Hard to Get


Emma Carlson Berne - 2010
    from boys!After dumping her cheating boyfriend, Val is looking forward to some time to herself. But instead of getting peace and solace, Val is bombarded by gifts, texts, e-mails, and wall posts from boys all over. Val is overwhelmed by the attention and decides to swear off guys completely—no flirting, going out, or making out (at least until the end of the year).Val's two best friends make a wager that her little hiatus from boys won't even last a month. Val takes the bet and tries to secure her win by burying herself in a class project. So what if she's paired with the emo hipster Adam? He's so not her type. But as Val spends more time with Adam, feelings begin surfacing. With her heart and pride at stake, Val's got to choose: Win the bet or win the boy?

A Funny Thing About Love: Dancing Queen; Prom Crashers; Drive Me Crazy


Erin Soderberg Downing - 2011
    Three adventures. Three chances at love. Fans of the Romantic Comedies series—which has more than 1 million copies in print—will delight in this trade paperback bind-up of three books, featuring a photographic cover. In Dancing Queen, Olivia can’t believe it when she lands an internship at a hot music television station in London! But she really has to pinch herself when she captures the heart of a mega pop star. Is he the right one for her? In Prom Crashers, Emily has lost the number of the cutest guy she’s met in ages. All she knows is his first name and that he’s going to a prom. So she throws on a dress, hails a limo—and crashes every prom in town on her search for love! In Drive Me Crazy, Kate’s not happy when hot-but-he-knows-it Adam crashes her all-girls road trip. But it’s a long way to the lake house, and love sometimes takes an unexpected turn.... From the first look to the final kiss, three stories to fall in love with!

Wild Roses


Deb Caletti - 2005
    her stepfather, Dino Cavalli. To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he’s an erratic, self-centered bully. And he’s getting worse. Dino no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid. Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino’s first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian she knows she’s doomed to fall head-over-heels in love with him. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined.

Puppy Love


Nancy E. Krulik - 2008
    Her newest clients actually feed their poodle steak and treat her to massages at a doggie spa! Alana can't make heads or tails of why anyone would do this--or why she complains to hunky handyman Connor and not her boyfriend, Sammy.When Sammy starts keeping her on an awfully tight leash, Alana wonders whether Connor might be a better match for her. But Alana's puppy love comes to a screeching halt when she learns that Connor isn't who she thought he was. Is Alana barking up the wrong tree with him, too?

Pure Red


Danielle Joseph - 2011
    Dad's passion is art. When he's painting, no one can reach him, not even me. My mom's passion was the ocean. She said the ocean allows you to see whatever you want to see. That was one of the last things she ever said to me... Sometimes what your heart desires isn't what it needs. Over the course of a hot Miami summer, sixteen-year-old Cassia discovers that sometimes it takes bullies and basketball, a best friend, and a gorgeous guy to help you understand what you actually need--and to help you see that, maybe, everything isn't so black and white.

Reality Chick


Lauren Barnholdt - 2006
    . . all-night parties . . .Going away to college means total independence and freedom. Unless of course your freshman year is taped and televised for all the world to watch. On uncensored cable.Sweet and normal Ally Cavanaugh is one of five freshpeople shacking up on In the House, a reality show filmed on her college campus. (As if school isn't panic-inducing enough!) The cameras stalk her like paparazzi, but they also capture the fun that is new friends, old crushes, and learning to live on your own. Sure, the camera adds ten pounds, but with the freshman fifteen a given anyway, who cares? Ally's got bigger issues -- like how her long-distance bf can watch her loopy late-night "episode" with a certain housemate. . . . Freshman year on film. It's outrageous.It's juicy.And like all good reality TV,it's impossible to turn off.

Something Borrowed


Catherine Hapka - 2008
    He wasn't the love of her life or anything, but with her sister's wedding - a.k.a. the social event of the season - just two weeks away, Ava's got to save face by finding someone cute and fun to bring as a new date.With the clock ticking and no dates in sight, Ava asks her best friend if she can "borrow" her boyfriend, Jason, for the night. Ava's never been a big Jason fan, but he'll look great in a tux, and at least she'll have someone to dance with. But it doesn't take long for Ava to realize she's got him all wrong...What do you do when Mr. Right is wrapped up in a package that belongs to your best friend?

Crush du Jour (Simon Romantic Comedies)


Micol Ostow - 2007
     Laine barely has enough time for herself, much less for romance. But she's always hungry for more projects -- so she signs up to teach a cooking class at her local community center. As it turns out, the guy co-teaching the class with her, Seth, is not just cute, but downright delicious! When Seth offers her a waitressing job at his family's restaurant, Hype, Laine can't resist. Just as Seth finally warms up to Laine, she finds out that Callie, another waitress at Hype, is cooking up a plan to steal Seth for herself. But tensions really reach their boiling point when Laine's restaurant critic mother writes a scathing review of Hype! Will Laine have to put love on the back burner again?

The Secrets of Attraction


Robin Constantine - 2015
    Perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski, Jenny Han, and Morgan Matson.Madison Pryce thinks she’s got everything figured out—she’s working on a portfolio for a summer art program and hanging with her friends. Plus she has her hot boyfriend, Zach. But then a visit from a family friend turns Maddie’s life upside down.Jesse McMann is still reeling from a breakup that shattered his heart and his band. Then pride (and some goading from his bass player and fellow barista) forces him to find a new drummer—and the inspiration to write music again.Kismet arrives in the unlikely form of Grayson Barrett, who tries out for Jesse’s band, and whose girlfriend is BFFs with the cute girl who orders a chai latte after yoga every Thursday: Maddie. What Jesse and Maddie thought they knew about the secrets of attraction and the rules of romance changes once they start falling for each other.

Party Games (Simon Romantic Comedies)


Whitney Lyles - 2008
    Sara would be looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, but thanks to her mom's party planning business, she's way too wrapped up in someone else's: spoiled socialite Dakota London's. Sara would much rather spend her summer hanging out with Ian, an up-and-coming guitar player and her new crush. But Sara is so busy catering to Dakota's every wacky whim, she's got no time to spend with him.And then, the icing on the cake: Dakota wants Ian to be her date for the big bash, and she wants Sara to play matchmaker! Sara's not sure she's game for this task, especially because she thinks she's falling for Ian. Will this birthday end up more bitter than sweet?

Miss Match


Wendy Toliver - 2009
    But Sasha finds her toughest match yet when hottie Derek Urban asks her to set him up with Sasha's gorgeous sister, Maddie. It's not that Derek isn't a good catch. In fact, after spending so much time with him, Sasha can't help but think he's perfect - for her, that is.Can Sasha push her feelings aside for the sake of her business? Or has this miss finally found her match?

Animal Attraction


Jamie Ponti - 2005
    Jane's life is one giant Conspiracy, with the whole world plotting to keep any chance of romance far, far away. Her social history (17 years, 0 boyfriends) is proof positive of that. But this summer, she's determined to crank it up.Jane's snagged a gig at the local theme park as part of the star attraction—the Mermaid Show. But then the Conspiracy strikes, and she ends up starstruck in a furry beaver costume all day long. Hard to breathe, let alone flirt.... Can Jane figure a way out of the beaver suit and into the arms of her summer love?

Icing on the Lake


Catherine Clark - 2005
    Survive the month at my sister's house. Survive my 3-yr-old nephew and crazy sister.2. Learn to ice skate better. Or not fall down. Or just get a cuter skating outfit.3. Find hockey-playing, winter-loving hottie. and invite him to the weekend cabin trip (aka "groundhog getaway") with everyone.Oh, sure. No problem.

Shot Through the Heart


Niki Burnham - 2011
     TWO GUYS, TWO GIRLS, TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND ONE EPIC WATER GUN BATTLE. Senior year? It's all about Senior Assassin, a yearly water gun tournament where the last team standing wins a cool two grand. Connor wants nothing more than to split that prize with his best friend, Josh. When the guys' mission is put in jeopardy by Molly--thanks to her crush on Connor--Josh concocts a plan to thwart her, one that involves his academically-inclined sister, Peyton...but as Peyton is forced to choose between chemistry class and chemistry with Connor, who wins and who loses? One thing's for certain: When Connor, Peyton, Josh, and Molly load their weapons, someone's bound to get shot through the heart. *** SHOT THROUGH THE HEART - an all-new romantic comedy from the RITA-Award winning author of ROYALLY JACKED and STICKY FINGERS. ***

Shipwrecked Summer


Carly Syms - 2011
    The only problem? Lexie doesn't realize that it's impossible to plan love.From the rude, arrogant lifeguard she meets on her first night in town to the adorable hero next door, Lexie's summer takes wrong turn after wrong turn as she figures out how to overcome a friend's betrayal, a less-than-glamorous job at the local amusement park, and a catastrophe that threatens to ruin everything she's worked for as she decides if her perfect love is worth fighting for.