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When Summer took a job as a nanny for a couple vacationing in Belize, she imagined it would be a fresh start before leaving for college in the fall. And while she adores her charge, Josh, she can’t say the same for her employers’ oldest son, Bray. He’s cocky, inconsiderate, and makes her feel she’s a chore he has to put up with. Bray had a plan for the summer: party, hang out with friends, and forget all the responsibilities waiting for him back home. But every time he’s forced to be around Summer, her dour, serious mood sets him off.

Jacob Barnaby lives in a small town in the shadows of the Adirondack Mountains, where neighbors know each other and gossip spreads like dandelions. On the night of his birthday party, the 17-year-old son of a prominent attorney learns his father has a secret. To make matters worse, his father plans to represent the man Jacob and his friends think is responsible for putting the school bully in a wheelchair. Will his father’s actions ruin both Jacob’s family and his senior year? Can Jacob salvage his relationship with his girlfriend?

Star football player Jace Rovers has a secret. And not just any secret—a shocking secret.... He writes romance. The kind with swords. And dresses. And kissing. Nobody knows. Not the other kids at Twin River High. Not his overbearing parents. And certainly not the millions of fans who've read his book on the writing platform Scribbles. And that's the way he plans to keep it. Except suddenly one of the other football players grabs his notebook in jest and starts reading a kissing scene out loud...and Jace knows he's busted.

When the popular crowd at Brentwood High votes me Most Likely to Marry a Math Book, I’m ready to put my ruler into the eye of any egotistical jock who comes near me. Including the idolized Bobcats quarterback, Connor Bray, when he asks me to tutor him. His only requirement? Our tutoring sessions must be secret—meaning that because Connor is too embarrassed to be seen with the resident math geek, I can’t even tell my boyfriend I’m helping Brentwood High’s all-star player. And when Connor begins to give me lessons in love, it starts to feel like I’m the one getting schooled.

Continuă povestea tinerilor eroi din primul volum, cu încă zece ani, printre aberațiile Epocii de Aur a României anilor '80 (Roman de dragoste și social în limba Română).

I’d do anything for Bianca...except introduce her to my family. I know she wants to meet them, but I can’t predict what my dad might do. How can I tell her that? Our ugly family secret stays locked within our house, just the way Mum wants it to be. I won’t expose Bianca to it. But she’s starting to pull away from me. I can feel the wedge growing between us, and I don’t know how to stop it. Maybe she’s hiding something from me too. The light in her eyes doesn’t shine so bright these days. I wish I could figure out what is eating at her.

Belly misura il tempo in estati. Tutto ciò che di bello e magico è successo nella sua vita, è successo fra giugno e agosto. L'inverno è solo il periodo che la divide dalla prossima estate, dalla casa sulla spiaggia e da Susannah che, oltre a essere la migliore amica di sua mamma, è anche la madre di Jeremiah e Conrad. Loro sono gli amici con i quali è cresciuta: uno è il ragazzo su cui contare, l'altro è quello che ti fa battere il cuore.

La princesa Beatrice siempre ha aceptado su deber, pero empieza a acusar la presión a medida que se acerca el día de convertirse en la primera soberana de Estados Unidos. A nadie le importa Samantha, la princesa sustituta, salvo cuando incumple las normas; así que ella tampoco se interesa por nada...

Desi Lee knows how carburettors work. She learned CPR at the age of five. As a high school senior, she has never missed a day of school and never had a B. But in her charmed school life, there's one thing missing—she's never had a boyfriend. In fact, she's a known disaster in romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation magnet. When the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi decides it's time to tackle her flirting failures.

10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she's just performed her hit song 'Heartbeat' in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She's about to debut on The Tonight Show in America. But right now? She's in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger. 11:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger.

Cada mañana, A despierta en el cuerpo y la vida de una persona diferente. Nunca hay aviso previo de dónde ocurrirá o quién será el elegido. Pero A ya se ha hecho a la idea de ello, incluso tiene una serie de normas que sigue para vivir: nunca involucrarse. Pasar desapercibido. No interferir.

Millicent Chalmers isn’t here to make friends. She’s here to win, and she’s on track to set a record if—no, when—she wins the state debate tournament for the fourth year in a row. Millie doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her, least of all the sexist bullies bent on destroying her reputation. Taggart Strong couldn’t care less about winning debate, much to the consternation of his teammates, school, and parents. But when a tournament takes a scary turn, Millie and Tag find themselves unexpectedly working together. Maybe they can teach each other a thing or two.

Intrigen, Reichtümer und Romantik – die Fortsetzung des New-York-Times-Bestsellers! Avery steht weiterhin vor einem Rätsel: Warum nur hat der milliardenschwere Tobias Hawthorne ausgerechnet ihr sein gesamtes Vermögen vermacht? Ihr, einer völlig Unbekannten anstatt seinen Töchtern oder seinen vier Enkelsöhnen. Eine Blutsverwandte ist sie jedenfalls nicht, so viel hat die junge Erbin inzwischen herausgefunden. Aber auf ihrer Spurensuche mehren sich die Hinweise, dass sie eine weit tiefere Verbindung zu dieser außergewöhnlichen Familie hat, als sie je ahnte.

50 Milliarden Dollar – Eine unbekannte Erbin – Vier mörderische Nachkommen. Avery Grambs hat einen Plan: Highschool überleben, Stipendium abgreifen und dann – nichts wie raus hier. Doch all das ist Geschichte, als der Multimilliardär Tobias Hawthorne stirbt und Avery fast sein gesamtes Vermögen hinterlässt. Der Haken daran? Avery hat keine Ahnung, wer der Mann war. Um ihr Erbe anzutreten, muss Avery in das gigantische Hawthorne House einziehen, wo jeder Raum von der Liebe des alten Mannes zu Rätseln und Geheimnissen zeugt.

Braylen didn't even want to go to Lennon Pryor's epic graduation night party, but when Fynn begs her to be his "wingwoman," she can't deny him. Talking up her BFF—how he's magic behind a camera, with a killer sense of humor, and eyelashes that frame the most gorgeous blue eyes in the history of forever—is easy. Supporting his efforts to woo someone so completely wrong for him? Not so much. Fynn knows that grad night is his last shot before leaving for college to find true love. And thanks to Bray, he gets his chance with the beautiful Katy Evans.

When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world. As the hours tick by deeper into the night, the familiar drops away and the unfamiliar beckons. Adults are asleep, and a hush falls over the hum of daily life. Anything is possible.

Todos conocemos el amor pasional que te nubla la razón, el amor a primera vista que te vacía el estómago y el amor platónico que te llena el corazón de fantasía y admiración. Pero ¿es posible enamorarse de alguien sin tan siquiera conocerlo? ¿Puede una persona enamorarse de otra sin haberla visto? ¿Es posible desarrollar sentimientos por una persona que solo has escuchado?

Victoria and her dad have shared a love of the undead since the first vampire revealed his existence on live TV. Public fear soon drove the vampires back into hiding, yet Victoria and her father still dream about finding a vampire together. But when her dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer, it’s clear that’s not going to happen. Instead, Victoria vows to find a vampire herself—so that she can become one and then save her father.

The moment I discovered the dark truth, it descended on my life and threatened to swallow me whole. It tore at my soul, piece by piece. But I refused to go down alone. My need for vengeance pours out like a gaping wound…directed at the man I thought was my father. The one who trained me to become the monster I am. Until he’s paid the price, I’ll never truly be free. And I’ve found the perfect target. Someone he thought he could keep safe. Tucked away from the depraved world I barely survived. But I’ve found her. The innocent pawn in my twisted game.

It was a horrendous act Jessica Washington committed, and now it must be atoned for. After being lashed by my men, she has continued to claim innocence. When I found out who she was, I knew this was my only chance to avenge Rachel's death. Miss Washington wants to return to America. Now is not the time for that. When I'm not thinking clearly, my Arab ways aren't as reasonable. The deal I made her could not be refused, and now she watches me with hungry eyes. The words I use make her blush. And when I touch her? She no longer runs. Could my heart finally heal after losing Rachel?