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King of envy

Ana Huang · 2026

King of Pride

Ana Huang · 2023

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Chloe Walsh · 2025

The Perfect Marriage (1)

Jeneva Rose · 2024

From New York Times bestselling author Jeneva Rose comes the definitive edition of her shocking breakout thriller, The Perfect Marriage. Fully reedited, it features a sneak peek of the first three chapters of the upcoming sequel, The Perfect Divorce.<br/>Sarah Morgan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Washington, DC. With a perfect case record and having made named partner before the age of thirty-five, her life is going exactly as she planned.<br/>However, the same cannot be said for her husband, Adam, a failed author, who's grown to resent his wife's meteoric success as he feels it's come at the expense of their relationship.<br/>For almost two years, Adam has kept his affair with Kelly Summers a secret, but everything changes when her body is discovered at the couple's lake house and Adam is arrested on suspicion of murder.<br/>Sarah now finds herself facing her most challenging case yet when she vows to defend her husband--a man accused of murdering his mistress.<br/>While Adam is certainly guilty of sleeping with Kelly, the question remains: Is he guilty of killing her too?

The Perfect Divorce (2)

Jeneva Rose · 2025

The shocking sequel to Jeneva Rose's multimillion-copy bestselling thriller, The Perfect Marriage.<br/>It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted ... or is it?<br/>After discovering Bob engaged in a one-night stand, Sarah wastes no time filing for divorce. However, amid their ugly separation, new DNA evidence is uncovered in the case against Adam, forcing the police to reopen the investigation and putting Sarah right back in the spotlight. Everyone wants to know what really happened, most of all former Deputy Hudson, who is hell-bent on finding the truth.<br/>But when the woman Bob slept with is reported missing, he and Sarah start to fight dirty, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues. Filled with page-turning suspense and Jeneva Rose's signature twists and turns, this sequel will have readers wondering: Can Bob and Sarah achieve the perfect divorce? Or will it be "'til death do us part"?

Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, 4)

Chloe Walsh · 2024

<p>An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.</p> <p>I'm saving you, six.</p> <p>Joey Lynch's life is falling apart. Obsessed with proving himself to the only person he's ever truly trusted, Joey fights to stay away from a world that could destroy his life. The odds are against him, but can he keep his head above water?</p> <p>Aoife is absolutely unwilling to give up the boy she loves, so she is determined to save him from self-destruction. She becomes trapped in a world she doesn't understand, but her heart is stronger than what's trying to drag her down. Aoife will never give up on Joey, no matter how much is stacked against them.</p> <p>Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different.</p> <p>Following the beloved pairing from Saving 6, Redeeming 6 will only increase your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for:</p> <ul> <li>New adult/YA crossover Irish romance</li> <li>Dual POVs</li> <li>Friends-to-lovers</li> <li>Angsty tearjerkers</li> <li>Bingeworthy TikTok books</li> </ul> <p>Readers are saying:</p> <p>"This book brought me back to life."</p> <p>"JOEY AND AOIFE FOREVER."</p> <p>"THIS SERIES OWNS A PART OF MY SOUL."</p> <p>"I read this in under 24 hrs."</p> <p>"Chloe Walsh writes the kind of romance novels where you can just tell the [characters] are SOULMATES, literally made for each other, two pieces of a puzzle! Joey and Aoife are everything and deserve the whole world!!!"</p>

Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, 1)

Chloe Walsh · 2023

<p>An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Binding 13, the first in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.</p> <p>He wants to save her. She wants to hide.</p> <p>She's damaged. He's determined.</p> <p>Fate brought them together. Love binds them.</p> <p>Johnny Kavanagh is the definition of popular. He is an all-star rugby player with loads of friends, which means he should be enjoying the many perks of his life. But what people don't know is that he has been dealing with a painful injury that could halt the magnificent trajectory of his career. This means he has no time for distractions or mistakes. Especially not a girlfriend.</p> <p>Shannon Lynch has been bullied all her life. She is shy and would rather hide herself away to make it through school. But when she arrives at Tommen College for a fresh start, she meets the notorious Johnny Kavanagh on her first day in a not-so-romantic way. What follows is a complicated friendship that turns into undeniable chemistry. It seems that Shannon won't be able to hold onto the anonymous status she once hoped for. But maybe that's alright?</p> <p>Johnny won't give up on Shannon. No matter what it might cost them both.</p> <p>Filled with angst and an attraction like no other, Binding 13 will suck you into the bingeworthy Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for:</p> <ul> <li>New adult/YA crossover Irish romance</li> <li>Dual POVs</li> <li>Friends-to-lovers</li> <li>TikTok books</li> <li>Sports romance</li> </ul> <p>Readers are gushing:</p> <p>"You need this book in your life."</p> <p>"I'm beyond obsessed. no review could do this book justice but wow. I'm SPRINTING to Keeping 13!!!!!"</p> <p>"I NEED A JOHNNY KAVANAGH ❤"</p> <p>"Instantly became one of my top 5 books of all time."</p> <p>"This was so, so good. Excellent character building. Excellent relationship building. Just excellent all around."</p>

Keeping 13 (Boys of Tommen, 2)

Chloe Walsh · 2023

<p>The epic and unforgettable love story that began in Binding 13 continues with the follow-up in this duology, Keeping 13, from international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Chloe Walsh.</p> <p>Falling in love was the easy part. What comes next is the test . . .</p> <p>Johnny Kavanagh has been living a different life since his injury sidelined him. He's never known life without his beloved number 13 jersey, and he feels lost. Luckily for him, there is a mysterious girl who is now taking up most of his thoughts.</p> <p>Shannon Lynch has always been good at keeping secrets. She has realized that evil men aren't only in stories. They are very real. After her traumatizing trip to Dublin, she is trying to find a way to protect her little brothers above all else. She is beginning to revert to her old self, hiding away so that she can try to contain the few scraps of her future she has left.</p> <p>There's only one boy who can pull her out of the shadows into which she is retreating. The boy who owns her heart. But what she doesn't know is that secrets are about to be revealed that could change lives forever. Will Johnny and Shannon's love survive?</p> <p>Following the beloved characters from Binding 13, Keeping 13 will cement your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for:</p> <ul> <li>New adult/YA crossover Irish romance</li> <li>Dual POVs</li> <li>Friends-to-lovers</li> <li>TikTok books</li> <li>Sports romance</li> </ul> <p>Readers can't stop gushing:</p> <p>"It has so much HEART, SOUL AND LOVE in it. The love is real."</p> <p>"I love them...my heart beats for them. You know, this is completely one of those books you wanna savor reading as well as finish reading all in a go and then want to reread it as soon as you finish."</p> <p>"This is definitely one of those books which will stay with me forever."</p> <p>"JUST. READ. THIS. BOOK. It's perfect. It literally has everything I never knew I needed."</p> <p>"Thank you for changing my life Chloe Walsh."</p>

Taming 7 (Boys of Tommen, 5)

Chloe Walsh · 2024

Saving 6 (Boys of Tommen, 3)

Chloe Walsh · 2024

From international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Chloe Walsh comes the next book in the addictive Boys of Tommen series, Saving 6.<br/>He's a boy who's lost. She's a girl who might just be the home he's never had.<br/>Joey Lynch has always been a protector. He rebuilds what is broken. When his older brother Darren leaves town, twelve-year-old Joey finds that he must watch over his younger siblings and mother. As he enters his teen years, his struggles intensify, with Joey toeing the line of addiction, all while being dutiful to his family. His boss's daughter becomes the one thing keeping him afloat. She's unapologetically herself, and even though he doesn't want to get involved with her, he can't keep away.<br/>Aoife Molloy is bubbly and self-assured. On her first day of secondary school, she meets a hot-headed boy who sparks a new burning curiosity within her, a boy who happens to work for her father. It's a bad idea to mess about with him, but her interest grows by the day.<br/>As a complicated friendship ensues, Aoife begins to discover the secrets attached to Joey Lynch's life, all while he desperately fights to keep her out.<br/>Following a new fan-favorite couple from the Binding 13 duology, Saving 6 will increase your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for: New adult/YA crossover Irish romance Dual POVs Friends-to-lovers Angsty tearjerkers Bingeworthy TikTok books<br/>Readers cannot get enough of the Boys of Tommen:<br/>"THIS WAS EVERYTHING I HOPED IT WOULD BE."<br/>"I'd give this a million stars if it were possible."<br/>"This was everything I wanted and more. It felt so right to be back with my family."<br/>"Brilliant, read this book!! - it's beautifully written!"<br/>"I adored Joey and Aoife…I ate up every single moment."

My Dark Vanessa: A Novel

Kate Elizabeth Russell · 2020

The Summer of Broken Rules

K. L. Walther · 2021

Beach Read

Emily Henry · 2020

<b><b>FROM THE #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>FUNNY STORY</i>!<br><br>A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.<br><br>As featured in <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> ∙ <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> ∙ <i>Oprah Magazine</i> ∙ Betches ∙ Shondaland ∙ Good Morning America ∙ <i>The New York Post</i> ∙ <i>Good Housekeeping</i> ∙ CNN ∙ and more!</b></b><br><br>Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. <br><br>They’re polar opposites. <br><br>In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.<br><br>Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

Happy Place

Emily Henry · 2023

Promise Me Sunshine: A Novel

Cara Bastone · 2025

Say You’ll Remember Me (Platinum Fiction Series)

Abby Jimenez Jimenez · 2025

Malibu Rising: A Novel

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2021

Mistakes We Never Made

Hannah Brown · 2024

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>Bachelorette fan-favorite and New York Times bestselling author Hannah Brown delivers the perfect beach read with her fiction debut—“a fun, fast, epic rom-com" (Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Times bestselling author).<br/><br/>Emma Townsend can sum up her situationship with hot-as-hell romantic red flag Finn Hughes in one word: almost. They almost dated in high school. They almost hooked up after college. They almost took things too far one magical night. Their whole story is one series of “almosts” and “nearlys,” and now they just kind of can’t stand each other. Like, at all.<br/><br/>But this weekend, one of their mutuals is getting married . . . and Emma and Finn will have to pretend they don’t remember how disastrous it was the last time they were in a room together.<br/><br/>Emma’s doing a stellar job of playing it cool—until the bride goes missing. Now, with two days before the wedding, Emma and Finn are hitting the road in a sweet vintage sports car in hopes of salvaging someone else’s happily-ever-after.<br/><br/>Yet somewhere between Emma’s breakfast burrito throw down, a high-stakes kayak chase (it can happen), and an outrageous Vegas detour, these sworn enemies are crossing more than just state lines. As old feelings spark once more, Emma begins to question whether risking your heart is ever really a mistake.

Book Lovers

Emily Henry · 2022

An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story. “One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

It Happened One Summer: A Novel

Tessa Bailey · 2021

Beg, Borrow, or Steal: A Novel

Sarah Adams · 2025

We'll Always Have Summer

Jenny Han · 2011

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth · 2024

<p><b>SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s novel <i>Darling Girls</i> has it all.</b><br><br>For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance at a happy family life. <br><br>But their childhood wasn’t the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild and thought they were free. Even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects?<br><br>A thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love, and murder by <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sally Hepworth.<br><br>“Sally Hepworth writes characters you love.” —LIANE MORIARTY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF APPLES NEVER FALL</p>

It's Not Summer Without You

Jenny Han · 2010

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston · 2023

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry · 2025

Every Summer After

Carley Fortune · 2022

"A radiant debut."—Emily Henry,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers<br/><br/>THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>Named One of the Hottest Reads of Summer 2022 by Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ BookBub ∙ Bustle ∙and more!<br/><br/>Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.<br/><br/>They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart.<br/><br/>Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek—the man she never thought she’d have to live without.<br/><br/>For six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family’s restaurant and curling up together with books—medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her—Percy and Sam had been inseparable. Eventually that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart.<br/><br/>When Percy returns to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until Percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she’s spent punishing herself for them, they’ll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past.<br/><br/>Told over the course of six years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that mark us forever.

One Golden Summer

Carley Fortune · 2025

A radiant, new escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune<br/><br/>I never anticipated Charlie Florek.<br/><br/>Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.<br/><br/>Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.<br/><br/>Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice took his photo from afar. Now he’s all grown up—a shameless flirt, who manages to make Nan laugh and Alice long to be seventeen again, when life was simpler, when taking pictures was just for fun. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.<br/><br/>Because Alice sees people—that’s why she is so good at what she does—but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.

The Summer of Broken Rules

K. L. Walther · 2021

A romance novel inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift! *NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride. Meredith's family's annual game of assassin at Martha's Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister's legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she's at risk of losing both the game … and her heart. When Meredith Fox lost her sister, Claire, eighteen months ago, she shut everyone out. But this summer she's determined to join the world again. The annual family vacation to Martha's Vineyard seems like the perfect place to reconnect. Her entire extended family is gathering for a big summer wedding, and although Meredith is dateless after being unexpectedly dumped, she's excited to participate in the traditional Fox family game of assassin that will take place during the week of wedding festivities. Claire always loved the game, and Meredith is determined to honor her legacy. But when Meredith forms an assassin alliance with a cute groomsman, she finds herself getting distracted. Meredith tries to focus on the game and win it for her sister, but she can't help falling for him. And as the week progresses, she realizes she's not only at risk of losing the game, but also her heart. "The feel-good summer read of my dreams!"—Alicia, Goodreads Reviewer "Boy, did it also give me all the summer feels."—Larissa, Goodreads Reviewer "This book is bound to become a favorite of all who love contemporary romance."—Kelly, Goodreads Reviewer "If beachy contemporary romances are your jam, then trust me—you do NOT want to miss this book."—Jessica, Goodreads Reviewer

This Summer Will Be Different

Carley Fortune · 2024

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>A glorious and tantalizing new escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune.<br/><br/>This summer they’ll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be different.<br/><br/>Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother. Lucy and Felix’s chemistry is unreal, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from each other is long, and they vow to never repeat that electric night again.<br/><br/>It’s easier said than done.<br/><br/>Each year, Lucy escapes to PEI for a big breath of coastal air, fresh oysters and crisp vinho verde with her best friend, Bridget. Every visit begins with a long walk on the beach, beneath soaring red cliffs and a golden sun. And every visit, Lucy promises herself she won’t wind up in Felix’s bed. Again.<br/><br/>If Lucy can’t help being drawn to Felix, at least she’s always kept her heart out of it.<br/><br/>When Bridget suddenly flees Toronto a week before her wedding, Lucy drops everything to follow her to the island. Her mission is to help Bridget through her crisis and resist the one man she’s never been able to. But Felix’s sparkling eyes and flirty quips have been replaced with something new, and Lucy’s beginning to wonder just how safe her heart truly is.

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry · 2021

<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Funny Story </i>comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.</b><br><b><br></b><i>Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.<br></i><br>Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. <br><br>Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven't spoken since. <br><br>Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees. <br><br>Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

Seven Days in June

Tia Williams · 2022

The instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon book club pick is "a heady combination of book love and between-the-sheets love.” (Ruth Ware)<br/><br/>“Tia Williams’s book is a smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances. I absolutely loved it.”<br/>—JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways and Small Great Things<br/><br/>Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven days to get it all back again...<br/><br/>Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist, who, to everyone’s surprise, shows up in New York.<br/><br/>When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. While they may be pretending not to know each other, they can’t deny their chemistry—or the fact that they’ve been secretly writing to each other in their books through the years.<br/><br/>Over the next seven days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect—but Eva’s wary of the man who broke her heart, and wants him out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before Shane disappears though, she needs a few questions answered...<br/><br/>With its keen observations of creative life in America today, as well as the joys and complications of being a mother and a daughter, Seven Daysin June is a hilarious, romantic, and sexy-as-hell story of two writers discovering their second chance at love.<br/><br/>A Best Book of the Year: NPR • Kirkus • Marie Claire • PopSugar • New York Public Library • Bustle • Reader’s Digest • Literary Hub<br/>A Best Book of the Summer: Harper’s Bazaar • Oprah Daily • Shondaland • The Los Angeles Times • CBS News • PureWow • Good Housekeeping • BuzzFeed • theSkimm<br/>A Best Romance of 2021: The Washington Post • USA Today • Vulture • Goodreads • BookPage • BuzzFeed • Happy Mag

Go Ask Alice (Anonymous Diaries)

Anonymous · 1999

<p>A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th<br> After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs… It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life. Read her diary.<br> Enter her world.<br> You will never forget her. For thirty-five years, the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teenage girl's harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. As powerful—and as timely—today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.<br></p>

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Suskind · 2001

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.<br/><br/>In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “ultimate perfume”—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.<br/><br/>Translated from the German by John E. Woods.

Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy 1)

Lauren Roberts · 2023

A New York Times bestseller!<br/><br/>This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series!<br/><br/>Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom’s grueling laws pitting them against each other.<br/><br/>She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.<br/>He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.<br/><br/>Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.<br/><br/>Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of trouble…easier said than done.<br/><br/>When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.

Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy 2)

Lauren Roberts · 2024

Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that’s packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal.<br/><br/>The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil…<br/><br/>After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.<br/><br/>Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.<br/><br/>Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts—and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.

Fearless: The Epic Conclusion To The Series Taking The World By Storm! (volume 3)

Roberts, Lauren

Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray was prepared for a death sentence, not a proposal. After killing the king, marriage to his son, Kitt, was the last thing she - or the kingdom - expected. But in her role as queen, Paedyn would have the chance to unite Ilya and create a kingdom where Ordinaries live alongside Elites without fear. With a decision looming, Paedyn battles between her head, heart, and the hidden Trials she now faces. Through it all, Kai Azer fights to call her his, even if it means defying his king. Are vows strong enough to unite a kingdom? Or will betrayal break them? The choice between sacrifice and self has never been more difficult... or deadly.

Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart 1)

Stephanie Garber · 2023

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART marks the launch of a new series from Stephanie Garber about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after<br/><br/>For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.<br/><br/>Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.<br/><br/>But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game ― and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.<br/><br/>Also by Stephanie Garber:<br/><br/>The Caraval Series<br/>- Caraval<br/>- Legendary<br/>- Finale

The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 2)

Stephanie Garber · 2024

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>Stephanie Garber’s THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER is the jaw-dropping sequel to the ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak<br/><br/>Not every love is meant to be.<br/><br/>After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.<br/><br/>But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.<br/><br/>Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .<br/><br/>Also by Stephanie Garber:<br/><br/>The Caraval Series<br/>- Caraval<br/>- Legendary<br/>- Finale

A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 3)

Stephanie Garber · 2023

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE, the breathtaking conclusion to Stephanie Garber’s #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy<br/><br/>Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.<br/><br/>Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She’s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she’s paid for this fairytale. She doesn’t know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out. . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.<br/><br/>Also by Stephanie Garber:<br/><br/>The Caraval Series<br/>- Caraval<br/>- Legendary<br/>- Finale

This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom, 1)

Tahereh Mafi · 2022

New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology.<br/>To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.<br/>The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world.<br/>Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tomi Adeyemi, and Sabaa Tahir, this is the explosive first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi.<br/>“In a tale as exquisitely crafted as one of Alizeh’s own garments, Mafi weaves a spell of destiny and danger, forbidden love and courtly intrigue, magic and revolution.”—Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours<br/>“This Woven Kingdom is an exquisite fantasy. Rich with clever prose, delicious twists, and breathtaking world building. Prepare to be destroyed—this one will wrench at your heart and make it pound, and in the end it will leave you entirely speechless.”—Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series

These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom Book 2)

Tahereh Mafi · 2023

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he’s forced to question everything he’s been taught about Jinn. Kamran’s grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen—and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil. Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus’s deal or the devil. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, she’ll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need. Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces in Ardunia. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows is that he must go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him there—and that she hasn’t yet become the queen of Tulan.

All This Twisted Glory (This Woven Kingdom, 3)

Tahereh Mafi · 2024

A New York Times bestselling series!<br/>The highly anticipated third novel in the This Woven Kingdom series, full of powerful magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi.<br/>As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally found her people—and she might’ve found her crown. Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, has offered her his kingdom in a twisted exchange: one that would begin with their marriage and end with his murder.<br/>Cyrus’s dark reputation precedes him; all the world knows of his blood-soaked past. Killing him should be easy—and accepting his offer might be the only way to fulfill her destiny and save her people. But the more Alizeh learns of him, the more she questions whether the terrible stories about him are true.<br/>Ensnared by secrets, Cyrus has ached for Alizeh since she first appeared in his dreams many months ago. Now that he knows those visions were planted by the devil, he can hardly bear to look at her—much less endure her company. But despite their best efforts to despise each other, Alizeh and Cyrus are drawn together over and over with an all-consuming thirst that threatens to destroy them both.<br/>Meanwhile, Prince Kamran has arrived in Tulan, ready to exact revenge…<br/>Layered with exquisite tension and heart-stopping romance, All This Twisted Glory is the explosive third book in the captivating, bestselling Woven Kingdom series.

Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment, 1)

Rebecca Ross · 2024

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.<br/><br/>After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.<br/><br/>To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish―into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.<br/><br/>Shadow and Bone meets Lore in Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)

Sarah J. Maas · 2020

<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2)

Sarah J. Maas · 2020

The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.<br/><br/>Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.<br/><br/>As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.<br/><br/>Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3)

Sarah J. Maas · 2020

The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.<br/><br/>Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.<br/><br/>As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.<br/><br/>In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 4)

Sarah J. Maas · 2020

A tender addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas, bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin and upcoming books.<br/><br/>Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of a hard-earned reprieve.<br/><br/>Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.<br/>Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.

A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 5)

Sarah J. Maas · 2022

Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta.<br/><br/>Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.<br/><br/>The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.<br/><br/>Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.

Neon Gods: A Scorchingly Hot Modern Retelling of Hades and Persephone (Dark Olympus Book 1)

Katee Robert · 2021

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston · 2023

"A gorgeous love story from one of the finest romance writers out there." —Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After<br/><br/>A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023<br/><br/>A Most Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly ∙ Harper's Bazaar ∙ PopSugar ∙ Real Simple ∙ BookRiot ∙ and more!<br/><br/>An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.<br/><br/>Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it.<br/><br/>So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: work hard, find someone decent to love, and try to remember to chase the moon. The last one is silly and obviously metaphorical, but her aunt always told her that you needed at least one big dream to keep going. And for the last year, that plan has gone off without a hitch. Mostly. The love part is hard because she doesn’t want to get too close to anyone—she isn’t sure her heart can take it.<br/><br/>And then she finds a strange man standing in the kitchen of her late aunt’s apartment. A man with kind eyes and a Southern drawl and a taste for lemon pies. The kind of man that, before it all, she would’ve fallen head-over-heels for. And she might again.<br/><br/>Except, he exists in the past. Seven years ago, to be exact. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future.<br/><br/>Her aunt always said the apartment was a pinch in time, a place where moments blended together like watercolors. And Clementine knows that if she lets her heart fall, she’ll be doomed.<br/><br/>After all, love is never a matter of time—but a matter of timing.

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, 1)

Rachel Gillig · 2022

THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION!<br/><br/>For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom—but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.<br/><br/>Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.<br/><br/>Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.<br/>But nothing comes for free, especially magic.<br/>When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the Destriers…and guilty of high treason.<br/>He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, 2)

Rachel Gillig · 2023

In the New York Times bestselling sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must confront the weight of her actions as she and Ravyn embark on a perilous quest to save the kingdom—perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.<br/><br/>Gripped by a tyrant king and in the thrall of dark magic, the kingdom is in peril. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last—and most important—one remains to be found: the Twin Alders. If they’re going to find the card before Solstice and set free the kingdom, they will need to journey through the dangerous mist-cloaked forest. The only one who can lead them through is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head: the Nightmare.<br/><br/>And he’s not eager to share any longer.<br/><br/>Praise for One Dark Window:<br/><br/>"Enthralling from beginning to shocking end." —Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf<br/><br/>"Pulse pounding, darkly whimsical, and aglow with treacherous magic." —Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic<br/><br/>The Shepherd King<br/>One Dark Window<br/>Two Twisted Crowns

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)

Holly Black · 2018

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3)

Holly Black · 2019

<b>A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author.</b><br><br><i>He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne</i><br><br>Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.<br><br>Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril.<br><br>Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics.<br><br>And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .<br>

Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales Book 1)

Olivia Atwater · 2022

“Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm” (India Holton), Olivia Atwater’s delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother! It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with only half a soul. Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment—an unfortunate condition that leaves her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season—but when Elias Wilder, the strange, handsome, and utterly ill-mannered Lord Sorcier, discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into peculiar and dangerous faerie affairs. If her reputation can survive both her curse and her sudden connection with the least-liked man in all high society, then she and her family may yet reclaim their normal place in the world. But the longer Dora spends with Elias, the more she begins to suspect that one may indeed fall in love even with only half a soul.  Praise for Half a Soul “Whimsical but never frivolous, sweet but not sugary. I loved it.” —Alix E. Harrow “Delightful. Half a Soul is the definition of a comfort read.” —Hannah Whitten “I wolfed this down with great pleasure.” —KJ Charles “This winsome, whimsical fantasy romance sweeps you off your feet.” —Megan Bannen “Smart and subversive, Half a Soul will ignite your heart—and your hope.” —Shelley Parker-Chan “A perfect historical fantasy romance: warm, sparkling with magic, dangerous, and delightful.” —Tasha Suri

Heartless Hunter (Enemies to Lovers)

Kristen Ciccarelli · 2024

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A steamy game of cat and mouse between witch and witch-hunter, played out against a backdrop of opulence, secrets, and bloody history. I couldn't look away." - Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Champion of Fate Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli's latest romantic fantasy. On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is. Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe - a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution - who she can't help but find herself falling for. Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting? Kristen Ciccarelli’s Heartless Hunter is the thrilling start to The Crimson Moth duology, a romantic fantasy series where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch...is falling in love. “Enchanting and deeply romantic, Heartless Hunter drew me in with the first sentence and left me breathless by the last. A story that unfolds like a spell, and one that is destined to capture your heart.” - Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals

Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth)

Kristen Ciccarelli · 2025

The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology<br/><br/>A WITCH...<br/>Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches―something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.<br/><br/>A WITCH HUNTER...<br/>Apparently it wasn’t enough for Rune to deceive Gideon; she’s now betrayed him by allying herself with the witch who made his life a living hell. Gideon won’t allow the Republic to fall to the witches and be plunged back into the nightmares of the past. In order to protect this new world he fought for, every last witch must die―especially Rune Winters.<br/><br/>AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...<br/>When Rune makes Gideon an offer he can’t refuse, the two must pair up to accomplish dangerous goals. The more they’re forced into each other’s company, the more Gideon realizes the feelings he had for Rune aren’t as dead and buried as he thought. Now he’s faced with a terrible choice: sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn.<br/><br/>In Kristen Ciccarelli's Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly.

Bride

Ali Hazelwood · 2024

#1 Indie Next Pick!<br/>A Hall of Fame LibraryReads pick!<br/>One of People’s Best Books to Read in February<br/><br/>A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis.<br/><br/>Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...<br/><br/>Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….<br/><br/>Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

Wings So Wicked: Golden City book 1

Emily Blackwood · 2024

WINGS SO WICKED A GOLDEN CITY NOVEL THE DARKEST HEARTS FIND SOLACE IN SHADOWS<br/><br/>Huntyr has fought for survival her entire life. Raised under Lord, the master of assassins in Midgrave, she has spent over twenty years learning to kill the blood-hungry, depraved vampyres that lurk in the darkness. Huntyr is the most lethal fae in the kingdom, which is why Lord chooses her to complete the next mission.<br/>Huntyr must survive Moira Seminary and make it into The Golden City—the mysterious elite society of the few remaining angels and the magic fae who live in luxury with no crime, no poverty, and certainly no vampyres.<br/>Only when she arrives at the academy, she’s forced to room with Wolf—the terrifying fallen angel who happens to know her assassin identity.<br/>Determined to keep her head down in Moira, Huntyr tries her best to ignore Wolf. Over time, though, he not only becomes the only person she can lean on, but the one who might keep her alive through the life-threatening tests to get into the golden city.<br/>A wolf and his huntress. An academy designed to break them.<br/><br/>Huntyr will do anything to please the assassin master, but Wolf begins to test her in ways she never imagined. Is she strong enough to stick to the mission? Or will new truths—and alliances—put everything at risk?<br/><br/>Wings So Wicked is a new adult fantasy romance with fae, vampyres, fallen angels, magical trials, fierce main characters, dark themes, forced proximity, 'who did this to you' moments, possessive males, rivals to lovers, elite societies, hidden identities, and so much more. Readers who love academy settings, main characters riddled with darkness, angst, and slow burn romances will devour this story!

Rain of Shadows and Endings (The Legacy Series 1)

Melissa K Roehrich · 2023

A world the gods forgot. Of all the worlds and life they created, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy would one day become too powerful and overthrow them. Devram was created. A realm hidden amongst the stars. The gods gave their Legacy the best of all the worlds, and then they left, a sworn agreement to never return and to never interfere.<br/>A historical event. Forced to a life of servitude, the Fae are required to provide for the Legacy in more ways than one. Every five years, the eligible Fae are gathered for the Selection and assigned to serve in one of the six Kingdoms. To be chosen as the personal Source for a Kingdom Heir is the greatest honor, and for the first time in a millennia, all six Kingdoms have heirs choosing a Source. But their selections could tip the power balance a little too far.<br/>A chosen that was never meant to be. Tessalyn Asura was as forgotten as the realm. But when she finds herself the personal Source to the Heir of Endings, she winds up serving in the darkest Kingdom of them all . The secrets within the Arius Kingdom are meant to be learned and kept, but this was never the life she wanted. Fighting not only the fate thrust upon her, but the temptation to lose herself to desire, Tessa will do anything to escape her new destiny. Until she starts to realize maybe their world wasn’t as forgotten as they thought, and maybe she’s the reason why.<br/><br/>Rain of Shadows and Endings is book one of four in The Legacy Series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is new adult dark fantasy romance series. It includes adult content that is not be suitable for children, and elements that may be triggering to some readers. Please see the content warnings at the beginning of the book.

Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (The Legacy Series 2)

Melissa Roehrich · 2024

Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance (Legacy 3)

Melissa K Roehrich · 2024

The only way to survive in a realm full of villains is to become one.<br/><br/>A Fated Purpose<br/><br/>Tessalyn Ausra has taken her revenge, and it's never tasted so sweet. Feared by the rulers of Devram, she's under the protection of the Achaz Kingdom where she can fulfill her purpose. But with power she can't control and the bond still in place, she finds temptation and chaos around every corner. Correcting the balance promises the ultimate freedom, but the dark still calls, even if destiny beckons. She's finally found her purpose in this world. Will it lead to salvation or destruction?<br/><br/>A Broken Destiny<br/><br/>Theon St. Orcas has been planning for this moment his entire life. Finally the Arius Lord, he's more alone than ever. Axel is missing, Luka is in another kingdom, and he's left with two broody strangers from another realm and no Source. Once again, he's racing against time to figure out a history that's been manipulated. Pulled in all directions, sacrifices are demanded. How can he protect his people when the biggest threat is the one he'd sacrifice anything for?<br/><br/>A Tempting Betrayal<br/><br/>Sent to a foreign kingdom, Luka Mors finds himself the outsider he's always dreaded being. Needing to stay at Tessa's side, he's in the center of a dangerous game, but more than that, he's forced to stay in the presence of a temptation he's been denying for years. He's always prided himself on his loyalty, but what does he do when that loyalty starts to waver?<br/><br/>Destiny beckons, and sacrifice demands.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia)

Carissa Broadbent · 2022

"Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust; never yield. And always-- always-- guard your heart. As the adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won't be easy against the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and Oraya's greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the throne of House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone -- but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love" --

Spark Of The Everflame (1)

Penn Cole

Glow of the Everflame: A Novel (2) (The Kindred’s Curse Saga)

Penn Cole · 2024

This BookTok hit follows the events of Spark of the Everflame with Diem Bellator facing a coming war, dangerous enemies around every corner, and a battle for her heart—now in a collectible hardcover edition featuring gorgeous full-color endpapers, an exclusive designed hardcover case, and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.<br/><br/>The threat of war has arrived at Diem’s doorstep, along with a new discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the next thirty days by bargaining with the people she hates most: the royal family of House Corbois.<br/><br/>But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly realizes good and evil aren’t as black and white as they seem. Old prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe.<br/><br/>With her mother still missing, the secrets she left behind can no longer be ignored—and neither can the Guardians and their demands. Caught between an old flame and a sizzling new spark, Diem must confront the truth about who she is and what she wants before time runs out.

Heat of the Everflame (The Kindred's Curse Saga 3

Penn Cole · 2023

The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem's allegiance-or her death.<br/><br/>After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she's falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves... even from each other.<br/><br/>The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies-while others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.<br/><br/>But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything...<br/><br/>Heat of the Everflame is the third book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series that follows our fiesty, bad*ss heroine Diem Bellator in her fight against injustice, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of betrayal and intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mythical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter. This book will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, Gild, Shadow & Bone, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.

Burn Of The Everflame (4)

Penn Cole · 2026

A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies 1)

Stacia Stark · 2023

For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile.<br/><br/>The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.<br/>Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.<br/>The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt.<br/><br/>And they are burned.<br/><br/>When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore.<br/><br/>To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest.<br/><br/>Our deal is simple: I'll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city. And he'll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I've always kept hidden. The power that may just be the key to my survival.<br/><br/>But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. Secrets that could tear this kingdom-and perhaps even this world-apart.

A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty (Kingdom of Lies 2)

Stacia Stark · 2023

Risk everything for your kingdom...Or be destroyed by it.<br/><br/>In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won't be dimmed. Even when it illuminates Lorian's betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see.<br/><br/>They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince.<br/><br/>His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past-not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter.<br/><br/>To save my brother's life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I'm forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands. Forced to spend my every waking moment with the man who betrayed me. All because King Sabium has woven a deadly tapestry of manipulation, using those we least suspect for his wicked schemes.<br/><br/>There are no lines I won't cross to protect the people I love. So I'll work with former enemies. I'll manipulate, blackmail, and deceive potential allies. I'll swallow my pride, bury my shattered heart, and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war.<br/>Because there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae.<br/><br/>And some of them masquerade as men.

A Crown This Cold and Heavy (Kingdom of Lies 3)

Stacia Stark · 2023

The unimaginable has happened,<br/>And none of our lives will ever be the same.<br/>Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown...<br/>Or closer to death.<br/>Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian – before his fury lays waste to this continent.<br/>Alliances are being forged and broken, our enemies are unifying, and Regner’s spiders are closer than ever before.<br/>We have only one chance to prevent him from attaining god-like powers and enslaving every human, fae, and hybrid across the four kingdoms.<br/>Meanwhile, the human king believes I’m trapped here, yearning for my death, and waiting for Lorian to save me.<br/>But Regner hasn’t yet realized that I'll stop at nothing to free my people.<br/>And he's the one who should be afraid of me.

The Wedding People: A Novel

Alison Espach · 2025

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/>A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick<br/><br/>A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.<br/><br/>It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years―she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan―which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.<br/><br/>In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.

Radio Silence

Alice Oseman · 2019

The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books—now a major Netflix series.<br/>What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?<br/>Frances has always been a study machine with one goal: elite university. Nothing will stand in her way. Not friends, not a guilty secret—not even the person she is on the inside.<br/>But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favorite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.<br/>Caught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’s dreams come crashing down. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past…<br/>She has to confess why Carys disappeared…<br/>Meanwhile at university, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.<br/>It’s only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. And it’s only by being your true self that you can find happiness.<br/>Frances is going to need every bit of courage she has.<br/>A coming-of-age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity, and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo · 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life<br/><br/>“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone<br/><br/>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, NPR, Mashable, She Reads, Publishers Weekly<br/><br/>By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD—a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years.<br/><br/>Both of Foo’s parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she’d moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD.<br/><br/>In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don’t move on from trauma—but you can learn to move with it.<br/><br/>Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body—and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.

The Words We Keep

Erin Stewart · 2023

A beautifully realistic, relatable story about mental health and the healing powers of art—perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces and How It Feels to Float.<br/><br/>It's been three months since the Night on the Bathroom Floor—when Lily found her older sister Alice hurting herself. Ever since then, Lily has been desperately trying to keep things together, for herself and for her family. But now Alice is coming home from her treatment program, and it is becoming harder for Lily to ignore all of the feelings she's been trying to outrun.<br/><br/>Enter Micah, a new student at school with a past of his own. He was in treatment with Alice and seems determined to get Lily to process not only Alice's experience, but her own. Because Lily has secrets, too. Compulsions she can't seem to let go of and thoughts she can't drown out.<br/><br/>When Lily and Micah embark on an art project for school involving finding poetry in unexpected places, she realizes that it's the words she's been swallowing that desperately want to break through.

You Exist Too Much: A Novel

Zaina Arafat · 2020

<b>A “provocative and seductive debut” of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities as she endeavors to lead an authentic life (<i>O, The Oprah Magazine</i>).</b><br><br>On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12–year–old Palestinian–American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother’s response only intensifies a sense of shame: “You exist too much,” she tells her daughter.<br><br>Told in vignettes that flash between the U.S. and the Middle East—from New York to Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine—Zaina Arafat’s debut novel traces her protagonist’s progress from blushing teen to sought–after DJ and aspiring writer. In Brooklyn, she moves into an apartment with her first serious girlfriend and tries to content herself with their comfortable relationship. But soon her longings, so closely hidden during her teenage years, explode out into reckless romantic encounters and obsessions with other people. Her desire to thwart her own destructive impulses will eventually lead her to The Ledge, an unconventional treatment center that identifies her affliction as “love addiction.” In this strange, enclosed society she will start to consider the unnerving similarities between her own internal traumas and divisions and those of the places that have formed her.<br><br>Opening up the fantasies and desires of one young woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities, <i>You Exist Too Much</i> is a captivating story charting two of our most intense longings—for love, and a place to call home.

13 Reasons Why

Jay Asher · 2017

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<br/><br/>Featuring cover art from the Netflix original series, with exclusive interviews and photos inside!<br/>"Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." --Chicago Tribune<br/>"A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." --The New York Times<br/>"Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading." --Amber Gibson, NPR's "All Things Considered"<br/><br/>You can't stop the future.<br/>You can't rewind the past.<br/>The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.<br/>Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.<br/><br/>Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.<br/><br/>Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.<br/>Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info.<br/><br/>Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.

Sunburn

Chloe Michellq Howarth · 2023

<p><b>** Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2024 **</b><br><b>** Shortlisted for the 2024 Book of the Year: Discover Award by the British Book Awards **<br>** Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction **<br>** Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2024 **<br>** An <i>Evening Standard</i> 'One to Watch in 2023 **<br>** An <i>Independent</i> ‘Best Romantic Summer Reads' **<br>** A Book of the Month pick for <i>Diva</i>, <i>Irish Examiner</i>, <i>Novellic </i>& <i>Sainsbury’s Magazine</i> **<br>** A Most Anticipated pick for <i>PinkNews</i> & <i>Queer on the Street</i> **</b></p><br> <p>It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend.</p><br> <p>Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.</p><br> <p>Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.</p><br> <p>But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. Neither will be easy, but only one will offer her happiness.</p><br> <p><b><i>Sunburn</i> is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp. An atmospheric sapphic love story and coming-of-age novel with the intensity of Megan Nolan's <i>Acts of Desperation</i>, the long hot summer of André Aciman's <i>Call Me By Your Name</i> and the female friendships of Anna Hope's <i>Expectation</i>.</b></p><br> <p>‘A tender and heartfelt coming-of-age tale’ – <b><i>Heat</i></b></p><br> <p>‘A compassionate take on the push and pull between what's expected and what is felt’ – <b><i>Herald</i></b></p><br> <p>‘A deeply moving, heartfelt love story’ – <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b></p><br> <p>‘Lucy tells her story in a true, compelling voice, with an eye for minutiae, quaint apercus, and confidences that make her account moving and convincing’ – <b><i>SAGA Magazine</i></b></p><br> <p>‘Tender and poignant... Ideal reading for the last month of summer’ – <b><i>Diva</i></b></p><br> <p>'Intense and all-consuming - like the first love it describes - <i>Sunburn</i> transported me to the heart of summer and the heady days of late adolescence. I won't soon forget Chloe Michelle Howarth's addictive, lushly written debut' - <b>Laura Sims</b></p><br> <p>'Capturing all the intensity of first love, blended with the claustrophobia of small-town life, this debut, inspired by real experience, is tender and raw' - <b><i>The Bookseller</i></b></p><br> <p>'A beautiful coming of age love novel written with an insightful poetical prose, rich with religious allegory and texture which underscores the transformative, spiritual power of first love explored' - <b><i>Scene Magazine</i></b></p>

Beartown: A Novel (Beartown Series)

Fredrik Backman · 2018

Now an HBO Original Series<br/><br/>“You’ll love this engrossing novel.” —People<br/><br/>Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads<br/><br/>From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.<br/><br/>By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town’s junior ice hockey team are about to compete in the national semi-finals—and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.<br/><br/>Under that heavy burden, the match becomes the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown.<br/><br/>This is a story about a town and a game, but even more about loyalty, commitment, and the responsibilities of friendship; the people we disappoint even though we love them; and the decisions we make every day that come to define us. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

Sorrow and Bliss: A Novel

Meg Mason · 2021

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction! "Brilliantly faceted and extremely funny. . . . While I was reading it, I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realized that I wanted to send it to everyone I know." — Ann Patchett The internationally bestselling sensation, a compulsively readable novel—spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark, and tender—that Emma Straub has named one of her favorite books of the year Martha Friel just turned forty. Once, she worked at Vogue and planned to write a novel. Now, she creates internet content. She used to live in a pied-à-terre in Paris. Now she lives in a gated community in Oxford, the only person she knows without a PhD, a baby or both, in a house she hates but cannot bear to leave. But she must leave, now that her husband Patrick—the kind who cooks, throws her birthday parties, who loves her and has only ever wanted her to be happy—has just moved out. Because there’s something wrong with Martha, and has been for a long time. When she was seventeen, a little bomb went off in her brain and she was never the same. But countless doctors, endless therapy, every kind of drug later, she still doesn’t know what’s wrong, why she spends days unable to get out of bed or alienates both strangers and her loved ones with casually cruel remarks.  And she has nowhere to go except her childhood home: a bohemian (dilapidated) townhouse in a romantic (rundown) part of London—to live with her mother, a minorly important sculptor (and major drinker) and her father, a famous poet (though unpublished) and try to survive without the devoted, potty-mouthed sister who made all the chaos bearable back then, and is now too busy or too fed up to deal with her.  But maybe, by starting over, Martha will get to write a better ending for herself—and she’ll find out that she’s not quite finished after all.

Paperweight

Meg Haston · 2017

How to Make Friends with the Dark

Kathleen Glasgow · 2020

From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you're surrounded by darkness.<br/><br/>"A rare and powerful novel." --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret<br/><br/>Tiger's life changed with a simple phone call. Her mother has died. That's when darkness descended on her otherwise average life.<br/><br/>Tiger's mother never talked about her father, and with no grandparents or aunts or uncles, her world is packed into a suitcase and moved to a foster home. And another. And another. Until hope surfaces in the shape of . . . a sister?<br/><br/>Sometimes family comes in forms you don't recognize. But can Tiger learn to make friends with the darkness before it swallows her whole?<br/><br/>"Stunning and beautifully written."-HelloGiggles<br/><br/>"Breathtaking and heartbreaking." --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

If I Stay

Gayle Forman · 2010

Post-traumatic: A Novel

Chantal V. Johnson · 2023

In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story—a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood—compounded by the everyday stresses of being a Black Latinx woman in America. She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama.<br/><br/>For years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. But after a family reunion prompts Vivian to take a bold step, she finds herself alone in new and terrifying ways, without even Jane to confide in, and she starts to unravel. Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her?<br/><br/>A debut from a stunning talent, Post-traumatic is a new kind of survivor narrative, featuring a complex heroine who is blazingly, indelibly alive. With razor-sharp prose and mordant wit, Chantal V. Johnson performs an extraordinary feat, delivering a psychologically astute story about the aftermath of trauma that somehow manages to brim with warmth, laughter, and hope.

New Animal

Ella Baxter · 2022

* 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize, Longlist.<br/>* ABA "Indie Next List" pick for March 2022.<br/>* 2022 Best Young Australian Novelists awards, Winner.<br/>* Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, Shortlist.<br/>* "A Best Book of 2022" —Glamour, NYLON, Glamour, Refinery29 UK, Harpers BAZAAR UK<br/>*"A Most Anticipated Book" —Lit Hub, The Millions<br/>New Animal is a poignant, darkly comedic look at human connection from a biting and original new voice in Ella Baxter.<br/>Amelia Aurelia is approaching thirty and her closest relationships — other than her mother — are through her dating apps. She works at the family mortuary business as a cosmetic mortician with her eccentric step-father and older brother, whose throuple’s current preoccupation is with what type of snake to adopt. When Amelia’s affectionate mother passes away without warning, she is left without anchor. Fleeing the funeral, she seeks solace with her birth-father in Tasmania and stumbles into the local BDSM community, where her riotous attempts to belong are met with confusion, shock, and empathy.<br/>Hilarious and heartfelt, New Animal reveals hard-won truths as Amelia struggles to find her place in the world without her mother, with the help of her two well-intentioned fathers and adventures at the kink club.

Cherry Beach

Laura McPhee-Browne · 2020

Nightcrawling: A novel

Leila Mottley · 2022

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini · 2010

Like Many Ambitious New York City Teenagers, Craig Gilner Sees Entry Into Manhattan's Executive Pre-professional High School As The Ticket To His Future. Determined To Succeed At Life—which Means Getting Into The Right High School To Get Into The Right College To Get The Right Job—craig Studies Night And Day To Ace The Entrance Exam, And Does. That's When Things Start To Get Crazy. At His New School, Craig Realizes That He Isn't Brilliant Compared To The Other Kids; He's Just Average, And Maybe Not Even That. He Soon Sees His Once-perfect Future Crumbling Away.

Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts)

Carissa Broadbent · 2020

A life in slavery taught Tisaanah how to survive with nothing but a sharp eye, a quick mind, and a touch of magic. But the night she tried to buy her freedom, she nearly paid with her life. Instead, she murdered the most powerful man in Threll.<br/>Forced to flee, she has only one chance at saving those she left behind: pledging herself to the Orders, an organization of magic Wielders strong enough to destroy her former masters.<br/>To earn her place, Tisaanah is forced into an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire Wielder who despises the Orders. He has no interest in helping her. But as the Orders' grip tightens around them both, his bloody past may be the key to her future... or their downfall.<br/>Under looming war, Tisaanah must master her magic and survive the Orders demands. And as her feelings for Maxantarius deepen, she is forced to decide how much she is willing to trade away for revenge.<br/>The Orders have bigger plans for Tisaanah. Darker plans. But Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned.<br/>Even if it means forfeiting her freedom and sacrificing her heart.<br/>Even if it means wielding death itself.

Children of Fallen Gods (The War of Lost Hearts)

Carissa Broadbent · 2021

Mother of Death and Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts)

Carissa Broadbent · 2022

Tell me, little butterfly, what would you do for love?<br/>In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people’s fight for freedom grows more treacherous. But within the walls of Ilyzath, Max’s mind is a shadow of what it once was… leaving his past a mystery and his future at the mercy of Ara’s new, ruthless queen.<br/>Meanwhile, in the Fey lands, Aefe has been dragged back into this world by a king who vows to destroy civilizations in her name. But even as her past returns to claim her, her former self is a stranger.<br/>Tisaanah, Max, and Aefe are thrust into the center of a cataclysm between the human and Fey worlds. The unique magic they share is key to either winning the war, or ending it.<br/>But that power demands sacrifice. Tisaanah may be forced to choose between love and duty. Max cannot forge his future without confronting his past. And Aefe must decide between reclaiming who she was, or embracing who she has become.<br/>The choices they make will either reshape this world forever…or end it..<br/>In the harrowing finale of the War of Lost Hearts trilogy, a tale of romance, magic, vengeance, and redemption comes to a close -- perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Miranda Honfleur, and Danielle Jenson.

The Book of Azrael

Amber Nicole · 2022

World Ender meets Ender of Worlds...<br/>A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.<br/><br/>A King thought long dead and long forgotten.<br/>In the old world his name was Samkiel. In the new world it is Liam, but one title remains true throughout time. He is the World Ender, a myth to his enemies, a savior and King to those loyal to him. After the Gods War, he locked himself away, hiding from the world. He denied his crown and responsibilities, leaving the very ones who needed him most to deal with the fallout of the death of their homeworld. Now an attack on those he holds dear sends him back to the one realm he never wished to visit again and into the sights of an enemy he thought imprisoned eons ago.<br/><br/>Now enemies older than time must put aside their differences and work together in hopes of saving both their world and every realm in between.

Heir of Broken Fate (HOBF)

Mads Rafferty · 2023

It’s exquisite to see, that something so beautiful, shrouded and hidden by darkness, can still shine bright.<br/>One hundred and fifty years ago the Fae race vanished. Along with their magic and creatures. With the fallen Fae lands the humans were soon to follow as corruption spread throughout the realm. Heir to the throne, Delilah Covington is forced to watch her people suffer under the sinful hands of her father, the king—while she herself suffers his cruel hand. Delilah has longed for change, her prayers going unanswered until she discovers salvation.<br/>Fae are alive.<br/>In desperation, Delilah flees her home and crosses the border, in hopes that the Fae will save her people.<br/>Yet she isn’t the only one who needs help.<br/>Caught in a web of lies and riddles Delilah’s only chance at hope is Knox, one of the irritating, yet frustratingly charming Fae kings. Together they’ll need to unravel the many mysteries to bring freedom to both their oppressed people, or damn them all.

Project Hail Mary: A Novel

Andy Weir · 2021

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

The Assassin’s Blade

Sarah J. Maas · 2021

Goldsin (The Chrysophilist Trilogy)

Aveline Knight · 2024

Goldflame Book 2

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, 2)

Leigh Bardugo · 2018

See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming now!<br/><br/>Discover what comes next for Kaz, Jesper, Inej, and Wylan in Crooked Kingdom, the spectacular sequel to Six of Crows.<br/><br/>When you can’t beat the odds, change the game.<br/><br/>Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets―a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.<br/><br/>#1 New York Times bestseller<br/><br/>Read all the books in the Grishaverse!<br/><br/>The Shadow and Bone Trilogy<br/>(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)<br/>Shadow and Bone<br/>Siege and Storm<br/>Ruin and Rising<br/><br/>The Six of Crows Duology<br/>Six of Crows<br/>Crooked Kingdom<br/><br/>The King of Scars Duology<br/>King of Scars<br/>Rule of Wolves<br/><br/>The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic<br/>The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic<br/>The Lives of Saints<br/>Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo · 2015

<p><b>See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series,<i> Shadow and Bone</i> -- Season 2 streaming now!</b><br><br><b>Meet Kaz Brekker and his crew: Jesper, Inej, Wylan, and the star-crossed Nina and Matthias, on the heist of a lifetime in <i>Six of Crows </i>from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. </b><br><br> Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . .<br><br> <i>A convict with a thirst for revenge.<br><br> A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.<br><br> A runaway with a privileged past.<br><br> A spy known as the Wraith.<br><br> A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. <br><br> A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. </i><br><br> Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.<br><br> <i>Six of Crows</i> by Leigh Bardugo returns to the breathtaking world of the Grishaverse in this unforgettable tale about the opportunity—and the adventure—of a lifetime.<br><br> Read all the books in the Grishaverse!<br><br> <b><u>The Shadow and Bone Trilogy </u></b><br> (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)<br> <i>Shadow and Bone</i><br> <i>Siege and Storm</i><br> <i>Ruin and Rising</i><br><br> <b><u>The Six of Crows Duology</u></b><br> <i>Six of Crows</i><br> <i>Crooked Kingdom</i><br><br> <b><u>The King of Scars Duology</u></b><br> <i>King of Scars<br> Rule of Wolves</i><br><br> <i>The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic</i><br> <i>The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic<br> The Lives of Saints</i></p>

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir · 2015

<b>BOOK ONE IN THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING SERIES • One of <i>Time Magazine’</i>s 100 Best Fantasy and 100 Best YA Books of All Time • People's Choice Award winner • Bustle's Best Young Adult Book <br> </b><br> <b>“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human—and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” — <i>The Washington Post<br> </i></b><br><b>The beloved and bestselling fantasy series that “glows, burns, and smolders.” (<i>Huffington Post</i>). <br></b><br> <b>Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.</b><br><br> Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.<br>  <br> It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.<br>  <br> But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.<br>  <br> There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself. <br><br><b>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM The Wall Street Journal • Buzzfeed • LA Weekly • Bustle • Paste Magazine • Indigo • Suspense Magazine • The New York Public Library • Popsugar • Hypable</b>

Stung

Bethany Wiggins · 2014

Finding Perfect: A Novella (5) (Hopeless)

Colleen Hoover · 2022

Finding Cinderella: A Novella (3) (Hopeless)

Colleen Hoover · 2014

All Your Perfects: A Novel (4) (Hopeless)

Colleen Hoover · 2018

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.<br/><br/>Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.<br/><br/>All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?

Losing Hope: A Novel (2) (Hopeless)

Colleen Hoover · 2013

#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us held readers spellbound with her novel Hopeless, the story of what happened when a troubled girl named Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean. Now, in Losing Hope, we finally learn the truth about Dean Holder.<br/><br/>Haunted by the little girl he couldn’t save from imminent danger, Holder’s life has been overshadowed by feelings of guilt and remorse. He has never stopped searching for her, believing that finding her would bring him the peace he needs to move on. However, Holder could not have anticipated that he would be faced with even greater pain the moment they reconnected.<br/><br/>In Losing Hope, Holder reveals the way in which the events of Sky’s youth affected him and his family, leading him to seek his own redemption in the act of saving her. But it is only in loving Sky that he can finally begin to heal himself.

Hopeless

Colleen Hoover · 2013

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, and All Your Perfects comes the beginning of Sky and Dean’s passionate love story—where well-kept secrets threaten to opens wounds of a dark past.<br/><br/>Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies?<br/><br/>Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust—and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.<br/><br/>Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own. From their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she’s tried so hard to bury. Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defenses and the intensity of the bond between them grows. But the mysterious Holder has been keeping secrets of his own, and once they are revealed, Sky is changed forever and her ability to trust may be a casualty of the truth.<br/><br/>Only by courageously facing the stark revelations can Sky and Holder hope to heal their emotional scars and find a way to live and love without boundaries. Hopeless is a novel that will leave you breathless, entranced, and remembering your own first love.

Heart Bones

Colleen Hoover · 2020

Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. Beyah's plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan. Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other. With an almost immediate connection too intense for them to continue denying, Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea. "This book deserves a whole galaxy of stars, but alas, five is all I can give." -Shades of Rebecca

Verity

Colleen Hoover · 2021

<b>#1 <i>New York Times</i></b><b> Bestseller</b><br> <br> <b><i>USA Today</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <i>The Globe and Mail</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>Whose truth is the lie? </i>Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>It Ends With Us</i>.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.<br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered.<br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

Credence

Penelope Douglas · 2020

From New York Times bestselling author, Penelope Douglas, comes a new standalone!Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue...Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents' fame followed her everywhere. And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She's always been alone, hasn't she?Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them. And as a part of them. She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching. One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he...He's going to keep her.*Credence is a full length, stand-alone romance suitable for readers 18+.

One of Us Is Dead

Jeneva Rose · 2023

“Scheming mean girls, sex and scandal, secrets and lies, all wrapped up in Buckhead privilege and opulence…what’s not to love? One of Us Is Dead is wicked, twisty, thrilling fun from the first page to last.” --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Last Girl Ghosted<br/>The Real Housewives meets murder in this deliciously savage and wildly entertaining thriller from Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage, You Shouldn’t Have Come Here, and Home Is Where the Bodies Are.<br/>Buckhead isn’t a place you live, it’s a place you survive. And that applies even to the wealthy housewives that have it all. Fancy cars, designer clothes, and daily salon appointments aren’t nearly enough to keep them fulfilled and happy. Because in this town, privilege and opulence go hand in hand with betrayal and revenge.<br/>Jenny, the owner of Glow, an exclusive membership-only beauty salon, knows that better than anyone, because she knows everything about these housewives—down to each individual strand of hair. Despite the toxicity, Jenny keeps her focus on running her business, and keeping the peace. However, peace proves to be impossible when one of her clients is murdered. Now, it’s up to Jenny and her knowledge of neighborhood secrets and gossip to help the police solve the case. It won’t be easy though, because while Buckhead may be all about appearances, nothing is as it seems.<br/>Never have mean girls been meaner, nor murder been so much fun than in this “sublimely bitchy” (Kirkus Reviews) and scandalous suspense novel from Jeneva Rose, the “queen of twists” (Colleen Hoover).

Killer Instinct (The Naturals, 2)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

Friendship. Romance. Serial killers. The Naturals are on the case.<br/><br/>Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.<br/><br/>But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean's incarcerated father -- a man he'd do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer's psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer's brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?<br/><br/>Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

All In (The Naturals, 3)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days.<br/><br/>After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any security feed. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code -- and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there's been a break in her mother's case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds -- and impossible choices.<br/><br/>With lives and love on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher in this fast-paced, thrilling novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and One of Us Is Lying.

Bad Blood (The Naturals, 4)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

All of your burning questions are answered in this shocking conclusion to the Naturals series--now with a bonus Naturals novella, Twelve, in print for the first time!<br/><br/>When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock.<br/><br/>When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers.<br/><br/>They're being hunted.<br/><br/>Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson · 2018

If We Were Villains

M. L. Rio · 2017

“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.”<br/>―Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest<br/><br/>"Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare…Readable, smart.”<br/>―New York Times Book Review<br/><br/>On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.<br/><br/>A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras.<br/><br/>But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent.<br/><br/>If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."

Gone Girl: A Novel

Gillian Flynn · 2012

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time “One of the Best Books of the Decade”)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenes ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME, ONE OF CNN'S MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE, AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Janet Maslin, The New York Times, People, Entertainment Weekly, O: The Oprah Magazine, Slate, Kansas City Star, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?  ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Chicago Tribune, HuffPost, Newsday

Good Girl, Bad Blood: The Sequel to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson · 2022

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is coming to Netflix soon!<br/><br/>Pip is not a detective anymore.<br/><br/>With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.<br/><br/>But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.<br/><br/>The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?<br/><br/>And don't miss the finale, As Good as Dead!

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson · 2021

<b>THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES<b>—</b>NOW ON NETFLIX! This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. </b><br><br>Everyone in Fairview knows the story. <br><br>Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.<br><br>But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?<br><br>Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.<br><br><br><b>And don't miss the sequel, </b><i><b>Good Girl, Bad Blood!</b> </i><br><br><b>"The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author</b>

Stolen Vows & Irresistible Devil (Deluxe Edition) (Black Rose Auction, 2)

Sav R. Miller, Jenny Nordbak · 2025

Door of Bruises (Thornchapel, 4)

Sierra Simone · 2025

From the author of the USA Today bestselling Priest and New Camelot series comes the breathtaking finale in a high-heat, gothic, dark academia fairy tale full of lantern-lit rituals, foggy moors, and obsessions that last for a lifetime.<br/>Twelve years ago, their fates were sealed with a kiss.<br/>They are all, for better or worse, doomed to love each other until death do them part. Auden Guest's heart belongs to Proserpina and St. Sebastian―even if he no longer wants it. Even if she has left it behind to follow him.<br/>Delphine's fled back home, and Becket's holy calling is in peril.<br/>And now only Rebecca and Auden remain at Thornchapel to face the unknown.<br/>The door is open. The door that shouldn't exist; the door that people have died to close. Auden doesn't feel like the lord of the manor. He doesn't feel like a king or a wild god. He is a friend and a boyfriend and a brother―and a failure at being all of these things. But the door doesn't care about his guilt. It only cares about the sacrifice he'll make to close it.<br/>As the bruising dark of Samhain approaches, so does the fate of their circle, of Thornchapel and the village and the valley beyond it. And Auden must don the crown, because one thing is still true, even if he must face it alone.<br/>Here at Thornchapel, the kings must go to the door.<br/>Here at Thornchapel, all kings must die.

Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel (Into Darkness Series)

Navessa Allen · 2024

The viral TikTok stalker dark romance, burning with high heat, hilarious banter, and a love story like you’ve never seen before. Can you handle the ride?<br/><br/>I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.<br/><br/>Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one she’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.<br/><br/>I want things most people don’t, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.<br/><br/>Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.<br/>Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he’s willing to go for the woman he’s obsessed with.<br/><br/>Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally gray male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.

Brutal Obsession: A Dark Hockey Romance (Hockey Gods 1)

S. Massery · 2024

<p>He shattered my leg, and now he wants to ruin the rest of me.</p><p><br></p><p>Greyson Devereux is a menace-but only to me.</p><p>To everyone else, he's charismatic.</p><p>He's the son of a senator and the star of the university's hockey team.</p><p><br></p><p>When all I want is to be invisible, he drags me into the spotlight.</p><p>He wants my blood, my fear, my attention.</p><p><br></p><p>Resisting him only worsens his obsession.</p><p>Fighting solidifies it.</p><p><br></p><p>He's brutal, and he draws out a sick darkness in me that enjoys it.</p><p>But I'll be damned if I let him become my downfall.</p>

Devious Obsession: Alternate Cover (Hockey Gods 2)

S. Massery · 2023

"If you want to stay, you have to play the game…"<br/><br/>Steele O’Brien is everything I hate in hockey players.<br/>He’s cocky, brooding, antagonistic.<br/><br/>I played his game, learned his secrets.<br/>But that was before I found out he’s my new stepbrother.<br/><br/>Now we’re at college together, and I can’t escape him.<br/>Or his demons.<br/><br/>It seems that, for him, the game isn’t over.<br/>He says I'm his to play with. His to torment.<br/>And he's determined to not only get under my skin, but carve his name into it.

Secret Obsession: Alternate Cover (Hockey Gods 3)

S. Massery · 2023

Twisted Obsession: Alternate Cover

S Massery · 2023

Fierce Obsession: Alternate Cover 2

S. Massery · 2024

Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet 1)

H. D. Carlton · 2021

"The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. The way she undresses... I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go. Not even when she begs me to." --

Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet Book 2)

H. D. Carlton · 2022

The Predator (Dark Verse)

RuNyx · 2019

"In the dark underbelly of the mob, Tristan Caine has been an anomaly. As the only non-blooded member in the high circle of the Tenebrae Outfit, he is an enigma to all - his skills unparalleled, his morality questionable, and his motives unknown. He is lethal and he knows it. As does Morana Vitalio, the genius extraordinaire daughter of the rival family. What Caine does with weapons; Morana does with computers. When a twenty-year old mystery resurfaces, Morana infiltrates Caine's house, intent on killing him, unaware of a tie that binds them together. Hate, heat, and history clash together with unexpected sparks. But something bigger, something worse is happening in their world. And despite their animosity, only they can fight it down. The Predator is an enemies-to-lovers, dark, contemporary romance set in a fictional universe with mafia, passion and incredible storytelling."--Amazon.

The Reaper (Dark Verse 2)

RuNyx · 2020

The Finisher: A Dark Marriage of Convenience Romance (Dark Verse 3)

RuNyx · 2022

The highly anticipated fourth book in the Dark Verse series.<br/><br/>What happens when a beast of blood finds a bride of light in the land of death?<br/><br/>Growing up on the streets of Los Fortis, Alessandro 'Alpha' Villanova scrapped his way to the top, fighting for his very survival, losing everything in the process. A city that shunned him then is now the one he rules, albeit alone, as the king of a dark empire few know about.<br/><br/>Far from Alpha's world, Zephyr de la Vega has a normal life, normal family, normal drama. Her biggest problem is people trying to make her lose a few pounds. When a chance encounter puts her on his path, she makes a proposition that changes the course of their lives.<br/><br/>As a killer goes on a spree in Alpha's city, taking apart his scarred empire corpse by corpse, and The Syndicate comes into play, their partnership evolves into something deeper, more enduring, more powerful than either of them anticipated.<br/><br/>Evil ascends. Darkness descends.<br/><br/>A new order is born.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>The Finisher is not a standalone. Reading the series in order is highly recommended.

The Letter of Silence: Dark New Adult Romance (Dark Sorrow)

A. D. Sahin · 2024

Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell (Tales of Weeping Hollow)

Nicole Fiorina · 2020

From Amazon's #1 bestselling author in Gothic Romance comes a haunting and forbidden love strong enough to murder fears and break centuries-old curses.<br/><br/>Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Fallon who was taken far away from home shortly after she was born.<br/>A home that held more than strange traditions and bizarre superstitions.<br/>Twenty-four years later, she returned to Weeping Hollow, a town she'd only heard about in stories during restless nights under a marble moon, to take care of her last living relative.<br/>They called the nosy mortician a freakshow-a ghastly thing.<br/>They said I couldn't go near her.<br/>Still, there was this aching pull to Fallon Grimaldi that I couldn't escape.<br/>A nostalgic pull as if we'd been here before.<br/><br/>Once upon a time, there lived a mysterious boy named Julian with a curse as old as centuries wrapped around his soul.<br/>He was one of the four Hollow Heathens, the very dark creatures who caused the town's people to live in fear.<br/>And the Blackwell name was stained with darkness and death.<br/>They called him a monster. Cold and hollow.<br/>They said I shouldn't go near him.<br/>Still, there was this aching pull to Julian Blackwell that I couldn't escape.<br/>A nostalgic pull as if we'd been here before.<br/><br/>Hollow Heathens can be read as a stand-alone or within the interconnected series. For the best reading experience, it is best to read the books in the order they are published.

Bone Island: Book of Danvers (Tales of Weeping Hollow)

Nicole Fiorina · 2023

The Sacrifice: A Dark Revenge Romance

Shantel Tessier · 2023

An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier<br/><br/>HIS LADY<br/><br/>A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But there is always an exception to the rule. And I just so happen to be his.<br/><br/>I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.<br/><br/>I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison.<br/><br/>But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man—an even more ruthless Lord that my family hated.<br/><br/>Tyson Riley Crawford only wanted me for his revenge. I’m nothing more than a debt to be paid. I didn’t have a say in the matter. So when I said my vows before the congregation, I knew I’d break them. Consequences be damned.<br/><br/>Too bad I underestimated my husband and didn’t realize he was more determined to punish me than I was to succeed at escaping. He’ll make me choke on those words I used to bind myself to him.<br/><br/>Yet even he couldn’t have seen what our future held. Ultimately, we’re all just pawns in a game that none of us can win unless you’re willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice … and even that may not be enough.<br/><br/>Things to know about The Sacrifice<br/>Secret society<br/>MF (no sharing the h)<br/>J/P (jealous/possessive) Hero<br/>OTT (over the top) Hero<br/>Complete standalone<br/>Told in dual POV<br/>TWs listed inside the book

Heartless Beloved: A Bad Boy/ Good Girl Dark Romance (North Shore Stories 2)

Lola King · 2023

He is everything she's been warned against. She is everything he hates.<br/>I’m from a place where you eat or get eaten. Two gangs are at war, and I’m hungry for survival.<br/><br/>Growing up in a broken town doesn’t make you a good man. In fact, the North Shore of the Falls has made me merciless.<br/>I survive because I’m a good soldier for the North Shore Crew. I’m cool-headed, I never lose sight of my goals, and my only obsession is to wrench our town from the clutches of our sworn enemies, the Kings.<br/><br/>Alexandra Delacroix is just a job. Plain and simple. She lives in our neighboring town, in the millionaires’ heaven they call Stoneview.<br/>The plan is straightforward: charm her, uncover incriminating information about her senator father, and tip the balance of power in our favor.<br/><br/>But unlike the other rich girls from Stoneview I use as toys, Alexandra is kind, selfless… sweet. Sickeningly so. A bright pink cupcake with glitter and sprinkles on the icing. That kind of sweet.<br/><br/>We have nothing in common. Nothing but the secrets we keep.<br/><br/>And before I know it, my priorities change.<br/><br/>Before I know it… Alexandra Delacroix is my new obsession.<br/><br/>This book is a standalone, the second in a series of four interconnected standalones. It contains scenes that some readers may find triggering. Please check CW in the book.

Lawless God: A Dark Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (North Shore Stories 4)

Lola King · 2024

Darkfever: Fever Series Book 1

Karen Marie Moning · 2006

MacKayla Lane’s life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she’s your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinks . . . until something extraordinary happens. When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death—a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone—Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister’s killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask. She is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to learn how to handle a power she had no idea she possessed–a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae. . . .  As Mac delves deeper into the mystery of her sister’s death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious Jericho, a man with no past and only mockery for a future. As she begins to close in on the truth, the ruthless Vlane—an alpha Fae who makes sex an addiction for human women–closes in on her. And as the boundary between worlds begins to crumble, Mac’s true mission becomes clear: find the elusive Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book—because whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control of the very fabric of both worlds in their hands. . . . Look for all of Karen Marie Moning’s sensational Fever novels: DARKFEVER | BLOODFEVER | FAEFEVER | DREAMFEVER | SHADOWFEVER | ICED | BURNED | FEVERBORN | FEVERSONG BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Marie Moning's Bloodfever.

The Lies we Steal (The Hollow Boys)

Monty Jay · 2021

It’s been months since the day we stood above that empty grave that stunk of burnt flesh and secrets. All of us were dressed to the nines, one of us wearing a wedding dress, a day that was supposed to mark the beginning of a new adventure.<br/>It marked the bitter end of our vengeance.<br/>We have done things that have marked our souls for eternity.<br/>But it didn’t start out that way. Not for me.<br/>It all started there.<br/>The place I could find in my sleep.<br/>Hollow Heights University in the macabre, somber seaside town of Ponderosa Springs.<br/>A college for prestigious, wealthy children to receive the highest education. A town drowning in treachery and secrets that became our damnation.<br/>But it wasn’t the forest surrounding the grounds or even the mysterious hidden mausoleum that haunted me.<br/>It was them.<br/>The ones that lurked in the night, things so wicked, so twisted, so evil, they would become the rulers of my nightmares.<br/>The Hollow Boys.<br/>One wrong move and I landed myself directly in their line of fire.<br/>This is not a story about love, it is not a story of happy endings.<br/>Love just happened to blossom in our sorrows, in our pain, our fear, our blood.<br/>Every terrible thing they ever did, we watched, we helped, we loved them anyway.<br/>Some run from their monsters, we fell in love with ours.

The Truths we Burn (The Hollow Boys 2)

Monty Jay · 2022

Beneath the deepest parts of Ponderosa Springs lied secrets that we never meant to be uncovered.<br/>Blood has soaked the hands of those we trusted most. Decrepit intentions finally come to light.<br/>And now truths are ready to be incinerated in the open for everyone to witness.<br/>I was ready to watch this town that made me the villain, Rot in front of my eyes, but it seems ghosts don’t stay buried here either.<br/>Everyone’s favorite sweetheart has returned to Hollow Heights dragging nothing but unanswered questions and grim memories behind her.<br/>A distraction I can’t afford with the police sniffing around.<br/>A mistake that torched my last piece of humanity.<br/>The dirty little secret that has returned searching for closure surrounding her sister’s mysterious death.<br/>But I know the innocent, lost girl is an act. Underneath it’s just another part of her show.<br/>They all are eating from the palm of her hand, puppets on her string.<br/>But not me.<br/>I see her for what she truly is, I always have.<br/>A fake. A manipulator. A liar.<br/>I won’t let her ruin all we have worked for. I refuse to let her derail our plan of vengeance.<br/>I’ve played your game once before, Sage, now it’s time to play mine.<br/>And you’re not making it out without getting burned.

The Blood we Crave (The Hollow Boys 3)

Monty Jay · 2022

My secrets are infested with infatuation.<br/>His cravings are dripping in blood.<br/>Is it love?<br/>Or is it something much darker…<br/>An obsession.<br/><br/>Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul.<br/>No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I’d become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor.<br/><br/>Until he noticed me.<br/><br/>𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧: Cunning. Sharp. Beautiful.<br/><br/>A man bred from the seed of a serial killer. Stitched together with old money and Dolce & Gabbana clothing.<br/>He is my strongest fixation. My sweetest, darkest addiction.<br/>And I’m his phantom.<br/>I have haunted him my entire life and now?<br/>He sees me for exactly what I am.<br/>A killer.<br/>I sicken him. But he has always mesmerized me.<br/>When a copycat murderer prowls among the trees of Ponderosa Springs, our loyalty is tested.<br/>It had been foolish of us to believe our revenge would go unpunished. That the town wouldn’t retaliate after what we did.<br/>With our lives hanging in the balance, Thatcher and I have no choice but to coexist.<br/>In the twilight of musty cabins and haunted library towers, my somber secrets are exposed, and his cravings are revealed.<br/><br/>𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬...𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?

The Blood we Crave: Part Two (The Hollow Boys)

Monty Jay · 2023

Will obsession be enough?<br/>I'd always believed my love was enough to save him. To protect him.<br/>I was wrong.<br/>The Copycat killer gets closer every day, and I can’t help but feel his every move is in my direction.<br/>With dead ends around every curve and bodies piling up, it seems our time is running out.<br/>They took him from me. Stole the last bit of light and left him empty.<br/>Now, it’s not only the Hollow Boys who are seeking revenge.<br/>I'm out for blood. A war path for vengeance.<br/>They wanted a villain?<br/>I’ll give them one.

The Examined Life

Stephen Grosz · 2013

The Sunday Times Besteller This Book Is About Learning To Live. Echoing Socrates’ Statement That The Unexamined Life Not Worth Living, Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz Draws On His Twenty-five Years Of Work And More Than 50,000 Hours Of Conversations To Form A Collection Of Beautifully Rendered Tales That Illuminate The Human Experience. These Are Stories About Everyday Lives: From A Woman Who Finds Herself Daydreaming As She Returns Home From A Business Trip To A Young Man Loses His Wallet, To The More Extreme Examples: The Patient Who Points An Unloaded Gun At A Police Officer And The Compulsive Liar Who Convinces His Wife He's Dying Of Cancer. The Resulting Journey Will Spark New Ideas About Who We Are And Why We Do What We Do. ‘this Moving Book Will Make The Reader Think Of Freud’s Keenly Observed And Literary-minded Case Studies...piercing Chapters That Read Like A Combination Of Chekhov And Oliver Sacks’ New York Times ‘grosz Is A Superb Storyteller And Tells Lots Of His Patients' Stories With Sensitivity, But Also With Great Acuity. You Might Keep Thinking You Recognise Things About People You Know’ Evening Standard.

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

Paul Bloom · 2016

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Dr. Julie Smith · 2022

Over 1 million copies sold worldwide!<br/>International Bestseller<br/>“Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr. Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast<br/>Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book.<br/>Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith’s expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance.<br/>Your mental well-being is just as important as your physical well-being. Packed with proven strategies, Dr. Julie’s empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. Wise and practical, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before might just change your life.

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar · 2020

* HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: BEST NOVELLA *<br/><br/>“[An] exquisitely crafted tale...Part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay...This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)<br/><br/>From award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone comes an enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future.<br/><br/>Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandment finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.<br/><br/>Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.<br/><br/>Except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win. That’s how war works, right?<br/><br/>Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, This Is How You Lose the Time War is an epic love story spanning time and space.

Conversations on Love

Lunn Natasha · 2021

*THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*<br/><br/>'One of this summer's most buzzed about books (and one that might just change your life)' Sunday Times<br/><br/>After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and experts to learn about their experiences, as well as drawing on her own, asking: How do we find love? How do we sustain it? And how do we survive when we lose it?<br/><br/>In Conversations on Love she began to find the answers:<br/><br/>Philippa Perry on falling in love slowly<br/>Dolly Alderton on vulnerability<br/>Stephen Grosz on accepting change<br/>Candice Carty-Williams on friendship<br/>Lisa Taddeo on the loneliness of loss<br/>Diana Evans on parenthood<br/>Emily Nagoski on the science of sex<br/>Alain de Botton on the psychology of being alone<br/>Esther Perel on unrealistic expectations<br/>Roxane Gay on redefining romance<br/>and many more...<br/><br/>'A gorgeous, richly layered book about all forms of love. You can pick it up and turn to any page - literally any - and find a gem to soothe and fortify your soul' Pandora Sykes, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?'<br/><br/>'Hopeful and uplifting... this deep dive into the human heart will expand and enrich your perspective on love' Evening Standard<br/><br/>'This eclectic and heartwarming collection explores love in all its forms, from romantic and parental love to friendship and loss'Observer<br/><br/>'Conversations on Love is a glorious celebration of human vulnerability and connection. It has made me laugh, shed tears, think deeply. I want every person I love to read this book' Dr Kathryn Mannix, Sunday Times bestselling author of WITH THE END IN MIND

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Oprah's Book Club Novel

Honoree Fanonne Jeffers · 2021

A Kirkus "Best Book of the 21st Century" An instant New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today Bestseller • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION • ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S "GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS" • BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times • Time • Washington Post • Oprah Daily • People • Boston Globe • BookPage • Booklist • Kirkus • Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Chicago Public Library Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel • Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction • Finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Fiction • Nominee for the NAACP Image Award "Epic. . . . I was just enraptured by the lineage and the story of this modern African-American family. . . . I’ve never read anything quite like it. It just consumed me." —Oprah Winfrey The NAACP Image Award-winning poet makes her fiction debut with this magisterial epic—an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the luminescence and force of Homegoing; Sing, Unburied, Sing; and The Water Dancer—that chronicles the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era.  The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the Problem of race in America, and what he called “Double Consciousness,” a sensitivity that every African American possesses in order to survive. Since childhood, Ailey Pearl Garfield has understood Du Bois’s words all too well. Bearing the names of two formidable Black Americans—the revered choreographer Alvin Ailey and her great grandmother Pearl, the descendant of enslaved Georgians and tenant farmers—Ailey carries Du Bois’s Problem on her shoulders. Ailey is reared in the north in the City but spends summers in the small Georgia town of Chicasetta, where her mother’s family has lived since their ancestors arrived from Africa in bondage. From an early age, Ailey fights a battle for belonging that’s made all the more difficult by a hovering trauma, as well as the whispers of women—her mother, Belle, her sister, Lydia, and a maternal line reaching back two centuries—that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead. To come to terms with her own identity, Ailey embarks on a journey through her family’s past, uncovering the shocking tales of generations of ancestors—Indigenous, Black, and white—in the deep South. In doing so Ailey must learn to embrace her full heritage, a legacy of oppression and resistance, bondage and independence, cruelty and resilience that is the story—and the song—of America itself.

Haunted Prey (Unmasked Duet 2)

Lora Darc · 2025

Till Summer Do Us Part (Standard Edition)

Meghan Quinn · 2025

What the River Knows: A Novel

Isabel Ibañez · 2023

The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River Knows, Isabel Ibañez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.<br/><br/>Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents―who frequently leave her behind.<br/><br/>When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and a golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.<br/><br/>With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance―or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.<br/><br/>What the River Knows is the first book in the thrilling Secrets of the Nile duology.<br/><br/>"Expertly plotted, explosively adventurous, and burning with romance." - Stephanie Garber #1 New York Times bestselling author<br/><br/>"Take a plucky heroine, a historically grounded Indiana Jones-esque adventure through Ancient Egypt, and add a surprising dollop of magic ― it’s a recipe for a delightful read." - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author<br/><br/>*Book 1 in the Secrets of the Nile duology*

The Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

Ashley Jade, A. Jade · 2022

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes an edgy, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance about mistakes, forgiveness, and second chances.<br/><br/>He was the talented bad boy everyone wanted.<br/>I was the irrelevant geek everyone hated.<br/><br/>He was the sun...drawing all of us in.<br/>I was a black hole...taking up space.<br/><br/>He was destined to be a star.<br/>I was destined to remain an insignificant no one.<br/><br/>Until he made me believe I was special...<br/><br/>And then he destroyed me.<br/><br/>I never thought I'd see Phoenix Walker again after he broke my heart, but fate had other plans.<br/><br/>One tour. Eight weeks. Forty shows.<br/><br/>Countless opportunities to make him pay.<br/><br/>The world thought he was a God...<br/>But I knew the truth.

Breaking Hailey (Shadows of Obsession 1)

I. A. Dice · 2024

HAILEY<br/><br/>One evening, two years’ worth of memories lost.<br/>Under the pretense of recovery, my father sends me to an elite boarding college, but soon, my memories start rushing back, and it’s obvious I’m not at Lakeside to heal.<br/>I’m here to hide.<br/>Navigating the scattered past to decipher the threat lurking in the shadows is hard while I’m kept in the dark and even harder when he steals my focus. Crude, arrogant, and threatening, he draws me in, and the closer I get, the less I understand.<br/><br/>Waking up without memories is terrifying, but remembering the time I lost is infinitely worse.<br/><br/>CARTER<br/><br/>Guilty by association, Hailey Scarlett Vaughn deserves pain.<br/>The moment I see her, I want to wrap my fingers around her neck and squeeze...<br/>No matter how big the temptation, I need to extract a key hidden in the depths of her mind first.<br/>A key to my father’s freedom.<br/>Hailey’s a pawn in a complex game of revenge. A tool in my hands, but as she starts to remember, I realize we’re both tangled in an intricate web of lies that tightens every day.<br/><br/>The harder I push to break her, the faster she breaks me.<br/><br/>TROPES<br/>- Dark academia vibes<br/>- Amnesia<br/>- Age gap<br/>- Mafia<br/>- Plot & Spice Heavy<br/>- Enemies to lovers<br/>- OTT Morally grey MMC<br/>- She's a cop's daughter<br/><br/>Breaking Hailey is set in the same universe as Broken Rules and Broken Promises. You don't have to read the Broken Duet before diving into Breaking Hailey. However, some characters from the Broken Duet will make an appearance in this book.

Saving Hailey (Shadows of Obsession 2)

I. A. Dice · 2024

A dark, suspenseful continuation of an enemies-to-lovers romance steeped in secrets, amnesia, and a dangerous game of power and revenge.<br/><br/>HAILEY<br/>One man. Two names. Two personalities.<br/>One captivates, the other terrifies.<br/>Under the pretense of love, he used me, searching for secrets I didn't know I had. Cuddles, kisses, and whispered sweet nothings lulled me into a false sense of security that shattered with a single flashback.<br/>Running from the threat I now know he is, I fall straight into a nightmare... and the darkness reveals the truths.<br/>I’m not the center of Nash’s world. I’m a piece in Carter’s game.<br/><br/>CARTER<br/>There’s no beauty in this chaos. There’s only pain.<br/>Hailey Scarlett Vaughn vanished without a trace, leaving me teetering on the edge of sanity.<br/>She was my mission and became my obsession. My sweet downfall.<br/>And now she’s gone.<br/>As the threats multiply and enemies close in to exploit the prize in Hailey’s mind, I carve a path of destruction, desperate to keep her safe.<br/>But it’s not until I find her that I understand she’s no longer mine... I broke her with my lies.<br/><br/>Saving Hailey is not a standalone. You need to read Breaking Hailey first.

Saving Hailey (Shadows of Obsession)

I. A. Dice · 2024

A dark, suspenseful continuation of an enemies-to-lovers romance steeped in secrets, amnesia, and a dangerous game of power and revenge.<br/><br/>HAILEY<br/>One man. Two names. Two personalities.<br/>One captivates, the other terrifies.<br/>Under the pretense of love, he used me, searching for secrets I didn't know I had. Cuddles, kisses, and whispered sweet nothings lulled me into a false sense of security that shattered with a single flashback.<br/>Running from the threat I now know he is, I fall straight into a nightmare... and the darkness reveals the truths.<br/>I’m not the center of Nash’s world. I’m a piece in Carter’s game.<br/><br/>CARTER<br/>There’s no beauty in this chaos. There’s only pain.<br/>Hailey Scarlett Vaughn vanished without a trace, leaving me teetering on the edge of sanity.<br/>She was my mission and became my obsession. My sweet downfall.<br/>And now she’s gone.<br/>As the threats multiply and enemies close in to exploit the prize in Hailey’s mind, I carve a path of destruction, desperate to keep her safe.<br/>But it’s not until I find her that I understand she’s no longer mine... I broke her with my lies.<br/><br/>Saving Hailey is not a standalone. You need to read Breaking Hailey first.

Never Keep (Book 1 in the Sins of the Zodiac series) (1) (Zodiac Academy)

Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti · 2024

Fate doesn't favour the wicked in the highly anticipated first installment in this brand new spin off series to the Booktok phenomenon, the Zodiac Academy series, from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.<br/><br/>The dragons are lost.<br/>The elements are at war. Enlisting isn’t optional.<br/>And I’m falling for a man who wants me dead.<br/><br/>I’m a wielder of hearts and summoner of corruption. Heir to nothing and born to a fool in the wrong damn month.<br/><br/>But I’m also one of only two Fae in this divided land of hellions who might be starting to see through the lies we’ve swallowed for so long.<br/><br/>In the year we turn twenty-one, conscripts from across the warring nations of air, fire, earth and water are sent to Never Keep – the only place in our besieged continent where our magic can be Awakened.<br/><br/>But something is wrong inside Never Keep. Something which might extend far beyond the reaches of this desolate fortress. Within the gothic walls of this frigid castle in the snow, we’re left to hold our own against the brutal Fae from the opposing lands.<br/><br/>The Reapers are merciless. The Royals are lying. The Werewolves run rampant and Vampires roam the wastelands in bloodthirsty covens. But even though death lurks in every shadow of the Keep, it’s the least of my worries.<br/><br/>I’m delving into secrets the stars don’t want me uncovering, making alliances with Fae born to be my enemy, falling for a sinner while promising my heart to a different heathen and somewhere amid it all, I’m supposed to win a war.<br/><br/>I thought the only thing I had to do was survive my magical instruction.<br/><br/>Turns out, fate doesn’t favour the wicked.<br/><br/>***This is an enemies to lovers romantasy series set in the same world as Zodiac Academy, but it's a dark and villainous tale of its own. You haven't met tainted souls like these before or enemies that hate each other as deeply as these characters do. Book 1 in the series will leave your heart raw and bloody. You'll be left gasping for breath and aching for more of the twisted Fae who lurk between the pages and they might just be irredeemable...***

Twisted Game (Filthy Wicked Psychos)

Eva Ashwood · 2022

I was the girl no one looked at twice. Until they saw me.<br/><br/>My whole life, no one has had my back. My parents are dead, my adoptive mother is a drug addict, and the mean girls on campus mock me for my scars.<br/><br/>So when I end up desperate for money and out of options, I agree to sell the one thing I have left: my innocence.<br/><br/>On the night I’m meant to give my body to a brutal Russian mobster, three men storm into the room like dark shadows and kill him before he can claim me. When they drag me from the blood-soaked bed, I’m certain they’re going to kill me too.<br/><br/>They don’t… but they don’t forget about me, either.<br/><br/>These three dangerous brothers will do anything to make sure I keep my mouth shut about what I saw, even if it means stalking my every movement. I’m a loose thread to them—but somehow, I’m becoming more than that too.<br/><br/>I’m becoming an obsession.<br/>A temptation.<br/>A craving.<br/><br/>And no matter how much I try to deny the terrifying attraction that pulses between us, I know if I don’t find a way out of this tangled web soon…<br/><br/>Their darkness will swallow me up.<br/><br/>Twisted Game is a full-length new adult romance with dark themes, damaged anti-heroes, and high heat. It is book one of four in the series.

Beautiful Devils (Filthy Wicked Psychos 2)

Eva Ashwood · 2022

The thrilling second book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series!<br/><br/>Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished book one, Twisted Game. You've been warned!<br/><br/>***<br/>They claimed my heart… only to break it.<br/><br/>After spending years feeling like I never fit in anywhere, I thought I had found a place where I might truly belong. With the Voronin brothers.<br/><br/>By their sides.<br/>In their beds.<br/>A part of their lives.<br/><br/>But none of it was real. Malice, Victor, and Ransom showed me a side of myself I never knew existed, taught me to embrace the darkness I once tried to hide from…. and then proved that they see me the same way everyone else does.<br/><br/>They lied to me. They used me.<br/><br/>And now it’s not just my heart that’s in danger.<br/><br/>It’s my life.<br/>Beautiful Devils is a full-length new adult romance with dark themes, damaged anti-heroes, and high heat. It is book two of four in the series.

Corrupt Vow (Filthy Wicked Psychos 3)

Eva Ashwood · 2023

The explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...<br/><br/>Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils. You've been warned!<br/><br/>***<br/>I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.<br/><br/>The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life. They showed me what it’s like to be truly cared for, to be a part of an unbreakable bond. Which is why I have to do this.<br/><br/>Because even though I never meant for it to happen, I’m falling for all three of them. Malice, Victor, and Ransom each own a piece of my heart, and the thought of what X could do to them makes me feel sick.<br/><br/>So if it keeps them safe, I’ll walk through the very gates of hell. I’ll sign my life over to a man who has a sick fascination with me and a woman who sees me as a tool to manipulate.<br/><br/>Once, I thought the brothers were monsters… but I’m only just starting to understand who the real monsters are.<br/><br/>Corrupt Vow is a full-length new adult romance with dark themes, damaged anti-heroes, and high heat. It is book three of four in the series.

Savage Hearts (Book 4)

Eva Ashwood · 2023

The heart-pounding final book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...<br/><br/>Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with Twisted Game. You've been warned!<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Our love story began steeped in violence… and it will end that way too.<br/><br/>For one perfect moment, I breathed easy. For one moment, I could see the path to an easy, peaceful life with my men.<br/><br/>Then it all fell apart.<br/><br/>Ripped away from the Voronin brothers and forced into the hands of my enemies, I’ll have to face the monsters I’ve been running from.<br/><br/>But even in the depths of darkness, one truth remains the same: my men will always come for me. They will always protect me.<br/><br/>Or die trying.<br/><br/>Savage Hearts is a full-length new adult romance with dark themes, damaged anti-heroes, and high heat. It’s the darkest book in the series, so please read responsibly. This is book 4 of 4.

Losers: Part I

Harley Laroux · 2022

I was supposed to have it all.<br/><br/>I’d been Prom Queen, Cheer Captain - high school’s most savage Queen Bee. I could have everything I wanted.<br/>Except them. The freaks, the weirdos, the school’s ultimate losers: Manson, Jason, Lucas, and Vincent. Our hatred for each other couldn’t keep us apart, not even when my own mistake got Manson expelled and made me the ultimate villain to the rest of them.<br/><br/>One night was supposed to be enough.<br/><br/>I couldn’t resist forever. For one night I gave myself over to the men I wasn’t supposed to want and satisfied the darkest parts of my soul. But some things are meant to stay in the dark. One night, and it was over.<br/><br/>Nothing more than a game.<br/><br/>Now, with college behind me, our worlds collide yet again. Four men, all willing to share me as their plaything until my debt to them is paid. Another game to satiate my dark cravings, the twisted rules of which bring us all even closer than before. But games aren’t meant to last.<br/><br/>When the debt is paid and the game is done, what if I don’t want to walk away?<br/><br/>Although not required, it is recommended to read the novella, The Dare, prior to reading Losers.<br/><br/>This book is part 1 of a duet. It is is First Person, Multi POV.<br/><br/>Losers is an 18+ polyamorous bisexual romance between one woman and four men, including MF, MM, and group scenes. Reader discretion is strongly advised, this is a dark read. This book contains graphic sexual scenes, intense scenes of BDSM, graphic violence, and strong language. A full content note can be found in the front matter of the book.

Does It Hurt? (Enemies to Lovers)

H. D. Carlton · 2022

Who am I?<br/><br/>I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.<br/><br/>Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.<br/><br/>Enzo Vitale.<br/><br/>An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've run.<br/><br/>Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.<br/><br/>It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?

Still Beating (Enemies to Lovers)

Jennifer Hartmann · 2020

WARNING: This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers, including dark and triggering content. 18+ only. Please read responsibly.<br/>When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn’t anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean—her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.<br/>And she really doesn’t anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman’s basement.<br/>To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.<br/>After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they’d end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.<br/>But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.<br/>REVIEWS:<br/>"This book will have you sitting on the edge of your seat and turning pages like mad crazy! I have never read another story that holds a candle to Cora and Dean's. The author of this book literally blew my mind. I fell in love with these characters and the horrific circumstances that they went through, brought me to tears, more than once. I truly feel that this book is going to sail to number one and could very well end up being a movie. I have read several books by Jennifer Hartmann and have loved everyone of them, but this book is the one that sets her apart from all other authors." - Vanessa, Goodreads reviewer<br/>"WOW. Jennifer Hartmann's emotional brand of writing leaves me breathless, every.stinking.time. This book is a roller coaster... you find yourself laughing at the banter and antics between the H and h, but then you're crying on the next page. I cried so many ugly tears during the reading of this book...prepare yourselves. One of the best I've read in a while." - E. R. Whyte, author of 'Reclaiming Heaven Series'<br/>"Intense, twisted, and stunning. Beautiful messages of love and hope shine through the darkness in Hartmann’s new novel. This story addresses some difficult issues, like PTSD and sexual violence, in a heartfelt and inspiring way. It was such an emotional rollercoaster for me: I laughed, I cried, and I sat on the edge of my seat, struggling to put the book down. The chemistry between Cora and Dean is hot and explosive and these characters really came to life for me. " - L. Starla, author of 'From Prying Eyes'<br/>"This book was equally devastating, soul crushing, hard to read at times, HOT, and beautifully crafted. Jennifer Hartmann writes words like pure poetry and knows exactly how to invest you into every scene. These characters are so well developed and their CHEMISTRY is out of this world! I couldn't put this book down. This is a new best selling author right here, just watch!" - Autumn, Goodreads reviewer<br/>"My heart was shattered a thousand times over when I read this. I cried ugly tears and reread parts to just numb and become unnumbed from my own inner disarray. Jennifer is so artful in her use of words that she can make you feel everything without going into explicit details. There were points that I found myself marveling at the complete lack of detail and the way I seemingly had ALL the detail in my mind as the words drifted through through my subconscious." - Charity, Goodreads reviewer<br/>"Jennifer has a very rare gift. It doesn't matter how dark the subject matter is, she has a way of drawing you in and making you feel every emotion that the characters are feeling. I didn't feel like I was reading a book. I was so immersed in the story and the characters, it felt more like I was sitting with two people who were recounting their experience to me. It's absolutely amazing." - Stephanie, Goodreads reviewer

Dear Ava: Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

Ilsa Madden-Mills · 2020

Washington Post Bestseller<br/>"One of the most beloved romances of 2020" ~Southern Living<br/>Amazon Charts Bestseller: Unputdownable Badge<br/>#1 in Contemporary Romance, #1 in Sports Romance, #1 in New Adult Romance<br/><br/>WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a gripping, enemies-to-lovers, secret admirer, high school romance.<br/><br/>The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world--until they destroyed me.<br/><br/>The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them.<br/><br/>Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer?<br/><br/>Knox, the scarred quarterback.<br/>Dane, his twin brother.<br/>Or Chance, the ex who dumped me. . .<br/><br/>Dear Ava,<br/>Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea.<br/>Wait. That's stupid.<br/>What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL.<br/><br/>It's been ten months since you were here, but I can't forget you.<br/>I've missed seeing you walk down the hall.<br/>I've missed you cheering at my football games.<br/>I've missed the smell of your hair.<br/><br/>And then everything fell apart the night of the kegger.<br/><br/>Don't hate me because I'm a Shark.<br/>I just want to make you mine.<br/>Still.<br/><br/>★★★★★<br/>"A gut punch right in the feels. These characters wreck you. It's a deep storyline, with such tender, beautiful, unbelievably perfect romance. Gah. I. Am. Wowed. Five Stars!" Angie, Angie's Dreamy Reads<br/><br/>Not part of any other series. Dark High School Romance. Recommended for 18+.<br/>A short excerpt of Dear Ava appeared in Team Player 2. (No longer available) This all-new, full-length version is 372 pages and 100,000 words.<br/>Second Edition special cover

To Hate Adam Connor (Enemies to Lovers)

Ella Maise · 2016

So you may ask, who is Adam Connor? He is the recently divorced, Academy Award-winning actor who just moved in next door with his kid. He also happens to be an exquisite male specimen and the most infuriating sly bastard I’ve ever come across.Let’s be honest here, wouldn’t you wanna take a peek over the wall to catch a glimpse of him, hopefully when he is naked? Wouldn’t you melt away after watching him work out as his five-year-old kid cheered him on? Do I even have to mention those abs, the big bulge in his pants, or that arm porn? Oh, wait, you would never spy on him? Sure…While I was being thoughtful by not breaking and entering and was actually considering going over to offer him a shoulder—or maybe a boob or two—to cry on (y’know, because of his divorce), instead he had me thrown in jail after a small incident. Jail, people! He was supposed to grant me countless orgasms as a thank you, not a jail cell.After that day, I was mentally plotting ways to strangle him instead of jumping his bones to make sweet love. So what if my body did more than just shiver when he whispered dirty little things in my ear? I can’t be held responsible for that. And when was the last time he’d kissed anyone anyway? Who’d enjoy a kiss with a side of heart attack?Even if he and his son were the best things since sliced bread—and I’m not saying he was—I couldn’t fall for him. No matter what promises he whispered on my skin, my curse wouldn’t let us be. I wasn’t a damsel in distress—I could save myself, thank you very much—but deep inside, I still hoped Adam Connor would be the hero of my story.*Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18*

Dear Enemy (Enemies to Lovers)

Kristen Callihan · 2020

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan comes a smart, emotional contemporary romance about finding love with the most unlikely of people.<br/>As kids, they hated each other. Macon Saint was beautiful, but despite his name, Delilah knew he was the devil. That he dated her slightly evil sister, Samantha, was no picnic either. When they broke up, it was a dream come true: Delilah never had to see him again.<br/>Ten years later, her old enemy sends a text.<br/>Delilah’s sister has stolen a valuable heirloom from Macon, now a rising Hollywood star, and he intends to collect his due. One problem: Sam has skipped town.<br/>Sparks still sizzle between Macon and Delilah, only this heat feels alarmingly like unwanted attraction. But Delilah is desperate to keep her weak-hearted mother from learning of her sister’s theft. So she proposes a deal: she’ll pay off the debt by being Macon’s personal chef and assistant.<br/>It’s a recipe for disaster, but Macon can’t stop himself from accepting. Even though Delilah clearly hates him, there’s something about her that feels like home. Besides, they’re no longer kids, and what once was a bitter rivalry has the potential to be something sweeter. Something like forever.

Lilac: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

B.B. Reid · 2020

I, Braxton Fawn, am the luckiest girl alive.<br/>Or so the world keeps telling me.Every so often, gods walk the earth. This time they came as musicians. When Bound loses its lead guitarist, yours truly is chosen to fill his shoes. From dive bars to the big stage, my instant claim to fame is nothing short of a fairytale. The only problem?<br/>My new bandmates.<br/>Jaded, gorgeous, and ridiculously talented—they’re determined to turn my dream into a nightmare. It’s no secret I wasn’t their first choice. I wasn’t even their last. The label wants a new image, Bound wants me gone, but I’ve got my own agenda.<br/>To succeed I have to survive a world tour, public scrutiny, and idols turned enemies. But the biggest threat of all isn’t a meticulous frontman, a narcissistic bassist, and a drummer with too many secrets.<br/>It’s me.<br/>Somehow, I must resist the temptation of Houston Morrow, Loren James, and Jericho Noble.It seemed easy enough when I boarded their tour bus, but it only took one city for the lines we’d drawn to blur.<br/>Only ninety-nine more to go.<br/>Lilac is a contemporary reverse harem and standalone suitable for 18+.

Cash (Lucky River Ranch)

Jessica Peterson · 2024

Butting heads leads to knocking boots in this wildly sexy enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, small town cowboy romance by Jessica Peterson.<br/>My dad and I have been estranged for years. But as his only living relative, it’s no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will, which requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money.<br/>I haven’t stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.<br/>There’s just one giant roadblock to my plan: the ranch’s foreman, grumpy cowboy Cash Rivers. I don’t care how good he looks in his Wranglers and chaps. He’s rude, he’s growly, and he wants me gone. I’d fire him in a heartbeat, but I need this cowboy to teach me the ropes of running a ranch.<br/>We’re enemies from the get-go. But turns out, Cash is really good at this ranch thing. He’s got strong hands, an intelligent mind, and let’s just say everything really is bigger in Texas. Working alongside him leads to conversations beneath the stars. Throw in some cheek-to-cheek dancing at the local dive bar, and it all feels so right that I start to fall in love with life on the ranch. And maybe with him, too.<br/>But my stay in Hartsville is only temporary. And you know what they say about cowboys: they may break horses, but they also break hearts. If only Cash hadn’t already lassoed mine…<br/>CASH is the first standalone book in the brand new steamy, interconnected Lucky River Ranch Series!

Quicksilver (The Fae & Alchemy Series Book 1)

Callie Hart · 2024

<b><i>From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Callie Hart comes a brand new, highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> touch the sword.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do</i> not<i> turn the key.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> open the gate.</i></b> <p><i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.</i> <p>Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. <p>But a secret is like a knot. <p>Sooner or later, it is <i>bound</i> to come undone. <p>When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. <p>The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him... <i>or her.</i> <p>Death has a name. <p>It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. <p>His past is murky. <p>His attitude stinks. <p>And he's the <i>only</i> way Saeris is going to make it home. <p><b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child.</i></b> <p><b><i>The devil is in the details... <p>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website at www.calliehart.com.</i></b>

The Love of My Next Life (#1)

Brit Benson · 2022

I calmed his demons. He created mine. Macon Davis.<br/>My best friend’s brother.<br/>My tormentor.<br/>My least favorite person.<br/>Pothead. Delinquent.<br/>A careless, directionless loser.<br/><br/>That’s what I used to believe,<br/>but I didn’t really know him.<br/>And when I finally saw him,<br/>it was the best and worst thing to ever happen to me.<br/><br/>We burned hot and fast.<br/>Passion. Anger. Love. Pain.<br/>We were reckless. Naive.<br/>We were doomed from the start.<br/><br/>When I finally saw Macon Davis for who he was,<br/>we both went down in the flames.<br/><br/>***<br/>The Love of My Next Life is part one of a duet.<br/>It is just as much a love story as it is a tale of ruin.<br/>While the duet will end in an HEA, book one does not.

Delightful Sins: A Dark Enemies To Lovers Menage Romance (North Shore Stories 3)

Lola King · 2023

By a Thread: A Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy

Lucy Score · 2020

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over<br/>Dominic was staring at me like he couldn’t decide whether he loathed me or wanted to French kiss me.<br/>Dominic<br/>I got her fired. Okay, so I’d had a bad day and took it out on a bystander in a pizza shop. But there’s nothing demure about Ally Morales. She proves that her first day of her new job…which just happens to be in my office….And I can’t fire her, because it’s my mother the CEO who hired her…technically, Ally doesn’t work for me, and she makes it clear she doesn’t have to listen to me either.<br/>So maybe her colorful, annoying, inexplicably alluring personality brightens up the magazine’s offices that have felt like a prison for the past year. Maybe I like that she argues with me in front of the editorial staff. And maybe my after-hours fantasies are haunted by those brown eyes and that sharp tongue.<br/>But that doesn’t mean that I’m going to be the next Russo man to take advantage of his position. I might be a second-generation asshole, but I am not my father.<br/>She’s working herself to death at half a dozen dead-end jobs for some secret reason she doesn’t feel like sharing with me. And I’m going to fix it all. Don’t accuse me of caring. She’s nothing more than a puzzle to be solved. If I can get her to quit working here, I can finally peel away all those layers. Then I can go back to salvaging the family name and forget all about the dancing, beer-slinging brunette.<br/>Ally<br/>Ha! Hold my beer, Charming.

Between Friends & Lovers

Shirlene Obuobi · 2024

"Between Friends & Lovers was an absolute joy to read, with messy, realistic, and deeply lovable characters... Obuobi’s perfect balance of humor and wisdom made this one a true standout.” — Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author An influencer, an actor, and a writer navigate the messy ins and outs of friendship and romance in a world where social media demands perfection—or at least the appearance of it—in this swoon-worthy love story for readers of Kennedy Ryan and Carley Fortune. To her thousands of Instagram followers, Josephine Boateng is the brilliant, dazzling self-love expert, Dr. Jojo. But off-camera, Jo’s grappling with the intense pressures of her career and her love life is nonexistent thanks to an unrequited crush on her best friend, rom-com heartthrob Ezra Adelman. Then Ezra shows up to his thirtieth birthday party with her childhood bully on his arm—and Jo realizes it’s finally time to take her own advice. Enter Malcom Waters, the world’s newest literary darling. An introvert by nature, he would rather be home than trying to impress execs and celebs at a swanky Hollywood party. Until he bumps into Jo, and the two of them quickly realize their chemistry is too good to ignore.          But for all three, the line between private and public is as blurred as the one between friendship and love—especially when Ezra decides he might want something more with Jo. The question is, can any of them risk defining those lines to create something real?

Beautiful World, Where Are You: A Novel

Sally Rooney · 2021

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beautiful World, Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney, the bestselling author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

The Ex Vows

Jessica Joyce · 2024

Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance from the USA Today bestselling author of You, with a View.<br/><br/>Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora. It’s full of the ironclad dos and don’ts they’ve been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago.<br/><br/>With the wedding of their mutual best friend, Adam, looming, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man, Georgia’s never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool, calm, and compartmentalized.<br/><br/>What’s not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits. Nor does she anticipate Adam asking her and Eli to help him make a miracle happen. Together.<br/><br/>As Georgia and Eli rush up to Napa Valley to pull off the perfect wedding, their old chemistry comes back in technicolor. Somewhere between cake tastings gone wrong, disastrous DJ auditions, and Eli’s heated attention, Georgia starts recognizing the man she fell in love with before. And if she lets herself break her rules, she might find what they’re building isn’t the something old that ruined them—it’s a chance at something new.

Before We Came

Sloane St James · 2023

Birdie<br/>My mother's funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me-horrible secrets. I've learned my past is more sinister than I could have ever imagined. Everything has been a lie, right down to the name on my driver's license. Now there's only one direction for me to turn: to the people who have been searching for me all these years.<br/><br/>One of those people is my new-found brother's best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. The physical attraction we share offers an easy distraction as I discover who I am. The more we give in to each other, the more he wants to keep me. But I've already spent my life in captivity-I want to be free.<br/><br/>Lonan<br/>She's back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it's not so innocent anymore. She's a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I've got one shot with her, and I'm not taking it for granted.<br/><br/>When her story hits the media, I offer her a place to hide. For the first time, my frigid condo feels like a home, and she's made me believe the future I've always wanted is within reach. Birdie is it for me, we've always been inevitable, and I'll spend the rest of my life proving it if it means I can spend it with her.

Strong and Wild (Lakes Hockey #2)

Sloane St James · 2023

Freya<br/>Things are looking up for me in my new Minnesota home. My bestie's husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I've got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my patisserie cocktail lounge. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.<br/><br/>When he reveals his true self, I hate what I find. Until more of him unravels, proving we have more in common than I realized, and I don't mean we both enjoy rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No, we have the good stuff-shared trauma. The only difference is I came out on the other side, and he's still fighting his demons.<br/><br/>Rhys<br/>Women aren't going to be a distraction for me in my rookie year, where every single game feels like a try-out. I've got a one-year NHL contract, 365 days to prove to the Minnesota Lakes I'm worth the investment-which is why I need to stay far away from my neighbor across the hall.<br/><br/>Everything is fine until I find out she's the same woman I subscribe to online. Turns out we know each other quite well, but she thinks we're strangers-and I plan on keeping it that way. Until one night, she steps in to do a favor for me because she's been in my shoes before. Now I'm showing her the real me, but it might not be enough for her.

In The Game (Lakes Hockey #3)

Sloane St · 2023

If Only I Had Told Her

Laura Nowlin · 2024

An intensely emotional and gripping companion novel to Laura Nowlin's USA Today and New York Times Bestselling novel If He Had Been With Me about the love that both breaks and heals us. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.<br/>If only I'd told her that I loved her years ago, then I wouldn't be here now.<br/>Finn has always loved Autumn. She's not just the girl next door or his mother's best friend's daughter, she is his everything. But she's not his girlfriend. That's Sylvie, and Finn would never hurt her, so there's no way Autumn could know how he truly feels.<br/>Jack, Finn's best friend, isn't so sure. He's seen Finn and Autumn together. How could she not know? And how is he supposed to support and protect Finn when heartache seems inevitable?<br/>Autumn surrounds herself with books and wants to write her own destiny―but one doesn't always get a new chapter and fate can be cruel to those in love.<br/>Told through three different perspectives, If Only I Had Told Her is a love story brimming with truth, tragedy, and the unexpected bonds that heal us.

i fell in love with hope

Lancali · 2022

Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital, I broke the one rule dying people must always follow. I fell in love. I fell in love with a mischievous, sun-eyed boy who became my only joy in such a desolate place. That's what made it all the more soul-crushing when he committed suicide before my eyes. Since then, I've sworn never to love again. With three exceptions: My best friends, Sony, Neo, and Coeur, a little gang of rebellious dying kids. Sony leads the charge with the air of freedom and only one lung to breathe it. Neo, a bad-tempered and wheel-chaired writer, keeps track of our great deeds from stealing to terrorizing our nurse. Coeur is the beautiful boy, the muscle, the gentle giant with a failing heart,Before death inevitably knocks down our doors, my thieves and I have one last heist planned. A great escape that will take us far from abusive parents, crippling loss, and the realities of our diseases. So what happens when someone else walks through the door? What happens when a girl joins our party and renders me speechless with her mischievous smiles? What happens when she has suns in her eyes, and as terrified as I am to lose again, I start to fall?

The Last Letter

Rebecca Yarros · 2019

“The Last Letter is a haunting, heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational love story.“―InTouch Weekly<br/><br/>Beckett,<br/><br/>If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have.<br/><br/>I need one thing from you: get out of the army and get to Telluride.<br/><br/>My little sister Ella’s raising the twins alone. She’s too independent and won’t accept help easily, but she has lost our grandmother, our parents, and now me. It’s too much for anyone to endure. It’s not fair.<br/><br/>And here’s the kicker: there’s something else you don’t know that’s tearing her family apart. She’s going to need help.<br/><br/>So if I’m gone, that means I can’t be there for Ella. I can’t help them through this. But you can. So I’m begging you, as my best friend, go take care of my sister, my family.<br/><br/>Please don’t make her go through it alone.<br/><br/>Ryan

The Guest List

Lucy Foley · 2020

Flowers For Algernon

Daniel Keyes · 2005

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 2002

<p><b>Winner of the Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize<br></b><br><b>The award-winning translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel of psychological realism.</b><br><br><i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture. <br><br>This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal<br>inventiveness of Dostoevsky’s prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel.</p>

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov · 1989

Awe and exhiliration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in <b>Lolita</b>, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze. <b>Lolita</b> is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. Most of all, it is a meditation on love--love as outrage and hallucination, madness and transformation.

Before I Go to Sleep: A Novel

S. J. Watson · 2012

New York Times Bestseller<br/>“An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page.” –Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Shutter Island<br/>“Imagine drifting off every night knowing that your memories will be wiped away by morning. That’s the fate of Christine Lucas, whose bewildering internal world is rendered with chilling intimacy in this debut literary thriller. . . . You’ll stay up late reading until you know.” — People (4 stars)<br/>Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love–all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may be telling you only half the story. Welcome to Christine's life. Every morning, she awakens beside a stranger in an unfamiliar bed. She sees a middle-aged face in the bathroom mirror that she does not recognize. And every morning, the man patiently explains that he is Ben, her husband, that she is forty-seven-years-old, and that an accident long ago damaged her ability to remember.<br/>In place of memories Christine has a handful of pictures, a whiteboard in the kitchen, and a journal, hidden in a closet. She knows about the journal because Dr. Ed Nash, a neurologist who claims to be treating her without Ben’s knowledge, reminds her about it each day. Inside its pages, the damaged woman has begun meticulously recording her daily events—sessions with Dr. Nash, snippets of information that Ben shares, flashes of her former self that briefly, miraculously appear.<br/>But as the pages accumulate, inconsistencies begin to emerge, raising disturbing questions that Christine is determined to find answers to. And the more she pieces together the shards of her broken life, the closer she gets to the truth . . . and the more terrifying and deadly it is.

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · 2013

A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this “extraordinary” and beloved novel that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review), named a New York Times Best Book of the 21st Century. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love — and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).

The Crash

Freida McFadden · 2025

A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden!<br/>The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed.<br/>Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard.<br/>She never arrives at her destination.<br/>Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.<br/>But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.<br/>And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself―and her unborn child.<br/>A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.

Five Survive

Holly Jackson · 2022

Acts of Service

Lillian Fishman · 2022

I had been going around for years trying to figure out what sex meant to other people...Eve has an adoring girlfriend, an impulsive streak, and a secret fear that she’s wasting her brief youth with just one person. So one evening she posts some nudes online. This is how Eve meets Olivia, and through Olivia the charismatic Nathan. Despite her better instincts, the three soon begin a relationship—one that disturbs Eve as much as it enthralls her. As each act of their affair unfolds across a cold and glittering New York, Eve is forced to confront the questions that most consume What do we bring to sex? What does it reveal of ourselves, and one another? And how do we reconcile what we want with what we think we should want? In the way only great fiction can, Acts of Service takes between its teeth the contradictions written all over our ideas of sex and sexuality. At once juicy and intellectually challenging, sacred and profane, Lillian Fishman’s riveting debut is bold, unabashed, and required reading of the most pleasurable sort.

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers · 2021

One of Vanity Fair's Books That Will Get You Through This Winter<br/>“One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory... A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly." ―The New York Times<br/><br/>Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy’s clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently traveling from Manhattan to Italy for a taste of both.<br/><br/>But there is something within Dorothy that’s different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, Dorothy Daniels show us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.<br/><br/>A satire of early foodieism, a critique of how gender is defined, and a showcase of virtuoso storytelling, Chelsea G. Summers’ A Certain Hunger introduces us to the food world’s most charming psychopath and an exciting new voice in fiction.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2018

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><b> BESTSELLER</b><br> <br><b>“If you</b>’<b>re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</i> has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —<i>Bustle</i></b><br> <br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Daisy Jones & the Six</i>—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (<i>PopSugar</i>) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.</b><br><br>Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?<br> <br>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.<br> <br>Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br> <br>“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, <i>Us Weekly</i>), <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (<i>Redbook</i>): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.

Don't Let Me Down

Kelsie Rae · 2023

Don't Let Me Break

Kelsie Rae · 2023

Don't Let Me Go

Kelsie Rae · 2022

Don't Let Me Fall

Kelsie Rae · 2022

Play Dirty (Tempting SEALs: Triton, 1)

Lora Leigh · 2024

A Lesson in Thorns (Thornchapel, 1)

Sierra Simone · 2025

From the author of the USA Today bestselling Priest and New Camelot series comes a high-heat, gothic, dark academia fairy tale full of lantern-lit rituals, foggy moors, and obsessions that last for a lifetime.<br/>Twelve years ago, she left Thornchapel―and the two boys she gave her heart to―behind.<br/>Now, Proserpina Markham has returned, hopeful…and wary. Because it's so very easy to be drawn back into the world of the seductive and elegant Auden Guest…and into the world of his worst enemy, St. Sebastian Martinez. The beautiful and brooding St. Sebastian is as irresistible as he ever was, and Auden is just as handsome and arrogant, and the three of them can't seem to unknot themselves from each other.<br/>From the hasty promise they three made all those years ago.<br/>As Thornchapel slowly tightens its coil of truths and lies around them, the reluctant threesome starts unravelling into filthy, holy pleasure and pain. Together, they've awakened a centuries-old fate that will either bloom like a rose…or destroy them all.

Feast of Sparks (Thornchapel, 2)

Sierra Simone · 2025

Harvest of Sighs (Thornchapel, 3)

Sierra Simone · 2025

Daisy Haites

Jessa Hastings · 2023

Was bist du bereit, für die Liebe zu geben?<br/>»Daisy Haites« ist der 2. Teil der hochemotionalen Liebesroman-Reihe von Jessa Hastings, die durch TikTok ein Sensationserfolg wurde und dich mitnimmt in Londons glitzernde und gefährliche High Society.<br/><br/>Alles, was sich die 20-jährige Daisy Haites wünscht, ist ein normales Leben. Aber das ist für sie einfach nicht drin: Ihr Bruder Julian ist Londons mächtigster Gangsterboss, und seine Geschäfte machen Daisys Leben ... kompliziert. Ihre Lage wird nicht einfacher, als sie sich in den verboten attraktiven und emotional unerreichbaren Christian Hemmes verliebt.<br/>Doch dann wird aus Freundschaft langsam, aber sicher mehr und die beiden müssen entscheiden, ob sie den Sprung ins Ungewisse wagen.<br/><br/>Der TikTok-Bestseller der australischen Autorin Jessa Hastings ist eine herzzerreißende Mischung aus »Gossip Girl«, der Leidenschaft von Anna Todd und den ergreifenden Emotionen von Colleen Hoover.

Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home (The Magnolia Parks Universe)

Jessa Hastings · 2023

How many loves do you get in a lifetime? And are Magnolia and BJ each other's one and only?<br/><br/>It’s been nearly a year since everything happened between Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine on the steps of the Mandarin Oriental, and since then it seems like everything has changed.<br/><br/>Magnolia has a life in New York now and BJ appears to have finally let go and moved on.<br/><br/>But when they both wind up back in London and are thrust together once again, they find themselves asking their age-old question: How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime, and, most important—are they each other’s?

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark (The Magnolia Parks Universe)

Jessa Hastings · 2024

Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series!<br/><br/>How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia and BJ are in the stars, but is that enough?<br/><br/>Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what’s been dubbed “the wedding of the century”. As family tensions mount and their respective pasts begin catching up to them, they finally have to look the truth in the eye: Can they learn to trust and be with one another again, or will they die trying?

Addicted to You (ADDICTED SERIES 1)

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2022

<b>The TikTok sensation <i>Addicted to You</i>, now in a print edition with special bonus material!<br>  <br> She's addicted to sex. He's addicted to booze...the only way out is rock bottom. Fall in love with Lily and Lo in this edgy new adult romance set in a world of lust, fame, swoon-worthy men, and friendships that run deeper than blood in this special edition with bonus materials—in print only!</b><br><br> No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway's biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.<br><br> Loren Hale's best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they've pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They've mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.<br><br> But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex. Their real vice may be each other.

Ricochet (ADDICTED SERIES 2)

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2022

The second book in the TikTok sensation Addicted series, now in a print edition with special bonus material!<br/><br/>As a sex addict, Lily Calloway must do the impossible: stay celibate for ninety days. Fall in love with Lily and Lo in this edgy new adult romance set in a world of lust, fame, swoonworthy men, and friendships that run deeper than blood in this special edition with bonus materials—in print only!<br/><br/>Cravings and fantasies become her new routine, but while Loren Hale recovers from his alcohol addiction, Lily wonders if he'll realize what a monster she really is. After all, her sexual compulsions begin to rule her life the longer she stays faithful to him.<br/><br/>Progress. That's what Lily's striving for. But by trying to become closer to her family--people who aren't aware of her addiction--she creates larger obstacles. When she spends time with her youngest sister, she learns more about her than she ever imagined and senses an unsettling connection between Daisy and Ryke Meadows.<br/><br/>With Lily and Lo's dysfunctional relationship teetering and unbalanced, they will need to find a way to reconnect from miles apart. But the inability to touch proves to be one of the hardest tests on their road to recovery. Some love brushes the surface. Some love is deeper than skin.

Addicted for Now (ADDICTED SERIES 3)

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2023

The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with Addicted For Now, now in a print edition with special bonus material!<br/><br/>He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.<br/><br/>No. More. Sex.<br/><br/>Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo's bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.<br/><br/>Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily's secret to her family and the public, he promises that he'll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.<br/><br/>And his worst fear isn't relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.<br/><br/>No. More. Us.

Thrive (ADDICTED SERIES 4)

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2023

The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with Thrive, now in a print edition with special bonus material!<br/><br/>Two years will change them forever.<br/><br/>When fake rumors spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend's rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway retreats to a dark place: her bedroom. Loren Hale is more determined than ever to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much?<br/><br/>Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they'd see, demons they don't know if they should bury, and setbacks they didn't think they'd meet. Not this soon.<br/><br/>And one rumor could be too much for them to handle. It will test their greatest limitations, and if they don't hold onto each other, someone is going to drown.

Addicted After All (ADDICTED SERIES 5)

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2023

The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with Addicted After All, now in a print edition with special bonus material!<br/><br/>Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.<br/><br/>That's what Lily Calloway and Loren Hale try to do when his father schedules an "important" meeting. The problem: after being swept into the public eye and battling their addictions, they're not sure what the worst is anymore.<br/><br/>In a sea of many changes—including Ryke and Daisy living with them—Lily realizes that the best part of her fluctuating hormones might just be the worst. Her sex drive is out of control.<br/><br/>Loren knows that she's insatiable, but he's not giving up on her. She's too much a part of him. And as he carries more and more responsibility, some of the people that he loves doubt his resolve.<br/><br/>Lily and Lo stand side-by-side to fight, one last time, for their happily ever after.

Unfurl: A Hot Age Gap Romance (Alchemy 1)

Elodie Hart · 2023

BELLE When you've been told your whole life that something is sinful, you have two options. Avoid it like the plague. Like it has the power to destroy all that is good and pure. Or become as fixated upon it as Eve was upon that apple. I'm sick of the push-pull of terror and temptation. It's tearing me apart. I just want a bite of the apple. More than a bite. I want to devour it. Have its juices spill from my lips. And by apple I, of course, mean sex. RAFE My new neighbour is the kind of beautiful that could bring a man to his knees. But she's twenty-two. Fourteen years younger than me. That's too young. I've vowed to stay away. Until she comes to me for help. It seems she has something to dispose of. Her chastity. And it seems I have something she wants. The club I run for discerning adults. More specifically, the programme we've created for women just like Belle. A programme that will transform her from innocent to damned. Unfurl the parts of her she's denied until now. It seems I may not be the only one falling to my knees, after all. God help us both. Unfurl is a steamy age-gap contemporary romance. It's a standalone with an HEA.

Undulate (2)

Elodie Hart · 2023

Unveil (3)

Elodie Hart · 2023

Untether (4)

Elodie Hart · 2024

Unstitch (Alchemy 5)

Elodie Hart · 2024

Unbind (6)

Elodie Hart · 2024

Always Alchemy: The Ever After Book (7)

Elodie Hart · 2024

Fire In You (Wait for You)

J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2016

Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout 1)

Lucy Score · 2022

Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon.<br/><br/>Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.<br/>Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.<br/><br/>Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.<br/><br/>There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.<br/><br/>At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.

Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout Book 2)

Lucy Score · 2023

Things We Left Behind (Knockemout Series, 3)

Lucy Score · 2023

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score returns to spicy-sweet Knockemout, Virginia with Lucian and Sloane's story.<br/>There was only one woman who could set me free. But I would rather set myself on fire than ask Sloane Walton for anything.<br/>Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his abusive father's mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building his empire. The more money and power he gains, the safer he feels.<br/>Except when it comes to one feisty small-town librarian…<br/>Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and their current mutual disdain, Sloane Walton trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.<br/>When bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, the flames are fanned, and it's impossible to put them out again. But with Sloane more than ready to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea of marriage and kids, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse.<br/>Until Lucian learns the hard way that leaving Sloane is impossible―the very least he can do is to keep her safe.

The Deal (Off-Campus, 1)

Elle Kennedy · 2015

New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation Elle Kennedy brings you the first in the sexy Off-Campus series that everyone is talking about.<br/>She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy...<br/>Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.<br/>...and it's going to be oh so good<br/>All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.

The Mistake (Off-Campus Book 2)

Elle Kennedy · 2015

New York Times Bestseller Elle Kennedy Brings You A Sexy New Off-campus Novel That Can Be Read As A Standalone… He’s A Player In More Ways Than One… College Junior John Logan Can Get Any Girl He Wants. For This Hockey Star, Life Is A Parade Of Parties And Hook-ups, But Behind His Killer Grins And Easygoing Charm, He Hides Growing Despair About The Dead-end Road He’ll Be Forced To Walk After Graduation. A Sexy Encounter With Freshman Grace Ivers Is Just The Distraction He Needs, But When A Thoughtless Mistake Pushes Her Away, Logan Plans To Spend His Final Year Proving To Her That He’s Worth A Second Chance. Now He’s Going To Need To Up His Game… After A Less Than Stellar Freshman Year, Grace Is Back At Briar University, Older, Wiser, And So Over The Arrogant Hockey Player She Nearly Handed Her V-card To. She’s Not A Charity Case, And She’s Not The Quiet Butterfly She Was When They First Hooked Up. If Logan Expects Her To Roll Over And Beg Like All His Other Puck Bunnies, He Can Think Again. He Wants Her Back? He’ll Have To Work For It. This Time Around, She’ll Be The One In The Driver’s Seat…and She Plans On Driving Him Wild.

The Score (Off-Campus, 3)

Elle Kennedy · 2016

A New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation! Get ready for another binge-worthy romance from international bestselling author Elle Kennedy.<br/>He knows how to score, on and off the ice...<br/>Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn't have the first clue about what she's going to do after college. To make matters worse, she's nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won't include the king of one-night stands.<br/>It'll take more than flashy moves to win her over...<br/>Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls…he's a ladies man, all right, and he's yet to meet a woman who's immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world―and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It's not over until he says it's over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it's time to stop focusing on scoring…and shoot for love.

The Goal (Off-Campus, 4)

Elle Kennedy · 2016

Discover another binge-worthy romance from New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Elle Kennedy!<br/>She's good at achieving her goals…<br/>College senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn't include a gorgeous hockey player who believes in love at first sight. One night of sizzling heat and surprising tenderness is all she's willing to give John Tucker, but sometimes, one night is all it takes for your entire life to change.<br/>But the game just got a whole lot more complicated...<br/>Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. On the ice, he's fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of twenty-two, he refuses to be a bench warmer. It doesn't hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. The problem is, Sabrina's heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he'll have to convince her that some goals can only be made with an assist.

The Legacy (Off-Campus Book 5)

Elle Kennedy · 2021

The International Bestselling Off-campus Series Returns With A Collection Of Four Novellas By New York Times Bestselling Author Elle Kennedy! This Brand-new Installment Provides The Much-anticipated Answer To The Question: Where Are They Now? Four Stories. Four Couples. Three Years Of Real Life After Graduation… A Wedding. A Proposal. An Elopement. And A Surprise Pregnancy. Can You Guess Which Couple Is Which? Come For The Drama, Stay For The Laughs! Catch Up With Your Favorite Off-campus Characters As They Navigate The Changes That Come With Growing Up And Discover That Big Decisions Can Have Big Consequences…and Big Rewards. *the Legacy Is An 85,000-word Novel That Is Made Up Of Four Novellas.

Manacled in Monaco

Jianne Carlo · 2009

Notorious In Nice (Mediterranean Mambo)

Jianne Carlo · 2011

Carnal in Cannes

Jianne Carlo · 2011

Flawless: A Chestnut Springs Special Edition

Elsie Silver · 2022

The rules were simple. Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.<br/><br/>But now I’m stuck with her. There’s only one bed. And well, rules are made to be broken.<br/><br/>I’m the face of professional bull riding—the golden boy. Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face. Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”<br/><br/>But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter, especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk, and a mouth she can’t stop running.<br/><br/>A mouth I can’t stop thinking about.<br/><br/>Because Summer isn’t just another conquest. She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run—she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.<br/><br/>She says this means nothing.<br/><br/>I say this means everything.<br/><br/>She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross. That my reputation can’t take any more hits—and neither can her damaged heart.<br/><br/>I say I’m going to steal it anyway.

Heartless: A Chestnut Springs Special Edition

Elsie Silver · 2022

Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me.<br/><br/>Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our clothes.<br/><br/>He’s gruff, a little rough around the edges. But broad-shouldered ranchers with calloused hands and filthy mouths are this city girl’s kryptonite. So who am I to resist?<br/><br/>But it’s in our quiet moments together that he softens. It’s when he takes care of me that I realize his hardened exterior is just a façade. It’s when I watch him go all sweet with his little boy that I really fall for him.<br/><br/>Someone convinced him once that his best wasn’t good enough. But I’ve never felt more cherished than I do in his arms.<br/><br/>My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months.<br/><br/>But my heart says this is forever.

Powerless: A Chestnut Springs Special Edition

Elsie Silver · 2023

Two childhood friends. Two broken hearts. One impromptu road trip to get away from everything. That’s all this was supposed to be. After all, I’ve been living in the friend zone for years now.<br/><br/>But hockey heartthrob Jasper Gervais isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one either.<br/><br/>To his fans, he’s the handsome, talented athlete on TV. To me, he’s still the lost boy with sad eyes and a heart of gold.<br/><br/>The man I’ve loved in secret for years.<br/><br/>So when my life falls apart on my wedding day, it only makes sense that he’s the one to swoop in and save me. And when his world comes crashing down around him, I’m there to return the favor.<br/><br/>But the more time we spend alone, the more Jasper doesn’t feel like a friend at all. He feels like everything I’ve ever wanted and thought I could never have.<br/><br/>Our feelings aren’t straightforward though. They twist and turn around the pain of his past and the reality of my present.<br/><br/>Jasper Gervais acts like he wants me.<br/><br/>But after years of turning me away, he’s going to need to prove it.

Reckless: A Chestnut Springs Special Edition

Elsie Silver · 2023

Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies’ man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.<br/><br/>And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal.<br/><br/>But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.<br/><br/>The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist.<br/><br/>Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses.<br/><br/>Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.<br/><br/>He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands.<br/><br/>Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated.<br/><br/>It was supposed to be a one-time thing.<br/><br/>A secret.<br/><br/>But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep.

Hopeless: A Chestnut Springs Special Edition

Elsie Silver · 2023

Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past.<br/><br/>I’m the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks.<br/><br/>He’s thirty-five and all man, and I’m twenty-two and all . . . virgin.<br/><br/>He’s also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé.<br/><br/>We start out as a bet. He doesn’t believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point.<br/><br/>It’s win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family’s prying, and I get a chance to shed my family’s reputation while I save up to ditch this small town.<br/><br/>He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can’t keep my hands off of him in public.<br/><br/>But it’s what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines.<br/><br/>It’s what transpires behind closed doors that doesn’t feel like pretending at all.<br/><br/>This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date.<br/><br/>He once told me he’d never fall in love.<br/><br/>And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé.

My Fault (Culpable, 1)

Mercedes Ron · 2023

*Now an original movie from Amazon Prime*<br/>*A BookTok and Wattpad Viral Sensation*<br/>Fast-paced and sizzling with a forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, My Fault is the first book in Mercedes Ron's Culpable trilogy. This suspenseful YA series untangles the threads of love, trauma, and secrets, perfect for fans of Ugly Love and After.<br/>Seventeen-year-old Noah Morgan loves her quiet, normal life in Toronto. But when her mother returns from a cruise unexpectedly married to a billionaire and announces they are moving to L.A., Noah is suddenly shoved out of her comfort zone and into a glittering world of illegal street races, lavish pool parties, and spoiled rich kids.<br/>And her new stepbrother Nicholas is the most spoiled of them all. Arrogant, aloof, and viciously attractive, Nick is everything she hates, especially when she learns his bad boy persona isn't just a façade. She's spent her life running from danger, and Nick is danger incarnate. Yet neither of them can prevent the powerful attraction that flares between them―enough to turn their worlds upside-down and tempt them beyond all reason.<br/>But Noah's past may be even more dangerous than their forbidden romance. And if he wants her, Nick will have to decide if he's willing to risk everything.<br/>Filled with angst, danger, and electric attraction, My Fault is perfect for readers looking for: Contemporary teen romance books Unputdownable & bingeworthy novels TikTok books After meets The Kissing Booth Colleen Hoover fans Forbidden romance Dual POVs and enemies-to-lovers

Your Fault (Culpable, 2)

Mercedes Ron · 2023

Our Fault (Culpable, 3)

Mercedes Ron · 2024

Mr Fixer Upper

Lucy Score · 2024

'He started to work the laces of his boots loose. Toeing them off, he tugged his t-shirt over his head. "Oh my God. What are you doing?" Paige's voice barely rose above the spray from the showerhead. "I'm washing your damn hair."' ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ It's a constant battle on set between sexy home renovation reality star grumpy Gannon and his no-nonsense field producer. Paige has zero time for temperamental talent, especially one who acts like being in front of the camera is the last thing he wants. Mr. Sex in a Toolbelt has made it his mission in life to get a rise out of her, but Paige is a master at locking down her temper. They're on the road together working long hours fixing houses and changing lives. When cracks in her legendary coolness start to show and sparks fly, Gannon is infatuated and the cameras are there to capture it. But he's fallen for pretty packages before and Paige won't be taken seriously if she's caught sleeping with the star of her show. She also can't seem to resist those big, rough hands. Those smoldery hazel eyes. The dimples. The toolbelt. That fiercely protective vibe. Too bad it's all about to fall apart. She never should have trusted him. He never should have let her go. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Author's Note: A protective grumpy hero, a not easily impressed heroine, the worst human being on TV ever, a grand gesture so big you'll need a box of tissues, and THAT SHOWER SCENE.

The Christmas Fix

Lucy Score · 2023

Next Of Kin (Book 1)

Hannah Bonam-Young · 2023

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez · 2022

A refreshingly modern fairy tale and instant New York Times bestseller that Love Hypothesis author Ali Hazelwood hails as "an uplifting, feel-good, romantic read."<br/><br/>After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.<br/><br/>While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s fine with being a “mere” ER doctor. And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she’s discovering just what’s really important. Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people.<br/><br/>Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can’t just give up the joy she’s found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?<br/><br/>"Abby Jimenez’s words are like fairy dust... they sprinkled humor and warmth all over my life. Pick up Part of Your World if you’re looking for an uplifting, feel-good, romantic read—and for a beautiful reminder that we should always try to live the life that makes us the happiest." --Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis<br/>Book of the Month Club Best Book of the Year finalist Goodreads Choice Awards finalist BookPage Magazine Best Books of the Year Booklist Best Romances of the Year SheReads Romance Book of the Year Award nomination

Yours Truly (Part of Your World #2)

Abby Jimenez · 2023

A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match from "a true talent" (Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author).<br/><br/>Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.<br/><br/>And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.<br/><br/>“Abby Jimenez’s words…sprinkle humor and warmth all over my life.” –Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

Just for the Summer (Part of Your World #3)

Abby Jimenez · 2024

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick!<br/>This witty, slow-burn rom-com is the "ideal beach read." --Elle<br/>Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work.<br/>Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.<br/><br/>It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?

Shatter Me Collector’s Deluxe Limited Edition (Shatter Me, 1)

Tahereh Mafi · 2024

Unravel Me (Shatter Me Book 2)

Tahereh Mafi · 2013

The thrilling second installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series.<br/>It should have taken Juliette a single touch to kill Warner. But his mysterious immunity to her deadly power has left her shaken, wondering why her ultimate defense mechanism failed against the person she most needs protection from.<br/>She and Adam were able to escape Warner’s clutches and join up with a group of rebels, many of whom have powers of their own. Juliette will finally be able to actively fight against The Reestablishment and try to fix her broken world. And perhaps these new allies can help her shed light on the secret behind Adam’s—and Warner’s—immunity to her killer skin.<br/>Juliette’s world is packed with high-stakes action and tantalizing romance, perfect for fans of the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard and the Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken.<br/>Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, raved: "A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young-adult literature—or any literature!"<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.

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.

Restore Me (Shatter Me, 4)

Tahereh Mafi · 2018

An instant New York Times bestseller! Juliette and Warner’s story continues in the electrifying fourth installment of Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling Shatter Me series.<br/>The girl with the power to kill with a single touch now has the world in the palm of her hand. Juliette Ferrars thought she’d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her.<br/>Who will she become in the face of adversity? Will she be able to control the power she wields, and use it for good?<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.<br/>“Will have fans groaning aloud for the next installment.”—Booklist

Defy Me (Shatter Me, 5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2019

Imagine Me (Shatter Me, 6)

Tahereh Mafi · 2021

The explosive finale to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series.<br/>Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie?<br/>Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.<br/>The day of reckoning for the Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.

Destroy Me (Shatter Me Book 1.5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2012

Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her—and he'll do anything to get her back. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner cannot allow.The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Divergent and The Hunger Games. This captivating story, which combines the best of dystopian and paranormal, was praised as "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love" by Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Don’t miss Defy Me, the shocking fifth book in the Shatter Me series!

Fracture Me (Shatter Me Book 2.5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2013

In this electrifying sixty-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, discover the fate of the Omega Point rebels as they go up against The Reestablishment. Set during and soon after the final moments of Unravel Me, Fracture Me is told from Adam's perspective. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam's more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother. The Reestablishment will do anything to crush the resistance . . . including killing everyone Adam cares about. Fracture Me sets the stage for Ignite Me, the explosive third installment in Tahereh Mafi's epic dystopian series. It's a novella not to be missed by fans who crave action-packed stories with tantalizing romance like Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Legend by Marie Lu. Don’t miss Defy Me, the shocking fifth book in the Shatter Me series!

Shadow Me (Shatter Me Novella Book 4.5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2019

Fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto narrates this gripping companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, set during the explosive events in Restore Me! Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point’s past surfaces. The ending of Restore Me left readers gasping, and this novella full of Kenji’s signature sass and big heart is the perfect story to tide fans over until Defy Me, the shocking fifth book in the Shatter Me series.

Reveal Me (Shatter Me Novella Book 5.5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2019

This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto! The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020. And don’t miss Find Me, the gorgeous paperback bind-up that brings together Shadow Me and Reveal Me in print for the first time!

Believe Me (The Shatter Me 6.5)

Tahereh Mafi · 2021

Things I Wanted to Say (Lancaster Prep, 1)

Monica Murphy · 2023

From New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy comes a brand new dark and twisted bully romance full of secrets and lies...<br/><br/>Whit Lancaster burst into my life like a storm. Dark and thunderous, furious and fierce. Cold, heartless, and devastatingly beautiful, like the statues in our prep school gardens. The school with his family name on the sign. He can do no wrong here. This is his domain.<br/><br/>He’s a menace on campus. Adored and feared. Hated and respected. His taunting words carve into my skin, shredding me to ribbons. Yet his intense gaze scorches my blood, fills me with a longing I don’t understand.<br/><br/>When he comes to my rescue one night, he ends up broken. Bleeding. My instincts scream to leave and let him suffer, but I can’t. I sneak him into my room. Clean him up. Fall for his lies. Let him possess every single part of me until I’m the one left a gasping, broken mess.<br/><br/>Then he leaves me alone in the dead of night, taking my journal with him.<br/><br/>Now he knows all my secrets. My hate. My truth. And he promises to use my words against me. I’ll be ruined if my darkest secret gets out.<br/><br/>That’s when I strike a bargain with the devil.<br/><br/>I’ll let Whit Lancaster ruin me behind closed doors instead.<br/><br/>Each book in the Lancaster Prep series is STANDALONE:<br/>* Things I Wanted to Say<br/>* A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime<br/>* Promises We Meant to Keep<br/>* I’ll Always Be With You<br/>* You Said I Was Your Favorite

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime (Lancaster Prep, 2)

Monica Murphy · 2023

**Includes never-before-seen bonus material, including a steamy and sweet scene of Crew and Wren celebrating Valentine's Day at Lancaster Prep.**<br/><br/>NYT bestselling author Monica Murphy takes you back to the Lancaster Prep world with a deeply romantic story about the most popular girl at school - and the boy who becomes completely obsessed with her.<br/><br/>Wren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep.<br/><br/>Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.<br/><br/>Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and high expectations, it's anything but.<br/><br/>Which is why he has no time for people like Wren.<br/><br/>But when their lives unexpectedly collide, Wren discovers there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to care about someone other than himself . . .<br/><br/>Could they - should they - become the school's most unlikely couple?<br/><br/>Each book in the Lancaster Prep series is STANDALONE:<br/>* Things I Wanted to Say<br/>* A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime<br/>* Promises We Meant to Keep<br/>* I’ll Always Be With You<br/>* You Said I Was Your Favorite

Birthday Kisses (Lancaster 2.5)

Monica Murphy · 2022

Come celebrate the holidays with Crew and Wren from A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME!<br/>'Tis the season and things are a little stressful for our fave couple. There's a lot going on in their lives, and Wren is feeling out of sorts. Crew just wants his girl happy, so when an unexpected Scrooge (aka his big brother Grant) reaches out with an offer they can't refuse, Crew and Wren realize they can actually enjoy some alone time together right before the holiday — and Wren's birthday.<br/>*Enjoy this sexy holiday novella I wrote as a thank you to readers! I appreciate your love for Crew and Wren so much - Happy Holidays!

Promises We Meant to Keep: A Lancaster Novel (Lancaster Prep 3)

Monica Murphy · 2022

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy returns to the glittering Lancaster world with the story of a damaged woman who gets her chance to redeem herself with the one man who's been in love with her forever...<br/><br/>Spencer Donato.<br/>My brother’s best friend.<br/>My dirty little secret.<br/>We fell for each other at Lancaster Prep. Sneaking around. Not wanting anyone to find out. He was my first love, my protector, my knight in shining armor. We were made for each other, and I truly believed he was my forever.<br/>But then I did the unthinkable, and betrayed him in the worst possible way. I thought I lost him for good…<br/>Until I saw him at my brother’s wedding. Now he’s older. Crueler. Unbearably handsome. We’re drawn to each other still, but will Spencer be there for me when I need him the most? Or did I ruin us once again?

I’ll Always Be With You (Lancaster Prep, 4)

Monica Murphy · 2023

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy returns to Lancaster Prep with a new enemies to lovers romance...<br/><br/>Weston Fontaine is the hottest senior at Lancaster Prep.<br/><br/>And he knows it.<br/><br/>He’s gorgeous. Confident. Smart.<br/><br/>Too smart.<br/><br/>Everyone loves him. He could have any girl on campus, except for one.<br/><br/>Me.<br/><br/>I’m a Lancaster, meaning I’m basically untouchable―or so I thought. It’s my family who owns this God forsaken private school that I don’t want to attend. But according to my parents, I have to endure my senior year at Lancaster Prep before I can return to what I love the most: ballet.<br/><br/>West doesn’t make my time here easy. He’s arrogant. Crude. Insufferable. He torments me in the worst way, to the point that I can’t stand him. Yet he’s the only boy I’ve ever let touch me…<br/><br/>You see, West and I? We share a secret. On a hot summer night in Paris, we hooked up. And I never do that. Ever. I revealed parts of myself to him I’ve never shown anyone else. He’s seen me at my most vulnerable. I told him my secrets. And he told me his. In Paris, he was sexy. Protective. Even, dare I say…sweet.<br/><br/>Now he’s the villain in my story, yet I can’t help but chase after that feeling only West can give me. Despite our hatred for each other, we somehow burn brighter when we’re together. So what happens when you helplessly fall for the one person you know is bad for you?<br/><br/>If you’re like me, you go ahead and fall for him anyway.<br/><br/>Each book in the Lancaster Prep series is STANDALONE:<br/>* Things I Wanted to Say<br/>* A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime<br/>* Promises We Meant to Keep<br/>* I’ll Always Be With You<br/>* You Said I Was Your Favorite

You Said I Was Your Favorite (Lancaster Prep, 5)

Monica Murphy · 2023

Daisy Albright. Incredibly beautiful. Painfully shy.<br/><br/>Nobody in our class pays attention to the groundskeeper’s daughter, and I think she likes it that way. Moving through the halls like a ghost, wandering across campus unnoticed. Am I the only one who actually sees her? Little Miss Daisy sitting in the front of the classroom, always the model student. Little Miss Daisy reading her romance books with the cute covers and hot content inside…<br/><br/>I’m considered the reckless Lancaster, so when I get in trouble on the first day of school, my punishment is having to work in the headmaster’s office every day, stuck with Daisy. Staring at her pretty face, hearing her sweet voice, making her laugh.<br/><br/>The more I get to know her, the more obsessed I become. And I think she feels the same way.<br/><br/>The problem? She’s not part of my crowd. Daisy is the scholarship kid, and no one approves of us together. Not my friends, not my parents, and not her father. But I don’t care what anyone thinks. I’m going after what I want.<br/><br/>I’m going to make Little Miss Daisy mine.<br/><br/>Each book in the Lancaster Prep series is STANDALONE:<br/>* Things I Wanted to Say<br/>* A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime<br/>* Promises We Meant to Keep<br/>* I’ll Always Be With You<br/>* You Said I Was Your Favorite

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden · 2022

Over 1 Million Copies Sold!<br/><br/>Don't miss the New York Times and USA Today bestseller and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that’s burning up Instagram and TikTok--Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.<br/><br/>Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.<br/><br/>I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.<br/><br/>I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.<br/><br/>But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.<br/><br/>They don’t know what I’m capable of…

The Fine Print Special Edition (Dreamland Billionaires, 1)

Lauren Asher · 2021

Rowan<br/>I’m in the business of creating fairy tales.<br/>Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.<br/>Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.<br/>My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.<br/>Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias.<br/>By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late.<br/>People like me don’t get happy endings.<br/>Not when we’re destined to ruin them.<br/><br/>Zahra<br/>After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland’s most expensive ride, I should have been fired.<br/>Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job.<br/>The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I’d ever met.<br/>Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn’t care.<br/>At least not until I discovered his secret.<br/>It was time to teach the billionaire that money couldn’t fix everything.<br/>Especially not us.<br/><br/>Dreamland Billionaires is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following three billionaire brothers.

Play Along (Windy City Series Book 4)

Liz Tomforde · 2024

Kennedy<br/><br/>I’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m desperate to land my dream job with a new team next year. All I have to do is maintain my professional reputation for my final season in Chicago.<br/><br/>But a Las Vegas run-in with the team’s shortstop threatens it all, leaving me with a fuzzy memory and a ring on my left hand.<br/><br/>Now, not only am I legally bound to the most persistent man I’ve ever met, but thanks to Isaiah’s scheme to save my job, I have to pretend the whole thing was a planned elopement and not a drunken mistake.<br/><br/>Isaiah Rhodes is reckless, impulsive, and frustratingly charming. He’s also my brand-new husband.<br/><br/>They got the saying wrong. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas… sometimes it follows you right back home.<br/><br/>Isaiah<br/><br/>As the shortstop for Chicago’s professional baseball team, I’ve had my fair share of fun. But that all ended the day Kennedy Kay became a single woman.<br/><br/>I’ve crushed on the team’s athletic trainer for years. I’ve flirted to no avail, so imagine my surprise when I woke up in Sin City with a ring on my finger and my favorite redhead in my bed.<br/><br/>We agree to stay married for one baseball season, just long enough to keep her job safe, but in my mind, I’m using our time together to prove to her I’m husband material.<br/><br/>Kennedy might be reluctant to join in on our game, but it’s one I refuse to lose.<br/><br/>So come on, wife… play along.

Me Before You (Me Before You Trilogy 1)

Jojo Moyes · 2013

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.<br/><br/>They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .<br/><br/>Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.<br/><br/>Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.<br/><br/>A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

After You: A Novel (Me Before You Trilogy Book 2)

Jojo Moyes · 2015

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. “You’re going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. But I hope you feel a bit exhilarated too. Live boldly. Push yourself. Don’t settle. Just live well. Just live. Love, Will.” How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?   Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started.   Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will’s past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . .   For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.

Still Me: A Novel (Me Before You Trilogy Book 3)

Jojo Moyes · 2018

A Not So Meet Cute

Meghan Quinn · 2021

From USA Today bestselling author of The Highland Fling comes a brand new romantic comedy about a desperate billionaire seeking to find a fiancée. This modern day take on Pretty Woman is brilliantly clever and hilariously page-turning.How did you two meet?The quintessential question asked to every couple. And the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid's arrow.My meet cute (well not so meet cute) is slightly different. I was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take me as their bride, you know, to make my arch nemesis jealous who consequently just fired me.He was stomping around the block like some sort of gorgeous ogre, mumbling about a business deal gone wrong and attempting to finagle his way out of it.And that's when we bumped into each other. There were no sparks. Not even a hint of blossoming love.But next thing I knew, I was scarfing down free chips and guac, listening to this man lay out all of his problems which led to his big ask . . . he wanted me to be his Vivian Ward, you know, from Pretty Woman--minus the frisky behavior.We're talking about living in a mansion, intimate double dates, and pretending we were head over heels in love . . . and engaged. Can you imagine?The absolute audacity.But people do crazy things when they're desperate. And I reeked of desperation. So, I struck up a deal.My one big mistake, though . . . big . . . HUGE? I accidentally fell for the incomparable Huxley Cane.

So Not Meant To Be (book 2)

Meghan Quinn · 2022

From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes a fresh take on a romantic comedy classic, When Harry Met Sally. This steamy, laugh-out-loud, enemies to lovers romance is about an annoyingly handsome coworker and the woman who refuses to be charmed by him.<br/><br/>Am I friends with JP Cane?<br/><br/>Ha! That's laughable.<br/><br/>Besides the fact that he’s adopted some far-fetched notion from the movie When Harry Met Sally that says men and women can't be friends and work together, it’s safe to say we're not friends. He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and has made an art out of poking all my hot buttons . . . multiple times a day.<br/><br/>So you can imagine how disgruntled I am when I not only have to fly to San Francisco with him for work, but stay in the same penthouse. Yup, we're sharing the same air, twenty-four-seven. We're talking full-fledged working roommates.<br/><br/>The man doesn't know what it means to wear a shirt, thrives off protein bars, and you guessed it, moans loud enough for people to believe he's Meg Ryan in a restaurant.<br/><br/>Spoiler Alert: I WON'T be having what he's having.<br/><br/>Tack on his continuous flirting and his polished good looks, and I'm caught staring down the barrel of a seductive temptation that makes it hard for me to sleep at night.<br/><br/>But guess who can control herself? This girl.<br/><br/>Because if there is one thing I know for certain, it's that JP Cane and I are so not meant to be.

A Long Time Coming (book 3)

Meghan Quinn · 2023

Stand and Defend: An Ex's Best Friend Hockey Romance (Lakes Hockey Series) (Enemies to Lovers)

Sloane St. James · 2024

Jordana<br/>I live my life head over heart and never rock the boat. Which is how I wound up engaged to Bryan Davenport—the biggest mistake I ever made. We were a power couple, but no one knew how cruel he could be behind closed doors. When I decide to leave, my fiancé shows just how ruthless he can be and sends me running to the last person I expected: his best man.<br/>Camden Teller is a cocky, selfish, womanizing, daredevil—and my new favorite person. Who knew a bad boy would be such a good influence? For the first time, I’m breaking rules and living unapologetically. Our unexpected camaraderie quickly morphs into a no-strings arrangement, which I don’t mind, because even though he’s become my closest friend, he’ll never be my type.<br/>Camden<br/>I may be the new Minnesota Lakes hockey captain, but I’ll always be Banksy on the ice. Over my career, I’ve been in countless fights, being protective is part of my nature, so when the beautiful Jordana Landry shows up with nowhere to go, I don’t hesitate. Unfortunately, she’s also sophisticated, polite, and educated, which would be fine, except I’ve got a corruption kink.<br/>The more we hangout, the closer we get—and the harder it is to resist each other. Until we stop resisting. I never sleep with the same woman twice, but once with her will never be enough. However, it’s not long before I realize she’s not as innocent as she lets on. Jordan says I’m not her type… but she’s exactly mine.<br/>Please check triggers before reading

Before We Came (Lakes Hocker #1)

Sloane St James · 2023

Birdie<br/>My mother's funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me-horrible secrets. I've learned my past is more sinister than I could have ever imagined. Everything has been a lie, right down to the name on my driver's license. Now there's only one direction for me to turn: to the people who have been searching for me all these years.<br/><br/>One of those people is my new-found brother's best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. The physical attraction we share offers an easy distraction as I discover who I am. The more we give in to each other, the more he wants to keep me. But I've already spent my life in captivity-I want to be free.<br/><br/>Lonan<br/>She's back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it's not so innocent anymore. She's a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I've got one shot with her, and I'm not taking it for granted.<br/><br/>When her story hits the media, I offer her a place to hide. For the first time, my frigid condo feels like a home, and she's made me believe the future I've always wanted is within reach. Birdie is it for me, we've always been inevitable, and I'll spend the rest of my life proving it if it means I can spend it with her.

Strong and Wild (Lakes Hockey #2)

Sloane St James · 2023

Freya<br/>Things are looking up for me in my new Minnesota home. My bestie's husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I've got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my patisserie cocktail lounge. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.<br/><br/>When he reveals his true self, I hate what I find. Until more of him unravels, proving we have more in common than I realized, and I don't mean we both enjoy rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No, we have the good stuff-shared trauma. The only difference is I came out on the other side, and he's still fighting his demons.<br/><br/>Rhys<br/>Women aren't going to be a distraction for me in my rookie year, where every single game feels like a try-out. I've got a one-year NHL contract, 365 days to prove to the Minnesota Lakes I'm worth the investment-which is why I need to stay far away from my neighbor across the hall.<br/><br/>Everything is fine until I find out she's the same woman I subscribe to online. Turns out we know each other quite well, but she thinks we're strangers-and I plan on keeping it that way. Until one night, she steps in to do a favor for me because she's been in my shoes before. Now I'm showing her the real me, but it might not be enough for her.

In The Game (Lakes Hockey #3)

Sloane St · 2023

Bourbon and Lies (The Bourbon Boys Series)

Victoria Wilder · 2024

In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead—or so the rumor goes. Townies call it a curse. But I’ve lived it, and I won’t survive it again.<br/>I’m not a cop anymore, but I’ve seen enough danger to know that Laney Young, the beautiful stranger who just showed up in my small town, is running from it. She’s lying about where she came from and what she’s doing here.<br/>I don’t want her near my family or the quiet life I’ve made for myself. But my brothers have other plans. Now she’s everywhere–working at my distillery, living in our guest house, calling me ‘cowboy’ and skinny-dipping in my horse trough.<br/>But it’s the way she dishes out attitude from that pretty mouth of hers that has me wanting things I’ve sworn to myself I’d never want again. I should push her away, forget how her lips taste, and ignore how she makes me want more out of life again.<br/>When her past shows up and mingles too closely with mine, her lies begin to unravel. The rules don’t matter anymore. I mess up, dig too far, and get too close. Only two things have the power to keep her safe now: bourbon and lies.

Bourbon & Secrets (The Bourbon Boys Series 2)

Victoria Wilder · 2024

In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother.<br/>Any woman who did, ended up dead. It wasn’t just a rumor. It was my reality. I buried my wife along with too many secrets surrounding the night she died.<br/>Now, I’m a single dad with two priorities above everything else: raising my two girls and making great bourbon.<br/>But when Faye Calloway returns after I ran her out of my small town—looking like a fantasy on stage and nothing like the cop she was trained to be—I know for a fact that she’s hiding more secrets than the one she blackmailed me to keep.<br/>While everyone is focused on the teasingly beautiful burlesque dancer, I’m distracted by the woman with a hidden agenda. The smart-mouth, who says what she wants. And the instigator, who prefers a very specific way to drink her bourbon.<br/>But as secrets begin to unravel, I realize she’s fiercely protective of the ones she loves. When she puts herself in danger to right the past, the rules stop mattering.<br/>Only two things have the power to keep my family from falling apart and losing the woman I love—bourbon and secrets. Romantic Suspense Single dad Small town Secrets & Blackmail Hate-to-love Returning home Found Family Bourbon “Tasting"

A Touch of Darkness (Hades X Persephone Book 1)

Scarlett St. Clair · 2019

<p>From bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. </p><p>"Let me worship you," he said.</p><p>She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.</p><p>She answered, "Yes."</p><p>Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.</p><p>Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.</p><p>After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden.</p>

Terms and Conditions: The TikTok sensation! Meet the Dreamland Billionaires...

Lauren Asher · 2022

Declan<br/>I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire.<br/>The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause.<br/>Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job.<br/>Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem.<br/>But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract.<br/>Caring about Iris was never part of the deal.<br/>Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable.<br/><br/>Iris<br/>My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory.<br/>Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby.<br/>We set rules to prevent any kind of issues.<br/>Ones that were never meant to be broken, no matter how much Declan tempts me.<br/>But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one?<br/>Falling in love was never an option.<br/>At least not for me.<br/><br/>Terms and Conditions is the second book in a series of interconnected standalones following three billionaire brothers.

Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires, 3)

Lauren Asher · 2023

From TikTok sensation Lauren Asher comes the final book in the Dreamland Billionaires series.<br/>Callahan<br/>I'm the Kane brother everyone gossips about behind closed doors.<br/>Trust fund brat. Washed-up athlete. High-functioning alcoholic.<br/>No one knows the real me but her.<br/>Lana Castillo―my childhood best friend and the only woman I ever loved.<br/>When I broke her heart six years ago, I promised to never return to Lake Wisteria.<br/>I kept my word until my grandfather's will changed everything.<br/>To receive my inheritance, I was tasked with spending a summer at the family lake house before selling it.<br/>The request was simple in theory until my entire plan blew up on the very first day.<br/>Turns out Lana doesn't just live at the house, but she claims to own it, too.<br/>Alana<br/>Falling in love with Callahan Kane was a mistake.<br/>He told me so before destroying my heart and our friendship six summers ago.<br/>When he promised never to come back, I foolishly believed him.<br/>But then Cal showed up again, intending to sell his grandfather's lake house.<br/>The biggest flaw in his plan?<br/>My name is on the deed.<br/><br/>Praise for the Dreamland Billionaires series:<br/>"As told by the author herself, this is all for our misunderstood villains. But don't we all love bad boys?" – Elle Magazine<br/>Amazon Best Books "Best Romance Novel" - "The ultimate page turner"<br/>A Culturess "must-read" romance book<br/>A Collider Top 10 Best "Grumpy Sunshine" Trope Book

Consider Me: A Playing for Keeps Hockey Romance (Playing for Keeps, 1)

Becka Mack · 2024

In the sizzling hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm, the ultimate player turns romantic to charm the woman he is desperate to win over.<br/><br/>“Endlessly sexy and funny. Consider Me will have you fanning yourself and googling your closest hockey team hangout.” ―Hannah Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Wildfire and Icebreaker<br/><br/>The first book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series.<br/><br/>For a shot at love, he’ll do whatever it takes…<br/><br/>Carter Beckett is the NHL’s best player―both on and off the ice. His career is at its peak, his friends are performing better than ever, and there’s no shortage of women to spend the night with. What more could he want?<br/><br/>Olivia Parker isn’t new to professional hockey players, thanks to her best friend’s boyfriend, but she has no interest in dating one herself―no matter how hot he is. And anyway, she loves working as a teacher and hanging out with her best friend, drama-free. Why would she want to spend her time stroking the ego of an arrogant athlete?<br/><br/>But once Carter meets Olivia, he can’t think of anything else. Too bad for him, Olivia is hellbent on keeping him at arm’s length, with no intention of giving into his charms. Perhaps it’s time for Carter to up his game…after all, nobody said he had to play fair.<br/><br/>Sparks will fly as Carter does whatever it takes for Olivia to consider him.

Play With Me (Playing For Keeps Book 2)

Becka Mack · 2022

Unravel Me: A Playing for Keeps Hockey Romance (Playing for Keeps, 3)

Becka Mack · 2024

In the sizzling hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm, the star goalie discovers the family he’s always wanted when he falls in love with a single mother.<br/><br/>“Mack proves it is in fact always the quiet ones. Another deliciously sexy and honest story of friendship, family, and falling in love.” ―Hannah Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Wildfire and Icebreaker<br/><br/>The third book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series.<br/><br/>Can he leave the past behind to forge the future he’s always wanted?<br/><br/>When it comes to dating, Adam Lockwood wouldn’t know luck if it hit him in the face. After a failed relationship and a string of dates gone wrong, the thought of being vulnerable with someone is terrifying―most women only see his fame. But when his dog runs into Rosie Wells, a beautiful woman with a blush as pink as her hair, she doesn’t seem to have a clue who he is, and Adam seizes the opportunity as a chance to finally be himself.<br/><br/>Rosie has her hands full as a single mother and fourth-year veterinary student, and she certainly wouldn’t know a hockey player if she ran into one. She doesn’t have time to date, and she’s fiercely protective of her little family. But when a chance encounter leads her to Adam, she knows it’s worth risking her heart.<br/><br/>The only problem? Adam is used to wearing a mask―he’s a goalie, after all. And as he holds onto a secret that threatens to unravel him and destroy his new family, they’re both at risk of losing more than ever before.<br/><br/>Unravel Me contains emotional references to the past death of parents and its surrounding grief, as well as brief discussions of foster care, depictions of child neglect (not by the main character), and the death of an animal (minimal descriptions and as it pertains to the FMC’s training as a veterinarian student; not main character’s pet). If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this information to make an informed decision about whether to proceed with this story.

Fall with Me: A Playing for Keeps Hockey Romance (Playing for Keeps, 4)

Becka Mack · 2024

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Becka Mack comes the next book in her sizzling hockey romance series about a playboy defenseman and the team photographer who reforms him.<br/><br/>The fourth book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series that New York Times bestselling author Hannah Grace calls “endlessly sexy and funny.”<br/><br/>It was supposed to be a one-night stand. But what if they can’t leave it in the past?<br/><br/>Jaxon Riley is exceptional at three things: starting fights on the ice, picking up women post-game, and going home to fulfill his role as the world’s best cat dad. Relationships, unfortunately, missed the list.<br/><br/>Lennon Hayes is supposed to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s alone and single, vacationing next door to a surly tattooed man who ran his date off the resort. When a run-in at the bar results in a night of bickering and cocktails, she finds herself tumbling into bed with the enemy next door, then sneaking out before the sun comes up.<br/><br/>Lennon’s plan to start over in a new city is going great, until she starts her new job. The job? The Vancouver Vipers’ new photographer. And the defenseman scowling at her from across the room? The one-night stand she wasn’t supposed to see again. Good thing neither of them are looking for anything serious… right?<br/><br/>Jaxon may not be used to falling, but if he’s going to go, he refuses to go alone. If he falls, he wants Lennon to fall with him.

Truly Madly Deeply (Standard Edition) (Forbidden Love, 1)

L.J. Shen · 2024

Breaking Mr. Cane

Shanora Williams · 2018

KANDY I was left broken, my heart beating a little bit harder in order to survive. I'd tried picking up the pieces, but when it came to Cane, it was hard to let go. The way we touched was special and we promised to never forget one another. I had him right in the palm of my hand--thought everything was perfect--but in the blink of an eye, he was gone, leaving me with no choice but to pretend that what we had never existed. CANE She was off-limits to me, but I pushed the boundaries anyway. Now, I was stuck between a rock and a hard place, my career slowly but surely slipping out of my grasp, and ghosts from my past returning to make things much more complicated. My love life had never meant so much to me until I met Kandy. After being knocked down and left stranded, any sane man would have stayed far away, but I wasn't sane--not by a long shot. I knew reality was harsh, and the universe had all the odds stacked against us. Despite it all, nothing was going stop me from making her mine again. And if someone tried, they were going to have to go over my dead body first.

Drive (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #1)

Kate Stewart · 2017

Nominee for Best Contemporary Romance-GOODREADS. Named one of the Top 10 hottest romance reads of 2017 by Huffington Post and New York Daily News!<br/><br/>From the bestselling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy, comes an angsty, steamy, white-knuckle ride full of love, loss, and self-discovery.<br/><br/>Music . . . the heart’s greatest librarian.<br/>The average song is three and a half minutes long; those three and a half minutes could lead to a slow blink, a glimpse of the past, or catapult the soul into heart-shattering nostalgia.<br/>At the height of my career, I had the life I wanted, the life I’d always envisioned. I’d found my tempo, my rhythm. Then I received a phone call that left me off key. You see, my favorite songs had a way of playing simultaneously. I was in love with one man’s beats and another’s lyrics. But when it came to the soundtrack of a life, how could anyone choose a favorite song? So, to erase any doubt, I ditched my first-class ticket and decided to take a drive, fixed on the rearview.<br/>Two days.<br/>One playlist.<br/>And the long road home to the man who was waiting for me.<br/><br/>Drive is BOOK #1 in The Bittersweet Symphony duet.<br/><br/>The Bittersweet Symphony Duet<br/>Book #1 Drive<br/>Book #2 Reverse<br/><br/>*Both books in the duet must be read in order.

Reverse: A Bittersweet Symphony Duet Novel 2

Kate Stewart · 2025

From the bestselling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy comes a steamy romance journey filled with love, loss and self-discovery. In order to find their happy ending, they had to go back to their beginning . . . Natalie Butler is confronted with hard truths when she uncovers her father’s decades-hidden secret in the local newspaper archives: thirty years ago, he was the other half of a scandalous love affair. Reading through the series of buried emails, Natalie searches for answers and, along the journey, stumbles into a fateful love story of her own. Easton Crowne slowly becomes the centre of Natalie’s world, their mutual love of music forging an unbreakable bond and setting the stage for their passionate romance. However, it soon becomes clear that Easton and Natalie’s relationship was doomed from the start, and their star-crossed romance is the key to revealing the secrets behind their parents’ messy history. But the truth will cost them. In order to find their ending, they have first to go back to their beginning . . .

On Loverose Lane

Samantha Young · 2025

The #1 International bestselling author of On Dublin Street is back with this emotional and steamy sports romance in which ambitious entrepreneur, Beth Carmichael, meets her match in the grumpy football captain who moves into the apartment above hers.<br/><br/>Imagine my surprise when my new neighbor turns out to be one of Scotland's most famous (and hottest) professional footballers, Callan Keen. I'm even more shocked to discover that the brooding player is still holding a grudge for something that happened (or didn't happen) between us years ago.<br/><br/>Too busy trying to take my social media management company to the next level, I don't have time for this gorgeous blast from the past. Or at least I shouldn't. Yet whenever I see him, I can't help but engage in a battle of wits with the grump upstairs.<br/><br/>When a huge client opportunity arises, circumstances force me to enlist Callan's help. I require a fake date and Callan needs me to facilitate a meeting with my dad to further his own business interests.<br/><br/>The deal between us should be simple. Except, of course, the blazing chemistry we've shared since the moment we met. We can't deny it, we can't control it, and soon we're agreeing to six weeks of no-strings-attached, mind-blowing, steamy shenanigans.<br/>I told myself I was too smart to catch feelings. But when Callan finally finds out the truth about our past, he becomes the guy I used to know. And that man is way too easy to fall for.<br/>The problem is that Callan has vowed to never let another person close enough to break his heart again.<br/><br/>It just might prove impossible to show my stubborn Scotsman I'm worth the risk, especially when old wounds are re-opened and threaten to wreck any chance of a future together...

Lady of Darkness (1)

Melissa K Roehrich · 2021

A CAGE.<br/><br/>Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. They are the most feared trio on the continent, but they are also wild and unpredictable. A tragic night has Scarlett finding herself locked away in a noble's household, trapped and forgotten, until she's ready to fall into line. A CHOICE.<br/>Until the day she is presented with a job. If she completes the assignment, her payment will be something she has coveted for ten years. Revenge against the Fae Fire Prince who brutally killed her mother ten years ago. Is she willing to sacrifice her ideals for retribution? A MYSTERY.<br/>But when children begin disappearing from her home, all her plans are put on hold as she races to save the most innocent. With the help of old friends, a jilted lover, and a mysterious newcomer who claims the magic of the Fae is possible in the mortal lands, Scarlett delves into the darkest corners of the world. Forgotten secrets will come to light, and she will discover the darkness extends far beyond her own kingdom.<br/>Lady of Darkness is book 1of 5 in the Lady of Darkness series. It is a new adult, dark fantasy romance novel. It features slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers troupes and may have triggers of love-hate themes, sexual scenes, references to sexual trauma, violence, and jealous/possessive themes. It is part of a series and does end on a cliffhanger. Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Raven Kennedy will fall in love with this series.

The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys)

Nikki St Crowe · 2022

The stories were all wrong - Hook was never the villain.<br/><br/>For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they're gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.<br/><br/>Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.<br/>But it's pointless.<br/><br/>Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren't willing to let me go.<br/><br/>NOTE: The Never King is a reimagining of Peter and Wendy. Characters have been aged up for this darker, grittier version. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you'll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and 'touch her and I'll unalive you' vibes. Book one ends on a cliff.<br/><br/>Please check the author's website for CWs.

Psychotic Obsession (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy)

Leigh Rivers · 2025

Love Redesigned (Lakefront Billionaires, 1)

Lauren Asher · 2023

Julian<br/>If I ever caught on fire, Dahlia Muñoz would fan the flames with a smile.<br/>So, when she returns to Lake Wisteria, I fully intend to avoid the interior designer.<br/>At least until my meddling mother exploits my savior complex.<br/>The faster I help Dahlia find her creative spark, the sooner she will leave town.<br/>But while I was busy getting rid of Dahlia, I overlooked one potential issue.<br/>What happens if I want her to stay?<br/>Dahlia<br/>People say the devil has many faces, but I know only one.<br/>Julian Lopez―my childhood rival and family frenemy.<br/>I vow to steer clear of him while recovering from my broken engagement, but then the billionaire makes an irresistible offer.<br/>Renovate a historic house together and triple our profits.<br/>Our temporary truce becomes compromised as we face years' worth of denied attraction and mixed emotions.<br/>Giving into our desire is inevitable…but falling in love?<br/>That isn't part of the plan.

Daisy Haites

· 2022

Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing

Jessa Hastings · 2023

Unsteady

Peyton Corinne · 2023

Zodiac Academy: The Awakening

Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti · 2021

I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae.<br/><br/>But of course there’s a catch - all I have to do to claim my birth right is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could.<br/><br/>The school they’ve sent me to is both dangerous as sh*t and one helluva party. Vampires bite weaker students in the corridors, the Werewolf pack has orgies in the Wailing Wood at every full moon and don’t even get me started on the dark and twisted ways the Sirens use their powers on people’s emotions, or how my sinfully tempting Cardinal Magic teacher hosts detentions that leave people needing therapy.<br/><br/>Classes are totally interesting if you manage to live through them. And that Gemini star sign I mentioned? It now determines my elemental magic and affects my destiny, so learning astrology is essential if I’m going to beat down my classmates – which is actively encouraged by the way.<br/><br/>My biggest problem is the drool worthy Dragon shifter who has his eyes on my throne. He and his three psycho friends are determined to make my time here hell.<br/><br/>All I’ve got to do is survive. But fate might have other ideas.<br/><br/>Dammit, why couldn’t I have gotten a letter to Hogwarts?<br/><br/>***This is a dark, bully romance – don’t go expecting a sweet school for magic with friends around every corner. Fae fight for everything they own and Zodiac Academy is a cutthroat school for students aged 18+ where only the strongest prevail. There’s no Dumbledore here to save anyone’s ass and Lionel Acrux will give Voldemort a run for his money in the evil dictator category. So hold onto your stardust (broomsticks not required) and get ready for a bumpy ride***

The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air Book 2)

Holly Black · 2019

<b>The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling novel <i>The Cruel Prince.</i></b><br><i>You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.</i><i><br></i><i>The first lesson is to make yourself strong.</i><i><br></i>After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.<br>When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone Series)

Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest · 2022

Once, we’d worshipped them as Gods.<br/>For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.<br/>Then, we died on their swords.<br/>All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There’s no choice but to flee everything I’ve ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.<br/>Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs.<br/>But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.<br/>My heart.<br/>Author’s Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book one in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.

The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1)

Lynette Noni · 2022

“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” — SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author<br/>Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.<br/>When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.<br/>Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.<br/>But no one has ever survived.<br/>With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.<br/>From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.

The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, 2)

Lynette Noni · 2022

Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace in this dark and dangerous sequel to The Prison Healer, which Sarah J. Maas called "a must-read."<br/>Kiva Meridan is a survivor.<br/>She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever.<br/>As Kiva settles into her new life in the capital, she discovers she wasn’t the only one who suffered while she was in Zalindov—her siblings and their beliefs have changed too. Soon it’s not just her enemies she’s keeping secrets from, but her own family as well.<br/>Outside the city walls, tensions are brewing from the rebels, along with whispers of a growing threat from the northern kingdoms. Kiva’s allegiances are more important than ever, but she’s beginning to question where they truly lie. To survive this time, she’ll have to navigate a complicated web of lies before both sides of the battle turn against her and she loses everything.

The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer, 3)

Lynette Noni · 2023

“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” —Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author<br/>She’d failed them. All of them. And now she was paying the price.<br/>Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge. But feelings change, people change . . . everything has changed.<br/>After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her. But with the kingdoms closer to the brink of war than they’ve ever been, and Kiva far away from the conflict, more is at stake than her own broken heart.<br/>A fresh start will mean a perilous quest, forcing mortal enemies and uneasy allies together in a race against the clock to save not just Evalon, but all of Wenderall. With her loyalties now set, Kiva can no longer just survive—she must fight for what she believes in. For who she believes in. But with danger coming from every side, and the lives of everyone she loves at risk, does she have what it takes to stand, or will she fall?

TimeBomb: The TimeBomb Trilogy

Scott K. Andrews · 2015

Perfect for fans of Alex Scarrow and Michael Grant, this is the first in an incredible new time-travel trilogy by the author of The Afterblight Chronicles: School's Out Forever. New York City, 2141: Yojana Patel throws herself off a skyscraper, but never hits the ground. Cornwall, 1640: gentle young Dora Predennick, newly come to Sweetclover Hall to work, discovers a badly-burnt woman at the bottom of a flight of stairs. When she reaches out to comfort the dying woman, she's flung through time. On a rainy night in present-day Cornwall, 17-year-old Kaz Cecka sneaks into the long-abandoned Sweetclover Hall, in search of a dry place to sleep. Instead, he finds a frightened housemaid who believes Charles I is king and an angry girl who claims to come from the future. Thrust into the center of a war that spans millennia, Dora, Kaz, and Jana must learn to harness powers they barely understand to escape not only villainous Lord Sweetclover, but the forces of a fanatical army—all the while staying one step ahead of a mysterious woman known only as Quil.

Ninth House (Alex Stern, 1)

Leigh Bardugo · 2020

"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down." ―Stephen King<br/><br/>The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite.<br/><br/>Goodreads Choice Award Winner<br/>Locus Finalist<br/><br/>Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?<br/><br/>Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living.<br/><br/>Don't miss the highly-anticipated sequel, Hell Bent.

Lightlark (The Lightlark Saga Book 1)

Alex Aster · 2022

A Queen This Fierce and Deadly (Kingdom of Lies 4)

Stacia Stark · 2024

The price of love is loss.<br/>We all pay it eventually…<br/>In every life…<br/>Some moments are too painful to be endured.<br/>Some moments will break you if you let them.<br/><br/>And yet I can’t afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to create a better life for everyone across the four kingdoms.<br/><br/>Even as our enemies ally with each other, and our own allies are forced to betray their kingdoms, their people…and themselves.<br/>And even as Regner plans something so cruel, so wholly evil, he’s poised to douse the last remaining spark of hope in this world.<br/><br/>Unless we kill him first.

Pretty Girls

Karin Slaughter · 2016

Lee Child says it’s “stunning… certain to be a book of the year.”<br/><br/>Kathy Reichs calls it “extraordinary… a major achievement.”<br/><br/>Gillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: “I’d follow her anywhere.”<br/><br/>Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.<br/>More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.<br/>The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.<br/>Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.

Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)

Ana Huang · 2022

<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a contemporary royal romance!</p> <p>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p> <p>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.</p> <p>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.</p> <p>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.</p> <p>Because she's his.</p> <p>His princess.</p> <p>His forbidden fruit.</p> <p>His every depraved fantasy.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.</p> <p>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.</p> <p>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.</p> <p>Her bodyguard.</p> <p>Her protector.</p> <p>Her ultimate ruin.</p> <p>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.</p> <p>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p>

Twisted Hate (Twisted, 3)

Ana Huang · 2022

A diverse steamy enemies-to-lovers romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.<br/>Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm―except for Jules Ambrose.<br/>The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.<br/>When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.<br/>No jealousy.<br/>No strings attached.<br/>And absolutely no falling in love.<br/>***<br/>Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who's focused on one thing: passing the attorney's bar exam.<br/>The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable…no matter how good-looking he is.<br/>But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there's more than meets the eye to the man she's hated for so long.<br/>Her best friend's brother.<br/>Her nemesis.<br/>And her only salvation.<br/>Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they're faced with truths that could either save them …or destroy everything they've worked for.

Twisted Lies (Twisted, 4)

Ana Huang · 2022

<p>A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.</p> <p>He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.</p> <p>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.</p> <p>Every monster has their weakness. She's his.</p> <p>His obsession.</p> <p>His addiction.</p> <p>His only exception.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.</p> <p>Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.</p> <p>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.</p> <p>Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.</p> <p>Passionate.</p> <p>Protected.</p> <p>Truly wanted.</p> <p>Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.</p>

If We Ever Meet Again

Ana Huang · 2023

If the Sun Never Sets

Ana Huang · 2023

If Love Had A Price

Ana Huang · 2020

Every heart has a price.<br/>She offered him $10,000 to seduce her father’s gold-digging fiancée.<br/>He countered with $15,000 and a kiss—from her. At any time he chose.<br/>Kris should’ve said no, but she was desperate to get rid of her stepmother-to-be, and the gorgeous actor with the wicked grin was perfect for the job.<br/>So she agreed to his terms—not knowing that doing so would cost her a lot more than money and a kiss...<br/>***<br/>He did it for the money—which he desperately needed.<br/>The kiss was just a bonus—or so he told himself.<br/>Melting an ice princess like Kris started as a challenge, but by the time Nate realized there was more to Kris than meets the eye, it was too late: he had fallen.<br/>But they’re not just from opposite sides of the track—they’re from different worlds. And when those worlds collide, Kris and Nate must decide whether they’re willing to give up what they have for what could be…<br/><br/>If Love Had a Price is a steamy opposites attract romance. It's book three of the If Love series but can be read as a standalone. No cliffhanger!<br/>Recommended for 18+ due to adult language and explicit content.

If We Were Perfect

Ana Huang · 2023

King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, 1)

Ana Huang · 2023

<p>*A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*</p> <p>An arranged marriage billionaire romance standalone from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>She was my North Star, the brightest jewel in my sky.</p> <p>Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.</p> <p>Billionaire CEO Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.</p> <p>He never planned to marry...until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.</p> <p>Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. The wife he never wanted, and the weakness he never saw coming.</p> <p>It doesn't matter how beautiful or charming she is. Dante will do everything in his power to destroy the blackmail and their betrothal.</p> <p>There's only one problem: now that he has her, he can't bring himself to let her go.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.</p> <p>Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family's ticket into the highest echelons of society.</p> <p>Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money parents.</p> <p>While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.</p> <p>Craving his touch was never part of the plan.</p> <p>Neither was the worst possible outcome: falling in love with her future husband.</p>

King of Pride

Ana Huang · 2023

She's his opposite in every way...and the greatest temptation he's ever known.<br/>Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos—and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaos personified.<br/>With a crucial CEO vote looming and a media empire at stake, the billionaire heir can’t afford the distraction she brings.<br/>Isabella is everything he shouldn’t want, but with every look and every touch, he’s tempted to break all his rules…and claim her as his own.<br/>***<br/>Bold, impulsive, and full of life, Isabella Valencia has never met a party she doesn’t like or a man she couldn’t charm...except for Kai Young.<br/>It shouldn’t matter. He’s not her type—the man translates classics into Latin for fun, and his membership at the exclusive club where she bartends means he’s strictly off limits.<br/>But she can’t deny that, beneath his cool exterior, is a man who could make her melt with just a touch.<br/>No matter how hard they try, they can’t resist giving into their forbidden desires.<br/>Even if it costs them everything.<br/><br/>King of Pride is a steamy opposites attract, forbidden billionaire romance. It's book two in the Kings of Sin series but can be read as a standalone.<br/><br/>Contains explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature readers only.

King of Greed (Kings of Sin, 3)

Ana Huang · 2023

He had her, he lost her…and he'll do anything to win her back.<br/>Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street.<br/>He has everything―a beautiful home, a beautiful wife, and more money than he could spend in a lifetime. But no matter how much he accumulates, he's never satisfied.<br/>In his endless quest for more, he drives away the only person who saw him as enough.<br/>It isn't until she's gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory…but by then, it may be too late.<br/>***<br/>Kind, intelligent, and thoughtful, Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years.<br/>She stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they've reached the top, she realizes he's no longer the man she fell for.<br/>When it becomes clear that she'll always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first―even if it means leaving the only man she's ever loved.<br/>But what she didn't count on was his refusal to let her go…or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.

King of Sloth (Kings of Sin, 4)

Ana Huang · 2024

He'd never wanted anyone enough to chase them...until he met her.<br/>Charming, easygoing, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips.<br/>He also has no interest in taking over his family's empire (much to his father's chagrin), but that hasn't stopped women from throwing themselves at him...unless the woman in question is hispublicist.<br/>Nothing brings him more joy than riling her up, but when a tragedy forces them closer than ever, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future―and the realization that the only person immune to his charms is the only one he truly wants.<br/>***<br/>Cool, intelligent, and ambitious, Sloane Kensington is a high-powered publicist who's used to dealing with difficult clients.<br/>However, none infuriate―or tempt―her more than a certain billionaire heir, with his stupid dimples and laid-back attitude.<br/>She may be forced to work with him, but she'll never fall for him...no matter how fast he makes her heart beat or how thoughtful he is beneath his party persona.<br/>He's her client, and that's all he'll ever be. Right?

King of Envy (Kings of Sin, 5)

Ana Huang · 2025

The fifth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang, where bad boy billionaires must atone for their sins in order to earn their love stories.

The Maddest Obsession (Made 2)

Danielle Lori · 2019

She fears the dark.He rules it.Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it's just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time.Nobody can crack Gianna's facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along.Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he'd envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he's never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . .One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him--his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye--but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other's looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him.Nowhere in Christian's plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She's chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.All along, she doesn't even know that she's his--his frustration, his fascination.His maddest obsession.*Can be read as a standalone

The Darkest Temptation (Made 3)

Danielle Lori · 2020

Vow of Deception: A Dark Marriage Mafia Romance (Deception Trilogy 1)

Rina Kent · 2021

Tempted by Deception: A Dark Marriage Mafia Romance (Deception Trilogy 2)

Rina Kent · 2021

My husband. My villain.<br/>We started with death and blood.<br/>We started with games and carnal pleasure.<br/>Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together.<br/>He’s wrong. I’m wrong.<br/>What we have is the epitome disaster.<br/>Yet, it’s impossible to stop.<br/>My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.<br/>This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

Consumed by deception (Dark Deception #3)

Rina Kent · 2023

Finding Violet: A Dark Mafia Romance (Shadows of Obsession 3)

I. A. Dice · 2024

Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright, 1)

Sophie Lark · 2023

They're a match made in Hell.<br/>The Griffins and the Gallos have been battling for control of Chicago's underworld for generations. Their rivalry has always been flammable, but it reignites with a fury when Aida, the youngest and wildest Gallo sibling, crashes a party at the Griffin mansion and accidentally sets fire to the library. To stave off all-out war, her father quickly arranges a marriage between her and Callum Griffin, eldest son and heir to the Irish mafia.<br/>Cold, ambitious, and brutal, Callum is determined to tame his headstrong new bride. But Aida is more than capable of giving as good as she gets―starting with poisoning Callum on their wedding night. The problem is, murdering him would be a lot easier if he didn't look so good while she was trying to do it.<br/>She's got a lockbox around her heart. He's got something to prove.<br/>In their struggle for dominance, who will go up in flames first?

Stolen Heir (Brutal Birthright, 2)

Sophie Lark · 2023

Love is the one thing you can't steal.<br/>Nessa Griffin leads a lonely life. Too compassionate and gentle for the underworld business she grew up in, she fills no role in her family's mafia empire, struggling to prove herself both at home and in her highly competitive ballet corps.<br/>Mikolaj Wilk is the most vicious gangster in Chicago, and he's hellbent on revenge. His adoptive father saved him from the streets of Warsaw only to die at the hands of the Griffins.<br/>As part of his vengeance, Mikolaj abducts Nessa, holding her captive in his moldering gothic mansion. She might not deserve to pay for her family's crimes, but in this world, the wolves eat the lambs no matter how gentle and innocent they may be.<br/>But even as Mikolaj plots the destruction of everything the Griffins hold dear, he finds himself fixated on his captive, wanting this ballerina to dance only for him. Meanwhile, Nessa finds herself lost in the growing tension between her and her kidnapper, their twisted relationship building in new, terrifying ways.<br/>He is the beast to her beauty―but can Nessa find the man inside before he gives into his hunger?

Savage Lover (Brutal Birthright)

Lark, Sophie · 2023

Bloody Heart: Illustrated Edition (Brutal Birthright)

Sophie Lark · 2022

Broken Vow (Book 5)

Lark, Sophie · 2023

Heavy Crown (Brutal Birthright, 6)

Sophie Lark · 2024

These Violent Delights (1) (These Violent Delights Duet)

Chloe Gong · 2020

<b>An Instant <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller!</b><br> <b>A <i>BuzzFeed</i> Best Young Adult Book of 2020</b><br> <br><b>Perfect for fans of <i>The Last Magician </i>and <i>Serpent & Dove</i>, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative <i>Romeo and Juliet </i>retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.</b><br><br>The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.<br> <br>A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.<br> <br>But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.

Our Violent Ends (2) (These Violent Delights Duet)

Chloe Gong · 2021

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!<br/><br/>Shanghai is under siege in this “tightly paced” (School Library Journal, starred review) and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.”<br/><br/>The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.<br/><br/>After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on a mission. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less.<br/><br/>Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure.<br/><br/>Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.

Twisted Loyalties

Cora Reilly · 2018

Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world. As a ruthless street fighter, he quickly earns his place as the new Enforcer of the Las Vegas Camorra – a man to fear.Leona wants to build a decent life for herself, away from her drug-addicted mother. But soon she catches the attention of a dangerous man – Fabiano Scuderi. Staying out of trouble and living a normal life are near impossible with a man like him. Leona knows she needs to avoid Fabiano, but men like him aren’t easy to shake off. They always get what they want.Fabiano cares about only one thing: the Camorra.But his attraction to Leona soon puts his unwavering loyalty to the test. Is Leona worth risking everything he’s fought for, and ultimately his life?

Twisted Emotions (Camorra Chronicles 2)

Cora Reilly · 2019

Nino Falcone is genius and monster. As the right hand man and brother of the Capo of the Camorra, his lack of feelings is a blessing, not a curse – until his brother asks him to marry for the sake of the Camorra. Kiara Vitiello, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Nino Falcone to prevent war with the Camorra, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror. After her father betrayed his Capo and paid with his life, her family thinks marriage is her only chance to bring honor to her name; but only Kiara knows she’s a faulty prize given in return for peace.A man incapable of emotions and a woman scarred by the past – an arranged marriage with the potential to unite, or destroy…

Twisted Pride (The Camorra Chronicles 3)

Cora Reilly · 2019

Remo Falcone is beyond redemption.As Capo of the Camorra he rules with a brutal hand over his territory – a territory the Chicago Outfit breached. Now Remo is out for retribution. A wedding is sacred, stealing a bride sacrilegious. Serafina is the niece of the Boss of the Outfit, and her hand has been promised in marriage for years, but kidnapped in her wedding dress on her way to church by Remo, Serafina quickly realizes that she can’t hope for saving. Yet, even in the hands of the cruelest man she knows, she is determined to cling to her pride, and Remo soon understands that the woman at his mercy might not be as easy to break as he thought.A ruthless man on a quest to destroy the Outfit by breaking someone they are supposed to protect. A woman intent on bringing a monster to his knees. Two families that will never be the same.

Twisted Bonds (The Camorra Chronicles 4)

Cora Reilly · 2019

Beautiful Fiend (North Shore Stories 1)

Lola King · 2023

She betrayed them and ran away. They want their revenge.<br/>In a town where all that matters is loyalty to your gang, I've been labeled a traitor.<br/><br/>I ran away from the North Shore the day I knew I wasn't safe there anymore. I left behind the people I thought were my family, my friends, my crew: the Kings.<br/><br/>Mainly, I turned my back on the two men who once meant everything to me.<br/><br/>I might have known Elliot and Ethan since we were children, but I betrayed the brothers in more ways than one. Or at least I would rather them believe that than know why they should truly want me dead.<br/><br/>I should have known no one escapes the Kings. The most powerful gang on the North Shore never planned on letting me go.<br/><br/>It doesn't matter that I ran as far as I could, they found me now, and they're taking me back to a town that holds my darkest secrets and most haunting memories. Where everyone hates me, where people who were once my allies are now my enemies.<br/><br/>A place where they can do anything they want with me.<br/><br/>I'm stuck with a master manipulator and his antisocial brother.<br/>With two men who only want one thing: to make me hurt.<br/><br/>Elliot and Ethan are not letting me go.<br/><br/>At least not until I've paid for my sins.

Sinners Condemned: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Sinners Anonymous 2)

Somme Sketcher · 2022

Sinners Anonymous: A Forbidden Love Dark Mafia Romance (1)

Somme Sketcher · 2021

Sinners Consumed: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Sinners Anonymous 3)

Somme Sketcher · 2022

Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story

Renée Carlino · 2015

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City.<br/><br/>To the Green-eyed Lovebird:<br/><br/>We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.<br/><br/>You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.<br/><br/>We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other.<br/><br/>Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding…<br/><br/>I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello.<br/><br/>After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half?<br/><br/>M

Beverly

Laura J. Robert · 2025

End Game (Kings of Campus)

Monica Murphy · 2024

Play It Off (Kings of Campus)

Monica Murphy · 2025

Lotus

Jennifer Hartmann · 2021

Ride with Me

Simone Soltani · 2025

A marriage of convenience threatens to go off track in this steamy Formula 1 romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Cross the Line. Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn’t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, and the drunken rant she posted to her social media followers in the aftermath was the cherry on top. But having to show up at her cousin’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke. Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his family’s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation making him the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head. And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas? Stella isn’t the woman Thomas expects to meet that night. And Thomas isn’t the man Stella expects to wake up next to in the morning—with a ring on her finger. Staying married might be the perfect solution to all their problems, even if it is a little wild. Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn’t need to stay there. . . .

Archer's Voice

Mia Sheridan · 2016

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Rebecca Yarros · 2021

Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.<br/><br/>Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce―the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel…even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit.<br/><br/>Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy” of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century―the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.<br/><br/>But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book―it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes―even if it means destroying Noah’s career.

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon · 2019

The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other!<br/><br/>Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.<br/><br/>Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.<br/><br/>The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>"Beautifully crafted." --People<br/><br/>"A book that is very much about the many factors that affect falling in love, as much as it is about the very act itself. . . . Fans of Yoon’s first novel, Everything Everything, will find much to love—if not, more—in what is easily an even stronger follow up." —Entertainment Weekly<br/><br/>"Transcends the limits of YA as a human story about falling in love and seeking out our futures." —POPSUGAR.com

One Day in December: A Novel

Josie Silver · 2018

<b><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • <b><b>“Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.”—Reese Witherspoon (A Reese’s Book Club Pick)</b></b> <br><br>“The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver’s characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.”—Jill Santopolo, author of <i>The Light We Lost</i></b> <br><br>Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story.</b><br><br>Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment of pure magic . . . and then her bus drives away.<br><br> Certain they’re fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn’t find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they “reunite” at a Christmas party, when her best friend, Sarah, giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It’s Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.<br><br> What follows for Laurie, Sarah, and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. <i>One Day in December</i> is a joyous, heartwarming, and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2016

Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

Ann Napolitano · 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?<br/><br/>“Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”—The Washington Post<br/><br/>ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR<br/>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter<br/><br/>William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.<br/><br/>But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?<br/><br/>An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

Pictures of You: A Novel

Emma Grey · 2024

If you knew then what you know now, would you make the same choices? Imagine having a second chance with the one you never forgot.<br/>From the author of the global breakout bestseller The Last Love Note comes the story of a young woman struggling to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragic accident, and the man who gives up everything to help her.<br/>When Evie Hudson wakes in an unfamiliar hospital room, she thinks she’s fresh out of a teenage party with her best friend, Bree. Except, Bree isn’t around anymore and high school was years ago. Evie had just survived the crash that killed her husband, Oliver―whom she can't remember either. After suffering a traumatic loss of memory, she’s left to connect the dots. But how?<br/>Enter: Drew, a promising photographer whose chance encounter with Evie unravels the elusive details of her marriage and her husband’s death. As Drew watches Evie stitch the story of her life together, secrets emerge that might shatter both of their worlds.<br/>This tangled second-chance romance leads Evie to question every decision she ever made. This time around, she’s seeing all the things she missed–and the life she gets to choose...again.

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.

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren · 2018

After a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren’s touching, romantic novel Love and Other Words…how many words will it take for them to figure out where it all went wrong? The story of the heart can never be unwritten. Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos—the first and only love of her life—the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy’s entire world—growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother...only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more—spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot will come to understand the truth behind Macy’s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang · 2022

"Academic rivals portrayed to perfection… An all-time top favorite." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends<br/><br/>"Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written." —Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend<br/><br/>In this genre-bending , speculative YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets.<br/><br/>Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible.<br/><br/>When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price.<br/><br/>But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life.

A Thousand Heartbeats

Kiera Cass · 2022

<p>#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet--a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.</p> <p>"Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time."</p> <p>Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort--but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn't her own to control. The king, once her loving father, has gone cold, and Annika will soon be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain.</p> <p>Miles away, small comforts are few and far between for Lennox. He has devoted his life to the Dahrainian army, hoping to one day help them reclaim the throne that was stolen from them. For Lennox, the idea of love is merely a distraction--nothing will stand in the way of fighting for his people.</p> <p>But when love, against all odds, finds them both, they are bound by its call. They can't possibly be together--but the irresistible thrum of a thousand heartbeats won't let them stay apart. </p> <p>Kiera Cass brings her signature sparkling romance to this beautiful story of star-crossed lovers and long-held secrets.</p>

The Kiss Thief

LJ Shen · 2019

“My absolute favorite L.J. Shen to date. Indulgent and addictive.” – USA Today Bestselling author RS Grey"This book will ruin you for all other books in 2019" - Bestselling author BB Easton From USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist...They say your first kiss should be earned.Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.Mine were broken before we left church.They say your heart only beats for one man.Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage. They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.One kiss.Two men.Three lives.Entwined together.And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

Wait For It

Mariana Zapata · 2016

"If anyone ever said being an adult was easy, they hadn't been one long enough. Diana Casillas can admit it: she doesn't know what the hell she's doing half the time. How she's made it through the last two years of her life without killing anyone is nothing short of a miracle. Being a grown-up wasn't supposed to be so hard. With a new house, two little boys she inherited the most painful possible way, a giant dog, a job she usually loves, more than enough family, and friends, she has almost everything she could ever ask for. Except for a boyfriend. Or a husband. But who needs either one of those?"--Publisher's description.

Flock (The Ravenhood)

Kate Stewart · 2020

Can you keep a secret?<br/>⁣<br/>I grew up sick.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>Let me clarify.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>I grew up believing that real love stories include a martyr or demand great sacrifice to be worthy.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>Because of that, I believed it, because I made myself believe it, and I bred the most masochistic of romantic hearts, which resulted in my illness.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>When I lived this story, my own twisted fairy tale, it was unbeknownst to me at the time because I was young and naïve. I gave into temptation and fed the beating beast, which grew thirstier with every slash, every strike, every blow.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>Triple Falls wasn’t at all what it seemed, nor were the men that swept me under their wing. But in order to keep them, I had to be in on their secrets.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>Secrets that cost us everything to keep.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>That’s the novelty of fiction versus reality. You can’t re-live your own love story, because by the time you’ve realized you’re living it, it’s over. At least that was the case for me and the men I trusted my foolish heart to.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>Looking back, I’m convinced I willed my story into existence due to my illness.⁣<br/>⁣<br/>And all were punished.

When in Rome: A Novel

Sarah Adams · 2022

Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.<br/><br/>“This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com.”—Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone<br/><br/>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR<br/><br/>Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her “princess of pop” image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is.<br/><br/>When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn’t have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He’s too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. Despite his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room—but only until her car is fixed—then she’s on her own.<br/><br/>Then Noah starts to see a different side of Rae Rose—she’s Amelia: kindhearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. He can’t help but get close to her. Soon she’ll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then, Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she’s been missing, and she’ll help him open his heart to more.<br/><br/>Amelia can’t resist falling for the cozy town and her grumpy tour guide, but even Audrey had to leave Rome eventually.

Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel

Sarah Adams · 2023

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of <i>The Cheat Sheet</i> and <i>When in Rome.</i></b><br><b><br>A <i>POPSUGAR </i>AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><br>Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. But finding her dream man may be harder than Annie imagined. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the dating prospects are getting fewer by the day. After she overhears her latest date say she is “so unbelievably boring,” Annie starts to think the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice . . . and Annie has the perfect person in mind to be her tutor: Will Griffin.<br><br>Will—the sexy , tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard—is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie’s brother. He has one personal objective while on the job: stay away from Annie Walker and any other possible attachments to this sleepy town. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will finds himself tasked with helping Annie find the love of her life by becoming the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky. Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie. He knows for a fact that some stuffy, straitlaced guy won’t make her happy, but he doesn’t have the heart to say no.<br><br>Amid steamy practice dates and strictly “educational” tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will’s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be real. <br><br><b>Look for all of Sarah Adams’s When in Rome books:</b><br><b>WHEN IN ROME • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL (Coming Soon!)</b>

Beg, Borrow, or Steal: A Novel

Sarah Adams · 2025

Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.<br/><br/>Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.<br/><br/>Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.<br/><br/>With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter · 2022

<b>A <i>USA TODAY</i> and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller</b><br> <br><b>Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of <i>Waiting for Tom Hanks</i>) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush.</b><br><br>Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet.<br> <br>The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.<br> <br>But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.

Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story

Olivie Blake · 2022

From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes a literary, intimate 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.<br/><br/>CHICAGO, SOMETIME―<br/>Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist, undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. By the end of the story, these things will still be true. But this is not a story about endings.<br/><br/>For Regan, people are predictable and tedious, including and perhaps especially herself. She copes with the dreariness of existence by living impulsively, imagining a new, alternate timeline being created in the wake of every rash decision.<br/><br/>To Aldo, the world feels disturbingly chaotic. He gets through his days by erecting a wall of routine: a backbeat of rules and formulas that keep him going. Without them, the entire framework of his existence would collapse.<br/><br/>For Regan and Aldo, life has been a matter of resigning themselves to the blueprints of inevitability―until the two meet. Could six conversations with a stranger be the variable that shakes up the entire simulation?

Out On a Limb

Hannah Bonam-Young · 2023

Winnifred "Win" McNulty has always been wildly independent. Not one to be coddled for her limb difference, Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. And, with some minor adjustments, she's done just fine.<br/>That is until she has a one-night stand with the incredibly charming Bo, a perfect stranger. And that one night changes everything.<br/>While Bo is surprisingly elated to step upto the plate, Win finds herself unsure of whether she can handle this new challenge on her own or if she’ll need a helping hand.<br/>Together, Win and Bo decide to get to know one another as friends and nothing more. But, as they both should know by now, life rarely goes according to plan.

Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation)

Ravynn K. Stringfield · 2024

Book Lovers

Emily Henry · 2022

An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story. “One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Love, Theoretically

Ali Hazelwood · 2023

"The reigning queen of STEM romance."—The Washington Post<br/><br/>An Indie Next and Library Reads Pick!<br/><br/>Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.<br/><br/>The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.<br/><br/>Honestly, it’s a pretty sweet gig—until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he’s the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job.<br/><br/>Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?

Just Last Night: A Novel

Mhairi McFarlane · 2021

Say You Swear : Alternate Cover Edition

Meagan Brandy · 2022

If she isn't mine in the end, I'll still be hers.<br/>It's torture, but it's true...<br/><br/>My brothers best friend broke my heart, but what happens when his new teammate wants to put it back together?<br/><br/>For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.<br/>It didn't matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, it always led me to the same place in the end.<br/><br/>It led me to him.<br/>My future was clear, and he was it.<br/><br/>Until suddenly, he wasn't.<br/><br/>Now there's a new man in my life, one who isn't afraid to go after what he wants, and what he wants ... is me.<br/><br/>They say first loves last forever.<br/>What about the second?<br/>___<br/>This is a 152k word standalone romance that will have you swooning to the very last page! Enjoy!

Flipped

Wendelin Van Draanen · 2003

A classic he-said-she-said romantic comedy! This updated anniversary edition offers story-behind-the-story revelations from author Wendelin Van Draanen.<br/><br/>The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. Juli says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.” He says: “It’s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.” But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down: just as Bryce is thinking that there’s maybe more to Juli than meets the eye, she’s thinking that he’s not quite all he seemed.<br/><br/>This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny voices.<br/><br/>The updated anniversary edition contains 32 pages of extra backmatter: essays from Wendelin Van Draanen on her sources of inspiration, on the making of the movie of Flipped, on why she’ll never write a sequel, and a selection of the amazing fan mail she’s received.<br/><br/>Awards and accolades for Flipped:<br/><br/>SLJ Top 100 Children’s Novels of all time<br/>IRA-CBC Children’s Choice<br/>IRA Teacher’s Choice<br/>Honor winner, Judy Lopez Memorial Award/WNBA<br/>Winner of the California Young Reader Medal<br/><br/>“We flipped over this fantastic book, its gutsy girl Juli and its wise, wonderful ending.” — The Chicago Tribune<br/><br/>“Van Draanen has another winner in this eighth-grade ‘he-said, she-said’ romance. A fast, funny, egg-cellent winner.” — SLJ, Starred review<br/><br/>“With a charismatic leading lady kids will flip over, a compelling dynamic between the two narrators and a resonant ending, this novel is a great deal larger than the sum of its parts.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred review

If We Say Goodbye

Jasmine Little · 2023

It’s been three months since my brother’s car accident, and I’ve chosen to ignore the world around me. It’s easier than being reminded that he’s gone. For the most part, everyone leaves me alone, but there’s one person that can’t seem to take a hint—Caleb—my next door neighbor. I do my best to avoid him and his vain attempts at cheering me up, but he refuses to accept my new life goal of becoming a recluse.<br/><br/>Just when I think things can’t get any worse, my school calls to let me know that my absences have taken a toll on my grades. If I don’t go back, I’ll have to redo my senior year. The problem is I won’t drive anymore, and I can’t take the bus because it drives right by the scene of the accident. So despite the fact that Caleb gets on my nerves, I ask him to drive me to school. In return he has one request—that I go on five dates with him before the end of the semester.<br/><br/>Will being stuck with someone who’s determined to see me laugh again help me heal? Or will I end up finding a way to push him away too?

Pride & Prejudice (Deluxe Edition)

Jane Austin · 2018

This collectable edition is beautifully crafted and designed. Perfect for gifting as well as for keeps. A prized edition for any library. When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance! As life pits them against each other again and again, Darcy begins to fall for Elizabeth's wit and intelligence and Elizabeth begins to question her feelings about Darcy. But when Darcy saves her youngest sister Lydia from a scandal, Elizabeth starts to wonder if her pride has prejudiced her opinion of Darcy. Through this tale about two warring hearts, Jane Austen weaves a witty satire about life in eighteenth century England. And though it was published more than two centuries ago, Pride and Prejudice continues to enthrall readers to this very day. A beautiful classic leather-bound edition, this book is perfect as keepsake.

BETTING ON YOU

unknown author · 2023

From the New York Times bestselling author of Better than the Movies, this swoon-worthy rom-com in the vein of She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a teen girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of a bet while working at a waterpark.<br/><br/>When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip.<br/><br/>Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers—particularly two who keep flirting with each other. Bailey and Charlie make a bet on whether or not the cozy pair will actually get together. Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can’t just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong.<br/><br/>Bailey and Charlie keep close track of the romantic progress of others while Charlie works to deflect the growing feelings he’s developed for Bailey. Terrified to lose her if his crush becomes known, what doesn’t help his agenda is Bailey and Charlie “fake dating” in order to disrupt the annoying pleasantries between Bailey’s mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Soon, what Charlie was hoping to avoid becomes a reality as Bailey starts to see him as not only a friend she can rely on in the midst of family drama—but someone who makes her hands shake and heart race. But Charlie has a secret—a secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made. Can the two make a real go of things…or has Charlie’s secret doomed them before they could start?

Today Tonight Tomorrow

Rachel Lynn Solomon · 2021

“Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic.” —BuzzFeed<br/>“Swoony, steamy.” —Entertainment Weekly<br/><br/>The Hating Game meets Booksmart by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours.<br/><br/>Today, she hates him.<br/><br/>It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time.<br/><br/>Tonight, she puts up with him.<br/><br/>When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left—and then they’ll destroy each other.<br/><br/>As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams.<br/><br/>Tomorrow…maybe she’s already fallen for him.

Love Letters to a Serial Killer

Tasha Coryell · 2025

<b>An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him and take the investigation into her own hands in this dark and irresistibly compelling debut thriller.</b><br><br>Recently ghosted and sick of watching her friends fade into the suburbs, thirty-something Hannah finds community in a true-crime forum that’s on a mission to solve the murders of four women in Atlanta. After William, a handsome lawyer, is arrested for the killings, Hannah begins writing him letters. It’s the perfect outlet for her pent-up frustration and rage. The exercise empowers her, and even feels healthy at first.<br><br>Until William writes back.<br><br>Hannah’s interest in the case goes from curiosity to obsession, leaving space for nothing else as her life implodes around her. After she loses her job, she heads to Georgia to attend the trial and befriends other true-crime junkies like herself. When a fifth woman is discovered murdered, the jury has no choice but to find William not guilty, and Hannah is the first person he calls upon his release. The two of them quickly fall into a routine of domestic bliss.<br><br>Well, as blissful as one can feel while secretly investigating their partner for serial murder. . . .

Deep End

Ali Hazelwood · 2025

A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.<br/><br/>Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.<br/><br/>Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.<br/><br/>So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...

You Deserve Each Other

Sarah Hogle · 2020

<b>When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.</b><br><br>Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They’re preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.<br><br>Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.<br><br>But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves—and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.

Forget Me Not

Julie Soto · 2023

A wedding planner and her grumpy ex must work together to plan a celebrity event in this deliciously spicy and funny novel from Ali Hazelwood's "favorite writer."<br/><br/>Ama Torres is an optimistic wedding planner who doesn’t believe in marriage. But weddings? They’re amazing. Elliot Bloom is a brooding florist who hates owning a flower shop…until a certain bright-eyed, donut-loving workaholic shows up at his door.<br/><br/>Once upon a time, they collaborated on events by day, and by night, Ama traced the intricate flower tattoos etched along his body. Then Ama shattered his heart and never spoke to Elliot again.<br/><br/>Now they’re working on an event that could make or break both of their careers—except neither of them has gotten over what happened two years ago. Things are not helped by the two brides, who see the obvious chemistry between Ama and Elliot and are determined to set them up, not knowing their complicated history. But as the wedding takes on a life of its own, Ama and Elliot are about to discover that some things can survive a complete catastrophe . . .<br/><br/>Smart and hilarious, Forget Me Not is about two people giving themselves—and love!—a second chance.

The Light We Lost

Jill Santopolo · 2018

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven · 2016

NOW A NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ELLE FANNING AND JUSTICE SMITH!<br/><br/>The New York Times bestselling love story about two teens who find each other while standing on the edge. And don’t miss Take Me with You When You Go, Jennifer Niven’s highly anticipated new book with bestselling author David Levithan!<br/><br/>Theodore Finch is fascinated by death. Every day he thinks of ways he might kill himself, but every day he also searches for—and manages to find—something to keep him here, and alive, and awake.<br/><br/>Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her small Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.<br/><br/>When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school—six stories above the ground— it’s unclear who saves whom. Soon it’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. . . .<br/><br/>“A do-not-miss for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe.” —Justine Magazine<br/><br/>“At the heart—a big one—of All the Bright Places lies a charming love story about this unlikely and endearing pair of broken teenagers.” —The New York Times Book Review<br/><br/>“A heart-rending, stylish love story.” —The Wall Street Journal<br/><br/>“A complex love story that will bring all the feels.” —Seventeen Magazine<br/><br/>“Impressively layered, lived-in, and real.” —Buzzfeed

Starry Eyes

Jenn Bennett · 2019

In this romantic dramedy from the author of Alex, Approximately, a teen girl’s way-too-ordinary life is driven off the beaten path when she’s abandoned in the wilderness with her worst adversary—the boy who broke her heart.<br/><br/>Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.<br/><br/>But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together.<br/><br/>What could go wrong?<br/><br/>With no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make their way to safety. But fighting each other while also fighting off the forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and less likely.<br/><br/>And as the two travel deeper into Northern California’s rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface. But can Zorie and Lennon’s rekindled connection survive out in the real world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars?

Bull Rush (The Quiet Horsemen)

Maggie Rawdon · 2024

Still married.<br/>Those words change everything.<br/><br/>Now my should-be ex-husband, Ramsey Stockton, the former pro football star turned felon and hero who left this town—and me—behind years ago, is at my door offering me a deal with the devil.<br/><br/>If I let him stay and play his wife again for ninety days, he’ll give me a quiet divorce and his family ranch—the one my inn is on. When I scoff at the idea, he offers a million-dollar bonus to help my business float through this rough patch, but only if I’m his.<br/><br/>Then he’ll walk away, and I can walk down the aisle with my fiancé. Or I can say no and watch everything I’ve worked so hard for fall apart.<br/><br/>There’s only one answer I can afford to give him. But he knows everything about me—every hurt, every secret, and every single weakness I have, including him.<br/><br/>While Ramsey might want me, his brothers want him back in the family business. If there's one universal truth in this town, it's that Stockton men stop at nothing to get what they want.

Undeniably Infatuated: Special Edition Cover (Boston's Irresistible Billionaires)

J. Saman, Julie Saman · 2024

She wasn't some random vacation fling like everyone thought. She was my brother's ex-girlfriend. A forbidden addiction I knew better than to touch.<br/>I was escaping my life, stuck at a crossroads, and needing some clarity.<br/>She was on the run, hiding from the press and the world after everything crumbled around her.<br/>It wasn't planned, but we were inevitable like a runaway train. We couldn’t stop it even if we tried.<br/>For ten days, she was mine.<br/>But now everything is back to normal. I'm a doctor, she's a Hollywood princess, and lucky for me, our paths rarely cross.<br/>That is until her dark past comes roaring back and she needs my help.<br/>Once again, I don’t know how to stay away. Every fiery word is a form of foreplay. Every stolen touch is a decadent dance with temptation.<br/>I need her. I crave her. I can't get enough of her.<br/>Only now our secrets are multiplying. The lies we're telling are getting out of control. And what initially felt right now feels like a complicated mess.<br/>I may be undeniably infatuated with Tinsley Monroe, but she'll never truly be mine.

Talking at Night: A Novel

Claire Daverley · 2023

Nostalgic · Intimate · Bittersweet · Romantic · Emotional<br/><br/>“A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about… a bit like Normal People. I devoured it.”―Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling author of Someone Else's Shoes<br/><br/>“A gorgeous story of first love, loss, and the people who stick to your ribs... Beautiful, poignant, and heart-wrenching in the best way possible.” ―Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After<br/><br/>For fans of Netflix’s ONE DAY, a poignant and emotional will they/won't they story that cleverly captures both the thrill and trepidation of first love<br/><br/>This is the story of Will and Rosie. The two are opposites in every way and yet they fall for each other as teenagers; nineties music, sideways glances, sunsets and bonfires and talking late into the night. It’s palpable, inevitable: they’re on the precipice of starting something wonderful. Until one day, tragedy strikes, and any possibility of being together seems to shatter.<br/><br/>But time and again, Rosie and Will find their way back to each other. Though the years pass, they cannot quite let go of what might have been.<br/><br/>Talking at Night tells a story of sudden connections, missed opportunities, the many loves we have over a lifetime--and the one that keeps us coming back, again and again, for more.

My December Darling

Lauren Asher · 2024

A small-town Christmas novella by the New York Times bestselling author of LAKEFRONT BILLIONAIRES series that will make you want to pack your bags and spend the holiday in Lake Wisteria.<br/><br/>Catalina<br/>Playing the part of my sister's maid of honor is easy even if she's marrying my ex.<br/>But playing nice with the best man? An impossible task given our history.<br/>Sure, Luke Darling may be suspiciously kind, incredibly handsome, and stubborn to a fault, but regardless of how hard he tries to make me see otherwise, I'm not interested.<br/>It's on me to remind him that he's my ex-boyfriend's best friend.<br/>And the one I'm secretly starting to wish I met first.<br/><br/>Luke<br/>My job as the best man is a simple one, except for one minor issue.<br/>I've spent so much time avoiding my best friend's ex that I didn't consider what could happen if I started craving Catalina Martinez's company instead.<br/>She is only in Lake Wisteria for the winter wedding, but her January departure date won't stop me from pursuing her.<br/>Getting her to date me would be nothing short of a Christmas miracle, but I'm determined to make her mine.<br/>'Tis the season to fall in love...even if I'm the only one taking the risk.<br/><br/>My December Darling is a 50,000 word, Christmas-themed romance between a grumpy maid of honor and an outgoing best man who chases after what he wants.

Dallas & Georgia

Sarah Forester Davis · 2023

No Tomorrow

Carian Cole · 2018

The people we love are thieves.<br/>They steal our hearts.<br/>They steal our breath.<br/>They steal our sanity.<br/>And we let them. Over and over and over again.<br/><br/>They say you never forget your first love. Mine was a homeless musician who wandered straight into my soul.<br/><br/>Blue was my first everything. And fourteen years later, I still can't get him out of my head.<br/><br/>He broke all my rules. He also broke my heart.<br/><br/>I watched him climb to stardom, cheering him on from afar. But I was never a fan; just a girl in love.<br/><br/>Like a tornado, he spiraled, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. But love conquers all, right? It has to. Because if there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that we love each other endlessly.<br/><br/>When he came back into my life asking for another chance — armed with apologies, promises, and new beginnings — I couldn’t have been happier.<br/><br/>I thought I knew everything about him. But I was wrong. Blue was fighting a battle I never saw coming.<br/><br/>He promised me every tomorrow. And here I am — holding on to hopes, dreams, and the healing power of love.<br/><br/>* Authors Note: No Tomorrow will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions but has a guaranteed happily ever after.

The Problem with Forever

Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2016

“This book blew me away, completely. Gripping from page one, I—quite literally—couldn’t put it down.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners Growing up, Mallory Dodge 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. Now, after years of homeschooling, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at a public high school. But she never imagined she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day. It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet soon it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she wants and the truths that need to be heard. Praise for The Problem with Forever: “We’re left breathless and a little haunted and wanting more.”—Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of Dorothy Must Die “Heartbreakingly real...a remarkable novel about the power of first love and the courage it takes to face your fears.”—Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author Also from #1 bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout: If There’s No Tomorrow The Harbinger Series The Dark Elements Series

A Love Letter to Whiskey: Fifth Anniversary Edition

Kandi Steiner · 2021

AN AMAZON TOP 10 AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON...<br/>Celebrate five years of sweet, angsty pain with this special edition of A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner. THIS EDITION FEATURES: A forward from the author A Love Letter to Whiskey Love, Whiskey (a brand new novella from Jamie's point of view -- 50,000 words of new content, including an extended epilogue) Bonus Content including letters from the author, fun facts and behind the scenes, as well as a note from the audiobook narrator Brand new special edition cover<br/><br/>I saw him first.<br/>But it didn’t matter.<br/>Because he saw her.<br/><br/>He was my best friend, and I was his.<br/>We couldn't be together, but we couldn't stand to be apart.<br/><br/>And if you're not truly lovers... but you're so much more than friends... what exactly are you?

Master of Salt & Bones

Keri Lake · 2020

Meet the Devil of Blackthorne Manor ...When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born.Funny how things changed over time. How the fairy tale twisted into something far more crooked, darker than I ever imagined.In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.Lucian Blackthorne is as cursed as I am, and equally shunned by the locals, the fishers of men, who believe him to be the devil in the flesh.Perhaps he is, with the way his amber eyes draw me in, ignite me like an infernal blaze. And the sins he whispers in my ear are as wickedly intoxicating as the man himself.Yet, his touch is heaven and his will is my weakness.He calls us forbidden, an unsalvageable tragedy, with no happy end. Maybe we are. But in this story, he’s the one who needs saving.Master of Salt & Bones is a dark modern gothic contemporary standalone romance.

The Perfect Fit: A stand-alone why choose romance

Sadie Kincaid · 2023

Her Pretty Words

Amber Evergreen · 2024

Night Shift

Annie Crown · 2023

*A TikTok Sensation!*<br/><br/>A sweet encounter between a bookworm and a basketball player turns steamy in the stacks after hours . . .<br/><br/>Kendall Holiday spends her Fridays exactly where she wants to be: ensconced in a romance novel in an empty college library working the graveyard shift. The quiet of the library is dependable, and gives Kendall an excellent excuse for skipping out on the loud, raucous start to the weekend. Lost in the pages of her favorite love stories, Kendall blocks out the world―until Vincent Knight, the school’s star basketball player, turns up.<br/><br/>Handsome, tall, and extremely popular, Vincent’s a standout on the court, but he’s out of his depth in the stacks: he’s got an urgent assignment due and doesn’t have a clue where to start. When his meet-cute with Kendall turns into a steamy make-out session, neither are quite prepared for what comes next.<br/><br/>Opposites might attract in romance novels . . . but it takes a lot more truth than tropes to make it work in real life.

The Bonus

T L Swan · 2024

From Wall Street Journal, BookTok, and #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan comes the sizzling story of Gabriel Ferrara and Grace Porter. Bonus chapters included in this exclusive paperback edition!<br/><br/>Grace Porter has the perfect job, great pay, a beautiful office, everything she ever dreamed of, if not for one small detail.<br/>She's utterly and hopelessly in love with her boss.<br/><br/>Gabriel Ferrara is tall and handsome, and most days she wants to stab her eyes out with a pencil, anything to stop her seeing his perfection.<br/>How any female could work in these conditions and not be completely besotted with him is beyond her.<br/><br/>Then he opens his mouth and she remembers why.<br/>He's bossy and sarcastic, with a wit so sharp it could cut glass.<br/><br/>Every weekend is the same . . . while he's off living his dream life, she's counting down the days until Monday when she sees him again.<br/><br/>But enough is enough.<br/>Grace is tired of organising his glamorous and exciting life, instead of living her own.<br/>Determined to find true happiness, she hands in her resignation.<br/><br/>Furious, he won't accept it, and rages like never before.<br/>Desperate to keep her, he offers her a Bonus . . . one she never saw coming.<br/><br/>Finally . . .<br/>It's Grace's turn to be the boss.

The Fall of Bradley Reed

Morgan Elizabeth · 2023

A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings)

Tessonja Odette · 2024

Two rival writers.<br/>One prestigious publishing contract.<br/>A bargain of hearts and desire.<br/>They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has managed a blunder with both on her first visit to the infamous faelands. Now she's trapped in a magic-fueled bet she barely remembers with a man she’d be happier to forget. The terms? Whoever can bed the most lovers during their month-long dueling book tour wins a coveted publishing contract.<br/>The win should be easy for Edwina. She’s known for penning scintillating tales of whirlwind romance. There’s just one problem: her imagination vastly exceeds her bedroom experience. But when failure means plummeting her career back into obscurity, losing isn’t an option.<br/>Her handsome fae rival, William Haywood, poses an even greater challenge. Not only are his looks as aggravatingly perfect as his track record behind closed doors, but he has his own reasons for playing to win, and he won’t go down without a fight. Unless, of course, it’s a different kind of going down. In that case, he’s fair game.<br/>Edwina and William clash in a rivalry of romance. But what happens when their objects of desire…turn out to be each other?<br/>A Rivalry of Hearts is a spicy standalone adult fantasy romcom in the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series. Every book in the series can be read on its own and ends with a HEA. If you like academic rivals, enemies to lovers, and quirky heroines, then you’ll love this sizzling tale.<br/>The Fae Flings and Corset Strings series is set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy and Entangled with Fae. Journey back to this beloved fae world or fall in love for the first time.

My Feral Romance (Fae Flings and Corset Strings)

Tessonja Odette · 2024

More Than We Can Tell

Brigid Kemmerer · 2019

* "Give to teens who enjoyed . . . The Perks of Being a Wallflower." - School Library Journal, starred review<br/><br/>New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer pens a must-read story of two teens struggling under the burden of secrets, and the love that sets them free, perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin.<br/><br/>Rev has managed to keep the demons of his past at bay . . . until he gets a letter from the abusive father he hasn't seen in years, and the trauma of his childhood comes hurtling back.<br/><br/>Emma has only one escape from her parents' fighting: the computer game she built from scratch . . . until an online troll's harassment causes her to fear for her safety.<br/><br/>When Rev and Emma cross paths one night, they're both longing to confide in someone--to share the weight of their worries. They connect instantly, vowing to help each other no matter what. But soon Rev and Emma's secrets threaten to crush them, and they’ll need more than a promise to find their way out.

Solitaire

Oseman Alice · 2014

The acclaimed debut novel from Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Solitaire features the characters that inspired the beloved webcomic and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.“The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age” The TimesMy name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now.Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden.I don’t know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don’t care about Michael Holden.I really don’t.This incredible debut novel by outstanding young author Alice Oseman is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and all unflinchingly honest writers.

Letters to the Lost

Brigid Kemmerer · 2018

In this romantic novel perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin, New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer will have you wondering . . . can you fall in love with someone you've never met?<br/><br/>Juliet is drowning in grief after her mother’s death.<br/><br/>Declan is trying to escape the demons of his past.<br/><br/>Leaving handwritten letters on her mother’s grave is the only way Juliet can process her loss. When Declan finds a letter and answers it anonymously, they continue writing back and forth, not knowing who is on the other side. Juliet is instantly intrigued by this stranger who understands the loss she feels. Declan discovers someone who finally sees the good in him.<br/><br/>Such an immediate and intense connection with a perfect stranger is astonishing and wonderful, and soon they are baring their souls to each other. But this secret world can only sustain Juliet and Declan for so long . . . as the reality surrounding them threatens to shatter everything they’ve created.

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Jeannette Walls · 2006

THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON<br/><br/>The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers.<br/><br/>The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family.<br/><br/>The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.<br/><br/>The Glass Castle is truly astonishing—a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.<br/><br/>The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition

Mitch Albom · 2002

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author<br/><br/>“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times<br/><br/>“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”<br/><br/>Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.<br/><br/>For Mitch Albom, that person was his college professor Morrie Schwartz.<br/><br/>Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?<br/><br/>Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”<br/><br/>Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world.

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis · 1991

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic, the acclaimed author of The Shards explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other.<br/><br/>"A seminal book.” —The Washington Post<br/><br/>One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years<br/><br/>Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.<br/><br/>“A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing.... An important book.” —Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love<br/><br/>Look for Bret Easton Ellis’s latest novel, The Shards!

Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1993

<b>Hailed by <i>Washington Post Book World</i> as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of <i>Crime and Punishment </i>has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth. • <b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME</b></b><br><br>With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of <i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of <i>Crime and Punishment, </i>Dostoevsky's astounding pyschological thriller, newly revised for his bicentenniel. <br><br>In <i>Crime and Punishment</i>, when Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that is almost unequalled in world literature for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision. Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen · 2013

30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital. Her memoir of the next two years is a "poignant, honest ... triumphantly funny ... and heartbreaking story" (The New York Times Book Review). WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR The ward for teenage girls in the McLean psychiatric hospital was as renowned for its famous clientele—Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor, and Ray Charles—as for its progressive methods of treating those who could afford its sanctuary. Kaysen's memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers. It is a brilliant evocation of a "parallel universe" set within the kaleidoscopically shifting landscape of the late sixties. Girl, Interrupted is a clear-sighted, unflinching document that gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Mitch Albom · 2003

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

The Secret History

Donna Tartt · 1992

<b><b><b><b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • </b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "a<b>n accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (<i>Village Voice</i>)</b>, f<b>rom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>The Goldfinch.<br><br></i></b></b></b>One of <i>The Atlantic</i>’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years</b><br><br>Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.<br><br><b>“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —<i>The New York Times</i></b>