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When seventeen-year-old Violet is left heartbroken by the captain of her school's ice hockey team, she vows to never date a jock again. But, in an attempt to prove she's moved on, she turns to the most unlikely person—her ex's biggest rival, the notorious captain of the Ransom Devils. Reed Darling is gorgeous, mysterious, and intimidating, both on and off the ice. Wild rumors constantly circulate about him, and the only thing people love to talk about more than his hockey skills are his exploits as a ruthless heartbreaker. Who better to serve as Violet's fake boyfriend?

Eine Familie – unzählige Geheimnisse – ein Spiel um Millionen. Das Spiel geht in die nächste Runde: Nachdem Avery Grambs das milliardenschwere Erbe der Familie Hawthorne angetreten hatte, rief sie einen jährlichen Wettbewerb der besonderen Art aus. Jeder der geladenen Teilnehmer soll die Chance bekommen, Millionen zu gewinnen. Von Millionen Fans weltweit atemlos erwartet: ser zweite Band der Spin-off-Serie der Thriller-Bestsellersensation The Inheritance Games.

Frisch getrennt und ohne Plan zieht Emma nach Leipzig für ein Volontariat bei einer Fernsehproduktion. Mit ihrem unausstehlichen Kollegen Levi soll sie an einer Kochshow arbeiten. Nur einer von beiden kann übernommen werden. Emma und Levi wollen beide diesen Job mehr als alles andere. Zuhause streitet Emma mit Levi weiter, denn er wohnt ausgerechnet in der Wohnung unter ihr.

Quando la diciassettenne Violet si ritrova con il cuore spezzato dal capitano della squadra di hockey della sua nuova scuola, giura a se stessa di non cedere mai più al fascino di uno sportivo arrogante. Ferita e arrabbiata, per dimostrare al suo ex di aver voltato pagina, però, si trova a chiedere un favore alla persona più improbabile e sbagliata che ci sia: Reed Darling, famigerato capitano dei Ransom Devils, acerrimo rivale del suo ex.

Als die 17-jährige Violet vom Kapitän des Eishockey-Teams betrogen wird, schwört sie sich, nie wieder einen Sportler zu daten. Durch Zufall lernt sie den berüchtigten Kapitän der Ransom Devils und gleichzeitig größten Rivalen ihres Ex-Freunds kennen, und fragt ihn, ob er ihren Fake-Freund spielt. Über Reed Darling - einschüchternd, geheimnisvoll und verdammt gutaussehend - kursieren wilde Gerüchte. Schnell bemerkt Violet, dass Reed ganz anders ist. Während sie versucht, die strikten Regeln ihrer Fake-Beziehung einzuhalten, hat Reed offenbar andere Pläne.

I've heard a lot of things about Weston Cole. Popular. Conceited. Supercilious. He's spent the last three years steadily dismantling my family's legacy. I should hate him. And I did. Until I encountered him freshman year and discovered he's also troubled. Captivating. Audacious. And when I come across him again senior year, it turns out that knowledge is even more dangerous than his suggestive smirk....

When a teen tries to get back at her ex-best friend for stealing her crush, she ends up unexpectedly rekindling their complicated friendship and discovers that it’s not just her pride on the line, it’s her heart too. Bring down the cheerleader. Just don’t fall in love with her. Meera...

The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy, filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race. A divine exploration. A deadly secret. A desire she can't escape. Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of...

*Winner of the 2025 Books Are My Bag Young Adult Readers Award!* Wish You Were Her is the riveting rivals-to-lovers YA romance from bestselling, award-winning Elle McNicoll. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry's Book Lovers. 'A beautiful, witty, cinematic romcom . . . A must read for summer' -...

Brought to you by Puffin. A star-crossed lovers romance that spans a millennia, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, They Both Die at the End and One Day ‘Maybe that’s all love is, in the end. An endless tempting of fate.’ Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also...

High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston. What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love? Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac can’t catch a break. First there’s the embarrassing...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER I.V. Marie's thrilling dark academia debut set at a magical boarding school in purgatory where some fates are worse than death … For fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House, Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six and Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education. Welcome to...

The Gilded Wolves meets A Magic Steeped in Poison in the first of a new pulse-pounding YA fantasy duology about two thieves who go after the same mythical treasure, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Once upon a time, there was a shining kingdom floating on the sea...

From the New York and Sunday Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes. A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods. 'An alluring and captivating...

Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping, New York Times bestselling debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. In glittering Shanghai, a monster...

THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon’s heart… It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the third instalment of THE SELECTION series! For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve...

Get swept away by the New York Times bestselling novel, Roshani Chokshi's new fantasy standalone brimming with cursed love. Prince Arris knows that marriage means murder. After poorly wording a wish to a sea witch, all one needs to rule the Isle of Malys is the heart and hand in marriage of the...

The Selection gets fierce as rivals stake their claim on the prince. Six girls, one life-changing prize… America Singer will leave her pre-destined life for a world of glamour and luxury, if she wins… But surviving The Selection is tough. Rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon’s bride...

Kiera Cass's Number 1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has enchanted readers from the very first page. In this fourth romantic novel, follow Illéa's royal family into a whole new Selection – and find out what happens after happily ever after. Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times...