JENN BENNETT

Life is a whole lot messier than the movies... Bailey Rydell has found the boy of her dreams. They share a love of films and talk all day - Alex is perfect. The only problem? They havent actually met... When Bailey moves to sunny California to live with her dad, who happens to live in the same town as Alex, she decides to track him down. But finding someone based on online conversations alone proves harder than Bailey thought, and with her irritating but charismatic (and potentially attractive?) colleague Porter Roth distracting her at every turn, will she ever get to meet the mysterious Alex?One of MTV UKs 35 hottest YA Beach Reads for Summer 2017"An irresistible tribute to classic screwball-comedy romances that captures the "delicious whirling, twirling, buzzing" of falling in love." - Kirkus, Starred Review"If you like Rainbow Rowell, Jandy Nelson and John Green, then you are going to want to check out Jenn Bennett." - Sugarscape"A charming read, and uplifting story and a Hollywood ending worth staying up for" - Culturefly A modern-day YA reminiscent of Youve Got Mail, Alex, Approximately, is a story of summer, first love, and hidden identity.

In this coming-of-age romance perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, scandal and romance collide when an ambitious teen returns to her hometown only to have her plans interrupted after falling for the towns bad boya.k.a. her childhood best friend.Sometimes to find the good, you have to embrace the bad. Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown years later to run the family bookstore, Josie knows its not forever. Her dreams are on the opposite coast, and she has a plan to get there.What she doesnt plan for is a run-in with the town bad boy, Lucky Karras. Outsider, rebeland her former childhood best friend. Lucky makes it clear he wants nothing to do with the newly returned Josie. But everything changes after a disastrous pool party, and a poorly executed act of revenge lands Josie in some big-time troublewith Lucky unexpectedly taking the blame.Determined to understand why Lucky was so quick to cover for her, Josie discovers that both of them have changed, and that the good boy she once knew now has a dark sense of humor and a smile that makes her heart race. And maybe, just maybe, hes not quite the brooding bad boy everyone thinks he is

A chauffers daughter finds herself in the middle of a love triangle with the sons of her bosss wealthy next-door neighbors in this delightfully romantic story from the author of Alex, Approximately, Jenn Bennett.Loveand Fen Sarafiando not care about your summer plans.Eighteen-year-old chauffeurs daughter Jane Marlow grew up among the domestic staff of a wealthy LA rock producer, within reach of bands she idolizes, but never a VIP. Every summer, Jane and her father head to the Sierras to work at the producers luxury lodge at Lake Condora resort town and the site of a major musical festival.The legendary family who runs the festival are the Sarafians, and Janes had a longtime crush on their oldest son, Eddiedoltish but sweet. So, when a long-distance romance finally sparks between them, she doesnt hesitate to cross class lines.But Janes feelings for Eddie are thrown into question after she returns to the lake and reconnects with his alluringly intense brother, the dark horse of her placid summer plans. A fellow lover of musicand hater of the gameFen Sarafian has been ousted from the family and is slumming it at a vinyl record shop. He burns for Jane like a house on fire and will do anything to sabotage his older brother, even if it means taking a wrecking ball to a multi-million-dollar music festival. Or Janes heart.

Dating a demon, defeating evil, running a tiki bar: Arcadia Bell is a great occult mage in many respects. But then theres the challenge of her boyfriends precocious teenage sonArcadia "Cady" Bell may have saved the Hellfire Clubs children from a local bogeyman, but she and her Earthbound demon boyfriend, Lon Butler, now face a more disturbing problem: his teenage sons new demonic abilities. Jupe Butler can persuade you to do anythingor so he thinks. To test the limits of his newfound power, Cady invites the co-owner of Tambuku Tiki Lounge to be the teens guinea pig during an afternoon boat cruise. But when an angry storm whips the Pacific into a frenzy and Jupe puts them all in serious danger, will Cadys magic trump a teenagers excess confidence?

In this romantic dramedy from the author of Alex, Approximately, a teen girls way-too-ordinary life is driven off the beaten path when shes abandoned in the wilderness with her worst adversarythe boy who broke her heart.Ever since last years homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesnt hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together.What could go wrong?With no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make their way to safety. But fighting each other while also fighting off the forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and less likely.And as the two travel deeper into Northern Californias rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface. But can Zorie and Lennons rekindled connection survive out in the real world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars?

An atmospheric, multilayered, sex-positive romance. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately.Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, shes cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel.In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotels charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where Birdie waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and hes stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writernever before seen in publicmight be secretly meeting someone at the hotel.To uncover the writers puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shelldiscovering that the most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish meets Gail Carson Levine in this cleverly crafted (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade fractured fairy tale about an outlaw who teams up with a cursed prince to save the kingdom.Former fair maiden Rosebud is dread bandit Ruthless Rose, leader of the small but mighty Blackhearts outlaw gang. Ever since the evil Firebrand army torched half their village, the thirteen-year-old daughter of a fallen knight has been living by her own code, picking off evil Firebrand caravans to avenge her villageand her father.But Rosebuds honor is put to the test when the Blackhearts mistakenly ambush a carriage smuggling a mysterious passenger: young Prince Timo. The prince is on the run from the Firebrandsand wearing a hexed wolf mask that can only be removed along with his head. Even worse, the magical object that can free the prince is hidden inside the darkly enchanted Nowhere Wood, where people go in, but they dont come back out.Helping people isnt easy. Can a bad girl put aside her own need for revenge to save a good princeand the entire kingdom?

Pixars Coco meets Neil Gaiman in this terrifically eerie and atmospherica skillful mix of scary, sweet, and silly (Booklist) middle grade novel about a girl whose quest to ensure her deceased grandmother is resting peacefully leads her to the magical and perilous kingdoms of the underworld.Everyone in Whispering Pines knows their town is full of ghosts, but Helena Novak hasnt seen a trace of her late grandmother, Babi. Helena and her best friend, Ben, spend most of their free time in the cemetery, yet no amount of gifts on Babis grave has lured her spirit out. But someone else has been paying attention. Helena feels shes being followed, and one day, all Babis grave gifts disappear. When Helena and Ben investigate, they find a secret door in a crypt that leads to the underworld itself. The sprawling subterranean world is a maze of eerie kingdoms, piercing castles, creepy forests, swirling seas, and crowded marketplaces full of unsavory characters. While the living can visit, if they get lostor taken by the mysterious Nightmarethey wont be able to leave. Despite the danger, Helena is set on finding her grandmother and seeing for herself that Babi is doing well in this strange place.So when eccentric underworld guide Grumbones offers to help Helena and Ben find their way, they think its their lucky break. Sure, he looks like Santas skinny evil brother and some of the memento mori spilling out of his pockets look awfully familiar, but better a slightly suspicious helper than none at allright?

Meet Arcadia Bell: bartender, renegade magician, fugitive from the law. . . .Being the spawn of two infamous occultists (and alleged murderers) isnt easy, but freewheeling magician Arcadia Cady Bell knows how to make the best of a crummy situation. After hiding out for seven years, shes carved an incognito niche for herself slinging drinks at the demon-friendly Tambuku Tiki Lounge. But she receives an ultimatum when unexpected surveillance footage of her notorious parents surfaces: either prove their innocence or surrender herself. Unfortunately, the only witness to the crimes was an elusive thyric demon, and Cady has no idea how to find it. She teams up with Lon Butler, an enigmatic demonologist with a special talent for sexual spells and an arcane library of priceless stolen grimoires. Their research soon escalates into a storm of conflict involving missing police evidence, the decadent Hellfire Club, a ruthless bounty hunter, and a powerful occult society that operates way outside the law. If Cady cant clear her family name soon, shell be forced to sacrifice her own life . . . and no amount of running will save her this time.

A swashbuckling adventure. BooklistA rollicking Indiana Jones flick with a female lead. BCCBThe Last Magician meets A Gentlemans Guide to Vice and Virtue in this thrilling, breathless (Kirkus Reviews) tale filled with magic and set in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains where a girl must hunt down Vlad the Impalers cursed ring in order to save her father.Some legends never dieTraveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. Shes read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the worlds most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesnt have is her fathers permission. That honor goes to her fathers nineteen-year-old protegeand once-upon-a-time love of Theodoras lifeHuck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul.Until Huck returns from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodoras help in rescuing him. Armed with her fathers travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impalermore widely known as Draculaand that it just might be the key to finding him.Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they arent the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengthsincluding murderto possess it.

The second in a not-to-be-missed urban fantasy series about a freewheeling magician who slings drinks at a demon-friendly tiki bar. MAGICAL TRICKS. DEMONIC TREATS.After narrowly escaping her fate as a sacrificial scapegoat, Arcadia Bell is back to normal. Or at least as ordinary as life can be for a renegade magician and owner of a tiki bar that caters to Earthbound demons. Shes gearing up for the busiest day of the yearHalloweenwhen a vengeful kidnapper paralyzes the community. The influential head of the local Hellfire Club taps Cady to track down the fiendish bogeyman, and now that shes dating red-hot Lon Butler, the Clubs wayward son, she can hardly say no. Cady and Lon untangle a gruesome thirty-year trail of clues that points to danger for the club members children. But locating the person behind the terror will require some metaphysical help from Cadys loyal bar patrons as well as her potent new Moonchild powersand shed better figure it out before the final victim disappears and her own darkest secret becomes her biggest enemy.

From Jenn Bennett, author of Night Owls and Alex, Approximately comes a sizzling, starry romance, perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and John Green Ever since last years homecoming dance, best-friends-turned-worst-enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesnt hurt that their families are the modern-day version of the Montagues and Capulets. But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together. Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to try to make their way to safety. But as the two travel deeper into the rugged Californian countryside, secrets and hidden feelings surface. Soon its not simply a matter of enduring each others company, but taming their growing feelings for each other. Praise for Night Owls:If you like Rainbow Rowell, Jandy Nelson and John Green, then you are going to want to check out Jenn Bennetts brand new book - SugarscapeNight Owls is artsy, cool and everything you want a San Francisco adventure to be. Get ready to be swept away - Maximum PopA sweet, romantic read that will make your heart soar! - The BooketteThis is one of the best books Ive read for a very long time - Bookbag

Its the Roaring Twenties in foggy San Francisco. Prohibition is on, inhibitions are low, and dark magic is rolling into town Archaeologist Lowe Magnusson is packing something everyone wants. The djed amulet, a priceless Egyptian artifact, will fetch Lowe a hefty paycheck from one of San Franciscos wealthiest. But when the handsome Swede runs into his patrons uptight daughter, what he once considered easy money becomes maddeningly complicated Cursed with deadly spirits as her constant companions, curator Hadley Bacall must keep calm to hold her dangerous specters at bay and prevent them from lashing out at anythingor anyone. Trouble is, Lowe is driving her crazy, but her father needs the artifact hes transporting. While Hadley can feel the amulets power, she cant fathom the destructionor the desireits about to stir up.

From award-winning Jenn Bennett comes a swoon-worthy story with a compelling mystery at its heart Raised in isolation and home-schooled by her strict grandparents, the only experience Birdie has had of the outside world is through her favourite crime books. But everything changes when she takes a summer job working the night shift at a historic Seattle hotel. There she meets Daniel Aoki, the hotel's charismatic driver, and together they stumble upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer-never before seen in public-is secretly meeting someone at the hotel. To uncover the writer's puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell, and in doing so, realize that the most confounding mystery of all may just be her growing feelings for Daniel.

The Last Magician meets A Gentlemans Guide to Viceand Virtue en esta emocionante historia llena de magia y ambientada en las misteriosas montañas de los Cárpatos, donde una niña debe encontrar el anillo maldito de Vlad el Empalador para salvar a su padre.Algunas leyendas nunca mueren ...El gran sueño de Theodora es poder viajar con su padre, un caza tesores. Ella ha leido hasta el ultimo libro de su biblioteca; tiene un conocimiento impresionante de las reliquias mas buscadas del mundo y, como no, es una joven ambiciosa. Lo unico que no posee es el permiso de su padre. Ese "honor" es para el protegido de 19años de su padre, y una vez amor de la vida de Theodora, Huck Gallagher.Hasta que, un dia, Huck llega de una expedicion sin su mentor y le pide ayuda a Theodora para rescatarlo. Con un viejo diario de viaje, los jovenes se enteran de que el padre de Theodora habia estado recavando informacion sobre un anillo legendario y magico que una vez pertenecio a Vlad el Empalador, mas conocido como Dracula, y que podria ser la clave para encontrarlo...En un viaje a Rumania, Theodora y Huck se embarcan en una cautivadora aventura a traves de pueblos goticos y castillos oscuros en las brumosas montañas delos Carpatos para recuperar el famoso anillo. Pero no son los unicos que lo estan buscando. Una sociedad secreta y peligrosa con un poderoso vinculo con Vlad el Empalador tambien lo esta buscando. Y haran todo lo posible, incluido matar a quien se cruce en su camino, para hacerse con el.

En esta comedia romántica de la autora de ¿Álex, quizás?, la corriente vida de una adolescente se sale de la ruta establecida cuando se queda atrapada en medio del bosque con su peor enemigo: el chico que le rompio el corazon. Desde el baile de bienvenida del año pasado, Zorie y Lennon mejores amigos ahora convertidos en peores enemigos, han estado evitandose el uno al otro hasta hacer de ello una forma de arte. No les molesta que sus familias sean la version moderna de los Montesco y los Capuleto.Pero cuando un viaje de acampada en grupo no sale como habian previsto, Zorie y Lennon se quedan aislados en medio del bosque. Solos. Y juntos. ¿Que podria salir mal? Con la unica compañia del otro, Zorie y Lennon no tienen otra opcion que tratar de saldar sus cuentas pendientes entre punzadas de ingenio y algun que otro ataque verbal. Pero discutir al mismo tiempo que luchan contra las fuerzas de la naturaleza hace que salir ilesos del bosque sea cada vez menos probableY mientras los dos se adentran en las profundidades de un paisaje rural, salen a la superficie secretos y sentimientos ocultos. Pero ¿podra la renovada conexion entre Zorie y Lennon sobrevivir en el mundo real? ¿O solo fue un espejismo fruto del aire fresco del bosque y la magia de las estrellas?

Birdie Lindberg, aficionada a los libros de misterio, tiene una imaginación desbordante.Sus abuelos la criaron en soledad y la educaron en su casa, por lo que ha cultivado una inusual vida de fantasía en la que ella adopta el papel de una detective heroica y cada extraño se convierte en un sospechoso.Pero su mundo solitario se expande cuando consigue un trabajo de verano, en el turno de noche de un historico hotel de Seattle.En su nuevo trabajo, Birdie espera dejar de ser una soñadora introvertida y transformarse en una emprendedora valiente, y el amistosoDaniel Aoki se ofrece como voluntario para convertirse en su guia. El carismatico chofer del hotel comparte el mismo turno con Birdie y frecuenta la misma cafeteria costera: Moonlight, donde Birdie espera el primer ferri de la mañana despues del trabajo. Daniel tambien comparte su gusto por la intriga, y el se ha topado con un misterio en la vida real: un famoso escritor huraño que nunca aparece en publico quizas este quedando en secreto con alguien en el hotel.Para descubrir la identidad enigmatica del escritor, Birdie debera salir de su cascaron y descubrir que el misterio mas complejo de todos quizas sean los sentimientos que Daniel, un acertijo en si mismo, esta despertando en su vida.

In Book Four of the beloved urban fantasy series Romantic Times calls one for your keeper shelf, the ultimate mother-daughter fight is about to go down.Complicated does not begin to describe Arcadia Bells life right now: unnatural magical power, another brush with death, and a murderous mother whos not only overbearing but determined to take permanent possession of Cadys body. Forced to delve deep into the mystery surrounding her own birth, she must uncover which evil spell her parents cast during her conceptionand how to reverse it. Fast. As Cady and her lover Lon embark on a dangerous journey through her magical past, Lons teenage son Jupe sneaks off for his own investigation. Each family secret they uncover is darker than the last, and Cady, who has worn many identitiesMoonchild, mage, fugitiveis about to add one more to the list.

Demons sure know how to kill a girls buzz.Renegade mage and bartender Arcadia Bell has had a rough year, but now the door to her already unstable world is becoming completely unhinged. When a citywide crime wave erupts, Cadys demon-friendly tiki bar is robbed by Earthbounds wielding surreal demonic abilities that just flat-out shouldnt exist. With the help of her devilishly delicious boyfriend, Lon Butler, Cady sets out to find the people who wronged herbut her targets arent the only ones experiencing unnatural metamorphoses. Can Cady track down the monsters responsible before the monster inside her destroys everythingand everyoneshe loves? If she survives this adventure, one thing is certain: its last call for life as she knows it.

From the author of Grim Shadows and Bitter Spirits comes the new Roaring Twenties novel in the series hailed as Boardwalk Empire meets Ghost Hunters, but so much better (Molly Harper, national bestselling author of the Jane Jameson series).Feisty flapper Astrid Magnusson is home from college and yearning for the one thing thats always been off limits: Bo Yeung, her notorious bootlegging brothers second-in-command. Unfortunately her dream of an easy reunion proves difficult after a violent storm sends a mysterious yacht crashing into the Magnussons docks. Whats worse, the boat disappeared a year ago, and the survivors are acting strangelyBo has worked with the Magnusson family for years, doing whatever is needed, including keeping his bosss younger sister out of troubleand his hands to himself. Of course, that isnt so easy after Astrid has a haunting vision about the yachts disappearance, plunging them into an underground world of old money and dark magic. Danger will drive them closer together, but surviving their own forbidden feelings could be the bigger risk.