High School Relationships

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Ava Jace has made my life a nightmare. My arrogant, infuriating stepbrother is the king of our school—untouchable, cruel, and relentless in his pursuit of me. He knows exactly how to push my buttons, how to make me shiver with anger, how to make me want him despite everything. I hate him. I hate the way my body reacts when he leans in close, the way my pulse spikes when he smirks like he already knows I’ll come crawling to him. But I won’t. Because if I fall for my bully, I’ll lose everything. Jace Ava thinks she can ignore me. That she can walk these halls without feeling my ...

She thought she could hide her secrets, but he saw everything. Anya Blake, a scholarship student at Westfield High, clings to her pride while living under the Greenwoods’ charity. Her mother’s survival hinges on their generosity, so Anya keeps her head down. But Cade Greenwood, the school’s privileged king, makes that impossible. Cruel, magnetic, and relentless, he targets Anya with a vicious intensity that threatens to break her. When Cade uncovers Anya’s humiliating secret in the dead of night, her carefully built defenses shatter. His touch sparks a dangerous fire, and his ...

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

I just got partnered with my former crush/current enemy. Our assignment? Explore the Chemistry of a Kiss. It was supposed to be a fake relationship, but then he kissed me. And things got real. How did I end up in a fake relationship with the gorgeous captain of the basketball team, Jett Bryant? I used to dream of kissing Jett back in kindergarten. He was the pastor's son, but that didn't stop me from tackling him on the playground and kissing him smack on the lips. Fast-forward to senior year when Jett and I got partnered to research—of all things—the chemistry of a kiss. It made me ...

Everything fell apart before we were able to pull ourselves together. When tragedy demands my silence, I have no choice but to give it - because losing a life also means saving so many more. I finally have everything I want. Having my best friend back is a dream come true. But everything at Black Falls High comes at a price, and these boys are mine. I’d do anything for them. Even in ruins. In silence. I’ll bring the chaos.

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He found her secret, and he’ll use it to take everything. Dana Jenkins is the perfect valedictorian, but she’s hiding a humiliating secret. A hormonal imbalance causes her to lactate, and she’ll do anything to keep it hidden before graduation. She’s so close to freedom. But Evan Kline, the charismatic and ruthless Class President, sees everything. When he discovers Dana’s secret in the student council office, he doesn't just see a weakness. He sees an opportunity. He corners her, his voice a low, filthy command. "You're going to be a good girl for me." He’ll keep her secret, but...

He broke her, he owned her, and he would burn the world down to keep her. Aria is the untouchable queen of Northgate High. One mistake puts her in the crosshairs of the school’s brutal king, quarterback Brock Ellis. He doesn’t want her apology. He wants to possess her, to shatter her perfect world in the darkest corners of the school. His punishments are a filthy, degrading game where only he makes the rules. He demands her submission, her tears, and a taste of something she never knew her body could offer. His obsession is absolute, his desire a poison that will ruin them both. But ...

He vowed to ruin her, but the game changed when hate ignited into obsession. Raven My senior year should be about survival—stay invisible, hiding the secret that haunts me. But when Kade Warrick returns, my world fractures. His twisted revenge drags me into his games, forcing us closer. Every touch and taunt ignites something forbidden. I hate him, but beneath my rage is an obsession I can’t deny. Kade Raven Holt destroyed my life with one lie, and now Summit Grove High is my playground for revenge. Fake dating her is the ultimate punishment. I savor her fear, live for her panic. But ...

She was supposed to be a joke. Now I can’t stop touching her. It started as a bet. Make Lila Monroe break. Make her beg. Make her thank me for it. But the more I push her, the more I want to own her. Her shame. Her heat. Her body that betrays her every time I touch it. She hates me. But not enough. Because she leaks for me. Moans for me. Kneels for me. And every time she cries my name, I want to ruin her a little more. This was never about the money. It was always about her. 🩸 Bully Romance 🧪 Hormone Disorder That Fuels Humiliation 💔 Hate To Need You 🔥 Forced Submission And ...

She hid her shame in the school bathroom. He found it tasted it and turned it into his favorite form of control. Synn is quiet. Straight-laced. Desperate to stay invisible. No one knows her body produces milk and no one can ever find out. She has worked too hard to keep the secret buried. But when her new stepbrother catches her in the girls’ bathroom, hand pressed to a bottle of warm milk she pumped in secret, everything shatters. Drake does not turn away. He drinks. And he does not stop. Drake is chaos wrapped in tattoos and smirks. A predator in a school uniform. Synn is his perfect ...

Her most humiliating secret just became his darkest obsession. Chloe Hayes is trying to disappear. Her body holds a humiliating, milky secret, and her only defense is baggy sweatshirts and isolation. She just needs to make it to graduation. But Dylan Irwin, the school's tattooed rebel, sees everything. He's bored, cruel, and he just found his new favorite toy. Dylan corners Chloe and his blackmail is simple: she will be his. He'll force her to his warehouse, chain her up, and take what she's so desperate to hide. He wants to hear her beg, to call her his "good, leaky girl" as he drinks his ...

Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone.

Liliana I hate Kieran Voss. I hate his smirk, his arrogance, the way he watches me like I’m already his. I’ve stayed invisible for a year, keeping my secret safe. Then, in one humiliating moment, he sees it. He sees me. And now he won’t stop until he owns me. Kieran Liliana Hart doesn’t get to hide from me. Not when I’ve caught her scent. Not when I’ve seen what she’s been keeping locked away. She’s mine to toy with, mine to break. She’ll run, she’ll fight—but in the end, she’ll surrender. Because nothing leaks for me and gets away unclaimed. Be aware, this book is a...

From the author of Dunk comes this sparkling new novel that covers a year in the life of high school freshman Scott Hudson, who is sideswiped by the unexpected news that his mother is about to have another baby.

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong.

It's 1991, and Tara Maureen Murphy is finally on top. A frightening cross between Regina George and Tracy Flick, Tara Maureen Murphy is any high school's worst nightmare. She's a senior, poised to star as Sandy in South High's production of Grease. Cinching the role is just one teensy step in Tara's plot to get out of her hometown and become the Broadway starlet she was born to be. It gets tricky with the arrival of freshman Matthew Bloom, whose dazzling audition for the role of Danny Zuko turns Tara's world upside down.

Nick is one of the chosen few at his high school: intelligent, popular, wealthy. People think his life is pretty easy. Except for one thing. Nick has never told anyone about his father's violent temper. In a harrowing journey of self-discovery, Nick learns the truth about himself - and that the phrase "like father, like son" can carry terrifying possibilities.

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it.