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Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer—but Lydia can’t help looking for a loophole when she falls for a cute girlLydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both of them, threatening Lydia’s standing with her school’s theater tech club and Penny’s perfect GPA. Penny has, naturally, diagnosed the problem and prescribed a drastic solution: a summer off from boys.Lydia and Penny decide to stay with their Aunt Grace and her boyfriend Oscar in Los Angeles while their parents are off on a European cruise. Penny follows her future-business-school dreams with an internship at Oscar’s office, and Lydia gets a part-time job at Grace’s neighborhood coffeeshop, Grounds Control.Even when they spent hours, days, weeks dissecting their various boy drama, Lydia’s never felt this connected to her sister before, and it makes her wonder what else in her life could be different. She finds herself drawn to a group of friends she meets through her Grounds Control coworker, Margaret, as well as an intriguing customer, Fran, an aspiring filmmaker and—while not the first girl Lydia finds herself attracted to—the first girl who has mutual feelings for her. But she’s not breaking her pledge to Penny, right? That was just about boys. Even though in her heart Lydia knows she’s bending the rules, she hasn’t had a connection with anyone as strong as her connection with Fran, so she thinks it can’t be wrong. And Penny won’t mind as long as she’s happy . . . Right?

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‘A wonderfully hopeful, queer, LA love story’ Anita Kelly, author of Something Wild & Wonderful ‘Highly relatable, laugh-out-loud funny, and full of hot-bartender sapphic swoon’ Alison Cochrun, author of The Charm Offensive Max Van Doren has a wish list, and a great career and a girlfriend are at the top. But despite being pretty good at her job, she has no idea how to move up the ladder of Hollywood agenting. And when it comes to her love life, well, she’s stuck in perpetual lust for an adorably perfect bartender named Sadie. Her goals are clear, she just needs the self-confidence to go for them. So when Max’s roommate Chelsey – an irritatingly gorgeous and self-assured influencer in plus-size and queer spaces – offers to sponsor her for a new self-actualization app, Max knows this is the opportunity she’s been waiting for. Soon Max is scoring big everywhere and she dares to hope her wish list might come true. As her influence takes off, is it possible her Hollywood romance might also be closer than she thinks? Praise for Amy Spalding ‘Pure romance magic’ Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners ‘Joyful… thoughtful and real’ Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author ‘Funny, sexy and super queer’ Cameron Esposito ‘Cute and heartfelt, a charming romantic comedy’ Erica Ridley ‘Sucks you in, makes you swoon and leaves you utterly satisfied and wanting more… wonderfully relatable’ Kate Spencer ‘Anyone with a serious celebrity crush will be able to relate’ Celia Laskey ‘A fiercely funny, super sexy story about believing in your dreams, finding your chosen family and letting yourself be loved’ Kerry Winfrey ‘A heartening, dishy, celebratory novel that features true-to-life queer characters’ Camille Perri

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Now in paperback, two best friends grow up—and grow apart in this innovative YA novel with half of the chapters moving forward in time and half moving backwards This funny, honest, and realistic novel explores the most traumatic breakup many people ever go through—that of the friendship between childhood besties. In dual timelines, James (a girl with a boy’s name) prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the past year and the dissolution of her relationship with Kat, while in alternating chapters, Kat is newly in love with her first girlfriend and feeling like her future is wide open. Over the course of senior year, Kat wants nothing more than James to continue to be her steady rock through multiple dramas, as James worries that everything she believes about love and her future is a lie when her high-school-sweethearts parents announce they’re getting a divorce. In their last year as friends, Kat and James grow apart while growing up. Filled with bittersweet emotions and plenty of romance, We Used to Be Friends will make you laugh and cry.

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Two best friends grow up—and grow apart—in this innovative contemporary YA novel Told in dual timelines—half of the chapters moving forward in time and half moving backward—We Used to Be Friends explores the most traumatic breakup of all: that of childhood besties. At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy’s name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they’re no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Kat while, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love with her first girlfriend and having a future that feels wide open. Over the course of senior year, Kat wants nothing more than James to continue to be her steady rock, as James worries that everything she believes about love and her future is a lie when her high-school sweetheart parents announce they’re getting a divorce. Funny, honest, and full of heart, We Used to Be Friends tells of the pains of growing up and growing apart.

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After catching their bandmates in a compromising position, sixteen-year-old Los Angelenos Riley and Reid become painfully aware of the romance missing from their own lives. And so a pact is formed: they'll both try to make something happen with their respective crushes and document the experiences in a shared notebook.While Reid struggles with the moral dilemma of adopting a dog to win over someone's heart, Riley tries to make progress with Ted Callahan, who she's been obsessed with forever-His floppy hair! His undeniable intelligence! But suddenly cute guys are popping up everywhere. How did she never notice them before?! With their love lives going from 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye, Riley and Reid realize the results of their pact may be more than they bargained for.

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‘Pure romance magic’ Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners ‘Joyful… thoughtful and real’ Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author What if her Hollywood job turns into her Hollywood ending? *** Since a crushing breakup three years ago, Nina Rice has written romance, friends, her dreams of scriptwriting for TV, and even L.A. proper out of her life. Instead, she’s safely out in the suburbs in her aunt’s condo working her talent agency job from home, managing celebrity email accounts, and certain that’s plenty of writing—and plot—for her life. But a surprise meeting called by Ari Fox, a young actress on everyone’s radar, stirs up all kinds of feelings Nina thought she’d deleted for good… Ari is sexy, out and proud, and a serious control freak, according to Nina’s boss. She has her own ideas about how Nina should handle her emails—and about getting to know her ghostwriter. When she tells Nina she should be writing again, Nina suddenly finds it less scary to revisit her abandoned life than seriously consider that Ari is flirting with her. Between reconnecting with her old crew and working on a new script, a relationship with a movie star seems like something she’ll definitely mess up—but what could be more worth the risk? *** ‘Funny, sexy and super queer’ Cameron Esposito ‘Cute and heartfelt, a charming romantic comedy’ Erica Ridley ‘Sucks you in, makes you swoon and leaves you utterly satisfied and wanting more… wonderfully relatable’ Kate Spencer ‘Anyone with a serious celebrity crush will be able to relate’ Celia Laskey ‘’A fiercely funny, super sexy story about believing in your dreams, finding your chosen family and letting yourself be loved’ Kerry Winfrey ‘A heartening, dishy, celebratory novel that features true-to-life queer characters’ Camille Perri

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Familiar tropes, unique twists, all the feels. Grab a snack, some tissues, and try not to fall in love with this playful anthology that explores or reimagines a well-known trope about love from some of the most talented and captivating voices in the YA space today. Each trope acts as a prompt and inspiration for a different story, as well as serves as the main thread throughout the collection, while also allowing each author to put their own spin on these classic favorites that are sure to steal your heart including:* "Enemies-to-Lovers": Two boys from rival schools are forced to share a room the night before their championship baseball game. What begins as their mutual nightmare just might just turn to something more between the two of them.* "Fake Dating": Every year, Rachel's siblings and cousins bring dates to the family Hanukkah party, but Rachel always flies solo. Tired of everyone asking when she's going to meet a nice Jewish boy (or girl), she asks Matthew Klein to be her fake date. The only problem? He may have accepted her invitation only because he has a crush on her sister.* "Kissing Under the Influence": Two interns in the Department for Unexplained Phenomena are assigned to investigate a city that seems to have disappeared. Antics (including a mistaken ensorcellment and an unexpected declaration of love) ensue.

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