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Mary Oxendine is on top of the charts - and should be on top of the world. For the past five years, she's gained millions of fans, adoring her every move as she rocks the stage as Mary Bella. But they don't know she's hurting. No one knows just how much of herself she's lost. She's angry. She's bitter. Will she compromise it all for fame, or will she have the courage to face the true music within?

A tortured antihero bound to a brutal contract. A broken heroine with a sharp tongue. A relationship that could save them both if she’ll allow it. From Jordan Grant comes an enemies-to-lovers, 94,000-word romance that takes the listener on a wild ride of epic clap-backs, grade-A dirty talk, addiction, and loss.

Everyone in the world seems to be crazy for Liam Hanks, a teenage boy with a swoony singing voice that melts everyone's hearts. Me? I could do with a little less Liam. Too bad Dad (who happens to be our city mayor) had to choose Liam as this year's Fourth of July concert celebrity. Even worse? I'm the one in charge of making sure Liam stays out of the news.

Welcome to Breakbattle Academy. The first school of its kind, where survival of the fittest is not a saying, it's your reality. Ruled by those who are elite in name, beauty, and cunning, Breakbattle takes the war of the classes to a whole new level. The next four years of my life will be a fight the likes of which I can't yet comprehend, but first, I have to survive orientation week.

Manhattan, 2118: Im Penthouse des höchsten Wolkenkratzers der Welt feiern die Reichen und Schönen eine rauschende Party. Für fünf von ihnen wird nach dieser Nacht nichts mehr so sein wie zuvor. Die wunderschöne Avery, die intrigante Leda, die verführerische Eris, die verzweifelte Rylin, der ehrgeizige Watt - einer von ihnen wird den Abend nicht überleben. Der süchtig machende Trilogie-Auftakt zu Katharine McGees Beautiful Liars entführt in ein gefährliches Netz aus Liebe und Lügen. Glamouröser als Gossip Girl, herzzerreißender als Pretty Little Liars!

Elise Blath lives a normal life, in a normal town, with a normal family. Everything is routine and expected on the coast of Hemlock, Oregon. One day changes this all when she receives a letter and discovers that a deep secret has been hidden from her, her whole life. At a crossroads, she must decide what she is going to do. Have things stay the way they always have been or go on the adventure her heart has always been yearning for.

When my mother decided to pull me out of school, I didn’t say anything. When she homeschooled me, isolated me, kept me fearful of my peers, I followed along. When she packed me up and sent me across the country to live with my grandmother in the one-stoplight town of Lee Vines, I did as she said. But now that she’s left me here I’m on my own. I can make my own decisions. Make my own mistakes. And that includes if I let in the four boys that live next door.

A short story about falling for someone unexpectedly while studying abroad.

Romy stehen schwere Zeiten bevor. Auf grausame Art muss sie erkennen, wie zerbrechlich Glück sein kann. Trotz allem stellt sie sich entschlossen ihrem Schicksal, bereit ihr Bestes zu geben. Doch kommt sie einem Geheimnis auf die Spur: Jemand, dem sie vertraute, hat sie hinters Licht geführt.

I want to taste the rain on your lips. I want to face the storm by your side. Für einen winzigen Moment hat Amelia beim Autofahren nicht achtgegeben - und nun liegt ihre beste Freundin Carrie im Koma. Amelia versinkt in Trauer und Schuldgefühlen, bis sie einen Entschluss fasst: Sie wird an Carries Stelle eine Trekking-Tour über die schottische Isle of Skye antreten - und das, obwohl sie Sport auf den Tod nicht ausstehen kann. Gleich zu Beginn des Trekking-Trips gerät Amelia mit dem schlecht gelaunten, aber unverkennbar sexy Tour-Guide Rory aneinander.

Candace n'aurait jamais osé rêver se retrouver dans la plus prestigieuse maison de disques de K-pop coréenne ! Ni les sacrifices que cela implique de devenir une star... Candace Park, une Coréano-Américaine de 16 ans, est littéralement obsédée par SLK, le plus grand K-pop band du moment. Et surtout par le sublime One.J., son chanteur principal. Alors, quand la maison de disques du groupe débarque dans sa ville pour faire passer des auditions, elle est la première sur la liste... et sélectionnée !

Jillian Andrews has won so many titles she could do pageants in her sleep. Or at least that’s how she feels most days. Between her solid work ethic and the guidance of her coach Ashleigh, Jillian has become one of the best junior competitors in the greater Atlanta area. Despite that, though, everything is about to be turned upside down with one short phrase: Welcome to my world.

Falling in love with the goodie-goodie in school was never supposed to happen. Watching her in the color guard all summer long on the field during football practice makes me want her no matter what. She's the type of girl the preppy girls pick on but she's truly a beautiful girl. She keeps me at arm’s length no matter what I do. She’s convinced I’m just another stupid jock who likes to party too much and play games on and off the field. Convincing the prettiest girl in school to give me a chance forever changes the courses of our lives.

For 18-year-old Willow Bates, anxiety is just a part of life. With her every decision ruled by intrusive thoughts, she's worried she sometimes seems a little odd. Despite Willow's efforts to hide her OCD from those around her, it isn't always possible. Her rituals are her coping mechanism, and Willow's past has left her with a lot to cope with.

Avery's not a fan of unrequited love. This hopeless romantic is finally ready to take matters into her own hands, and the first step is to find some common ground with Alex Luven, her crush. And when their health class teacher pairs them up to take care of the "health baby" for a week, she knows the universe is on her side.

Val, Di und Millie schlagen sich gut in ihrem neuen Leben voller Abenteuer - auch wenn die Challenges ihnen einiges abverlangen. Und diesmal sind es auch teils unverhoffte Begegnungen, die die Drei fast aus der Bahn werfen: Di's Konfrontation mit der Ekel-Pizza bleibt leider nicht unbeobachtet, Millie trifft endlich die Sahneschnitte wieder - muss dafür aber so Einiges riskieren und Val sieht leider nicht nur ihren Bad Boy wieder, sondern auch den wirklich bösen Typen.

After a traumatic breakup, Dee is left wondering how much worse her life can get. A handsome new boy in the village offers some hope, but her friends are wary. And life would be a whole lot easier if her phone would stop playing up.

Verwandte Seelen - Eine Liebe zwischen Unsterblichkeit und Tod von Erfolgsautorin Nica Stevens ist der erste Teil der großen Fantasy-Trilogie. Der Beginn der mitreißenden Geschichte von Sam und Jake, deren Völker seit jeher in Feindschaft leben. Mit der Kraft ihrer Liebe ziehen sie in den Kampf gegen das Schicksal und die Mächte des irdischen Daseins. Die 19-jährige Sam lebt in einer dunklen Welt der Tyrannei und Unterdrückung, die von den Unsterblichen beherrscht wird. Selbstbestimmung und Freiheit werden martialisch bekämpft, die Diktatur der Angst ist allgegenwärtig.

Delphine has traveled the country, but life on the road is lonesome for a teen. She’s never had friends her own age, a job, or her first kiss. When her grandmother buys a house in Juniper, it seems like everything Delphine longs for is finally within reach. She quickly makes friends, but Abe, the one friend she wants the most, keeps pushing her away.

Jaxx Carter is ready for a summer at the beach. Being a nanny in the Hamptons seemed like the perfect thing to do after high school graduation, so it didn't take a lot of convincing from her best friend to get her to agree to the job - even though she did feel like a fish out of water among the beautiful people that she now saw all around her.