Stephanie Scott

A gripping debut set in modern-day Tokyo and inspired by a true crime, for readers of Everything I Never Told You and The Perfect Nanny, What's Left of Me Is Yours charts a young woman's search for the truth about her mother's death and the lengths that a family will go to keep safe what they hold most dear--whether or not that is one another. In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the "wakaresaseya" (literally "breaker-upper"), a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings. When Satō hires Kaitarō, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Satō has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitarō's job is to do exactly that--until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitarō fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter's life. Told from alternating points of view and across the breathtaking landscapes of Japan, Stephanie Scott exquisitely renders the affair and its intricate repercussions. As Rina's daughter, Sumiko, fills in the gaps of her mother's story and her own memory, Scott probes the thorny psychological and moral grounds of the actions we take in the name of love, asking where we draw the line between passion and possession.

What's Left of Me Is Yours

In this YA retelling of Sabrina set in the glam fashion world, Amelia is whisked off to an amazing New York City fashion internship that changes her life--and quickly finds herself caught between two brothers. A RITA finalist for Best First Book If anyone saw the prom boards Amelia Blanco makes on her favorite fashion app, they'd think Ethan Laurenti was her boyfriend. They wouldn't know that all the plans she's made for them are just dreams, and that she's the girl who watches him from the kitchen while her parents cook for his famous family. When Amelia's abuelita enrolls her in a month-long fashion internship in NYC, Amelia can't imagine leaving Miami--and Ethan--for that long. As soon as she gets to New York, however, she finds a bigger world and new possibilities. She meets people her own age who can actually carry on a conversation about stitching and design. Her pin boards become less about prom with Ethan and more about creating her own style. By the time she returns to Miami, Amelia feels like she can accomplish anything, and surprises herself by agreeing to help Ethan's awkward, Steve-Jobs-wannabe brother, Liam, create his own fashion app. As Liam and Amelia get closer, Ethan realizes that this newly confident, stylish girl may be the one for him after all . . . even though he has a reality TV star girlfriend he conveniently keeps forgetting about. The "new and improved" Amelia soon finds herself in between two brothers, a whole lot of drama, and choice she never dreamed she'd have to make.

Alterations

Lovin' Leo

One night, Missy walks into a bar and kisses the first man she sees. That man is Jase Montgomery, a drifter who doesn't like to stay in any one place for long and has no interest whatsoever in beginning a relationship with a society belle. For Missy, a kiss born out of desperation and spontaneity is a wake-up call after the man she loved, David, shows up with his new bride. She chides herself for being foolish enough to kiss a complete stranger, but for some reason, she can't get her mind off of him. The tension intensifies when Missy goes to work one day to see Jase working for her company. At first she covers her embarrassment with haughtiness, but the more she tries to avoid him, to distance herself, the more drawn in she becomes. Meanwhile, Jase begins to see more in Missy than just another pampered princess, and finds himself struggling between his desire to keep moving and his growing desire for her. Can Missy convince Jase they're made for each other? And can a quiet loner risk his heart for a woman who may still love another man?

Risking His Heart

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Jessica Mitchell

Niall Campbell

Grace Cleary

Sarah Hegarty

German Munoz

Samantha Jackson

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Swimming Lessons

In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the wakaresaseya, a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings.When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro's job is to do exactly that - until he does it too well

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Stephanie Scott

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