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50 Milliarden Dollar – Eine unbekannte Erbin – Vier mörderische Nachkommen. Avery Grambs hat einen Plan: Highschool überleben, Stipendium abgreifen und dann – nichts wie raus hier. Doch all das ist Geschichte, als der Multimilliardär Tobias Hawthorne stirbt und Avery fast sein gesamtes Vermögen hinterlässt. Der Haken daran? Avery hat keine Ahnung, wer der Mann war. Um ihr Erbe anzutreten, muss Avery in das gigantische Hawthorne House einziehen, wo jeder Raum von der Liebe des alten Mannes zu Rätseln und Geheimnissen zeugt.

Avery Shaw ist schon ewig in ihren besten Freund Aiden verliebt. Doch als sie ihm endlich ihre Gefühle gestehen will, läuft es ganz und gar nicht nach Plan. Zum Glück weiß sie aber einen Weg, wie sie ihr gebrochenes Herz heilen kann: Nämlich mit Hilfe der Wissenschaft! Für einen Wettbewerb will sie die sieben Schritte der Trauer durchlaufen. Dabei bekommt sie unerwartete Unterstützung von Aidens Bruder Grayson, der sich ihr als Projektpartner anbietet. Im Gegenzug gibt Avery ihm Nachhilfe in Physik, damit er nicht aus seinem Basketballteam fliegt.

Lisette’s father killed the King. His execution leaves Lisette alone, disgraced, and without the magic he intended to pass on to her. In Oasis, that’s a problem. Glutted with enchanted performers, Oasis is a sin city where courtiers pay in gold to drink, gamble, and above all, be entertained. Desperate to prove herself, Lisette enters into a deadly competition to be chosen as the highest-ranked magician in the world, the Queen’s Jester. But her rival, the irritatingly handsome Luc, possesses the one thing Lisette does not—real magic.

Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be in the same room together. After Mia’s mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they’ve had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time.

Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. Trapped under her stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF ghosting her, Tatum pours herself into the assigned community service. With a helpful push from her fellow community service member, Abby, Tatum fills her time at homebuilding her covert graphic design business, right under her stepmother’s nose. When a cute cello-playing client sweeps Tatum off her feet, she’s left breathless and eager to get out of these four walls.

When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world. As the hours tick by deeper into the night, the familiar drops away and the unfamiliar beckons. Adults are asleep, and a hush falls over the hum of daily life. Anything is possible.

Todos conocemos el amor pasional que te nubla la razón, el amor a primera vista que te vacía el estómago y el amor platónico que te llena el corazón de fantasía y admiración. Pero ¿es posible enamorarse de alguien sin tan siquiera conocerlo? ¿Puede una persona enamorarse de otra sin haberla visto? ¿Es posible desarrollar sentimientos por una persona que solo has escuchado?

Victoria and her dad have shared a love of the undead since the first vampire revealed his existence on live TV. Public fear soon drove the vampires back into hiding, yet Victoria and her father still dream about finding a vampire together. But when her dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer, it’s clear that’s not going to happen. Instead, Victoria vows to find a vampire herself—so that she can become one and then save her father.

The moment I discovered the dark truth, it descended on my life and threatened to swallow me whole. It tore at my soul, piece by piece. But I refused to go down alone. My need for vengeance pours out like a gaping wound…directed at the man I thought was my father. The one who trained me to become the monster I am. Until he’s paid the price, I’ll never truly be free. And I’ve found the perfect target. Someone he thought he could keep safe. Tucked away from the depraved world I barely survived. But I’ve found her. The innocent pawn in my twisted game.

It was a horrendous act Jessica Washington committed, and now it must be atoned for. After being lashed by my men, she has continued to claim innocence. When I found out who she was, I knew this was my only chance to avenge Rachel's death. Miss Washington wants to return to America. Now is not the time for that. When I'm not thinking clearly, my Arab ways aren't as reasonable. The deal I made her could not be refused, and now she watches me with hungry eyes. The words I use make her blush. And when I touch her? She no longer runs. Could my heart finally heal after losing Rachel?

La aparición de un salvaje y misterioso extraño con un ojo de cada color y una actitud muy inquietante hace que Mack Cavalier (sí, una chica) empiece a hacerse estas preguntas: ¿Cómo llegó hasta su patio? ¿Por qué no quiere ayuda de la policía? ¿Por qué no puede decir más de tres palabras? ¿Es peligroso? ¿O en realidad es la víctima de alguien? ¿Qué harías si, después de que tú y tu mejor amigo decidís ayudarlo, cosas muy raras empiezan a pasar?

For Westwood senior Brynn Cadence, high school drama is taken to a whole new level when she discovers the dead body of a classmate on the football field one Friday night. When she tells the police she saw a masked figure fleeing up the bleachers, they dismiss her and label the death accidental. With no one believing what she saw, Brynn’s internal walls start to go up.

Kathryn Manning is the head cheerleader, prom queen, and beautiful blonde everyone admires in the small town of Wisconsin. Most of her life, Kathryn couldn’t wait to leave her dull existence on the family dairy farm and live a fuller life as a famous model. The night before her interview in Los Angeles with a talent agency, tragedy strikes when she is struck by a semi-truck and becomes blind. As all her hopes and dreams now shattered, she returns to the once-resented family dairy farm to recover and gains a better appreciation for life and what it now has left to offer.

Was, wenn die Liebe vor einem steht, aber man nicht bereit dafür ist? Richie setzt alles daran, seinem eigenen Glück im Weg zu stehen. Doch muss er wirklich erst sich selbst lieben, um von anderen geliebt werden zu können? Die Beziehung mit Maxi kann Richie nur anfangs genießen, denn unentwegt wartet er auf das Ende, von dem Richie sicher ist, dass es früher oder später kommen wird. Keine Liebe ist wie die andere und nichts Neues kann wachsen, so lange das Herz und die Seele noch mit dem Unkraut der Vergangenheit bewuchert sind.

It's been five years since a hurricane ravaged Eliza Marino's life and home in her quiet town on the Jersey shore. Now a senior in high school, Eliza is passionate about fighting climate change—starting with saving Clam Cove Reserve, an area of marshland that is scheduled to be turned into buildable lots. Protecting the island helps Eliza deal with her lingering trauma from the storm, but she still can’t shake the fear that something will come along and wash out her life once again.

Tras la deportación de su madre un año atrás, todo lo que Soledad “Sol” Gutiérrez desea es volver a tener una vida normal. Su entorno cambió por completo: nuevo departamento, nueva escuela, nueva dinámica familiar… ella simplemente quiere encajar, y la mejor manera de conseguirlo es uniéndose al Club de Historia de su escuela. Para ello, Sol debe participar de un rito de iniciación: entrar a la vieja casa de los Westray y robar...¿un tenedor? Sólo hay un problema: Ethan, el nieto de los Westray, la descubre robando y ella apenas logra escapar.

Baseball player Kyle Sawyer has many labels: bad boy, delinquent, ladies' man, fearless outfielder . . . Only one of them is actually true. But then sweet ballet dancer Faith Gladwell asks him to help wreck her reputation, and everything goes sideways.

Tras la muerte de Luke, Hasley debe seguir con su vida, pasar página y mirar hacia delante. Cuando su madre le dice que es hora de continuar y dejar el pasado atrás esas palabras se le clavan como puñales en el alma, pero no por ello son menos ciertas. Hasley es joven y tiene todo el tiempo del mundo para rehacer su vida y conocer a alguien más. La vida está llena de oportunidad. Quizás no para Luke, pero sí para Hasley y ella sabe que él hubiese querido que ella continuase su camino y cumpliese sus sueños.

Emerson Dance is one of the most prestigious dance companies in the country. And I got kicked off the team right before nationals because my curves don’t “fit.” Not their idea of a perfect dancer's body and definitely not their costume. I’m going to enter the competition on my own and show them that every body is a dancer’s body. It will mean practicing in the gym with the bodybuilders, but I can shove my nerves—and my attraction to Carter McCormac—aside long enough to win.

He bullied my sister. Now it’s his turn to pay. Ryker is the top of the Emerson Academy food chain, and he uses his power to remind everyone of just how powerless they are. Until now. When I see him picking on the most innocent girl in school for her weight, I snap. Ignoring him is no longer enough. No, my friends and I are going to make him pay.