Ashlee Cowles

When Taylor Romano arrives in Oxford for a summer journalism program, she learns secrets about her family's past and must use some historical sleuthing to uncover her link to a Titanic survivor named Ava Knight, a young English aristocrat, who boarded the Titanic and met three people who changed her life forever.

The Poppy and the Rose

Winner of the 2017 Colorado Book Award After her soldier brother is horribly wounded in Afghanistan, Gabriela must honor the vow she made: If anything ever happened to him, she would walk the Camino de Santiago through Spain, making a pilgrimage in his name. The worst part is that the promise stipulates that she must travel with her brother's best friend--a boy she has despised all her life. Her brother is in a coma, and Gabi feels that she has no time to waste, but she is unsure. Will she hesitate too long, or risk her own happiness to keep a promise? An up-close look at the lives of the children of military families, Beneath Wandering Stars takes readers on a journey of love, danger, laughter, and friendship, against all odds.

Beneath Wandering Stars

"Do you remember that day? How much we wanted to see the lights in the sky?"Nineteen-year-old war veteran Lucas Santiago has a goal--to kiss a girl below Northern Lights--but that dream was blown up with the rest of his life. Lucas is grappling with the knowledge that he'll never walk again when he learns his best friend, Seth, hasn't returned from his solo trek through Scotland. If Seth doesn't report back soon, he's risking an AWOL charge that could end his military career. But what's Lucas supposed to do about that?Lucas has no desire to leave the house, let alone brave a foreign country in a wheelchair, following bizarre clues Seth left behind. But Lucas's sister, Gabi--who has feelings for Seth--won't take no for an answer. The one thing Lucas never expects when he agrees to Gabi's harebrained scheme is meeting Skye, a young British veteran with a traumatic past of her own. Skye also has unwavering confidence and a thirst for adventure--qualities Lucas sorely lacks as he struggles to adjust to his new life. The trio sets off on a road trip to search for Seth in the Scottish Highlands, where it becomes clear to Lucas that if he ever hopes to win the heart of an irresistible force like Skye, he'll need to resurrect the fearless fighter he used to be. He's falling hard for Skye, but can he again fall in love with life?Fans of Stephanie Perkins, Jessica Park, John Green, and Amy Harmon will enjoy this contemporary story of travel, adventure, and love.

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