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Rachel Lynn Solomon · 2020

Cruel Winter with You

Ali Hazelwood

[Cruel Winter with You]: A Novel (New Expanded Edition-2025)<br/><br/>Winter has always been a season of contrasts—of endings and beginnings, of quiet stillness and unshaken resilience. It blankets the world in silence, demanding patience, but beneath the frost and snow, something is always waiting to bloom.<br/>This story was born from that very idea—that love, like the seasons, can endure even the coldest of moments. That sometimes, distance isn’t just measured in miles, but in time, in fear, in the choices we make when we think we are protecting ourselves. And that sometimes, the most important journey isn’t the one that takes us far away, but the one that leads us back—to a place, to a person, to ourselves.<br/>Cruel Winter with You is a story about second chances, about finding warmth in unexpected places, and about the quiet strength it takes to stay when leaving seems easier. It’s about the kind of love that doesn’t fade, even when buried beneath the weight of time, mistakes, and uncertainty.<br/>If you have ever been afraid to let love in, if you have ever questioned whether you deserve to be chosen, if you have ever wondered whether coming back means going backward—this story is for you.<br/>May you find warmth in these pages. May you find hope in the quiet moments. And may you always remember that even the coldest winter will eventually give way to spring.

Blood Oath: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance (Cursed Legacies)

Morgan B Lee · 2024

Rosie and the Dreamboat

Sally Thorne

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1

Xue Shan Fei Hu · 2024

Check and Mate

Ali Hazelwood · 2024

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 1

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu · 2021

Half-demon Luo Binghe rose from humble beginnings and a tortured past to become unrivaled in strength and beauty. With his dominion over both the Human and Demon Realms and his hundreds-strong harem, he is truly the most powerful protagonist...in a trashy webnovel series! At least, that's what Shen Yuan believes as he finishes reading the final chapter in Proud Immortal Demon Way. But when a bout of rage leads to his sudden death, Shen Yuan is reborn into the world of the novel in the body of Shen Qingqiu--the beautiful but cruel teacher of a young Luo Binghe. While Shen Qingqiu may have the incredible power of a cultivator, he is destined to be horrifically punished for crimes against the protagonist. The new Shen Qingqiu now has only one course of action: get into Luo Binghe's good graces before the young man's rise to power or suffer the awful fate of a true scum villain!

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, 1)

Kimberly Lemming · 2024

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R. F. Kuang · 2022

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood · 2021

The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! As seen on THE VIEW! A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021 When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships—but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor—and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

The Zombie Queen: Wheel of Crowns

Brandi Elledge · 2022

The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1)

Lynette Noni · 2022

The Demon Queen (Wheel of Crowns)

Brandi Elledge · 2019

The Vampire Queen: Wheel of Crowns

Brandi Elledge · 2022

The Queen of Witches

Brandi Elledge · 2019

The Werewolf Queen (Wheel of Crowns)

Brandi Elledge · 2019

Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel (1)

Alice Oseman · 2020

<b>Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. <p><b>"Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book." -- Rainbow Rowell, author of <i>Carry On</i></b></b><br></br>Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. <p>But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.<br>

Binding 13

Chloe Walsh · 2023

#TheRealCinderella

Yesenia Vargas · 2018

Only Mostly Devastated

Sophie Gonzales · 2021

Night Speakers

Ali Sparkes · 2018

School for Spirits: Loneliest Angel (Spirit School)

Aron Lewes · 2024

Four Psychos (The Dark Side Series)

Kristy Cunning · 2021

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary · 2019

A Skinful of Shadows

Frances Hardinge · 2017

The Intuitives

Erin Michelle Sky, Steven Brown · 2017

What's a Girl Gotta Do ?

Holly Bourne · 2016

A Stolen Kiss (Stolen Royals)

Kelsey Keating · 2016

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab · 2023

Car-Jacked

Ali Sparkes · 2015

The King's Men

Nora Sakavic · 2016

Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his death right around the corner he's got more reasons than ever to live. Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable. Kissing one is unthinkable. Neil should know better than to get involved with anyone this close to the end, but Andrew's never been the easiest person to walk away from. If they both say it doesn't mean anything, maybe Neil won't regret losing it, but the one person Neil can't lie to is himself. He's got promises to keep and a team to get to championships if he can just outrun Riko a little longer, but Riko's not the only monster in Neil's life. The truth might get them all killed—or be Neil's one shot at getting out of this alive.

Am I Normal Yet? (The Normal Series)

Holly Bourne · 2018

<p>Evie, Amber and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. Both hilarious and heart-rending, this is Evie's no-holds-barred story of struggling to live a "normal" teen life in the grip of OCD, from the acclaimed author of THE MANIFESTO ON HOW TO BE INTERESTING</p> <p>Ages:14+</p> <p> </p> <br> <br> The groundbreaking and bestselling novel from queen of YA Holly Bourne, perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow and Amber Smith.Evie just wants to be normal. She wants to stop obsessing over germs, wash her hands just once (instead of a dozen times), and maybe even kiss a boy without mentally calculating how many billions of bacteria must be on his tongue.But being a normal teenager isn't easy when you've just been sectioned and diagnosed with OCD. And with new friends and cute-but-confusing boys in the mix, will Evie be able to keep it together...or is she about to spiral out of control?"A brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship." The Guardian

Forever (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, 5)

Chanda Hahn · 2016

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo · 2015

Witch's Pyre

Josephine Angelini · 2016

Firewalker

Josephine Angelini · 2015

Night Owls

Jenn Bennett · 2015

Ignite Me (Shatter Me Book 3)

Tahereh Mafi · 2014

The heart-stopping third installment in the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City, called "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love."<br/>With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world . . . but that's not all he wants with her.<br/>The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Legend by Marie Lu. Tahereh Mafi has created a captivating and original story that combines the best of dystopian and paranormal and was praised by Publishers Weekly as "a gripping read from an author who's not afraid to take risks."<br/>This bestselling series from powerhouse author Tahereh Mafi showcases relentlessly thrilling action, heart stopping romance, and a war-torn world in which rebellion is the only path to freedom.

Destination Earth

Ali Sparkes · 2014

Unleashed 5: The Burning Beach

Ali Sparkes · 2014

Reign (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale Book 4)

Chanda Hahn · 2014

Trial by Fire

Josephine Angelini · 2014

Alex Finch: Monster Hunter (The Monster Files Book 1)

Cate Dean · 2013

The Raven King (All for the Game)

Nora Sakavic · 2016

A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil)

Soman Chainani

The Foxhole Court (All for the Game Book 1)

Nora Sakavic · 2013

Fable (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, 3)

Chanda Hahn · 2014

Fairest (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, 2)

Chanda Hahn · 2014

UnEnchanted (Unfortunate Fairy Tale)

Chanda Hahn · 2019

Oblivion (The Gatekeepers)

Anthony Horowitz · 2014

Unravel Me (Shatter Me Book 2)

Tahereh Mafi · 2013

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz · 2014

Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!<br/>A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)<br/><br/>This Printz Honor Book is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.<br/><br/>Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

Winter (The Lunar Chronicles Book 4)

Marissa Meyer · 2015

<p><b>The #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestselling Series!</b><br><br>Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. <br><br>Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long. <br><br>Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters? Fans will not want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Marissa Meyer's national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.</p>

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles Book 3)

Marissa Meyer · 2014

<p><b>The #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestselling Series!</b><br><br>In this third book in Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.<br><br>Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she's just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. <br><br>When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she'd ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.</p>

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

Marissa Meyer · 2012

<p><b>The #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestselling Series!</b><br><br>Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . . <br><br>Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future. <br><br><b>Marissa Meyer on <i>Cinder</i>, writing, and leading men</b><br><i>Which of your characters is most like you?</i><br>I wish I could say that I'm clever and mechanically-minded like Cinder, but no—I can't fix anything. I'm much more like Cress, who makes a brief cameo in Cinder and then takes a more starring role in the third book. She's a romantic and a daydreamer and maybe a little on the naïve side—things that could be said about me too—although she does find courage when it's needed most. I think we'd all like to believe we'd have that same inner strength if we ever needed it. <br><i>Where do you write?</i><br>I have a home office that I've decorated with vintage fairy tale treasures that I've collected (my favorite is a Cinderella cookie jar from the forties) and NaNoWriMo posters, but sometimes writing there starts to feel too much like work. On those days I'll write in bed or take my laptop out for coffee or lunch.<br><i>If you were stranded on a desert island, which character from </i>Cinder<i> would you want with you?</i><br>Cinder, definitely! She has an internet connection in her brain, complete with the ability to send and receive comms (which are similar to e-mails). We'd just have enough time to enjoy some fresh coconut before we were rescued. <br><i>The next book in the Lunar Chronicles is called </i>Scarlet<i>, and is about Little Red Riding Hood. What is appealing to you most about this character as you work on the book?</i><br>Scarlet is awesome—she's very independent, a bit temperamental, and has an outspokenness that tends to get her in trouble sometimes. She was raised by her grandmother, an ex-military pilot who now owns a small farm in southern France, who not only taught Scarlet how to fly a spaceship and shoot a gun, but also to have a healthy respect and appreciation for nature. I guess that's a lot of things that appeal to me about her, but she's been a really fun character to write! (The two leading men in Scarlet, Wolf and Captain Thorne, aren't half bad either.)</p>

Briar Rose

Jana Oliver · 2013

In the Afterlight: A Darkest Minds Novel (The Darkest Minds series Book 3)

Alexandra Bracken · 2014

Never Fade (The Darkest Minds series Book 2)

Alexandra Bracken · 2013

Darkest Minds, The (The Darkest Minds series Book 1)

Alexandra Bracken · 2012

Starcrossed

Josephine Angelini · 2011

Then

Morris Gleitzman · 2010

Mockingjay (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 3)

Suzanne Collins · 2010

Catching Fire (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2)

Suzanne Collins · 2010

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)

Suzanne Collins · 2009

This Special Edition of <i>The Hunger Games</i> includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of <i>The Hunger Games</i>; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work.<p></p>In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Point Blank (Alex Rider)

Anthony Horowitz · 2002

Once (Once Series, 1)

Morris Gleitzman · 2013