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Ghostface Killer


M. Never - 2017
    Hungry, abandoned, wandering, and alone. An adolescent street rat fighting for crumbs. Then a chance encounter changed my entire world. A man in an expensive suit asked me how much my life was worth. I didn't have an answer, because I didn't know. He asked if I thought it was worth killing for.Impulsively, I said yes... He found me, then fostered me, and in the interim turned me into a killing machine. A modern day La Femme Nikita. Now, I only have one mission. To avenge the death of the man who saved me. There's an invisible war on the streets. Us against them. Family against family. Power against power. They call me Ghostface Killer because they never see me coming.I understand the weight of that danger. The hazard. The jeopardy. Because now here I stand, three months pregnant with the barrel of a gun pressed to my head cause I never saw him coming...

Impact


Haley Jenner - 2019
    Before. š˜ˆš˜§š˜µš˜¦š˜³. You donā€™t need to know too much of my life before. Itā€™s no longer relevant to my story. The damage is mine. Iā€™m a ghost. The shell of the girl from š˜£š˜¦š˜§š˜°š˜³š˜¦ striving to survive in the š˜¢š˜§š˜µš˜¦š˜³. Love. Life. Friendship. Iā€™ve pushed it all away in my fight to breathe another day. Who am I? No one. Worse, Iā€™ve lost sight of š˜øš˜©š˜ŗ I continue to endure. Until him. Until he reminds me of the girl of before.

Every Little Piece


Kate Ashton - 2013
    A story of love, hope and healing.** Needing the truthā€¦ I wanted to spend the night before graduation making out with Seth, but one of my best friends had the whole night planned. Lucky for me, we ran into him and his friends playing pool where we made some silly bet over a game, and the losers had to run through town in nothing but their underwear. A year later, I wish more than ever weā€™d just made out at Rakerā€™s Bluff instead, because maybe the night wouldā€™ve turned out differently. Now Sethā€™s back, the guy who broke my heart, the guy Iā€™m still in love withā€¦I just hope he doesnā€™t break me all over again. Desperate for redemptionā€¦ No one wants to fess up to having a screwed-up family. When my parents dropped the big divorce bomb on me, I decided to keep it a secret. Just the thought of the pity-stares and pats-on-the-back made me feel sick. Iā€™d tell Haley and my friends another time. Except, I never got the chance. Stuff happened. Stuff that totally sucked and changed our lives forever. Instead of telling my truth, I took the cowardā€™s way out, and Iā€™ve regretted it ever since. But Iā€™m back, determined to tell Haley everything, down to the last gritty detail, if sheā€™ll give me the chanceā€¦even if it means losing her forever.

Always You


Missy Johnson - 2013
    At twenty-three, this would be my first ā€˜realā€™ teaching assignment. Working at the elite boarding school, home to the daughters of some of the wealthiest people in the world, was a great opportunity that I wouldā€™ve been stupid to pass up.One week into my new job, and I suddenly had no idea why I chose high schoolā€¦I was a seventeen year old boy once, I knew how teenage girls behaved. You canā€™t even imagine the hell of trying to teach thirty, hormonal driven seventeen year olds who have been cooped up, away from any male contact. I could handle the whispers every time I entered the room. I could even handle the obvious attempts at gaining my attention. What I couldnā€™t handle was herā€¦Rich bitches and way too many rules. Was it any wonder that I hated school? Add to that the lack of male contact, and I was going insane. Like literally. I wasnā€™t used to this. A year ago I was normal. I had a boyfriend, friends and a loving family. There is nothing normal about me anymore, and nobody here lets me forget that.My name is Wrenn, and Iā€™m only here because my aunt took me in after what happened, but my aunt also happens to be the headmistress of this academyā€¦Can you see my problem? Iā€™m hated for my lack of money, and Iā€™m hated for who my Aunt is.Then he arrived. Dalton Reed. My new history teacher.Slowly, he helped me see that even in the worst situations, there is always hope.

Vision of Love


S. Moose - 2014
    The fancy house, top of the line car, lots of friends and more money than anyone could ever imagine. On the outside, we were the perfect family. No one knew about my abusive father and my mother who drank herself into oblivion every night. My name is Karly and I have scars, deep scars that no one knows about, and when my parents died I was left alone and on my own, to fight through life with no help.When it came to life and happiness, I had it all until my world was turned upside down. My name is Nicholas and my wife, the love of my life, left me and our new baby girl without as much as an explanation. I didnā€™t want to accept it, but after our divorce was final and four long years passed, I started to lose hope that sheā€™d ever come back. Emma was growing so fast and I needed help. My sister recommended that I hire her friend, Karly, as Emmaā€™s nanny. I took a chance on bringing another woman into my little girlā€™s life. Did I do the right thing? As many days and nights are spent together, feelings can no longer be denied and a relationship is formed.Life is about taking chances and learning how to fall, but when the past comes back, will they be strong enough to fight through and trust each other? Or will all they worked for fall apart?**Editorial Reviews** ā€œThis is a different style of book than the author has written before.ā€ Stephanie from Stephanieā€™s Book Reportsā€œThis is the second book of S.Mooseā€™s that Iā€™ve had the pleasure of reading and in true S.Moose fashion, I was left ugly crying.ā€ Ange from Cover to Cover Book Blogā€œIt truly is a beautiful love story with two very broken individuals who deserve so much happiness, you can't help but cheer for them the entire book. ā€œ Beatriz from Cover to Cover Book Blogā€œBreak out the cold drinks and fan because Nicholas and Karly are all over the sweet sentiments and sexy scenes. This 1st book in the Infinity Series will have your emotions all over the place, loving every minute of it, and begging for more!ā€ Megan from Thereā€™s This Book Blogā€œI donā€™t know what to do with myself S.Moose! I will always love your books! Such amazing writing! I have to sayā€¦I loved your Never Letting Go series, but Vision of Love! WOW!ā€ Christina from Miscellaneous Thoughts of a Bookaholicā€œPain, heartache, happiness. Vision of Love takes you on an emotional roller coaster with some twists and turns leaving you content and rooting for a happy ending between two amazingly broken people. S.Moose writes with beauty and turns heartache and pain into love and passion. This book had me from page one and kept me intrigued and wanting more page after page!! Loved Vision of Love!!ā€ Raquel from For the Love of Books Blog

Fading


E.K. Blair - 2013
    About to graduate college and pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina, Candace decides itā€™s time to let go and have a little fun. But fun is short-lived when a brutal attack leaves her completely shattered. The memories that consume and torment Candace are starting to destroy her when she meets Ryan Campbell, a successful bar owner. He feels instantly connected and tries to show her that hope is worth fighting for. But is Ryan harboring his own demons? As walls slowly begin to chip away, the secrets that are held within start to become painful burdens. At what point do secrets become lies? (17+) This book contains mature subject matter that is not suitable for those under the age of 17.

Things I Wanted To Say (But Never Did)


Monica Murphy - 2021
    Dark and thunderous, furious and fierce. Cold, heartless and devastatingly beautiful, like the statues in our prep school gardens. The school with his family name on the sign. He can do no wrong here. This is his domain. Heā€™s a menace on campus. Adored and feared. Hated and respected. His taunting words carve into my skin, shredding me to ribbons. Yet his intense gaze scorches my blood, fills me with a longing I donā€™t understand. When I stumble upon him one night alone, I find him broken. Bleeding. My instincts scream to leave and let him suffer, but I canā€™t. I sneak him into my room. Clean him up. Fall for his lies. Let him possess every single part of me until Iā€™m the one left a gasping, broken mess. When he leaves me alone in the dead of night, he takes my journal with him. Now he knows all my secrets. My hate. My truth. And he promises to use my words against me. Iā€™ll be ruined if my darkest secret gets out. Thatā€™s when I strike a bargain with the devil. Iā€™ll let Whit Lancaster ruin me behind closed doors instead.

Dearest Clementine


Lex Martin - 2014
    It's safe, and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good.Her number one rule for survival? No dating. That is until she accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment. Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out ā€¦ in the name of research, of course.As Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible target. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she knows she has to be careful because her heartā€™s at stake ā€¦ and maybe even her life.DEAREST CLEMENTINE is a stand-alone novel with two companion novels. This New Adult romance is recommended for readers 18+ due to mature content.

Kiss Me Like This


Bella Andre - 2014
    Nothing seems to matter anymore...until the night Serena Britten unexpectedly ends up in his arms. Serena is a world-famous model who has only ever wanted to be normal, even though her mother has always pushed her to become a superstar. Though it isn't easy to try to leave everyone and everything she knows behind, Serena is determined to enroll in college. More than anything, she wants to turn her love for books into a new career that she actually loves. Only, she never expected to meet someone like Sean on campusā€”or to be instantly consumed by their incredible chemistry and connection. But when the pressures of her high-profile modeling career only get bigger and more demanding, will it make living a normal life as a college studentā€”and falling in love with the hottest guy on campusā€”impossible?

Until We Burn


Courtney Cole - 2013
    As a 24-year old actor with the world on a string, not many women tell Dominic no. In a life where no doesnā€™t exist, he stretches the boundaries between what is right, what is wrong and what is downright depraved. Dark and damaged, Dom wants no commitments. He wants no attachments. He only wants to disappear into the taboo, into a place where he feels something. Anything. But when the aching need to disappear into the darkness is the only thing he has left, Dominic flounders. In a world that is hollow and sexual, without a guiding light or a reason to breathe, Dominic is lost and broken. He knows heā€™ll never be fixed. So he makes a decision. If heā€™s going to hell, he might as well make it worth it. ******** UNTIL WE BURN is a novella (book 2.5 in the Beautifully Broken series) intended to introduce Dominic Kinkaide, to enhance the reading experience of BEFORE WE FALL (Book 3). Please note that because Dom's lifestyle is wild, this novella contains graphic content and adult material.

Some Girls Are


Courtney Summers - 2010
    until vicious rumors about herā€”and her best friend's boyfriendā€”start going around.Ā  Now Regina's been frozen out, and her ex-best friends are out for revenge.Ā  If Regina were guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth, and the bullying is getting more intense by the day.Ā  She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past whom she herself used to bully.Ā  Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend...if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first.Tensions grow and the abuse worsens, as the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion in this dark new tale from the author of Cracked Up To Be.

Wreck You


Abby McCarthy - 2014
    I take men who love me and I destroy them. If there was a scarlet letter I could wear to keep the men at bay, it would be a W. I would wear it proudly, to let them know I am a wrecker. If you love me, I will wreck you.ā€ Raised within the Devilā€™s Crusaderā€™s, Maura has been exposed to many of lifeā€™s uglies and sheltered from any real relationships. She has all but given up on the idea of love. Until she meets Corbin Marx, a sexy beast of a Marine who refuses to back down from any challenge. He is the type of man Maura has craved, the type who might just be strong enoughā€¦ This journey will be brutal, littered with violence, deceit and heartache. Maura must learn to navigate through the bumpy roads that life has paved and hope that at the end she will find her happiness. Warning: Due to violence, language, drug use and sexual content this book is not suited for anyone under 17. If those things offend you, this might too.

The Weight of Rain


Mariah Dietz - 2015
    That's all we had.That's all it took. I woke up the next day with his phone number smeared and illegible. When I couldnā€™t find him, I tried to forget. But in that one night heā€™d crawled so far under my skin, I couldnā€™t erase him.Then, he walks back into my life where I least expect him: my job. Heā€™s just like I remember, except for one detail.He goes by a different name.

Impossible


Komal Kant - 2012
    Especially not Luca Byron, her freak neighbor, with his tattoos, loud music, and distracting green eyes.Luca Byron has three goals in life: get through high school with a low profile, make sure his garage band becomes something more than a hobby, and try to forget about his insufferable ex-best friend, Ashton, who he canā€™t get out of his mind.The last thing Ashton and Luca want to do is rekindle their friendship, but when Ashton takes a tumble down the social ladder, Lucaā€”with his new makeoverā€”is the only one who can help her rise up again by pretending to be her boyfriend. At first, being together is unbearable and annoying, but things start to change as Ashton and Luca discover the real reasons they drifted apart seven years ago. Now, keeping their hands off each other seems impossible.

Unethical


Jennifer Blackwood - 2014
    The second she graduated, Payton left everything behindā€•her high school sweetheart, her family, and the controversy surrounding her mother's deathā€”and hid within the anonymity of college. But Paytonā€™s ex, Blake Hiller, hasn't forgiven her for leaving, and when he enrolls in the same medical ethics class, she panics. She canā€™t run the risk of him telling everyone who she really is. As if being at the same university isnā€™t enough, both Blake and Payton land the same internship. Forced together, their passion for each other reignites, but when Payton is asked to testify in her fatherā€™s high-profile trial, she must choose between risking her acceptance into medical school to help her father, and losing every connection to her pastā€”including the only guy sheā€™s ever loved.