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He was her first love. Now he’s her deadliest adversary. By day, Marcella pretends to be a highborn lady, but at night, she’s a thief for the renegades, a group whose goal is to help servants escape their noble masters. That isn’t her most dangerous secret. In a land where only men are wizards, she’s able to wield magic. Marcella grew up as a serving girl in the castle where young wizards train. Falling in love with Ronan, the most promising apprentice, was a bad idea from the beginning. He’d made it clear he never planned on a future with her. It would’ve stood in the way of his ambitions.

Some people bomb auditions. Sadie Ramirez throws up during her tryouts on TV show America's Top Talent. Her performance is so bad, it earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance's Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: a gum-chewing, cell-phone-carrying, high-heel-wearing fairy godmother in training.

Back in college, Marco Dawson never thought of Belle as anything more than a friend. If she had crossed his mind on his wedding day, it was probably only to wonder why she hadn't shown up to be a bridesmaid. After all, his new wife was her old roommate. Seven years have passed since then, and Belle just found out that Marco is divorced and vacationing with his family in an elegant Cancun resort. She's not about to let the right man get away twice. She heads to the resort where she plans to casually bump into Marco and ignite some romantic flames.

“You’ll basically be my prisoner,” Carson said with one of his smooth smiles. “Sort of like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, but without the singing dishes or the library.” Olivia fiddled nervously with her purse strap. “The lack of a library is a drawback in a prison.” When Olivia’s brother embezzles money from work, she’s left to plead his case to his boss and beg for leniency. The only problem? Her brother’s boss is Olivia’s old high school nemesis, Carson Clark. He’s not known for leniency.

Seventeen-year-old Annika Truman knows about the power of positive thinking. With a little brother who has cancer, it's all she ever hears about. And in order to help Jeremy, she will go to the ends of the Earth (or at least as far as Hollywood) to help him believe he can survive his upcoming surgery. But Annika's plan to convince Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him any wish throws her a curveball when he unexpectedly wishes that his television idol would visit him.

Madeline and Cooper have had bad blood since junior year when she beat out his sister for the lead in the school play. Ever since, it’s been one petty escalation after another—plastic-wrapped cars, glitter bombs, and even a derogatory viral video. When their latest prank lands them in the principal’s office with their single parents in tow, Madeline and Cooper are shocked to find that their parents have hit it off and now have plans for a dinner date.

From the day Elsie’s big brother brought his friend Kye McBride over to their house, Elsie adored him. When she was eight, she secretly blew kisses to him. When she was twelve, she sat on the stairs, unnoticed, and watched him escort another girl to prom. When she was a senior in high school, she walked into math class and found out he was her new math teacher. Letting him know how she felt was a bad idea. A very, very bad idea. But with that much emotion fueling her, things were bound to go wrong. And they did.

When she takes a much-needed nannying job under slightly false pretenses, she doesn't think it will be such a big deal. Her movie-star boss required a married nanny, and technically, she used to be married... before her divorce. But really, what does it matter?

Do you remember your first love? Have you ever wondered what would happen if you had a second chance to follow your heart? In this collection of novellas written by award-winning and best-selling authors, come home to Echo Ridge as summer winds down and hearts once broken and lost are given one more chance, a second chance to love. This collection includes novellas by Lucy McConnell, Janette Rallison, Cami Checketts, Heather Tullis, and Rachelle J. Christensen.

Scarlet’s grandmother wants her to bring her boyfriend home for what may be her grandmother’s last Christmas. Which wouldn’t be a problem if Scarlet actually had a boyfriend. Scarlet’s sister came up with a bit of fiction to make Grandma happy in that regard.

Alexia just found out who her father is. The problem? He doesn’t know she exists, and in order to meet him, she’ll have to pretend to be someone else. Alexia grew up with a single mother in a house where they pinched every penny until Abraham Lincoln cried. That kind of poor. So when she receives an offer to double for famous rockstar Kari Kingsley for a paycheck so high it should be illegal (spoiler: it sort of is) she packs her bags and heads for Hollywood. If she’s pretending to be Kari, she’ll have the opportunity to meet her father.

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn't support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn't the fact that Jesse is...

Going head-to-head with your best friend is never easy, on or off the court. Told in a dual point of view, best friends Josie and Cami have to navigate friendship, rivalry, and first love in this fun female athlete 2000’s nostalgic YA from USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison. Josie...

A lighthearted and swoony contemporary YA novel with a 2000s throwback about a cheerleader who’s determined to make a comeback … and the ex-boyfriend who might get in her way. From USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison comes All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School, a hilarious and...

This zany and flirty nostalgic 2000’s YA romance steals the spotlight! From USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison comes Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To-Do List, a hilarious and wholesome comedy of errors perfect for sweet rom-com fans. Sixteen-year-old Jessica dreams of...

Paisley Spencer's phone dies right when she's lost in a bad part of Phoenix. She ventures into an all-night liquor store to ask for directions, and when she returns to her car, three guys are waiting....

As a news writer, Elliana Devereaux has made her share of enemies: Scam artists, drug dealers, self-proclaimed werewolves—the usual. After an attempt on her life, Elliana's parents hire a police officer bodyguard to protect her. And not just any bodyguard. Nope. They hire her teenage crush, Mateo Alvarado. Handsome, tall, muscular, and way too cocky, Mateo.

One determined matchmaker, two stubborn hearts, and a town full of people ready to place bets. Ellie had one goal for the summer, and falling in love wasn’t it. She only agreed to spend a few months in Colton, Idaho, to prove to her parents that her Aunt Bertie doesn’t need to be shipped off to a nursing home. Her plan? Convince Aunt Bertie’s doctor to give her a clean bill of health, then hightail it to her dream broadcasting internship. There’s just one problem—Dr. John Flynn. Arrogant, infuriating, far too good-looking for his own good, and—unfortunately—the one man standing in her way.

Silver Screen Kisses is a collection of stories inspired by movies that are on every favorite-movie list. Written by award-winning and best-selling authors, these contemporary romances take the listener back to Echo Ridge in the spring, when the promise of new love is budding just like the tulips around the Emerald Inn Bed & Breakfast.

Six brand new contemporary romance novellas by Janette Rallison, Heather B. Moore, Jenny Proctor, Annette Lyon, Heather Tullis, and Sarah M. Eden.