Katie Cotugno schrijft rommelige, ingewikkelde en feministische liefdesverhalen die haar een plek op de bestsellerlijst van The New York Times hebben opgeleverd. Ze duikt met een unieke stijl in de complexiteit van relaties, die lezers meesleurt in de diepten van menselijke emoties. Haar werk verkent vaak thema's van feminisme en de kracht van de vrouwelijke stem, waardoor sterke en gedenkwaardige personages ontstaan. Cotugno's schrijfstijl wordt geprezen om zijn eerlijkheid en zijn vermogen om de essentie van moderne romantische verhalen vast te leggen.
Dit is het verhaal van Serena en Sawyer: hun verleden, hun korte romance en het gevolg daarvan. Ruim drie jaar geleden: Serena is verliefd op Sawyer, het vriendje van haar BFF Allie. Wanneer Allie onverwacht overlijdt, beleven Serena en Sawyer een korte, heftige romance, tot Sawyer ervandoor gaat. Nu: Sawyer keert terug en ontdekt Hannah, Serena’s 3-jarige dochter. Hij wil onderdeel zijn van hun leven, maar Serena vertrouwt Sawyer niet meer. Liefde is echter ondoorgrondelijk…
When a professional athlete and a megawatt star fall in love, the world becomes obsessed. Enter Lacey Logan, a superstar with four chart-topping albums, whose life feels increasingly out of her control, with every move scrutinized by fans and paparazzi. Lacey expertly curates her public persona, revealing only what she chooses. However, when she uncovers her boyfriend's devastating secrets, her confidence and control begin to wane.
Amidst her turmoil, baseball player Jimmy Hodges enters the scene. With his shaggy beard and casual attire, he contrasts sharply with the ideal partner Lacey envisions. Yet, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. For the first time, Lacey is pursuing her own desires rather than adhering to expectations.
However, embracing this new path carries risks. Lacey and Jimmy are complete opposites, and a relationship with him could jeopardize everything she has built. Still, she can't shake him from her thoughts.
This is a captivating love story that has readers raving about Lacey and Jimmy's romance, calling it a "homerun" and expressing their eagerness for more. With drama, humor, and celebrity romance, it’s a tale that resonates deeply, leaving readers addicted and wanting just one more page.
From Katie Cotugno and author of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell comes this fierce and feisty exploration of feminism: standing up, speaking out and rewriting the rules. Don't be easy. Don't give it up. Don't be a prude. Don't be cold. Don't put him in the friendzone. Don't act desperate. Don't let things go too far. Don't give him the wrong idea. Don't blame him for trying. Don't walk alone at night. But calm down! Don't worry so much. Smile! Marin is a smart, driven, popular girl - she's headed for Brown when she graduates and has a brilliant career as a journalist ahead of her. Especially in the eyes of English teacher Mr Beckett. He spends a lot of time around Marin, and she thinks it's harmless . . . until he kisses her. No one believes Marin when she tells them what happened, so she does the only thing she can: she writes an article called 'Rules for Being a Girl' for the school paper to point out the misogyny and sexism that girls face every day. As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure out how to take back the power and rewrite her own rules.
In this sequel to the New York Times bestseller 99 Days, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Molly Barlow finds herself in Europe on her summer vacation, desperately trying to forget everything that happened a year ago. But over the course of nine days and nine nights, her whole life will be turned upside down once more. . . . Molly Barlow isn’t that girl anymore. A business major at her college in Boston, she’s reinvented herself after everything that went down a year ago… After all the people she hurt and the family she tore apart. Slowly, life is getting back to normal. Molly has just said I love you to her new boyfriend, Ian, and they are off on a romantic European vacation together, starting with scenic London. But there on a tube platform, the past catches up to her in the form of Gabe, her ex, traveling on his own parallel vacation with new girlfriend Sadie. After comparing itineraries, Ian ends up extending an invite for Gabe and Sadie to join them on the next leg of their trip, to Ireland. And Molly and Gabe can’t bring themselves to tell the truth about who they once were to each other to their new significant others. Now Molly has to spend 9 days and 9 nights with the boy she once loved, the boy whose heart she shredded, without Ian knowing. Will she make it through as new and improved Molly, or will everything that happened between her and Gabe come rushing back?
"Former child actor Fiona St. James dropped out of the spotlight after a spectacularly public crash and burn. The tabloids called her crazy and self-destructive and said she'd lost her mind. Now in her late twenties, Fiona believes her humiliating past is firmly behind her. She's finally regained a modicum of privacy, and she won't let anything, or anyone, mess it up. Unlike Fiona, Sam Fox, who played her older brother on the popular television show Birds of California, loves the perks that come with being a successful Hollywood actor: fame, women, parties, money. When his current show gets cancelled and his agent starts to avoid his calls, the desperate actor enthusiastically signs on for a Birds of California revival. But to make it happen, he needs Fiona St. James. Against her better judgment, Fiona agrees to have lunch with Sam. What happens next takes them both by surprise. Sam is enthralled by Fiona's take-no-prisoners attitude, and Fiona discovers a lovable goofball behind Sam's close-up-ready face. But just like in the rom-coms Fiona despises, there's a twist that threatens her new love. Sam doesn't know the full story behind her breakdown. What happens when she reveals the truth?"
Exploring the vibrant world of boy bands and girl bands, this contemporary novel delves into themes of friendship and first love. With relatable characters and engaging dynamics, it captures the excitement and challenges of navigating young relationships. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will find a heartfelt story that resonates with the trials of adolescence and the joy of discovering love amidst the backdrop of music and camaraderie.
An addictive, irresistible YA novel about two teens from different worlds who fall for each other after a voter registration call turns into a long-distance romance—from Katie Cotugno, the New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days . Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi, Robin Benway, and Nicola Yoon. One conversation can change everything. Meg has her entire life set up she and her best friend, Emily, plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she works at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio. Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up. But things don’t end there.… That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then—slowly—to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work? You Say It First is a propulsive, layered novel about how sometimes the person who has the least in common with us can be the one who changes us most.
Set in the aspirational world of the Ivy-League, this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Liar’s Beach sees the return of iconic detective Holiday Proctor and her childhood friend Linden, as they work to uncover a mysterious murder on campus.They did some bad things.More than a year after childhood friends Michael Linden and Holiday Poirot solved a headline-making murder on Martha’s Vineyard, Linden is ready to start over as a freshman at Harvard—and, he hopes, to reunite with his old girlfriend, Greer. But just as things start to heat up between them, a friend is found dead in Greer’s dorm, Hemlock House.The police believe the death is the result of an overdose, but Linden suspects there’s more to the story. The victim was wearing Greer’s clothes and sleeping in Greer’s bed when she died . . . and Greer has a long list of enemies. Was this a case of mistaken identity? Was someone trying to kill Greer? Is she in danger? Is he?Nearly everyone on campus has something to hide—and some mysteries are better left buried. . . .
