Simone Elkeles

When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates--and others.

Perfect Chemistry

Living on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus with his older brother Alex, a college student and ex-gang member, high school senior Carlos is not ready to give up his wild ways until he meets a shy classmate named Kiara and becomes unwillingly involved in a drug ring.

Rules of attraction

When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.

Chain reaction

Leaving Paradise

From the New York Times Bestselling Author of RULES OF ATTRACTION Comes the Sequel to LEAVING PARADISE

Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything.

Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She’s determined to make a new life for herself.

But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie’s accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them. 

Praise for Leaving Paradise:

"Elkeles writes convincingly about family tensions, retreating from painful reality, and teens outgrowing their old skins."―School Library Journal

"Elkeles creates raw emotions, dialogue, and high-school ambience that’s just right… [A] delicate, delicious love story."―Booklist



A Leaving Paradise Novel

Return to Paradise

Told from two viewpoints, Derek Fitzpatrick, kicked out of boarding school, must move with his stepmother to her childhood home in Illinois, where he meets Ashtyn Parker, who may be able to achieve her dream of a football scholarship with bad boy Derek's help.

Wild cards

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation

During the summer between her junior and senior year of high school, spoiled Chicagoan Amy Nelson-Barak volunteers for Israeli military boot camp when she learns that her boyfriend, a commando in the Israeli Defense Force, will be at the same military base.

How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation

When the only girl you want is the one you can't have... Bad boy Vic Salazar breaks all the rules except one: Don't make a move on your best friend's girl. It's a Guy Code that Vic lives by. It doesn't matter that he's had a crush on her for years. Monika Fox is off limits. Monika has a secret of her own and when a tragedy throws her and Vic together, the only boy she trusts is the one she shouldn't confide in. Vic. As Vic struggles to keep his distance, and Monika struggles with her secrets, will their wild connection violate every rule both vowed never to break-about relationships, about friendship, about love?

Wild Crush

A high-stakes story of star-crossed lovers from Simone Elkeles, the New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series To escape his abusive stepdad, bad boy Ryan Hess runs from his tiny Texas border town to Mexico. But his plans to keep his head down and stay out of trouble are shattered the minute he meets the beautiful and totally out of his league Dalila Sandoval. Dalila Sandoval shouldn’t even know someone like Ryan Hess. The daughter of one of the wealthiest lawyers in Mexico, Dalila is focused on studying and planning for her bright future. Ryan is only a distraction from her dreams, but she’s never felt more alive than when she’s by his side. Ryan and Dalila are wrong for each other in every way. And yet they can’t resist the sparks that fly when they’re together. But their love is like a flame burning too close to the fuse. Something is going to explode. Will their love be strong enough to survive? Or will it burn them both?

Crossing the Line

How to Ruin My Teenage Life

Amy has a new step-dad, a new step-sib on the way, and a new living situation with her dad in Chicago. Is everyone conspiring to ruin her life?

Ashtyn's life just got complicated. Her boyfriend is being distant and her sister's back at home after ten years - with a stepson in tow! Derek has a perfect body, THE sexiest smile and a car - Ashtyn's only way to escape from her crazy life. But Derek likes to play by his own rules and is keen to take Ashtyn on a ride she'll never forget. As they spend more and more time alone together, will Derek's flirty games drive Ashtyn wild? A sweet and steamy romance from New York Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles.

Better Than Perfect

One girl + two guys = three hot summers. It all adds up to some steamy romance—and a few complications. Can Amy Nelson-Barak juggle the gorgeous guys in her life without ruining everything? From Simone Elkeles, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rules of Attraction and Perfect Chemistry, comes this e-book trilogy edition of her popular books How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (a YALSA 2007 Teens’ Top Ten selection), How to Ruin My Teenage Life, and How to Ruin Your Boyfriend’s Reputation. “A great read—alike for fans of Meg Cabot, Melissa Kantor, and Sarah Dessen.”—VOYA on How to Ruin Your Boyfriend’s Reputation “The choice for teens who seek realistic YA fiction.”—School Library Journal on How to Ruin My Teenage Life Also, don’t miss Simone Elkeles’s critically acclaimed Leaving Paradise and New York Times bestselling Return to Paradise!

Ruined

—¿Señorita Ellis? Su turno. Presente a Alex a sus compañeros. —Os presento a Alejandro Fuentes. Este verano, cuando no aguardaba en la esquina de la calle para acosar a algún inocente, iba de excursión a los calabozos de los alrededores, ya sabéis a qué me refiero. Y oculta un deseo que nadie sería capaz de adivinar. De repente, todos se quedan en silencio. Incluso la señora Peterson parece intrigada. Joder, incluso yo tengo la sensación de que las palabras que salen de los mentirosos labios de color rosa esmerilado de Brittany son música para mis oídos. —Su mayor deseo —continúa—, es ir a la universidad y llegar a ser profesor de química, como usted, señora Peterson. Brittany me lanza una sonrisa triunfal, segura de que ha ganado esta ronda. «Buen intento, pija». —Os presento a Brittany Ellis —empiezo, sabiendo que todas las miradas recaen sobre mí—. Este verano se ha dedicado a ir al centro comercial a comprar ropa nueva para ampliar su vestuario, y se gastó el sueldo de papá en una operación de cirugía estética para realzar sus, ejem, cualidades. Su mayor deseo —añado, obteniendo la misma reacción que ha conseguido ella durante la presentación que ha hecho de mí—, es salir con un chicano antes de terminar el instituto.

Química perfecta

Ein Mädchen, zwei Jungs und drei heisse Sommer - Die neue Trilogie von "Du oder das ganze Leben"-Autorin Simone Elkeles Es ist so was von unfair! Amy kann nicht fassen, dass sie die Sommerferien mit ihrem biologischen Erzeuger am anderen Ende der Welt verbringen soll, um eine Grossmutter kennenzulernen, von der sie noch nie was gehört hat. Dazu eine nervige Cousine und Schafe rund ums Haus. Was Amy aber wirklich zur Weissglut treibt, ist dieser Avi: Wie kann ein Junge so dermassen unverschämt sein - und dabei so sexy! Simone Elkeles wuchs in der Gegend von Chicago auf, hat dort Psychologie studiert und lebt dort auch heute mit ihrer Familie und ihren zwei Hunden. Ihre 'Du oder das ganze Leben'-Trilogie, für die sie zum 'Illinois Author of the Year' gewählt wurde, wurde zum weltweiten Bestseller.

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Das Letzte, was Carlos Fuentes will, als er zu seinem Bruder Alex zeiht, ist, es diesem gleichzutun. Denn weder ist Carlos bereit, auf sein "Bad Boy"-Image zu verzichten, noch mag er sich wie Alex und dessen Freundin Brittany in eine feste Beziehung begeben. Und schon gar nicht will Carlos sich auf seine Mitschülerin Kiara einlassen, denn sie ist das exakte Gegenteil der Mädchen, auf die er eigentlich abfährt. Auch Kiara hat alles andere im Sinn, als mit einem arroganten Latino-Macho wie Carlos anzubandeln. Und doch ziehen sich Kiara und Carlos magischen - und riskieren damit mehr, als sie je geglaubt hätten.

Du oder der Rest der Welt

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad - her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares - has been cancelled. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb's free - if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers. But despite the horror of their shared history, somehow Caleb and Maggie can't seem to stay away from each other, with the heat and attraction between them becoming undeniable to them both.

Paradise

Jeden anderen hätte Brittany Ellis, wohlbehütete Beauty Queen und unangefochtene Nr. 1 an der Schule, lieber als Chemiepartner gehabt als Alex Fuentes, den zugegebenermassen attraktiven Leader einer Gang. Und auch Alex weiss: eine explosivere Mischung als ihn und die reiche ”Miss Perfecta“ kann es kaum geben. Dennoch wettet er mit seinen Freunden: Binnen 14 Tagen wird es ihm gelingen, die schöne Brittany zu verführen... (Quelle: Buchdeckel verso).

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