Miranda Kenneally schreibt über komplexe Beziehungen und persönliches Wachstum, wobei sie sich oft auf Themen wie Liebe, Verlust und Selbstfindung konzentriert. Ihr Stil zeichnet sich durch Ehrlichkeit und die Fähigkeit aus, in die Emotionen ihrer Charaktere einzutauchen, was es den Lesern ermöglicht, sich tief mit ihren Reisen zu verbinden. Kenneally erforscht die Stärke und Verletzlichkeit menschlicher Verbindungen und schafft Erzählungen, die sowohl fesselnd als auch herzlich sind. Durch ihre Geschichten bietet sie Einblicke in die Wege und Herausforderungen, denen sich Einzelpersonen bei der Bewältigung der Komplexität des Lebens stellen.
Jordan, 17, ist umringt von den heißesten Jungs ihrer Schule – doch das ist ihr egal! Denn Jordan ist Kapitänin des Footballteams und will einfach nur ein guter Kumpel sein. Ihr großes Ziel: ein Footballstipendium fürs College und beweisen, dass sie es auch als Mädchen schaffen kann. Kurz vor dem Auswahlspiel kommt aber der süße Tylor ins Team und bringt Jordan ziemlich aus der Fassung. Obwohl sie es beim All-You-Can-Eat mit jedem Jungen aufnehmen kann, gibt es plötzlich andere Herausforderungen: Wie küsst man einen von denen?
Vor ihren Gefühlen kann sie nicht weglaufen Wäre ihr Exfreund Kyle noch am Leben, wenn sie sich nicht getrennt hätten? Von Schuldgefühlen getrieben, bereitet sich Annie auf den Marathon vor, den eigentlich er laufen wollte. Das Training ist hart und wird nur durch Annies attraktiven und draufgängerischen Laufpartner Jeremiah versüßt. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden ist nicht zu leugnen – doch Jeremiahs dunkle Vergangenheit scheint ihn immer wieder einzuholen und Annies Herz ist noch immer gebrochen. Sie muss sich entscheiden: Läuft sie vor ihren Gefühlen weg, oder direkt in Jeremiahs Arme?
Savannah has spent her life in the servants' quarters of a luxurious horse farm, secretly in love with the owner's son, Jack Goodwin, a charming cowboy and heir. However, Jack has never noticed her before.
"A must read...I couldn't put it down." —Simone Elkeles on Catching Jordan From the bestselling author of Catching Jordan comes a new teen romance sure to appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen. SOME RULES WERE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. Kate has always been the good girl. Too good, according to some people at school—although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer, everything is different... This summer she's a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He's the first guy she ever kissed, and he's gone from geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt...with her. Kate used to think the world was black and white, right and wrong. Turns out, life isn't that easy... Praise for Miranda Keaneally: "Fresh, fearless, and totally romantic."—Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of the Twenty Boy Summer "Catching Jordan is the romantic comedy I've been waiting for. I loved it!"—Jennifer Echols, author of Such a Rush "An incredibly well-written, beautiful story that balances romance, drama, and comedy perfectly."—Bookish, on Stealing Parker
When high school senior Maggie realizes there is more to life than swimming, she may be placing her long-term friendship with teammate Levi and her hope of an Olympic tryout at risk.
"A hero who will melt your heart."—Jennifer Echols, national award-winning author of Such a Rush Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She's on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she's made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother's scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will talk to her. Now Parker wants a new life. So she quits softball. Drops twenty pounds. And she figures why kiss one guy when she can kiss three. Or four. Why limit herself to high school boys when the majorly cute new baseball coach seems especially flirty? But how far is too far before she loses herself completely? Praise for Catching Jordan: "A must-read for teens! I couldn't put it down!"—Simon Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series "With a clever, authentic voice, Kenneally proves once and for all that when it comes to making life's toughest calls-on and off the field-girls rule!"—Sara Ockler, bestselling author of Fixing Delilah
Taylor, a senator's daughter, was captain of the soccer team and a contender for valedictorian at her private school, but gets kicked out, sent to a rival high school, and falls for her brother's friend Ezra.
Are they meant to be, or better apart? Every May 7th, the students at Coffee County High School take a class trip. And every year, Lulu's relationship with Alex Rouvelis gets a little more complicated. Freshman year they went from sworn enemies to more than friends after a close encounter in an escape room. It's been hard for Lulu to quit Alex ever since. Through break-ups, make-ups, and dating other people, each year's trip class brings the pair back together and forces them to confront their undeniable connection. From the science museum to Six Flags; New York City to London, Lulu learns one thing is for sure: love is the biggest trip of all.
When Mari hails a rideshare to a music festival, the last thing she expects is for the car to pick up a gorgeous guy along the way. Mari doesn't believe in dating--it can only end with a broken heart. Besides, she's only staying at her dad's house in Chicago for the weekend. How close can you get to a guy in three days?TJ wants to study art in college, but his family's expectations cast a long shadow over his dreams. When he meets Mari in the back of a rideshare, he feels alive for the first time in a long time.Mari and TJ enter the festival together and share an electric moment but get separated in a crowd with seemingly no way to find each other. When fate reunites them (with a little help from a viral hashtag), they'll have to decide: was it love at first sight, or the start of nothing more than a weekend fling?
