Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family, eats sweet tea, cornbread, and soup beans on a daily basis. But nothing about the day she encountered ten-year-old Nick Anderson, a child from the wrong side of town, was routine. Alix treats the raw evidence of a recent beating that scarred his back, an act that changes both of their lives forever, armed only with a tin of bee balm and steely determination.
Through childhood misfortunes and adolescent woes, they cling to each other as friendship blossoms to love. The future appears bright until the terrible night when Nick’s abusive father, Frank Anderson, is shot to death in his filthy trailer.
Nick vanishes, leaving Alix alone, befuddled, and pregnant. For the following fifteen years, she battles the agony of Nick’s leaving, a poor marriage, her family, and her friends. But she’s finally trying to put her life back together. Her divorce is almost complete, her business is thriving, and she is satisfied if not happy—until she glances up and sees Nick standing across the counter. He’s returned… He is not alone.
Alix is once again thrown into turmoil and sorrow as Nick attempts to win her love, which she fiercely opposes. Only the truth about Frank Anderson’s death has the potential to shatter the protective wall she’s created around her emotions.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar but the people they love most.”
“A sweet gum tree is the chameleon of wood, its corky exterior hiding its inner ability to imitate anything from cherry to mahogany. But its real value, one unrealized by most people, is its deep red heart, steady and strong.”
“We’re almost there,” I whispered in his ear. “Don’t you die, damn it. If you do, I’ll never speak to you again.”
“This isn’t a church social, Sweetheart. You aren’t going to be able to save me this time.”
“Life isn’t kind, and we rarely get what we want out of it. We do the best we can, and we keep putting one foot in front of the other.”
Caleb Drake, the ex-boyfriend of Olivia Kaspen, has recently lost his memory. Olivia needs to decide how much further she is prepared to go in order to get Caleb back because she has a bad reputation for exploiting people and circumstances. The biggest challenge Olivia faces in hiding her true identity and their shady past is Leah Smith, Caleb’s evil new girlfriend. These two vipers are in a terrible tug-of-war for control of a guy who has forgotten them, and it’s a race to the end zone. Olivia will eventually have to deal with the fallout from her lies, learning that sometimes love isn’t enough to bring about salvation.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You can only give your heart away once, after that, everything else will chase your first love”
“I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just you pretending that you still have a heart.”
“Go be with your husband … before he realizes that he’s still in love with me”
“You will remember every day for the rest of your life because I was the one and you threw me away.” And then he left.”
“You will remember every day for the rest of your life because I was the one and you threw me away.” And then he left.”
A prince who is purported to be the Devil’s child.
He embodies danger in all its forms.
He is the very Darkness.
The princess is confined in her own house, only to escape after getting married.
But to whom is she wed?
A young American couple named Dani and Christian is on the verge of divorcing one another. Dani, who is grieving, accepts Christian and his friend’s invitation to travel with them to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a far-off Swedish village after a family tragedy forces them to remain together. When the isolated villagers urge their visitors to participate in activities that make the pastoral paradise eerier and viscerally disturbing, what starts off as a joyful summer vacation in a country of endless sunlight takes a tragic turn. A terrifying cinematic fable where a world of darkness develops in broad daylight comes from the imaginative mind of Ari Aster.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You start with the unfathomable and you end with the unfathomable.”
― Ari Aster, Midsommar
The exploiter. Anyone who allows me can have their emotions controlled. I will make you ache, sigh, cry, laugh, and hurt. But he is unaffected by my statements. Particularly not when I beg him to go. He is constantly present, waiting, and watching. And I can’t help but stare. Not now that I want him to approach.
The Dark Side. I never intended to fall in love. But now that I have, I find that I can’t leave. Her smile, her eyes, and the way she moves have me spellbound. I’ll keep an eye on her as she disrobes and waits. Until I can claim her as my own. And once she is, I won’t let go of her. Even though she implores me to. It is strongly advised to read the novella Satan’s Affair before continuing, however, it is not necessary.
Best Quotes from this Book:
like it, and then turn around and slap me back. And my dumbass self would probably like it, too.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline
“UNKNOWN: Sneaking off with random men, little mouse? If I catch his hands anywhere near you, they’ll end up in your mailbox by morning.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline
“Baby, you rule the fucking kingdom, and I will gladly bow to you.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline
“My body is just a vessel that my soul inhabits, attached to a shell that it’ll one day leave. And when that day comes, I won’t care to let that shell go. I carry my body around because I have to, not because it’s a choice. But when I possess something meaningful, I’m choosing to hold on to it. Carrying something meaningful in my skin is effortless but holding onto something that I could lose—that takes devotion.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline
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Good females attend Marymount. We keep our tongues shut, so even if we weren’t chaste or virginal, no one would ever know. I don’t really have anything to share, though. I never permitted guys to go too far. I’m decent. I’m attractive, intelligent, talented, and popular. My skirt is always pressed, and I never have an out-of-place hairstyle. On Monday, I walk tall down the halls, but on Sunday, I get down on my knees like the good Catholic girl I am. I am that. constantly in charge. So they believe. The truth is that it’s simple for me to fight them off because they can never be what I really want. a smooth, velvety object. someone erratic and dangerous. Unfortunately, I have to conceal what I want. in the changing area after hours. during a break between courses in the restroom. in the restroom following a practice. Life is a labyrinth of secrets to me. Nobody can discover mine.
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To graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League is the only reason I cross the rails every day. I don’t feel embarrassed by where I’m from, who my family is, or the fact that Marymount students find my skirts to be too short and my lipstick to be too red. I’ve always been mocked by Clay Collins and her buddies. The witch who torments me daily and assumes I won’t resist, with her flawless skin, spotless shoes, and wealthy parents. At least not until I have her to myself and learn that she is concealing far more than just what is beneath those attractive clothing. The princess believes that I can soothe her itch. She believes that as long as a man is not touching her, she is still pure. She should stay on her side of town, I urged her. I warned her against crossing the tracks. But she did it one night. And she won’t ever be pure again once I’m done with her.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Virginity is a concept invented by people to make women feel worthless for having sex.”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom
“I hate Olivia Jaeger. I fucking hate her, and I’d happily never love anything if I could hate her my whole life.”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom
“within this inch, i’m free”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom
“Most people, he’d once told me, don’t do great things, because great things don’t feel great when you’re doing them.”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom
“I’m in love with you, Clay,” I tell her. The car falls silent, like my brothers are afraid to breathe because they might miss something. Her lips open a little, and God, the softness that hits her eyes makes her look like she’d blow over in a light breeze. I swear I see a smile desperate to get out, and I want to say it again. “Just kidding.” I force a scoff. “Just wanted you to see how fucking gay you are.”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom
Raquel Lvarez works diligently and takes her future seriously. She is only interested in becoming a psychologist. And to make Ares Hildago take notice of her. Raquel has been fixated on Ares ever since she can remember. Although he lives next door, Raquel has never had any communication with him. She can’t help but wonder if he is more than just a rich, hot playboy, and she can’t stop picturing what it might be like to kiss him.
Their sizzling connection develops into something that can only be characterized as unquestionably hot after a chance meeting reveals her crush is far from unrequited. They fall in love quickly and deeply.
Raquel fully supports Ares. Ares can’t or won’t commit, though. From the start, his life has been laid out for him. After finishing school, he’ll work for the family business. Until now? Remain calm. Remain disconnected. And avoid finding love. What burns brightly burns quickly, but will it last for Ares and Raquel? Fans of After and The Impact of You will like this gripping tale about a young woman who harbored distant fantasies about her neighbor only to discover that he shares the same obsessions.
Vanessa Mazur is confident that she is doing morally. She shouldn’t regret giving up. Being a temporary helper, housekeeper, or fairy godmother to the best defensive end in the National Football League was always planned. She has plans, none of which call for cleaning extra-large underpants for an extended period of time.
She is utterly astonished when Aiden Graves knocks on her door and asks her to return. The so-called “Wall of Winnipeg” was unable to greet her in the morning or wish her a happy birthday for two years. Now? He is requesting the unfathomable. How do you respond to a man who is accustomed to getting whatever he wants?
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I don’t know,” I stuttered, “Do you love me?”
His gaze was so intent the entire world seemed to stop. “You tell me. I never stop thinking about you. I worry about you all the time. Every beautiful thing I see reminds me of you. I can’t finish my practices in Colorado without wishing you were around,” he said in a steady tone. “You tell me what I feel.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
“I’m starting to understand that you can always make time for the things that matter.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
“What no one tells you is that the road to accomplishing your goals isn’t a straight line; it looks more like a corn maze. You stopped, you went, you backed up, and took a few wrong turns along the way, but the important thing you had to remember was that there was an exit. Somewhere.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
“When life gives you lemons, you get to choose what you make out of them; it doesn’t always have to be lemonade.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
“That’s my girl. That’s my fucking girl.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
She’s a romantic at heart, even if she lives in the most unromantic of settings. Elena, who goes by the nickname Sweet Abelli due to her submissive demeanor, always has a sweet grin and answer. She is the preferred child and was the ideal mafia principessa. Her hands are now covered in a crimson paint-like stain of blood that she can only see in the mirror’s image. They claim that initial impressions matter a lot.
Elena’s sister is set up to wed Nicolas Russo in the seedy underbelly of New York. Even by mafia standards, a Made Man, a boss, and a cheat. His notoriety reaches far and broad and is darker than his black ties and suits. He accidentally gives Elena a glare during their first encounter, and she realizes he is just as obnoxious as he is attractive. She doesn’t agree with the man or anything he represents, but it doesn’t stop her heart from pounding like rain on the glass when he’s nearby or the chill that runs down her spine when he speaks.
And he’s never far. giving her instructions. trying to make her look hotter than she should feel about any potential in-law. Although on the outside Elena appears to be the sweet Abelli, she is starting to realize that she has a taste for the dark, rough hands, smokes, and whiskey-colored eyes. But after escaping one incident, she can scarcely afford to get involved in another.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I swear to God, Elena, if I find out you’ve let some man touch you, I will deliver his hands to you in a box.” I swallowed. “And I do not. Fucking. Bluff.”
― Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
“There are three sides to every story. Mine, yours and the truth.” —Joe Massino”
― Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
“I hated when someone told me to smile as if a smile of mine belonged to them and not to me.”
― Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
“He was comfort, security, and need, all in one. It had a name. Home.”
― Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
“I said I’ll never hurt you, Elena, but if I find out you’ve touched another man, there is nothing in this world that could save him.”
― Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
The challenge is well-known: every week, Bryson Keller must date the first person to seek him out on Monday. Few believe that Bryson can succeed. Despite being the ruler of Fairvale Academy, he has never actually been in a relationship. Before a boy approaches him and everything changes.
Bryson’s acceptance came as a surprise to Kai Sheridan. Kai is therefore taken aback when Bryson offers to go on a date with him covertly. But as the days pass, he learns that Bryson is more complex than meets the eye and dating him starts to feel less staged and more genuine. Kai is aware of how the tale of a gay boy falling in love ends.
He is clumsily attempting to get through his senior year at school, at home, and in the closets while putting his heart on the line and trying to come to terms with the idea that this “relationship” will only last five days. After all, Bryson Keller is well-liked, attractive, and straight. Readers will be pulling for these two youngsters to open up to the world and to each other after reading Kevin van Whye’s inspiring and moving coming-out love tale.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I choose to be happy.
Because I can be.
Because I deserve to be.
Gay means happy, too, you know.”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller
“Anyone who thinks that homophobia doesn’t exist in this day and age has never been the gay boy in a boys’ locker room”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller
“This is how I’ve lived my whole life—hidden and in the shadows. And the longer I stay here, the more tired I’m getting.”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller
“It’s true when they say that children aren’t born with hate or prejudice,” Dad says. “It’s us who teach them those things.”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller
“Living your truth is important, but sometimes living the lie is what keeps you warm, fed, looked after…breathing.”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller
The day before her cross-country transfer, Fallon meets Ben, an ambitious writer. Fallon and Ben spend her final day in Los Angeles together due to their unforeseen attraction, and her exciting life serves as the creative motivation Ben has been looking for to write his book. They strive to fulfill on the same date every year, despite the passing years, the many relationships they have, and the trials of their own individual lives. Until one day Fallon starts to question if Ben has been giving her the truth or creating a flawless reality in order to pull the biggest surprise. If Ben’s relationship with Fallon ends in heartbreak, can his book be categorized as a love story?
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9
“When you find love, you take it. You grab it with both hands and you do everything in your power not to let it go. You can’t just walk away from it and expect it to linger until you’re ready for it.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9
“You can’t leave yet. I’m not finished falling in love with you.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9
“If we’re going to kiss, it has to be book-worthy.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9
“It took four years for me to fall in love with him. It only took four pages to stop.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9
Nora Grey’s strategy did not include romance. Despite how much her best friend Vee pushes her toward the boys at her school, she has never been especially drawn to them. not before Patch appears. Patch entices Nora to him despite her better judgment with his infectious smile and eyes that appear to see right through her.
But Nora is unsure of who to believe following a string of unsettling experiences. She seems to run across Patch everywhere, and he seems to know her better than her closest friends. She is undecided as to whether to run and hide or collapse into his arms. And when she attempts to get some answers, she discovers that the truth is far more unsettling than Patch has led her to believe. Because she is directly in the heart of a long-ago conflict between the immortal and the dead, Nora must choose sides carefully lest she loses her life.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You smell good, too,” said Patch
It’s called a shower.” I was staring straight ahead. When he didn’t answer, I turned sideways. “Soap. Shampoo. Hot water.”
Naked. I know the drill.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
“Say ‘provoking’ again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
“You possess other people’s…bodies.”
He accepted that statement with a nod.
“Do you want to possess my body?”
“I want to do a lot of things to your body, but that’s not one of them.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
“Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn’t.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
“I don’t go out with strangers,” I said.
“Good thing I do. I’ll pick you up at five.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
Jack McNight is a conceited demon, as is well known throughout Cedar Creek, Texas. Physically, I get it; he is tan and in good shape, and his coal-black hair is definitely the result of hellfire scorching. Oh, and his character? The flame is equally hot. I’m exhausted and wearing my last pair of underpants when I arrive at Blue Stone Ranch. Instead of finding the savior, I was expecting, I did.
My initial impression of Jack is not favorable, but he already has a negative image of me. He knows I’m a spoilt princess there to abuse his generosity. I’m more bother than I’m worth to him. Our teasing should irritate me with its button-pushing. His haughtiness ought to be a significant turnoff. The issue is that devils are infamous for providing their own kind of temptation. His icy glares chill me to my core with each one. I’m left reeling after every hot encounter. There’s no way I’ll make it through the summer without stifling him with a kiss and forcing him out of those Wranglers, even if the Texas heat is messing with my head. Who knows…? Getting into bed with the devil might just be the answer to my problems.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“It’s like looking out a single window and thinking you know what the whole world looks like.”
― R.S. Grey, Arrogant Devil
“Love is supposed to make us fools.”
― R.S. Grey, Arrogant Devil
“He was holding my head underwater, and I didn’t drown, didn’t break. I grew gills.”
― R.S. Grey, Arrogant Devil
“When I asked you the other night if you wanted me and Edith to be your people, this was part of the deal. You can walk out of my life tomorrow. Quit working for me. Date Tucker. Go back to your husband, and I’ll still be your person if you need me. That’s how it works.” Well damn.”
― R.S. Grey, Arrogant Devil
“if there have to be consequences, make them all worth it.”
― R.S. Grey, Arrogant Devil
Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been her own because she was born under the Primals’ cloak as a Maiden, just as the Fates had foretold. Sera must give up her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort because she was predestined to uphold the desperate agreement her ancestor made to save his people.
Sera’s true fate, on the other hand, is the most closely-guarded-kept secret in all of Lasania; she is an assassin with just one goal and one target, not the well-protected Maiden. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, exploit his vulnerability, and finally, put an end to him. If she fails, she condemns her kingdom to the Rot’s slow destruction.
Sera has known who she is her entire life. Chosen. Consort. Weapon. Assassin. A bloody specter that was never fully formed. a beast. before him. Up until the unexpected words and actions of the Primal of Death drive away the darkness growing within her. And his alluring touch creates a passion for him that she has never been able to experience and cannot feel. Sera hasn’t had a choice, though. Her life has always been forfeit since she has been forever impacted by both life and death.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I would say I’m sorry, but you wouldn’t believe me. I don’t blame you for that, but don’t you dare insinuate that what I’ve done with you was purely an act or that what I’m feeling is fake when I’ve spent my entire goddam life not being allowed to want or even feel anything for myself! Not when I spent the last three years hating myself for the relief I felt when you didn’t take me because it meant I didn’t have to do what was expected of me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember
“I know what I am. I’ve always known. I am one of the worse sorts. A monster … But don’t you ever tell me how I feel.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember
“It is far easier to be lied to than to acknowledge that you have been lied to.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember
“I want to kiss you, even though there is no reason for me to other than I want it.” The heated intensity of his stare held mine. “I would even go as far as to say I need to.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember
“I wasn’t sure how one could seduce another into falling in love with them after stabbing them in the chest.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember
Hurt people hurt other people. Imagine there was a book where Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and they somehow met in Bright Lights, Big City. He is love-blind. She is driven. Above all, Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a very realistic portrayal of what we do to each other and what we let to be done to us. It is an honest, amusing, and heartbreaking work.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“They say the sea is actually black and that it merely reflects the blue sky above. So it was with me. I allowed you to admire yourself in my eyes. I provided a service. I listened and listened and listened. You stored yourself in me.”
― Anonymous, Diary of an Oxygen Thief
“Hurt people hurt people more skillfully. An expert heartbreaker knows the effect of each incision. The blade slips in barely noticed, the pain and the apology delivered at the same time.”
― Anonymous, Diary of an Oxygen Thief
“Maybe there is a law after all. Of nature. Like gravity. An unwritten axiom that governs our emotional dealings. What you do comes back to you with twice the force, fuck it, three times the force. We are not punished for our sins we are punished by them.”
― Anonymous, Diary of an Oxygen Thief
“Romance has killed more people than Cancer. Ok…maybe not killed but dulled more lives. Removed more hope, sold more medication, caused more tears”
― Anonymous, Diary of an Oxygen Thief
“They say you’re not punished for your sins, you’re punished by them.”
― Anonymous, Diary of an Oxygen Thief
I’ve convinced everyone I’m a failure after surviving childhood at the snobby, pretentious boarding school for aspiring omegas. My waking up? Never going to occur. Heat, partners, and a fantastical pack lifestyle? Maybe in the next life. I simply need to be left alone. I’m invisible and on my way to a wonderful future by myself, at least, until the Wyvern Pack shatters my desire for independence.
Orion, Atlas, Hunter, Finn, and Jett are all poisonous candies. Even though there can never truly be a place for me in their pack, they need an omega even though they don’t want one. Who would need a pack? As always, I’ll keep myself secure. I won’t ever wake up, and I won’t ever give my heart to the Wyverns. They won’t do anything but tear me apart. The first novel in a reverse harem duology with an MMFMMM romance, profanity and MM scenes is titled Pack Darling. There are growly alpha men in the human omegaverse, but no shifters or shifting.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I’m already on loan,” Lilah says, nibbling around my roll.
“Rent to own.” Finn nods.”
― Lola Rock, Pack Darling: Part One
“A Redfang cobra tat peeks from his unbuttoned collar. I zero in on the spot as I reach for my gun. “Ten points if I hit a snake eye.” “A hundred points if you stop talking.” I shut up. Points can be exchanged for nachos.”
― Lola Rock, Pack Darling Part One
“You know why I named you Atlas?” He tilts his head. There’s more salt and pepper in his dark hair lately.
It gives him a pearl of wisdom I hope I can earn someday.
“Because I carry the weight of the world.”
“No. Because I wanted you to know you’re strong enough to carry the weight of any burden you deem worthy. Not every burden’s yours to bear.”
― Lola Rock, Pack Darling: Part One
“As a rule, I don’t fill my stomach. I don’t dare let myself get to a healthy weight where my body could be like, hey, aren’t we supposed to be doing that puberty thing?”
― Lola Rock, Pack Darling: Part One
“Omegas aren’t built for restraint. We want what we want, and we want it thirty seconds ago.”
― Lola Rock, Pack Darling: Part One
Unwillingly and incidentally, Luc O’Donnell is famous. When he was a child, his rock star parents divorced, and the father—whom he has never met—spent the ensuing 20 years cruising in and out of rehab. Since his father is now making a comeback, Luc is once again in the spotlight, and all it takes is one embarrassing snapshot to wreck everything.
Luc needs to find a pleasant, normal relationship to improve his reputation, and Oliver Blackwood is about as lovely and normal as they get. He is a lawyer, a devout vegetarian, and has never in his life caused a scandal. Or to put it another way: ideal boyfriend material. Unfortunately, Luc and Oliver have little in common other than the fact that they are both gay, single, and desperately seeking a partner for a significant event.
So they agree to be (false) boyfriends for the sake of the media until the situation is resolved. Following that, they might go to their respective partners and act as though nothing happened. However, the thing with fake dating is that it can resemble actual dating quite a bit. You get accustomed to someone when it happens. Begin to fall for them. Want to keep them forever.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I’m conscious this could be rather burdensome to hear, but you remain the thing I have mostly chosen for myself. The thing that’s most exclusively mine. The one thing that brings me the deepest joy.”
― Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material
“I don’t want fine. Fine isn’t enough. Isn’t about the open fire or whatever other clichés you can conjure up, but yes, I want a connection. I want you to care as much as I care. I want you to need it and want it and mean it. I want it to matter.”
― Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material
“You know you’re wearing pajamas wrong, right?”
He didn’t look up. “Oh?”
“Yeah, you’re supposed to just wear the bottoms, and have them hanging low on your hips, displaying your perfectly chiseled V-cut.”
“Maybe next time.”
I thought about this for a moment. “Are you saying you have a perfectly chiseled v-cut?”
“I’m not sure that’s any of your business.”
“What if someone asks? I should know for verisimilitude.”
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. “You can say I’m a gentleman and we haven’t got that far.”
“You” – I gave a thwarted sigh – “are a terrible fake boyfriend.”
“I’m building fake anticipation.”
“You’d better be fake worth it.”
“I am.”
― Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material
“I think it’s usually better to face the world as it is. The more we try to hide from something, the more power we give it.”
― Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material
“You’re more than a bonus, Lucien. You’re integral.”
― Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material
Owen Sparks, a 23-year-old dot-com millionaire, left his privileged existence with one purpose in mind: to go as far away from those who despised his success or were vying for a piece of it. A distant, uninhabited island halfway across the globe felt like the ideal location to disconnect.
Owen didn’t include Calia Reed in his preparations. Owen pondered whether getting away from it all may be much more pleasurable with a carefree girl who didn’t even know about the life he left behind when he saw the stunning British lady, who was vacationing in the Maldives with her brother, James.
But Owen was unaware of how drastically his meticulously planned strategies would fail. He was also unaware that his choice would have disastrous consequences for two passengers who had just boarded a plane in Chicago. Everyone will realize how closely their lives are connected when Owen knocks on Anna and T.J.’s home bearing an amazing tale.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“When you have nothing, everything feels like something.”
― Tracey Garvis-Graves, Uncharted
“Maybe it wasn’t about being alone. Maybe the answer wasn’t about hiding from those who wanted something, but about finding those who needed help but would never consider asking.”
― Tracey Garvis-Graves, Uncharted
“There is nothing worse than realizing you’re about to watch the girl that you’ve fallen in love with die.”
― Tracey Garvis-Graves, Uncharted
“Don’t worry,” she says. “They’re happy tears. There’s nothing I love more than a good happy ending.”
― Tracey Garvis-Graves, Uncharted
In Virgin River, which has a population of 600, a midwife or nurse practitioner is needed. Against a backdrop of soaring California redwoods and beautiful rivers, make a difference. Includes a cabin without rent.
Melinda Monroe, who was just widowed, immediately determines that the isolated mountain village of Virgin River could be the ideal spot to get away from her grief and reignite her passion for nursing. Her lofty expectations are quickly dashed though; the cottage is a dump, the roads are dangerous, and the local doctor doesn’t want anything to do with her. The following morning, Mel makes the terrible decision to leave town. However, a little baby left on a doorstep forces her to rethink her plans. and ex-marine Jack Sheridan firmly establishes them.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“He reached out and lightly touched her hair. There’s no way, he thought. I’m sunk. And my heart hasn’t beat the same since she walked into town.”
― Robyn Carr, Virgin River
“I just wanted to make you happy,” he said. “Are you happy?”
“I’ve been happy a couple of times. What can I do so that you can join me?”
He laced his fingers through hers and holding her hands, stretched her arms up above her head, holding them there. “Baby, you don’t have to do anything but be present.”
― Robyn Carr, Virgin River
“Are you sure?”
“I’ve never been more sure about anything. I want this. If you can’t stay here, I’ll go anywhere you want to go.”
“But Jack, you love it here!”
“Don’t you realize I love you more? I need you in my life. You and our baby. God, Mel—I don’t care where that happens. As long as it happens.”
― Robyn Carr, Virgin River
“Well, you’re just going to have to take a leap of faith,” he said.
“I think I can do that,” she said. “If you’re there to catch me.”
“I’m here,” he said. “I haven’t let you down yet, have I?”
She put her hand against his face. “No, Jack. You sure haven’t.”
― Robyn Carr, Virgin River
“At some point, he realized that he knew how
she felt—once you know how much you love someone, no one else would do.”
― Robyn Carr, Virgin River
This book is a companion to the new teen film, The Taming of the Shrew, starring Larisa Oleynik, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and teen heartthrob Andrew Keegan. It is a romantic comedy based on the classic Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I don’t like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to their expectations instead of my own?”
― David Levithan, Ten Things I Hate about You
“If you’re strange enough, people won’t notice you’re kind and will leave you alone.”
― David Levithan, Ten Things I Hate about You
“My beacon is gone and I’m drowning now. The storm is all around me and I can’t even save myself. I don’t even know if I want to. She’s gone.”
― David Levithan, Ten Things I Hate about You
“It’s like I’ve landed in the most perfect place in the universe. And then it blows up.”
― David Levithan, Ten Things I Hate about You
“No. I don’t. You don’t always have to be who they want you to be, you know.”
― David Levithan, Ten Things I Hate about You
A global survey of men has been conducted by Darcy Barrett. She has traveled the globe and is confident that no one compares to Tom Valeska, whose only shortcoming is that Jamie, Darcy’s twin brother, was the one to first notice him and identify him as his lifelong closest friend. Tom is off limits and, 99% of the time, faithful to her brother despite Darcy’s best attempts. The result of meeting her ideal partner at age eight and reaching the pinnacle of her photography profession at age twenty is that she has had to develop the ability to accept good enough ever since.
When Darcy and Jamie inherit their grandmother’s run-down home, they are given strict instructions to restore it to its former splendor and sell the property. When the renovations begin, Darcy intends to be in an aisle seat halfway across the world, but before she can flee, she sees a familiar face on her porch: an expert house flipper. Tom has come; he is carrying power tools; and, for the first time in almost a decade, he is single.
Suddenly, Darcy is debating staying to prevent her sibling from destroying the cottage’s natural charm with his taste in grey and chrome. She’s not staying because of her new business partner’s skimpy t-shirts or his picture-perfect face, which has her picking up her camera once more. Soon, sparks start to fly, but the problem is not with the wiring. One percent of Tom’s heart may no longer be sufficient for Darcy, it turns out. She is modifying her strategy this time. Tom Valeska will become almost entirely hers.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“That’s because pizza is a precious natural resource. It can heal tiredness, bad mood, falling morale, and a fading will to live. Pizza realigns the heart chakras.”
― Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine
“Every evil overlord needs a fluffy cat to stroke.”
― Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine
“No one else is kissing you anymore,” he tells me in a conversational hush, not breaking our contact. “Your mouth is mine.” The thought is more than he can bear; now we’re twisting each other’s clothes and the kiss is like a conversation with no words — louder and louder, talking over each other: Listen to me. No, you listen to me.”
― Sally Thorne, 99% Mine
“I’m your walking talking organ donor. I’d better make myself available.” “You’ve got one heart, you idiot.” “I know,” Jamie says. “I’m keeping it warm for you.” My idiot twin still loves me.”
― Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine
“I can never decide if Tom’s hair is the color of caramel fudge or chocolate. Either way, yum. The texture is like a romance novel that’s fallen into the bath, then dried: vaguely sexual crinkle waves with the occasional curled edge and dog-ear. I want to jam my hand in it and make a gentle fist.”
― Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine
In this wickedly comic, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut, happily ever after gets a lot more tricky when your foe also happens to be your fiancé. Nicholas Rose is the ideal fiancé for Naomi Westfield: he remembers her restaurant orders, holds doors open for her and hails from the kind of respectable society family any bride would adore. Never do they argue. Three months out from their grandiose wedding, they are getting ready. And she has had enough of him completely and terribly.
Naomi wants to break off the engagement, but there is a catch: whoever does so will be responsible for paying the nonrefundable wedding costs. When Naomi learns that Nicholas has also been acting happy, the two of them engage in an all-out emotional struggle while pulling practical jokes and sabotaging one another. But Naomi notices that her determination is eroding as the wedding countdown approaches, which may or may not happen. They are finally being themselves and having fun with the last person they assume: each other, because they no longer have anything to lose.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I’m a miserable cynic (a newer development) and a dreamy romantic (always have been), and it’s such a terrible combination that I don’t know how to tolerate myself.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other
“Relearning you has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other
“You wanna give me some space?” “Well, you’re not saying anything.” “I’m talking to myself right now. Give us a minute.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other
“Give yourself permission to put yourself first.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other
“But I’ve got news for Nicholas Benjamin Rose: if he thinks I’m not the biggest waste of time that’s ever happened to him, he’s got another thing coming.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other
For Anne, Neely, and Jennifer, it really doesn’t matter if the dolls are red or black; pills or tablets; washed down with vodka or just swallowed—as long as the pill bottle is close at hand. When these three women are young and striving in New York City, they become closest friends. Later, when they get to the pinnacle of the entertainment world, they discover that there is nowhere else to go except down, into the Valley of the Dolls.