secrecy

While visiting a beach town for the summer, Sam quickly notices a large group of blond girls that seem to be everywhere. When he finally meets one of them, he realizes she is different from the rest, but in order to win her heart, he must discover who -- or what -- these girls really are.

Tessa, a Variant who can absorb the identity of anyone she touches, is asked by the secret government agency she works for to be bait for a serial killer and take the identity of his last victim. As the killer closes in to finish the job, Tessa realizes there is no one she can trust.

A veritable "golden boy" among a family of high achievers with a spotless outer facade, Max Walker hides the fact that he is intersex from the world. As events transpire that force him to consider his condition and what it really means, Max begins to wonder who he really is and where he fits into the world around him.

"Scandals and hook-ups abound in a summertime restaurant drama where four teens are all willing to do whatever it takes to make it through the work day...and hopefully to win the money in the afterhours dare-based game of Tips."--Provided by publisher.

In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

Rendered a subject of gossip after a traumatic night that left her with terrible scars on her arms, Echo is dumped by her boyfriend and bonds with bad-boy Noah, whose tough attitude hides an understanding nature and difficult secrets.

Teru moves out of Kurosaki's apartment and into a place of her own, wondering if Kurosaki is actually relieved to see her go, but as she settles into her own place, trouble springs up again with the arrival of one of her brother's old business acquaintances.

After her older brother dies, orphaned Teru Kurebayashi comes to depend on an anonymous friend, "Daisy, " with whom she communicates by text messaging. After breaking a window at school, Teru agrees work for the school custodian, Kurosaki, to pay for the damage, and she soon learns that Kurosaki is a demanding taskmaster who is hiding a secret, but he always seems to be near when Teru needs help.

"High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things--things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out. And their stalker 'A' knows everything. So far A has kept their secrets, using them to torture the girls. But now A's changed the game. Suddenly the girls are hauled in for questioning, and all their worlds begin to unravel. If A's plan succeeds, Rosewood's pretty little liars will be locked away for good..."--Provided by publisher.

Former federal agent Cal Harper tries to uncover the ties between the biblical murder of Abel by his brother Cain, Superman creator Mitchell Siegel's father's murder in 1932, and an attack on him and his father by a man who is tattooed with the markings of Cain.