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2026 Rainbow Book List "The way Snipes broke my heart and sewed it back together should be illegal." — Robbie Couch, New York Times bestselling author “Heart-wrenching, hilarious, and hopeful, with a perfectly fantastical touch.” — A.L. Graziadei, author of Icebreaker From acclaimed...

I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my MP3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face. My mother would never tell me how I came to be, or why my rock star father and I have never met. I thought it was her only secret. I was wrong. When she dies, he finally appears. Suddenly I have a first-class ticket into my father’s exclusive world. A world I don’t want any part of - not at this cost. Only three things keep me going: my a cappella singing group, a swoony blue-eyed boy named Jake, and the burning questions in my soul.

It's summertime and 17-year-old Coley is alone, again. Forced to move to middle of nowhere Oregon after losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate. Coley worries she isn't worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she's loved has left her. And Sonya's never been with a girl before. What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all?

Discover the origin story of the Queen of Hearts, Wonderland's most notorious villain, in the bestselling romantasy hit Heartless. From TikTok sensation Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles, this epic tale is perfect for fans of Wicked. Long before she was Lewis Carroll's tyrannical...

When Charlie joins Valentine Academy for Boys, love is the last thing on his mind. His only plan is to survive the school year with perfect grades and no one discovering that he's trans. Especially his roommate, Jasper; a famous poet and Charlie's ex-camp romance who doesn't seem to recognise him. Yet. The boys make a deal; Jasper will request a new room if Charlie helps him deliver secret love letters between the boys at Valentine and the girls at its sister academy. But as Jasper tutors him in the art of romance, will Charlie be able to keep from falling in love himself?

Brought to you by Penguin. Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, skipping parties to play online chess under a pseudonym with strangers around the world. There, she isn't just 'the girl with...

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Don't miss this New York Times bestselling "impossible to put down" (Buzzfeed) novel with deadly stakes, thrilling twists, and juicy secrets--perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better...

Standing at the foot of my comatose crush's hospital bed is not how I envisioned becoming Hayden's partner. First I needed to find out if he's even into the theys, then hopefully some flirting, a cute date up in the valley or at Taco Bell, a kiss. The normal cutesy stuff, but this? No! Hayden wasn't supposed to get hurt, especially not a trauma-induced extended nap from slipping on a wet floor at my job. On top of that, one of the nurses told his family we're dating. Sure, it might have been because that's what I told her when I was trying to get to his room to see him...but it's not true.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus. Ellery's never been to Echo Ridge, but she's heard all about it. It's where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen's murder five years ago made national news. And where...

My enemy had seen me naked. He was holding the proof right before my eyes, and my stomach lurched sickeningly. "Seems like you had too much to drink last night," he remarked in that condescending tone he always used with me. I looked up at him as he stood watching me from the doorway with his attitude of superiority. In that moment of weakness, I actually tried to plead with him. "Please. I've never done anything to you." "Begging me on your knees. That's a good start."

My entire life has been a lie...And the one person I allowed myself to trust has shattered any illusion I had left about who I was and where I came from. The men around me have proven just how unworthy they really are, and now I’m caught in the middle of something far more dangerous than I ever could have imagined. My father had to know this day would come. That his past would catch up with both of us. Sebastian wanted me as a pawn, and then for himself, but he seems to have forgotten who he’s dealing with. I’m Stella Doukas...mafia princess.

Als die 17-jährige Violet vom Kapitän des Eishockey-Teams betrogen wird, schwört sie sich, nie wieder einen Sportler zu daten. Durch Zufall lernt sie den berüchtigten Kapitän der Ransom Devils und gleichzeitig größten Rivalen ihres Ex-Freunds kennen, und fragt ihn, ob er ihren Fake-Freund spielt. Über Reed Darling - einschüchternd, geheimnisvoll und verdammt gutaussehend - kursieren wilde Gerüchte. Schnell bemerkt Violet, dass Reed ganz anders ist. Während sie versucht, die strikten Regeln ihrer Fake-Beziehung einzuhalten, hat Reed offenbar andere Pläne.

Risk everything for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nicola Yoon "Gorgeous and lyrical"—The New York Times Book Review What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or kiss the boy next door? In...

17-year-old Dovie doesn’t believe in magic even though she comes from a long line of women who can hear the bones of the dead sing, and for the past few years the bones have been crooning nonstop, calling out to Dovie to dig them up. Because there is a killer on the loose – someone is snatching hikers from the miles of tracks, leaving their mutilated bodies for Dovie to find. And the body count grows ever higher.

Indigo, AKA "Indie" loves the art of special effects makeup and sometimes wonders if making monsters and zombies could be more than a hobby. But her sister, Violet, is a TV actress whose career has blown up big and become its own kind of monster. It's affected everything: their parents have split, their dad's too busy being Violet's manager, and Indie's on her own as she agonizes over her music school application. Even worse, she's just been drafted into being her sister's personal assistant for a weekend.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF FINDING HER EDGE - NETFLIX NO.1 IN 20 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE! SEASON 2 IS COMING! A high-stakes YA sports romance following a gymnast caught between her head, her heart and the biggest prize of all. Perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Lynn Painter. A year ago...

Brought to you by Penguin. The New York Times bestselling series returns! Your favourite royal family are back for another thrilling instalment of gossip, drama and romance . . . Beatrice Washington now rules America as its first ever queen, but her family are more concerned about rushing...

When Faith Williams almost loses her life during a robbery, Death is there. While he spares her soul, he makes a promise to return when she's eighteen and collect it. Now, it's the eve of that special birthday, and Faith has no recollection of that fateful day. But echoes of Death appear in her art—his intense eyes, his intriguing demeanor—and she can't get him out of her head. When he arrives in person, Faith is drawn into an epic supernatural battle where her very existence is questioned at every turn.

"Her Royal Highness will make you swoon."—Entertainment Weekly Regal romance abounds in this flirty, laugh-out-loud companion novel to Prince Charming, by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins. Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best...

Taming 7 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. She's the quintessential sunshine girl. He's the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious...