Trailblazing pop star, actor, and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS. It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just 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 she's too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all? They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink. It’s not until they accept the love they fear and deserve most, that suddenly the song makes sense. Based on the billboard-charting smash hit song and viral music video GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hayley Kiyoko's debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of being loved back.

Cabaretier Sara Kroos schuwde in haar theaterprogramma’s het persoonlijke verhaal niet. Openhartig, hard, ontroerend en buitengewoon grappig vertelde ze behalve over vrolijke onhandigheid ook over de zwarte thema’s in haar leven: seksueel misbruik en depressie. In een razend tempo maakte ze gewaardeerde programma’s en trad ze in het hele land op voor volle zalen. Totdat haar stressvolle bestaan in combinatie met haar voorgeschiedenis zoveel van haar eiste dat ze over de kop sloeg. Ze liet zich opnemen in een psychiatrische kliniek en daar – zo schrijft ze in Rood is ja – ‘dacht ik op de bodem van mijn wanhoop te zijn’. Maar niets was minder waar: er bleek nog een luik in die bodem te zitten: ‘De oude verwondingen moesten open om me beter te maken. Mijn weerstand was laag en daar kwam een nieuwe infectie bovenop.’ Rood is ja is een eerlijk en confronterend verslag van misbruik en de herhaling hiervan, van een leven met psychische klachten en de weg naar herstel.

In Rosa’s leven gaat natuurlijk niks zoals gepland. Samen met haar vrienden is ze heel gelukkig in hun zelfgecreëerde paradijs in Portugal: de Geheime Tuin. Maar ze zitten er wél illegaal... En dan is er de liefde. Oude liefde, nieuwe liefde. Oude-nieuwe liefde. Wat doe je ermee? Dit boek gaat over jezelf en elkaar (echt) leren kennen. Over risico’s nemen, vriendschap, liefde en het doorzien en doorbreken van patronen.

Is that an earthquake or is your fork happy to see you? Imagine a WWII super soldier and his unit were trapped in cutlery by the government and the only way they could transform back was by being intimate with a woman . . . Shortly after moving to a new city, Mercedes buys a set of antique silverware from an estate sale and discovers she has a preference for one particular fork. Is the man who appears when the fork disappears real or a salacious fantasy? If he is real, is he crazy or could he actually be what he claims to be? Are you open-minded enough to accept him as he is? And fall in love with a fork? Find out how far Mercedes is willing to go to save him and his friends in SPOONED and KNIFED. Cautionary The spicy scenes in this novella are purely fictional. Please do not attempt to re-enact any of them at home. I don’t want to hear that my readers FAFO (Forked Around and Found Out). Tines hurt. Let’s keep the forks on the table where they belong.

As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job – not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . . It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end. In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale’s mysterious disappearance. Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale’s web of lies slowly unravels. And then Tricia reaches the final cassette. The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge. Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye. Addie can’t be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that’s what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet…

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward.Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out.And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.Amy’s worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D.And now she might never escape.

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell—beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running—is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything… It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider—she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim?< But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff. Enough to kill.