "23 years old, Full Forward for the Coastal Crocs, and your new one true love... -
Surviving High School by M. Doty
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's the secret to surviving your freshman year of high school? Emily Kessler thinks she has it all figured out. She eats, sleeps and trains for competitive swimming. All she has to do is keep her grades high and swim times short -- short enough to live up to her sister Sara's. But walking the crowded maze of unfamiliar high school hallways is like diving headfirst into shark-infested waters... -
Faster Dirtier by Colleen Masters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn to race. Destined to fall. Ainsley 'Ace' Vaughn is one of the best drivers in the world. She also happens to be female—and in the male-dominated world of racing, that means season after season on the bench of a cut-rate F3 team. That is, until she’s recruited by the world’s best F1 team to become their first female driver...Categorized as:
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Between Us: Reid and Lola, Book 1 of 3 by Christine Bell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fresh start…. Boston is in the rearview mirror, and the McDaniels boys thought they’d left the ugliness behind along with it. But Reid’s got a secret that could tear the brothers apart, and now, to top it off, there’s this girl…Big, sad eyes, chip on her shoulder the size of a Buick. She’s in trouble. Hell, she is trouble. But he just can’t seem to stop thinking about her... -
Spike by Amity Cross
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRenee “Ren" Miller finally has everything she ever dreamed of. For the first time in her life, everything is perfect and she doesn’t want to change a thing. Ash “Maverick” Fuller can’t help but feel that something is missing from his life, even with the woman he loves by his side. His business is flourishing, his woman is content and he should be happy too right? Wrong... -
The Dividing Line by Victoria H. Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new love and a new life. Drake left Chicago with little more than the clothes on his back to be with his girlfriend Lacey. Though he has no regrets, he sometimes wonders if his time spent in Paris has put his life on hold. He's overworked and underpaid at his dead-end job, and his employer sees him as expendable... -
Unbreakable by Elisa Dane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerception is everything to sixteen-year-old Olivia Brown. With her freakishly hot boyfriend, volunteer work at the local animal shelter, successful beauty channel on YouTube, and well-earned spot on X Factor Cheer's elite level five Diamond Girl team, Livvie's the girl every other girl wants to be. At least, that's the illusion she's aiming for... -
Hope by Sydney Lane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the high school softball star. He's the fraternity chaplain. He's the good guy. She's the wild child. Eliza Nichols has a secret. After one night, one mistake, she throws away her softball career, walking away from everything she loves. Broken and damaged, the last thing she needs is someone making her question everything she knows. No one has ever made her want to be so good... -
Between Us: Reid and Lola, Book Two of Three by Christine Bell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLola Taylor never stays in one place. After seeing her own mother put aside big dreams to wind up spending her life in Masonville, Kansas until her untimely death, the last thing she wants is to be stuck somewhere. Even if it means being stuck with a guy like Reid McDaniels. But with every kiss and every touch, he’s drawing her deeper, making her want things she has no business wanting…...
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