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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik
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...Categorized as:
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![Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4 by Io Sakisaka, 咲坂伊緒]()
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4 by Io Sakisaka, 咲坂伊緒
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe popular shojo manga series that was adapted into the Blue Spring Ride anime!Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues...Categorized as:
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![The Breathing Series by Rebecca Donovan]()
The Breathing Series by Rebecca Donovan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Breathing Series is one girl's story of unspeakable cruelty, life-changing love, and her precarious grasp of hope. Reason to Breathe: Emma Thomas is hiding a terrible secret. Despite her academic prowess and athletic accomplishments, she focuses on surviving high school by fading into the shadows. Without expecting it, she finds love... -
![Your Lie in April, Vol. 1 by Naoshi Arakawa, 新川 直司]()
Your Lie in April, Vol. 1 by Naoshi Arakawa, 新川 直司
A LIFE IN MONOTONEKosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style... -
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![The Billionaire's Game ~ Kade by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Game ~ Kade by J.S. Scott
With his professional football career over due to a tragic accident, billionaire Kade Harrison takes on the task of solving a mystery for his brother-in-law and friend, Max Hamilton. Without his former career to fill every minute of the day, Kade's looking for something to challenge him--now that he's lost the career that had meant everything to him... -
![Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker]()
Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker
When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths . Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be...Categorized as:
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![Mars, Volume 15 by Fuyumi Soryo]()
Mars, Volume 15 by Fuyumi Soryo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAnime Paperback, Easily Read from Right to Left, Cleverly... -
![Make It a Double by Sawyer Bennett]()
Make It a Double by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBrody Markham has endured a nightmare, spending the last five years in prison and losing everything that was dear to him. Now he’s back home, trying to survive in a world he doesn’t recognize anymore. While his family and friends desperately try to reach through to him, he shelters himself further and further away from their love...Categorized as:
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![Equilibrium: A Marauders Interlude by Lina Andersson]()
Equilibrium: A Marauders Interlude by Lina Andersson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes life throws you a curve ball. Sometimes they’re minor league, a mild irritation. Sometimes they’re game changers, life-altering, knock ‘em out of the park kinda big. Eliza thought she knew what track her life was on, but then life threw her one of those major league style curve balls. Roach isn’t even sure what normal is anymore, he’s been thrown so many curve balls in his life... -
![Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner]()
Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBoy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls in love with boy… SCREECH! No. It can’t be that easy. (You knew that, right?) Boy meets girl. Boy can’t fall in love with girl, because girl comes from a different culture. She also has secrets. Lots of secrets he’s determined to uncover. He’ll try to uncover all her secrets... -
![Captivate by Dylan Allen]()
Captivate by Dylan Allen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's on the edge of stardom. I'm on the edge of disaster. One night will change our lives forever... I was standing in the middle of a storm when Carter Bosh asks me to dance. I should have said no, but his outstretched hand and glittering green eyes were too tempting to resist. His touch sparked a fire inside of me. His kisses thrill and soothe at the same time...Categorized as:
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![Ruined Sinner by Becker Gray]()
Ruined Sinner by Becker Gray
It's no secret that Aurora Lincoln-Ward hates Phineas Yates, but what most people don't know is the reason. Last summer, Phineas broke Aurora's heart in the worst way, and she promised herself then and there that she would never fall prey to the sinner of Pembroke Prep again.But now sin is in the air, and the Hellfire Club's number one sinner has his sights set on her.. -
![The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime... -
![Reckless At Raleigh High by Callie Hart]()
Reckless At Raleigh High by Callie Hart
“When will we have given enough? When will we have lost enough? If there’s no one out there keeping track of how much pain we’re dealt, how much we’re asked to bear, then that’s the most terrifying thing, Silver. ’Cause if there’s no one keeping track...then there’s no one out there to make it stop.” Pain is a currency the residents of Raleigh are rich in... -
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![Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely]()
Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 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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Promise Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her best friend happily married and now pregnant, Sam Matthews should be overjoyed. Instead, she can only see what is missing in her life. Pushing her emotions aside, she retreats to a piece of her past that she’s kept hidden, something that even her best friend knows nothing about. Taking a step into her future, Sam moves to North Carolina where she once again encounters Mark Robertson... -
![The Lyon Trilogy by Jordan Silver]()
The Lyon Trilogy by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis bundle includes the following novels: Lyon's Crew: Colton Lyon is the tattooed, pierced (with an Apadravya) leader of a bike crew. His wealthy background and bad boy good looks makes him every young girl's fantasy but Lyon has sworn off women...Categorized as:
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![Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh]()
Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh
Called the Bloodlust Warrior of Hastings, Maxen Pendery retreats to a monastery after the Normans conquer England, hoping a life of contemplation will wash the blood from his soul...Categorized as:
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Near and Far by Nicole Williams
There’s optimistic. And there’s Jesse Walker. If he wasn’t so charming, his sunny disposition and incessant grin would get old. Fast. Falling in love with the broken girl who had at first seemed immune to anything resembling love was the best thing to happen to Jesse since the Walkers adopted him when he was five...Categorized as:
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![Unforgettable Sun by Kathryn Andrews]()
Unforgettable Sun by Kathryn Andrews
Matt Hale I’ve never really been included. I’ve never felt like I truly belonged. But then again, how could I? Living on this island, I’ve seen and heard too many things. Lies. Secrets. Lies I’ve been forced to tell and secrets I’ve been forced to keep. They keep me locked to myself. They’re the reason I stand on the edge of the horizon and watch from afar... -
![Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman]()
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHe says: You're an awful person. He says: What makes you think I would ever ask you out? He says: The world would be a better place without you in it. Lara just got told off on Facebook. She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance... -
![Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood]()
Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood
It all started with "goodbye." He left town before graduation, leaving me with nothing but questions and shattered promises. A year later, he's back. But high school is over. And I've made promises to somebody else... Finn may be different now—with new tattoos and new secrets—but his goals are the same. He wants me. Whatever it takes... -
![Break Away by Ellie Grace]()
Break Away by Ellie Grace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen Olivia Mason catches her fiancé cheating, her life gets turned upside down. With no family and no real place to call home, she heads south for a fresh start in Charleston, South Carolina. Determined to gain her own independence and protect her heart, the last thing she needs is a sexy, tattoo-covered guy to cross her path and test her resolve...Categorized as:
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![Breakable by Tammara Webber]()
Breakable by Tammara Webber
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 59 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...Categorized as:
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![Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn]()
Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsLeah Marino hasn’t been on a date in two years. After discovering the man she loved had manipulated and deceived her, she refuses to even entertain the idea of a relationship. Instead, she focuses her attention on taking care of her family, a role she’s assumed since the death of her mother and the one place she knows her kindness won't be taken advantage of again... -
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Save Me by Natasha Preston
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTegan Pennells used to care about everything: family, friends, boys, school, and music. But then her dad died and that stopped. She doesn’t care about her relationship with her mum and sister. She doesn’t care that she’s pushed away most of her friends. She doesn’t care that she lost her virginity to her friend’s brother in the backseat of his car... -
![Married to the Cursed Duke by Ava MacAdams]()
Married to the Cursed Duke by Ava MacAdams
“Thirty days. Our marriage will last for thirty days and not a minute longer than that.”Bridget is sick and tired of acting as her pregnant cousin’s personal maid. So finding herself in a compromising situation with the Duke of Acheron seems to her like a golden ticket to freedom.Duke Devlin is fully aware that he is cursed...Categorized as:
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![For The Love of Ash by Taylor Lavati]()
For The Love of Ash by Taylor Lavati
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMaggie Larken is a reformed party girl. After her parent’s death, she’s left to raise Asher, her nine-year-old brother. Luke Wilson has done everything his parents have ever asked of him. A new teacher, Luke constantly questions where is life is headed. When Luke and Maggie meet, neither is in the market for a relationship. But sometimes life has other plans...Categorized as:
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Jack by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne night with the wrong woman can change your life…. Jack Simon’s road to the White House has been a smooth one until a night with the notorious Donovan James becomes a roadblock he can’t escape. Suddenly he’s America’s number one story and it has nothing to do with politics. Jack’s tangled with this woman before and knows they’re no good together... -
![Intermix Nation by M.P. Attardo]()
Intermix Nation by M.P. Attardo
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIntermix: to mix together, blend North America, paragon of diversity, is gone. From its ashes, a new nation has arisen – Renatus – where the government segregates the surviving population into races, forbidding interracial marriage, mating, and love. Eighteen-year-old Nazirah Nation is a pariah, an intermix, born of people from different races...Categorized as:
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![Loving Violet by Terri Anne Browning]()
Loving Violet by Terri Anne Browning
“Even before you were born, we belonged to each other, Vi,” I reminded her, trying to fight the desperation to grab on to her and hold her, because I could feel her slipping away from me more and more with each beat of my heart. “You were in your mom’s belly, but I still felt you in my heart. It was as if there was this invisible cord connecting your heart to mine. I can’t see it, but I feel it...Categorized as:
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![Some Boys by Patty Blount]()
Some Boys by Patty Blount
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSome boys go too far. Some boys will break your heart. But one boy can make you whole. When Grace meets Ian she's afraid. Afraid he'll reject her like the rest of the school, like her own family. After she accuses the town golden boy of rape, everyone turns against Grace. They call her a slut and a liar. But...Ian doesn't. He's funny and kind with secrets of his own... -
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Skipping Stones by J.B. McGee
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**This is a stand alone novel. Now available** They say there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Not everyone will grieve in this order, nor will everyone go through every stage. It’s during the stage of denial when Alex Hart meets Andrew Foster. He takes her one-step closer to acceptance: the stage when new, meaningful relationships are formed...Categorized as:
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![Hard Rock Remix by Ava Lore]()
Hard Rock Remix by Ava Lore
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA damsel in distress... The day of a young woman's wedding should be the happiest day of her life, but for Aylen Ware, it is the worst. Raised from a young age in a secret splinter sect of the Fundamentalist Mormon Church, Aylen has spent her life suppressing her true self and living in constant fear of violence and abuse...Categorized as:
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![Catch and Release by Ella Fox]()
Catch and Release by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove endures all things. Darby McKenzie’s heart started beating funny the day that she met Trace Chamberlain. She was four, he was five, and that meeting altered the course of both their lives forever. Trace was born into a nightmare. Before meeting Darby and her family, the only love he ever knew was that of his twin brother. The two of them endured years of abuse that left scars...Categorized as:
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![Three Rivers by Chloe T. Barlow]()
Three Rivers by Chloe T. Barlow
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"A richly nuanced -- and smolderingly clever -- book about letting love shine in places where the past feels bigger than it needs to be. The cast of side characters range from quirky to mysterious, lending tremendous authenticity and depth to a romantic story that is so much more... -
![Social Queue by Kay Kerr]()
Social Queue by Kay Kerr
'I thought I was nobody’s teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs.'Zoe Kelly is starting a new phase of her life. High school was a mess of bullying and autistic masking that left her burnt out and shut down. Now, with an internship at an online media company—the first step on the road to her dream writing career—she is ready to reinvent herself... -
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Butterfly Dreams by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn a powerful romance hailed as “heartbreaking, real, and breathtakingly beautiful” by Stacey Lynn, New York Times bestselling author A. Meredith Walters tells the story of a troubled young woman and the unforgettable guy who teaches her to live—and love—to the fullest. She’s waiting to die . . . . Corin Thompson is paralyzed by her obsession with mortality... -
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Capture by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLosing your ability to speak at the age of seventeen; it’s not normal or fair. But trauma, has a way of throwing normality out the window. Dani lives anything but a normal life. Her sister is married to one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Her best friends are rockstar duo AD2. And she has more love around her than most people experience in a lifetime...Categorized as:
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![Living with Regret by Lisa De Jong]()
Living with Regret by Lisa De Jong
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI had my whole life mapped out. Perfect guy. Perfect friends. Everything was exactly the way I wanted it. That was until that night--the one I can’t remember. It’s all my fault, and now the memories are all I have left of him. Of us. My guilt drowns me until Sam Shea steps back into my life and helps me to the surface... -
![Destined to Love by Brenda Kennedy]()
Destined to Love by Brenda Kennedy
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAngel Perez had a second chance at a new beginning. After the death of her Aunt Rosie, Angel followed the instructions of her aunt and packed up only a few of her belongings and headed to Florida. After moving into her Aunt Rosie’s small cottage on Siesta Key Beach, she was quickly adjusting to her new life... -
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Mason by Michelle Heard
"You’re my assistant." The magic words every girl at Trinity Academy is dying to hear. But I’m the one who gets stuck with Mason Chargill, the star of most women’s fantasies but my nightmare. One of the heirs to CRC Holdings, he might be dangerously gorgeous, but his cold and callous demeanor makes him an ice prince...Categorized as:
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![Everything by Melissa Pearl, Laurie Boris]()
Everything by Melissa Pearl, Laurie Boris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJody Pritchett had a dream...but life had other plans. Instead of singing and dancing on Broadway, Jody's a twenty-year-old single mom, living at home with her disapproving father and overbearing sister. The choice to keep her little Angelia came with a high price and although she adores her baby girl, it doesn't take away the sting of kissing goodbye her chance at a career on the stage... -
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![Little Battles by N.K. Smith]()
Little Battles by N.K. Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpending time with Elliott instills a faint whisper of hope within Sophie Young; hope that both terrifies her and promises redemption. But the demons of her past are never far behind, and old habits are hard to break. The more she tries to push him away, the stronger the pull towards him becomes... -
![Heartthrob by Sundari Venkatraman]()
Heartthrob by Sundari Venkatraman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKrutika falls headlong in love at the tender age of thirteen when she first sets eyes on the dreamy Darsh. That he is barely sixteen seems oh-so-perfect to the barely-there teenager. She never stops loving him when her father ties the knot with his mother soon afterwards...Categorized as:
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![プライベート・プリンス, #01 [Private Prince] by Maki Enjōji]()
プライベート・プリンス, #01 [Private Prince] by Maki Enjōji
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHis highness the prince of Estolia Wilfred became an exchange student in Eito University. His noble appearance and gentleman’s manners quickly filled the campus with hysterical women’s voices. Miyako also studies at that university and for her master’s thesis, she is determined to interview the prince about his great-grandmother... -
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Left Field Love by C.W. Farnsworth
Lennon Matthews has been looking forward to the end of senior year since the first day of high school. She’s sick of the stares and whispers that follow her around, of balancing staying at the top of her class with all her other responsibilities.And she’s especially over interacting with Caleb Winters... -
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Believe by Erin McCarthy
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRobin used to be a party girl… until she got black out drunk and woke up in bed with her best friend's boyfriend. Now she's faced with being THAT girl, and couldn't be more disgusted with herself... -
![Love Nouveau by B.L. Berry]()
Love Nouveau by B.L. Berry
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing inevitable in love is despair. I knew from the start that he would wreck me. Nothing could have prepared me for the day he walked into my life ... or the day he walked out of it. I self-destructed. All that remained was a shell of the girl I once was. SHATTERED. And I don't know if I'll ever recover...Categorized as:
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