Teen Drama Romance

What was meant to heal the world… destroyed it instead. A miracle drug promised to end addiction, depression, and homelessness. Governments across the globe rushed it to the masses. Then the screaming started. They started calling it The Tox Shot. Now, the infected roam. They’re ravenous, violent, and twisted by a cure that turned into a curse. The infection spreads like wildfire through the exchange of bodily fluids. Nowhere is safe. Joel, a recently discharged sailor, just wanted to rebuild his life. Freshly divorced and heading back to his parents’ home in Eastern Tennessee, he ...

He’s the star. She’s the lie… Eliel is a global K-pop sensation. With his flawless looks and heart-stopping smile, he drives fans wild. Bora dreams of becoming an actress. Nearly broke, she bounces from audition to audition in Seoul without success, struggling every day. To her, Eliel is nothing more than a demigod she knows only through ads, social media, and television—until fate crosses their paths. The image and career of the “Prince of Seoul,” as he’s called, are on the verge of collapse. His agency must act fast! To squash the scandal, they hire Bora, who overnight is ...

High school rule #1: never trust your crush with your heart. Senior year at River Valley High wasn’t supposed to include skipping school, dodging gunshots, or arguing over a scuffed guitar. But for Alma Brewer and Pierce Hartwell, one impulsive day changes everything. She’s used to being invisible. He’s used to calling the shots. And when their worlds collide, it’s equal parts disaster and undeniable spark. Between unexpected drama, jealous rivals, and a date gone horribly wrong, Alma and Pierce are about to find out if what’s growing between them is more than just a crush…or if...

No one loves musicals more than Riley Morris—her dream is to be a Broadway director. But when the spring show is canceled, Riley has to figure out a way to bring it back. Easier said than done—she’s stuck working at her dad’s game store. The place that means more to him than his family does. Riley can't waste time at a dead-end job when her entire future is resting on making a name for herself. So she convinces her co-worker Nathan Wheeler—the floppy-haired, glasses-wearing guy she barely knows from school—to help her. In exchange, she’ll help him make his gamer-girl crush jealous.

Zara hates Harper because he is an egotistical player, sleeps with every girl and has broken her sister's heart. She has had her whole life planned out. For now, she plans to go through her senior year with her two best friends. But all her plans seem to go down the drain when suddenly, one day Harper notices Zara. Zara is thrust into a world she never knew existed and now has to fight the battles that were never hers to begin with.

As Sofia moves into adulthood, she encounters the mystifying and confusing discovery of romance. Laugh-out-loud comedy and emotional moments fill a young teenager's journey through the painstaking realisation of the real world.

Some first loves leave marks. Others leave pieces behind. When Nyla West returns home, everything has changed—except the memories. What started as a crush on her best friend’s brother spiraled into a love that shook her whole world. But heartbreak doesn’t ask for permission. And loss? It doesn’t care how young you are when it finds you. Now, torn between the life she wanted and the reality she’s been handed, Nyla must navigate the wreckage of what was, what still lingers, and what just might be waiting for her if she’s brave enough to choose it. As past secrets unravel, new ...

Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The plan sounds even better when she’s invited into a group that includes Logan Weber, the cute and charming guy she met on her first day of class. But this isn’t your average D&D campaign—this group livestreams their games and enforces strict rules: no phones allowed, and no dating other group members.

A Parent's Worst Nightmare This is a story for anyone that likes a fast-paced thriller, full of emotion and heart-stopping drama, woven with a thread of the supernatural. Twelve-year-old Kyle Connely is devastated by the death of his father; a murder he witnessed. In his grief, he becomes hopelessly lost in Croatan National Forest where terrifying dangers await his every turn. His time is running out. A hurricane is looming, and in its path is the coastal forest he is trying to survive. Jacob Hanson, a reporter assigned to cover the story, has a gift he's kept hidden all his life. And when ...

Hazel’s senior year at band camp is set to be epic—until Max, her childhood crush turned drum-playing troublemaker, waltzes back into town. Their sections have always been rivals, but a shared love for Dungeons & Dragons pulls them together, sparking a romance Hazel never saw coming. Just when things feel perfect, rumors swirl: Did Max ask her out because of a lost bet? With band drama mounting and her first D&D game spiraling, Hazel must prove their love—and her leadership—are the real deal.

A school shooting in 2016 leaves Daniel Girch in a coma. As he’s hovering between life and death, he inexplicably wakes up in his own bedroom...but instead of an iPhone plugged in next to his bed, there’s a radio. On the dresser is a stack of cassette tapes. On the wall is a poster of a young Christie Brinkley. And in the closet are parachute pants and polo shirts. Downstairs, Daniel’s dead grandmother is making pancakes, and his mom is suddenly an annoying eleven-year-old who plays with Barbies. It’s 1986. With the help of his new best friend, Daniel assimilates to life as a ...

Patch Simmons has decided that this is the year he will get a boyfriend, so it's goodbye to his French pen-pal Jean-Pierre and hello to the world! Unfortunately, the only other "out" boys in his school year are dating each other, so finding a boyfriend isn't going to be easy... Until fate finally intervenes and two new mysterious boys join drama club: Peter, who’s just moved from New York (very chic) and his best friend, Sam. Patch is confident that one of them (although either of them will do!) will be his first boyfriend.

Zombies. A Daring Rescue. Love? Suffering from PTSD after being shot while witnessing her mother’s murder as a child, Hope has spent her life hiding from memories and shadows as an inpatient in a clinic. When her doctor plans a day of exposure therapy with a young man, Elijah, it was only supposed to be pizza and milk shakes in the rec room. A test to see if she was ready to attend her brother’s tenth birthday. None of them expect the day to unravel into a zombie outbreak. Even more terrifying than her thoughts and the dead chasing her with equal vigor is the way Elijah makes her feel. ...

An adopted teen. A small Southern town. And a past that won't let go. Jes Delaney has mastered the art of blending in, from her contact lenses that hide striking blue eyes to her careful way of keeping people at arm's length. But in Credence, Alabama, blending in isn't an option anymore. As she develops feelings for both popular Pade and enigmatic Chase, Jes finds herself at the center of attention she never wanted. Strange dreams of her early life in New York begin to haunt her nights, while her father's cancer diagnosis threatens her family's fragile stability. When Jes stumbles upon ...

This program is read by an all-queer cast: the author, Hayley Kiyoko; Natalie Naudus; Malia Pyles; Katie Gavin; and Brandon Flynn. "This quaint performance by a five-narrator ensemble will tug at the heartstrings."- AudioFile Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her...

You can’t always choose where you live—but sometimes, you find home in a person. After being uprooted for the fifth time in three years, seventeen-year-old Maya Kim is used to saying goodbye. She’s mastered the art of being invisible, guarding her heart behind sarcasm and silence. But when her mom lands a long-term job in sleepy Cedar Falls, Maya hopes—just maybe—this could be different. Then she meets Grace Walker. Grace is everything Maya isn’t—open, vibrant, unafraid to speak her mind—and she’s impossible to ignore. As the two girls bond over late-night walks, shared ...

Sometimes love is blind. Emmalee Bradford thinks she’s an expert at matchmaking, and she won’t rest until all her friends are as happy as she is. Especially Hannah, the girl she’s decided to make popular. Everyone loves Emmalee's advice--everyone, that is, except her annoying neighbor Chase Anderson, who has taken it upon himself to "fix" her. This modern version of Jane Austen’s Emma is the hilarious journey of a girl who believes she knows all about love. But when it comes to recognizing the perfect guy for her, Emmalee is absolutely clueless.

Rainbow Reader Red: “Awakening” The name of the book clearly defines the story of one boy’s sexual awakening. It gives the account of the crisis that leads him onto the streets following his parents’ realization he is gay. Growing up gay had been hard on Georgie. The multitude of beatings, the battle wounds and bruises, the forced religion to exorcise the un-pure, unholy demons from his purely homosexual soul, culminating in his escape and eventual discovery by an old friend who takes him under his wing, showing him what love is for the first time in his life. But Georgie doesn't ...

He’s the Prime Minister’s son. He’s lost the boy he loves. And the whole world is watching. Sixteen-year-old Myles Maxwell-Fox lives in the shadow of a public legacy he never asked for. When he comes out to the world, he sets off a chain reaction that shatters his carefully managed life, and throws him into the heart of Soho’s vibrant, chaotic gay community. Haunted by the memory of his first love, Lewis, Myles is torn between the thrill of freedom and the pain he can’t leave behind. As the media hounds his every move and his father tightens his homophobic grip, Myles runs toward ...

Two hearts. One secret. A love that defies time. Quinn has everything planned—university, psychology degree, a simple life with her father in the small city. Then she meets James. Mysterious and magnetic, James draws her in with a gaze that feels ancient... and a heart weighed down by centuries of silence. Their connection is instant. Unshakable. Dangerous. As Quinn starts to unravel the truth behind James’ timeless secret, she also finds herself pulled toward Jasper—her rival in class and the only one who truly sees through her carefully built walls. Torn between two very different ...