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From the bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules comes a new coming-of-age romance about senior year, first love, and finding yourself.
Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduation quickly approaching Lily is worried that she's somehow missed out on the fun of being in high school. So, when she receives a mysterious note inviting her to join the anonymous
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Most family ties are silken threads. Others are literally handcuffs.Kenzi Brannon thinks most of her problems are behind her until she gets a call from the local jail. Her mother, a proven killer, is being released due to overcrowding. Blood takes care of blood, so there is no turning Regina away.She returns to live at Brannon House.A haunted house.A house reputedly so cursed, some neighbors want it razed to the ground.But her niece's friends and...
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This is the third part of the Dark Sea Academy trilogy, and if you haven't read Mermaid's Song, you'll want to do that first. The following description contains spoilers for the first books...Every other princess prepares to rule her kingdom after her father's death. Me? I have to get ready to rule all underwater kingdoms-after killing my father.
I already fulfilled the prophecy once. Kind of. I have no interest in killing again. But no one asked...
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Some questions are better left unasked.
Like whose blood is on the knife upstairs.
Kenzi Brannon's life was turned upside down when she moved into her family's abandoned home to raise her niece. Problems compound when her aging mother starts to remember things.
And clues the police find regarding the knife don't match anything Kenzi knows about her family.
Things go from bad to worse when she and her niece discover something horrifying in their...
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How many secrets can one house hide?Kenzi Brannon has always dreaded going down to the dark basement of the old Brannon house she grew up in. Now an adult, she's returned home to find her apprehension has intensified. She avoids that locked door and the secrets beyond in hope that ignoring the problem will keep long-forgotten horrors buried.A neighbor's obsession with her house and history has rekindled Kenzi's old fears. And reconnecting with someone...
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My life as I know it is over.And no, I'm not being dramatic. I've been living as a human, but now I have to return to my mermaid roots because my dad is the new king of Valora. As soon as we arrive, he sends me to the Dark Sea Academy. Whispers and glares greet me at every turn. Students accuse my dad of killing the previous king, his brother.My first night, the most popular girl tries to kill me. I barely escape, only to run into Bash. He's older...
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Life is sweet when you live in Confection, Oregon. Or, at least, that's how it's supposed to be. But on a summer day, when tourists and locals alike gawk at the majestic mountains, quaint Craftsman houses, and lovely flowers-particularly the renowned Confection Rose-the last thing anyone has come to see is a dead body, unearthed from a shallow grave by a curious dog.
A bathrobe-clad Lexi rushes next door to her neighbor's backyard to find her pooch,...
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What's the point of being a princess if the whole kingdom hates you?
Being a royal should make my life easier, but it only compounds my problems. When my father, the new King of Valora, succeeded the beloved King Tiberius, many of his subjects believed he killed my uncle just to gain the throne. His new policies only make the people hate him more.
Just my luck, they transfer their loathing onto me.
Even my best friend and my boyfriend aren't enough...
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Kitt Crowe's second Sweet Fiction Bookshop mystery whips up an array of intriguing suspects and motives into a diabolically deft read, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Joanne Fluke.
It's summer festival time in Confection, Oregon, and that means a barrage of tourists making cash registers ring at Sweet Fiction Bookshop. But what should be bookseller Lexi's most lucrative time of year turns disturbing when a member of the chamber of commerce...
10) The Hill
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In the near future, a group of girls survive by their own wits and follow the laws of the Manual on the Hill, a reclaimed garbage dump they call home. The cardinal rule? Men and boys spell danger.
After a Departure Ceremony releases the eleven oldest girls back to the Mainland, Wren becomes their new leader, and she's desperate to do a good job.So when one of the girls goes missing only a few hours into her new position, Wren makes the fateful...
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Award-winning and best-selling author Lois Lowry explores issues surrounding adoption in this poignant novel.
Natalie Armstrong has everything: she's smart and beautiful, has the perfect boyfriend, early acceptance to college, and a loving family. But the summer she turns seventeen, she finally decides to ask some unanswered questions: Who are her biological parents and why did they give her up when she was born?
These questions take her on a journey...
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A deadly cover-up. A haunted house. Returning home might be the last thing she ever does. Kenzi Bannon left her painful childhood behind for the glitz and glamour of California. But when her estranged sister commits suicide, she's forced to return to her abandoned family house. Unexpectedly made guardian to her grieving teenaged niece, Kenzi becomes increasingly convinced her sister's death was murder. Devastated by shocking evidence proving Kenzi's...
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Harper has a gift.
Since a near-death experience as a child, she has the ability to reach the other side.
While this unique ability is not without its downsides, Harper uses it for good: solving crimes, helping find missing persons, and giving loved ones one last chance to say goodbye.
But now something lurks on the other side of the veil. Something evil, something strong, and it's making its way through.
It's waiting for Harper.
Harper and her...
14) Soulblade
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The Grand Checkpoint has fallen.
Having just gained her freedom and started her journey, Sybil faces the looming threat of Soulblade; both an infamous criminal organization and an ancient relic. Meanwhile, Armag Hollow, the land she resides in, is in peril.
With the Grand Checkpoint gone, the Beasts of the Dark Hollow threaten to infest the land, all while old machinations come to life and insanity pervades the land. Plans of old are set in motion...
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Magic is fading, and humanity is at the brink of extinction.
Sybil lived and breathed the life of a miner, delving deep into monster-infested caverns and perilous shafts, risking her life to unearth Relics of an ancient past for food and shelter. That is until one day, she discovers a Relic that would change her fate from a simple miner to an Ascended-a Relic that connected her to the magic that was once lost.
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16) From You to Me
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Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally receives a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list of things she'd wanted to do before the end of middle school and never finished, like get on the softball team and throw an awesome birthday party...
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What happens to the twin left behind?
Scottie O'Doul isn't looking forward to starting her senior year. Last May, her identical twin sister, Cait, died in a car crash involving the school's beloved football coach. There's been no official report on the accident yet, but before she died, Cait told Scottie a disturbing secret. When Scottie reveals this secret, half the town turns against her, certain that Scottie is lying to protect her sister and...
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Hollis Brannigan is a personal shopper at a prestigious Los Angeles concierge service, but has her sights set on a position in the company's investigations department. To hone her skills, she takes on discreet investigations for fellow employees.
Hollis becomes embroiled in a murder when she walks into one of LA's upscale consignment shops and discovers a young woman on the floor, draped in designer gowns. When Hollis rushes to give aid, another...
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One folded flag . . . and the man she vowed to spend her life with was gone.
Her husband was supposed to come back, but now Rossalyn must rebuild and raise their son alone. Leaving their old life behind, she takes thirteen-year old Ryan cross-country to the small town where she grew up. On the road trip home, she makes a discovery.
An old building on Main Street catches her eye and sparks an idea. Rossie knew immediately that it would be a perfectly...
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You don't bring me flowers . . .
Rossalyn Channing, single mom and owner of a small-town barbeque joint, finds herself both annoyed and creeped out when a stalker gets up close and personal. Unnerved by unexpected visits and surprise bouquets from a would-be suitor, who was recently released from jail, she deals with the situation firmly, but politely, hoping that it'll stop.
Rossie's circumstances take a dramatic turn for the worse when she becomes...