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Devil for a Husband


Mercy Kalu - 2015
    He was as thick as ice itself and cold blooded looking. " I know I can. I always get what I want and I never lose. You're going to stand right by my side and smile for the world and there's nothing you can do about it. ""I don't take orders from people! " I spat out to him annoyingly from where I stood. I could feel my hand fold into a fist. This guy was really getting to me. He stood up from his seat and walked up to me with still not a trace of humanity. He finally stood in front of me, his face as stiff as a rod and his eyes as cold as ice. it was hard to penetrate."Then I'll make you learn." he said in an irritatively calm manner. His eyes told me that he meant what he just said and that kind of sent shivers down my spine. This man was determined to ruin my life and I was a bit scared of that fact.

Marriage by Law


N.K. Pockett - 2014
    No matter how they oppose the idea, their parents are hell-bent on marrying them to each other to honor a five-generation-old deal that took place between their ancestors. For Ivory, whose heart has just been broken, her marriage to the handsome but cold Darius Quartz fails to provide her the happy life she wants. Instead, she finds herself in endless boredom and doing the same things she'd been doing the past six months. That is, until Darius arrives home from his training and her ex returns in the picture. Thrown in her loyal best friend, Rose, and Darius's insane cousin, Adrian. Her life suddenly turns upside down and becomes exciting and a whole lot crazier! It's a long journey full of tears, fun, joy, even insanity, and most of all, love.

The Boyfriend Plan


Shilo "Nightdrives"
     Dory laughed, “That’s ridiculous.” Bernadette shook her head, her face lighting up. “No! You’re onto something, Evie! This is the 21st century, after all. No more boys throwing girls over their shoulders and wooing them! We can do it too. Let’s go kidnap some boys.” ❞

Tame


India Marshall - 2014
    She likes to keep her life simple, and has a happy life with her two best friends, a job working with animals, and a decent home life. She's not popular, but she's fine with that. Attention is NOT her thing. Cameron Carter is quite the opposite. He loves the attention to be on him, he likes to cause chaos, and he enjoys trouble. It seems to follow him, which Farrah will soon learn. Cameron takes an interest in Farrah, when a little black cat leads them to meeting.Perhaps it was fate, but now the two paths cross, and life gets a little more interesting for both of them. Arguments, embarrassment, confusion and mischief follow these two around wherever they go. Can Farrah tame Cameron? Will she even get the chance?

The Artist and The Dancer


Nikki20038 - 2015
    The school Sydney Acosta moved to all the way from Toronto, Ontario at some barely known town that should actually be considered a city. After the divorce between her mother and father, she's stuck by her mother's side as a best friend, following her to another city in Canada. Her emotions are expressed through the one thing she loves doing. Dancing. Lucas Cahill is a quiet almost outcast in the school. His twin brother, Joseph-Joey with he likes to be called-is the best known guy in school. He's considered popular, cooler and better looking then his brother which is stupid because they have the same face. At school, Joey doesn't acknowledge his brother, at home and in the past they are inseparable with the excuses from Joey tolling up over time. His isolation and other emotions are expressed through his art. The two seventeen year olds are connected in their different forms of art. In a teenage world of sarcasm, drama and their arts. "My drawings are like stick figures compared to anything you draw. You could draw the world's ugliest frog and it will still turn out beautiful. Lucas you're an amazing artist." "So are you." He said quietly, looking up at me with his soft, heartwarming eyes. "How?"I couldn't draw for shit. "Because you are a dancer. Dancing is an art. And you are an amazing dancer."

Bad Boys Game


beautifultragedies - 2013
    He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

The Bucket List


Mahry Chowdhury - 2013
    During her senior year, she decided to make a bucket list to change the way her life is and soon she finds herself making a deal that she'd regret with the most popular and hot-tempered boy in the school.

Loving Olivia


M.C. Roman - 2016
    Not only did his twin sister and best friend move away, but he's also recovering from the wounds his ex-girlfriend caused.Olivia Paz is the mysterious new girl on campus everyone is talking about. But she only has two goals in her life: working through college, and taking care of her dad.When Olivia finds herself in trouble, Nico can't avoid helping her, even if it means jeopardizing his new status as captain of the soccer team. Nico's past unexpectedly catches up with him, and he must decide whether he's capable of letting Olivia go, or loving her.

Perfect Ruin


Claudia Tan - 2017
    He wanted to be her savior.But ultimately, she became his ruin.[Prequel to the second book of the Perfect series, Perfect Addiction]

Arabian Nights (Fairytale, #2)


Simone Shirazi - 2015
    Zayn al-Haydar wanted to be anything but. When one fateful summer brings them together, the two discover that maybe it's not that much better on the other side... but the journey there is always full of surprises, with love being the biggest surprise of them all. [Book #2 in the Fairytale Series, but can be read as a standalone. a 1001 Nights & Aladdin retelling]

The Bro Code


Elizabeth A. Seibert - 2012
    Never back down from spicy foods. And always accept the outcome of Rock, Paper, Scissors. For these are the revered doctrines of The Bro Code, rules of conduct that have been passed down through the ages from bro to bro.Heading into his senior year, Cassidy High’s star soccer player has his priorities straight and intends to spend his time playing sports, hanging out, and living by the code. But when his best bro Carter’s sister Eliza returns from studying overseas, the awkward, academic girl Nick remembers is different.Carter might be Nick’s bro, but Eliza becomes his whole world—and he has to make a choice between them. Is being with the girl of your dreams worth breaking the most important rule: never date your best friend’s sister? Somehow, Nick never expected that following The Bro Code may have even bigger consequences than breaking it.

Better than you


Brynn bunker
    Both at the top of their class, holding themselves to the highest standards; both captains of their volleyball teams, Logan as the girls captain, Noah as the boys; and both constantly playing seemingly harmless pranks to get back at one another. Or, at least, they're usually harmless...If one thing is true, Noah Locke and Logan Pierce are not friends.But does that mean they could never be friends? Or transcend their title as enemies?Logan might take things too far sometimes, but there's a reason behind the angry front she puts on, and in order to get behind it, someone needs to show her that there's more to life than being the best at everything.Cue Noah Locke.When the two volleyball teams are sent away to a team bonding camp for a week over Fall break, Logan and Noah must learn to get along for the sake of their teams. Partnered up and made to do activities together and bond, the goal is for Noah and Logan to stop this ongoing feud. And when something happens at the bonding camp that brings Logan's vulnerable side up to bat, Noah is the one who has to bring her back.While Logan and Noah explore something other than hatred for one another, there are secrets and people who could be working in toll to bring them apart. But will they be able to transcend those factors and stop fighting for once? Or were they destined to be enemies forever?"Better Than You" challenges the idea that enemies have to stay enemies forever, and proves that if you don't run away from love, you may just find where you were meant to be.

The Psychic Next Door


Yvette Russell - 2010
    After her boyfriend cheats on her, Rachel Vaughn needs a fresh start. She finds it in a new apartment and despite having some seriously weird neighbours, she quickly settles into her new home. But soon after, strange things start happening. Small things start to go missing, she hears voices at night, and once… once… once Rachel swore she heard a growl. Though her friend Polly fears Rachel may be losing her mind, it soon becomes clear that Rachel is being hunted by something… unexplainable. And she can't help but think it has something to do with Luc, the handsome and mysterious guy who lives next door. Eerie, thrilling, and romantic, The Psychic Next Door twists, turns, and tortures you until its heart-stopping climax.

Roses for Rachel


Shelby V. Painter
    What was worse though was being kidnapped, held captive for years, and then being auctioned off to the highest bidder. I thought maybe I had caught a little break when I found out that me and five other girls were being sold to royalty, but I should have known something about that wasn't right either.Under the cover of eternal darkness, and deep beneath the ground, was a whole world I never knew existed, one that promised to be more than anything I could imagine. The people who bought us told us we would have a life of a princess, but there were only two catches...1. We would be competing against each other for the affection of the Prince who would change our whole lives by picking one of us to rule at his side.2. That prince just happened to be a vampire.

The Boy At The Back Of The Class


Tahlie Purvis - 2014
    Parents dumped him on a church doorstep when he was one. Hated life and everything in it. Had scars all over his chest. Was an undefeated legend in underground fighting. And he always sat at the back of class in the corner.Alone.Problem for him was that I was an extremely sociable person and made it my unnecessary mission to get him to become my friend. Though I didn't particularly expect to be dragged into a near life or death situation with him...