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Romance in YA Sweet romances to cozy up with.
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By your side
by Kasie West
When Autumn finds herself accidentally locked in the library all weekend with Dax, a loner with a bad reputation, she is surprised at the connection that develops between them
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Defending Taylor
by Miranda Kenneally
Taylor, a senator's daughter, was captain of the soccer team and contender for valedictorian at her private school, but gets kicked out, sent to a rival high school, and soon she is falling for her brother's friend Ezra
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Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
A first young adult novel by the author of Attachments follows the year-long, star-crossed romance between two 1980s high school misfits whose intelligence tells them that first loves almost never last but whose feelings prevent them from remaining as practical.
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Essential maps for the lost
by Deb Caletti
After discovering a dead body in the lake, Mads obsesses over why the woman committed suicide and fixates on the deceased's grieving son, with whom she pursues a relationship, despite his being ignorant of Mads' connection to his mother
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Everything, everything
by Nicola Yoon
Confined to her home because she is allergic to the outside world, a teenage girl's life changes when she begins a romance with the new boy next door that challenges everything she's ever known.
Lexile Measure HL 610 L
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Hani and Ishu's Guide to fake dating
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Everyone likes Humaira 'Hani' Khan, she's easygoing and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can't be bi if she's only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she's in a relationship, with a girl her friends absolutely hate. Ishita 'Ishu' Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She's an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college. But Ishita agreesto help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl
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The Henna Wars
by Adiba Jaigirdar
When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flâavia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated
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I believe in a thing called love
by Maurene Goo
A high achieving Korean-American student whose botched attempts at romance have made her a laughingstock decides to conquer her insecurities when the most attractive boy she has ever met walks into her life. By the author of Since You Asked.
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Imogen, Obviously
by Becky Albertalli
Pretending to be her queer best friend Lili's former girlfriend, heterosexual Imogen Scott spends a lot of time with Lili's friend Tessa and starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with.
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Isla and the happily ever after
by Stephanie Perkins
Hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh embark on their senior year in France and confront the painful possibility that their relationship may end
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Instructions for dancing
by Nicola Yoon
Experiencing visions of heartbreak and trying to understand why this is happening, Evie signs up for lessons at a dance studio, where she falls for her dance partner, forcing her to question all she thought she knew about life and love
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Look both ways
by Alison Cherry
Earning a summer theater apprenticeship away from her home in the city, Brooklyn seeks to distinguish herself from her superstar family members and falls in love with her roommate before growing doubts challenge her happiness. By the author of For Real.
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Love & gelato
by Jenna Evans Welch
Reluctantly spending the summer in Tuscany in order to fulfill her mother's dying wish that she get to know her absent father, Lina is inspired to follow in her mother's footsteps after reading her journal and, in the process, uncovers a long-hidden secret.
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The lovely reckless
by Kami Garcia
Forced by reckless behavior to move in with her undercover cop dad and transfer to public school, thus leaving her privileged life behind, Frankie is drawn to street racer Marco, and risks everything to follow her heart
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The Moon and more
by Sarah Dessen
During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie
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Only mostly devastated
by Sophie. Gonzales
When his aunt's illness keeps Ollie in North Carolina, he hopes his summer fling with Will can grow into something more, but at school Will proves to be a completely different--and firmly closeted--man
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The promise of amazing
by Robin Constantine
When the passive strategy she has always adopted proves disadvantageous to the goals of her heart at the beginning of her junior year, ordinary girl Wren inadvertently saves the life of expelled lacrosse player Grayson and embarks on an awkward romance that compels both to start over.
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Salt and Sugar
by Rebecca Carvalho
To save her family's bakery, Salt, which as been at war with the Molinas' bakery, Sugar, across the street, Lari Ramires does the unthinkable by teaming up with Pedro Molinas to save both their bakeries, falling in love in the process.
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She Drives Me Crazy
by Kelly Quindlen
Getting into a fender-bender with a beautiful rival after an embarrassing loss to her ex, a talented basketball athlete reluctantly agrees to a carpool arrangement before an opportunity for revenge leads to an unlikely relationship.
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She gets the girl
by Rachael Lippincott
When shy, awkward Molly Parker and outspoken Alex Blackwood devise a five-step plan to get the girls they like to fall for them, they both begin to wonder if maybe they are the ones falling... for each other
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Sick kids in love
by Hannah Moskowitz
When Isabel, who has rheumatoid arthritis, meets Sasha, a boy with a chronic illness, she considers breaking her no dating rule for him
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The statistical probability of love at first sight
by Jennifer E. Smith
Stuck at the airport during her father's second wedding to a stepmother she has yet to meet, 17-year-old Hadley encounters a seemingly perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area and shares a whirlwind 24-hour romance that challenges her beliefs about family and second chances.
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The summer of broken rules
by K.L. Walther
Even though she is still grieving over her sister's death, eighteen-year-old Meredith Fox plans to reconnect with family and friends when they gather on Martha's Vineyard for her cousin's big wedding--unless she gets distracted by a week-long game of Assassin and a handsome groomsman
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To all the boys I've loved before
by Jenny Han
Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent.
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Today tonight tomorrow
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
"Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry"
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Tokyo ever after
by Emiko Jean
Discovering in her senior year of high school that the father she has never met is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izzy is introduced to the realities of being a princess while trying to understand conniving relatives, a hungry press, a handsome bodyguard and thousands of years of tradition. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Tweet cute
by Emma Lord
A reimagining of You've Got Mail follows the unlikely romance between an overachiever from a successful family and the class clown, who exchange snarky tweets that escalate into a viral Twitter war. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The upside of falling
by Alex Light
Becca Hart and Brett Wells pretend to have a relationship to keep the high school rumor mill off their backs, but they soon begin to realize they have more in common than they thought
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Wesley James ruined my life
by Jennifer Honeybourn
Sixteen-year-old Quinn looks to get even with her worst enemy and now co-worker, Wesley, but when she starts to fall in love with him she has to decide whether she wants to get revenge or get the boy
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What if It's Us
by Becky Albertalli
Told in two voices, when Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems like fate, but after three attempts at dating fail they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
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When Dimple Met Rishi
by Sandhya Menon
A heartfelt romantic comedy told from the alternating perspectives of two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged their marriage follows the efforts of one to distance herself from the agreement and the other to woo his intended during a summer program they are attending together.
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When my heart joins the thousand
by A. J Steiger
"Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers. Adjust, adapt. Pretend to be normal. It sounds so easy. If she can make it to her eighteenth birthday without any major mishaps, she'll be legally emancipated. Free. But if she fails, she'll become a ward of the state and be sent back to the group home"
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Written in the stars
by Aisha Saeed
Nailas parents allow her to choose what to study, how to wear her hair, what to be when she grows up, but when she falls in love with Saif, her parents take a family trip to Pakistan to marry her to the man of their choosing
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Romance with a bit of History
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Alex & Eliza : a love story
by Melissa De la Cruz
"Before the world knew them as Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, young Alex and Eliza fell in love amidst the turmoil of the American Revolution"
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The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis
Inspired by the real-life story of C.R. Patterson and his family, this sweeping novel is centered around the Davenports, one of the few Black families of immense wealth, and follows four determined and passionate young Black women who discover the courage to take charge of their lives?—?and love. Simultaneous eBook.
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The luxe
by Anna Godbersen
The revelation of a dark family secret exposes a great scandal that soon sends the lives of the beautiful Holland sisters into a tailspin with lies and betrayal jeopardizing their high-ranking positions in Manhattan society.
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A mad, wicked folly
by Sharon Biggs Waller
Returning in disgrace to London after being expelled from her early 20th-century French finishing school, aspiring artist Victoria Darling is informed by her parents that she is to be married against her will, a dilemma that compels her to join a group of suffragettes and pursue a relationship with a man outside her social class.
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My Lady Jane
by Cynthia Hand
A fantastical, comedic romance adventure inspired by the true story of Lady Jane Grey follows the experiences of a 16-year-old noblewoman who, on the eve of her marriage to a stranger, is swept up in a conspiracy to usurp the throne from her cousin. Simultaneous eBook. 125,000 first printing.
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Under a painted sky
by Stacey Lee
In 1845 Missouri, Sammy, a Chinese girl, and Annamae, a runaway slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California, facing countless dangers together and forging an unforgettable bond of friendship.
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Romance with a bit of Fantasy/Sci-Fi
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The do-over
by Lynn Painter
"Stuck in some sort of time loop that forces her to live through the worst Valentine's Day EVER over and over again, Emilie Hornby wonders what will happen when the universe stops doling out do-overs when something good starts to come out of her nightmare. Simultaneous eBook."
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Ivory and bone
by Julie Eshbaugh
A first novel based on themes from Pride and Prejudice follows the experiences of teen hunter Kol, whose dashed hopes for gaining the favor of the enigmatic young Mya are complicated by her increasingly violent clashes with an enemy from her past.
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The seafarer's kiss
by Julia Ember
Ersel, a mermaid who is not happy with life on the ice shelf, rescues the human shield-maiden Ragna, and to avoid tyrannical King Calder's justice, makes a deceptive deal with Loki, the god of lies, which leads to her exile
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The Selection
by Kiera Cass
America Singer is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her
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Soundless
by Richelle Mead
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"
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Stars and smoke
by Marie Lu
Nineteen-year old Winter Young, the world's hottest superstar, is recruited by a covert organization to take down a criminal tycoon and finds himself paired with Sydney Cossette, a fierce and unpredictable secret agent, but suspicions soon turn to sparksas the two are drawn into a tangled web of secrets and deception
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These broken stars
by Amie Kaufman
The first novel in a sweeping science fiction trilogy tells a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds as two star-crossed lovers, Lilac and Tarver, must fight for survival when they crash land on a seemingly uninhabited planet.
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The Wrath & the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
Coming of age in a land where the Caliph of Khorasan takes a new bride each night and executes her at sunrise, 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry him in order to break the cycle and exact revenge for the murder of her best friend. Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights. A first novel.
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Your one & only
by Adrienne Finlay
A solitary, naturally flawed human in a world of perfect clones struggles to understand his existence while unexpectedly falling for a clone, Althea-310, who harbors a growing suspicion that she is different from her clone sisters.
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