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Romance

 

 

Summer boys by Hailey Abbott.

Three cousins, Ella, Beth, and Jamie, spend the summer at their family's beach house, and experience a wild vacation when Ella becomes infatuated with her sister's boyfriend, Beth falls for her best friend, and Jamie gets her heart broken by her summer crush.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.3

 

Belle and the beau by Beverly Jenkins.

Just before the American Civil War, Belle Palmer escapes from slavery in the South to freedom in the North, where she meets and falls in love with Daniel Best.

 

Perfect strangers by Jahnna N. Malcolm.

Madison and Jeremy are bitter enemies and are both running for president of their high school.  As the election heats up, so does the letters between Madison and an anonymous pen pal who calls himself Blue.  Election Day reveals all - the winner, the loser, and the schoolÕs hottest new couple.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.0

 

Aphrodite's blessings : love stories from the Greek myths by Clemence McLaren.

Atalanta, Andromeda, and Psyche, three female characters in Greek mythology, tell the stories of their marriages. Includes information on love and marriage in ancient Greece.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.8

 

Don't die, my love by Lurlene McDaniel.

When Luke, the high school's star football player, can't shake the flu, his girlfriend Julie persuades him to see a doctor and they learn that his illness is serious.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.8

 

Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson.

Kyra Evans, a smart, less than popular high-schooler begins to fall for Jason Vincent, a popular basketball star.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.7

 

What my mother doesn't know by Sonya Sones.

Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.3

 

Adam Bede by George Eliot 

Set in the early nineteenth-century English countryside, an English squire yields to the temptations of an innocent country girl, with crime, remorse, and suffering as the consequences.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 9.4

 

Message in a bottle by Nicholas Sparks.

Divorcee Theresa Osborne, on a vacation at the seaside, finds a love message in a bottle and becomes obsessed with learning the story behind the note.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.5

 

The rescue by Nicholas Sparks.

Taylor McAden's devotion to his work as a volunteer fireman has left no room in his life for love, but when he becomes involved in the search for four-year-old Kyle who has disappeared following an automobile accident in which his mom, Denise, was injured, Taylor develops feelings for Denise that he cannot deny.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.4

 

A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks.

When a twist of fate makes Jamie Sullivan his date at the homecoming dance, Landon Carter never dreamed they would fall in love, but as he comes to realize his true feelings for Jamie, he learns of a terrible secret that will take his love away from him forever.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.8

 

The guardian by Nicholas Sparks.

Four years after her dying husband gave her one last gift, a Great Dane puppy, and promised to always keep her safe, twenty-nine-year-old Julie Barenson is finally ready to love again, but danger lurks as she tries to decide which of two men will make her happy.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.1

 

The sweetest gift by Jillian Hart.

KirbyÕs neighbor is brazen and obnoxious, but also always there to help.  SheÕs surprised to find herself falling for him.  But then he closes his wounded heart to her.  Can she convince him that despite his past, love wasnÕt gone for him forever?

 

The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

The tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his attempt to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 7.3

 

Blonde ambition : an A-list novel by by Zoey Dean.

While Anna's new job as intern on the hottest television show brings her into contact with an interesting new man and helps her see how possessive Ben has become, Cammie sets her sights on Adam.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.9

 

Girls on film by Zoey Dean.

Her sister Susan's arrival in Beverly Hills further complicates Anna's life, with Ben still mooning over her, Adam wanting more than friendship, an internship in her father's girlfriend's new company, and a class project that brings her in close contact with Sam, Cassie, and Dee.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.4

 

Zoey fools around by Katherine Applegate.

Zoey is one of a group of kids who have grown up together on a tiny island where everyone thinks they know everything about everyone. But now these old friends are about to find out how much they don't know about each other.

 

Deep green : color me jealous by Melody Carlson.

A Christian high school girl considers having sex with a former boyfriend in order to win him back.

 

Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging : confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison.

Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.1

 

On the bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god : further confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison.

Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.7

 

Rob&sara.com by P.J. Petersen and Ivy Ruckman.

Rob, who lives at a school for troubled teenagers, and Sara, the sixteen-year-old daughter of an army colonel, meet in a poetry chat-room and develop a close relationship via E-mail.

 

Thwonk by Joan Bauer.

A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance to A.J., a teenage photographer suffering from unrequited love.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.4

 

Both sides of time by Caroline B. Cooney.

The summer after senior year, Annie, wishing she could have lived a hundred years ago in a more romantic time, finds herself in the 1890s and it is indeed romantic--and very painful.

 

If you come softly by Jacqueline Woodson.

After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with peoples' reactions.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.0

 

Again the magic by Lisa Kleypas.

Lady Aline Marsden, raised for the sole purpose of marrying well, rejects her true love, stableboy John McKenna, in order to save him from her father's wrath, and years later, when McKenna returns a wealthy man bent on revenge, she must decide whether to risk offering him her heart again.

 

A chance at love by Beverly Jenkins.

Loreli Winters, on her way to California, makes a stop in Kansas where some of her fellow travelers have come to be mail-order brides, and is "adopted" by two little girls who want her to marry their handsome uncle and guardian and become their new mother.

 

A deal with the devil by Liz Carlyle.

Lord Walrafen reluctantly returns to Castle Cardow, his hated childhood home, to investigate claims that the new housekeeper, Aubrey Momford, murdered his uncle, and finds himself swamped with feelings of passion for the accused killer, even though he knows she is hiding her past.

 

Gwyneth and the thief by Margaret Moore.

In thirteenth-century England, fifteen-year-old Lady Gwyneth takes a thief into her castle to train her army, making him pose as a squire, but a forbidden kiss tempts her to follow her heart despite Gavin's true status.

 

It must be love by Rachel Gibson.

Broodingly handsome police detective Joe Shanahan and beautiful suspected fence Gabrielle Breedlove reluctantly find themselves falling for each other after she blows his cover.

 

This lullaby : a novel by Sarah Dessen.

Remy, a master at getting rid of boyfriends before any emotional attachments form, finds herself strangely unwilling to free herself from Dexter, a messy, disorganized, impulsive musician who she suspects she has come to love.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.4

 

Mixed messages by Jahnna N. Malcolm.

Jade, having had a crush on Zephyr for a long time, decides to take a chance and write him a love letter, but things really begin to get interesting when Adam gets the letter instead.

 

Mates, dates, and cosmic kisses by Cathy Hopkins.

Izzie, bright, cool, and sassy, loses all perspective after meeting the gorgeous Mark and begins spending all her time at home waiting by the phone for him to call.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 3.8

 

White lies and barefaced truths by Cathy Hopkins.

Cat struggles with the ethics of truth and lies when a game of Truth or Dare forces her to evaluate her relationship with her boyfriend.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 3.9

 

The MacGregors : Serena - Caine by Nora Roberts.

Presents two novels in which powerful businessman Daniel MacGregor's attorney son Caine falls for Diana Blade, a Comanche lawyer who resists his advances; and Daniel's daughter, Serena, finds herself in a whirlwind romance with Diana's older brother, gambler Justin Blade.

 

The MacGregors : Daniel, Ian by Nora Roberts.

Presents two novels in which young Boston businessman Daniel MacGregor finds a struggle on his hands when he tries to win the heart of an independent young medical student with no patience for his arrogance; and, in Scotland during the Culloden wars against England, Daniel's ancestor Ian falls for the spirited Irish girl who saves his life.

 

Reconsidering Riley by Lisa Plumley.

Jayne Murphy, author of the very successful "Heartbreak 101," comes face-to-face once again with photojournalist Riley Davis, the man who unknowingly inspired her to write the book, when she schedules a workshop for women who have "loved and lost" at his grandparent's rustic Arizona lodge.

 

Flavor of the week by Tucker Shaw.

Cyril, an overweight boy who is good friends with Rose but wishes he could be more, helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces which Cyril himself secretly creates. Includes recipes from the story.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.1

 

A do right man by Omar Tyree.

Bobby Dallas, a handsome, educated, heterosexual African-American man seems to have everthing going for him--good looks, good job, and good intentions--but he just cannot seem to find the one woman who would make his life complete.

 

Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen

Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters, and true love finally triumphs.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 8.4

 

One hot second : stories about desire edited by Cathy Young.

A collection of eleven stories by award-winning authors that explore the many varieties of teenage desire, including first crushes, first kisses, and first times.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.0

 

Major meltdown by K.S. Rodriguez.

"Based on the television series Dawson's Creek created by Kevin Williamson."

Jen, Pacey, Dawson, and Joey find romance at a ski chalet in Vermont.

 

I stay near you : 1 story in 3 by M.E. Kerr.

Three generations suffer the consequences of an ill-fated romance between a young girl from the wrong side of the tracks and the son of the richest family in a small upstate New York town.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.4

 

Catherine and the pirate by Karen Hawkins.

Headstrong Catherine Markham turns to pirate Derrick St. John for help when her brother is kidnapped and held for ransom, and despite his reluctance to get involved St. John soon finds himself succumbing to an emotion stronger than caution.

 

Harlequin Romance books

A surprise Christmas proposal by Liz Fielding.

To catch a groom by Rebecca Winters

Rich man, poor bride by Linda Goodnight

A whirlwind makeover by Nancy Lavo

A family of her own by Brenda  Novak

His convenient fiancee by Barbara McMahon

Daddy in the making by Sharon De Vita

A family Christmas by Carrie Alexander

Christmas eve marriage by Jessica  Hart

The bowen bride by Nicole Burnham