Best of
Young-Adult-Romance

2011

The Lost Days of Summer


Katie Flynn - 2011
    Life on the farm is hard, and Nell is lonely after living in the busy heart of Liverpool all her life. Only her friendship with young farm hand Bryn makes life bearable. But when he leaves to join the merchant navy, Nell is alone again, with only the promise of his return to keep her spirits up.But Bryn's ship is sunk, and Bryn is reported drowned, leaving Nell heartbroken. Determined to bury her grief in hard work, Nell finds herself growing closer to Auntie Kath, whose harsh attitude hides a kind heart. Despite their new closeness, however, she dare not question her aunt about the mysterious photograph of a young soldier she discovers in the attic.As time passes, the women learn to help each other through the rigours of war. And when Nell meets Bryn's friend Hywel, she begins to believe that she, too, may find love...

Wraith


Edie Claire - 2011
    Until she saw him... Sixteen-year-old Kali has always seen two sets of people: those living now, and those who lived before. But on her spring break in Hawaii, she is suddenly surrounded by more shadows than ever. Including one who, unlike the others, can see her too. Zane remembers nothing besides surfing the monster waves of Oahu's North Shore. He doesn't even know how, or when, he died. He only knows that Kali's "gift" could be his last chance to find the light--before the mysteries of his past plunge them both into darkness...

The Vincent Boys


Abbi Glines - 2011
    Sawyer is perfect, a regular Prince Charming, but when he leaves town for the summer, it’s his cousin Beau who catches Ashton’s eye. Beau is the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, and even though he’s dangerous, Ashton is drawn to him.Beau loves his cousin like a brother, so the last thing he wants to do is make a move on Sawyer’s girl. Ashton is off-limits, absolutely. That’s why he does his best to keep his distance, even though he’s been in love with her forever. When Ashton wants to rekindle their childhood friendship in Sawyer’s absence, Beau knows he should say no.Ashton and Beau don’t want to hurt Sawyer. But the more they try to stay away from each other, the more intense their urges become. It’s getting way too hard to resist....

Shadows


Cheree Alsop - 2011
    Facing dangerous odds, prejudice, and violence, Nexa finds strength in those around her and, ultimately, love.

Jaden Baker


Courtney Kirchoff - 2011
    And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad.But something happened. Something always happens. The life he'd been living took a dark twist, taking him on a journey that exposed him to evil, and the power it wields.For those receiving it, patience is a deadly virtue.

Cross My Heart


Katie Klein - 2011
    This is Jaden pretending not to notice. . . .Jaden McEntyre and Parker Whalen are a wrong fit from the start. Jaden is driven and focused, Harvard Med School within reach. Parker has a past-a reputation-and the rumors about his mysterious habits abound. So there's no reason why, when they're assigned to work together on a project in English, they should discover they have anything in common, or even like each other, and they definitely shouldn't be falling in love.As they bond over Edith Wharton's tragic novella, Ethan Frome, the "bad boy" vibe Parker plays begins to dissipate. Soon, Jaden finds herself shedding her own "good girl" image: sneaking around to be with him, confiding in him, and ultimately falling hard for this leather-wearing, motorcycle-driving loner who plays into the rebel stereotype.Still, Jaden can't shake the feeling that there's more to Parker than he's letting on. He's hiding something from her, and discovering the truth means reconciling the Parker she's grown to love with the person he really is. Because it's possible that his life inside the classroom-everything Jaden knows-is one massive lie.

Freaks of Greenfield High


Maree Anderson - 2011
    But with a covert organization intent on using her as a weapon hot on her trail, now’s so not the time for a cyborg to get all emotional!

Written in the Stars


Jayme Ardente-Silliman - 2011
    Not only did she get to see Geoff Mann, her one true love in concert, but she also got to meet him backstage. Convinced more than ever that they are meant to be, Sophie realizes her mom was right, dreams really do come true, and fairy tales are more than just a story. Until Sophie’s fairy–tale life is met by an unbelievable tragedy when she lost the one person she was never meant to live without, her mom. Five years later Sophie is still unable to accept her mother’s death, and long stopped believing in fairy tales, dreams, and love. Hoping to save Sophie from the pain that has found her, Sophie's father sends her and her best friend Erin to spend the summer with Sophie’s Nonna in Italy, a place that holds even more painful memories than home. But what Sophie doesn’t realize is that love has a way of not letting go, and her fairy-tale in far from over when her childhood dream resurfaces while in Italy. There she will meet the one person who can fix her broken heart, the one person who can bring her back to life, the only person who can make her whole again, someone completely unexpected, Geoff Mann. But will Sophie be able to get over her fear of love? Can she believe in dreams again? And even more, will she realize she is a dream come true for someone else?

My Own Worst Nightmare


Heather McGhee - 2011
    She just doesn't know it yet.After a recent divorce, Lily Watson would rather be holding a hammer and putting up drywall than dating or falling in love. When she learns that Bryce King, a playboy businessman from Texas has purchased her father's construction business, she wants nothing to do with the new company or the man that owns it.Bryce King is a hard charging business tycoon who dates models and has no time to settle down.They meet. Bryce finds himself oddly attracted to the mud-spattered, hammer wielding beauty. Lily finds that despite her attempts to keep Bryce away, she is falling for his good looks and surprising charms. As they spar over business deals, house renovations, golf, and almost everything else, Lily must decide what her feelings are. Is he really a nightmare or her best chance for true love? And if he is the real thing, can she prevent herself from sabotaging the relationship?

Thoeba


Donna Milward - 2011
    As all things must be in balance, when the Energy created her kind it also created the darkness. Thoeba’s world fell to darkness forcing her to flee. She came to Earth to protect the Energy, losing everything in the process.Darkness has found a way to follow her and threatens to take this world as well.With only humans as allies, can she succeed?

Bloody Valentine & Keys To The Repository (Blue Bloods)


Melissa de la Cruz - 2011