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Being perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sixteen-year-old Declan is the perfect son . . . except for one tiny issue. When his sister Delia comes home to find him trying on her clothes, he fears her judgment, but she only fears his fashion choices. One quick makeover later, Declan is transformed into Delia's mysterious cousin Layla and dragged to the party of the year, hosted by Carter, the most popular boy in school. When Carter meets Layla, he fumbles to charm her. He adores her sense of humor and her poise. But when she vanishes in the middle of the night, he's left confused and determined to solve the mystery of who she is. As their school year begins, their high school embraces a policy of intolerance, and both Declan and Carter know they must stand up. Carter is tired of being a coward and wants to prove he can be a knight in shining armor. Declan is sick of being bullied and wants desperately to be himself. If they team up, it could be a fairy-tale ending, or a very unhappy ever after.

When Charlotte Flynn and her family move into the Michigan woods, she discovers an antique carousel. This is no mere machine, however: the horses are filled with ancient, primal magic. With the help of Black, the young carousel caretaker, Charlotte must protect the horses from those who seek their power to control the world.

Moving to sunny Southern Cal feels like punishment to 17-year-old Anne. The hippieish school is different from her old one on the East Coast, and the social scene is all about hanging out at the beach and surfing. When Chris - the gorgeous guy in school - reaches out to Anne and offers to teach her how to surf, sparks fly in more ways than one.

Kyle had a lifelong dream to serve in the military. When his chance came, he joined the Marines. After retiring, Kyle joined the CIA and became a highly sought-after sniper. Every time an international conflict went out of control, Kyle was called in to intervene and secretly eliminate the threat.Soon after, Kyle met Adrianne, and they became husband and wife. Adrianne completed everything Kyle stood for in himself. He was deeply in love with Adrianne. After being told they could never have children, Adrianne got pregnant with a beautiful little girl.Soon after, Adrianne was diagnosed with terminal cancer, leaving Kyle to be a single father.When a serial rapist and killer goes on the loose in the town where Kyle's daughter is going to college, he has to bring out the old black-ops agent inside him to stop the criminal and eliminate the threat.

Max Farrier wanted to follow in the family footsteps and join the Navy once, but he's better off focusing on just surviving his last year of school and going to work in Aunt Donna's shop once it's over.After an incident at school puts Max in the hospital, Aunt Donna's had enough. She signs him up for private lessons at a Muay Thai gym. Boxing-she says-will change everything.But it's not boxing that starts to poke holes in Max's stupor-it's his sparring partner. Cian is fifty percent mouth, fifty percent attitude, and isn't afraid to go toe-to-toe with a bully in the street. Cian takes what he wants, and doesn't let anyone stand in his way-not even himself.

Escaping through the bush, after his missionary father's terrifying death, David experiences a hidden life and a forbidden love that will traumatically affect the rest of David and Haleema's lives. Haleema will surprisingly reveal a son to David in his later years.

Everyone's convinced the hottest guy in school's going to ask me out - that Mason and I would be the perfect couple, that he's my John Cusack. Except, he hasn't.One holidays, I find myself hanging out with the resident underachiever, and he surprises me. With Roman, I don't have to pretend that little Piper Barlow is perfect; even if we're both in a foul mood, just sitting in silence together is perfectly enough. Until it becomes more.But, Roman doesn't do more. Does he...?What do you do when you accidentally find perfection with the wrong guy?You fight for it.Accidentally Perfect is a story about finding support in the least likely of places, never giving up, and learning that being the real you is always perfect. Not suitable for younger readers due to mature content.

"The Kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed..." Psalms 2:2The Holy Bible, (1982), New King James Version, Thomas Nelson, Inc.What tremendous mind of man or woman determines the call on a person''s life? Who would dare to argue with the Creator who made man in His image and in His likeness and then marked the individual with a specific destiny?Unaided He selects; He alone calls to the depths, breathes life and causes rivers to flow out of the heart of His chosen vessels. So is the preparation of Quiet Warrior Rivers, the scheduled time when the unseen becomes seen.

Liebe kennt man nur aus Film & Fernsehen?Das galt für den fünfzehnjährigen, sehr schüchternen Lukas auch immer. Nach vielen Strapazen, unangenehmen Erfahrungen, Umzügen und fehlenden Freundschaften wechselt er jedoch auf eine Schule, die sein Leben ganz schön aufwühlt: Denn als er an seinem ersten Schultag auf Helene trifft, taucht er in eine ihm völlig unbekannte, neue Welt ein ...Eine wunderschöne, rührende Geschichte, die von der Kraft der Liebe und der Selbstfindung erzählt. Gefühle und Gedanken werden besonders intensiv dargestellt und der Text lässt einen hautnah miterleben.

Never jump on the path to true love until you're sure you have the right directions.Ricki Nichols should've heeded this advice, but the answer to Madame Dupre's riddle had seemed so clear. And after a sophomore year of being ignored by the object of her obsession, overshadowed by the clique of perfection known as her best friends, and tormented by the budding antichrist who lived next door, she needed a little clarity in her life. Gypsy riddle solved, target for love sighted-let the countdown to eternal bliss begin.But something had gone wrong.Instead of happily ever after, Ricki finds nights plagued with bizarre dreams and days of waking up in strange places, with tales of behavior she doesn't remember haunting her through the school halls. With one wrong turn, her simple desire for love had plunged her into a twisted world beyond her control.Now she doesn't know what is happening to her…or who she is becoming.

They don't have dragons where half-faerie Sadie was born-not living ones, anyway-but in the Grove, everyone knows dragon eggs grow on trees like leaves and need Dreams to hatch. Without faerie Dreams, the dragons won't survive. And neither will anyone else.Brash, boyish sixteen-year-old Sadie uses her half-human status to spy on the human monarchy, who've made it illegal to Dream. But spying is a risky business. Still, Sadie thought she was a pro until they sent a new human magistrate to the Grove. Evelyn.Evelyn might be the most beautiful girl Sadie's ever seen, and Sadie might be betraying her family by falling in love with the ruthless leader who locks them up. But that's not even the biggest obstacle between the two: Evelyn is leading the charge against Dreaming, and there's something she doesn't know. Sadie can still Dream.

For fans of Jennifer Armentrout or Melissa Landers. The exciting sequel to Soulmated, Book 1 in the Joining of Souls Series. Fighting Fate is an #ownvoices young adult interracial romance between an Indian American heroine and an Irish empath hero.Two fates. One Choice.Empath Liam Whelan is determined to protect Laxshmi "Lucky" Kapadia, the girl he loves, at all costs--even if it means breaking her heart to keep her alive. Stopping the joining cold means Liam's life is in danger from the Soul Seekers and the ruthless Minister Gagliardi who now has designs on Lucky. Liam has no choice but to find the strength to fight his desires, fight the joining, and fight fate.After the unthinkable happened, Lucky's "hallucinations" have been working double-time. Heartbroken and plagued by doubts, she meets a man who gives her a mind-blowing explanation for her predicament. Her apparent savior provides her with an escape from her hell: run away with him or return to her drab existence and watch Liam move on with her heart in his hands. All Lucky ever craved was to be in control of her own fate, but when her only choices fight against her heart, can she find the strength to battle for what she wants?