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After You
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Seventeen-year-old Camilla Jay has the power of second chances. She can rewind to any day and relive it, and she remembers everything. A tragedy like the death of her twin sister Madelyn shouldn’t be possible. Camilla rewinds to the same day over and over, but Madelyn dies each time – by her own hand. Madelyn doesn’t want saving.

Madelyn’s death allows Cam to finally connect with her long-time crush Wall. As they grow closer, Camilla uncovers a series of writings Madelyn did about her own ability to forward in time. Madelyn believed killing herself was the only way to save Camilla from a horrible fate. Cam’s not convinced.

Cam tries to find a way to save Madelyn without bringing about the things her sister saw. Madelyn didn’t think it was possible, and that by trying to save her, Camilla will destroy herself. Camilla doesn’t know what to believe, but one thing becomes clear: if she saves Madelyn, she’ll lose Wall. Is she willing to gamble everything?

Dear Teen Me
anthology
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70 authors write letters to their teen selves. I’m one of them!

Any Other Girls

Annie Clarke has been Violet Maycomber’s best friend as long as she can remember. That is, she’s been her only friend. When Annie’s dad announces they’re moving right as senior year ends, Violet’s devastated. Annie’s not. She’s relieved to be moving – away from her ex-boyfriend Matt, who refuses to accept the ex part of that label, and away from Violet, who it’s impossible to keep secrets from. Violet’s an empath, and having a best friend who always knows exactly what you’re feeling wasn’t a problem when Annie didn’t have any secrets to keep. Annie knows running away won’t help her face what happened with Matt, but she doesn’t know how else to handle everything. And the move forces Violet to stop hiding behind Annie. She sets off after her, determined to fix things between them. Because Violet’s empathy shows her what Annie would never admit to anyone: the things they fear most are themselves.

Hours So Late
A Novel of the Affinitists’ Rebellion

Virginia, 1785. George III still rules the American colonies – but not for much longer. After the Salem Witch Trials showed magic is real, England embraced what they rechristened the “affinities,” powers manifested as intense genius or the manipulation of basic natural laws. The Industrial Revolution bloomed a century early, and America is fast outpacing the mother country.

Charles Ashbury has the nature-based affinity but shuns it to pursue justice and reason. When his former friend John Corbin commits treason using the affinity only Charles knew he possessed, Charles vows to find John. But undercurrents in Virginia sunder the established society caging those with affinities. If he is to right the tumult, Charles will have to embrace who he is and gain help from unlikely friends – the teenage girl who kidnaps his illegitimate daughter, a sky pirate queen descended from Calico Jack, and perhaps John Corbin himself.