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Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah...Categorized as:
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Vol. 6 by Mika Yamamori
Though the trial period is over, Yoi and Ichimura-sempai realize that navigating their new relationship will be no easy task. Their friend trip to Kobe reveals they still have a lot of work to do when it comes to being able to voice their own desires while being understanding of their partner's... -
Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsLuke Boone doesn't know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it-the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he's finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him the managerial keys to the garage, they come with a second set-one that opens up the door to tons of cash and opportunity. Though it's not exactly legal, Luke's never been one to worry about that sort of thing... -
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... -
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Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life... -
Bloom Into You: Regarding Saeki Sayaka, Vol. 1 by Hitoma Iruma, 入間 人間
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA light novel spin-off for the hit yuri manga and anime series Bloom Into You!Saeki Sayaka has always been an old soul—serious and reserved, preferring to focus on her studies rather than make friends. Until, that is, a romantic confession from another girl in middle school turns her carefully ordered world upside down... -
Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry
One moment of recklessness will change their worlds Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life... -
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 70 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... -
Teacher's Pet by Wendy Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Campbell’s love life is complicated. He chose the university he went to because he was following a girl—only to get dumped by her. Now he’s in love again, and this time it’s the real deal. Except for two problems. Mia loves James. But the spectre of her broken marriage hangs over her when her ex gets a job in the same place she works. And where she works is the other problem...Categorized as:
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Paper Planes and Other Things We Lost by Mindy Michele
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn June 18, 1992, Flight 397 crashed off the coast of Long Island. But this story isn't about the crash. Not completely. RUBYThe likelihood of dying in a plane crash is one in five million—meaning my mom shouldn't be dead. But she is, and no one understands my grief. Needing to vent, I pen a letter to another who lost her parent on that flight... -
Kissing Is the Easy Part by rainbowbrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlora is afraid being beautiful is her only talent. Some of the words she hates include economy class, second-hand clothes, and budget. She likes fashion, dating, not being on time and getting what she wants — until she meets Sean, who is like the clock striking midnight; he makes all her magic power wear off... -
Keep by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSeaside Pictures Book 2 (All books in this series are interconnected stand alones) My name's shouted on rooftops. It's written on bras, bathroom stalls, hell my name is everywhere. To say my name is to experience an orgasm without ever leaving your house. My name? Zane "Saint" Andrews. I'm sex. I'm a rock god. I'm also a virgin...Categorized as:
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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... -
If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMusic meets Movies in this sweet college romance from the bestselling author of Cinder & Ella. NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get... -
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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...Categorized as:
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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... -
All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"You can’t keep two people who are meant to be together apart for long...”Lennon Davis doesn’t believe in much, but she does believe in the security of the number five. If she flicks the bedroom light switch five times, maybe her new L.A. school won’t suck. But that doesn’t feel right, so she flicks the switch again. And again... -
Guitar Notes by Mary Amato
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA "sweet story of two different loners finding their counterpoint" (School Library Journal) from a star of state master and children's choice lists making her YA debut. Clean YA with the emotional resonancy of John Green and Sarah Dessen.On odd days, Tripp Broody uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar... -
From What I Remember... by Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 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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The Blue-Haired Boy by Courtney C. Stevens
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet before the events of Courtney C. Stevens's debut novel, Faking Normal, this digital short story focuses on Bodee Lennox, otherwise known as the Kool-Aid Kid.Bodee Lennox has secrets. About where he got the four-inch scar on his leg. About the bruises on his back. About what it's really like to live in the Lennox household. These are things he doesn't share with anyone . . -
Until You Set Me Free by D.M. Davis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsD.M. Davis’ Until You Set Me Free is a heart-wrenching romance about a millionaire in the making and his best friend's younger sister…Joseph McIntyre is everything I'm afraid to want. I've never been a fairytale-happily-ever-after kinda girl. I'm the nerdy girl with my nose in a book or my laptop. The little sister of the guy who sucks all the air out of the room. You blink twice you'll miss me... -
French Kissed by Chanel Cleeton
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOn the surface, she appears to have it all.If only the facade matched reality…With one year left at the International School in London, Fleur Marceaux is struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess and she can’t stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend’s best friend. But all that pales in comparison to the blackmailer determined to destroy her... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
Until Now by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStill reeling from the death of both of her parents, 17year-old Aura Rayne is out of options. Moving in with another family for room and board, Aura becomes the family's new housekeeper in the richest part of town. Attending Elite Spencer Academy as a senior changes everything for her.Football star Kalum St...Categorized as:
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Home is Where You Are by Tessa Marie, Theresa Paolo
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAnna’s life reads like a check list. Straight A’s (Check) Editor of the school paper (Check) Volunteering time at the local soup kitchen (Check) Ivy League (So close she can taste it) Falling in love with a homeless boy (Not on the list) Dean has a plan too. Survive. After being subjected to his foster father’s violent attacks, Dean made the hard choice to leave...Categorized as:
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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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All Lined Up by Cora Carmack
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack follows up her trio of hits—Losing It, Faking It, and Finding It—with this thrilling first novel in an explosive series bursting with the Texas flavor, edge, and steamy romance of Friday Night Lights. In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both... -
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
The award-winning author of Finnikin of the Rock and Jellicoe Road pens a raw, compelling novel about a family's hard-won healing on the other side of trauma. Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca - but five years have passed, and now it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving... -
Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCharlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he’ll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe’s greatest unanswered questions. He’s that smart. But Charlie’s future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl’s neck... -
Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsPerfect for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Love and Other Foreign Words is equal parts comedy and coming of age--a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all. Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language that's not her own? Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation... -
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The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis spinoff of The Replacement Crush featuring Amy and Toff is sure to melt your heart. Shy bookworm Amy McIntyre is about to compete for a dream scholarship, and the only way to win is to transform from sidekick to the heroine of her own life. But that level of confidence has never come easy. The solution? A competition coach... -
London Falling by Chanel Cleeton
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe smoldering connection between Maggie and Samir sparks into flame at London's International School in London Falling, now available for the first time in print!When Maggie Carpenter left the seductive glitz of London for summer break in her small South Carolina hometown, she walked away from the most intense encounter of her life... -
Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsJason Carrillo came out to his basketball team senior year and lost his university scholarship. Now, with graduation behind him and summer ending, he's asked to speak at the opening of a gay and lesbian high school across the country... -
My Boy in Blue, Vol. 3 by Maki Miyoshi
Though living apart, Kako and Kota are loving married life... -
My Boy in Blue Vol. 4 by Maki Miyoshi
Kako and Kota finally have their first...? How exciting, yet embarrassing! In contrast to Kako's happiness, Okami is suffering alone. It seems like he has a deep reason for his dislike of police...Categorized as:
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My Boy in Blue Vol. 6 by Maki Miyoshi
Kako and Kota return to Kota's hometown over summer vacation. While there, Kota is reunited with his high school classmate, Nishikura. Kota had remembered his high school life as a lonely time, but after running into Nishikura, his feelings begin to change...?! In the meantime, Kako is left to her own devices. But in the end, they head to the beach to spend an overnight stay alone together..Categorized as:
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My Boy in Blue Vol. 7 by Maki Miyoshi
The super-popular policeman and high school girl love story! In Volume 7, Kako and Mikado enjoy a little bathtime girls' talk! And somehow, Kota, Okami, and Jiro end up having a stark-naked bathtime boys' talk session, too! Jiro's harem saga continues to...Categorized as:
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My Boy in Blue Vol. 8 by Maki Miyoshi
Mikado and Kako's relationship moves into a new stage as Mikado and Jiro's story reaches its climax! The day of the dreaded hiking meet finally comes, and Jiro's promised Okami that he'll finally tell Onozuka how he feels! But what will Mikado think? Meanwhile, Kako worries about what to buy Kota for his birthday.. -
Beautiful Broken by Nazarea Andrews
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's been broken by her past. He's been breaking for as long as he can remember. Together, they can make each other whole--or destroy each other. When his best friend asks for something, Dane rarely says no. But babysitting a newly sober Scout Grimes for three weeks isn't exactly a normal request. And with their history, it's a recipe for disaster...Categorized as:
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Anissa of Syria by Zack Love, Jonah Pierce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings["Clean read" edition of The Syrian Virgin - full details below] Anissa is traumatized by the most brutal conflict of the 21st Century: the Syrian Civil War. In 2012, Islamists in Homs terrorize a Syrian-Christian community and destroy everything that a young woman holds dear. Narrowly escaping death, Anissa restarts her devastated life as a college student in New York City... -
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Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account.Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side... -
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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Lie for Me by Romily Bernard
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGet to know Wick Tate’s supercute hacker boyfriend, Griff, in this digital original novella from the talented author of Find Me and Remember... -
Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon
They fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college in this romantic, dual points of view sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow... -
We Walked the Sky by Lisa Fiedler
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA multigenerational story about two teenagers: Victoria, who joins the circus in 1965, and her granddaughter, Callie, who leaves the circus fifty years later.In 1965 seventeen-year-old Victoria, having just escaped an unstable home, flees to the ultimate place for dreamers and runaways--the circus... -
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
Flipped is a romance told in two voices. The first time Juli Baker saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. The first time Bryce saw Juli, he ran. That's pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn't as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is pretty amazing...Categorized as:
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