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Chasing Wishes


Nadia Simonenko - 2014
    I wish I was someone else—someone with a future..."For sixteen-year-old Nina Torres, it feels as if life is nothing but a dead end. Despised by her rich classmates and afraid that she'll become just like her drug-addicted mother, Nina's future seems to get dimmer every day.There is one bright spot in her life though...Sitting beside her one night, the only person in the world who cares about her makes a promise. No matter what happens—no matter how much Isaac's wealthy family disapproves—he and his girlfriend Nina will be together forever.Fate plays a cruel trick on Nina, though, and a visit from Child Protective Services the next morning turns Nina Torres into Irene Hartley, a woman with a future but who will never see her beloved Isaac again.Nine years later, a blind and incredibly handsome young entrepreneur hires Irene to be his personal assistant. Terrence Radcliffe reminds her so much of Isaac that she can hardly believe her eyes, and she's falling for him fast. Irene knows that fairy tales don't come true, but she allows herself one last wish. She wishes that she could finally say goodbye to Isaac and let herself take a chance on Terrence.What she doesn't know is that Terrence is also searching for someone: a shooting star who streaked through his life nine years ago, and he won't give up until he finds her...Chasing Wishes is a powerful contemporary tale of lost love and wishes come true, recommended for ages 17+ due to adult content.

One Forbidden Kiss


Rita Stradling - 2017
    My broken heart will finally heal, and I’ll get a second chance at normalcy. That is the plan, anyway.But moving into the bedroom next to my stepbrother Coulter makes life anything but normal. We hated each other since childhood, but Coulter wants us to have our own fresh start and second chance. He’s hardheaded and infuriatingly full-of-himself, but he’s also sweet and sexy and determined for us to be close… very close. If anyone discovers our secret desire, it will be the end of us. Every longing glance, teasing word, and flirtatious touch has to be stolen. Can something that makes us so happy really be wrong? The whole world says yes, but this temptation is getting the better of me.Is it possible to stop at just one forbidden kiss? Or will our secret romance lead to disaster?One Forbidden Kiss was previously published as Making Bad Choices in 2017. It has been professionally reedited.One Forbidden Kiss is a medium-heat, slow-burn high school romance. If you enjoy love stories with a taboo twist, this is the book for you.One Forbidden Kiss has:Second ChancesSmall Town SecretsForbidden LoveAnd, a Happily Ever After that will leave your heart skipping.

Stepbrother Bad Boy


Veronica Daye - 2015
    I mean he was hot, popular, mysterious, the ultimate bad boy. I swear the guy could wet panties by just cocking his brow. Not that his cock or his brow were anywhere near me, Shane didn’t know I existed. But there I was, busy with my daily Shane stalking in the halls when the unthinkable happened--my dad eloped with Shane’s mom. And to make matters even worse, Shane took it out on me. My life couldn’t get worse, right? Wrong! I fell in love with him. I mean there he was, my dream guy, in the room right next to mine. I couldn’t help myself. But who falls in love with their stepbrother? Don’t answer that. Just trust me, everything was perfect. Well, it was perfect until he left. But life likes to screw with me and just when I thought I was over him, I heard the words that made my heart start beating all over again--“Shane is coming”. Stepbrother Bad Boy is a standalone novel. It contains adult content and a stepbrother who likes to talk dirty.

Born Reckless


B.J. Alpha - 2022
    I grew up with no real home or blood family around.That is until my uncle decided to be an unwelcome hero. He offered me a new life, a home in his mansion, and a fresh start at an exclusive private school. He thinks he’s better than me… They all do. Especially his hot as hell adopted son, Cameron. The reason I’m on lockdown.Uncle Jimmy thinks he’s doing me a favor, but I know his secrets, just like he knows mine. But the difference between us all, is I’d rather live my previous life than one like this. CameronIn one night, she destroyed something that meant the world to me. After filing charges, I inflict what I think is hell by having her sent to a detention center, a place with no future. Lock-up. Where she belongs. I want my revenge, what was lost to me forever, but I’ll take what I can get.That is until my adoptive father introduces me to his niece, and I see before me the very bane of my existence. I refuse to look into her eyes, to give in to the intrigue she stirs within me.I refuse to want her. Until the choice isn’t even mine.JP Hero ✅Bad-ass FMC ✅Step-cousin relationship ✅Enemies to lovers ✅WARNING: This book has triggers.It contains a pregnancy loss storyline. Graphic sex scenes, violence and strong language recommended for readers aged eighteen and over.This is a stand-alone book and ends with a HEA.

Bad Boys Never Fall


S.J. Sylvis - 2021
    Mary’s Boarding School, watchful eyes tracked our every move. My guilty conscience whispered unjust excuses in my ear anytime we touched. Our futures suddenly became unclear, and the already blurred lines became blurrier.A past we didn’t know existed turned our walls of self-preservation to rubble. The truth was suddenly revealed, and our plan went up in flames.Gemma thought I was the one letting her fall into the ashes. But little did she know, I was there to watch her rise.Bad Boys Never fall is book two in the St. Mary's Duet and concludes Gemma & Isaiah's story. Bad Boys Never Fall is intended for readers 18+ and deals with subjects that some may find triggering.

Sir, I Think The Badboy Knows About Us...


Makeandoffer
    She knows that having an affair with her hot English Teacher Mr. Vincent is wrong, but she just can't seem to be able to stay away from him. No one knows about the affair and things between them are perfect. Then, her Aunty Daisy arrives back into town, with her delinquent step-son, Cole Harlem. They have nowhere to live, so Grace's mum offers for them to stay with her and Grace. As soon as she meets Cole, her life begins to turn upside down. Grace suddenly has a lot of work to do, which involves trying to stay out of trouble even though Cole seems determined to get her into it and keeping her affair with Mr. Vincent a secret. But when not all goes to plan, what will happen once the Badboy knows her secret?

Tyler's Gem


Rua Hasan
    She was brokenSo she moved awayUntil one day she returned Having to face the person who hurt herMaking her past rise from the ground once moreMaking Tyler's feelings return once againMaking her trapped in his presence And making her his Gem

Right from Wrong: A Novel


Cindy Bonner - 1999
    And once again she perfectly captures the spirit of another time. Here are Texas farm families swept up in the drama of World War I and the devastation of their young men who fought it. Again, Bonner's vivid characters grab us by the lapels on page one. Almost from the day she was born - in 1901 in McDade, Texas - Sunny Delony adored her first cousin, Gil. Their mothers are sisters and raised their children as if they were siblings, with all the teasing, wrestling, and running wild.Sunny can't say exactly when their puppy love turned into the full-blown grown-up kind, but before she was fifteen - and Gil seventeen - she knew something had changed. Her mother and aunt knew it, too. They wasted no time preaching right from wrong and describing the consequences of what they deemed "incest."Taking those warnings to heart, Gil volunteered for the army. While he was fighting France, Sunny married a local boy, only the first in a string of mistakes that lead to broken hearts, broken marriages, lost lives, family condemnation, financial ruin, exile. Ultimately, their passion caused them to flee for their lives and those of their children. But somehow, wrong always felt right to Sunny and Gil.Right from Wrong is a beautiful - and wrenching - love story.

Shattered Skull


Tabatha Vargo - 2020
    The second time, he was putting his fist through my brother’s face. Now he’s everywhere I look. He’s making my life hell with his vulgar remarks and seductive lure, but it’s not my fault my brother joined The Border Lords, his rival crew. I keep my nose out of their business and my head in the books, yet he’s always there provoking me. Dragging me into their conflict.Everyone in town knows you don’t mess with the Sons of Sinister, but no one ever told me what to do when a Son of Sinister messes with me.New York Times bestselling author Tabatha Vargo invites you to fall in love with the Sons of Sinister! A new adult spin on MC books with all the grunge, angst, and dirty, foul-mouthed biker boys who know how to handle curves.The Sons of Sinister consists of four standalone novels. Shattered Skull, Dirty Saint, Ruthless Crow, & Joker’s Wild.This series is the Blow Hole Boys meets crotch rockets meets naughty, bully bastards who don’t give a f*ck and the good girls who can’t help but fall for them! They run the streets, the money, and can outride any other crew on the streets.

Just the Tip (Extracurricular Activities, #0.5)


NOT A BOOK - 2020
    Truly. But that marriage comes with a 6’3” catch: my new stepbrother, Ryan. Annoyingly good at sports, more popular in five seconds than I’ve managed in four years and...fine, sexy. Sexy as hell, in fact.Too bad we can’t spend more than a minute in close proximity without being at each other’s throats--and not in the fun way.When he begs me to write a paper for him on the night of a big game, it’s only brotherly to help him out, right? So of course I agree...in return for a favor.That’s when things start to get interesting...

Tortured Whispers


Danielle James - 2018
    If you are squeamish or draw a hard line at strong themes, this book may not be for you, and that’s okay. Brooklyn... Drowning in plain sight while everyone can see you is terrifying. But more than anything it’s lonely. And sometimes withstanding the weight of being alone is worse than anything. The only thing that helped me cope was cutting. Sinking a razor into my arm over and over pushed air into my lungs even though it hurt me in the long run. It was the only way I could breathe. Until I found him. He wasn’t supposed to ever be mine and my sick mind wasn’t supposed to look at him the way I did. Like he hung the moon and the stars. But he made me float And floating felt so much better than drowning. I never wanted to leave his side once I realized he was the reason I could finally breathe again. I knew the world would try to pull us apart. I knew the demons inside of me would try to sabotage our love around every corner… I knew our minds were warped for wanting to be together… We were vile. Immoral. Sin personified. But I was willing to slay every demon and heal every cut if it meant I could be with him.

Terrazo


Abelardo Díaz Alfaro - 1948
    Contains "El Josco," a seminal Puerto Rican short story.

Devil Heir


Rachel Leigh - 2021
    I met the devil when I was fourteen years old.Just a kid himself, he was hellbent on making me miserable.By fifteen I hated him.When I was sixteen, I moved as far away as I could.Since I’ve left, my life has been simple—peaceful and still.I had no intention of ever returning to Skull Creek.Until tragedy struck and I was called back.It’s been two years since I saw my step-brother.I hoped he had changed.But the devil is still the same.He’s arrogant and ruthless.Rules the town with an iron fist.Where he walks, crowds part.Now his blame is set on me, along with his dark orbs of hate.It’s time to show him I’m not the same girl I was back then.If he pushes, I’ll push harder.Where I bend, he will break.As long as he doesn’t find my weakness, I can survive this.Even if my weakness has become the devil himself.

The Connection


Dana Claire - 2020
    The week they’d gone missing is a complete mystery. Suddenly moved back to her hometown with her father, Bea has rekindled her friendship with her two best friends—and seems to have caught the attention of an arrogant, yet gorgeous boy named Cash Kingston. But there’s more to Cash than his annoying attitude and good looks. Cash isn’t human, and he’s now in charge of protecting Bea from those who know what she keeps safe inside her: the energy source that once belonged to his murdered girlfriend.Tensions mount as Bea learns her energy source must be paired with the one Cash holds to protect both their planets from an imminent threat. But what Bea doesn’t realize is there’s more to her than being human a host, that her feelings for Cash are not just a prophetic plan that will save their planets, and that the fate of everything lies in her choices.

Grinder


Marie James - 2018
     Damon Grant’s life couldn’t get any better. At least that’s what he thought. When Jonah Kingston showed up at the barn as the new hockey coach, Damon couldn’t believe his luck. What was it about the dark-haired, bright-eyed, former hockey star that made him want to grind on and off of the ice? *A standalone, MM, coach/player, hockey novel. If you like steam in and out of the shower, Grinder is a book for you! Due to explicit content, including tons of butt stuff, this book is meant for mature audiences 18+.