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Forbidden friendship takes guts to continue. Especially in a world where generational breakdown and parental aggression still continues. Add depression and it can make life at home a strain for teenagers. For this teen adult, life at home dictates how she should behave. Until one teen takes the painful step to change. Either lose the only friendship or go against the only love.

I went to see my childhood idol but instead I saw the girl I could never forget. People always say there's always one that got away, and for me that was Natalie. We spent one amazing summer together but then I never saw her again...until now. From the moment I saw him on my doorstep I knew I was his, whether I wanted to be or not. Our time together was sinfully sweet but also short, as we both knew it had to come to an end. Only for me, it was just the beginning, as after Chris left I found out I was pregnant with his child.

Mia Lexington is a mother whose life is devoted to caring for her four-year-old son Zane. After her family abandoned her on the heels of her baby's father, Mia vowed to never again allow anyone to make her feel like her parents and Zane's father did. Since that time she's refused to allow any man to get close to her. Alex Douglas is at his niece's swimming lesson when he first meets Mia and her son. He doubts the gorgeous young woman would give him a second thought. He's also hesitant because of their 18-year age gap, but he can't get her out of his mind.

Anna DeMarco has watched her big brothers find happiness the last two Christmases. If only she could do the same for herself. She's finally found someone she sees a life with, except memories and thoughts of Marshall make it impossible for her to fully commit. The only way to move forward is to close the door on the past, so she books her family's jet and sets out to arrive at the family chalet early.

An encouraging collection of biographies detailing the amazing lives of celebrities. Who grew up without their dads and overcame adversities? Can you really make it without a father figure? Keeya McSwain challenges that notion in her debut novel. Join McSwain as she tells their unique stories in the hope of motivating youth who are being effected by the staggering numbers of fatherless homes. Be inspired as she documents that success can be possible even without a father.

Our love is imperfect in the most perfect way. It is love done our way. Raw. Unconventional. Sexy as hell. More importantly, it is honest to the core...Or so I think. One little white lie shouldn't do so much damage. Yet, it changes me forever.

I loved him at 15. I thought we'd stand the test of time. He was my forever but maybe I fell too fast or loved him too much. Maybe I came on too strong or maybe I did something wrong. He still left. Turned his back on me without a word. I never thought I'd see him again and to be honest, I didn't want to. I began to hate him even though he would never know it. But then, I did see him again and with him came the secrets that would forever change all of our lives.

Darius Patterson is a star basketball player with the New York Cougars. Darius can have any woman he wants, but after being falsely accused of fathering a child by one of the many women in his life, Darius makes a change to trust his heart and life to God. Claire Steven is an advertising executive who lives a lonely life because of her faith and beliefs on premarital sex. In a time when men expect women to put out on the first date, a past secret will bring these two people together.

Fifteen-year-old London lives for the thrill of figure skating, dreaming of competing on a national stage. But her aspirations are constantly challenged by an inherited blood disease, sickle cell anemia, which often leaves her grappling with significant health obstacles. When an unexpected opportunity arises, casting her as the star of a prestigious celebrity ice show, London faces her biggest challenge yet. She defies the odds with sheer determination and unwavering courage to deliver a breathtaking performance that could change her life forever.

Underdog Luke "Single" Singleton is yearning to make a comeback. After getting hit in the neck with a pitch - an injury that nearly cost him his life - he has one last chance to play for his hometown team, the Stockton Beavers. But his mom has Alzheimer's, and he's all she has to depend on. How can he pursue his career, much less someone special?

For Saundra Smith, life is seemingly perfect. With a home of her own on the horizon, her teaching career set to begin soon, and a loving relationship with her longtime love, Langston, life couldn't be any more perfect...until she's blindsided by news that turns her perfect world upside down. Langston made a mistake - a costly mistake. As if cheating on Saundra wasn't devastating enough, he also confesses to having fathered a child with the other woman.

A unique romantic tale of one girl, one road, and a chance meeting with someone that will change everything in every way.

As Jax and Rachel start their lives together, finally engaged and living in Los Angeles, all seems right with the world - until Chloe wants to enter their lives again. She wants to be closer to her son, Jace, and in order to keep the peace, Jax agrees. Unfortunately, trouble seems to be swirling in the air when Rachel's high school crush enters their lives; meanwhile Chloe proclaims to be pregnant. Rachel is left questioning whether Jax is the one she wants to live happily ever after with.

With no other option but going home, Lyndley Adams leaves New York to return to Texas and everything she left behind: her parents and her first love. After 10 years, Lyndley comes face to face with Jaxson Harper. Old memories and secrets come to light and they have a hard time dealing with the aftermath. Will first love be able to survive the harsh truths and secrets that have been kept over the years? Will Lyndley be able to handle the repercussions of the secret she has been keeping?

Luke Chance has always been considered the life of the party, the bad-boy troublemaker, known more for his winning smile and entertaining exploits than his character. But in his heart, Luke knows it's time to be a man. While others laugh at his antics, he longs for respect and the chance to prove he can be a leader. The first step toward becoming a leader is to send for a mail-order bride from Hurst Home. Eden Gardner is more than ready to leave her shady past and her even shadier family behind for a normal life.

Air Robertson was fine with dreaming of the perfect guy, the perfect romance, and the perfect life. But after she meets her dream guy, her own sense of doubt tries to sabotage her growing feelings for this wonderful man. How can someone as handsome and charming as Corey Travis still be single? Air wants to believe that it is fate, but she can't be sure. All the while, strange things have been happening around Air's apartment, from her front door getting vandalized to her cell receiving strange text messages.

Sometimes in life, we can't help who we fall in love with, no matter how hard we try. No matter what type of person they make us become. Wren Porter knew that first hand. Her best friend's brother, Dane Evans, was the only guy she'd ever had eyes for. He was "the one". The one she was supposed to marry someday, to grow old with, but it was hard to love someone who would never love her back.

Jewelry designer Rory Lane needs money. The rent on her business doubled overnight, and her one-of-a-kind designs cost a pretty penny. The solution to all of her financial problems lies in finding someone to marry, not an easy task for a woman who hasn't had sex in years and can't keep a boyfriend if her life depended on it.

When I went out for my 21st birthday, all I wanted was a few drinks and a night out with my friends, but what I ended up with was so much more than what I'd expected. A night of frivolity with the girls soon ended up being a night to remember when we were invited to the VIP area of the hottest club in town to see my favorite DJ, and when I met him, I knew my life would never be the same.

Teri Baxter was a girl who had it all. She was almost finished with college, had a boyfriend, and shared an apartment with her best friend...then everything changed. Recently single and moving from her apartment, she finds herself staying in her mother's guesthouse with her handsome stepbrother, Carter. Carter is a super-rich playboy who happens to be selling his home at the same time she also needs to use the guesthouse, so the two of them become roommates once again, the first time since they were teenagers.