Her: free spirit.  Open door (literally).  Open heart.Him: serious.  Steady.  Closed off to love? On paper, Ione and Cooper just don't make sense. Luckily, Ione loses all the papers that she accumulates, along with her phone, her purse, and her shoes, so she's not paying attention to what anything says about her and Cooper! When they meet in Japanese class, things are flowing along in her life, taking her with them.  But the more she thinks about it, she may not be entirely happy with how things are flowing, and where she's headed.Cooper is everything Ione isn't: driven, responsible, and unfortunately, totally unavailable.  He thinks that she would be a good study partner, maybe even a friend--and that's all.  But when things go sour and Ione's life turns upside-down, Cooper's the guy who has her back.So will this be love, or just friendship?  Can Ione and Cooper find common ground, a common language to speak to find happiness, together?

    When sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death. There’s a catch: Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there?With the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can save herself.

    Preferably a YA novel with magic and a hot paranormal love interest. Unfortunately, her life probably wouldn’t even qualify for a quiet contemporary. But when Phoebe finds out that Dev, the hottest guy in the clarinet section, might actually have a crush on her, she turns to her favorite books for advice. Phoebe overhauls her personality to become as awesome as her favorite heroines and win Dev’s heart. But if her plan fails, can she go back to her happy world of fictional boys after falling for the real thing?

    For Rose Enright, enrolling in a prestigious New England boarding school is the opportunity of a lifetime. But for Rose’s vulnerable twin sister Bel, Odell Academy is a place of temptation and danger. When Bel falls in with a crowd of wild rich kids who pressure her into hazing Rose, the sisters’ relationship is shattered. Rose turns to her dorm mother, Sarah Donovan, for advice. But Bel turns to Sarah’s husband Heath, a charismatic and ambitious teacher. Is Heath trying to help Bel or take advantage of her? In a world of privilege, seduction, and manipulation, only one sister will live to tell the truth.In a novel full of twists, turns, and dark secrets, Michele Campbell once again proves her skill at crafting intricately spun and completely compelling plots.Praise for She Was the Quiet One:"Campbell’s skillful characterization and her shocking final twist make this follow-up to It’s Always the Husband well worthwhile. Readers who enjoyed Simone St. James’ boarding-school mystery, The Broken Girls, should give this a try." —Booklist

    Now she has been abducted and trapped in the Rath of Lord Strahan, King of Faery. Strahan was only meant to rule for seven years, as Faery tradition dictates, and then give up his crown to another. But he won't comply, and now chaos threatens both worlds.The only one who can break his stranglehold on the Faery court is his wife. . . Eloise's aunt Antonia. Using Eloise to lure Antonia, Strahan captures his wife, desperate to end the only threat to his reign. Now Eloise must become the rescuer. Together with her best friends Jo and Devin, she must forge alliances with other Fae, including a gorgeous protector named Lucas, and Strahan's mysterious son, Eldric-who may or may not betray them.Watch Alyxandra Harvey talk about Stolen Away

    and put a baby in me.Two Bad Brothers is a standalone full length romance novel with no cheating, no cliffhangers, a very happily ever after for all involved and a whole lot of steam. These two hot guys are all about pleasing one woman- no swords cross. Bonus content is included for your continued reading enjoyment!

    On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades later, nineteen-year-old Julia Blackwood has inherited her parents' estate and horse farm. For Julia, home was an unhappy place full of strict rules and forbidden rooms, and she hopes that returning might erase those painful memories. Instead, she becomes immersed in a mystery involving a hidden attic room and photos of circus scenes featuring a striking young girl. At first, The Barlow Brothers' Circus is just another prison for Lilly. But in this rag-tag, sometimes brutal world, Lilly discovers strength, friendship, and a rare affinity for animals. Soon, thanks to elephants Pepper and JoJo and their handler, Cole, Lilly is no longer a sideshow spectacle but the circus's biggest attraction. . .until tragedy and cruelty collide. It will fall to Julia to learn the truth about Lilly's fate and her family's shocking betrayal, and find a way to make Blackwood Manor into a place of healing at last. Moving between Julia and Lilly's stories, Ellen Marie Wiseman portrays two extraordinary, very different women in a novel that, while tender and heartbreaking, offers moments of joy and indomitable hope.

    Oops. Not my finest moment — but I have nothing to be ashamed of.She thought I was no better, and I quote, than the knuckle-dragging douche-bags she was never dating again.It was a stupid dare from a girl I’d met online, but since she’d given me a fake number, I didn’t feel bad that my interests were suddenly focused elsewhere — on the fiery and sharp-tongued, Peyton that I found myself sparring with over text for the rest of the evening.The following day, my case of mistaken identity came back to bite me in the banana.When I strolled into the office, I was introduced to Peyton as the new client I needed to win over. The Peyton, in case you're not tracking.And let’s just say she had my full attention.Brains? Check. Beauty? Oh yeah. And the best part? She hated me on sight. Dear God, do I love a challenge. Let the games begin.

    Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart?Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life.She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared.Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart.He’d thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing and his thoughts swirling.Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy’s soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed. But is their story still written in the stars? Or are their hearts like the pieces of two different puzzles—impossible to fit together?Readers who love Sarah Dessen will tear through these pages with hearts in throats as Emmy and Oliver struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of Oliver’s father’s crime. Full of romance, coming-of-age emotion, and heartache, these two equally compelling characters create an unforgettable story.

    Well, except for the devil. She can’t seem to get rid of him no matter how hard she tries...When Melody’s music contract is ripped out from under her, she’s left heartbroken and scared for her future. So what’s a girl to do besides barge on stage at her local bar and sing angrily at the crowd on a Thursday night? When this helps her book a gig in Finnish Lapland, she grasps tight to the opportunity even though she’s not sure she could even point to it on a map.Lucien De la Roche wants to live up to his reputation. He knows being cold and calculating is simply good business, so all he has to do is stay on track. And that would be easy if it weren’t for the pink-haired musical siren that melts away his icy exterior with every song she sings.Melody sees Lucien as soulless. Lucien sees Melody as incompatible with his life. But if anything can provide a new perspective, it’s being stuck together in a hotel located at the end of the earth. But while people can lie, music never does. And the music between them is starting to sound a lot like a love song.- Author's Note: This novel includes steamy scenes, lots of laughter, and characters who aren't afraid to swear. If you're okay with that then read on, my friend! -

    At seven, she’s correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi. And now that she's an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia.When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta's life, she's propelled headfirst into the unknown. She's determined to find where she belongs – but what if her true home, and heart, are half a world away?

    But the truth is stranger than anything she could have imagined.Alec MacKenzie has fled his duties as a Watcher angel and come to L.A. in search of normalcy. He never dreamed he would find a half-angel at his school, or that he would fall in love with her.Romantic, with a touch of humor, readers will be swept away by this thrilling stand-alone novel from bestselling adult author Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) and her son, Ryan James.

    A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules Clayton, and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer when she’ll make the almost unattainable Jay Logan hers. A summer to surpass all dreams. Some of this turns out to be true. Some of it doesn’t. When Jules and her family suffer a devastating tragedy that forces the girls apart, Jules becomes a stranger whom Cricket wonders whether she ever really knew. And instead of lying on the beach working on her caramel-colored tan, Cricket is making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support herself in paradise for the summer. But it’s the things Cricket hadn’t counted on--most of all, falling hard for someone who should be completely off-limits--that turn her dreams into an exhilarating, bittersweet reality. A beautiful future is within her grasp, and Cricket must find the grace to embrace it. If she does, her life could be the perfect shade of Nantucket blue.

     Media mogul Everett ‘Ev’ Morgan has been widowed for two years, and has spent the last year satisfying his renewed libido with one woman after another. But his son Danny is growing faster than Ev can keep up with him. The nanny he had for the first three years of Danny’s life has retired to Florida to be with her grandchildren, and the new nanny is young and inexperienced, even if she’s a great lay. But he needs someone who can do more than bathe and feed his son and open her legs when Ev is desperate for sex. Unless he can find an older woman willing to help him raise his toddler, he’ll have to cut back on his blistering work schedule even more to be there for Danny. He’s too busy to fall in love, though he’s quite happy to scratch his itch as often as he can. And anyway, he’s not willing to entertain the possibility of losing a second woman to childbirth. He loves his son, and that’s more than enough for him. And then he meets Max. Maxine ‘Max’ Cousins is the busy new director of the city’s largest non-profit organization, Hope For All. She oversees the work of social workers, lawyers, church groups, and aid organizations that provide services for the elderly, the homeless, and the poor. She meets Ev while she’s on a last-minute shopping run at the mall. The sparks fly, and not in a good way. So when she discovers that the man she has been unforgivably rude to is their top donor, she is horrified. On the night of the event, Max is quick to apologize, fearful for her job, and says if there’s anything she can do for Ev, he’s to let her know. Which is how she comes to find him the perfect nanny for his son...and how she ends up falling in love with a playboy. This is not your typical Billionaire Romance. This full-length 61k standalone novel has scorching romance, plenty of drama, no cliffhangers and an emotional HEA guaranteed! Includes a BONUS full-length BWMM Billionaire Romance Novel by Cristina Grenier for your reading pleasure.

    Oh, and he happened to be my new boss.I should have signed my resignation with a giant kiss my ass the moment he opened his mouth, but I couldn’t.I fell for his little girls before I realized it was happening, and my resolve began to weaken.Our roles were clearly drawn out.He was the boss, and I was the nanny.But then we crossed a line.I wouldn’t lose my job over a chiseled jawline and a few stolen kisses.I couldn’t. Not when so much was at stake.But Liam was the one who made the rule book, and I had no choice but to play by his rules.