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Stay 

By: Emily Evans

Stay – A teen romantic comedy: 

Warning: There is a new foreign exchange student at Mia’s high school. His name is Alexi. His profile is picky, wealthy, and Greek.

An astonishing request has been made: Show him around.

Horrible truths must be realized: She’ll have to do it. And, Alexi will be living under the same roof.

There’s no escape. Mia has no other choice. Alexi must be Americanized. She’ll take on this Herculean task and have him blending in by Homecoming. 

The problem? Alexi is hot, fascinating, and she’s falling fast. Feisty, seventeen-year-old Mia will face Shakespeare’s age-old question: ‘Is it better to have loved and lost…’ or will he stay?

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Meeting the Unordinary (The Undercover Files Book 1)

by Jessica Sorensen

Two years after the death of her parents, Zhara is still haunted by the last words she said to her mother. To make up for it, she tries to remain the happy, good girl her mother always wanted her to be. 

But that all changes when Benton enters her life.

Zhara knows Benton from high school and knows he gets into a lot of trouble, so for the most part, she’s kept her distance from him. But then he gives her her first kiss.

The night would’ve been magical, but when two dangerous looking guys show up, Benton starts acting tense and on edge. And even stranger, he acts as if Zhara is his girlfriend. 

Turns out, Benton works for an undercover program, and now he wants Zhara to pretend be his fake girlfriend to help keep his cover.

Ready for a change in her life, Zhara accepts his offer and quickly gets pulled into a world full of danger. And to survive, she’ll have to trust Benton.

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Just one Kiss 

by Amelia Whitmore

Sometimes hurtful remarks are easier to believe than the truth...
That's what Annie Holden realizes after her family belittles her weight and the hottest guy in high school--her first big crush--humiliates her in front of the entire senior class.

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The Shy Girl and the Football Star

by Julia Keanini

A relationship between the nerdy, shy girl and the hot football star can work, right?

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Young Love

by Paige Powers

What happens when a charade between teen friends turns into the real thing?

Lidia is your average girl next door saddled with the ordinary troubles of youth. Breakups, makeups, drama in the halls, it’s all in a school day’s work.

Jack is your all-American teenager experiencing the usual woes of his generation. Crazy parties, locker scenes, immaturity. And if that wasn’t enough, he’s got serious girl problems.

It just so happens that Jack’s friend, Lidia, is having her own dating issues. The two of them come up with a plan to get back at their exes. Pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend and flaunt their incredible happiness to make their past loves jealous. The plan is brilliant and they put on the performance of their young lives. They have high hopes the ruse will be successful and they’ll be back with their original partners before too long.

Things are going good for the new, happy couple. But over the course of the faux relationship, they discover each other's true personas and are drawn together despite the false pretenses. Their affection toward one another becomes something neither one expected: genuine.

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Gracie (Bayside Academy book 1)

by Scarlett Haven

Being forced to move half way around the world wasn’t exactly what I had planned for my senior year. But then again, neither was Bayside Academy.
I haven’t seen my brother in almost two years and he hates me. At least, I think he does. He goes from treating me like dirt one minute, to standing up for me the next. I wish he would just make up his mind.
And then there is Noah. My brother told me to stay away from him, but the more I get to know him, the more I like him. He’s my only friend right now and I need an ally.
On top of my crazy new life, somebody is out to get me. They’re leaving me mysterious notes, but I can’t figure out who. I need to find out before somebody gets hurt, or worse.

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Unparalleled (The Love Letters of a Secret Admirer)

by Thea Green

Joanna starts receiving love letters from an anonymous admirer. Not having a clue as to who the letters are from, she keeps them to herself and secretly hopes they are from the boy she has been crushing on for months.
Comes Keith in the picture—Joanna’s best friend for more than half of her lifetime. Trusting that he will not tell anyone, Joanna shares him the fact that she has a secret admirer, only to be shocked with his unexpected reaction. Turns out, he knows much more about the letters than Joanna could imagine.

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Skater Boy 

by Mari Mancusi

Dawn Miller is sick of being good. Her parents have scheduled her to within an inch of her life and her popular friends can only think of hooking up and shopping. She's ready for a serious boyfriend, and it's definitely not the obnoxious rich boy everyone wants her to date. 

Then she meets Starr, the headmaster's rebellious daughter who refuses to play by the rules. The differences between them are night and day but Dawn is fascinated. Starr introduces her to a world she didn't even know existed: hip indy record stores, all night raves, and cute skateboarders who hang out underneath a parking deck downtown. Skateboarders like the gorgeous Sean, who's sweet, smart, and curiously serious -- everything Dawn's always wanted in a boyfriend. Soon she finds herself head over heels and doing the unthinkable, lying to her parents and friends. Deep down she knows her parents will never approve of this boy from the wrong side of town...and her secret life is finally catching up to her. 

Will Dawn be forced to choose between the girl she was and the girl she is meant to be? And if she chooses, will she lose her skater boy forever?

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