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Pieces of Olivia: Charleston Haven #1 by Melissa West Release Date: July 15, 2014 Publisher: Penguin/InterMix Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, College Buy it: Amazon   Other books by Melissa, Gravity and Hover Olivia Warren used to be a normal girl with a bright future. But on one fated night, everything changed. Hiding the scars of her past up her sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment from Columbia University to The College of Charleston, determined to pursue her own dreams for the first time in her life. She intends to allow herself a bit of alone time to heal... that is, until she meets Preston. Preston is best friends with her roommate, completely hot, and off-limits. But the chemistry between them is instantaneous—and as the pair begins to spend more time with one another, their feelings for each other build into something undeniable, something powerful enough to heal Olivia’s deepest scars. Olivia tries to put her own past behind her and trust Preston, but she...

In This Moment by Autumn Doughton ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, College, Drama, Tragedy Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Every moment possesses its own kind of magic... Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments, there are no take-backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. She doesn't want to feel. She doesn't want to remember. To bury the ghosts that haunt her, she is living a life that has become unrecognizable. Cole Everly is a golden boy with a cocky smile and an attitude to match. He's grown accustomed to girls throwing themselves at his feet, but when Aimee trips and literally lands in his lap one afternoon, she's not at all what he expects. Difficult, damaged, closed-off. If Cole needed to make a list of qualities to avoid in a girl, Aimee would probably match up with every single one of them. He knows that he sh...

Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2013 Age: New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Love, College, Famous, Rock Star, Actor Format: ebook Source: Author via Netgalley Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble With one look, I’m his . . . With one touch, he’s mine . . . With one kiss, it changes everything between us . . . I’ve been famous since I can remember. Singing, acting, dancing—I’ve done it all. The tabloids cover my every move, but I don’t want that anymore. I want to be normal, whatever that is. When I leave Hollywood for college in Vermont, I’m on my own for the first time in my life. This is my chance to figure out who I am and what I want in life. But it’s a lot harder than I expected. I can’t escape my image. Classes are difficult, and I’m struggling. And then there’s Caleb Fox. Sexy, intriguing Caleb Fox. Caleb is the one man who doesn’t want to use me. He breaks down my walls. He challenges me. He wants me. And I just don’t know if I can give...

The Truth About You and Me by Amanda Grace ★★★☆☆ Release Date: September 8, 2013 Publisher: Flux Age: Young Adult Genre: Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Drama, Teacher, Love, High School, College Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Netgalley Preorder it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Smart girls aren't supposed to do stupid things. Madelyn Hawkins is super smart. At sixteen, she's so gifted that she can attend college through a special program at her high school. On her first day, she meets Bennet. He's cute, funny, and kind. He understands Madelyn and what she's endured - and missed out on - in order to excel academically and please her parents. Now, for the first time in her life, she's falling in love. There's only one problem. Bennet is Madelyn's college professor, and he thinks she's eighteen - because she hasn't told him the truth. The story of their forbidden romance is told in letters that Madelyn writes to Bennet - both a heart-searing od...

Left Drowning by Jessica Park ★★★★★ Expected Release Date: July 16, 2013 Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing Age: New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Family, Friends, College, Death, Depression Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Netgalley Preorder it: Amazon What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe? Weighted down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her head above water as she trudges through her last year at Matthews College. Then a chance meeting sends Blythe crashing into something she doesn’t expect—an undeniable attraction to a dark-haired senior named Chris Shepherd, whose past may be even more complicated than her own. As their relationship deepens, Chris pulls Blythe out of the stupor she’s been in since the night a fire took half her family. She begins to heal, and even, haltingly, to love this guy who helps her find new paths to pleasure and self-discovery. But as Blythe moves into cal...

After Math (Off the Subject, #1) by Denise Grover Swank ★★★★☆ Release Date: March 12, 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, College, Friendship Format: ebook Source: AToMR Tours Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Scarlett Goodwin’s world is divided into Before and After.

Before she agreed to tutor Tucker price, college junior Scarlett was introvert, struggling with her social anxiety and determined to not end up living in a trailer park like her mother and her younger sister. A mathematics major, she goes to her classes, to her job in the tutoring lab, and then hides in the apartment she shares with her friend, Caroline.

After junior Tucker Price, Southern University’s star soccer player enters the equation, her carefully plotted life is thrown off its axis. Tucker’s failing his required College Algebra class. With his eligibility is at risk, the university chancellor dangles an expensive piece of computer software for the math department if Scarlett agrees to priv...

Wait for You by J. Lynn ★★★★☆ Release Date: February 26, 2013 Age: New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, College, Abuse, Realistic Fiction, Drama, Issues, Family Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Some things are worth waiting for… Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself. Some things are worth experiencing… Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete w...

One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy ★★★★★ Release Date: January 11, 2013 Age: Mature New Adult (17+) Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Issues, Realistic Fiction, College, Abuse Format: ebook Source: Author for Review Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Temporary. That one single word best describes my life these last few years. I’m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. I’m my little brother’s temporary mother since our mom doesn’t give a crap about either of us. And I’m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it up so easily. According to the rumors, at least. But now I’m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend and all around golden guy. He’s beautiful, sweet—and he’s hiding way more secrets than I am. He’s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems to want though is… Me. I don’t know what to believe anymore. All I know ...

Flat-Out Love by  Jessica Park ★★★★★ Release Date: April 11, 2011 Age: YA Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Family, College, Drama Format: paperback Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon Flat-Out Love is a warm and witty novel of family love and dysfunction, deep heartache and raw vulnerability, with a bit of mystery and one whopping, knock-you-to-your-knees romance. Something is seriously off in the Watkins home. And Julie Seagle, college freshman, small-town Ohio transplant, and the newest resident of this Boston house, is determined to get to the bottom of it. When Julie's off-campus housing falls through, her mother's old college roommate, Erin Watkins, invites her to move in. The parents, Erin and Roger, are welcoming, but emotionally distant and academically driven to eccentric extremes. The middle child, Matt, is an MIT tech geek with a sweet side ... and the social skills of a spool of USB cable. The youngest, Celeste, is a frighteningly bright but freakishly ...

Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2012 Publisher:  Simon and Shuster: Gallery Books Age: New Adult/Mature New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Love Triangle, College, Musician Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Edelweiss Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble For almost two years now, Kiera's boyfriend, Denny, has been everything she's ever wanted: loving, tender and endlessly devoted to her. When they head off to a new city to start their lives together, Denny at his dream job and Kiera at a top-notch university, everything seems perfect. Then an unforeseen obligation forces the happy couple apart. Feeling lonely, confused, and in need of comfort, Kiera turns to an unexpected source—a local rock star named Kellan Kyle. At first, he's purely a friend that she can lean on, but as her loneliness grows, so does their relationship. And then one night everything changes...and none of them will ever be the same. This book is hot. Like, literally hot, on frea...

The Perfect Game by J. Sterling ★★★★★ Release Date: October 2012 Age: Mature YA/ New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports, College, Romance, Friendship Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble He's a game she never intended to play. And she's the game changer he never knew he needed. The Perfect Game tells the story of college juniors, Cassie Andrews & Jack Carter. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind... like getting Cassie to give him the time of day. They're both damaged, filled with mistrust and guarded before they find one another (and themselves) in this emotional journey about love and forgiveness. Strap yourselves for a ride that will not only break your heart, but put it back together. Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful... I'm currently wearing a Jack Carter shirt, no I'm not, maybe...

Taking Chances by Molly McAdams ★★★★★ OH SHITAKE MUSHROOMS READ THIS BOOK Release Date: September 2012 Age: New Adult, Mature YA Genre: Contemporary Romance, Love, Realistic Fiction, College, Friendship, Love triangle Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble  (ebooks currently only $.99! prices subject to change ) Eighteen year old Harper has grown up under her career Marine of a father's thumb. Ready to live life her own way and experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father's unit; she's on her way to college at San Diego State University. Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family and emotions. Some she wasn't expecting yet, and others she never knew she was missing. She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with her boyfriend Brandon, and her roommate's brother Chase. Covered in tattoos, known for fighting in the Underground and ri...