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  • Skip and Loafer, Vol. 2 by Misaki Takamatsu

    Skip and Loafer, Vol. 2 by Misaki Takamatsu

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    While Mitsumi adjusts to big city life, her cheerful and forthright personality brings joy to her classmates. Now that she’s getting the hang of high school, her circle expands even further.
  • Skip and Loafer, Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik

    Skip and Loafer, Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 30 ratings
    The award-winning romantic comedy about a country girl chasing her dreams in Tokyo--and don't miss the anime! A Cheerful Country Mouse! Mitsumi is bound for high school in Tokyo! She’s got book smarts, but this small-town girl is about to find out she’s massively unprepared for the social norms of big city high schoolers.
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  • Someone I Used To Know by Paige Toon

    Someone I Used To Know by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    So much can change in half a lifetime…. Then. At fifteen, George is the foster brother Leah never asked for. As the angry, troubled boy struggles to come to terms with his circumstances, Leah finds herself getting drawn closer to him. Theo’s wealthy family have mysteriously pulled him out of boarding school and he’s now enrolled at the local state school with Leah and George...
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 54 ratings
    The awkward, romantic comedy manga about geeks in love that inspired the new anime! Can a professional man who's secretly a hardcore gamer and a woman who's secretly a fujoshi date without their hobbies getting in the way, or revealing each other's secrets? Extra-long book includes 2 Japanese volumes! Narumi and Hirotaka are, by all appearances, a power couple...
  • Love★Com, Vol. 2 by Aya Nakahara

    Love★Com, Vol. 2 by Aya Nakahara

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Risa's getting really confused about her feelings for Ôtani--she doesn't know if she wants to help him get back together with his ex-girlfriend or keep him all to herself!
  • Kade's Game by C.M. Owens

    Kade's Game by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    We never go after what we want without circling around it at least a hundred times. Instead, we play games, try to work just the right angle, even when it's not necessary. You've heard Raya's version, and now it's Kade's turn. He had everything mapped out. His life was a series of strategy and games, all of which he was mastering...
  • Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    **You ask. You receive! ***. Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find. .
  • Love★Com, Vol. 3 by Aya Nakahara

    Love★Com, Vol. 3 by Aya Nakahara

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otani, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy. A new student starts out as Risa's rival for love, but ends up proving how important it is to be honest with yourself!
  • Love★Com, Vol. 15 by Aya Nakahara

    Love★Com, Vol. 15 by Aya Nakahara

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Love Matters, Not Size; The Long and the Short of First Love; They put the Comedy back in Complex R to L (Japanese Style). When Risa and Ôtani are invited to Mighty and Jody's wedding on a tropical island--all expenses paid--the world couldn't seem sunnier! But when they arrive with the gang, Risa and Ôtani discover they're expected to share a room...
  • Remember When 2: The Sequel by T. Torrest

    Remember When 2: The Sequel by T. Torrest

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    You know how sometimes, your high school crush grows up to be an insanely famous movie star? Okay, probably not. But I do. ~Layla Warren. Back in high school, Trip Wiley’s fanbase only encompassed the denizens of the nothing little suburb of Norman, New Jersey. Ten years later, all that is about to change...
  • Curvy Girls Can't Date Bad Boys by Kelsie Stelting

    Curvy Girls Can't Date Bad Boys by Kelsie Stelting

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 26 ratings
    An arranged marriage and a bad boy who breaks all of the rules…. My father’s been planning my wedding day for longer than I have. Since I turned seventeen, he’s sent me on date after date with people from the film industry–producers, directors, actors… I’ve dated–and turned down–them all. But Ryde Alexander is the worst...
  • Happy Cafe, Volume 2 by Kou Matsuzuki, Matsuzuki Kou

    Happy Cafe, Volume 2 by Kou Matsuzuki, Matsuzuki Kou

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    Inside Café Bonheur, the pursuit of happiness continues. .. When two mysterious young men walk into the café to declare war, Uru’s passion gets the best of everyone, and they accept the challenge--with one condition: The loser will have to quit the industry for good...
  • Gentry Rules by Cora Brent

    Gentry Rules by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent, jump into fall with this swoony, spicy small town stand alone romance between a curvy single mom and the tattooed Marine protector who will do anything to earn a second chance…. ADDIE. Justin Gentry had always been my best friend and I had always been in love with him. When our friendship imploded, I was shattered...
  • That Baby by Jillian Dodd

    That Baby by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    First comes love, then comes marriage . . . and then comes That Baby. That Baby is the final book in the That Boy trilogy by USA Today bestselling author, Jillian Dodd. It’s amazing how a few little words can change your life. It starts with a simple I love you. It’s made official with I do. And becomes incredible with I’m pregnant. Jadyn is the girl I love. The girl I’ve always loved...
  • The Invitation by Vi Keeland

    The Invitation by Vi Keeland

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Stella 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...
  • Broken Juliet by Leisa Rayven

    Broken Juliet by Leisa Rayven

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 55 ratings
    How do you fix a love that’s been broken beyond repair? For years, Cassie Taylor tried to forget about Ethan Holt. He was the one great love of her life, and when he failed to return her love, a part of her died forever. Or so she thought. Now she and Ethan are sharing a Broadway stage, and he’s determined to win her back...
  • Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 163 ratings
    Lara Jean is having the best senior year. And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Rothschild. Then she’ll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends...
  • Lay Your Hands On Me by Blair Babylon

    Lay Your Hands On Me by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Brand-new Rock Star Romance from USA Today-Bestselling Author Blair Babylon! Xan Valentine, the rock star that Rolling Stone called “sex incarnate,” stands in the spotlight every night and sings love songs to the women in the audience. They swoon. They scream. They believe him. Those women don’t know him like Georgie does...
  • Nothing Else Matters by Blair Babylon

    Nothing Else Matters by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Georgie broke up with Xan Valentine, the lead singer for the rock band Killer Valentine, the guy that Rolling Stone calls “sex incarnate. ” The magazine isn’t wrong, but they don’t know the half of it. He’s the alpha-est male who ever walked onto a stage or into a bedroom and might be crazy, and Georgie is definitely in love with him...
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    m-f  humor  young adult  contemporary  length-long
  • Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko

    Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When the panty hose go on, all bets are off between these best guy friends! Practical Keisuke’s incredibly handsome best friend Masayuki has always rubbed him just a little bit the wrong way...
  • Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck

    Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The future is anything but certain in this alternately funny and heartbreaking contemporary story about food trucks, festivals, and first loves. It's easy to look at high school senior Oscar Olsson and think: lost. He hates school, struggles to read, and wants nothing to do with college. But Oscar is anything but lost---he knows exactly what he wants and exactly how to get it...
  • That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Marry the boy next door in this sweet contemporary romance by USA Today Best Selling Author, Jillian Dodd. The gorgeous engagement ring on my finger mimics my happiness. I feel so sparkly, glittery, and full of promise, because I absolutely know he's that boy. The boy I want to marry. My prince. My happily ever after. But then our pastor starts asking lots of questions...
  • Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel

    Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    At thirty two, Kelli Bryant is ready to take on the world, and Chandler Media, as the new Marketing Director, but her plans are derailed when her promotion is given to none other than Ian Greyson, Kelli’s old college flame, her one true love and the one man she hoped to never see again...
  • Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot

    Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Sunshine, soft white sand and a sizzling hot millionaire – you don’t get trouble in paradise, right? Imogen Charlton is sorted. Dead-beat husband? History. Dream job? Application sent. But then her impulsive brother, Harry, spends every last penny on a Greek restaurant in Corfu, and is determined to run it himself. It’s up to Imogen to bring him to his senses...
  • Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely

    Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From 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...
  • Remember When by T. Torrest

    Remember When by T. Torrest

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Years before Trip Wiley could be seen on movie screens all over the world, he could be seen sitting in the desk behind me in my high school English class. This was back in 1990, and I cite the year only to avoid dumbfounding you when references to big hair or stretch pants are mentioned. Although, come to think of it, I am from New Jersey, which may serve as explanation enough...
  • An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young

    An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Braden Carmichael and Jocelyn Butler share their first Christmas together as a couple, exchanging meaningful gifts and spending time with family.
  • Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started with a game of Truth or Dare…. It’s bad enough I got arrested for prostitution on Christmas Eve. Alleged prostitution, mind you. I didn’t do it. Of course I didn’t. The cops say I offered up a certain sex act for a $5 gasoline gift card, but honey? My sex acts are worth way, way more...
  • You're My Cutie, Vol. 6 by Nakaba Harufuji

    You're My Cutie, Vol. 6 by Nakaba Harufuji

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Koga-kun has declared war on Shikura-kun, and tensions are simmering under the surface! Koga-kun is making advances on Madoka, and to prevent them from being alone together, Shikura-kun is doing his best to keep him in check. But then Koga-kun manages to steal Madoka away by car? What will be the outcome of this love triangle?
  • Her Best Friend by Claire Kingsley

    Her Best Friend by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Noah Douglas and Charlotte Lawson have been best friends since first grade. Noah had a hard time relating to other kids, and Charlotte was painfully shy. But once they found each other, they were inseparable. Now sixteen, Noah is starting to see Charlotte through new eyes. Maybe it’s just a crush. Charlotte is talented, fun, and pretty...
  • Tamon's B-Side Vol. 2 by Yuki Shiwasu

    Tamon's B-Side Vol. 2 by Yuki Shiwasu

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    When the F/ACE members compete against each other to determine the new face of the band, Utage helps self-doubting Tamon defend his position. Unfortunately, one of Tamon’s bandmates makes an absurd demand—if he wins the contest, Utage will quit being Tamon’s housekeeper and support him instead!
  • Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Maps’ kingdom is crumbling before his eyes. His parents are forcing him to get a job, there’s a new kid at school who won’t stop staring at him, and his best friend is too busy thinking about girls to help Maps deal with his real problems. Worst of all,. Maps is lost. And none of the roads on his map are leading to Lane.
  • A Love Song for Dreamers by Piper Lawson

    A Love Song for Dreamers by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    He said I taught him how to dream. Maybe he taught me, too. But when fate brings the strongest man I know to his knees, dreams aren’t enough to save us. But true love doesn’t fade to silence after a single verse. Tyler and I have one last chance. And the power to decide how this ends. A tragedy for the ages. Or the perfect ending to the most beautiful song ever written. .. Ours...
  • Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 3 by Fumita Yanagida

    Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 3 by Fumita Yanagida

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    内容紹介. 『次にくるマンガ大賞 2016』Webマンガ部門 第1位! ! トモの誕生日! ジュン、みすず、キャロルが贈るプレゼントは…? みすずの家でトモとキャロルと三人で勉強会! ! トモとジュン、ついに二人きりでお泊まり! ? 好きな男子(ひと)に``女の子、、として見られたい! ! ``ボーイッシュ女子、、学園ラブコメディ、第3巻! コミックスでしか読めない描き下ろしも収録! ! 著者について. 柳田 史太. 漫画家。. 本作『トモちゃんは女の子! 』がデビュー作。.
  • A and D by Fallenbabybubu

    A and D by Fallenbabybubu

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "He's a jock. I'm not. He's popular. I'm not. He's good-looking. I'm not. And have I mentioned that we're the best of friends? So he loves me. .. as a friend. Too bad, because I don't just love him. .. I'm in love with him. " -Dakota Evans. Dakota's sarcastic, Aaron isn't. Aaron's a morning person, Dakota most definitely is not. Dakota's a nerd, while Aaron's a jock...
  • Elements of Chemistry: Capture by Penny Reid

    Elements of Chemistry: Capture by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Part 3 of Elements of Chemistry. One week. Manhattan apartment. Super-hot ex-boyfriend. …What’s the worst that could happen? It’s been nine months since Kaitlyn Parker has seen or heard from Martin Sandeke—nine months and five stages of matter. She’s lived through the worst of first-love heartbreak, and is most certainly stronger (and less likely to hide in science cabinets) than ever before...
  • Tame This by Hadley Quinn

    Tame This by Hadley Quinn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    KISS THIS continues with Jay’s story, a rebel of his own sort with the need for freedom and unfiltered opinions. His days of unruly behavior and risky decisions have dealt him a hand that he’s still trying to overcome as he seeks to accomplish his business dreams. But the hits keep adding up...
  • A Love Song for Rebels by Piper Lawson

    A Love Song for Rebels by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    I swore I’d never fall for a rockstar. He swore he’d never become one. Tyler didn’t mean to break my heart. He did it anyway. Now, I’ll never play by anyone’s rules but mine. When he shows up in the last place I expect, with a confession and a promise…. There’s going to be a reckoning. Because the naive girl he shattered is gone. And the woman in her place is ready for a fight...
  • True Beauty, Vol. 4 by Yaongyi

    True Beauty, Vol. 4 by Yaongyi

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Mastering the art of makeovers, Jugyeong Lim navigates high school, and then college while her self-esteem, romantic life, and career are constantly in flux. Jugyeong Lim has been treated unfairly by her family and bullied by her enemies due to the perception that she’s ugly. .
  • Breakable by Tammara Webber

    Breakable by Tammara Webber

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    He 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...
  • Sinful Desires Vol. IV by M.S. Parker

    Sinful Desires Vol. IV by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How could I have been so stupid? Anastascia had told me that Brock was bad news but I'd never dreamed what he was capable of. First Reed, then Brock. Was my taste in men really that awful? When Piper Black finds out the truth about her first encounter with her boyfriend Brock Michaels, she's devastated, but things only get worse when a familiar face shows up at the wrong moment...
  • Wild Thing by Blair Babylon

    Wild Thing by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The music calls Georgie. Every night, she stands offstage, watching Xan Valentine set fire to the crowd with music until they would burn down the city for him. His music wraps her until her fingers dance, desperately wanting the piano, but her terrified legs could never walk onto a stage...
  • Burning Bright by Blair Babylon

    Burning Bright by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anything worth burning is worth burning down. Lizzy has broken her contract with Mannix and destroyed her growing relationship with Theo, but now Mannix is stalking her, trying to get her back. She wants time away to think, so she manages to get past the sports reporters stalking her at her dorm, where Georgie has received a text from Rae telling them to get on a plane to Paris...
  • Callous by Xavier Neal

    Callous by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    C. J. and Erin have a complicated relationship. They do three things very well together. Argue, have sex, and keep secrets from each other. However, when C. J. 's past comes to tear him away, it not only threatens to destroy the new life he has built, but the relationship with the only woman who has ever been his match...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  humor  young adult  contemporary  length-short
  • On the Rocks by Gillian Jones, Book Covers Ashbee Designs

    On the Rocks by Gillian Jones, Book Covers Ashbee Designs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Braunwyn. Four years ago losing the love of my life almost destroyed me. Years of being labeled and looked upon with disdain by everyone in my hometown almost wrecked me. Four years ago I became a mother and together we were enough. .. Until I met him. He wanted to rebuild my broken–I just didn’t know how to let him...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  humor  young adult  contemporary  length-short
  • Sugar and Spice by Shari L. Tapscott

    Sugar and Spice by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fueled by love and determination, twenty-one-year-old Harper took a great leap of faith and transferred home from college to finally declare her feelings to Brandon, the boy who's adored her since they were children. There was only one thing that could derail her perfect plan, and that was Brandon showing up with a new girlfriend the very same weekend...
  • A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh

    A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    A fun-loving free spirit. Her buttoned-up best friend. And a cross-country wedding that could drive their platonic relationship toward something else entirely. Simon Collier is my friend. Heck, he’s been my friend for most of my adult life—and we couldn’t be more different. I love late-night karaoke. He’s a homebody with a piano I’ve never heard him play...
  • More Than Water by Renee Ericson

    More Than Water by Renee Ericson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    It doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t feel wrong. It just. .. feels. EJ Cunning, an art history major, dates musicians. Foster Blake, a chemical engineering major, can’t sing a tune. They’re not each other’s type. They’re coworkers. Then, one night leads to sex—sex between friends—which leads to an agreement. It all seems so simple—but nothing ever is. Many layers build a person’s facade...
  • Lucky Star by Susannah Nix

    Lucky Star by Susannah Nix

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A lonely barista’s dreams come true when her celebrity crush asks her to pose as his fake girlfriend for the paparazzi. Boone Sheridan is a TV heartthrob with a public relations problem. He needs to clean up his image and create a distraction ASAP...
  • Guarding the Goalie by Jacob Chance

    Guarding the Goalie by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The first time I met Murphy, the goalie of the Coyotes hockey team, I thought he was the most attractive man I’d ever seen. The second time, we shared a wild night and I never planned to see him again. Imagine my surprise when I showed up for a work meeting only to find out Murphy was my new client. He needed a bodyguard to pose as his live-in girlfriend, and I was perfect for the job...
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