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How To Be The Best Third Wheel

It’s the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .After a summer spent in the Philippines with her family, Lara de la Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties, Carol, Jasmine, and Kiera. Of course summer is the season of change, and Lara knew she’d have to get caught up on the major updates, hot gossip, and other shenanigans she may have missed. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. The mushy public displays of affection and lunches spent gushing about their new “boyfries” has Lara quickly realizing her last year of high school is nothing like she imagined. Since she’s been back, Lara’s long time frenemy, James, has become impossibly annoying. Sure, they are now both third wheels, but why is he asking her to tutor him in classes? And why, after they start spending more time together, does she begin to notice how cute he looks when he smiles . . . uh oh.

Fighting for the attention of her best friends, catching some pretty new and confusing feelings for James, and wading through the pressures post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara’s beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James’ budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.

Lockdown on London Lane

Lockdown on London Lane tells the stories of an apartment block in sudden lockdown, and a week its residents won’t soon forget. From make-ups and break-ups to one-night stands and imperfect proposals, the characters in Lockdown on London Lane discover the highs and lows of love during quarantine.

The Last She

A plague has swept over the Earth, killing the majority of the population and every female. Except one. Ara witnessed the horror and destruction, but for the last three years she has survived. Now, desperation and hunger force her out of the mountains and onto a dangerous path; across the flooded downtown and through the gangs of survivors is hope. Ara’s father spoke of a clue that could save not just her, but humanity. Then she is captured by a group of men. Despite the seeming kindness of one of the young men her own age, Ara doesn’t know if she can trust them. Then again, there’s no way she can cross the plague-ridden city on her own. Men. Monsters. Is there a difference?

Big Boned

Big Boned follows Lori Palmer, who, post her parent’s divorce is plucked from her wonderful art school to Bay Water High, where students prize glossy hair, beach bodies, and school spirit above all else. And Lori’s not quite built the same way. More than your average teen romance, Big Boned takes on tough topics such as mental health, strained family relationships, body positivity, and self-esteem. It is utterly real and will break your heart in the best possible way.