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Penny and Tate clash. Their mothers have an epic friendship that's spanned decades, deaths and divorces. So, since they were toddlers, the girls have always been...a reluctant, quarrelling twosome. But when a medical event forces their moms to move in together, Penny and Tate call a truce. There's just one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It just...happens. They've never talked about it. They've always ignored each other after. But now, the girls find themselves living across the landing from each other.

Meet Nora. Also known as Rebecca, Samantha, Hayley, Katie and Ashley - the girls she's been. Nora didn't choose a life of deception - she was born into it. As the daughter of a con artist who targeted criminal men, Nora always had to play a part. But when her mother fell for one of the men instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con herself: escape.

Murder either bonds you or breaks you. Rural PI Mel Tillman knows this well. She’s seen her fair share of bloody cases and botched cover-ups. But killing with someone? That is a different kind of mess all together, and Mel’s got real experience with it. No one’s heard from Toby Dunne since Chloe Harper’s sweet sixteen party—because the birthday girl and sixteen-year-old Mel buried him so deep in the backwoods, no one’s ever finding him. Mel loses little sleep over it—Toby had been terrorizing them.

Die Highschool ist geschafft, aber Noras Zukunft sieht düster aus: Ihr gewalttätiger Stiefvater Raymond wurde aus der Haft entlassen und hat sie jetzt im Visier. Darum ist Nora fest entschlossen, ihren (vielleicht letzten) Sommer zu genießen. Sie plant eine mehrtägige Rucksacktour durch ein einsames Waldgebiet, zusammen mit Iris und Wes. Zwar klinkt sich spontan Wes' Freundin mit ein, doch Amanda ist cool, also ist es keine große Sache–bis sie auf der Wanderung entführt wird. Besser gesagt, bis sie mit Nora verwechselt wird.

After the thrilling conclusion of The Girls I've Been, Nora is delighted just to be alive, but she knows her stepfather, Raymond, still really, really wants revenge. She, Wes, and Iris plan a backpacking trip through the mountains before Iris starts her two-week internship at a fire watchtower. Joined by Wes's new girlfriend, Amanda, they set off for a two-week journey. Three days into their backpacking trip, Amanda disappears - as in 'gets taken' - or rather, 'gets mis-taken'. For Nora, that is. That's right: her stepfather has tracked them down in the middle of the wilderness...

From first breakups and romantic vampire encounters to last band performances and the deadly end of a friendship, Firsts and Lasts is an anthology that is just as unpredictable as being a teenager. While each of these stories span different genres and styles, they all perfectly capture the big emotions—confusion, joy, uneasiness, and anticipation—that many teens experience as they grow up.

In the fall of 1942, the United States is still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts grieves their own enormous loss: the death of their daughter, Beth.

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, 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. And they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter.

Harley ist acht, als sie ihrem Vater das erste Mal dabei zusieht, wie er einen Widersacher abknallt. Der Drogenbaron hat mehr Waffen geschmuggelt, mehr Meth gekocht, mehr Männer getötet, als irgendwer anders in der Gegend. Nun, da sie erwachsen ist, arbeitet Harley für ihn, stützt sein System und wird als seine Nachfolgerin gehandelt, obwohl sie den ewigen Kreislauf aus Mord, Leid und Rache hasst und durchbrechen möchte.

History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features 15 stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies, and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure - and to kill.

When a mysterious spacecraft comes hurtling toward Earth, Carol Danvers - the hero known as Captain Marvel - narrowly prevents it from crashing and killing its pilot. The young woman, Rhi, is an Inhuman, part of a group who rejected that society's caste system and left for the stars in search of a new life. What they found, however, was imprisonment on a planet ruled by a cruel patriarchy. Horrified by the picture the young woman paints, Carol pledges to accompany her back to the planet and pulls together a team of heroes to help.

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 her 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.

Eine coole, queere Lovestory mit Twist von der Autorin von »The Girls I've Been«, mit Scharfblick, Wucht, Witz und Herz erzählt.

Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie, Ashley – Nora musste schon viele Mädchen sein. Denn sie ist die Tochter einer Trickbetrügerin, die mit ihrer Hilfe kriminelle Biedermänner ausnimmt. Mit zwölf gelingt Nora die Flucht aus diesem Leben. Doch fünf Jahre später holt die Vergangenheit sie ein, als sie mit ihren besten Freunden Wes (ihr Ex) und Iris (ihre neue Liebe) in einen Banküberfall gerät. Die brutalen Gangster erwarten keinen Widerstand. Nichts hat sie auf Nora vorbereitet – oder auf die Tricks, die sie und ihre Alter Egos auf Lager haben. Ein raffiniertes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel beginnt.