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A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr. Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr. Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of narrative experimentation into a gripping morality tale of good versus evil.

After graduating from Princeton and spending a whirlwind summer in Europe with Ashley, Alex starts her new job in New York City. Her apartment is tiny and the neighborhood is seamy, but it doesn’t dampen her determination to keep reaching for her dreams. The one bright spot is Oscar’s visit. They have a fantastic time, but it’s clear she and Oscar will never be lovers again - that chapter of their lives is forever closed. For the first time in years, Alex goes home for Christmas and spends the holidays with her family. 

Alex Heron has more secrets than a cat has lives. Keeping up with the charade that’s her life is draining and her façade is cracking under the stress. She’s the American teen dream - blonde, blue-eyed and head cheerleader at her high school, but no one knows the real Alex...and she plans to keep it that way. The truth would make her an instant outcast. Enter Mark Simmons, the new math teacher. With a body to die for and a face that makes every girl swoon, Alex is no exception...until she realizes she opens up to him more than anyone else in her life. Even her best friend, Claire.

Alex’s dream has come true! She’s ridden her grades all the way to Princeton with an academic scholarship. Money is tight and the memories of her father’s death still bring tears to her eyes, but her new roommate, Ashley, is a breath of life to Alex’s soul! Alex misses Mark so much but the more Ashley drags her into the college experience the less she thinks of him. Letters of Love follows Alex to college and the next stage of her poignant journey toward the truest love - loving herself enough to say yes to her own life!