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The incredible finale of the exhilarating paranormal romance trilogy
from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Inheritance Games series.
Bryn knows first-hand that being the alpha of a werewolf pack means
making hard decisions, and that being human makes things a thousand
times worse. She is prepared to give up her humanity, but the wolf who
promised to change her is waiting - though for what, she doesn't know.
Still human, she must take her place in the werewolf Senate, the
shadowy democracy that rules the packs. Standing side by side with
ancient werewolves is enough of a challenge, especially when they are
called on to deal with a problem that involves memories she would
rather forget . . .
With bodies stacking up and pressure closing in from all sides, Bryn
and her pack are forced to turn to old enemies and friends for help.
Especially when it starts to look like this time, the monster might be
one of their own.
A swoony, speculative and entirely electric YA debut with a humorous
and satirical take on the conventions of the superhero-verse, for fans
of Michelle Quach's Not Here To Be Liked and the Marvel Universe.
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray has just been saved by the world's newest
superhero, Blaze. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing:
Jenna Ray has been cast as the Love Interest.
No. Not happening. Not if Jenna has anything to say about it (even if
Blaze is actually quite sweet and cute).
But her plans to defy the HPA (the Heroics and Power Authority) and
turn down this new role are thwarted when the Villains begin to take an
interest in her and offer a life-changing proposition; become Blaze's
Love Interest, while avoiding catching feelings for him, to uncover the
HPA's secret plans and find her missing mum.
To make matters even more complicated, just as Jenna starts to embrace
her new-found career, she discovers she might be more on the side of
the superheroes than she ever imagined .
A Polari-Prize-winning author presents an unforgettable story about
a boy facing up to bullying - and his own truths. James loves
dancing, poetry, and Mariah Carey (not in that order, though,
because Mariah would obviously be first!). His teacher, Mr
Hamilton, is getting married to his boyfriend and it seems that
James will be part of a surprise choir performance at the wedding.
But James's father seems uncomfortable about the plan, and a lot of
other things - like any mention of Mr Hamilton, and James's
dancing, and how James talks about his new friend Joel. Meanwhile,
a different boy has been harassing James at school and calling him
gay, and it's getting worse every day. James can find relief with
his beloved Nan, she's been having worrying falls, and James can't
tell anyone, or she might be sent to a faraway care home. The
secrets are building up, and James is starting to lose his
characteristic spark. Can he find the strength to let the truth
out? A joyful, raw and timely novel about family, friends, enemies,
and being true to who you really are. Perfect for fans of Alex
Gino, A.M. Dassu, and The Boy At the Back of the Class. Ian
Eagleton is the author of Nen and the Lonely Fisherman, which was
shortlisted for The Bookseller's Book Of The Year - Discovery
Category 2022
The second and final book in the Beautiful Monster series has
arrived Liam knows his plan is so preposterous that it will either
be wildly successful... or fatal. But it's a risk he has no choice
but to take - for his sake and for Amy's. If Amy thought her first
year at Leopard Academy was a whirlwind, she'd better brace herself
for a typhoon.
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home
and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of
existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very
little to distress or vex him.
Emmett knows he’s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back:
from charity work to letting the often irritating Georgia sit at his
table at lunch, he knows it’s important to be nice. And recently, he’s
found a new way of giving back: matchmaking. He set up his best friend
Taylor with her new boyfriend and it’s gone perfectly. So when his
occasional friend-with-benefits Harrison starts saying he wants a
boyfriend (something Emmett definitely does NOT want to be), he decides
to try and find Harrison the perfect man at Highbury Academy.
Emmett’s childhood friend, Miles, thinks finding a boyfriend for a guy
you sleep with is a bad idea. But Miles is straight, and Emmett says
this is gay life – your friends, your lovers, your boyfriends – they
all come from the same very small pool. That’s why Emmett doesn’t date
– to keep things clean. He knows the human brain isn’t done developing
until twenty-five, so any relationship he enters into before then would
inevitably end in a breakup, in loss. And he’s seen what loss can do.
His mother died four years ago and his Dad hasn’t been the same since.
But the lines Emmett tries to draw are more porous than he thinks, and
as he tries to find Harrison the perfect match, he learns that gifted
as he may be, maybe he has no idea what he’s doing when it comes to
love.
Modern and very gay, with a charmingly conceited lead who is convinced
he knows it all, and the occasional reference to the classic movie
Clueless, Emmett brings you lush romance all while exploring the
complexities of queer culture—where your lovers and friends are
sometimes the same person, but the person you fall in love with might
be a total surprise.
An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.
This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan.
A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left.
Unless you count Khawf. But he's a hallucination; a symptom of the horrors she's seen. Every day he urges Salama to leave. Every day she refuses.
Until she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy with the vivid green eyes, who wants to stay and risk his life for everything Syria could be …
Liam Swift is a young man Amy has always admired from afar. She's
seen his face a thousand times; on the screen and in magazines. He
seems unstoppable as his talent and beauty send him hurtling toward
becoming a Hollywood legend... Until one day - in what appears to
be a fit of madness - he stuns the world by throwing it all away.
Not even the most persistent reporter can fathom the reason behind
Liam's decision. Never in Amy's wildest dreams could she have
imagined this God of acting would go on to accept employment at her
local boarding school. Or that he'd personally start teaching her
drama lessons. It seems life can't get much better for Amy ...
until the sound of tortured weeping starts echoing through the thin
walls of her dorm room each night, leading her to stumble upon a
horrifying secret Liam had hoped to keep hidden forever. Scroll up
& click the buy button now...
SPLINTERED BLOODLINES. UNBREAKABLE BARGAINS. A LEGACY OF BETRAYAL.
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and
award-winning Legendborn that's taking TikTok by storm. Perfect for
fans of Cassandra Clare, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and
Cinderella is Dead! The shadows have risen, and the line is law.
All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother's death.
So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended
from King Arthur's knights - only to discover her own ancestral
power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter.
A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising
to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love
with, has been kidnapped. When the Regents reveal they will do
whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on
the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere,
Bree's own powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can't
escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect
Nick until death. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the
people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the
ancestors who wielded them first - without losing herself in the
process. Praise for Legendborn: "I love the feeling of a magical
world existing just beneath the surface of our own and this story
gave me everything I wanted: incredible characters, ancient lore
and secret societies - all grounded in our very real, very flawed
world . . ." - Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and Bone "Tracy
Deonn's Legendborn braids southern folk traditions and Black Girl
Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power and
self-discovery." - Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling
author of The Belles
The highly anticipated final book in the beloved LUX series from
bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout!
THE LINES BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD HAVE BLURRED
The world changed the night the Luxen came. And I stood by and watched
as Daemon threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth.
Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means
betrayal. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from
foe, and the world is crumbling around us, we may lose everything to
ensure the survival of our friends. . . and mankind.
Amper Einstein is die storie van twee broers: Leonard in graad 10
en die sesjarige Micha, wat aan outisme ly. Toe Micha se outisme by
sy nuwe pre-primere skool (die soveelste een) gediagnoseer word en
dit daadwerklik behandel en hanteer word, begin dinge regkom.
Leonard vind dit egter wel moeilik om gefokus te bly op sy ideaal
om eendag ingenieur te word. Hy is 'n slimkop en hy en sy groepie
"mede-geeks" by die skool droom om die jaarlikse brugboukompetisie
vir hoerskole te wen, sodat hy ’n beurs kan kry om ingenieurswese
te gaan studeer. Daar is ook 'n romanse wat ontwikkel tussen
Leonard en Hannelore, een van die "geeks" in sy span. Die tema van
outisme en Asperger-sindroom is baie goed uitgebou. Op 'n
onopsigtelike en goed geintegreerde manier leer die leser meer
daaroor, en dit bereik een van die belangrike doelwitte van hierdie
tipe boek: bewusmaking van so ’n toestand en die afbreek van
stereotipes en vooroordeel.
In this highly anticipated companion to the New York Times
bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA
Pick A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, Flora
Maxwell heads to Miami to find a path for her future . . . and
finds her heart along the way. ‘Swoony, delicious and heartfelt.
Every page feels like a warm hug.’ Emma Lord, author of Tweet
Cute ‘Exactly the kind of love story I love most’ Jenna Evans
Welch, author of Love & Gelato  Winchester has always
been home for Flora, but when her mother dies, Flora feels
untethered. Her family expects her to apply to university and take
a larger role in their tea-shop business, but Flora isn’t so
sure. More than ever, she’s the chaotic 'hurricane' in her
household, and she doesn’t always know how to manage her stormy
emotions. So she decides to escape to Miami without telling anyone
– especially her longtime friend Gordon Wallace. Â
But Flora’s tropical change of scenery doesn't cast away her
self-doubt. When it comes to university, she has no idea which
passions she should follow. That’s also true in romance.
Flora’s summer abroad lands her in the flashbulb world of teen
influencer Baz MarÃn, a Miami Cuban who shares her love for
photography. But Flora’s more conflicted than ever when she
begins to see future architect Gordon in a new light. PRAISE FOR A
CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW: 'An absolute
delight'Â Rachael Lippincott, author of Five Feet Apart 'An
utterly charming read that feels like a treasured recipe that will
heal and feed a broken heart.' Nina Moreno, author of Don’t
Date Rosa Santos 'I could live inside Laura Taylor Namey’s lush,
vibrant words forever.'Â Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today
Tonight Tomorrow 'This book. THIS BOOK. Laura Taylor Namey has
written the coziest love story I’ve ever had the pleasure to
read.' Erin Hahn, author of You’d Be Mine and More Than
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Shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award,
Children's category YA stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join
forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of
star-cross'd lovers. Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if
her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and
ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they're picking up
litter in the park for community service. He's so not her type.
Appearances matter to Jess. She's got a lot to hide. Nicu thinks
Jess is beautiful. His dad brought Nicu and his mum here for a
better life, but now all they talk about is going back home to find
Nicu a wife. The last thing Nicu wants is to get married. He wants
to get educated, do better, stay here in England. But his dad's
fists are the most powerful force in Nicu's life, and in the end,
he'll have to do what his dad wants. As Nicu and Jess get closer,
their secrets come to the surface like bruises. The only safe place
they have is with each other. But they can't be together, forever,
and stay safe - can they? An extraordinary, high-impact,
high-emotion collaboration between two stars of YA. Perfect for
fans of Patrick Ness, Malorie Blackman, Rainbow Rowell and John
Green.
It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over.
Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball . are forfeit.
But Sophia doesn't want to be chosen - she's in love with her best friend, Erin, and hates the idea of being traded like cattle. And when Sophia's night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. Alone and terrified, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella's tomb. And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world .
An electrifying twist on the classic fairytale that will inspire girls to break out of limiting stereotypes and follow their dreams!
Ellie Pillai has decided to be a better friend, daughter, future sister and all round Better Person. Which means Trying To Help and sometimes doing the exact opposite.
Armed with Dr Jada's podcast on how to beat heartbreak she's determined not to get distracted from her mission by Ash Anderson (ex-boyfriend), Shawn Kowalski (current bandmate) or the cute guy she just met at her Aunt's wedding (future husband?). Because Ellie Pillai is better than the boys she thinks she loves.
But then the song she wrote about heartbreak goes viral and suddenly all anyone wants to talk about is love and who she's going to choose, when Ellie Pillai wants to choose anything except that feeling of not knowing what you want. Throw in some exams, an audition for drama school, a record company in New York, a heavily pregnant mum and a Granny with a penchant for emotional blackmail and Ellie Pillai is more confused than ever.
Why is being a better person so hard? And can you beat heartbreak, if you're not really sure you want to?
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