From #1 New York Times bestselling author and rom-com queen Becky Albertalli comes a buoyant new novel about daring to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight in love, life, and, yes, theater. Contrary to popular belief, best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker are not codependent. Carpooling to and from theater rehearsals? Environmentally sound and efficient. Consulting each other on every single life decision? Basic good judgment. Pining for the same guys from afar? Shared crushes are more fun anyway. But when Kate and Andy's latest long-distance crush shows up at their school, everything goes off-script. Matt Olsson is talented and sweet, and Kate likes him. She really likes him. The only problem? So does Anderson. Turns out, communal crushes aren't so fun when real feelings are involved. This one might even bring the curtains down on Kate and Anderson's friendship. Views: 573
A tween girl becomes a reluctant medium in this start to a hilariously haunting series.
There’s an old saying that “dead men tell no tales” — but that saying is definitely not true. Just ask twelve-year-old Kendall Williams, who can’t get dead people to stop talking to her, no matter how politely she asks. It’s pretty frustrating being able to hear and see people that no one else can. For one thing, her friends and family think she’s going crazy. And for another, being spotted by your crush while talking to (seemingly) no one is positively mortifying. But Kendall is going to have to learn how to deal, because the only way to quiet the dead is to help them.' Views: 573
Hate is easy. Love takes courage.My life is sweet. I work hard, party harder, surf whenever the hell I want and get any woman I desire. It can’t get any better.Then my worst enemy moves to town.I’ve hated her from as early as I can remember, and now she’s taunting me once again.Or tempting me?It seems the girl who plagued my younger years is now a woman I can’t get out of my head.I’m falling for my childhood enemy.Nothing good can come of this, or can it? Views: 573
Self-contained business consultant Jill Hatcher's one goal in life is to allow no one control over her life. Especially a man. But when she accepts her best friend's request to set up and manage an in-house day care for three months, Jill has to work with the one man who has the power to break down the barriers guarding her heart.Over-protective single father Michael Faraway wants a stable life for his four-year-old son and himself. While he does indulge his passion for Jill, he tries to shield his son from being hurt by a woman who has made it clear she isn't looking for a long-term commitment. But when Michael sees Jill's rapport with his son, he becomes determined to find a way to keep her in his life.Michael and his adorable son expect everything and offer more than Jill dared dream. Determined to hold onto her independence, she's afraid to let emotions rule her decisions. Only when a heart is shattered will her answer become crystal clear. Views: 573
Einstein didn't allow himself to believe in fate. Wouldn't give it a moment of consideration because if he thinks for a single instant there are wizened crones tugging at the fabric of his existence, he'll have to locate them and deal back the hand they sent his way. He believes his wife and daughter deserve more than that. Fate has nothing to do with the holes in his heart and life. No, those are due entirely to a world he tries to keep in his past. Tries and fails, and now all he has is cold granite to embrace.As the only nomad for the Bama Bastards MC, he takes pride in policing all potential threats to the club that's become his home and family. This includes trespassing shadows from his past.Mariam Threadgill still isn't used to her new life. After resigning herself to a reality as a broken prisoner in her childhood home, liberation had come in the form of unconventional champions: Rough and tumble bikers who proved to her how deceiving appearances could be.... Views: 573
“I’d hold on to us until this world fades into the next.”
“And when that world dissolves into another?”
“Eternity is a long time, but it’d never change how I feel about you.”
He’s a complex man, Kaden Sario.
He doesn’t know if he wants to help me bring the new world into light or play ignorant and plunge this fragile society further into darkness.
He claims he’s capable of love and that he isn’t like them, but sometimes I see no difference.
There’s a restlessness growing in the pit of my stomach, and I can’t ignore it. Something big is coming, and I refuse to be on the wrong side when it hits.
I finally understand that, in this brutal society, it’s kill or be killed. Views: 572
Warning: This is a novella, so buckle up for a quick, sweet read that will satisfy your curiosity.in·fat·u·a·tion A feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something; a strong and unreasoning attachmentFrom the moment Justin sees the beautiful blonde living in the apartment below his, he becomes curious, and over time, that curiosity turns into an obsession.When the moment finally strikes for him to make a move, will he take it?Find out what happens in the fourth and final book in the Underground Kings Series. Views: 572
When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife must work together, along with their daughter, to make his final days as comfortable as possible, despite the bitter absence of their estranged son. Next door, a young girl moves in with her grandmother and contends with the memories that Dad’s condition stirs up of her own mother’s death. A newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and son, and soon faces the disdain of his congregation when he offers more than they are used to getting on Sunday mornings. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do all they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Views: 572
I have one more year of baseball eligibility left. One more year to show the major league scouts that I'm worth it. That I'm good enough to play professional baseball for them. But honestly, I'm not sure that I am. So far, not a single scout has approached me. There are no agents banging down my door, hoping to represent me, no emails, no phone calls, no messages through Coach Jackson. No, nothing.I also want what all my friends have found; a girlfriend, a partner, a teammate. I know I come off as Fullton State's biggest player, but it's all a front. A defense mechanism. As long as I call the shots and keep the ladies playing by my rules, I can't get humiliated like I did my Freshman year. I know I need to change, but when girls only want to be with me because I'm a baseball player....What happens if I no longer am one?Who will want me then? Views: 572
Nine years before the events of the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old, Hendrik and his best friend Evert embark on a madcap adventure — with an unexpected guest.Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker, faithful friends in good and bad times, are well over seventy and their lives have quieted down. They see each other once a week to play chess, have a drink, and grab a bite to eat while reflecting on life. But one day, their peace is rudely disturbed when Evert shows up on Hendrik's doorstep with a surprise in the form of an unexpected little guest. He had spotted a stroller with a baby in it — unattended for just a minute — and, in a moment of utter madness, decided to take it for a walk. Hilarious, right? Not to Hendrik, who can barely believe his friend's stupidity. After Evert regains recovers from his momentary lapse of sanity, the two seventy-year-olds resolve to return their charge to its... Views: 572
