The Bachelor in a dystopian future where 35 girls are selected to compete to marry the Prince.
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself, and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
A stand-alone novel about a woman who gets broken up with in a theme bar and overhears her ex making a bet about her with a good-looking, known player. She thinks the bet is for $10 and she decides that she can play along and have a date for her sister’s wedding. Little does she know, she is just beginning a crazy dance with a guy that could just be perfect for her. Crusie writes a truly charming romance novel, and this one just happens to be my very favorite.
In 1888, Fiona Finnegan and Joe Bristow hoard shillings and pennies so that they can marry and open a shop. But Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of London’s East End, and poverty threatens from the shadows. Setting the story in motion is the murder of Fiona’s father, a dock worker whose union activities angered his tea-company boss. Fiona and her younger brother must flee to New York City to avoid their own murders.
Brittany’s a seemingly typical poor little rich girl whose carefully crafted “perfect” existence comes crashing down around her when she’s forced to partner with Alex, a gang member from the wrong side of town. Alex has had a rough upbringing and as a joke makes a bet to lure Brittany into his life. When both Brittany and Alex’s worlds collide, it leads to a star-crossed romance that neither of them expected but both must fight for.
Hazel is sixteen, with terminal cancer, when she meets Augustus at her kids-with-cancer support group. The two are kindred spirits, sharing an irreverent sense of humor and immense charm, and watching them fall in love even as they face universal questions of the human condition – How will I be remembered? Does my life, and will my death, have meaning?
Drama, romance, money, lies. This is the story of 1899 Manhattan’s Upper Class socialites. Following the lives of four young women, this series sends you on a heartbreaking journey with the wealthiest and most scandalous young adults of the time. These four books will keep you rapidly turning pages until you discover all the secrets that were so carefully buried to maintain social image.
Year after year, Belly has spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah. The boys never noticed Belly noticing them, and every summer she hoped it would be different. This time, it was. But the summer Belly turned pretty was the summer that changed everything – for better, and for worse.
Cameron Mackintosh’s musical treatment of the Victor Hugo classic chugs into theaters on December 14 with its star-heavy cast. Surprisingly few fans of the long-running Broadway and West End musical have actually read Hugo’s novel of the June Revolution of 1832 as it follows the life of ex-convict Jean Valjean on the road to rehabilitation.
Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret. She never intended to overhear his. But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything – his reputation, his inheritance, his very home. He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard.
Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles against the growing attraction. The clever Miss Keene is definitely hiding something. Moving, mysterious and romantic, The Silent Governess takes readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century governess in an English manor house where all is not as it appears.
Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from from moving to California from Conneticut to make dealing with her Dad’s death easier Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy’s mother’s old friend. Amy hasn’t seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she’s surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him.
They come first. Rose Hathaway was taught this mantra all her life, and it fueled her decision to protect her best friend, Lissa Dragomir, a vampire princess, from Strigoi, evil and immortal vampires. Throughout the series, romance, magic, and Rose’s training to become a guardian put this lifelong ideology to the test. Mead sets up a fantastic world with great characters to go along with it. This is a six book series, with a spinoff series called Bloodlines, currently with two books out.
Modern day Romeo and Juliet. Kaitlin and Bram’s families raised them to hate one another. When Kaitlin’s father goes to prison and she goes to the public school Kaitlin’s family bonds are tested when she falls for Bram, who doesn’t know who she is. They must face the past in order to move on with their future.
Anna is the usual American girl dealing with friends, family, and now she’s moving, to PARIS! Her dad ships her off do a boarding school which she dreads – she doesn’t even know a single word of French! But her dread soon turns into a tale of angst, finding love, discovering friendship, all in the city of lights. Anna meets the confusing British/American/French Etienne St. Clair. The only problem, he can’t be hers. For anyone looking for a light hearted book that would be a perfect chick flick, this is the one. :) PERFECT FOR SUMMER! (has a sequel)
In a small town nothing ever changes and thats why Ethan hates it and is ready to leave for college when the time come. But then he finds himself dreaming of a girl he never met in his life. but they are just dreams to him until a new girl (which is rare) moves to town with the town one and only out cast (who is like boo radley to them) even crazier its the girl in his dreams. in this book Ethan finds out his so predictable and boring town is not so quiet as he thought and has deep secrets and that the new girl lena is just the start of it because she does unexplainable things like break windows, change the weather, and can talk to him without talking. Even with all that they fall for each other and must fight the town & the unnatural to be with each other. The first 3 books are out with that final book set to be out this fall.
“Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.”
These ominous words are the last threat that Sir Edward Grey receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, he collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests.
Prepared to accept that Edward’s death was due to a long-standing physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that her husband was murdered. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers damning evidence for herself, and realizes the truth.
Determined to bring the murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward’s demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival.
Meet Josephine Foster, or Zo Jo as she’s called in the biz. The best pint-sized photographer of them all, Jo doesn’t mind doing what it takes to get that perfect shot, until she’s sent on an undercover assignment to shoot Ned Hartnett—teen superstar and the only celebrity who’s ever been kind to her—at an exclusive rehabilitation retreat in Boston. The money will be enough to pay for Jo’s dream: real photography classes, and maybe even quitting her paparazzi gig for good. Everyone wants to know what Ned’s in for. But Jo certainly doesn’t know what she’s in for: falling in love with Ned was never supposed to be part of her assignment.
Ella is nearly invisible at the Willing School, and that’s just fine by her. She’s got her friends – the fabulous Frankie and their sweet cohort Sadie. She’s got her art – and her idol, the unappreciated 19th-century painter Edward Willing. Still, it’s hard being a nobody and having a crush on the biggest somebody in the school: Alex Bainbridge. Especially when he is your French tutor, and lessons have started becoming, well, certainly more interesting than French ever has been before. But can the invisible girl actually end up with a happily ever after with the golden boy, when no one even knows they’re dating? And is Ella going to dare to be that girl?
What girl doesn’t want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn’t just surrounded by hot guys, though–she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys and that’s just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university.
But everything she’s ever worked for is threatened when Ty Greeen moves to her school. Not only is he an amazing QB, but he’s also amazingly hot. And for the first time, Jordan’s feeling vulnerable. Can she keep her head in the game while her heart’s on the line?
Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she’s going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He’s out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy’s stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she’s managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they’re suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can’t see is the one thing that’s right before her eyes.
Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—now it’s getting harder. She’s having nightmares of a desperate desert journey, visions of three women weeping tears of blood. And why is she possessed by the sudden, unstoppable urge to kill the handsome new boy in school, Lucas Delos?
A love written in the stars . . .
A feud started in ancient Greece . . .
A curse not even the gods can break.
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. Having missed her flight, she’s stuck at JFK airport and late to her father’s second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley’s never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he’s British, and he’s sitting in her row.
A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver’s story will make you believe that true love finds you when you’re least expecting it.
Yes, that veil pun is just gonna hang there staring you all in the face until you check out this incredible cover. I can’t wait to have A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire in my hands!
