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De perfecte romcom - wegzwijmelen gegarandeerd! Drie jaar geleden ontmoette Bailey (type enthousiaste boekenwurm) Charlie (type cynische grapjas) op het vliegveld. Ze had meteen een hekel aan hem. Tot overmaat van ramp bleken de twee tegenpolen naast elkaar te zitten in het vliegtuig. Wanneer ze elkaars collega's worden in het nieuwe hotel annex waterpark in hun stad, dreigt de irritatie weer op te lopen – totdat er tot verbazing van beiden een hechte vriendschap ontstaat.

Ella knew transferring to a new school wouldn’t be easy. The first day, while defending her sister, Ella makes an enemy out of the student council president and lands in detention. Swearing revenge on him, Ella will stop at nothing to unseat him—even calling for a redo election in which she’s the only one brave enough to run against him. As a new student, Ella isn’t sure she can secure the votes until she meets unfailingly flirtatious Patrick and hears his wild idea to help her.

When Eva’s birthday party gets out of control and causes damage to her dad’s beloved car, her friends set the ultimate dare: get Saint to take her on one date and they’ll help her pay to fix her dad’s car. Operation fall-in-love-with-Eva is set in motion and Eva makes it her mission to make Saint fall head over heels. But just as Saint starts to warm to Eva, and her own feelings towards him grow, Saint finds out about the dare. Can Eva convince Saint she’s truly into him, or has she lost him for good?

Mallory Greenleaf was ooit een aanstormend schaaktalent, maar is nu helemaal klaar met de sport. Schaken heeft alles in haar leven overhoop gegooid. Wanneer ze met tegenzin meedoet aan een laatste liefdadigheidstoernooi, verslaat ze geheel onverwacht Nolan Sawyer; de huidige wereldkampioen en het enfant terrible van de schaak-scene.

In this heartfelt and hilarious debut from Ambika Vohra—that's Netflix's Never Have I Ever meets Jenny Han—one girl tackles a question that changes the trajectory of her senior year: "How have you gotten out of your comfort zone?" That’s the Stanford admissions prompt that valedictorian shoo-in Aisha Agarwal can’t answer. Comfort zone? Her life’s been homework and junk food for as long as she can remember. Not exactly the thing college essays are written about. So, when her crush, Brian, asks her to winter formal, Aisha thinks her fate is changing. . . until Brian stands her up.

Alex Clarademont-Díaz, el hijo millennial de la presidenta de los Estados Unidos, es un tesoro para el marketing de la Casa Blanca: atractivo, carismático e inteligente. Lo que nadie sabe es que no soporta al príncipe Henry, el hijo de la reina de Inglaterra. Así que, cuando la prensa sensacionalista se hace con una fotografía que refleja un altercado entre Alex y Henry, las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido se enfrían.

Wes e Liz viveram uma história de amor inesquecível e foram juntos para a Universidade da Califórnia. Mas o universo parecia ter outros planos para eles. De uma hora para outra, a vida de Wes virou de ponta-cabeça, e ele precisou voltar para casa e tomar uma decisão inesperada: terminar com Liz. Dois anos depois, Wes convence os treinadores, ganha outra chance no time e volta à universidade. Mais maduro e determinado, ele vai fazer de tudo para reconquistar a garota dos seus sonhos. E conta com um plano perfeito para isso.

Avery Sinclair es conocida por ser la imagen del hotel Merry, pero también es amable, risueña, carismática y guapísima. La obsesión de Asher Brooks es salir con cuantas más mujeres, mejor. Ambos están preparados para Silverwood: nieve, paseos en trineo, galletas de canela y manzana, cabañas con vistas increíbles y una Navidad blanca totalmente alejada del bullicio de Nueva York. En conclusión: tranquilidad. Poco saben que les espera de todo menos eso.

Nav knows how to flirt, but she also knows love is a messy, losing proposition. She doesn’t need her best friend, Hallie, the serial monogamist, to demonstrate it to her over and over. So when shy new girl Gia asks Nav for help getting Hallie’s attention, Nav makes sure she seems genuine—she doesn't want to add another heartbreak to Hallie's never-ending list. They strike a bargain, and Nav agrees to give Gia lessons in romance. If it works, maybe Hallie can date someone decent for a change.

Taiwanese American Catie Carlson has never fit in with her white family. As much as she loves her stepmom and stepsister, she yearns to understand more about her culture and find her biological mother. So Catie is shocked when an opportunity comes knocking on her door: Her summer spa coworker, Toby, says he’ll teach her Mandarin. In exchange, she needs to teach him how to date so he can finally work up the courage to ask out his crush. The only problem is that Catie doesn’t actually have any dating experience. But she can fake it.

A fierce and body-positive celebration of friendship, first crushes and loving yourself. Emily knows she's smart. Emily knows she's funny. Emily knows she's awesome. Emily knows she's fat. She doesn't need anyone to tell her any of these things—she likes herself and she likes her body. She just thinks it's time everyone else caught up.

Studentin bei Tag – Bestsellerautorin bei Nacht. Unter dem Pseudonym A. Lovelace schreibt Livia supererfolgreiche Liebesromane. Und nun soll ihr Buch verfilmt werden! Einziger Haken: Ausgerechnet Julian Collins, der abgestürzte Star, soll die männliche Hauptrolle verkörpern. Für Julian ist es die letzte Chance, seine Karriere zu retten. Dass er dazu in einem »Kitschroman« mitspielen muss, schmeckt ihm gar nicht. Auch Livia hat wenig übrig für den arroganten Julian. Doch dann schlägt Julian die Rolle eiskalt aus und die Verfilmung steht auf der Kippe.

When sixteen-year-old Aubergine’s parents uproot her from the posh NYC life to live off-grid in a tiny home, she reaches out to the only person available for friendship—the boy-next-door. Aubergine White, a talented ballerina and a self-professed mean girl, who enjoys all the advantages of being a gorgeous, rich girl at her elite New York City private school, seems to have it all, until her parents get fed up with the hustle of city life and whisk her a thousand miles away to homestead off-grid in Montana.

Als Tochter eines Hotel-Tychoons soll Brielle den Sohn eines reichen Investors näher kennenlernen. Aber Brielle ist es leid, dass ihre Eltern alle Entscheidungen für sie treffen. Statt wie geplant für den Sommer in den Flieger nach Italien zu steigen, bezahlt sie kurzerhand den Bad Boy Jet Miller dafür, sie für ein Wochenende mitzunehmen. Wohin ist ihr egal, Hauptsache, sie kann dabei auf seinem Motorrad mitfahren. Eine Auszeit hat Brielle dringend nötig! Während ihres Kurztrips kommen sich die beiden jedoch viel näher, als Brielle beabsichtigt hatte.

Kurz vor Weihnachten hat Kim kaum Zeit zum Durchatmen. Denn sie hilft tatkräftig dabei, ihr beschauliches Dorf in den Bayrischen Voralpen in ein malerisches Weihnachtswunderland zu verwandeln. Und das, obwohl sie alle Hände mit der Erziehung ihrer jungen Hündin Leila und der Wiedereröffnung ihres kleinen Hotels zu tun hat. Aber dann zieht der attraktive Drehbuchautor Luckas mit Kater Tom ins Nachbarhaus und stellt ihre ellenlange To-do-Liste gehörig auf den Kopf.

To his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. He’s relieved to escape to UC Davis and escape from being caught between his feuding bickering immigrant parents. But with the whirlwind of campus life and the weight of his depression pressing in, Viet begins to wonder if he can truly outrun the version of himself he left behind.

An archaeological dig has turned up an artefact in the shape of a granite circle. Unknown to those on the dig, it is a wishing stone of ancient provenance. Wishes have unforeseen consequences, and the magic ability of the Granite Circle is discovered more by accident than design. Emma and Pauly find themselves trapped in the Arabian desert in the power of people traders. Pauly falls in love with Emma.

Emiko lives with her Ojiichan in a small town on BC's West Coast surrounded by friends and neighbors, including her childhood friend Kenzo Sanada, who wants her to spend less time meddling in every else’s love lives. But Emiko can so clearly see who belongs together, even when her targets don't know it themselves. She simply has to meddle—for the sake of true love! As for her own romantic life though . . . who has time for that?

Tilly isn't looking for a girlfriend, but her best friend Teddy is. Enter Katherine Cooper-Bunting: beautiful, charming, and perfect for Teddy. So why does Tilly find herself using any excuse to join the theatre production they're starring in? And why can't she stop thinking about Katherine?

Ready to be a part of the greatest love story ever lived? Meet Charlie. Charlie is a hopeless romantic who has always dreamed of being a part of his own great love story. But when love story after love story in Charlie's life ends in heartbreak, will Charlie ever meet the one? Will his soulmate walk through the door on a beautiful spring afternoon while birds sing a song of romance or has Charlie been right next to her all along? Get to know Charlie through his lessons in life and love, and follow the breadcrumbs to a love story that will last.