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A fresh, urban twist on the classic tale of star-crossed lovers.When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for―her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.

“the Friend Zone Is An Exquisite, Delicious Cupcake Of A Book. You Will Gobble It Down And Hunger For More.” —sarina Bowen, New York Times Bestselling Author They Started As Strangers Texting… The Last Thing Star Tight End Gray Grayson Wants To Do Is Drive His Agent’s Daughter’s Hot-pink Car. But He Needs The Wheels And She’s Studying Abroad. Unknown: Mr. Grayson, My Father Tells Me He Lent You My Car. I Don’t Care If He’s Going To Sign You Or Not. As Said Agent’s Daughter, I Know Football Players & Their Ways. So Let Me Be Clear. There Will Be No Shenanigans Taking Place In It Or You’ll Answer To Me. You Want To Hook Up With Someone, Do It In A Bed And Not In My Car. Sincerely, Ivy Mackenzie Grayg: Hey, Miss Mac. You Do Realize Your Car Is A Bubblegum-pink Fiat, Right? Even If I Could Get It Up Surrounded By All That Heinous Pink, The Car Is Better Suited For Lilliputians. So Don’t Worry, There Will Be No Shenanigans (shenanigans? Srsly? What Are We, 80?) Anywhere Near The Car. I’m Not About To Pull A Hamstring In The Pursuit Of Pleasure. Btw Beds Are Overrated. Branch Out A Little. Soon Became Best-texting Buddies… Gray Grayson Drives Ivy Nuts. He’s Irreverent, Sex On A Stick And Completely Off-limits. Because Ivy Has One Golden Rule: Never Get Involved With One Of Her Father’s Clients. But When They Finally Meet In Person, Everything Goes Haywire. Game On. The Game On Series By Kristen Callihan: Book 1: The Hook Up Book 2: The Friend Zone Book 3: The Game Plan Book 4: The Hot Shot Book 5: Only On Gameday - Coming In 2026!

Jason is a basketball star and one of the most popular guys in school. Brainy Kyra isn't, but she doesn't much care what other people think. Under normal circumstances, Jason and Kyra would live in their separate worlds until graduation. But fate intervenes, and the unlikely duo is paired up for a class project. Although preconceived notions abound on both sides, Kyra soon realizes that Jason is not the dumb jock she anticipated. And Jason finds himself telling Kyra things he can't even tell his best friend. As the two become close and eventually start to fall in love, no one in school can believe it, especially Jason's ex-girlfriend, who is determined to get him back. Being together means navigating the obstacles that are coming their way-but staying apart may be impossible. Dana Davidson is a high school teacher who was the 2001 winner of the Newsweek WDIV Outstanding Teacher Award. This is her first book for young adults.

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Meagan Brandy delivers a new standalone, fake relationship romance about finding light when your world is dark, and fighting for love when all seems lost. Fake. That's what we are. That's what we agreed to be. So why does it feel so real? I thought it would have been harder, convincing everyone our school's star receiver was mine and mine alone, but I was wrong. We played our parts so well that the lines between us began to blur until they disappeared completely. The thing about pretending, though, someone's always better at it, and by the time I realized my mistake, there was no going back. I fell for our lie. And then everything fell apart. It turned out he and I were never playing the same game. He didn't have to break me to win. But he did it anyway.

New Adult Contemporary Romance - Recommended for readers 18] due to mature content ***This is the first book in the Dearest Series and a stand-alone novel.*** Twenty-year-old Clementine Avery doesn't mind being called bitchy and closed off. It's safe, and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good. Her number one rule for survival? No dating. That is until she accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment. Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out...in the name of research, of course. As Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible target. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she knows she has to be careful because her heart

Flirting with the Society Doctor Vale Wakefield is a spectacular doctor, but Faith Fogarty knows his 'for ever' factor is nil - and he'll always go for designer-clad socialites rather than colleagues in unflattering scrubs! She's spent months fighting her attraction, but now, facing a weekend as Vale's date - to a society wedding! - it's time Faith took a few risks with the delicious doctor...When One Night Isn't Enough Nurse Ali Forshay has swapped dating disasters for nights out with the girls! But after spending more time than is strictly necessary discussing the man she loves to hate - the notoriously delicious Dr Jared Padget - Ali's horrifying realisation is that she's one hundred per cent crazy in lust with him! The conclusion: spend a feverish night together! It would be a strictly one-time-only experience...Wouldn't it?

I've heard the whispers on campus of what a player Teddy McCallister is. Most girls on campus are vying to be the one, but guys like him don't settle down. When he overhears that my tuition has been pulled and I'm going to basically be a college reject he makes me an offer I can't refuse. Be his fake girlfriend until graduation so he can get his inheritance. It seems simple enough. I need the money and he needs someone to make him look committed. If one thing is certain, it's that I won't be falling for him. But no one warned me about what happens when my fake boyfriend starts to fall for me.

If you don’t like a smattering of serious on a bed of parody, clichéd characters, and over the top situations that know exactly what they are, then this book is definitely not for you.What do you get when you introduce Deadpool’s personality to Disney's Giselle’s? If you answered a love story for the ages, you wouldn’t be totally wrong… But, you wouldn’t be totally right, either.With a heroine who won’t let a stupid little thing like being too good get in the way of showing her stupid ex what’s what and a hero who wants no part of being the male lead in a romance novel, these two opposites find themselves in an unconventional partnership.When peppy-go-lucky Avery eventually wears down bad-to-the-bone Davin’s defences, he agrees to help her trash her reputation. And, if Davin can help her pass math while he’s at it, all the better. So, it’s goodbye to Little Miss Goody-Two-Shoes, and hello to a whole new Avery.Davin was only supposed to be Avery’s mistake – the guy that everyone would eventually call her ‘little phase’ – and he figured it would be good for a laugh when he looked back on it. But, the more they’re together, the less either of them feel it’s a mistake.Now, if only one of them could mention that to the other and ease all that angst-ridden tension…A laugh-out-loud modern-day fairy-tale in dual POV for those who know life never quite goes according to plan.The first book in a new standalone series: Bad Boy's Guide to...Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

Ten years of friendship. One wedding. And a lot of feelings no one's talking about. I'm the girl who has it all under control...until it comes to Caleb Miller. My best friend since high school, he's loud, loyal, and allergic to emotional responsibility. And for better or worse, he's always been my person. So when his brother's wedding rolls around and he needs a plus-one to survive the family chaos, I volunteer. Because what's seven days and one shared room between friends? Except now we're toeing a line we swore we'd never cross. I'm still holding out for Mr. Right, and Caleb isn't him. At least, not yet. He's still figuring out what feelings even mean. But somehow, the one thing I didn't expect is the only thing I can't stop thinking about. Kind of a Big Feeling is a friends-to-lovers romcom full of bad timing, messy feelings, holiday chaos, and the slowest of slow burns. Perfect for fans of early 2000s movies, cinnamon roll boys in crisis, and the girl who always has it together-until him.

The bigger the dreams, the bigger the drama. . . With major industry success and a year of college under her belt, Sunday Tolliver is ready to take her singer-songwriter talents to the next level. But new opportunities also mean totally unexpected drama. Her flirtationship with hot video star DeShawn is turning into much more--but the unfinished business between her and ex-boyfriend Sam won't go away. An explosive campus hazing scandal puts her friends up against a powerful sorority--and Sunday's skills on the line. And reluctantly helping her jealous cousin Dreya save her record deal is a major diva face-off that could end both their careers. Now Sunday will have to take mad risks and trust everything she's learned to stay true to her fab life--and herself. ""This series is poised to 'blow up'."" --Kirkus ""Plenty of reality show-type drama."" --RT Book Reviews on Doing My Own Thing