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Waking up from a month-long coma, a teenage girl reassesses her priorities and embarks on a breathless romance in Estelle Laure’s companion novel to This Raging Light (HMH, December 2015).

"A powerful, poignant story about a girl rewriting her story on her own terms. Jo Beckett's journey of sexual and emotional agency is at once tender, painful, hilarious, and courageous."—Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces   An emotional and empowering novel about reputation and double standards, perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Sarah Dessen.Jo Beckett is looking for love. She's fallen for a few boys, but for some reason, they've never fallen for her. One night, at a party she didn't even want to go to, she finds out the truth. Those boys, who are on the wrestling team she manages, consider her just a “practice girl”—the popular term for girl who’s good enough to hook up with but not to date. With this crushing revelation, Jo feels so many things--heartsick, ashamed, betrayed, and angry. But she refuses to let that label define her. In piecing her life back together, Jo is forced to unpack more uncomfortable truths about all her relationships--from her best friend to the boy she likes--that help her understand her real worth.  From the author of the acclaimed This Raging Light, Practice Girl is a heart-wrenching, relatable, and ultimately triumphant story about a girl who rejects her label and decides for herself who she is to the world.

An internet star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image only to develop real feelings in this sweeping romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Rachael Lippincott.Love Thompson has it all: 50 million followers, brand deals, PR packages at her Hollywood mansion doorstep. Until…she doesn’t. After she takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend’s mistake, the fallout goes even more viral than the video that skyrocketed her to fame. And even though she’s technically innocent, by the next morning she’s already lost sponsorships and 10 million followers. Love needs to rehab her image. Fast. And that means dating someone a little more homegrown. Enter: Austin Grey. Austin is about as down to earth as it gets. His only followers are the regulars at his family’s struggling diner he’s doing his best to save. But everything changes when he gets a DM from an internet star from his past he never expected to cross paths with again. When Love walks back into Austin’s life, they both think this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as real feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?

An aspiring pop star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image, until her ex and her real feelings get in the way in this sweeping romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter.Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it all—fifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she’s always dreamed of—until…she doesn’t. After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend’s mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she’s already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown. Enter Austin Grey. Austin is about as homegrown as it gets. His only followers are the regulars at his family’s struggling diner that he’s doing his best to save. But everything changes when he gets a DM from a star he never expected to cross paths with again. When Love walks back into Austin’s life, she thinks this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as genuine feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?

An aspiring pop star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image, until her ex and her real feelings get in the way in this ';delightful' (Booklist, starred review) romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter.Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it allfifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she's always dreamed ofuntilshe doesn't. After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend's mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she's already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown. Enter Austin Grey. Austin is about as homegrown as it gets. His only followers are the regulars at his family's struggling diner that he's doing his best to save. But everything changes when he gets a DM from a star he never expected to cross paths with again. When Love walks back into Austin's life, she thinks this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as genuine feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?

Liebe lässt sich nicht in Likes berechnen – oder doch?Über Nacht geht ein TikTok der Schülerin Love Thompson viral. Ihre Followerzahl steigt stündlich und ihre neugewonnene Agentin stellt sie dem einflussreichen TikToker Damian vor, mit dem sie eine vermeintlich perfekte Beziehung eingeht. Als Influencer-Pärchen sind sie unschlagbar. Bis er einen Unfall baut und Love dafür geradesteht. Weg sind ihre Follower, weg sind ihre Sponsorendeals, weg ist ihr Freund. Um ihr Image aufzupolieren, greift sie zu einer Notlösung: eine Fake-Beziehung mit Austin Grey, dem jungen, unscheinbaren Typ, der das Diner seines verstorbenen Vaters retten möchte. Seit Love ihm bei einem Event wortwörtlich in die Arme gefallen ist, geht er ihr nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. Die Fake-Beziehung wäre auch kein Problem, wenn keine echten Gefühle unter der Oberfläche brodeln würden …

Mary Elizabeth Heart ist tagsüber eine Highschool-Schülerin, doch nachts arbeitet sie als Praktikantin bei der Polizei von Monarch City. Seit Jahren gibt es Spannungen zwischen der wohlhabenden Elite der Stadt und ihren Plänen, das verfallende Viertel namens "The Scar" zu aufzuwerten, das einst das Epizentrum aller magischen Dinge war. Als die Tochter einer der mächtigsten Geschäftsleute der Stadt vermisst wird, ist Mary Elizabeth begeistert, als sie auf den Fall angesetzt wird. Doch was mit einer einzigen Vermisstenmeldung beginnt, vervielfacht sich bald und führt sie in den Kaninchenbau einer Stadt in Aufruhr …Der erste Band der beliebten Disney-Reihe jetzt auch auf Deutsch! In "City of Villains" geben sich gleich mehrere Disney-Bösewichte die Ehre in der modernen Welt. In Band 1 sorgen Ursula aus »Arielle« und Maleficent aus »Dornröschen« für spannende Abenteuer ...

In dieser Fortsetzung von "City of Villains" versucht die Teenager-Detektivin Mary Elizabeth weiterhin, eine dunkle Verschwörung aufzudecken, die ihre beste Freundin und ihren Freund in schurkische Monster verwandelt hat. Mary gräbt tiefer in der dunklen Schattenseite von Monarch City und in der Geschichte der Magie und deckt eine Verschwörungstheorie auf, die weiter reicht, als sie es sich je hätte vorstellen können. Doch eine durch Politik und Ideologien gespaltene Stadt, eine neue Liebe und ihre eigenen inneren Dämonen könnten ihr im Weg stehen …