What if the people around you- from your classmates to your best friend- were hiding their true feelings behind their smiles? And you found out? Abbie Lee used to think that her life was perfect. She had supportive parents, a best friend who had her back and a tentative boyfriend too. But her once flawless life comes crumbling down when she gets a high fever and falls unconscious. She wakes up a few hours later with the ability to hear the thoughts of the people around her and they were not what she expected. Smiles turn out to be masks. True feelings are revealed. Feelings are hurt. Add Benson Chang into the equation. He's a new student. Abbie is given the job to show him around and that's when she notices that she can't hear his thoughts. Wanting to know why, she begins to pay attention to him.... Follow Abbie as she deals with the truth behind her friends' smiles and as she tries to find out why Benson is different from everyone else. #21 in Teen Fiction [08.21.16]

A woman has faced the heart breaking reality of losing her virginity, being rejected and being blinded by love. She convinced her self that liaison doesn't exist in her world. Until she meets a man that changes her mind a long with perspective, she finds her self being a ride or die to a man with a good heart and street smarts. A man, is an ex confict. Being convicted of felonies such as manslaughter and weapon possession. He comes from a broken home and tramautizing child hood. He's rough around the edges but deep down inside he just wants to know that he is loved and worth it. He's a G but he has heart. This a street romance that will keep you wanting more!

When tragedy strikes Marley's family, the last thing she is looking for is love-until Elijah, her nephew's teacher, shows her it's worth fighting for. ***** 26-year-old Marley Wright's world is flipped upside down when her beloved brother is admitted into rehab and she becomes the primary caregiver for his two teenagers. Little does she know that her nephew's handsome high school teacher, Elijah, is the man who's going to fill her life with unbelievable passion. But when their exes come back with malicious intentions, Marley and Elijah's lives change beyond their wildest imaginations. And when tragedy strikes, will their love withstand the pressure? Content and/or Trigger Warning: mention of substance abuse. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

[2020 Watty Award Winner] Alice Rhodes, an aspiring actress who gets a heart transplant, has to live her heart donor's life like it's a movie role, in order to find her identity and the life that awaits her in Hollywood. ***** A heart transplant causes Alice Rhodes to remember her heart donor's life. Intrigued by the strange people from her new memories, she goes looking for them, only to find herself in the middle of an investigation of the absurd disappearance of an important woman. With her personality changing into her heart donor's, Alice navigates a mysterious world where nothing seems to make sense and yet everything is strangely connected. It's not long before she realizes she may actually be looking for herself in the missing woman, and as she yields to her new heart, she's longing for the one she lost. Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of depression, sexual assault, and violence. © Robert Peterson 2020

After a brutal act of police brutality, the most important figure in Kendra Lyon's life is ripped away from her. Consumed by grief Kendra has channeled all of her anger towards her peers not trusting those who don't look like her. She's built up a strong wall of emotions against them in order to protect herself that no one can seem to tear down. That is until she meets the one boy who could possibly see her beyond her rage. He's willing to endure her smart remarks and sassy attitude just to catch a glimpse of the real Kendra Lyon. Kendra vows to never fall for him because after all he's just another white boy and to her, that's an insult to her father's memory.

HUGO BOSS, ook wel bekend om het geweldige merk van mooie kleren, lekkere geurtjes en heerlijke modellen. Maar deze HUGO BOSS niet. 'Oef!' Met een harde knal lig ik op de grond. Godverdomme! 'Kijk uit waar je loopt heks!' Ik kijk op naar de ongelukkige wezen die me zonet heks heeft genoemd. Die gaat zo geen 24 uur meer leven. Ik duw mezelf woedend van de grond en kijk meteen in twee vuur spuwende groene ogen. 'Yeeez, kijk zelf uit oversekste worm' Zijn ogen knijpt die tot spleten als de rook uit zijn oren komen. Zijn warrige donkere haren liggen sexy op zijn hoofd met gel erin. Zijn kaaklijn is strak als hij zijn kaken op elkaar bijt. Ik ruik een overheerlijke geur. Hij is fricking knap! Focus Zoey! 'Hoe durf je me zo te noemen!?' Hij spuugt de woorden naar me toe alsof het kanonnen zijn. 'Geen zorgen, ik noemde JOU niet zo, ik bedoelde de grootte van je lul' Ik zie zijn hoofd rood worden als hij een stap naar me toe zet. Nog steeds knap als de stoom uit zijn oren komen.... 'Als ik je ooit zie' Hij spreekt de woorden rustig maar met afschuw uit. 'Dan laat ik je oppakken en zorg ik ervoor dat je nooit, maar dan ook nooit meer vrij komt' Zijn toon is diep en dreigend. Even schrik ik van zijn woede uitbarsting maar verberg het snel. Ik ben voor niemand bang, ik kan iedereen aan. Een wijze les van mijn vader die ik overal mee heen neem. 'Try me!' Door een ongelukkig voorval ontmoet Zoey haar baas voortijdig. Ze kunnen elkaar meteen niet uitstaan, maar daar denkt een belangrijk persoon anders over. Hij zorgt dat Zoey toch in het imperium kan werken. De wegen van de twee kruisen steeds meer tot ze steeds naast elkaar lopen. Zullen Hugo en Zoey elkaar vinden of zijn ze gezworen vijanden? Alle rechten voorbehouden! Hoogste ranking #27 Romantiek