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It has been two years since Jordan Gates's life was changed when he was asked to be tutored by Mary-Kate Rowe. Without her help, Jordan wouldn't be the person he is today. With his father being released from jail, Jordan does what he can to repair the relationship with his father. But it isn't easy when his father is mentally destroyed from his biggest regret that put him behind bars, struggling to keep a positive outlook for the future. Thinking about his own future as he deals with his own depression, Jordan looks back on his past and his relationship with Mary-Kate, reflecting on the kind of person he has become if it wasn't for her.

Unmasked, hunted, devastated, revealed... Kaveh, Nin, Taline, and Rone must decide what is worth fighting for-and who can be trusted to change the world.

True love is worth fighting for!My name is Connor Williams and people say I'm crazy. But that's not who I am. They also think I'm straight, and mean, and dangerous. But that's not who I am. The stories people tell-all those legends they whisper at school-they don't mean a thing. Only my mother and younger brother matter to me. Funny then that I find myself wanting to stand up for someone else. David Henry, the cute bookish guy who always keeps to himself, is about to get his ass beat by a bunch of dudes bigger than him. I could look away, let him be one more causality of this cruel world... But that's not who I am.Kamikaze Boys, a Lambda Literary award-winning novel, is a story of love triumphant as two young men walk a perilous path in the hopes of saving each other.

I love him. And I'm pretty sure he loves me back... even though he's straight.When I first met Carter King, I knew he was something special. I imagined us being together, and we are, but only as friends. Best friends! I'm trying to be cool with that, even though I know he has secrets, and there have definitely been mixed signals. I don't want a crush to ruin what we already have. Then again, if there's any chance that we can be together, it's worth the risk, because Carter could be the love of my life. Or he might be the boy who breaks my heart.Straight Boy is Jay Bell's emotional successor to his critically acclaimed Something Like... series. This full-length novel tells a story of friendship and love while exploring the blurry line that often divides the two.

THIS ONE SUMMER meets THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN in this poignant coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two childhood friends at a crossroads in their lives and in their art from the author of Mastering Manga.

Tiana Evelynne Reynolds is a rare disorder, and Christopher Andrews has an advanced case. He''s got it bad! It''s frustrating enough being a sixteen-year-old boy with football and school and work, but when his best friend since forever returns their junior year and doesn''t remember him, he begins to question everything: his family, their town, and the odd circumstances surrounding Tiana''s summers at her aunt''s house.What if Tiana never remembers him? What if there are forces beyond his control?

A powerful witch, four devoted men, and a curse so wicked it could ruin them all.With two curses broken and another one knocking at her dorm room door, Willow Oliver can't seem to catch a break. Is the constant string of unfortunate events just a normal case of bad luck or something else?A week is all she needs to give the Reperio Stone enough time to recharge so she can locate her mother, but her plan is railroaded when everything takes a turn for the worst.With a man she loves being held by the darkness, and the unknown whereabouts of her mom, Willow has a choice to make-one that could change things forever.The best and worst are yet to come.Wicked Magic is the third installment in a new adult paranormal academy reverse harem romance series full of temptation, risk, and heart-stopping angst.

Nancy had the uneasy feeling that Reggie was drifting away from her. Everyone thought she had made the perfect match three yeas ago. She was teacher in a college prep high school in her small home town in Connecticut. Her husband worked for his father''s financial planning company. They owned a beautiful house, had many friends, and her parents adored Reggie. On spring break, while on a family trip to Nancy''s grandmother''s beachfront condo in Palm Beach, Florida, Nancy asked her mother for advice. She was told that she should waste no time in setting up some counseling sessions as soon as she got home.. Nancy said she would. While in Palm Beach, her sister and she attended a wedding of one of their friends, and she ran into a young man with whom she had a teenage romance seven years ago. Her sister had warned her then that her father would never approve of this boy. He was certainly good looking, hardworking, ambitious, and charming, but came from a very poor emigrant family. Now he was evidently pretty successful and owner of his own beachfront condo that he was anxious to show off. The attraction was still there, and although she was feeling particularly vulnerable, Nancy assured herself that she could maturely handle any advances he might make. She accepted his invitation. When she got back to Connecticut, she and her husband attended several counseling sessions, which seemed to rekindle her husband''s lost passion. But finally, he had to admit his secret. Now, three months later, Nancy was back at her grandmother''s condo with her divorce papers in hand. Her school term was over and she was anxious to get away from everybody. She had her own secret she hadn''t revealed to anyone. Decisions had to be made soon, and the rest of her life hung in the balance.

One fatal car accident. Two broken hearts. Two teens delaying love, forgiveness, and eternity...Springchard, Texas. Eighteen-year-old Amelia wants nothing more than to go away to college. Burdened with a single mother who chooses partying over her daughter, Mel can't wait to leave her small town life for the one she was born to live. But when a car accident involving her mother turns her goals upside down, she learns that she may not be ready for a lonelier phase of life. Eighteen-year-old Davis is more responsible than the average teenage guy. So when the opportunity to win money for college in strip races presents itself, he jumps at it because it involves the one thing he loves most, his car. But when fate throws an accident his way, it switches gears on his responsibilities, and he learns there's more to life than fast cars; there's a lonely, driven, angel who needs him. But with their past lurking around every corner, a dying friend's life hanging precariously, and a beautiful red-head trying to keep Mel and Davis apart... Is it possible for Mel and Davis to find the love, lives, and happiness they desire? Delaying Eternity is the captivating first book in The Dead Perfect Romance series. If you like gentle love stories, twisty plots, and surprise endings, then you'll love PG Shriver's romantic tale. Buy Delaying Eternity to unlock a love that spans two lifetimes!

Make your mark. Raise your voice. Fame and Glee meets Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl in former West End actress Vanessa Jones' YA novel, Sing Like No One's Listening

Everybody thinks primary school is the easiest thing in the world. That the kids are sweet and all get along, that lessons aren't hard and everybody skips home having had the best day ever (until the following day anyway...) Boy, would they be surprised.

After a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble... but could Haruma's timing be a little too perfect? Plus, the house next door, where he claims to have lived-didn't the family there all commit suicide...?

Her boyfriend thinks she’s the cutest girl around, but her expressions can be a bit hard to read...Despite the miscommunications, there’s one thing that always comes across—their love for each other.

One girl. Two boys. Three trimesters of school. Who will win?Ash Stampford is a shy girl with a plan: defend her state swimming title and graduate valedictorian. But she doesn''t plan on getting swept away by a flood of distractions and unfamiliar feelings.A new rival in the pool is a bigger challenge than she expects. Then Dylan, a popular and gorgeous swimmer, seems to set his sights on Ash. Unsure of herself and hurt because her secret crush only wants to be friends, Ash accepts Dylan''s offer of a date. With rumors and threats circulating, and the real reason Dylan dates her revealed, Ash must learn how to swim upstream in unfamiliar waters.Dive headfirst into book one of the Love is a Triathlon series, and swim along with Ash during the first trimester of her senior year. 

Descendants of the goddess Danu, the Star Children have lit the stars in the sky at night for countless millennia, but when the eldest goes rogue, he''ll seek to shroud the world in darkness.From the winner of the RONE Award for Best YA Book of 2019-faeries, gods and goddesses, and the magick of Ireland merge in this expansive new edition, the first book and the gateway to the enthralling Star Child series.Kellen St. James hasn''t exactly led a normal life. For starters, he''s a genius with an uncanny memory who''s earned a Yale degree at seventeen. Yet the weirdest thing about Kellen isn''t even his brain. It''s the girl who''s been haunting his dreams every night for the past eleven years. The last thing he expects is for Calienta to show up in his kitchen and reveal he''s tied up in a prophecy he knew nothing about-one that decrees he''s supposed to save the world.To make matters stranger, Calienta''s brother, Cabhan, joins the Dark Side and aligns himself with Arawn, the evil Lord of Faerie. At Arawn''s bidding, Cabhan kidnaps his own father, the Sun God, Lugh. Soon Kellen and Calienta find themselves in a race to save the deity. But as Kellen''s connection to Calienta deepens, so does his fear: he''s a writer, not a fighter. In the end, Kellen will have to fight Arawn with more than just his mind, else all the light from the world will be lost for eternity.

"We live in such a messed-up world where going to school and getting a job is mandatory, but living is not."Seventeen-year-old Nila Izawa''s life in small-town Japan is orderly, simple, expected. On the walk home from school before winter break, Nila finally sees that she is crumbling under her mother''s strict expectations, both of them fueled by resentment towards Nila''s absentee father. Nila reaches for the courage to break free, but her fear of failure is overwhelming. Wavering on the edge of stability - and adolescence - rude, annoying, beautiful Kai Kento''s insults, at last, ignite Nila''s resilience. When he takes her hand in his, Nila is shocked to experience depths of the heart she thought could only exist in manga. Relying solely on text as the medium, Let Me Save You aims to introduce traditional YA readers to the visually-rich and emotionally-charged storytelling mastery of Pontes'' first fictional love, Japanese manga.