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Brought to you by Penguin. What if the person you love the most is the one you can’t have? Grace has loved Jackson since she was fifteen – when they spent every childhood summer exploring France's breathtaking Ardèche region together. They were best friends, until life took its course and...

Everyone thrives on love, comfort, and the safety of family, friends, and community. But if you are denied these basic comforts early in life through a lack of physical affection or emotional bonding, you may develop intense fears of abandonment that can last well into adulthood - fears so powerful that they can actually cause you to push people away. If you suffer from fears of abandonment, you may have underlying feelings of anger, shame, fear, anxiety, depression, and grief.

Bubble-tea-obsessed college girl Lakelynn Frost has 365 days to make the world's most famous pop star fall in love with her. If she can't do it, an old family curse will kill them both. It might be a problem since she can't get tickets to any of his sold-out concerts. Should Lake chase after him with only her grumbly brother Joules for company? Check items off her bucket list like Uncle Jack? Plan her own funeral like Aunt Clara? But Lake's a fighter. And this curse? It comes with magical meet-cutes.

Greetings card copywriter Phoebe Chapman knows a good romantic line or two – and it makes her a fantastic Cupid. So when she lands in the Hollywood Hills – a place that proves film stars, golden beaches and secret waterfalls don’t just exist in the movies – she can’t resist playing matchmaker for her handsome neighbour, carpenter Ren. But you can’t hide from love in La La Land. And isn’t there something a little bit hot about Ren, her own leading man next door?

Girls like Neve Slater don’t get gorgeous guys like William. But William’s been in LA for three years, and Neve’s been slimming down in preparation for his return. Then her sister Celia points out that if Neve wants William to think she's an experienced love-goddess, then she’d better get some experience—a man to show her the ropes, like Celia’s colleague Max. And since he’s not Neve’s type, she certainly won’t fall for him....

Writing directly to girls and young women, Dr Tara Porter draws on decades of experience to offer them insight into their own psychology. From exams to friendship, from families to love, Tara pulls together everything she has learnt to provide accessible explanations and suggestions for teenagers and young women everywhere. Like a warm letter from a wise friend or big sister, You Don't Understand Me not only understands the young person's perspectives but guides them through their challenges they face.

Growing up with him was like being in my own war zone, living in perpetual fear of when the bombs would fall. I was terrified of becoming him, and in moments I could feel I might. He still lives within me grimly like some battered demon spright. And I’m fearful of his shadow. The rage, and his...

From the incomparable Jonathan Lethem, a raucous romantic farce that explores the paradoxes of love and art Lucinda Hoekke spends eight hours a day at the Complaint Line, listening to anonymous callers air their random grievances. Most of the time, the work is excruciatingly tedious. But one...

Bubble-tea-obsessed college girl Lakelynn Frost has 365 days to make the world's most famous pop star fall in love with her. If she can't do it, an old family curse will kill them both. It might be a problem since she can't get tickets to any of his sold-out concerts. Should Lake chase after him with only her grumbly brother Joules for company? Check items off her bucket list like Uncle Jack? Plan her own funeral like Aunt Clara? But Lake's a fighter. And this curse? It comes with magical meet-cutes.

Sometimes I wonder what my hockey career is worth. Blood, sweat, and tears, sure. But losing Ash? I can't.

KENZIE ist nicht begeistert, ihr Design-Praktikum in den schottischen Highlands zu absolvieren. Doch als sie dem jungen Erben einer Luxushotelkette begegnet, ändert sich alles. Der attraktive Lyall fasziniert sie. Doch welches Geheimnis verbirgt er hinter seinem abweisenden Verhalten? LYALL bleibt ein Sommer, um sich am Stammsitz seiner altehrwürdigen Familie zu bewähren. Gelingt ihm das nicht, ist seine Zukunft in Gefahr. Als er Kenzie begegnet, gerät sein Plan ins Wanken. Denn ihrer Anziehungskraft kann er einfach nicht widerstehen.

Seventeen-year-old Eliana Costa has never kissed a guy. Her best guy friend, Jess, is more than willing to help her out. He has plenty of experience, since he finds a new girlfriend every other week. But when a practice kiss brings on feelings Eliana hadn't bargained for, her already messy life is thrown into a new level of chaos. Life is already more than she can handle after her dad's disappearance. Eliana worries that if she admits her feelings to Jess, she just might lose her best friend. And right now, a best friend is all she needs.

“Paige Toon warms your heart, shatters it in pieces, then puts it back together again and again.” —Abby Jimenez Sometimes the heart wants what the heart can’t have. Grace has loved Jackson since she was fifteen. Spending every summer together exploring his grandfather’s chateau and the...

Gabi is footloose and fancy-free, floating through life and one-night stands. When her grandmother announces she’s returning to Spain and asks Gabi to go with her, Gabi happily agrees. A fresh start might be just what she needs to find direction.

A floundering twenty-something who’s sworn off romance finds herself roped into her meddling sister’s matchmaking business in this sparkling debut romcom that asks: Can we protect ourselves while falling in love? “A sharp, funny, feel-good love story about bad dates, big feelings, and one...

Renee's family used to be a wealthy family. Until Sean Bramasta came into their life. Renee's family fell into poverty. Renee was strong enough to endure it all, but not her mother. She broke down more the poorer they got, the more she suffered. Then one morning, her mother just died. After the death of her mother, her father was devastated. Because of that, the resentment that was buried deep in Renee's heart became even more intense after the death of her parents. All of this has its roots in Sean Bramasta. What will she do next?

Gabi is footloose and fancy-free, floating through life and one-night stands. When her grandmother announces she’s returning to Spain and asks Gabi to go with her, Gabi happily agrees. A fresh start might be just what she needs to find direction. Aisha is struggling against the expectations of her family to follow their cultural traditions and marry. She longs to be free to love a woman. She expresses her hidden desires and passion through poetry and flamenco dancing on the streets of Granada.

Kenzie ist nicht begeistert, ihr Design-Praktikum in den schottischen Highlands zu absolvieren. Doch als sie dem jungen Erben einer Luxushotelkette begegnet, ändert sich alles. Der attraktive Lyall fasziniert sie. Doch welches Geheimnis verbirgt er hinter seinem abweisenden Verhalten? Lyall bleibt ein Sommer, um sich am Stammsitz seiner altehrwürdigen Familie zu bewähren. Gelingt ihm das nicht, ist seine Zukunft in Gefahr. Als er Kenzie begegnet, gerät sein Plan ins Wanken. Denn ihrer Anziehungskraft kann er einfach nicht widerstehen.

As one of the world's hugest musicians, I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women. And I'd almost lost it all. Epically. Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star...and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her.

Kenzie ist nicht begeistert, ihr Design-Praktikum in den schottischen Highlands zu absolvieren. Doch als sie dem jungen Erben einer Luxushotelkette begegnet, ändert sich alles. Der attraktive Lyall fasziniert sie. Doch welches Geheimnis verbirgt er hinter seinem abweisenden Verhalten? Lyall bleibt ein Sommer, um sich am Stammsitz seiner altehrwürdigen Familie zu bewähren. Gelingt ihm das nicht, ist seine Zukunft in Gefahr. Als er Kenzie begegnet, gerät sein Plan ins Wanken. Denn ihrer Anziehungskraft kann er einfach nicht widerstehen.