The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

A feature film in 2012 starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Paul Rudd and written and directed by the author—the provocative and poignant “coming-of-age tale in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye and A Separate Peace” (USA TODAY) that has affected an entire generation of young people.

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion has become a modern classic. 

     The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie’s letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives or to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and music—when all one requires to feel infinite is that perfect song on that perfect drive.

     Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

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"Startling, gripping, and absolutely honest."

"This book was amazing, there were so many life lessons and inspiring quotes that I connected to my own life. This book definitely had an impact on my teenage life"

This book has 2,738 Amazon reviews with an amazing 4.5-star average!

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Groomed for Murder by Zoe Dawson

Toss Together a Corporate Lawyer, a Pooch Primper, 

and a Ridiculous Lawsuit...

Soon Everything Is Going To The Dogs

Can a dog have a bad hair day?

Brooke Palmer owns Pawlish, an exclusive doggie spa and grooming business in upper Manhattan, but when a client’s champion poodle gets a bad poodle cut and has to undergo therapy to recover, the client sues. The lawyer they send is drop dead gorgeous, but Brooke won't be wooed by a corporate shark in a sharp suit.

Corporate lawyer Drew Hudson has better things to do then take on this ridiculous lawsuit, but since he works for the client’s husband, he has no choice. After meeting the beautiful, sweet-tempered owner, he can’t keep his mind on the silly case. But when the client turns up dog gone dead, Brooke may be a conflict of interest when she’s charged with the murder. All Drew wants to do is prove that this sexy entrepreneur is not dangerous, except to his heart.

Can she take a chance on him?

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"Book 2 in the "Going to the Dogs" series was another KEEPER. I could not put it down! Different and very uniquely written story line."

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Secret Storm by Amelia James

~A Hot, Smexy Read~

"I want to let you in, Jack, but I…. Oh hell, I just want you. I know you’re not what I need, but I don’t care. Take me to bed now and we’ll sort the rest out later."

The last thing Sara Jensen needs is another risky relationship. She wants Jack, but she’s been hurt too many times to trust him, even though he’s more than a friend. Jack won’t trust her, and that hurts more than her ex’s betrayal.

Jack Wheeler wants Sara. His long-denied lust burns barely contained. But a dangerous secret comes back to haunt him, a secret so horrible he can’t trust anyone with it, not even the woman he desires more than anything.

For the first time since they met, they’re both available, but the timing couldn’t be worse. Sara’s not too eager to trust a man again, and Jack refuses to reveal his secret. Getting involved right now is complicated, but Sara and Jack have waited long enough. Neither one of them can control their desires.

But there’s a storm approaching, and as hard as she tries, Sara can’t run away from Jack’s past. Jack won’t accept her help, and Sara doesn’t know how long she can wait for him to realize that he needs her.

Reviews:

"…tons of passion and steamy encounters…"

"A great romance filled with angst, longing, and a heart rending secret."

"I swear my kindle was smoking while I read this hot smexy book. I prefer this flavor of erotica, where there is a love story involved in all the hot smexiness… I loved this book and can't wait for a follow up."

 

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For the Love of Jazz by Elke Feuer

~Romantic Suspense~

Restoration architect Josie Fagan takes on a project with lawyer and senator’s son, Patrick Pullman. It’s the perfect match. She needs his endorsement to save her business and he wants to restore his ancestral Chicago home. Love wasn’t part of her plan. Neither was being asked to stay at his home, haunted by ghosts, or discovering she has a claim to his home - which she adores. When she finds out his family may be responsible for her aunt’s disappearance fifty years ago, it’s a race to unearth the truth before she loses not only her business and her heart, but also her life.

Patrick can’t deny his attraction to Josie and is willing to take a chance on love since his broken engagement a year earlier. Things become complicated when he learns of their family connection and her claim to the home he loves. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, or that his family is involved in her aunt’s disappearance, so insists they work together. But, when he starts seeing his uncle’s ghost, and threats are made on her life, he’s forced to confront the possibility his family could be responsible.

Reviews:

"Grabbed my attention from the first page! Loved the characters and the tension. A great first book!" ~Kellie Kamryn author of Rebound

"Intense and unexpected - a modern day story with a ghostly twist that brings Chicago's jazz Age back to life." ~Leigh Michaels, author of The Birthday Scandal

"A strong, independant woman...a smart, successful, and sexy leading man...mix in an unknown, tragic shared past, brimming with Jazz, suspense, and chemistry...FOR THE LOVE OF JAZZ delivers!" ~Trish F Leger, author of The Amber Druid Series

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Finding Gaia by Kimberly Chapman

~Paranormal Romance~

Wealthy, handsome Jason Truitt appears to have it all: he runs an international conglomerate of environmental businesses and research facilities, he lives in a luxurious mansion…and he can’t die. But his uncanny health and failure to age keep him distanced from normal human life. For over a century he’s been searching for the one other person on earth he suspects is afflicted with the same condition. Like him, she has lived under many different names to keep her immortality secret, so in honour of her supernatural ability to induce plant growth by thought alone, he thinks of her as Gaia.

Finding Gaia, however, is only the beginning, for where he has used his talents toward prosperity, hers have brought loss, isolation, abduction, and unspeakable torture. She will need all that he can give to reclaim her own inner strength and rediscover who, what, and when she is.

Reviews:

"Intelligent romance....goes beyond the genre. Against a background of danger and intrigue (Jason isn't the only one interested in Gaia), their love grows slowly, and patiently, and in the end blossoms in more ways that one. The love scenes are descriptive yet tasteful, and fit well within the plot, but definitely don't suffer from lack of erotic appeal or creativity."

"The author has written a unique story."

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Gera's Gift by Linze Brandon

~Romantic Fantasy~

T’ara knew that loving Géra would never be simple, but when his life’s ambition is within his grasp, she could not stand in the way of his dream. 

Thrown together in battle for the very survival of their people, the young magicians quickly realized that they had been suffering for the choices they had been forced to make in the past. But when T’ara willingly submitted to a ritual that could cost her her life, Géra knew that they had come to a crossroads. The problem they now faced was whether this sacrifice could gift them a future together or separate them forever?

About the author:


Linzé Brandon is the pen name of a South African engineer and project manager who taught herself to read before she went to school. She started writing in a time period of her life when she was self-employed as an export consultant, and had much better time management skills. Focusing on writing what she loves to read, fantasy and paranormal romance, she does dabble in SF, erotica and erotic romance when writing short stories. It is her dream to write novels full time, but until then she divides her time between work, writing, marketing her books, cross-stitch, archery and painting mixed media abstracts. 

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Tell Me You Want Me by Amelia James

~A Hot and Steamy Read~

"I can give you exactly what you’re asking for, Janie, and I can give it to you all night long."

Their first kiss is impulsive, fun, a little wicked—everything Jane Elliot isn’t looking for in a man, but desperately needs.

Their second kiss is slow, deliberate, an instant connection—everything Austin Sinclair never had with a woman, and doesn’t want.

Jane is no easy conquest, not the type of woman Austin’s used to. Stubborn as hell, and a bookworm more interested in studying than dating, she needs a little—no, a lot—of fun in her life. Well, Austin’s just the guy who can give it to her.

Too bad she thinks love should be easy. Too bad Austin knows it isn’t.

Everybody told her to stay away from the heartbreaker, but Jane knows there’s more to Austin than full-body contact kisses and bad boy charm. He promised her a good time—nothing more—and wow… does he ever deliver!

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"A romance novel contains two elements: A basic love story and an emotionally satisfying ending. Tell Me You Want Me not only delivers these two elements brilliantly but has the added element of amazingly hot sex scenes." ~Lisa McFerren

"A fun, flirty, sizzly-sexy read. Pair up Jane - a good girl who would like to just have fun for once, and Austin - a bad boy who really needs to change his ways, and you have a combination sure to lead to a lot of chaos and sparks." ~Good Reads

 

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This Heart for Hire by Elysa Hendricks

~The Innocent and the Gunslinger~

A convent reared innocent and a gunslinger with no memory struggle to survive and find love while crossing the dangerous west Texas frontier.

Abandoned by his father and betrayed by his half-brother and fiancee on the eve of his wedding, JAKE GALLAGHER no longer believes in love. Though he longs to go home, his undercover work for the Texas Rangers keeps him in a lawless Texas border town. Even though it jeopardizes his mission he refuses to stand by and watch outlaws rape and murder a young woman. Getting shot and losing his memory wasn’t part of his plan.

While fleeing from her stepfather’s plans to steal their ranch, CHRISTINA GOODWIN witnesses her brother’s murder and is left in the hands of a merciless band of outlaws. Raised in a strict convent, Christina has little knowledge of men or the world, its dangers and temptations. Frightened and alone, she is forced to accept the help of the dark gunslinger who rescues her. Though drawn to Jake’s potent masculinity, she hesitates to trust him, fearing her stepfather has sent him to bring her back. Unsure of Jake’s motives for helping her, she struggles against him, determined to find a way to avenge her brother’s death and regain control of her ranch from her stepfather.

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"Elysa Hendricks keeps the pace of this story moving quickly and provides great detail. She weaves a rich plot that draws the reader in and keeps them turning pages to find out what happens next. Characters are well drawn, believable and lovable. I highly recommend this romance, especially for readers who want to fall in love all over again, right along with Christina and Jake."

"I was just as the first time blow away! The book had it all stunning characters in a beautiful rich land described by the author so perfectly that it felt as if I was actually living it!"

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Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

~A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL~

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies...

That's what Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she's never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he's nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning  everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn't at all who he's been claiming to be. When the secrets he's been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky's life will change forever.

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"Hopeless blew me away.  I was so wrapped up in this story, I felt as if I was Sky.  She's so real. And Holder...dear God, fan me please.  This one will rock your world.  Trust me."  ~Abbi Glines, bestselling author.


"HOPELESS has set the bar for the best first kiss in the history of first kisses. And the best leading man.  And the best plot twists. And the best love-making.  And the best last 'chapter.'  I guess it's safe to say this book has set the bar for every book I pick up from here on out." ~Lynn's Reads

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Southern Superstitions by B. J. Robinson

~Inspirational Romantic Suspense~

When a woman's husband mysteriously disappears in the swamp, prayer is pitted against southern superstition in this powerful Christian romance. 

As steamy as the hot and sticky heat of Louisiana, this page-turner will keep readers on the edge of their seats as the author spins a tale of love and loss, pain and heartache. Andy and June have fallen in love, but this young couple must face terrific odds and backwards notions if their relationship is to survive.

Faith, hard work, the power of prayer, and a strong belief in God's help are woven together in this thought-provoking inspirational romantic suspense.

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"BJ Robinson has done it again! Her novel Southern Superstitions hits home and shows her devotion to God and her appreciation for life's simple pleasures."

"I fell in love with Andy and June from the start...This delightful tale deserves a five-star rating."

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