Recommendations based on "Ride It Out"

'Nothing short of a modern masterpiece.' Amber Smith, bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be 'A must-read.' Laura Nowlin, bestselling author of If He Had Been with Me ************ The story of a teenage girl on the brink, and the bumpy road back to recovery. Bella is at breaking point. Everyone in her life needs something from her, and there's only one thing that dulls the pain. Alcohol smooths the sharp edges and makes things so much easier. When Bella drinks, she doesn't feel heartbroken over her ex. Or caught in the middle of her parents' divorce. Or overcome with grief for her grandmother. But one night changes everything. When she awakes in hospital with no memory of what happened, it's time to face reality. And for Bella, that means rehab and the bumpy road to recovery. 'Stunning in every sense of the word.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead 'Raw, powerful - and utterly brilliant.' Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills Special edition only while stocks last.

How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most?Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman’s life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not.Lenny’s a bit of a mess at the moment. Ever since cancer stole away her best friend, she has been completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with her best friend, and the ever-laminated “live again” list of things she’s promised to do to survive her grief. But maybe if she acts like she has it all together, no one will notice she’s falling apart.The only gigs she can handle right now are temporary babysitting jobs, and she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. The only catch: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of. . . a walking version of the grumpy cat meme. Worse – he seems to be able to see right through her.Surprisingly, Miles knows a lot about grief and he offers Lenny a proposition. He’ll help her complete everything on her “live again” list if she’ll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the void her best friend has left behind, but between late night ferry rides, midnight ramen, and a well-placed shoulder whenever she needs it, Miles just won’t stop showing up for her. Turns out, sometimes your life has to end to find your new beginning.

An addictively page-turning debut for fans of Before I Fall and The Fault in Our Stars.Brie is the “biggest, cheesiest, sappiest romantic” who believes that everyone will find their perfect someone, so when Jacob, the love of Brie’s life, tells her he doesn’t love her anymore, the news breaks her heart, literally, and she dies. But now that she’s D&G (dead and gone), Brie revisits the living world to discover that her family has begun to unravel and her best friend has been keeping an intimate secret about her boyfriend. Somehow, Brie must handle all of this while navigating through the five steps of grief with the help of Patrick, her mysterious bomber-jacketed guide to the afterlife. But how is she supposed to face the Ever After with a broken heart and no one to call her own?“This debut is a fast, twisty, highly dramatic read about the turbulent nature of love.”—Romantic Times“Rothenberg explores what happens in the afterlife when you aren’t quite done with your life.”—San Franscisco Chronicle“The funniest, sweetest, most heartfelt, sigh-worthy and oh-so romantic story I’ve ever read. You’ll love it!”—Cynthia Leitich Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal and Blessed

To the outside world, my life is perfect. I'm young and rich, and some may even say I'm beautiful. But I would give anything to be somebody else because after being extraordinary all my life, all I wish for is...silence. My name is Lola Van Allen, and there's no easy way to say it, but...I'm dying. When my doctors reveal all hope is lost, I decide to spend the time I have left sharing my experience at Strawberry Fields, a summer camp for terminally ill children. No matter my fate, I yearn to make a difference. Things are quiet and slow-moving until I meet him. Dr. Roman Archibald. From the moment our lives entwine, he pushes me until breaking point. But for someone who has nothing left to lose, I push back twice as hard. Roman challenges me in ways I never imagined, revealing things aren't always what they seem. This is my story...and how I got a second chance at life.

Expect the unexpected. That's what they say, but it's easier said than done.How do you expect a change so huge it rocks you to your core?How do you prepare yourself for an event that will alter your life forever?One breathOne secondOne minuteOne hourOne day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected reality.

After passing out while drinking at Jeff's party, Susie is raped and becomes pregnant. With no idea who the father is, she considers having an abortion, but decides to place her baby for adoption. Following through ends up being more wrenching than she'd imagined, but she's determined to do the right thing for her baby. Jeff feels guilty about what happened and offers to marry Susie so she won't have to give up her baby, like his birth mother did with him. But Susie refuses, insisting he should marry someone he loves. Can he convince her that his love is genuine before it's too late? Can she make him understand that it's not about him -- it's about what's best for her child?

Adrianna and Kova let caution fly for love despite the odds. The one place where they should never feel alive is where they find complete absolution. Though the dynamics shift between coach and gymnast, nothing can prepare them for the agonizing truth. There is no atoning for what Kova did. The vow he made cannot be undone. With his devastating betrayal lingering, Adrianna must become her own champion and place her dream ahead of all else. In doing so, she ignores the warning signs as both the extreme training and unending heartbreak begin to take their toll. Unable to stand by as Adrianna continues to jeopardize herself, Kova surrenders to what she needs most. With boundaries set and lines defined, the beautifully anguished man who's been at Adrianna's mercy giving her everything she's demanded, has no choice but to walk away. Fighting for a dream becomes only half the battle when Adrianna's fate is sealed, leaving them both with their biggest challenge yet. As Adrianna fights for her life, Kova battles for them both. No one is left unscathed as they succumb to their darkest hunger, creating an endless link between them. Adrianna must soon realize life is more than an Olympic dream. But in order to salvage them both, she will first have to save herself.

Cecille "CeCe" Cervetti lives her life by one rule: Never let a man control her heart, ever again. CeCe has built a life to be proud of--she's successful in business, and in lust. Men are her playground, to take from, and use to her body's content. They can only have what she is willing to give, so don't try asking for more. When an unknown stalker raises the stakes, ripping away her hard won control, CeCe reluctantly seeks help from the first, and last, man she gave her heart to before he vanished from her life--Jarod Gates. As they struggle to unmask the stalker, CeCe and Jarod learn of each other's scarred pasts-scars that made them who they are today. But when her body screams for Jarod's touch, can CeCe manage to keep her control? Or will Jarod make her question the one rule she's built her life on?

Denise Reynolds is used to putting up a good front to show the world a strong, capable woman, but keeps a lot of things buried deep.Chris Nolton is everything she learned the hard way to avoid ¿ a sexy alpha-male who could charm her out of her pants and work his way into her heart. If history has taught her anything, it¿s a deadly combination, but he manages to dig up emotions and longing she¿s tried to bury for years.He says all the right things and pushes her boundaries in all the right ways. Letting her guard down is difficult, especially since believing all the right things in the past led to unimaginable consequences.Being content with her life may no longer be an option, but risking her heart may bring her to her knees.

Dr Emily Morgan is giving up on love. She's been let down for the last time. And she carries a secret that makes her wonder if she'll ever have a future - or a family. What she doesn't know is that Crocodile Creek's paramedic and helicopter pilot, her best friend Michael Poulos, has a secret of his own.