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Eine Erbin im Fadenkreuz – Eine mörderische Mission – Ein riskantes Spiel. Das einzige, was die 17-jährige Avery von ihrem Milliardenerbe trennt, sind noch einige Wochen, die sie im Hause der Hawthornes überstehen muss. Aber Paparazzi folgen ihr auf Schritt und Tritt. Und tödliche Gefahren lauern hinter jeder Ecke. Ihre einzige Stütze sind dabei die Hawthorne-Brüder, deren Leben inzwischen mit dem ihren unauflöslich verbunden sind.

Rebel Hart should be at home taking care of her father after his breakup with his boyfriend, not tromping through the woods at summer camp. He's had his heart broken beyond repair, and the way she sees it, there's only one person to blame—the boyfriend's son. So when that infuriatingly gorgeous quarterback turns up at the same camp, she plans to make him pay.

Kai McKenzie platzt wie eine Bombe in Haileys Leben. Mit schroffer Art, Gewaltproblem und hohem Frauenverschleiß macht er sich schnell einen Namen im Ort. Doch ausgerechnet ihm fühlt Hailey sich verbunden, nachdem zwei grauenhafte Vorfälle ihre Welt erschüttert haben. Die Spannung zwischen ihnen lässt sich nur schwer ignorieren, doch während Kai mit den Schatten seiner Vergangenheit kämpft, leidet Hailey unter ihren familiären Problemen und den Folgen der Ereignisse.

Corey Chaos, teen YouTube sensation, just needs a break from his hectic schedule. Ever since his musical talent was "discovered" by the right person at the right time, his life has been a steady stream of interviews, screaming fans, TV shows, screaming fans, Instagram lives, and did he mention the screaming fans? He'd give anything to be a normal teen again, even for five minutes. So, when his agent suggests staying at his pool house for a month to get away from the stress, Corey is on the next plane to snowy Twin River, Wisconsin.

A coming-of-age story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through art, perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Sixteen-year-old Maya Krishnan is fiercely protective of her friends, immigrant community, and single mother, but...

Kann man mehr als einen Menschen lieben? Als der charmante Jess in Haileys Leben tritt, fühlt sie sich gleich zu ihm hingezogen. Doch auch Kais Anziehung kann sie sich nicht länger verwehren. Gerade als sie glaubt, sich zwischen den unterschiedlichen Männern entschieden zu haben, wendet sich das Blatt und Haileys Leben gerät abermals ins Wanken.

Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp where campers are being scouted for the hit Bridgerton-like TV show, she experiences...feelings. Between the drama of the show and the drama of the camp, Eila will have to keep her wits about her to make it through the summer. But when she has to choose between her head and her heart, what will she do?

Anna Chiu has her hands full looking after her siblings and helping out at her dad’s restaurant, all while her mum stays in bed. The new delivery boy Rory is a welcome distraction and even though things aren’t right at home, Anna’s starting to feel like she could just be a normal teen. But when Mum finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as Mum’s condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.

MacKenzie Hamilton has the unique ability to see letters and numbers in colors. Her synesthesia seemed almost useless until she decided to start categorizing people based on their names’ color combinations. For instance, her parents’ names are pretty, so they’re destined to reconcile. And David Shaw, the boy next door, has an ugly name, so of course, she had to push him away. For three years, she’s lived with a false sense of security until senior year, when her color theory is put to the test in the worst way possible.

Hope Chambers has a major problem. She's spent the entirety of her four years of high school focusing on being perfect—perfect grades, perfect extracurriculars, perfect essays—to the point that she forgot to get a life. And now she's perfectly boring. She's got exactly two weeks before her admissions interview for MIT to spice up her life and get a personality, dammit. And she knows exactly who can help her: soccer star and Mr. Popularity himself, Landon Watkins.

Eighteen-year-old NHL player Logan Balanchuk came to Corrigan Falls to distract himself from his career-ending injury. He doesn't want to even hear the word "hockey," so when he meets Dawn, a beautiful, free-spirited girl who goes skinny-dipping instead of watching the draft, he's intrigued. Neither of them is looking for anything serious, anyway.

Emelia has always wanted to fit in with the A crowd. So, when Ben, the hottest guy in school, asks her out, she chooses him over Alistair, her best friend—even after he confesses his feelings to her. Six months later, Emelia wonders how her life would have been different if she'd chosen Alistair instead. Haunted by her mistake, she finds a magical solution that promises to rectify the past. As a result, everything in her life is different.

Eleanor Ames has never been what she seems. Average high school student on the outside, but reformed con artist trying to break free of her past on the inside. When Eleanor receives startling news about someone from her previous criminal life, plans for a new operation coinciding with her school's upcoming field trip quickly consume her. But operations rarely go according to plan. And this is one her irresistible teen FBI agent boyfriend, Miles, would never approve of.

In this rom com from the author of Someone Else's Summer, a hopeless romantic juggles senior year stress, family problems, and faulty friendships around the end of senior year and prom. Quincy Walker is a hopeless romantic, so when she's kissed by a stranger in a dark theater, her rom-com...

Noah a réussi à faire tomber les barrières de sa douce Liv. Leurs sentiments sont plus forts que tout, pourtant des tourments viendront encore leur barrer la route. C'est sans compter sur le meilleur ami de Zach, Chad, qui va tout faire pour se rapprocher de Liv, malgré lui. Lequel des deux sortira gagnant ? Liv prendra-t-elle le risque d'écouter son cœur pour s'en sortir ou se protéger de ses sentiments ? Retrouvez ce livre chez les éditions Art en Mots. Karolyne est née le 28 février 1990 à Marseille. C'est une romantique dans l'âme.

This sharp-witted, timely novel explores cancel culture, anger, and grief, and challenges the romanticization of America's racist past with humor and heart—for readers of Dear Martin by Nic Stone and Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson. Harriet Douglass lives with her historian father on an old...

"Thriller fans, especially those who love One of Us Is Lying, will devour this page-turner."—Buzzfeed An ambitious and juicy whodunit doused in Hollywood lore. No one at Hollywood High knows who’s behind We'll Never Tell—a viral YouTube channel where the anonymous creators trespass behind...

In Pauls Leben läuft alles schief: Er liebt ein Mädchen, das er nicht bekommen kann, ist Frontmann einer Rock-Band – obwohl er eigentlich gar nicht singen kann und mehr auf Electrobeats steht – und jedes Gespräch mit seinem Vater endet in Streit und mit Geschrei. Als er dann auch noch per Zufall erfährt, dass er nicht der biologische Sohn seiner Mutter ist, beginnt er sein bisheriges Leben und sein Umfeld in Frage zu stellen. Die Suche nach seiner leiblichen Mutter wird gleichzeitig zu einer Suche nach sich selbst.

Bloomsbury presents The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao, read by Elaine Kao. All Anna Xu wants to do as she starts freshman year at the local prestigious Brookings University is keep up her stellar academic performance, break out of her shell, be more social ... and investigate the unsolved on-campus...

Rockstar-Romance meets Haters to Lovers vor winterlicher Tokio-Kulisse. Zwei ausgebuchte Konzerte in einem riesigen Stadion in Tokio - für die 19-jährige Hailee könnte das den lang ersehnten Durchbruch als Musikerin bedeuten. Als Warmup-Act ist sie mit dem hypererfolgreichen Sänger Finn Wolfcraft unterwegs. Doch leider findet sie den unnahbaren Finn mit seinen hysterischen Fans absolut furchtbar. Und auch Finn ist nicht sonderlich angetan von Hailee, denn er reagiert höchst allergisch auf Menschen, die ihn als Sprungbrett für ihre Karriere nutzen wollen.