romance fiction

In an attempt to make her boyfriend Jeremy more exciting, Kendall gives him a makeover with an edge. But the new Jeremy not only attracts the attention of the other girls, he breaks up with Kendall as well. Now, Kendall is determined to transform Jeremy back into the sweet boyfriend he used to be.

Liberal Senate staffer Kate Adams is close to passing her landmark legislation, having fought for it for a year. It would already have been passed if not for the intimidating conservative senator Ben Mackenzie, whose green eyes she cannot help starring at during their weekly locking of horns over the legislation. As their one-upmanship game becomes something Kate looks forward to, she has to start wondering if her animosity toward Ben is turning into affection.

Single aspiring Indian Candian baker Reena Manji asks the Muslim neighbor her meddling parents are trying to set her up with, to pretend to be engaged to her so that she can enter a television cooking competition for couples and win a scholarship to a top culinary school. Reena and the neighbor Nadim fall for one another off-screen but their parental relationships present challenges they'll need to overcome.

When Lucie Tang Churchill attends her cousin's wedding on the posh island of Capri, she meets handsome, rich surfer George Zao. While both have Chinese heritage, Lucie is determined to believe they have nothing else in common, especially not the undeniable chemistry she feels with him. They meet up again years later in New York, when Lucie is engaged to another man. The old feelings she had for him rush in, and Lucie does everything she can to deny that they are real, failing miserably.

"A diverse, inclusive young adult anthology featuring 15 short stories that re-imagine or subvert popular romance and rom-com tropes by some of the biggest names in YA"--.

"Told in two voices, disappointed-in-love Ashish Patel and self-proclaimed fat athlete Sweetie Nair begin to find their true selves while dating under contract"--Provided by publisher.

Eighteen-year-old Rani, a budding photographer, grapples with first love, family boundaries, and the complications of a cross-cultural relationship.

Nine months after Danny disappeared, his closest friends, Ellie, Rae, and Deenie, deal with their loss very differently but will have to share secrets about the night he disappeared to uncover the truth. Chapters alternate between past and present.

"Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realizes she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death?"--Publisher provided.

Working at the local community center, Guillermo Lozano meets the one girl who is off limits, and as friendship--and something more--blossoms between them, he decides to break the rules and be a little bit reckless.