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Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...Categorized as:
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![Brazen and Breathless by Heather Long]()
Brazen and Breathless by Heather Long
It’s a new year. It’s a new me. Or maybe I should say a new us. We’re out there. We’re not hiding the fact that I’m dating all of them. PDAs are back on the table. The final semester of high school kicks off with a bang. I have to keep my eye on the prize though—make every AP class count, keep my grades up, and find a way to balance life with my guys. My best friends. My boyfriends. My lovers...Categorized as:
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![The Mason List by S.D. Hendrickson]()
The Mason List by S.D. Hendrickson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAn epic love. An epic hate. An epic story that would last a lifetime. Today, 8:15 p.m. I hurt. I hurt so deeply, I felt the pain searing in my bones and jabbing like a hot poker into my heart. I knew nothing would make it better as the memories pulled from the crevices of my mind, detailing the bad and the ugly, filling my thoughts with regret as I slipped into the darkness. .Categorized as:
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![The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber]()
The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging, in this intimate novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother... -
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![Shallow by Georgia Cates]()
Shallow by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNick Hawke wants his car fast and his girls faster. He blows through them quicker than his muscle car races down the drag strip in Collinsville and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s determined to avoid the devastation he has watched his father endure in the aftermath of his mother’s abandonment... -
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Broken Ties by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom bestselling author of the Rixon Raiders comes a new spin-off next generation series. More angst...More drama...More Raiders...Categorized as:
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![Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston]()
Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers... -
![Broken Ties: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by L A Cotton]()
Broken Ties: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by L A Cotton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author L A Cotton, comes a slow burn, friends-to-lovers romance. Angst... drama... friendship... and football. Will you survive senior year?Poppy Ford has been in love with her best friend forever.But she’s firmly in the friend zone and fears she may never get out.Aaron Bennet has been dreaming of a football scholarship forever...Categorized as:
new adult high-school sports athletes angst friends to lovers contemporary length-long -
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Spearcrest Saints by Aurora Reed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life looks perfect from the outside.But it’s all a lie, a perfect illusion crafted to hide the sad truth: my life is a beautiful cage, and my father holds the key.Especially when it comes to dating, which is strictly forbidden. Not that it would matter much to me.If only it wasn’t for Zachary Blackwood... -
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My #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was hidden so we could be safe.I survived so I could reclaim my life.Now, everything has been destroyed by the same evil always lurking in the shadows.Time is running out and my world keeps unraveling.All I can do is put my trust in the boy with the messy blond hair, icicle eyes and lips that tell lies. Can the Midwest Boys protect me?The body count around town would suggest otherwise... -
![His Daring Girl by Landry Hill]()
His Daring Girl by Landry Hill
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne dare can change everything. For the good. And… for the bad.Ruby was the loser. The recluse. The girl in the big baggy clothes and huge glasses, praying to go unnoticed. Praying to go one day without being picked on. She’s counting down the hours until graduation. Counting down the seconds until she’s free.But when she suddenly gets invited to Chase Warren’s party, everything changes... -
![Throne of Lies by Tara Leigh]()
Throne of Lies by Tara Leigh
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsStar-crossed lovers.The ultimate betrayal.Manhattan royals turned bitter rivals.Jolie Chapman & Tripp MontgomeryPrince and Princess of Park Avenue.Heir and Heiress to a Wall Street empire.At first, our love was fated.And then it was forbidden.Now we’re trapped in a twisted game.Pawns in a billion-dollar fraud.Heirs to a legacy of lies.Our love is the greatest sacrifice of all... -
![In a Week by Becca Steele]()
In a Week by Becca Steele
Exes should remain exes for a reason, right?But when I see Xavier with another girl, I can't help feeling like I made a mistake. Why can't I get my ex-boyfriend out of my mind?And those looks he keeps giving me...I wonder if he feels it too.Maybe it's time we both stopped lying to ourselves and faced the truth.A lot can change in a week.In a Week is a second chance standalone high school romance...Categorized as:
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My Second Chance by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSecrets always have a way of coming back to bite you,And I’m about to get bit big time…Graham was the star pitcher of our high school team,I was the theater nerd I never thought he’d notice.Until one day he did, and it changed my life forever.Fast forward five years and he sees me in the stands,He gives me one hot night and a heck of a secret to keep... -
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![Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken
Marlo and Ray's story continues… I wanted revenge. And I got it in the best way possible. Ray has always driven me insane, now that we're older, all I want is to make her feel the pain she put me through for four years. And then suddenly, everything shifts and I realize I just want her, It's bad enough that I'm the camp director — her boss... -
![You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan]()
You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe end of my school year is going to bring nothing but pain, misery and the realisation that not everyone is who they seem to be. I never wanted to rely on them or even have them in my life, but they wormed their way in, and he betrayed me... -
![Pretty White Lies by C.A. Mariah]()
Pretty White Lies by C.A. Mariah
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLove was the sensation that set me free.It was in those stolen moments and forbidden touches I found who I belonged to.Held in your arms, I finally saw what forever could look like, and when I sank into your kiss, heaven revealed itself to me.Your love was my elixir, my muse. It gave me life, and I offered it to you freely, and you took it without remorse... -
![Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln]()
Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou’ll never survive here, Princess. You’re weak. You can’t fight. You…don’t…belong.I thought the hardest part of moving would be grieving my greatest loss. I thought wrong. Dropped into a savage school with no rules where violence was king, I stood out like a sore thumb...Categorized as:
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Off-the-Charts Chemistry by Christine Miles
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA single chemistry teacher with two cats equals a spinster in the making…or does it?Stacey Kinsella is the definition of unlucky in love and long-ago accepted she has more brains than beauty. What’s a chemistry teacher to do? Focus on her job, friends, family, and perfumery hobby... -
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I Wish I Would’ve Chosen You by Whitney G.
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsPLEASE AVOID THE BLURB FOR THIS BOOK. This story will hurt you a lot less if you scroll by and go in BLIND, trust me… But if you *have* to know what you're getting into, you can read the synopsis below. I should've known better. I should've left her alone… She told me she was twenty-one. I found out that was a lie...Categorized as:
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![Truth or Dare by Lindsay Murray]()
Truth or Dare by Lindsay Murray
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA harmless prank turns into a multi-year game of Truth or Dare...RedIt was just a prank. We texted Tilly from my sister's phone and she confessed her crush. I didn't expect it to be me. And I really didn't expect to start noticing her after that.TillyJust as I've left for college and started to get over my one-sided crush on Red, he starts drawing me. I have no idea why, or what it means..Categorized as:
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Tryst by Alex Rosa
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this sensational New Adult debut by Alex Rosa, boyfriends are too much trouble. So what’s the harm in a little fun? With an abusive relationship behind her, Skyler moves out of her Orange County apartment, changes her phone number, cuts ties with her friends, and moves in with her brother Josh, a talent agent with a spare room in his incredible house in Hollywood... -
![As Long As You Hate Me by Carrie Aarons]()
As Long As You Hate Me by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKara High school sweethearts. What a load of bull. He might have been my first love, but it never meant I wanted to hear lyrics containing my name, love story, and *cringe* how I lost my virginity peddled out for the masses to digest. Seven years later, and I’m still being haunted by his photo in every magazine, his music on every radio station... -
![Play With Me by Rebel Hart]()
Play With Me by Rebel Hart
Clinton Clarke has everything a high school boy could want. A motorcycle between his legs. Cheerleaders on each knee. A posse behind him students and teachers alike are done fussing with. He rules the school, and everyone in it. Except for one person. Rae Cleaver. He's determined to make her life a living nightmare. Only because he can... -
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![Spearcrest Rose by Aurora Reed]()
Spearcrest Rose by Aurora Reed
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOnce upon a time, I had it all.The looks, the money, the promise of an illustrious fashion career, and the dream of a future with the most popular guy at Spearcrest Academy.Until my father decided that he should be in charge of my life, not me... -
![Forever Young by Annie Charme]()
Forever Young by Annie Charme
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Prequel Novella. The Temptation Series. I'm a curvy, outgoing girl. Always have been, just like I’ve always had a soft spot for my childhood best friend. Callum, a bad boy with far too many tattoos, will start fights for me, protect me and is always there to make me smile...Categorized as:
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![Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison]()
Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCan you ever really know if love is true? And if it is, should you stop at anything to get it? Two decades ago, Erin Edwards was sure she'd already found the love of her Nate Lawson. Her first love. The one with whom she shared everything--dreams of the future, of children, plans for forever. The one she thought she would spend the rest of her life with... -
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Island Rush by Marien Dore
Rated: 3.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“The crash gave me one option. That was to fight to live…” Janice Reeves, a junior at East Craftridge High, lives in the shadows of a terrible past and an abusive present. So when the high school had a field trip to the Bahamas, Janice grabs the opportunity to escape and enjoy a little freedom...Categorized as:
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![Paradise Kiss, Vol. 4 by Ai Yazawa]()
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 4 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Yukari is asked to be the runway model for the clothing label Paradise Kiss, her life is turned upside down as she juggles college and career... -
![That Promise by Jillian Dodd]()
That Promise by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat happens to childhood promises when you grow up?Growing up, Devaney Diamond and Chase Mackenzie promised to go to college together. But it’s been three years since the summer that changed everything between them, and their friendship hasn’t recovered...
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