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Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories. Open one each day between February 1st and 14th! Every romance has to start somewhere... Meet Cute is an anthology of short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's hottest YA...
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Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories. Open one each day between February 1st and 14th!
Every romance has to start somewhere...
Meet Cute is an anthology of short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's hottest YA authors. Open one story each day from February 1st until Valentine's Day to set the mood for a romantic holiday, Meet Cute is the perfect gift for the romance lover in your life!
Readers will experience Nina LaCour’s beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard’s glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon’s imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno’s story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick’s charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. There’s futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculative approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants.
This incredibly talented group of authors brings us a collection of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.
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Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories. Open one each day between February 1st and 14th! Every romance has to start somewhere... Meet Cute is an anthology of short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's hottest YA authors. Open one story each day from February 1st until Valentine's Day to set...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 2 Feb 2027Pre-order
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ISBN: 9780063481145
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: Teenage
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 528g
Pages: 352
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Children's Fiction
Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Emery Lord
Fiction
Huntley Fitzpatrick
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Jocelyn Davies
Julie Murphy
Kass Morgan
Katharine McGee
Katie Cotugno
Nina LaCour
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Sara Shepard graduated from NYU and has an MFA from Brooklyn College. She currently lives in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Sara''s Pretty Little Liars novels were inspired by her upbringing in Philadelphia''s Main Line. All the Things We Didn’t Say is her first novel for adults. Jennifer L. Armentrout is the No. 1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of young adult contemporary romance, paranormal romance and thrillers as well as new adult and contemporary romance. She has also written as J. Lynn. Jennifer has received numerous awards for her work, including a nomination for Goodreads Best Author. The first book in her bestselling Lux series, Obsidian, has been optioned for film by Sierra Pictures. Television rights to her Covenant series have been optioned to Herrick Entertainment. She currently lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, with her husband and Jack Russell, Loki. Dhonielle Clayton loves magic. She loves it more than anything ... even pizza or warm chocolate chip cookies. So she reads millions and millions of books to find some in the real world, because magic makes everything much more interesting. She grew up in Washington, DC, suburbs on the Maryland side and is a former secondary teacher and librarian. She is a New York Times–bestselling author the COO of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books, and owner of Cake Creative. The Marvellers is her middle-grade debut. Twitter and Instagram @brownbookworm dhonielleclayton.com Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and coauthor of over twenty books for all ages including Dumplin' (now a Netflix original film) and the Christmas Notch series cowritten with her best friend, Sierra Simone. When Julie isn't writing, she's hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, discovering a new hobby that she will soon discard, and planning her next travel adventure.
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20% offBunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch (a Phoenix Comic Book): the instant number one bestselling book from Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year
When Bunny, Monkey and friends discover a glitch in reality, life gets even crazier than normal: Bunny declares himself The Woods' Magical Protector, Pig becomes a superspy, plus there's complete metal Monkey mayhem! Experience the laughs and chaos in Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch (a Phoenix Comic Book), the instant number one bestselling book from Jamie Smart, Illustrator...Paperback$2000Usually:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Summer I Turned Pretty is now a major new TV series on Amazon Prime! If you loved The Kissing Booth and Jenny Han's smash-hit Netflix movie series To All the Boys I Loved Before, then you'll adore this gorgeously funny, romantic story! Everything that happened this past summer, and every summer before it, has all led up to this....Paperback$2400Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is the New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that has captivated readers globally. Now adapted into a major BBC series, this intricately plotted and intensely gripping novel is being lauded as a modern classic in young adult literature. Pippa Fitz-Amobi, an intelligent and determined high school student, is looking...Paperback$1800Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Powerless
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON. ‘Nothing short of epic’ - Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls ‘A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance’ - M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood ‘[A] titillating debut’ - Publishers Weekly ‘A masterpiece’ - Goodreads Reader Review ‘Everyone needs to read it’ -...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Louise Rennison for the Dork Diaries generation - hilarious, relatable and full of heart. The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks follows Lottie Brooks, who is 11 and feels like her life is already officially over. Not only is she about to...Paperback$1500Usually:$1799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
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Young Adult lists from the team
Explore our curated lists from our heroes to find your next read!
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Lizzy's listYoung Adult
Lizzy's Favourite Young Adult Romance
In this list there really is a bit of everything - coming of age stories, magical stories about enemies to lovers, boarding...View the list -
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Lizzy's listYoung Adult
Emily's YA Recommendations
The amazing Emily visited Book Hero and made a list of some of her favourite reads - perfect for ages 12 and...View the list
