Kim Holden

Secrets.Everyone has one.Some are bigger than others.And when secrets are revealed,Some will heal you ...And some will end you.Kate Sedgwick's life has been anything but typical. She's endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there's a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side). Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She's also never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks.They both feel it.But they each have a reason to fight it.They each have a secret.And when secrets are revealed,Some will heal you ...And some will end you.

Bright Side

la otra mitad del corazón

What happens when Franco Genovese, drummer for the American rock band, Rook, and Gemma Hendricks, a British architect, meet in a L.A. bar? The attraction between the two is instant, and so is their friendship. When they both head home soon, it will all be over, or will it? There is something Gemma wants more than anything else. Everything changes when Franco propositions her to provide what she's looking for, but will it be love, or will it be their ruin?

Franco

"With grace, care, honest words, and a hopeful message, Holden has woven a story that will sit in your soul and has the power to make so many of us feel less alone. A must-read for young and old alike." -Ginger Scott, bestselling authorFrom the bestselling author of the Bright Side series comes a thought-provoking, eye opening story about the complexity of family, the devastation of loss, the destruction of depression, and the unequivocal power of kindness and perspective.Amazon Top 50 BestsellerThe Other Side is a standalone novel.There are two sides to every story. The surface reality that's presented to the world... And then there's the other side. The real one. The one that matters.Seventeen-year-old, self-proclaimed asshole, Toby Page, is alone. No friends.No family.He trades maintenance work in exchange for room and board.Every day he fights demons no one else can see.Every day he wants to give up.But he can't.Not yet.When Alice Eliot moves in downstairs, she offers Toby some light in his dark world.At a crossroads and barely hanging on, it's hard to have perspective.It's difficult to see your own worth when you're the villain in your story.Luckily for Toby, Alice brings things out in him that no one else ever has.As the two sides of Toby's story are revealed, and the full reality comes into view, truth is gained, unlikely heroes emerge, and improbable alliances prove that kindness is fundamentally human.The question is, Will it all be enough to save him?

The Other Side

From the bestselling author of Bright Side and Gus Love is strange. It comes out of nowhere. There's no logic to it. It's not methodical. It's not scientific. It's pure emotion and passion. And emotion and passion can be dangerous because they fuel love...and hate. I'm now a reluctant connoisseur of both-an expert through immersion. I know them intimately. When I fell in love with Miranda, it was swift and blind. She was the person I'd elevated to mythical status in my head, in my dreams. Here's the thing about dreams, they're smoke. They're spun as thoughts until they become something we think we want. Something we think we need. That was Miranda. She was smoke. I thought I wanted her. I thought I needed her. Over time reality crept in and slowly dissected and disemboweled my dreams like a predator, leaving behind a rotting carcass. Reality can be a fierce bitch. So can Miranda. And I can be a fool... who believes in dreams. And people. And love. Note from the author: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is recommended for mature audiences only.

So Much More

Seventeen-year-old VERONICA SMITH has it all: a loving family, a funky car named Jezebel, and a plan to go to college after graduation. On the first day of senior year, she meets DIMITRI GLENN--a mysterious transfer student with gray eyes and a mischievous smile who seems determined to win her heart. But there's something odd about Dimitri, leading Veronica to wonder if there's more to him than meets the eye. Before long, she finds herself in a whirlwind romance that seems too good to be true--until a series of devastating events leaves her questioning everything. It's not until she chooses to think with her heart instead of her mind that she can rise from the ashes to learn the truth of their connection.

All of It

Brightside

There are two sides to every story. The surface reality that's presented to the world... And then there's the other side. The real one. The one that matters.Seventeen-year-old, self-proclaimed asshole, Toby Page, is alone. No friends. No family. He trades maintenance work in exchange for room and board.Every day he fights demons no one else can see. Every day he wants to give up. But he can't.Not yet.When Alice Eliot moves in downstairs, she offers Toby some light in his dark world. At a crossroads and barely hanging on, it's hard to have perspective. It's difficult to see your own worth when you're the villain in your story. Luckily for Toby, Alice brings things out in him that no one else ever has.As the two sides of Toby's story are revealed, and the full reality comes into view, truth is gained, unlikely heroes emerge, and improbable alliances prove that kindness is fundamentally human.The question is, will it all be enough to save him?

Promyczek

Tutti abbiamo un segreto da nascondere. Alcuni ne hanno di inconfessabili, altri di pericolosi, altri ancora di innocenti. Ma una cosa è certa: rivelare un segreto può cambiare per sempre le nostre vite, guarire i mali del nostro animo, oppure crearci un bel po’ di problemi... Kate Sedgwick non è mai stata molto fortunata, ha sopportato durezze e tragedie, ma nonostante ciò si è sempre sforzata di guardare l’aspetto positivo delle cose, tanto che per Gus, il suo amico del cuore, lei è il lato luminoso della vita. Kate ha tantissimi progetti per il futuro, è divertente, in gamba e ha un dono innato per la musica... L’unica cosa in cui non riesce proprio a credere è l’amore. Perciò, quando lascia San Diego e si trasferisce a Grant, Minnesota, per frequentare il college, l’ultima cosa che si aspetta è di potersi innamorare. Eppure, l’incontro con Keller Banks le fa scoprire quanto sia dirompente la forza di un legame condiviso e la voglia di stare insieme nonostante tutto. Presto, però, il loro rapporto sarà messo a dura prova: entrambi custodiscono un segreto inconfessabile, qualcosa che non deve essere rivelato e che potrebbe dividerli per sempre... Una storia emozionante, che lascia in bocca il sapore dolceamaro dei grandi romanzi d’amore.

Bright side. Il segreto sta nel cuore

Francesca Frulla

Lei non era solo la sua migliore amica, lei era la sua metà... L’altra metà del suo cervello e della sua coscienza, l’altra metà del suo senso dell’umorismo e della sua creatività, l’altra metà del suo cuore. Come si può tornare a essere ciò che si è stati, quando la parte più importante di noi se n’è andata per sempre? Gus è una rockstar, ma è anche un ragazzo fragile, arrabbiato con il mondo e con il destino che gli ha sottratto la persona più cara, colei che arricchiva la sua vita e dava linfa alla sua musica. A riempire le sue giornate ora ci sono l’alcol, le ore passate con la band e le avventure di una sera con qualcuna delle numerose fan, ma Gus sa che non risolverà così i suoi problemi e che niente di tutto questo potrà mai sostituire ciò che ha perduto. Svuotato e senza ispirazione, messo sotto pressione dalla sua casa discografica, Gus sente di aver toccato il fondo. Ed è in quel momento che il destino gli restituisce ciò che gli ha tolto facendogli incontrare Scout... Ma chi è davvero quella ragazza, e cosa nasconde nel profondo del cuore? Una storia di caduta e rinascita, l’emozionante percorso di un protagonista eccezionale.

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