Today is Sophie Matthews’s sixteenth birthday party, an exclusive black-tie bash in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where secrets are as deep-rooted as the sprawling live oaks. Sophie’s dad has spared no expense, and his renovated cliffside mansion, once thought haunted, is now hosting the event of the season. Then, just before the… Continue reading Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
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Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
"You're not afraid of being alone in the dark. You're afraid you're not alone." Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.Across town, Anya's… Continue reading Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
Fire Night by Penelope Douglas
“A good parent has happy kids,” she whispered in my ear. “Our kids are so happy.” The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above.Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow, the flames lighting up the longest night of the year.Devil’s Night isn’t the only… Continue reading Fire Night by Penelope Douglas
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
“Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, and intelligent people ignore.” After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the… Continue reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Powerful by Lauren Roberts
“See you in the sky.” Adena and Paedyn have always been inseparable. Fate brought them together when they were young, but friendship ensured they would always protect each other and the home they built in the slums of Loot. But now Paedyn, an Ordinary, has been selected for the Purging Trials, which means almost certain… Continue reading Powerful by Lauren Roberts
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
“Just because thoughts are loud or constant doesn’t mean they’re right.” Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession… or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke’s coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists… Continue reading Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me by Matt Rife
Matt Rife is well aware that he’s both the most loved and the most controversial comic in America today. And honestly, he thinks that’s your problem. Matt reveals (without apology, of course) what led him to becoming comedy’s biggest lightning rod before he reached thirty, in a story full of bold and hysterical takes on… Continue reading Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me by Matt Rife
Nightfall by Penelope Douglas
“The role of the villain is only determined by who's telling the story.” They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes. Will Grayson has always been reckless, wild, and never been bound by a single… Continue reading Nightfall by Penelope Douglas
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
To the Green-eyed Lovebird:We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff… Continue reading Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
“If I am to be her enemy, I want it to be because she loathes herself for wanting me.” Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya, the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate… Continue reading Powerless by Lauren Roberts


