romance fiction

Calculus-obsessed STEM nerd Marlowe was as surprised as anyone when Josh, a hot, popular boy from school asked her out. She was equally surprised when a few months later, she was unceremoniously dumped by him for being emotionally unavailable. Determined to win him back, she asks the help of Ashton Hayes, a boy she's paired with for an English assignment, who wears eyeliner and black clothes, and is in a band. In exchange for using her algorithm skills to help his band gain exposure, she asks him to use his songwriting prowess to help her express her love to Josh. Though things track in right direction for the new friends, Marlowe is surprised yet again, when she realizes she's falling for Ashton, and she doesn't have to try to be something she's not to win him over.

Raffy loves designing and creating cosplay costumes, and he soon sets his sights on the year's biggest cosplay competition. If Raffy can win big there, it could lead to a sponsorship, art school, and real career. The only problem is his main competition is Luca, his ex-boyfriend who broke his heart. When he is forced to partner with Luca on a project, Raffy has to come to terms with his unresolved feelings towards Luca and his insecurities in order to achieve his dreams.

"Finn has always loved Autumn. She is a constant in his life, except it's in the role of friend, not girlfriend. Finn wants her to see him as more, wants to prove HE should be the man by her side. Even if that means heartache for the people they are each dating. It would be worth the pain to be with right person. Finn knows he and Autumn are fated to be together. But sometimes fate can be cruel to those in love"--Provided by publisher.

After a deadly pathogen kills off most of the world's population, an injured teen named Andrew takes shelter with Jamie and the two bond. They are forced to set out in search of other survivors but both boys have secrets that hold them back from falling for each other. However, if they want to survive, they will have to reveal their pasts and find the courage to fight for a future together.

Ethan Frome, a poor, downtrodden New England farmer is trapped in a loveless marriage to his invalid wife, Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie arrives to help care for her, Ethan is immediately taken by Mattie's warm, vivacious personality. They fall desperately in love as he realizes how much is missing from his life and marriage.

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

"...sixteen-year-old Lucy Kane hates the uber-popular PSL. She finds it overrated -- especially when you consider the fact that there isn't even pumpkin in it! -- which is bad because she works at Cup o' Jo, the local coffee shop her mom owns. Business at Cup o' Jo hasn't been great in the off-season, but that's okay because it always picks up during the fall... Until Java Junction, a multinational coffee chain, opens across the street and makes things harder for the small shop. And to make matters worse, it turns out Jack Harper, the new kid in school and Lucy's secret crush, is the son of the owner."--Provided by publisher.

The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.

The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.