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Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he's trying to escape the demons of his past...Categorized as:
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Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the belief that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive and needs her desperately... -
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Playboy Princes by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
She's my last chance. Those four words echo in Violet Spencer’s mind, tugging at her curiosity even as rage builds within her. Arbon Academy was supposed to be a bright new start. An opportunity for greatness, and something an orphan girl could only dream of. For a while there, it seemed to be exactly that. But Violet's bright future is suddenly looking dim... -
Loathing You by Amina Khan
Hate. Detest. Despise. These words were the only way that Adaline and Juliette could possibly describe their relationship, or lack thereof. Adaline would argue that this is because a certain she-devil has been making her life hell for the last five years... -
Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones
“Love is savage, love is blind, love is something they may not find…”. Once upon a time, there was a young girl who lived in a battered trailer, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. One day, she fell down The Elite Kings’ rabbit hole. Sucked into a dark vortex of lies, hate, and deceit, and spat out by money, glitz, and power... -
Bad Boys Don't Fall by B.B. Easton
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes an immersive romantic suspense trilogy with a dark, dystopian twist. I knew my fate the moment I surrendered. I’d seen the public executions on TV. No jury. No bail. Just a hole in the ground and a bullet between the eyes, broadcast live in high-definition... -
Killing November by Adriana Mather
It’s a school completely off the grid, hidden by dense forest and surrounded by traps. There’s no electricity, no internet, and an eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes include everything from Knife-Throwing and Poisons to the Art of Deception and Historical Analysis... -
Dear Ana by I.I.E.
When twenty-five-year-old Maya Ibrahim goes to the cemetery on the anniversary of her accident, it’s not so she can pay her respects to the dead girl that saved her life–it’s so she can finally take back the future she was robbed of ten years ago... -
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAn Alternate Cover Edition for this ASIN can be found here. Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father’s extreme faith and very public fall from grace... -
Evoke by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA short novella taking place between Elite and Elect. -
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Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsScream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friendship tested when a serial killer starts targeting their school’s Queer Club. Perfect for fans of Blumhouse horror movies, Ellie Marney's None Shall Sleep, and Stephanie Perkins's There's Someone Inside Your House... -
Kingmakers: Year Two by Sophie Lark
Miles Griffin (son of Callum & Aida). Mafia families from around the world send their children to Kingmakers Academy to learn the skills of criminal enterprise. Under the rules of Sanctuary, students are forbidden to fight or kill. But rivalries are high, tensions inflamed, and forbidden love arises in the most unlikely places…. Welcome to Kingmakers.Categorized as:
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Captive by Sarah Rivens
Au sein des réseaux criminels, là où règnent puissance, meurtre et pouvoir, il y avait elles. Les captives. Dangereuses, malignes et mortelles, elles sont les ombres des plus grands réseaux, les représentantes de leurs chefs, aussi appelés possesseurs. Depuis son adolescence, Ella est une captive contre son gré... -
Savior by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsEverything is not as it seems. Alexander IV has succeeded to the throne of the billion-dollar Kingwood Empire, but the people he thought he could trust aren't allies. They're enemies. Everyone he cares about is at risk. Decisions--SACRIFICES--must be made... -
Broken Playboy by Laura Lee
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Laura Lee, comes the sexy and heart-wrenching new standalone story set in the Windsor Academy world. They call me a player. A joker. The guy always down for a good time. But if they knew the secrets I’ve been keeping, they’d call me something else entirely. For the last two years, I’ve been buried in shame, numbing the pain with various vices...Categorized as:
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Hollow Hearts by B.C. Morgan
Harkwright Academy, the place where dreams can come true. A three year stay will award you with an education that will rival any college and enough money to aid you in whatever career you choose to take. I’m applying to give my mom the life she deserves, to fund my sister’s medical bills and so I can be sure to have the only thing I truly want... -
Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas
The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…”. ARO. Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me... -
I Am Grey by Jane Washington
“Me and you. It’ll never happen. Not today, not tomorrow, not five years from now. Not when some idiot breaks your heart, or when you realise what your little sundresses do to everyone. Not when you’re thirty, not when you’re fifty. I’m going to push your limits, break you down, make you cry, and in the end … I’ll save you. ”... -
The Castle School by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, Moira isn't fooled. She knows her parents are punishing her; she's been too much trouble since her best friend, Nathan, died―and for a while before that... -
Sick Like Me by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Carnells and the Stones have been at war for years, the Stones are our enemies. That’s just how it is, or was. Until her. Ostara Stone intrigues me like nothing and no one else, the way she moves, the way she speaks, the way she looks at me, everything about her consumes me...Categorized as:
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One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus
From international bestseller, Karen McManus, comes the explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us. .. series. Ever since Simon died in detention, life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren't killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it's beginning again... -
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules. The highly anticipated sequel to One of Us Is Lying ! Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this...Categorized as:
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Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken. CHICAGO, SOMETIME—. Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance...Categorized as:
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Silver Crown by Julie Johnson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEmilia Lancaster is the royal family’s dirty little secret. Born the illegitimate daughter of a duke, for twenty years she’s lived as a commoner… despite the regal blood running through her veins. But when the entire royal family is killed in a deadly attack, the line of succession swiftly changes course...Categorized as:
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Unsphere the Stars by CocoArtist
When you can't change time, but you can't go forward, what is left? Hermione learns how to be the protagonist of her own story. TOMIONE. -
Kingpin by Eden O'Neill
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“I’m going to have fun breaking you, beauty queen. ”. They call him kingpin. A blond titan with the looks of a god, the wealth of a king, and the influence of the mob. Lance Johnson is the guy you go to when you want anything on Woodcreek University’s campus. And I mean, anything... -
Ruthless Love by Penelope Bloom
I’m the girl nobody sees. That is, until I move next door to Parker High’s most eligible bastard, Tristan Blackwood. He’s gorgeous. Eyes as cold as moonlight. Lips made for cruel kisses. The entire town knows it, too. Apparently being able to throw a football elevates you to god status around here. He could have anything he wanted. Anyone. But somehow, all he wanted was to torment me... -
Volition by Lily Paradis
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsYou know that feeling in the pit of your stomach that stays with you, then tears you apart slowly at first, and all at once shreds every fiber of your being? It’s because you’re contradicting the universe...Categorized as:
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The Counterfeit Lover by Veronica Lancet
Secrets, lies & double lives. When Noelle recovers her memories, she's faced with a past she wants to remain buried. Everyone thinks she was a victim, but what if that wasn't the case? What if the things she's done to survive are far worse than anyone can ever imagine? One thing is for sure—Rafaelo can never find out what she did... -
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The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen
THE SIZZLING-HOT ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE AND TIKTOK SENSATION. Francesca Rossi is the beautiful daughter to a powerful Chicago mafia family. Her life has always been comfortable and safe. Now, betrothed to her childhood friend Angelo Bandini, she expects her future to be the same...Categorized as:
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The Broken Note by Nelia Alarcon
This cruel king won’t stop until he makes a queen of me. Dutch Cross is rich, powerful, and possessive. I gave him too much of me and now it’s too late to run. Yet it’s what I do. Far, far from the villain of the story. But the thing about villains is…. They always drag you back to the dark...Categorized as:
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The Teacher by Freida McFadden
From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge. Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except…... -
Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsYou are cordially invited to participate in a game of thrills and dares. Tell no one, and come alone. If you dare. Hope is sick of everyone treating her like she’s breakable... -
Bleed Like Me by Christa Desir
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom the author of Fault Line comes an edgy and heartbreaking novel about two self-destructive teens in a Sid and Nancy-like romance full of passion, chaos, and dyed hair. Seventeen-year-old Amelia Gannon (just "Gannon" to her friends) is invisible to almost everyone in her life. To her parents, to her teachers-even her best friend, who is more interested in bumming cigarettes than bonding... -
Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
The final, haunting novel in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic , the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a cruel mother. The shocking fury continued with Petals on the Wind and If There Be Thorns . Now V. C... -
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
They were such brave children to withstand such suffering. Such clever children to escape such terror! For Carrie, Chris and Cathy, the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds, even while they built bright, promising new lives. Of course mother had to pretend they didn't exist. And Grandmother was convinced they had the devil in them. But that wasn't their fault... -
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsEthan Frome. (1911) is one of Edith Wharton's most powerful short novels, set in the bleak, wintry landscape of rural New England. The story is framed through the perspective of an unnamed narrator, who reconstructs the life of Ethan Frome, a man marked by hardship, duty, and unfulfilled desire...Categorized as:
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