In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank. Soon, her grades plummet, her relationships with family and friends deteriorate, and she needs more and more of the monster just to get through the day. Kristina hits her lowest point when she is raped by one of her drug dealers and becomes pregnant as a result. Her decision to keep the baby slows her drug use, but doesn't stop it, and the author leaves the reader with the distinct impression that Kristina/Bree may never be free from her addiction. In the author's note, Hopkins warns "nothing in this story is impossible," but when Kristina's controlled, high-powered mother allows her teenage daughter to visit her biological father (a nearly homeless known drug user), the story feels unbelievable. Still, the descriptions of crystal meth use and its consequences are powerful, and will horrify and transfix older teenage readers, just as Alice did over 20 years ago.

    

    

    Finding comfort in darkness.August Villin was a name people feared.Cruel and powerful, his anger was a storm that never went away.He was the monster that lurked in all of your worst nightmares, waiting for you to cross onto his dangerous path. But the gates of hell swing open and all hell breaks loose,When they cross paths.

    . . and Ryan and Sarah are trying to get to the heart of it. But after an eerie accident leaves Ryan housebound and forbidden to see Sarah, their investigation takes two tracks: Ryan records everything in his journal, while Sarah uses her videocam to search things out. . .and then email the clips for Ryan to see. In a new, groundbreaking format, the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a special website, with links and passwords given throughout the book.Skeleton Creek, one of Mr. Carman’s most popular series, has won or been nominated for many awards including:Nevada Young Readers’ AwardPennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice AwardsNew Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award shortlistChildren’s Book Council book of the year nomineeDelaware Diamonds ShortlistOregon Battle of the Books Shortlist

    

    

    She is a model, has amazing friends, and has a perfect life. All of this is until her father is brutally murdered. Her perfect life spins out of control and she still hasn't picked up the pieces, which is why she is sent to Downright High, the school for delinquents. Here, Hayley finds herself in a mixture of trouble, ranging from enemies, fights, riots to even falling in love. Will Hayley end up getting her life back on track or will this school end her, once and for all?

    I was sent to find her.Protect her at all costs. I never expected I would want to make her mine. Kerri is everything I’ve been told I can never have.All I shouldn’t be stupid enough to want.I want her anyway.And I’m willing to do whatever it takes.Even if it means walking away from everything I’ve ever had.****I thought I got away.Left a life I hated behind.But it’s come back for me in the form of a man with haunted eyes and wicked lips.A man who tempts me in ways no one has before.Evan brings out the best in me and tames the worst.I never expected I’d have to fight the man I hate most, to keep the one I love.But I’ll burn the world down before I let someone take him from me.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ If big, tattooed, protective guys are your thing, this book will be catnip.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ OMG I loved this book… I WANT MORE!!⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ FIVE HUGE and bright stars for this awesome read.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Incredible writing and incredible characters.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A fast-paced story that draws you in from the beginning and doesn’t let you go until the final page.

    

    He did not speak. He just kept looking into my eyes without as much as a blink."And then...?" he said, in his arrogant voice. "You want to be my girlfriend next?"Merge yourself in the world of... Aryan, Trisha, Rohan, Danny and Aysha.An inescapable story of love and tears that gets your heartbeat racing.

    

    A Tennessee transplant, she ends up in California when her father lands a job at a top law firm.Neely fills her time painting seascapes, still life art, and combing the beach for her next perfect picture. And then, the boy down the beach enters her life, and she will never be the same.Seth Drake, a year older than Neely, takes her under his wing. He enjoys hanging with her and they are soon inseparable. As they grow close, their friendship gives way to something more. But before the teens can fully revel in their budding romance, Neely's life is ripped apart. Her father's infidelity is made public, and her mother is determined to seek vengeance by using Neely as her weapon. She takes Neely and moves back to Tennessee.Months later, when Neely returns to visit her father, she finds that Seth has matured in ways she'd never imagined. Neely isn't sure if she's ready to take the next step in their relationship. In the end, Neely makes a decision she may live to regret. This first installment in the Evermore Series is bittersweet; complete with first love, first heartbreak, a family forever fractured by infidelity, and a teenager that becomes the primary caregiver for her mentally unstable mother. But Neely has strength that sometimes surprises even her. She learns how to cope - any way she can.

    Instead of settling down and doing things the normal way, they are off chasing the famous rogue which killed Saxon's mum years ago with half of her pack joining them and one of his trusted pack members. Will the two wolves ever get their happily ever after or are they just destined to keep on breaking all the werewolf traditions?

    I’ve moved on, married his enemy, and started my own family. Everything was perfect…until it wasn’t. My new life was a lie, and my husband turned out to be a fraud. The man that I married was now a wanted fugitive, and my ex-fiancé was the cop who was intent on making him pay. He’s convinced that a simple apology and a dimpled smile is enough to fix that broken heart that he tore apart years ago. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him at a distance. Yet, all it takes is one kiss, one touch for me to remember how great our love was before he threw it away. Little does he know that I’m not the young, foolish girl who he left behind. If he thinks he can waltz back into my life like the past never happened, he has another thing coming. I can accept that fate sent him back to me. Now, I need to assure my foolish heart that this means nothing.

    Determined to take control of her life, Lucy gets engaged to her very normal boyfriend. However, before she can make it down the aisle, a darkly handsome and mysterious King Alvar appears and tells her the time has come for her to marry him and become his queen. Now Lucy's idea of reality is thrown upside down as she becomes entwined in determining the fate of both her world and Alvar's.

    A chance to remain in her life after I leave this place.I’ve spent my final days plotting and writing letters. Letters to guide her for all her firsts without me. If everything goes according to plan, she will love me even more, and if all goes correctly, she will love him just as much. You think I’m crazy? Maybe.Only time will tell. You might even find yourself falling in love with me. Who knows? Life is full of surprises.

    

    The one with the pouty lips, the messy hair and the long fingers that knew how to make a guitar weep. All it took was one 30-second viral video of him singing Happy Birthday to propel him to rockstar status and plant him firmly out of my league.But now he's back home for the Holidays, smirking and flirting and ruining my panties with his world-famous gravelly rasp.He doesn't seem to realize I'm still that geeky girl I was all those years ago. All he wants for Christmas is a hot and heavy Holiday hookup. A chance to live out the grown-up version of the fantasies I was too scared to act on eleven years ago.From our first encounter, it's fireworks. From our first kiss, it's explosive. One slip of his hand between my thighs and suddenly, "Joy to the World" has a whole new meaning.What girl wouldn't want to get tangled up under the mistletoe in those strong, muscled arms? To trace that broad, tattooed chest with her tongue? To hear that gruff, melodic baritone singing "Silver Bells" in her ear? All rhetorical questions, by the way.I guess the real question is, will he change his tune when he finds out I'm still a virgin?HOLIDAY HOOKUP WITH A ROCKSTAR is quirky, flirty, hot holiday romance set in small-town Illinois.

    She is a girl on a mission: living high school to the fullest. Together with her best friend Emma she writes a bucket list for her last year in high school. Sarah is determined to experience everything she has missed out on so far, like “Have a food fight,“ “Get detention“, “Be the hot topic of the rumor mill”, “Crash a party” and many more. But little did she realize how her mission affects others as well. Will she be able to fulfill every task on her list? And is she really ready for new experiences, new friends and maybe even a new love…?

    But that goes down the drain and she finds herself in tumultuous situations.All because of-One lake party.One stupid cousin.One wrong phone call.And of course-one badass racer.

    I was carefree and single, I liked it that way; I had my own problems.Shelby Andrews threw a spanner in the works. She took my heart into her hands and never gave it back.She owns me.They say if it’s meant to be you’ll find a way, but when the unexpected happens and assumptions are made, can Shelby and Jaxon’s love survive the roadblocks that are about to be put in place?

    The police have been able to do nothing to help her until they suggest that she be sent away to Bentwood Institute for Boys to go into hiding. But being the only girl in an all-boys school for delinquents isn't exactly as good as it sounds. After entering the school, she finds herself being stalked again. But as she looks for answers, secrets start to unravel.From Wattpad.

    She lives for the simple things; pizza, good tunes, bad movies and watching the world go by through the lens of her camera.William ‘Grayson’ Harlow IV, is anything but simple. He’s gorgeous, clever, extremely wealthy and completely controlled by the expectations of his family.From the moment they meet, the sparks are undeniable. The hitch? Josie has a boyfriend, and Grayson is engaged to be married to heiress and socialite, Melanie Warren.After an unforgettable and innocent night together in the City of Sin, they return to their very different lives, on opposite sides of the country, questioning their relationships.Neither expected to see each other again, until weeks later, a high society wedding has them seated together at the infamous ‘singles’ table. The sparks ignite, but Grayson isn’t who Josie thought he was, and her simple life is about to get complicated.Thrown into a whirlwind of lies and deception, Josie is left to trust the one person who has the power to destroy everything she’s ever worked for. While Grayson’s merciless family will stop at nothing to get what they want.Torn between two worlds, Grayson must find a way to protect Josie’s future without it costing the one thing he can’t let go. Her heart.

    

    "He thinks that if all that is wild and beautiful in the world wound up in one person, it would be her.❞

    

    Smith

    On that day she learned that the billionaire who lords over the city keeps people with the gift of magic as his personal slaves. And none can escape him alive.When Zari's drunken father boasts that his daughter has magic, Zari will do anything to protect her little sister. Even lie to take her place as a slave.But how long can she survive the billionaire's cruel tests and tasks when she can't cast a single spell?In this modern day, urban fantasy retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, can a young woman escape a cage of gold and lies?

    Each year they would declare a winner on who would be the first too take another girls V-card, and with each year, the pressure would be increased and the boys aim at more girls. Last year, it’s said the group created a website, broadcasting the girls they’ve already had to the entire school, as well as anyone else paying attention, but only if they had a password to the site.There were six boys, they were all gorgeous, and they were constantly referred by girls as the “Sexy Six”. The first two years of my high school life, I had gone seemingly unnoticed by the Sexy Six, almost as if I was one of the girls none of them wanted, though almost all of my friends had been claimed by them. I, of course, didn’t complain. I would rather be seen as a grenade than a trophy, but I was still slightly wounded… who wouldn’t be if all their friends were picked long ago? I avoided the boys anyway, never succumbing to my envy and trying to get chosen simply so I wouldn’t be left out. When it was time for my last year of high school to begin, I had hoped they would just leave me alone.To bad the victim, is me.

    Being raised by a single father has only brought them closer.When Ava goes out for drinks with her sisters she doesn't know she ends up meeting the man who breaks all of her rules.Never sleep with the same guy twice.Get out before he gets attached.No cuddling.When she wakes up to do her normal walk of shame out of his apartment the familiar voice of her best friend stops her. Not only can she not walk away but she doesn't plan on falling hard for her best friends brother. She tries hard to keep her emotions out of anything involving Mark but he won't let that happen.Mark doesn't sleep with the same girl twice. He usually ends up kicking them out before they can pass out. He's knows that he's a player and loves to live that way. It isn't until a certain Davis is caught leaving his bed that he realizes he can't let her go. Will he break his rule when it comes to Ava Davis?

    Books included in this are :- Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, Grip of the Shadow Plague, Keys to the Demon Prison. Description:- Fablehaven For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite. Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep relative order among greedy trolls, mischievous satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies. Rise of the Evening Star At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists -- a potion master, a magical relics collector, and a mystical creature trapper. Grip of the Shadow Plague Danger lurks everywhere at Fablehaven, where someone has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn, now that long trusted allies have been revealed as potential foes. Keys to the Demon Prison Since ancient times, the great demon prison Zzyzx has protected the world from the most dangerous servants of darkness, including Gorgrog, the Demon King. After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five artifacts necessary to open the legendary prison.Please note these are normal standard books supplied by publishers which are then gift wraped in a generic slipcase specially for you to create your very own special gift box set ideal for Christmas, Birthday and any other special occasion.

    He rebuffed her years ago but now he wants a second chance to win her heart.Legal Affairs (Legal Affairs, Book #1):Attorney McKayla Dawson had the hottest (and only) one night stand of her life, but things get awkward when she finds out on Monday morning that the mystery man who rocked her world is her new boss. The law has never felt so hot in this witty and steamy workplace romance.Wicked Favor (Wicked Horse Vegas, Book #1):Jerico Jameson and his exclusive Vegas sex club, The Wicked Horse, help bring new meaning to the name “Sin City” as he decides a little revenge is in order when the sister of his enemy comes seeking a high-priced favor. This enemies to lovers workplace romance will have you begging for more.

    . .. . . and the breakup made it worse.Is she forever trapped in the friend zone?Brayleigh has had a tough life as a foster kid. Now, kicked out and homeless, it's all she can do to survive. Still, she's a young woman with strength. But is there hope in the form of her crush?Zain wants to help her.Their chemistry is clear.There's just one problem...she's carrying a secret that will alter her life.As she hides in his attic, Brayleigh must make some decisions. Ones that will affect her loved ones. Can she trust Zain to help her decide?You'll love this heart-wrenching romance because the best things in life don't come easily, but Brayleigh is willing to fight for them.Get it now!

    Reeling as the whole school finds out the truth, Joel takes to the woods, leaving the bullies and his broken home behind.However, life as a runaway isn’t easy, as Joel’s hallucinations and nightmares follow him into the wilderness. To stop them once and for all, he pieces clues together with flashes of the images that play endlessly inside his head – will he figure out the identity of the person who caused his nightmare before it’s too late?

    A descendant of the Neanderthal who once thrived throughout Eurasia, his people crossed the same ancient land bridge as the original Native Americans. They have roamed Pacific Northwest forests for thousands of years, and their occasional sightings by humans have become the mythic stuff of the Bigfoot legend.One day Kronos spots a helicopter with hunters, swarming down upon a family of wolves, including his friend Lucca. Kronos runs to the scene, trying to stop the slaughter. But then, the guns of the humans turn upon him. He is wounded, cut off from the rest of his family, and pursued by the hunters.All seems lost, until he comes upon a human teenage girl Ella Marshall. Ella and her family want to help Kronos, and a deep, emotional bond forms between them. But soon, the danger becomes even more deadly as trigger happy hunters, weekend warriors, and even the government itself, begin to move in from all sides.The Last Neanderthal is a harrowing and heartfelt adventure from the vivid imagination of James J. Caterino, author of Steel Phantom, The B Girl, and the Caitlin Star series.

    My lover. My ultimate undoing.I'm exiled. Banished from the concrete jungle I call home and forced to spend my summer on my uncle's farm.That's where I met my step-cousin, Tobias, a guy who takes the strong, silent type to the next level. We were told to stay away from each other. Bad influences, they said.But, as we'll soon discover, all we have is each other inside the brutal and dangerous world of the Midwest Alphas, an illegal fighting tournament that promises fame and glory for the victor.Tobias is the local favorite to win it all, but his competitors will stop at nothing to keep that from happening. Including going after the one thing he wants more than winning. Me. I trust him when he says he won't let anybody put their hands on me.Anybody but him.Untouched is an epic tale of young star-crossed lovers from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tabatha Kiss and her dark alter ego, Tabatha Drake! It is book one of a trilogy.

    Annabelle won’t let an eighteen year old pop star distract her for her ambitions of being a musician.Xavier Matthews doesn't know who he is anymore. His management has taken control of his very soul, so much so he doesn't like the music he makes.Organised by his management (AKA. His dad), Xavier Matthews is the star of ‘his’ reality TV; The Search for Cinderella.100 completely random school girls will come to sunny California to the mansion where the games will begin. The aim; to be Xavier’s date to the grand ball.He thought it’s going to be just another crappy TV show, until Annabelle Kennedy gives him a rude awakening.

     Taj has been Presley's blond-haired, blue-eyed best friend since she was five years old. But as they grew up, Presley's feelings turned into much more.Problem is? Taj doesn't know she's fallen for him, and she's afraid their friendship will be ruined if he finds out. However, when emotions get heated, Presley is torn between her childhood best friend and the father of her baby. After the dust settles, can their hearts mend?Or will Presley have no choice but to walk this life without the other half of her soul?Forever Yours is a standalone story which will rip your heart out, but then put it back together with a HEA.

    That was until the arrival of Blake Thompson. He was my best friends new step-brother, forbidden, out of reach. Or he should have been. One glimpse behind the mask he wears for the world and I'm addicted to the alluring, intriguing person I find there.Blake ThompsonThere is never a good time to leave your dying father and friends, but senior year was the worst. It was bearable, just, because of Cara Daniels.An obsession I never truly allowed myself, instead using her to make myself feel better.She was the yard stick I used to measure every woman who followed here. Nobody ever measured up.But now I’m a rockstar and she's just been hired to come on tour with us.Can I trust this twist of fate? Or will our past destroy my present?

    Lifelong bonds. Personal tragedies.The story opens with the friends in their mid-20s, careers still up in the air, relationships disastrous and secrets buried deep.By the end of this saga, everything will have changed. Not all will survive and some bonds which previously appeared unbreakable will be smashed to smithereens.A darkness exists just beneath the surface and will slowly unravel. Will justice prevail? Find out . . .This first box set contains: Bad Friends, Bad Actor and Bad Wife

     In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.

    Six terrific books by Gordan Korman! This set includes the Island Trilogy: Shipwreck; Survival; and Escape-plus the Everest Trilogy: The Contest; The Climb; and The Summit.

    Not only do they love hockey and live to tear up the ice, but they also hate each other with a passion. More importantly, both Grace and Sebastian are humiliated by the attraction they feel towards one another. After all, you're not supposed to have the hots for your sworn enemy... Since tryouts, Sebastian has resented the girl that could threaten his spot as number one player on the hockey team. Grace, on the other hand, can't stand that her captain is a sexist, arrogant, womanizer. Can the two teammates make it through the hockey season without killing each other?

    ( http://brendahiatt.com/subscribe ) Covers events leading up to Starstruck as well as the opening chapters from Rigel's perspective. (Contains minor spoilers for those who haven't read Starstruck book 1)

    You know what happened during their senior year. You know about Hunter and how Jordan's complained about Jesse countless times. But now it's time to find out what really happened during their first three and a half years of high school. Jordan and Jesse are enemies once again, and their lives are no longer threatened. What was it like all those years before they went to Camp Kingston? Join them for their freshman, sophomore, junior, and beginning of senior year as they fight and bicker once again.

    

    Her only connection to him is the leather jacket he left behind. Years later, she’s still reeling from the aftereffects of her injuries, convinced that no man will love her once he uncovers her secret. She lives a life of solitude and hides behind her days of monotony. And then James storms into her life.After James helps a young girl in a car accident, he sets his life course—determined that nothing will stand in his way. Once he accomplishes his dreams, one unforeseen event changes his orderly existence into one of chaos. He spirals downward and can’t summon the strength to pull himself from the edge of despair. Until Lisa becomes a beautiful distraction.Familiarity and a sense of peace draw them to one another. They soon discover they lived parallel lives that intertwined at the most crucial points. Can their revelations help them face their fears and move forward, or will history repeat itself?Dreams CollideTina craves adventure, food, and her new client, restaurant owner Gerry.At sixteen, Tina was full of energy, fearless, and desperate to get out of New Jersey. But her dreams shattered when her mother died tragically. She was thrust into the role of mothering her family while hiding the horrible truth of that day.Now that Tina feels she’s paid her penance, she wants to rediscover the ambitious girl she used to be. With her new dream job and a move to Hoboken, it’s her time to spread her wings. Tina’s first client is a restaurant owner who tempts her—not only with food but with himself. She’d felt this kind of attraction only once before in college and is flooded with memories of an unforgettable kiss. One of her biggest regrets.Gerry desires anonymity, a new life, and the beautiful website designer Tina.Gerry fled Germany to escape the destruction of his reputation. After months of staying under the radar, he opens a restaurant in New York City. When he hires a website design firm, Gerry finds himself working closely with Tina—whom he had a taste of years ago and now finds a sweet indulgence.Even as they admit their attraction to each other, unexpected circumstances threaten to separate them again. Will their love be strong enough to give up their dreams? Or will someone be left behind?Souls CollideBeauty, brains, and money. Alexa has it all, and luck is her middle name. She’s the first to defend her family and friends and never needs help in return. Men fall at her feet—except the abrasive police officer Kent, who seems to despise her. But a series of strange events punctures her protective bubble, exposing her to fear and self-doubt. She doesn’t know who she should be more afraid of, her unknown pursuer or the sudden protective, softer side of the officer.Kent has watched the women he loves the most in his life suffer unbearably, unable to save them himself, and now he refuses to get close to anybody. To most people, he’s a heartless, angry cop without a soft interior. Until one stormy day, fate teases him with a warm ray of Alexa’s sunshine, melting a piece of his icy heart. Kent believes he hates her, but when her brightness dims, his hate turns into something else. Something he refuses to let another person take away from him, especially the stranger lurking in the shadows.

    

    Lucy Walters likes to remind Taylor that his sluttish behaviour is well... completely sluttish. Having just finished her own assignment to spend two weeks disguised as a boy, Taylor demands she put her money where her mouth is and be his girlfriend for two weeks as part of his own assignment to prove that monogamy is all it's cracked up to be.Having just broken up with her almost, kind-of-not boyfriend Jake Brennan, Lucy uses Taylor as a distraction to get over Jake, after she found out Jake wasn't over his cheating ex-girlfriend, Milly. In fact, he was still getting under her.Over the two weeks, working her way through her issues with Jake, Taylor in general and Jake and Taylors issues they have with each other, Lucy is quickly revealing she has never had a boyfriend quite like Taylor Cadley. Leaving her with the decision to plant her feet firmly on the ground, or run screaming, as fast as she can. The Sequel to A Guy Like Her, A Boyfriend Like Him begins where the first story left off, answering the unanswered questions of what Jake is going to do now, how Lucy will react to it mixed with the usual shenanigans of Taylor's constant flirting and Kathy's cynical reality checks.

    In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA’s Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of firs-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers.

    She's collateral damage, trapped within a cage of secrets, a risk to the reputation of a boy held on a perfect pedestal. And maybe freeing herself from her shackles is as unrealistic as it is dangerous.But lies can only last as long as their facade survives. And Maddy is sure she is dying.A deeper, darker, and steamier insight into the characters of High School Hit List. Find out what happened to the royalty of Arlington once they left the kingdom.

    When the opportunity to attend a school across the country presents itself, she jumps at the chance.She's a rare dream walker who remembers every timeline, no matter who changes it. Even if the change happened by accident. Her rare gift makes life confusing and stressful when she's surrounded by other dreamers 24/7.So, she could use the break.But then a time shift turns Sebastien Penn—a fellow dream walker and longtime friend—into the new kid at school. Tessa is the only one who remembers the old him, and she's certain the time shift made his life worse.Things have to be changed back, but this new version of Sebastien is showing her all kinds of attention. The kind she’s always wanted.The problems don't stop coming, and soon, she catches wind of serious troubles involving her parents. If nothing changes, it could mean the end of her happy family, and even the end of Dream Walker Academy.The past is broken, and only Tessa has the power to fix it. If she doesn't lose everything first.

    Engaged to be married in a few months, Yvonne is thrown off guard when she finds herself attracted to the handsome bookstore owner, Jake Lantz—and now she’s asking herself unexpected questions about her future.Jake Lantz made a promise to his grandfather to never sell the book Yvonne wants to buy, and it’s a promise he plans to keep. Jake begins to read the book with Eva, one of his employees, and Eva sees this time together as a way to get Jake to see her in a new light. Eva’s loved him for years but senses Yvonne’s attraction to Jake right away—and she wonders how Jake feels about Yvonne, an attractive English woman determined to stay in Montgomery until she convinces Jake to sell the rare book.As Yvonne’s, Jake’s, and Eva’s individual paths merge into something more than they could have imagined, each must face decisions they never anticipated. Will Jake ultimately break his promise to his grandfather? Will Yvonne leave the quaint life she’s been living in Amish Country to go back to her fiancé? And will Eva be able to get Jake to see her as more than a friend? The answers just might be buried within the pages of a rare book.

    Always does his homework and always listens to mother and father. Except in one thing.His friendship with Kaycee McLane. Much to his parent's dismay, he has befriended the girl from the wrong side of town and he will not shake her. What happens when Calvin decides he wants more? Will his family give? Or will they dig in their heels and put a stop to this budding romance before it starts? Can Calvin stand up to his family, and if he does, can he accept the consequences?

    A timely phone call provides Lilly a means to escape her nightmare, but is her family ready for what they will face?While Lilly takes the time to heal and regain control of her life, an unexpected source of support appears in the form of her brother's best friend - and her old crush - Lennox.Lilly hesitates to take on a new relationship, but Lennox is not giving up. He wants Lilly to find her way and be herself again: the relaxed and easygoing woman she used to be.Can the love of a good man convince this scarred and frightened woman to trust again? Or is it only going to push her away?

    Lifelong bonds. Personal tragedies.Two of the biggest characters of this series recount their own stories in this instalment. And then we have a spanner thrown into the works. By the end of this saga, everything will have changed. Not all will survive and some bonds which previously appeared unbreakable will be smashed to smithereens. A darkness exists just beneath the surface and will slowly unravel. Will justice prevail? Find out . . .This second box set contains: Bad Girl, Bad Guys and Bad Lover

    Will it bring them closer together or tear them part? Rick MarshallI once believed the path ahead was the right course. My business is thriving. I have best mates, I can count on, and women who love to play without reservations.Five weeks ago, when I walked into Milly’s, I was on a mission to protect Emily Moore from a common enemy. Never did I think she would shake my life to its foundations. Emily MooreA seven year old secret, which I will take to my grave, came so close to being blown when my ex-boyfriend abused me for information, making me promise to never let another man into my life.Until I met Rick. His cocky and confident attitude could be seen a mile away but what had my pulse thrashing against my chest, was his sexy, windblown, dark brown hair, and his heart-stopping, glacier blue eyes.When I look back at our time together, it was our little holiday in the Caribbean where I fell in love with his soft heart and sense of humor. But our happiness was short lived, as more secrets cause problems between us. If only I had listened to myself in the first place. Em’s Secret series spans over three books. An adaption of a fictional story written by Emily Foxx. She originally wrote the plot with her husband Rick Foxx back in 2015 on Twitter and in a blog.

    Strength, after all, is how Clementine Fowler survived after her world was washed away by ash and lava and became one of the most notorious pirates the world has ever known. Unfortunately, Thea has inherited none of her mother’s ruthlessness and grit. After a lifetime of being told she is a disappointment, Thea longs to escape life under her mother’s thumb. And when she falls for a handsome sailor named Bauer, she thinks she’s found her chance at a new life. But it’s not long before first love leads to first betrayal, and Thea learns that there’s more than one way to be strong.

    Holly is excited about her mother's wedding, and she's thrilled to help plan it -- but their ideas about a perfect wedding don't match Meanwhile, Holly's "first love" has declared his true feelings for her, but can she trust him anymore? A strict scrutiny test will reveal Jared's reliability.

    With her love lost, Miwako promises to give her beautiful hands to the handsome demon Rin.

    It would be easier, then, to cope.My love? Murdered. My family? Betrayed. Friends? Fallen.And all that in the name of the Hiezers.My name is Blague. Just Blague. My surname was stripped the day I was marked for exile. Now I wander in the sands of the forgotten continents, scraping by among the rest of the outcasts. There are others like me, out here. Capable minds and able bodies, all scorned in one way or another by our oppressors. Every one of us has witnessed that same terrible scene: screaming citizens as they’re bagged and dragged off into labs, intended for some experimental purpose. We dare not act out, of course. Not under the watchful gaze of the Hiezers. Not beneath their lashing whips, where one false move could be our last.It’s only in the shadows where we can plot. Tactically. Quietly. Gathering munitions until the time is right. I know something is amiss about the chemical they’ve used to brand our skin. It burns hot when we fight. So I’ll use it… I'll use it, and light the fire that defines the legacy of an entire rebellion, even if it kills me.By the time this is over, I'm going to make them wish they'd buried me too...

    At 14 years old she was like other so many other 14 year olds—lacking confidence and maintaining belief that she was a nobody who would never know any happiness in her life. But after she meets someone so much like her, together they discover inner strengths in themselves, and a deep friendship that would be tested over and over again by events and other people coming into their lives, along with an ongoing uncertainty over what their relationship should really be like.So many things they share, the greatest of all being their love of their enthusiasm and career as musicians, and yet still the ongoing question hovers over them—should they be together . . . as a couple?Embark on a journey from the intense emotions of teenage years, and on through adult life eventualities such as marriage, parenting, post-natal depression, and a never ending uncertainty about a life choice that eventually contributes to infidelity.

    But his math tutor, Tommy, not so much. When their worlds collide, it forces each one to truly examine their own reality. Duke realizes he’s more like a sheep, who only knows how to follow. As for Tommy, he allows his tortured past to define his future.Duke must find the courage to really be himself, even if that means losing it all; while Tommy must confront his grief to find the closure he desperately needs. In the unlikely friendship that they form, they each grow on the strengths of the other.Lynn Langan’s debut novel, Duke & the Lonely Boy is a story about understanding who you really are, unlikely friendships, overcoming tragedy, and finding true closure to heal a broken heart.

    And she thought he loved her too. But she's starting to realise that real love isn't supposed to hurt like this.So now she's retracing their story, revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn how to get over him. What Magic Is This: Sophia, Mia and Alexis are clinging on to a spark of hope that maybe - just maybe - they're special. But could they really be witches with the power to cast life-changing spells? When the three friends gather to cheer up heartbroken Sophia, they're ready to put their theory to the test. Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes: Welcome to Camp Reset, a summer camp with a difference. A place offering a shot at 'normality' for Olive, a girl on the edge, and for the new friends she never expected to make - who each have their own reasons for being there. It Only Happens in the Movies: The greatest love story ever told doesn't feature kissing in the snow or racing to airports. It features pain and confusion and hope and wonder and a ban on cheesy cliches. Oh, and zombies...YA star Holly Bourne tackles real love in this hugely funny and poignant novel. The Manifesto on How to be Interesting: Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when she's told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting.

    The death of her father as well as the curious mental decline and subsequent imprisonment of her mother, have left her truly and utterly alone. Despite her misfortune, she has managed to carve out a decent life for herself. She’s found a good family, friends and at sixteen, she’s finally realizing a semblance of normalcy. That is, until she moves to Southern California. Strange things begin to happen. Things that become increasingly difficult for her to ignore. Suddenly, she finds herself thrust into a supernatural underworld that defies human comprehension. In this new world, a war is raging and in a cruel twist of fate, Sefira is somehow at the center of it. Something’s coming, and it will force her to reevaluate everything she’s ever been told and unearth the demons she thought she’d left behind. Once she travels down this road, there’s no turning back….

    It all started because of a small mistake. Something so trivial, it could happen to anyone. Could it be that there are no coincidences?

    I will update the author once confirmed. This was taken off internet site: scribd.Web-based eBook LinkStories include:1) Before The Fire2) What Happened to Trevor3) Daniel In L.A4) Daniel’s First Sighting5) Daniel & Gabbe’s Fight

    In a world of swiping pics on dating apps, she wants to give the dating scene a much needed personal touch. This is why she started the Date Maker, a matchmaking service for local college students. If only Declan Adams didn't ruin everything!What’s the worst that can happen when you’re running a dating service? Turns out, there’s a lot! Follow Morgan, Declan, and a host of fun characters as they attempt to find love in less than ideal circumstances.  Disastrous Dates: The Complete Collection is a bundling of four novellas that were originally published as a serial, and includes the following titles:The Date MakerMeet Your MatchThe Grudge MatchThe Maker's Match

    To escape from domestic drudgery in her poor Lancashire village with her friend Marcie, and to make their living through their healing skills. They have sworn to keep well away from men.But when roving, magnetic Waterloo veteran Seàn McGilroy comes back to the village, Joan is drawn to him, for all his repuation as a philanderer and trifler. Appalled by the poverty all about, McGilroy joins the Radicals in organising a protest march to St. Peter's Fields in Manchester.Joan and Marcie meanwhile, organise a group of women to march along with them. Joan finds shemust choose between her growing feelings for McGilroy and her dreams of independence with Marcie.Meanwhile, McGilroy has made powerful enemies who have the support of the government to destroy the Radicals....

    This set includes: 1. The Clique; 2. Best Friends for Never; 3. Revenge of the Wannabes; 4. Invasion of the Boy Snatchers; 5. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back; 6. Dial L for Loser; 7. It's Not Easy Being Mean; 8. Sealed with a Diss; 9. Bratfest at Tiffany's; 10. Massie; 11. Dylan; 12. Alicia; 13. Kristen; 14. Claire; 15. P.S. I Loathe You; 16. Boys R us; 17. Charmed and Dangerous: The Rise of the Pretty Committee; 18. These Boots Are Made for Stalking; 19. My Little Phony; and 20. A Tale of Two Pretties.

     "Gladly, but before I go I have just one thing to say. You've never been a good father. You've always treated Poppy and her mother like absolute sh*t." "You know nothing about being a father, you little punk!" "Yeah, well your innocent little girl calls me daddy when I f*ck her from behind, so that's close enough to me." Knox spat before hauling me out of my seat and leaving. *** Ever since Poppy Nicole was little, she's been a shy girl with a heart of pure gold. Her innocence is blaringly obvious and she has nothing but the best intentions for everyone on her mind. Everyone has always loved the sweet-minded girl. Knox Carmichael is Charleston, South Carolina's resident bad boy and infamous hell-raiser. He's been on a first-name basis with law enforcement since the young age of ten years old. Before his parents got fed up and sent him away to military school when he was fourteen, one of Knox's favorite pass times was taunting his one and only Poppy. Poppy's life was going great, fantastic even. She was accepted into the local college, along with her best friend - and Knox's little sister - Kiara, and she couldn't wait to get a start on her nursing studies. But then, life takes a turn for the worst, as the devil himself shows up unannounced to their dorm suite just as the girls are unpacking their belongings. Poppy hopes that Knox has grown up and ended his torturous ways, if only she knew just how wrong she actually was. If only she knew he was back for one thing, and one thing only. To take what is and always has been rightfully his; Poppy. COPYRIGHT authorrunknown ALL RIGHTS RESERVED **STORY WILL CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL THEMES. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK**SEQUEL IS NOW OUT! (League of Her Own)Hit 1 Million on 11/25/16Hit 2 Million on 2/7/17

    Infact, I think you should watch out, I'm about to take over." I smirked"We'll see" he says with a similar smirk before turning in his heels and walking off, along with Zac, Chase and Blake.This is going to be one heck of a year.****Meet Skylar Reed! A bad girl who knows what she wants and will stop at nothing until she gets it! She's not afraid to do and say what others only dream about. She's looked down on as a trashy slutty drunk girl in society, but in all reality she does what everyone wants to do, she just has enough guts to do it. She's the life of the party and isn't afraid to put a bitch in her place if she crosses the line. People may think she's out of control,but the truth is that she has a reason for why she does what she does, they just don't know it.Now meet Dylan Ryder! The badboy of Eastwood High. The boy who has many characteristics of a naughty boy: he's independent and willful; he does what he wants when he wants; he doesn't follow trends, they follow him; he often looks scruffy, but hip; he's not looking for trouble, but there's a sense of danger about him. For these reasons and more, he's irresistible to women. What happens when the two worlds of Skylar and Dylan collide?What happens when the first meeting results in hatred?What happens when this hatred results in love?

    Aiden Corwin, recently diagnosed with kidney failure, prays his biological father will step in to support him. Zafirah Negasi attempts to re-kindle her passion for dancing as she overcomes a heart operation. Just a few steps down the street, Tanya James forgives her twin sibling who is a transplant survivor of ten years. These stories remind us to sign the organ register, inspire us to host a fundraising event, and encourage transplant recipients to stay active and healthy after their operations. This book offers hope to those waiting for an organ. Through buying this book you will be raising money for the British Transplant Games and funding transplant recipients to enjoy more active lives. The author supports organ donation, which has touched her life on a personal level, as the sibling of a transplant recipient.

    Fierce. Persuasive. Still treats me like a queen.But undressing me with his eyes? That’s new.Ending our fights with his tongue inside my…mouth? Very recent development.Whispering filthy things in my ear and then doing them to me? Never have we ever…Our connection is soul-deep and unshakable.Our chemistry, pure magic.His confession that he needs me, but can’t ever love me? Our painful truth.They say to love is to burn. But what is yours, will return. We’re River and Aiden, and this is where we begin.********************************************************************************Like, Lust, Love is a full-length friends-to-lovers standalone.It has frequent cussing, a dirty talking hero, and graphic steamy times. For mature audiences only.

    The adventures of ten-year-old Alice Polaski, who lives in an old building with condemned balconies and whose five-year-old sister thinks she's a horse.

    

    Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge!There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between. Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.

    Unfortunately, it means working with TJ.We quickly huddled together, burying our heads under our bags. I lost track of time under the table with TJ's arm around me, shielding me from the storm. I was surprised that this annoying creature could make me feel so safe. I squeezed my eyes shut as a barrage of unfamiliar noises assaulted my ears and wondered whether I would ever open them again.Seventeen-year-old Ana cannot wait for summer, when she gets to co-lead the overnight hikes at her uncle's family camp. Sure, it means working with her brother-in-law, TJ, a boy her age whom she cannot stand. But, she is willing to put aside their differences in order to have a fantastic summer. When tragedy strikes, Ana and TJ must work together, with the help of the legendary piquaqua bird, to help restore the camp in time for summer.

    Draco, Scorpius, and Serpens have fallen and are destroying the world of Stellaris. And the princess is forcing Ella, Avery, and an army of other kids kidnapped from their world to fight the rogue constellations. But Stellaris isn’t meant for humans, and the longer Ella and the others stay, the more they fade into substanceless shadows—a fate worse than death.Can Ella save Stellaris before there's nothing left of her and Avery?

    A boy for a best friend, who's not-so-secretly in love with her mother; a secret admirer who may just be the most popular boy in school and work-colleagues who gang up on her, make life a living torture. But this all changes one night under the full-moon. With Jasper trailing along behind her, Luna is invincible. Nothing can stop her. A night of pranks, blood-curling screams, and laughs (for Luna and Jasper), it's perfect. Until the victims want their revenge, declaring war. It becomes an unforgettable night.

    

    He loves his new life; he tries to remind himself of that every day.One moment he sits idly in his home, the next he reels from devastating news that digs up the ghosts of his past. They resurface and turns his entire world upside down, he soon realizes that a dark secret that once waged war on his family is back—worse than before.Something seems wrong, something feels wrong but he can’t prove it—at least not without reemerging into the limelight.However, Jason finds himself troubled by memories of his past and becomes overwhelmed with moral questions. Will his moral compass allow him to find out the truth or will he die trying? Whatever ends up happening… someone won’t make it out alive.

    With her mom on life support, being poor which means she can't afford her mom's surgery, she has to raise her 6 year old sister Lilly by herself in their small apartment, and her dad abandoned them before Lilly was even born. But one stormy night while Avery was driving home in their old ford pickup truck, her and Lilly come across an injured fox lying in the middle of the road. She decides to pull of and help the poor fox. But after she helps it, it starts to talk. The next thing Avery knows, is that the fox is glowing and the little glow goes inside her body. With her new secret, she can shift into a fox. But the fox named, Red, told her she can't tell anyone. So now it's Avery's and Lilly's little secret. -------- Jake Taylor is the alpha of the Southern Nightshade Pack. He's used to getting what he wants. When he comes across Avery and Lilly walking in a park, he finds out that she is his mate. And he wants her. Bad. So he does the only thing he can think of. Have him and his friends kidnap her. But will he put up with her trying to escape? Will he find out her little secret? Read the book and find out.

    With a great variety of topics, these pieces, ranging from hopeful to very sorrowful indeed, will pull you into the depths of one of the world's most complicated sciences: psychology. While that may frighten you now, these stories will still entertain you, and maybe even leave you feeling wiser when you're done.

    The emerald-eyed boy who has haunted her dreams since she was a teen. That is, until she sees him at her best friend’s birthday party, and their love is reignited. As they become reacquainted, Simone and Ryan’s bond grows stronger and stronger. But while Ryan is convinced they are soulmates, Simone’s heart is incapable of accepting his love. The past resurfaces, bringing along its dark secrets. Consumed by past hurt and longing, Simone makes the heart-wrenching decision for them to part, determined not to make the past mistake of others. Simone moves through the latter years of her life conflicted, trying to reconcile the decisions she made about Ryan. Will the darkness ever vanish? What if she could do it all over? Would she make the same decisions? How many chances do you get to rewrite your wrongs? How many shots does one get with their true love?

    In fact, sometimes she wishes she could escape into the wild. Then she could get away from the body image obsession at school and the bullies who pick on her little brother, Aiden. As long as she could still braid her hair, she could definitely survive without home comforts... and she could explore her passion for stargazing. But alone in the woods one night, Leah's life is transformed. She has the strangest sensation of gliding across the night sky, among millions of dazzling stars. This profound experience sparks a burning question in Leah that no one seems able to answer. Desperate to broaden her horizons, Leah challenges herself to attend an international summer camp. Will the people she meets there, from her first love Sean, to formidable climate activist Kayleigh, help Leah find the answer to her question: what is 'Home'?

    If there was a faster way to ruin a friendship, she didn’t know it.One year on, Bran has returned home to open a restaurant and Emmie adds trying to make amends to her already chaotic life. She’s also running her own music venue, battling survivor’s guilt—oh, and secretly tending a wedding obsession sprung from her near-death experience.Bran needs answers. But all Emmie has are problems. Hating that he couldn’t help her last time, he resolves to ease the trouble in her eyes. He sets aside their attraction and awkward past and tries to focus on being friends again.If she would just stop trying on wedding dresses…

    The only place she’s ever fit in was on the ice, but her first year on the Port Edmond High School varsity team might be her last. Half the team doesn’t want her around. The other half doesn’t care, and no amount of goals seems to change their minds. When Beni checks their rival team’s star player and win them the traditional pre-season game, attitudes begin to change. With the coach on her side and a wave of support, she didn’t expect the bullying to get worse, but her slashed bike tires tell a different story.Jackson Duke has it all. He’s rich, handsome, and the best high school player in the nation. As the star player of St. Raphael’s Academy — Port Edmond High School’s long-time rival —, Jackson hasn’t been checked in years. When Beni not only manages but goes on to score the winning goal, he can’t take his eyes off of her. Thrown together at the local rink, the two rivals slowly become friends, but as that friendship heats up, Beni’s determined to keep their relationship secret. Her teammates just started warming to her, and a star-crossed romance with a rival player only spells doom. Will Beni risk it all for love? Or is this love destined to freeze?

    (Ages 11-18) 6,000 wordsA Men of Meadowfall short story.

    Gloria Whitmore has avoided her hometown ever since she left it seventeen years ago. It holds her past and she’s afraid that it also holds her future. When an unsuitable boyfriend and an unexpected pregnancy send her back home, she brings more than just luggage, she brings her teenage daughter, the daughter that her high school boyfriend never knew about. Weston Greene has had his life shaken up by the reappearance of his first love and the appearance of a daughter he never knew existed. It’s up to him to regain the love he thought he had lost forever and get to know the daughter whose life he has missed out on. Sometimes magic can hold things together.Olivia Whitmore grew up knowing a few significant details about her life. 1. She was one in a long line of Mason ‘witches’, a familial line of women who had two talents: one all of their own and the ability to know who she was supposed to be with at the early age of fifteen. 2. Her talent was knowing where things were supposed to be and that sometimes her mother saw flashes of the set future. 3. That she is supposed to be with her grandfather’s next door neighbor and best friend, Henry Hayes. Henry is thrilled that his best friend is moving to town. It means that he gets to be with the girl that he had loved since he was fifteen and he felt the earth center around her when they made eye contact the summer she came to visit. However, things are not as simple as he wants and he finds that the path to truth love really is fraught with obstacles. Sometimes forgiveness is stronger than magic.

    When her social studies teacher gives her the chance to test that theory, she finds herself moving in with Jake Brennan and being called Locky. She quickly discovers that being a guy is just as hard as being a girl and it's even harder when she starts crushing on her oblivious roommate.