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Der erste Band der neuen Rom-Com-Trilogie von Dagmar Bach voller Urlaubsfeeling, erster Liebe und mit ein bisschen Magie für Hörer:innen ab 14 Jahren Anouk muss ihren Happy Place retten – das Strandhaus ihrer Eltern in der magischen-verträumten Junos-Bay an der kalifornischen Küste. Doch leider muss das heimlich geschehen, und leider trudeln plötzlich auch noch mysteriöse Postkarten ein, die Anouk auffordern, die Liebe zu finden, und zwar schnell! Gut, dass Noah da ist, ihr allerbester Kindheitsfreund aus Junos. Wieso ist der allerdings dieses Jahr so anders?

Abbey Bly se va a estudiar a Londres durante un año: la oportunidad perfecta para escapar de su padre, una vieja estrella del rock, muy cariñoso pero algo sobreprotector. Abbey está preparada para ser libre y descubrirse a sí misma. Pero, cuando llega a su nuevo piso, se encuentra con que sus compañeros no son las chicas encantadoras que tenía en mente, si no una panda de chicos carismáticos, divertidos e injustamente atractivos. Sobre todo, porque tienen una regla: no liarse entre compañeros de piso.

When Violet Ayaz and Isaac Evans discover they share a birthday, they don't expect it to lead to a friendship, let alone a relationship. Five years of secret birthday meetings and stolen moments pass, and the two realize they can't deny their feelings any longer. But when Isaac doesn't turn up on their seventeenth birthday and the two break up, Violet is left heartbroken and all of their plans for the future disappear. Isaac attempts to reconnect all summer break, but as their last year of school begins, Violet refuses to listen.

Ivy K. Harlowe is a lot of things. She's my best friend. She's the center of attention. She is, without fail, the hottest girl in the room. Anytime. Anyplace. She has freckles and dimples and bright green eyes, and with someone else's energy she'd be adorable. But there is nothing cute about Ivy. She is ice and hot metal and electricity. She is the girl who every lesbian wants, but she has never been with the same person twice. She's one-of-a-kind but also predictable, so I will always be Andie, her best friend, never Andie, her girlfriend.

A high-stakes story of star-crossed lovers from Simone Elkeles, the New York Times best-selling author of the Perfect Chemistry series. To escape his abusive stepdad, bad boy Ryan Hess runs from his tiny Texas border town to Mexico. But his plans to keep his head down and stay out of trouble are shattered the minute he meets the beautiful and totally out of his league Dalila Sandoval. Dalila Sandoval shouldn’t even know someone like Ryan Hess. The daughter of one of the wealthiest lawyers in Mexico, Dalila is focused on studying and planning for her bright future.

Maddie doesn't believe in luck. She's all about hard work and planning ahead. But one night she buys a lottery ticket on a whim, and, to her astonishment, she wins! In a flash Maddie's life is unrecognizable. No more stressing about college scholarships - nope, now she's suddenly talking about renting a yacht and basking in the spotlight at school! But then rumors start flying, and random people begin asking her for loans. Suddenly Maddie finds that she isn't sure whom she can trust.

When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a near-fatal car accident, she can't remember how she got there. She figures it's because she was in a coma for a week, but as time goes on, she realizes she's lost more than just the last week of her life - she's lost all memory of events that happened years ago. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school, the prom, or her steady boyfriend, Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.

Quinn Sullivan lost the love of her life when her boyfriend, Trent, died in an accident their junior year. In an attempt to get closure, she reached out to the recipients of his donated organs. Though some answered her letters, the one Quinn feels matters most - the person who received Trent's heart - has been silent.

Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. He was wrong. Now he’s trapped in a school that’s surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive. Where breaking the rules equals death. But when Benson stumbles upon the school’s real secret, he realizes that playing by the rules could spell a fate worse than death, and that escape - his only real hope for survival - may be impossible.

Chloe was three years old when she became Chloe Holden, but her adoption didn’t scar her, and she’s had a great life. Now, 14 years later, her loving parents’ marriage has fallen apart, and her mom has moved them to Joyful, Texas. Starting 12th grade as the new kid at school, everything Chloe loved about her life is gone. And feelings of déjà vu from her early childhood start haunting her.

One conversation can change everything. Meg has her entire life set up perfectly: She and her best friend, Emily, plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she works at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio.

Fifteen-year-old Ethan Miller's ordinary summer transforms when Helena Wilson, a reserved English girl with a fragile heart, moves into the old farmhouse on the hill. Through shy glances, shared laughter, and moments by the creek, their budding connection unfolds against a backdrop of wildflowers and golden fields. Helena, haunted by a past of isolation, finds solace in Ethan’s kindness and the warmth of a community that embraces her. This tender coming-of-age tale weaves a gentle romance with themes of healing, capturing the delicate beauty of first feelings and the courage to belong.

Jenna lived next door to a boy named Ethan. They studied together and hung out together. They were the best of friends, but Jenna had a crush on Ethan for the longest time, until the one day Jenna and her family moved away. Ethan realized he had feelings for her too, but it was to late. He didn't know if he would ever see her again, til one year she returned back to the place she grew up.

Haunted by past losses and guarded against new ones, Hazel Monroe finds her carefully hidden heart stirred by Ezra Brown, a new student whose guitar and paper planes carry secrets that mirror her own. Through misunderstandings and revelations, their connection deepens, weaving a delicate tapestry of first love and healing. Hazel’s journal, a sanctuary of her innermost thoughts, becomes both a bridge and a battleground as she learns to trust again. Set against the golden hues of fall, this story captures the gentle turbulence of youth, where every moment feels like a beginning and an end.

Ellie (Eleanor James) wants to be a superstar. She has natural beauty and talent, but is super impatient in achieving her goals. She drops out of high school to pursue acting. She achieves greater success, but it comes at a cost. Ellie dwells deeper into darkness as fame becomes a dangerous drug to her. Cassie (Cassandra Grace) is sweet and loving. She is terribly indecisive about what she wants to do in life but will follow Ellie anywhere, including dropping out of high school.

Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty—but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in New Jersey. While Zahra plans to save money for college by working through the summer at a tea shop, her meddling mum is convinced that a “good match” in marriage will solve their family’s financial woes. Enter Harun Emon, the wealthy, devastatingly handsome and...aloof boy Zahra is set up with. As soon as they meet, Zahra and Harun both know it’s not going to work.

Ian Beckett, according to Harlow: He was the mean guy of Voclain Academy, the all-American quarterback and captain who ruled Voclain with a bloodied, iron fist. He was my gorgeous enemy turned my salvation. Then he was mine. But I worry I’ve unleashed the monster from the closet, and no way am I locking him back inside. Harlow Weathersby, according to Ian: She was the only thing unattainable I’d ever wanted, beautiful but with an bite, like a snowstorm come to life. Now, she and her smart mouth are mine. She is perfectly imperfect devastation. Your move, sweetness.

The Diamond sisters are off to Aspen with their father for spring break…until he’s called away on an urgent business trip. But why should his house—well, mansion—there go unused? So of course, the sisters go to Aspen without him. And they don’t go there alone. Savannah’s flirtation with international pop star Perry Myles is heating up quickly. And surprisingly, Perry says yes when she invites him to Aspen. But is Perry who she really wants, or has the right guy been in front of her all along? Courtney shouldn’t be shocked when her future stepbrother joins them in Aspen.

Ro Devereux can predict your future. Or, at least, the app she built for her senior project can. Working with her neighbor, a retired behavioral scientist, Ro created an app called MASH, designed around the classic game Mansion Apartment Shack House, that can predict a person’s future with 93% accuracy. The app will even match users with their soulmates. Though it was only supposed to be a class project, MASH quickly takes off and gains the attention of tech investors.

If the Diamond sisters thought summer in Vegas was rough, they need to brace themselves for their first semester at their fancy Vegas prep school. Despite wanting to be happy dating all-around good guy Nick, Savannah can’t get bad boy Damien out of her mind. So when Damien offers to help her on her quest for YouTube stardom, she can’t say no. Especially since her celebrity dreams are so close to coming true. Peyton had fun fooling around with playboy Oliver over the summer. But now that summer is over, the bets are more serious, and the stakes are higher than ever.