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Scarlett zeigt den Mächtigen dieser Welt, dass sie nicht unantastbar sind. Als Hackerin bringt sie unter dem Decknamen Diamond die schmutzigen Geheimnisse großer Firmen ans Licht. Jedoch ahnt sie nicht, wie nahe ihr das Gesetz bereits auf den Fersen ist: Der unterkühlte NYPD Detective Kieran Bale ist seit Monaten hinter Diamond her, um dessen kriminellen Machenschaften ein Ende zu setzen. Als ein Führungswechsel bei einem dubiosen Pharmakonzern ansteht, sieht Scarlett ihr nächstes Opfer. Und Kieran die Chance, endlich an Diamond heranzukommen, indem er sich selbst als neuer CEO ausgibt.

Hazel’s senior year at band camp is set to be epic—until Max, her childhood crush turned drum-playing troublemaker, waltzes back into town. Their sections have always been rivals, but a shared love for Dungeons & Dragons pulls them together, sparking a romance Hazel never saw coming. Just when things feel perfect, rumors swirl: Did Max ask her out because of a lost bet? With band drama mounting and her first D&D game spiraling, Hazel must prove their love—and her leadership—are the real deal.

Nicholas Leister ha sido creado para amargarme la vida. Alto, ojos azules, pelo negro como la noche... Suena genial ¿verdad? Pues no tanto cuando te enteras de que va a ser tu hermanastro y además representa todo de lo que has estado huyendo desde que tienes uso de razón. Peligro fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza cuando lo conocí y descubrí que mantiene una doble vida oculta de su padre multimillonario.

'Queer delight through and through' - Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, the hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by Racquel Marie. Ophelia Rojas knows...

It's a fine line between love and loathing. Katerina und Christopher haben sich als Kinder einen Hinterhof geteilt, aber als Erwachsene teilen sie nicht einmal die gleiche Hemisphäre. Bis Kate zu einem seltenen Besuch nach Hause kommt und die beiden wieder einmal aneinandergeraten. Trotz der Bitten ihrer Familien um Frieden ist Christopher nicht davon überzeugt, dass Kate bereit ist, ihre Fehde hinter sich zu lassen. Doch dann gesteht Kate ihm betrunken, warum sie immer so feindselig war. Daraufhin schwört Christopher sich, ein für alle Mal Frieden mit Kate zu schließen.

When Cheyanne Tate moves to the Blue Ridge Mountains with his mom, he's not very excited about starting life in a strange new town. However, when he meets a cute and mysterious farm boy named Jackson at a barn sale, things are finally beginning to look up. What they find out about each other creates a spark that ignites something special, but will it last? Unfortunately, in their world, it's not so easy to be different. Can they overcome the challenges surrounding them and live happily ever after, or will their love only last until summer's end?

Girls like Reya Samuels always come from Prince George’s County. Reya is rich and she’s not afraid to show it—she wears designer clothes, drives a custom pink Audi, and lives in a neighborhood tucked behind a fancy cast iron gate. She works hard, but she can get anything she wants with a snap. Sommer Watkins is from Seat Pleasant, where the cast iron gates are significantly smaller—and attached to the windows, where most folks are still trying to make ends meet. Every day for Sommer is a hustle, working at her dad’s bookstore.

Rookie model, Audrey, is navigating the dizzying bright lights of New York for the first time as Ezra - no stranger to the city, returns from studying abroad with a broken nose and a broken heart. Their connection is instant, smouldering and all-consuming. But when Audrey is confronted with the darker facets of the fashion industry and Ezra's past proves impossible to outrun, will it be enough?

17-year-old Dovie doesn’t believe in magic even though she comes from a long line of women who can hear the bones of the dead sing, and for the past few years the bones have been crooning nonstop, calling out to Dovie to dig them up. Because there is a killer on the loose – someone is snatching hikers from the miles of tracks, leaving their mutilated bodies for Dovie to find. And the body count grows ever higher.

Harvey is popular, cool, plays football and has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Summer for as long as anyone can remember. Alfie is not popular, not cool, has a sick note so he doesn’t have to play any sport, and has been in a relationship with his Xbox since forever. So when Summer dramatically dumps Harvey just a few days before the school prom, no one is expecting Alfie to ask Harvey to be his date. Least of all Alfie. But sometimes amazing things can happen when you take a chance …

Clara, jeune professeure d'histoire tout juste parachutée dans un prestigieux lycée parisien, pensait que sa rentrée serait marquée par les cours, les bulletins et le métro bondé. Mais c'était avant de croiser Adam Dragannah : dix-huit ans, une insolence ravageuse, une intelligence brillante… et un regard qui bouleverse toutes ses certitudes. Il est élève. Elle est professeure. Rien ne devrait les rapprocher. Pourtant, sous ses apparences d'« insupportable génie », Adam cache une douleur vive, un passé fracassé.

Lilith voit sa vie basculer lorsqu'une rumeur destructrice la lie à Ace Torres. Ace, déjà aux prises avec les fantômes de son passé, s'éloigne alors définitivement de Lilith pour leur bien commun. Et dès que Lilith devient la cible d'une vengeance cruelle, Ace prend tous les risques pour la protéger, quitte à mettre une nouvelle fois sa réputation en péril.

Lexi e Ethan hanno condiviso tutto: la casa ereditata dalle nonne, sentimenti intensi, incomprensioni profonde, paure e speranze. Il dolore, però, non sparisce, e quando diventa insopportabile, Lexi decide di fuggire. Ritorna nella casa dei suoi genitori, dove il tempo sembra essersi fermato. Ritorna nel garage dove giace, come un fantasma del passato, l’auto bruciata su cui è morto suo fratello Travis, nella gara clandestina che ha cambiato le loro vite per sempre. Ma Ethan non si arrende. La aspetta, la cerca, ostinatamente.

Una historia de amor sensible y conmovedora #ownvoices para jóvenes adultos sobre encontrar la fuerza interior, perfecta para los fanáticos de Nicola Yoon y All The Bright Places. Desde el exterior, Everest lo tiene todo, pero solo hay una persona que puede verlo por quien realmente es... y eso cambia su vida para siempre.

Cherice Cordova ha diciotto anni, un'infanzia passata a preparare dolci per i suoi cari, e una pasticceria che è tutto ciò che le resta della nonna. Tra cupcake e clienti affezionati, combatte ogni giorno per tenere in piedi il suo mondo e quando decide di chiedere un aiuto in più dietro il bancone, la risposta arriva inaspettata: le viene assegnato Devyn Jupiter Carter. Ventun anni, arrogante, tatuato e bello da far male, Devyn è allergico alle regole, un ragazzo da una sola possibilità e pugni troppo stretti. Ed è tutto ciò da cui Cherice ha sempre cercato di tenersi alla larga.

The course of dream travel never did run smooth - at least, not in Liv Silver's experience. Able to visit other people's dreams (whether they want her to or not), Liv has solved mysteries, unearthed difficult truths, fought madmen, and escaped life-threatening peril, all from the comfort of her own bed. But Liv's troubles are just beginning.... A rocky romance, a malicious blogger with a hidden identity, a wedding, and a classmate (or two) dead set on revenge all await Liv in this action-packed conclusion to the Silver trilogy.

Neues Liebeschaos um Lara Jean - wer ist ihr Mr. Right? Die 16-jährige Lara Jean hält ihre Gefühle gerne unter Verschluss. Sie hatte auch nie ernsthaft vor, sich in den gut aussehenden Peter zu verlieben. Ihre Beziehung sollte nur vorgetäuscht sein, um seine Ex-Freundin eifersüchtig zu machen. Aber dann werden die beiden tatsächlich ein Paar, fahren sogar zusammen in den Skiurlaub. Dass sie bei einem Kuss im Whirlpool gefilmt werden: peinlich.

For 20 years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation. Both families make their living as traveling performers in competing shows - the Palomas swimming in mermaid exhibitions, the Corbeaus, former tightrope walkers, performing in the tallest trees they can find. Lace Paloma may be new to her family's show, but she knows as well as anyone that the Corbeaus are pure magia negra - black magic from the devil himself.

Despite my best intentions, I was beginning to understand how my dad saw the world. The shadows haunting every living thing. The secrets inside the lies wrapped in bullshit. Even Gracie’s box of pills was beginning to make sense. For the past five years, Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have been on the road, trying to outrun the memories that haunt them both. They moved back to Andy’s hometown to try a “normal” life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives.

Brooklyn Turner shied away from everyone, all in the hopes of avoiding unwanted attention and getting hurt again. It was an easy plan. But when is anything ever easy? Hunter Evans, the star of the football team, comes to her for tutoring. He's always saw her, but never approached her. Why would he? He's the most popular guy in school and best friends with Kara Adams, Brooklyn's tormenter. Despite what his friends thought, he saw her for who she really was. But he never saw the impact she'd have on him. Or how much they needed each other.