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Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fourth volume of HEARTSTOPPER, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon.Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends...Categorized as:
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Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the much-loved HEARTSTOPPER series, featuring gorgeous two-color artwork. Nick and Charlie are in love... -
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![Bright Side by Kim Holden]()
Bright Side by Kim Holden
Secrets. Everyone has one. Some are bigger than others. And when secrets are revealed, Some will heal you ... And some will end you. Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical. She’s endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side)...Categorized as:
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![Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Karuho Shiina, Tomo Kimura]()
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Karuho Shiina, Tomo Kimura
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine... for a horror movie . With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends...Categorized as:
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![Slammed by Colleen Hoover]()
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope. Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor... -
![Franco by Kim Holden]()
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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![Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter]()
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMacey McHenry—Glamorous society girl or spy-in-training? W.W. Hale V—Heir to an American dynasty or master thief? There are two sides to every coin. Whether these two can work together is a tossup. Born into privilege, Macey and Hale are experts at mingling with the upper class. But even if they’ve never raised an eyebrow at the glitz, neither teenager has ever felt at home with the glamour...Categorized as:
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![Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle]()
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates.Prince Jones is the guy with all the answers—or so it seems...Categorized as:
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![Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram]()
Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsCinder458: Your blogaversary is coming up, right? EllaTheRealHero: Do all those Hollywood friends of yours know you use words like blogaversary?Cinder458: Of course not. I need your address. Got you a blogaversary present.Cinder got me a gift?My heart flipped.Not that I was in love with my Internet best friend or anything. That would be utterly ridiculous...Categorized as:
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![The Invitation by Vi Keeland]()
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsStella Bardot ist eine der talentiertesten Parfüm-Designerinnen in New York. Nachdem sie aber ihren Ex-Verlobten ausbezahlen musste, steht ihr kleines Geschäft kurz vor der Pleite. Als auch noch ihre Mitbewohnerin über Nacht verschwindet, braucht Stella dringend Ablenkung. Ihr bester Freund überredet sie kurzerhand, sich auf die High-Society-Hochzeit der Saison zu schmuggeln...Categorized as:
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![Stand-Off by Andrew Smith]()
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... -
![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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![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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![Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely]()
Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 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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![Breakable by Tammara Webber]()
Breakable by Tammara Webber
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsHe was lost and alone. Then he found her.And the future seemed more fragile than ever. As a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise — until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed. All he wanted was to leave the past behind... -
![Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton]()
Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLesley Jones, best-selling author of Carnage and CowSex said of Pelvic Flaws - "A realistic and hilarious take on starting over when you're in your 40's. Toss in a sexy silver fox and you've got yourself a great read"Chloe Walsh best-selling author Humorous, heartfelt and grippingly original, Pelvic Flaws is Nikki's best work to date... -
![Taken With Trouble (Caught in Chaos) by Jenessa Fayeth]()
Taken With Trouble (Caught in Chaos) by Jenessa Fayeth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSerena CruzBeing taken hostage by a criminal was not on my agenda for the week. The plan was to catch Liam Hawthorne, the billionaire con artist, and finally prove myself and gain the attention of my boss.Liam caught me instead.Forget the bounty, I’m killing him. However, it’s proving a rather difficult task–especially when he convinces me to help him...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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![Winger by Andrew Smith]()
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... -
![Jock Rule by Sara Ney]()
Jock Rule by Sara Ney
Kip Carmichael is no pretty boy. He's a rough. Dirty. Giant. Hair so unruly, and a beard so thick, his friends on the team call him Sasquatch. The first time Sasquatch lays eyes on Theodora "Teddy" Johnson across the keg at a party one night on Jock Row, she'd been relegated to the sidelines by her jock-hungry "friends... -
![Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant]()
Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant
Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd...Categorized as:
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![Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting]()
Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe’s in love with me. The only problem? He thinks I’m someone else.I’ve spent my whole life trying not to get bullied. For my frizzy hair. My freckles. The white patches on my black skin or the gap in my teeth. Not to mention the extra hundred pounds I have on most of my classmates.So when my soldier pen pal wants to see a picture of me, I freak...Categorized as:
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![Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton]()
Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake a normal girl, a Hollywood star, a mean foul-mouthed agent and a pink glittery sex toy and you've got Do You Do Extras? - but remember what happens on set stays on set.Grantley James is Hollywood's newest action hero. He's got the looks and the body but can barely crack a smile.Phoebe Drinkwater is an extra on Grantley's new film... -
![The Best Friends' Playlist by Jessica King]()
The Best Friends' Playlist by Jessica King
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m in love with my best friend. The problem? He doesn’t love me back.Five years ago, on the night of our high school graduation, I handed Jordan my heart, and he handed me a country song's worth of heartbreak and rejection.Now, after returning to my hometown for an internship, I find that despite my delusional fantasies, Jordan’s feelings remain the same. I’m still buddy-buddy Paige... -
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![The Ones We Remember by Katie Golightly]()
The Ones We Remember by Katie Golightly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsColin Hartrick is back. Even after five years away from his hometown, nothing could ever make him forget his family or the girl he left behind. The ghost of his eighteen-year-old, grief-stricken self never fails to remind him of how much he lost. Despite every memory and all the lingering feelings that sparked from their intimacy experiment, the girl of his dreams now wants nothing to do with him...Categorized as:
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![Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green]()
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling... -
![The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram]()
The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram
When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically. The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure...Categorized as:
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![Strobe Edge, Vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka]()
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka
Having no experience in romance, the vibrant Ninako curiously explores the meaning of what "love" really is, and is surprised to feel a colorful range of emotions as she grows closer to the school heartthrob, the quiet yet gentle Ren, who also happens to be involved in a longtime relationship... -
![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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![Finally, Forever by Katie Kacvinsky]()
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... -
![More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood]()
More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA rom-com debut about falling in love, familial expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn't approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters...Categorized as:
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![Girls with Bad Reputations by Xio Axelrod]()
Girls with Bad Reputations by Xio Axelrod
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll her life, Kayla heard the same Don't be so loud. Don't act so wild. Don't take up so much space. Now she's the beating heart of an up-and-coming rock band…and the whole world is going to know her name. Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kayla Whitman... -
![Summer Ever After by Kortney Keisel]()
Summer Ever After by Kortney Keisel
Falling in love is easy. Finding the right guy to spend happily ever after with... that's the hard part. But I have a foolproof plan. I'm taking the tropes that work in romance books and applying them to my love life.Only one bed? Never fails.Caring for someone when they're sick? A classic."Who did this to you?" Seals the deal every single time.So long, loneliness... -
![Mr. Romance by Louisa Masters]()
Mr. Romance by Louisa Masters
When you’re clueless, Mr. Romance can help.CharlieI’m not sure how it happened, but it turns out I’ve unknowingly been dating three people.Friends don’t spoil other friends, apparently. My trust fund means I can afford to, though, and what’s a meal here and there? Or some clothes? Or textbooks? That doesn’t mean we’re dating, right?Others disagree... -
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![The Ones We Remember by Katie Golightly]()
The Ones We Remember by Katie Golightly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsColin Hartrick is back. Even after five years away from his hometown, nothing could ever make him forget his family or the girl he left behind. The ghost of his eighteen-year-old, grief-stricken self never fails to remind him of how much he lost. Despite every memory and all the lingering feelings that sparked from their intimacy experiment, the girl of his dreams now wants nothing to do with him...Categorized as:
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![The Big Ohhh by Nikki Ashton]()
The Big Ohhh by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Have you ever had sex in a Vauxhall Combo? No neither have I but it's starting to sound appealing.""I'm Willow Dixon, I'm 24 years old and I'm frustrated... -
![How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor
Brody Hawthorne is not in love with his childhood best friend. If he says it out loud often enough, maybe he’ll start to believe it. There’s no chance things will ever work out with Kate, anyway. Most of the time, they aren’t even in the same country.Is it possible to love someone through their Instagram feed alone? Definitely. Is it fun? Absolutely not... -
![Pas de Don't by Chloe Angyal]()
Pas de Don't by Chloe Angyal
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHeather Hays finally has everything she's worked for—she was promoted principal dancer and is engaged to her forever crush, ballet royalty Jack Andersen. But after Jack is caught cheating, Heather's near-perfect life comes crashing down... -
![How to Date a Douchebag: The Studying Hours: A College Wrestling RomCom by Sara Ney]()
How to Date a Douchebag: The Studying Hours: A College Wrestling RomCom by Sara Ney
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHe is a CRUDE. ARROGANT. A**HOLE.Sebastian ‘Oz’ Osborne is a walking, talking cliche. One of the university’s most celebrated student athlete—and possibly the biggest douchebag-- Oz has a filthy mouth, a fantastic body, and doesn’t give a sh*t about what I, or anyone else, thinks.He loves to have fun, but loves winning even more...I am SMART. CLASSY. CONSERVATIVE... -
![Puddin' by Julie Murphy]()
Puddin' by Julie Murphy
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIt is a companion novel to Dumplin', which follows supporting characters from the first book in the months after Willowdean's star turn in the Clover City pageant. Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her secret dream—and to kiss her crush... -
![Challenge Accepted by Amanda Abram]()
Challenge Accepted by Amanda Abram
Emma Dawson and Logan Reynolds have been neighbors and enemies for as long as either one can remember. Despite the fact their BFF fathers have been encouraging them their whole lives to be friends, they've managed to avoid each other at all costs. Emma thinks Logan is a callous jerk who cares about nobody but himself. Logan thinks Emma is a stuck-up goody-two-shoes with no life...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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![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... -
![Tomboys Don't Crush on the Captain by Christina Benjamin]()
Tomboys Don't Crush on the Captain by Christina Benjamin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is like water. Sink or swim.Tomboy Nicole Fraser is used to crushing her competition. Crushing on them? That’s a different story. Her passion has always been soccer, but when she gets roped into joining her brother’s crew team, her connection with crew captain, Ian Cruz, is undeniable. The problem? He’s the boy next door and her brother’s best friend. Which means he’s strictly off-limits... -
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![The Breakup Artists by Adriana Mather]()
The Breakup Artists by Adriana Mather
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdriana Mather, New York Times bestselling author of How to Hang a Witch, brings her signature wit, wild imagination, and all the feels to her new YA novel, The Breakup Artists—perfect for fans of Jennifer E. Smith’s The Statistical Probabilities of Love at First Sight.August and Valentine, seventeen-year-old best friends, run a business called Summer Love, Inc... -
![Eversea by Natasha Boyd]()
Eversea by Natasha Boyd
An orphaned, small-town, southern girl, held hostage by responsibility and self-doubt. A Hollywood A-list mega-star, on the run from his latest scandal and with everything to lose. A chance encounter that leads to an unlikely arrangement and epic love affair that will change them both forever...Categorized as:
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![Only One Boy by Maggie Dallen]()
Only One Boy by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere's only one boy Celia would NOT want to be stuck sitting next to on this interminably long train ride. So guess who just walked on board…Clearly the universe has a sick sense of humor. That's the only explanation Celia can come up with when she finds herself alone on a train with her crush since second grade. Maybe some girls would call this fate. Destiny, even. But Celia knows better... -
![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... -
![Eye of the Beholder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell]()
Eye of the Beholder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
One girl. One boy. One bargain…MinaLook, I’m no social butterfly. I don’t care what the extroverts say; talking to people is scary. I’d rather hang out with my books than actual human beings. Books don’t call you names or dump water over your head in the cafeteria.But high school is almost over, and I’m realizing I have nothing to show for it but good grades... -
![Challenging What's Real by Kenzie Brayne]()
Challenging What's Real by Kenzie Brayne
I’m lying to everyone. Even to myself.ChloeMy family’s lost everything.Ashamed, I’m hiding the truth with help from a fake boyfriend. So far, no one suspects a thing.Tutoring in secret should be the perfect way to earn some cash. Except it’s with the one guy who knows how to get under my skin—Nate...
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