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The Thirteenth Child

As the thirteenth child, Hazel Trépas is promised to one of the gods before she’s even born. But not just any god: Death himself.  For years, Hazel waits for her Read more...

Posted by on January 2, 2025

ASAP

What does K-pop, second chance forbidden romance, and deciding against a career choice that you’ve worked your whole life for have in common? That would be ASAP by Axie Oh.  Read more...

Posted by on November 14, 2024

Orange

On the day Naho begins 11th grade, she forgets to set her alarm and oversleeps for the first time in her life. As she rushes out the door, she notices Read more...

Posted by on August 15, 2024

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

Reader be warned: this series has the potential to take over your entire life.  The Aurelian Cycle by Rosaria Munda (Fireborne, Flamefall, and Furysong in order) is the political dragon Read more...

Posted by on August 1, 2024

In The Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

In this Greco-Roman inspired standalone fantasy, readers will encounter blood magic, death magic, a spooky underworld, and ghostly guardians. The book follows nineteen-year-old Rovan in Thanopolis, a young woman with Read more...

Posted by on June 24, 2024

Charm City Rocks

Charm City Rocks

What would you do if your son set you up with your celebrity crush?

Posted by on April 1, 2024

Fourth Wing

From the very first page, "Fourth Wing" grabs your attention and doesn't let go

Posted by on September 1, 2023

Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club

Sophie Go has an incredible gift. She has the ability to see red threads connected to people. When matched with the right person, she is able to witness those red Read more...

Posted by on December 1, 2022

Falling in Love Over Food

Hungry? Get ready to devour these Young Adult books about cooking, baking, family restaurants, and falling in love. Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp As an aspiring Read more...

Posted by on August 4, 2022

While We Were Dating

An easy read where the stakes are low, While We Were Dating is recommended for veteran romance readers and those discovering the genre for the first time.

Posted by on January 15, 2022

Happily Ever Afters

One of my favorite genres to read is romance, especially during the winter. With a guaranteed happily ever after, romance novels are the perfect pick-me-up for dreary days. With so Read more...

Posted by on December 2, 2021

The Jane Austen Book Society

A group of Jane Austen fans come together in the sleepy town of Chawton to help save what is left of their beloved heroines legacy.

Posted by on November 30, 2021

Simon vs the Homo Sapien Agenda

Simon is in love, there is one small catch, he doesn’t know who he is in love with. Simon met Blue on their school’s Tumblr, and soon the two start Read more...

Posted by on July 22, 2021

The Upside of Falling

Becca is a hopeless romantic who prefers to live in books rather than reality. After her parents’ divorce, she’s not even sure she believes in love. So for now she’ll Read more...

Posted by on July 8, 2021

Teen Romance Reads

Discover new titles and old favorites from this list of YA fiction romances. Geekerella by Ashley Poston Geek girl Ellie hopes to go to ExcelsiCon Cosplay to meet the actor Read more...

Posted by on February 25, 2021

Teen Winter Romances

A list of romantic books for teens that take place over the holiday season. My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins If you love holiday stories, holiday Read more...

Posted by on December 11, 2020

Midnight Sun

“My life was an unending, unchanging midnight.” In this Twilight retelling, readers finally get a glimpse into Edward Cullen’s mind. Along with the original story told through Bella Swan’s point Read more...

Posted by on October 29, 2020

Tweet Cute: A Novel

A true modern-day romance! Pepper and Jack are two teenagers who go to the same school. Pepper is preoccupied with her college applications, swim team, homework, and helping with her Read more...

Posted by on May 21, 2020

Serpent & Dove

In a fantastical city where witches are burned at the stake – Lou finds herself living on the streets, suppressing her powers, and doing everything she can to stay away Read more...

Posted by on May 12, 2020

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Vivian Forest, a single mother with a busy career in social work, has the chance of a lifetime – a trip overseas to the Sandringham Estate in England with her Read more...

Posted by on January 21, 2020

Luis and Tabitha

Two cats, one beautiful and sophisticated, the other handsome and daring, fall in love from far away. Through windows, impossible owners, and a big scary fire, their love for each Read more...

Posted by on October 17, 2019

The Big Sick

Kumail uses humor constantly to confront uncomfortable or difficult situations, including his girlfriend's mysterious illness and his family's expectations for him.

The Pisces

The love story of Lucy and Theo is unconventional, to say the least, and full of highly-detailed intimacy, but feels oddly refreshing, if not dark.

Posted by on March 13, 2019

The Lido

Kate Matthews, a shy, pretty young woman, is making her start as a reporter for a newspaper in Brixton, a small neighborhood in London. Tasked with interviewing the locals about Read more...

Posted by on December 4, 2018

Smooth-Talking Cowboy

Olivia wants her ex back; Luke wants to buy land from Olivia’s father.  So they make a deal: Luke will play Olivia’s new flame to make her ex jealous, if Read more...

Posted by on June 28, 2018

Shadow Woman

Readers should be prepared to suspend their disbelief as Lizette deals with the ramifications of some shady science, which is no longer performing as planned.

Posted by on June 27, 2018

Alex and Eliza

Alex, an orphan without land or money, is the exact type of person Eliza should not want. However, with his quick wit and strong sense of justice, Eliza can’t help Read more...

Posted by on May 24, 2018

In Want of a Wife

Goodman hits upon many of the genre’s clichés, including the spunky female, brooding male, dangerous past, and romantic impediment(s), but executes them well enough that readers will find it difficult Read more...

Posted by on October 20, 2017

Hot Books for October 2017!

Fiction Origin by Dan Brown Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology and frequent saver of the world, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to hear a major Read more...

Posted by on October 10, 2017

Red Queen

Mare Barrow lives in a world divided by blood. As a Red she is a common peasant who thieves to help her family get by. Her people are watched and Read more...

Posted by on September 22, 2017

The Last Message Received

You don’t always remember the first words someone says to you, but you often remember the last. In this book by Emily Trunko and originally inspired by tumblr posts, readers Read more...

Posted by on September 12, 2017

Wired

Beautiful Allison Trent loves searching for the puzzles in her computer hacking. It’s all for the good, she rationalizes, as she finds the money trail of missing funds at a Read more...

Posted by on September 7, 2017

Four Nights With the Duke

Four Nights With the Duke is a Regency-era romance that tries for sensuous, but doesn’t quite make it.  Mia and Evander spend so much of the book fighting their physical Read more...

Posted by on August 1, 2017

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband is a mildly sensuous romance with a plot made almost as clunky as its title by Cecilia’s deceptions, but which is entertaining enough to Read more...

Posted by on July 29, 2017

An Ember in the Ashes

Laia, a member of a prominent Scholar family, helps her grandparents earn a meager living until her brother Darin is caught and arrested as a traitor of the Empire. Not Read more...

Posted by on May 18, 2017

A Promise of Fire

“Cats don’t cry,” Cat tells herself constantly. The oracle is done with crying. She’s escaped a terrible life and has started a new one in the circus. War is brewing, territories Read more...

Posted by on February 15, 2017

The Arrival of Missives

Wedding science fiction with literary fiction in a post-WWI setting, The Arrival of Missives is a unique and enjoyable coming of age story. Shirley Fearn is seventeen and has it Read more...

Posted by on January 25, 2017

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living

Famed pastry chef Olivia Rawlings seems to have it all— until she accidentally sets a Manhattan restaurant on fire with her flaming dessert! Asked “to take a break” from work, Read more...

Posted by on September 22, 2016

Dreamology

Every night since Alice was a child, she has dreamt of the same boy: Max. When Alice moves to Boston, she runs, literally, into the boy of her dreams.

Posted by on September 12, 2016

The Kiss of Deception

Princess Lia of Morrighan, tired of living a life ruled by tradition and duty, is pushed to her limits when her hand is offered in marriage to the prince of Read more...

Posted by on September 11, 2016

First & Then

The story borrows from Pride and Prejudice, yet forges its own identity, straying from its source material enough to keep you guessing what will happen. An unexpectedly touching, thoroughly delightful Read more...

Posted by on September 11, 2016

The Scorpion Rules

Bow presents an intriguing concept but is unable to follow through with her characters, pacing, or focus. The writing is littered with unexplained technological terms and the staccato sentences take Read more...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

Shutter

Masterfully crafted pacing helps build a sense of foreboding, and the richly layered background makes for a captivating story that manages to leave room for an anticipated sequel. Shutter is Read more...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

Brought together by award-winning author Stephanie Perkins, this diverse and heart-warming collection of holiday stories is written by a veritable Who's Who of YA authors. Mostly realistic but occasionally fantastical, Read more...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

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