Tess Sharpe

High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes. Her plans hit a snag when Wes's girlfriend tags along. Amanda is nice, so it's not a huge issue—until she gets taken. Or rather, mistaken...for Nora. All because of a borrowed flannel. Now Raymond has a hostage. Nora has no leverage. Iris has a spear and Wes is building boobytraps. It'll take all of their skills to make it out of the forest alive. There are three problems: Someone is lying. Someone is keeping secrets. And someone has to die.

Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. Penny and Tate have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls’ bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. When Penny’s mother decides to become a living donor to Tate’s mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year. So Penny and Tate make a pact: They’ll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There’s only one little hitch in their plan: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence. They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever. 

Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice. The first time, she's fourteen, and escapes a near-fatal car accident with scars, a bum leg, and an addiction to Oxy that'll take years to kick. The second time, she's seventeen, and it's no accident. Sophie and her best friend Mina are confronted by a masked man in the woods. Sophie survives, but Mina is not so lucky. When the cops deem Mina's murder a drug deal gone wrong, casting partial blame on Sophie, no one will believe the truth: Sophie has been clean for months, and it was Mina who led her into the woods that night for a meeting shrouded in mystery. After a forced stint in rehab, Sophie returns home to a chilly new reality. Mina's brother won't speak to her, her parents fear she'll relapse, old friends have become enemies, and Sophie has to learn how to live without her other half. To make matters worse, no one is looking in the right places and Sophie must search for Mina's murderer on her own. But with every step, Sophie comes closer to revealing all: about herself, about Mina and about the secret they shared

A queer romantic thriller pitched as The Lost City meets a modern Thelma & Louise, in which a rural PI finds herself on the trail of the one who got away with her heart, and with murder; years after a horror-show sweet 16 party that ended with the girls in love and that good-for-nothing boy in the ground, the two women find that they didn't bury him–or their feelings for each other–deep enough.

Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. Penny and Tate have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls’ bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. When Penny’s mother decides to become a living donor to Tate’s mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year. So Penny and Tate make a pact: They’ll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There’s only one little hitch in their plan: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence. They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever. 

Never cut the drugs--leave them pure.Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded.Family is everything--betray them and die. Harley McKenna is the only child of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley's been working for him since she was sixteen--collecting debts, sweet-talking her way out of trouble, and dreading the day he'd deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he's built. Her time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, are moving in. Years ago, they were responsible for her mother's death, and now they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter. With a bloody turf war threatening to consume North County, Harley is forced to confront the truth: that her father's violent world will destroy her. Duke's raised her to be deadly--he never counted on her being disloyal. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she's got to take out Duke's operation and the Springfields. Blowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father's daughter. And McKennas always win.

Nora O'Malley heeft in haar leven al veel rollen gespeeld. Als dochter van een professionele oplichtster die foute, criminele mannen belazert, groeide ze op als haar moeders protegee. Maar toen haar moeder op een dag als een blok voor een van haar gevaarlijke doelwitten viel, wist Nora precies wat ze moest doen: ontsnappen. Vijf jaar lang heeft Nora een perfect normaal leven weten te leiden, maar nu zal ze haar oude kunstjes weer onder het stof vandaan moeten halen. Ze heeft namelijk drie problemen: #1: Haar ex-vriend betrapte haar met haar nieuwe vriendin, Iris. Ze waren allemaal vrienden, maar dat zou nu weleens kunnen veranderen. Au. #2: De ochtend nadat ze zijn betrapt moeten ze met z'n drieën naar de bank om geld dat ze hebben opgehaald voor het goede doel te storten. Dit blijkt niet alleen ontzettend ongemakkelijk te zijn, maar zelfs dodelijk, want: #3: Net nadat ze de bank in zijn gelopen, komen er twee overvallers binnen. De overvallers mogen misschien gevaarlijk zijn, Nora heeft meer lef in haar pink dan de twee in hun hele lijf. En ze hebben geen idee wie ze daadwerkelijk gegijzeld hebben...

A slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. Nora O’Malley’s been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mother’s protégé. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. For five years Nora’s been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems: #1: Her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they’re all friends, Wes didn’t know about her and Iris. #2: The morning after Wes finds them kissing, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised at the bank. It’s a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly, because: #3: Right after they enter bank, two guys start robbing it. The bank robbers may be trouble, but Nora’s something else entirely. They have no idea who they’re really holding hostage…

Quand la vérité ne vous laisse plus respirer... Unanimement salué aux États-Unis par la critique, ce roman ravira les fans de Nos étoiles contraires. Sophie Winters a failli mourir. Deux fois. La première fois, elle est âgée de quatorze ans et réchappe à un terrible accident de voiture qui la laisse avec de multiples cicatrices, une jambe qui boite et une dépendance à l'oxycodone, un puissant antidouleur dont il lui faudra plusieurs années pour se désintoxiquer. La seconde fois, elle a dix-sept ans, et ce n'est plus un accident. Sophie et sa meilleure amie Mina se font attaquer dans les bois par un homme masqué. Sophie survit, mais Mina n'a pas cette chance. Lorsque les policiers concluent à un deal de drogue qui a mal tourné, rejetant partiellement la faute sur Sophie, personne ne veut croire ce qui est pourtant la vérité : cela fait plusieurs mois que Sophie est clean, et c'est Mina qui l'a conduite dans les bois lors de cette nuit fatale pour un rendez-vous auréolé de mystère. Après un séjour forcé en cure de désintoxication, Sophie revient chez elle se confronter à une nouvelle réalité plus que glaçante. Le frère de Mina ne veut plus lui adresser la parole, ses parents craignent qu'elle ne fasse une rechute, ses anciens amis sont devenus des ennemis, et Sophie doit réapprendre à vivre sans celle qui était sa moitié. Pire encore, personne ne se pose les bonnes questions et Sophie va devoir démasquer le meurtrier par ses propres moyens. Mais à chaque petit pas qu'elle fait, Sophie s'approche davantage d'une révélation totale, sur elle-même, sur Mina... et sur le secret que les deux amies partageaient.