M. F. Lorson

Kayla Tirrell

Daphne Huff

Welcome to Marlowe Junction, where the end-of-summer carnival is your chance to see and be seen--hopefully by the cutest guy there.Grab some cotton candy and funnel cake, stop by the fortune-teller's booth to get your palm read, and settle in for some summer romance at its most nostalgic. Carnival Wishes will make you believe that wishes really do come true.

Carnival Wishes

Ari hates the Institute and everything it stands for. But to save her father's job, she's agreed to help host a time traveling exchange student. She only has to behave for 3 months while he's here, then off he goes back to 1903. Easy peasy, right? There's just one problem. The more time Ari spends with James the harder she falls for him.

The Exchange

I knew exactly what I wanted out of my senior year.A full ride to Northwestern University, the title of American High School Journalist of the year, and a kiss, not just any kiss, but one from the boy I've been in love with since the sixth grade.By October, my plan was fully in motion with liplock by Christmas eminent. Eminent, that was, until Andie Mercantile moved to Marlowe Junction, swooping both my beat and my man.Now, I'm stuck writing the sports column-a subject I know nothing about. My goals aren't unobtainable, but they will take a lot more work. Just because a sports writer has never won journalist of the year before, doesn't mean it can't be done. And as for the kissing part, I'm not counting myself out just yet. After all, maybe learning a bit about competition is just what I need.Off Center is the second book in the Varsity Girlfriends series

Off Center

Homecoming court nominee, Erin Armstrong, has it all, the best friends, the best boyfriend and lead in the school play. But when she catches her bestie and her boyfriend holding hands behind the porta potty her status as Rosemark High's It girl takes a nosedive. Determined to win the crown and earn back her social status, Erin enlists the help of quirky theatre kid, Peter Hunt. Together the two craft a plan to ensure Erin's victory. That is, if the two can keep their growing attraction from sabotaging the project. A throwback to the early 2000's, Stage Kiss will have you longing for the days when being brave meant sending an AOL instant message to your crush. Back when Friday nights were made for football games and sleepovers with the friends you'd do anything for.

Stage Kiss

Jessica Bucher

An eighties girl in a modern world, Sloane would rather curl up with a John Hughes movie than walk the halls of Grover High. However, all of that is about to change because on the first day of school she runs into none other than Mr. Sixteen Candles himself, Jake Ryan. Okay, he's not really Jake Ryan, but Gabe has the khakis, sports car and trademark charm to fit the role. Sloane hopes to pull a Molly Ringwald and win him over with her quirky sense of humor and even quirkier fashion sense, but what she doesn't know is that she and her seemingly untouchable celebrity crush have a lot more in common than they think.Seeking Jake Ryan is the first in a series of romantic comedies centering around everybody's favorite eighties movies.

Seeking Jake Ryan

In the rodeo town of Pendleton, Oregon 17 year old Maura lives with her 8 year old sister and single father Mike. When Mike's diabetes threatens to take his foot he decides to spend his final steps hunting in the Blue Mountains; leaving his children to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, back at home Maura's elderly alcoholic neighbor takes in his teenage grandson Alex. Before long Maura finds herself falling in love while navigating nearly 30 days entirely unsupervised. Though nothing about Maura's summer has been easy it becomes far more challenging when Mike's return date comes and goes with no sign of her father. Determined to bring Mike home she and Alex venture into the wilderness in search of the only real parent she has ever known. Maura has never doubted her father's love but the deteriorating state of his health and the mental conflict that accompanies it has her wondering what she'll do if it turns out she's looking for a man who doesn't want to be found. The Hunter's Daughter is intended for readers ages 12 and up and will appeal to those who enjoy teen realistic fiction in the vein of Sarah Dessen, Huntley Fitzpatrick and Simone Elkeles.

M. F. Lorson

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