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I thought I knew pain. I thought I knew grief. I knew nothing. And nothing could compare to the moment Toby ripped my heart right out of my chest. Confirming all my worst fears. Shattering the very foundation my life has been built on. Deception is his weapon, and now I’m his victim. Rock bottom is a familiar place, and once again I’m trying to drag myself out of the pits of despair. But fate is an evil master, and before long I find myself with no other place to turn…but him. He might be cruel. Reckless. Dangerous. But I also know that he’ll do anything to right his wrongs.

Seventeen-year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: His father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant their dad left behind. But at the start of summer, a second change rolls in: Vivi Alexander, the new girl in town.

Hannah knows there's been a mistake. She doesn't need to be institutionalized. What happened to her roommate at that summer program was an accident. As soon as the doctor and judge figure out that she isn't a danger to herself or others, she can go home to start her senior year. Then Lucy arrives. Lucy has her own baggage, and she's the perfect project to keep Hannah's focus off all she is missing at home. But Lucy may be the one person who can get Hannah to confront the secrets she's avoiding - and the dangerous games that landed her in confinement in the first place.

Jandy Nelson's beloved, critically adored debut is now an Apple TV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel, Cherry Jones, Grace Kaufman, and Jacques Colimon. “Both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance." —NPR Adrift after her sister...

Curl up this winter with Snowed in at the Wildest Dreams Bookshop, a gorgeously cosy, grumpy x sunshine small-town romcom, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han. When snow falls, sparks fly… Ivy’s first term at art college hasn’t gone to plan. Lacking in friends and inspiration...

There are two sides to every story. The surface reality that’s presented to the world. And then, there’s the other side. The real one. The one that matters. Seventeen-year-old self-proclaimed asshole Toby Page is alone. No friends. No family. He trades maintenance work in exchange for room and board. Every day, he fights demons no one else can see. Every day, he wants to give up. But he can’t. Not yet. When Alice Eliot moves in downstairs, she offers Toby some light in his dark world.

Ever since he was a kid, Fielder Lemon’s large, opinionated Italian-American family has lived next to Ricky DeLuca and his large, opinionated Italian-American family. For almost as long, Fielder has known that he wants to marry Ricky one day. And he thought Ricky felt the same way—until Ricky breaks up with Fielder, saying he needs to figure out who he is on his own. One year later, Fielder is asked to be one of the best men in his cousin's destination wedding on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, but there's a twist: his cousin is marrying Ricky’s sister.

Shane has been doing college all wrong. Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time's a ticking, and she needs a change - there's nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. She's going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure! Easier said than done. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart.

Chase Williams ha lavorato sodo per riprendersi dal suo infortunio e vincere, finalmente, le Frozen Four di hockey con i Black Bears. Ma non ha fatto i conti con Aiden McGuire, che dopo anni di indifferenza torna prepotentemente nella sua vita deciso a riallacciare i rapporti.

Socially anxious teenager, Daisy Davidson braves another new start when her family moves on again. She begins the next college, terrified about struggling to fit in, but also keen to pursue her love of music. An awkward encounter with gorgeous fellow harpist Giorgio followed by a put down by Lucy, leader of the college clique leaves Daisy feeling like her worst fears have materialised. Her best friend, Jonno, is travelling the world and staying in touch is a challenge so Daisy feels very alone, until plain-speaking Grace befriends her.

Para Jenna Brown, su primer año en la Universidad suponía alejarse de su familia y sus amigos y enfrentarse al mundo por primera vez en su vida. Su novio le había dejado claras sus intenciones: a partir de ese momento, tenían una relación a distancia y abierta. Ambos podían hacer lo que quisieran porque sabían que se querían el uno al otro. Así que no pasaba nada si no dejaba de acercarse al mejor amigo del novio de su compañera de habitación, ¿no? Todo volvería a la normalidad en diciembre. ¿Cambiaría algo? Tenía hasta entonces para descubrirlo.

La relación de Nick y Noah está pasando por su peor momento, y parece que nada podrá volver a ser como antes... Van a tener que pasar por muchas cosas para finalmente comprender si de verdad están hechos el uno para el otro o si por lo contrario, estar separados es lo que de verdad les conviene. Pero ¿acaso se puede olvidar un amor tan fuerte? ¿Cómo pueden borrarse los recuerdos tatuados en el corazón?

A swoon-worthy and angst-filled forbidden romance about star-crossed lovers at an elite boarding school, perfect for fans of Maxton Hall and Eden Falls. From the author of YA sports romance sensation Rival Darling Passion. Anger. Fire. All these feelings are burning inside me. Noah Hastings has...

Brought to you by Penguin. Timely and powerful; the new coming-of-age thriller from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. 1. Live your best life. 2. Uncover family secrets. 3. Trust no one What would you do when you hear the news that humans have done such damage to the earth...

University was supposed to be a time of exploration, of learning, and new discoveries... I probably should have guessed that my problems weren't just going to vanish because I was feeling optimistic. The Fairy peoples have cut themselves off, taking important parts of me with them. A new threat emerges, wrapped in a righteousness that serves only to conceal a dreadful rot. Demons start to circle, Black Magic grows in power and influence, and my old enemies are starting to band together in the service of a new darkness.

Seventeen-year-old Charlotte Kent likes happy endings. Not that she's looking for one herself. Awkward, never been kissed, and bookish to the core, Lottie would rather read about love than experience it. But she enjoys helping others find their HEA in books. Lottie loves working at the library . . . even if it means running into Bo Stryker. Broody, athletic, and unfairly attractive when he frowns, Bo works at the flower shop across the street. Lottie is about to get rejected . . . when surprisingly, Bo steps in, pretends to be her boyfriend, and steals her first kiss.

A #1 New York Times bestseller A football star and the quiet new girl at school bond over family troubles in the first novel in a series from bestselling author Abbi Glines about a small Southern town filled with cute boys in pickup trucks, Friday night football games, and crazy parties that...

Brought to you by Penguin. An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over...

Belly misura il tempo in estati. Tutto ciò che di bello e magico è successo nella sua vita, è successo fra giugno e agosto. L'inverno è solo il periodo che la divide dalla prossima estate, dalla casa sulla spiaggia e da Susannah che, oltre a essere la migliore amica di sua mamma, è anche la madre di Jeremiah e Conrad. Loro sono gli amici con i quali è cresciuta: uno è il ragazzo su cui contare, l'altro è quello che ti fa battere il cuore.

"No one can blend family, humor, satire, and love into a single perfect story like Maurene Goo can . . ." - Marie Lu, No.1 New York Times bestselling author Samantha Kang has always butted heads with her mom, Priscilla, who is a first-generation Korean American, a former high school cheerleader...