Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other. Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.

When Leeds meets Layla, he鈥檚 convinced he鈥檒l spend the rest of his life with her - until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla鈥檚 behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that鈥檚 just one of many inexplicable occurrences.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter鈥檚 life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn鈥檛 closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna鈥檚 daughter.

At twenty-two, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She鈥檚 in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her鈥攁nd she鈥檚 forced to decide what her next move should be. Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there鈥檚 something about Sydney that Ridge can鈥檛 ignore.

At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn鈥檛 expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.

Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies? Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust--and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon's last day in LA together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year.

The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother鈥檚 former nurse, the little half-brother isn鈥檛 allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there鈥檚 Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn鈥檛 earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan.

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt.

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn鈥檛 even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn鈥檛 want love, she doesn鈥檛 have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of 14. But as of this morning...they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be...the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice鈥攈er truth鈥攚as undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey鈥攁nd the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears鈥檚 groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love鈥攁nd the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.

Lily hasn鈥檛 always had it easy, but that鈥檚 never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She鈥檚 come a long way from the small town where she grew up鈥攕he graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily鈥檚 life seems too good to be true.

I wanted to lose myself in the small town of Pelion, Maine. To forget everything I had left behind. The sound of rain. The blood. The coldness of a gun against my skin. For six months, each breath has been a reminder that I survived鈥攁nd my dad didn't. I'm almost safe again. But the moment I meet Archer Hale, my entire world tilts on its axis . . . and never rights itself again. Until I trespass into his strange, silent, and isolated world, Archer communicates with no one. Yet in his whiskey-colored eyes, something intangible happens between us.

I've lost my family, my wealth, and the place I've called home for the past five years. Now I鈥檝e moved back to where it all began...with the guys I thought I鈥檇 never see again. Abel, Ronan, Wells, and Bishop were my friends at one time. I was the only girl they would let into their inner circle. Now they hate me. They think I鈥檓 a traitor. And I don鈥檛 know why. But I am bound and determined to find out.

Call me what you want: Bad Boy Next Door. Trouble. That Kid Who Can鈥檛 Do Anything Right. When Willow moves into my neighborhood, nothing should have happened. She鈥檚 geeky. Shy. A true wallflower. Willow is a good girl. Too good for me. And how the hell was I supposed to know that she鈥檚 related to Loren Hale - yeah, that douchebag celebrity that lives on my street. The same guy I've been pranking by spray painting vulgar words on his mailbox and worse. Much worse. I'm cursed. Simple as that. People who are cursed break everything they touch. And yet...I still want to touch her.

I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he helped carry me inside. Our love story was the talk of the town until a woman told everyone she was pregnant with his baby. The only rational solution was to high-tail it out of town and never come back. My best friend needed a place to hide, and you can鈥檛 get much more covert than my family farm, so I came back. For her. It was supposed to be temporary, and I wasn鈥檛 supposed to see him, but that鈥檚 what happens when you live in a small town where everyone knows each other.

I saw her first. Blonde. Gorgeous. Feisty. I was smitten. But it didn鈥檛 matter because she chose him, and he was my best friend and roommate. I鈥檇 never be able to compete with that, so I pushed her away instead. It was easy when she lived hours away, and I didn鈥檛 have to see her every day, but then she moved in with us. Now, I鈥檓 screwed. From her singing in the shower every morning, dancing in the kitchen while she makes coffee, and doing yoga in our living room, I can鈥檛 stop thinking about her in all the wrong ways.

Almost 16-year-old Aria Jones is starting over. New postal code, new last name, new rules. Now she can leave her painful regrets behind. In the bustling town of Eastmonte, she can become someone else. Someone better. With the Hartford family living next door, it seems she will succeed. Sure, Cassie Hartford may be the epitome of social awkwardness thanks to her autism, but she also offers an innocent and sincere friendship. And Cassie's older brother, Emmett - a popular Junior-A hockey player - well...Aria wishes that friendship could lead to something more.

The start of Lee Burrows and I was a college girl鈥檚 biggest fantasy. Campus鈥� most popular guy, the starting quarterback, the same guy I鈥檝e crushed on forever, notices me鈥攖he quiet introvert. Although, he never would鈥檝e noticed me if he didn鈥檛 need my help passing our biology class. I didn鈥檛 think I had a chance with him until he started flirting with me and asking me questions like, 鈥淲ho was the guy you were talking to?鈥� and 鈥淒o you have a boyfriend?鈥�/p>

When the only other virgin in her group of friends loses it at Keely's own 18th birthday party, she's inspired to take things into her own hands. She wants to have that experience too (well, not exactly like that - but with someone she trusts and actually likes), so she's going to need to find the guy, and fast. Problem is, she's known all the boys in her small high school forever, and it's kinda hard to be into a guy when you watched him eat crayons in kindergarten.

It all begins with a simple invitation. For five authors, it鈥檚 meant to be the start of a restful week, filled with free food, drinks, and like-minded company. But shortly after their arrival, things take an unsettling turn. Broken property, missing items, and strange noises are just some of the odd occurrences that have each member questioning their companions. As suspicions mount, the authors are pitted against each other.

Expect the unexpected. That's what they say, but it's easier said than done. How do you expect a change so huge it rocks you to your core? How do you prepare yourself for an event that will alter your life forever? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected reality.

A letter from my first kiss and my childhood everything...from prison. He may be nicknamed Saint, but this sweet, sexy biker most definitely has a wild streak. Hearing from him draws me right back into the Knights of Fury motorcycle club - the people I鈥檒l always think of as family. He鈥檚 still the only man I鈥檝e ever wanted. Each good, old-fashioned letter from my 鈥減rison pen pal鈥� has my heart racing. Which is nothing compared to how I feel when Saint surprises me in person, as a free man.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter鈥檚 life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn鈥檛 closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna鈥檚 daughter.

At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn鈥檛 expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.

Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other. Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.

Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it鈥檚 meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother鈥檚 care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her鈥攐ne that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.

Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies? Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust--and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.

When Leeds meets Layla, he鈥檚 convinced he鈥檒l spend the rest of his life with her - until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla鈥檚 behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that鈥檚 just one of many inexplicable occurrences.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon's last day in LA together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year.

The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother鈥檚 former nurse, the little half-brother isn鈥檛 allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there鈥檚 Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn鈥檛 earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan.

At twenty-two, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She鈥檚 in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her鈥攁nd she鈥檚 forced to decide what her next move should be. Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there鈥檚 something about Sydney that Ridge can鈥檛 ignore.

Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of 14. But as of this morning...they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be...the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.

The Bookworm Box is proud to present Two More Days, our second anthology installment. Much like the first installment, Two More Days is an exciting and unique listening experience with contributions from several of our charity's featured authors. Each author was given the same first sentence. Where they took that sentence was completely up to them.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Naomi wasn鈥檛 just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her twin. Too bad for Naomi, her evil twin hasn鈥檛 changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi鈥檚 car and cash, Tina leaves her with a niece she didn鈥檛 know she had. Now, she鈥檚 stuck in town with no car, no job, no home - and an 11-year-old to take care of. Since Naomi鈥檚 life imploded right in front of him, the least Knox can do is help her out. And just as soon as she's out of trouble, he can get back to his peaceful, solitary life. That鈥檚 the plan, until the trouble turns to real danger.

Lily hasn鈥檛 always had it easy, but that鈥檚 never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She鈥檚 come a long way from the small town where she grew up鈥攕he graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily鈥檚 life seems too good to be true.

Like the ocean, the marketplace constantly changes and today's cresting reward becomes tomorrow's crashing risk. Before you venture out, take a lesson from the experts: big wave surfers. Like successful entrepreneurs, they rely on preparation, passion, and persistence - and they relish a challenge. So it's no surprise that countless surfers have pioneered products and launched thriving businesses (GoPro cameras, O'Neil, Reef, Quicksilver).