Dating Age

Aiden Emerson is an all-star pitcher and the all-around golden boy of Riverton. Or at least he was, before he quit the team the last day of junior year without any explanation. How could he tell people he's losing his vision at 17? Straitlaced Olivia thought she had life all figured out. But when her dream internship falls apart, her estranged mother comes back into her life, and her longtime boyfriend ghosts her right before summer break, she's starting to think fate has a weird sense of humor.

"Murray draws Colin with immediate emotional pungency, and he doesn’t lose the beat even when the situations turn slapstick...A coming-of-age story with plenty of sting, where love is not only blind, but it blindsides." - Kirkus Reviews Handsome, New York City, Beatles-music-obsessed prep school graduate, Colin falls for free spirit and wild child Jasmine from Laguna Beach, California in this college novel. Green eyes, high cheekbones, long blond hair. He thinks she is beautiful. Colin finds himself madly in love with Jasmine, believes he has met ''the one'' and experiences all the agony ...

Exhausted by dead-end forays in the gay dating scene, surrounded constantly by friends but deeply lonely in New York City, and drifting into academic abyss, 20-something graduate student Richard has plenty of sources of anxiety. But at the forefront is his crippling writer’s block, which threatens daily to derail his graduate funding and leave Richard poor, directionless, and desperately single. Enter Anne: his brilliant classmate who offers to “help” Richard write his papers in exchange for his company, despite Richard’s fairly obvious sexual orientation.

Do you find the whole concept of online dating an incredibly frustrating process? Don’t even think about trying to meet someone online until you check out this book. Nowadays, there’s no shortage of profiles you have to weed through before you finally connect with someone who only might be worth meeting. And even if you do manage to set up a date, there’s a good chance you’ll just end up getting ghosted for no apparent reason. With advances in technology, online dating is not the same. The Art of the Tele-Flirt helps to give you a simple solution.

The Tech sisters don't date in high school. Not because they're not asked. Not because they're not interested. Not even because no one can pronounce their long, Thai last name - hence the shortened, awkward moniker. But simply because they're not allowed. Until now. In a move that other Asian American girls know all too well, six months after the older Tech twins got to college, their parents asked, Why aren't you engaged yet? The sisters retaliated, vowing that they wont marry for 10 (maybe 20!) years, not until they've had all the dating practice that they didn't get in high school.

Michael is content to live in the shadow of his best friends, James and Becky. Plus, his brother, Connor, has already been kicked out of the house for being gay, and laying low seems to be Michael's only chance at avoiding the same fate. To pass the time before graduation, Michael hangs out at The Echo, where he can dance and forget about his father's angry words, the pressures of school, and the looming threat of AIDS, a disease that everyone is talking about, but no one understands

Amy Brown is ready to take on the important role of Love Springs' newest doctor. Unfortunately the current hot grumpy doctor, Chase Davis, wants nothing to do with her. Chase has been running the small town's family practice just fine since his father and the other older doctor he shared the place with retired a few years back. He doesn't need help, thank you very much. He especially doesn't need help from some eternally optimistic, absurdly beautiful, blonde city girl who's likely to leave as soon as she realizes Love Springs doesn't sell fancy pants skinny caramel mocha lattes at the ...

June Chu is the “just good enough” girl. Good enough to line the shelves with a slew of third-place trophies and steal secret kisses from her AP bio partner, Rhys. But not good enough to meet literally any of her Taiwanese mother’s unrelenting expectations or to get Rhys to commit to anything beyond a well-timed joke. While June’s mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister’s footsteps and get a (full-ride) violin scholarship to Northwestern (to study pre-med), June doesn’t see the point in trying too hard if she’s destined to fall short anyway.

Working with Seoul’s premiere matchmaker, Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are determined to ensure her success in life and love by matching her with the right boyfriend. After one too many slip-ups at school, Jisu finds herself shipped off to San Francisco to focus on her academics and approved dates, leaving her little space to figure out her own dreams. As her newly realized passion for photography lights her on fire, Jisu wonders...does she even want to find "The One"?

Her life was once filled with love and the promise of new beginnings. But she'd given up on her hopes and dreams of marriage and a family and instead buried herself in her big city career and the small home in her quiet home-town neighborhood. Then everything changed. Even as Katherine learns more about the intriguing mystery at her soon-to-open flower shop in Madeira Park Square, she is also learning more about herself and especially her feelings when it comes to Tom Waters. He’s never made it a secret that he wants a future including marriage and a family with her…a future that ...

Eoin is doing great. He's 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich. Okay, so his best friend Jax is diving into yet another disastrously bad relationship and Eoin's going to be the one dealing with the fallout. And his boss at the café, Rebecca, seems to have vanished, so somehow Eoin's left managing the place. And to be honest, he's not got much else going on. But still, he's got his boyfriend Rich - steady, sensible and dependable Rich. That is, until Eoin's world is turned upside down when Rich announces that he wants an open relationship.

In a world that often feels chaotic, Unlocking the Wisdom of Stoicism offers you the tools to find calm, resilience, and purpose. This audiobook takes you through the timeless teachings of Stoicism, helping you apply its ancient wisdom to today’s challenges.

What readers are saying... "I love this author and her books. Excellent writing and character development. You feel as though you know the characters." Amazon reviewer A preacher was not on her radar… Raised by a preacher who cared more about his flock than his family, Lisa Garcia isn’t interested in betting her heart against the ministry a second time. Transplanted from Los Angeles, Lisa is struggling with life in tiny Harrison, Texas. She’s looking for direction. She’s looking for purpose. She was not looking to be attracted to the handsome youth pastor from the neighboring town. ...

Mia is officially a Troubled Teen™ — she gets bad grades, drinks too much, and has probably gone too far with too many guys. But she doesn’t realize how out of control she seems until she is taken from her home in the middle of the night and sent away to Red Oak Academy, a therapeutic girls' boarding school in the middle of nowhere.

Mina, Penny, and Sheryl have the typical expectations of prom night in 2005: dresses, dancing, and of course some coming of age moments. None of them plans to get pregnant, but when all three do, they band together as they face decisions that have the power to shape the rest of their lives. In 2024, their three children—Blossom, Amber, and Cole—are high school seniors, gearing up to go to prom and facing some big decisions of their own.

Two years after rock-song-worthy heartbreak, Virginia Miller is looking forward to a fun, carefree summer. Her friends just landed a spot on a battling bands reality show, and Vee is joining them for her dream internship on tour. Three months with future rockstars seems like an epic summer plan. Until she learns she’ll also be sharing the bus with Cam. Her first love, and her first heartbreak. Now Vee has more than just cameras to dodge, and Cam’s determination to win her forgiveness is causing TMZ-worthy problems for both of them.

Lahey Johnson is notorious for helping her friends and classmates find love, but she’s never had a reason to focus on her own love life. Until now. When her detested cousin Summer decides Lahey doesn’t need a plus one to her sweet sixteen, Lahey has the ultimate reason: revenge. Lahey will do anything to prove that she can get a date to Summer’s party—anything, including juggle six prospective suitors in seven days. The only issue? Her sister’s irritating friend Adler has decided to take a front-row seat to the spectacle that is Lahey’s life.

They're not the most popular freshmen at their Florida prep school, but at least everyone knows their name(s). The Brittanys.

Seventeen-year-old Fatima Tate, aspiring baker (100% against her conservative parents’ wishes), leads a pretty normal life in Albuquerque: long drives with BFF Zaynab, weekly services at the mosque, big family parties, soup kitchen volunteering (the best way to perfect her flaky dough recipe!), stressing about college. But everything changes when she meets a charming university student named Raheem. Knowing the 'rents would FREAK, Fatima keeps their burgeoning relationship a secret... and then, one day, her parents and his parents decide to arrange their marriage.

In "Surviving Narcissism," Silvia Moon offers a compelling and insightful exploration into the dynamics of covert narcissism—a form of manipulation that often goes unnoticed until it has left profound emotional scars. This book serves as a vital resource for anyone who has felt the suffocating grip of a narcissistic relationship, illuminating the often-hidden tactics employed by those who thrive on control and manipulation. Through a blend of personal anecdotes, psychological insights, and practical advice, Moon reveals how covert narcissists mask their true intentions behind a façade of...