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Sophomore Emili Jones is so over it. She is finished with being a boring, straight-A high school student—the girl who does everything right. Itching for excitement, she sees plenty of it in classmate Farah Menin’s life of frequent dates and edgy adventure. Hoping the popularity will rub off, Emili latches onto Farah and manipulates herself into best friend status. The connection helps her land the hot new guy, Lance Jankins, but there’s a catch. Now a pawn in Farah’s dating games, Emili is on a crash course toward betrayal and heartbreak. Will she realize it in time to save herself? Join Emili in this dramatic coming-of-age novel.
Nearly a decade has passed, but Mags can't forget what she did. Now at 17 years old, the shame continues to haunt her, coloring her world. She throws herself into every worthwhile project available, struggling for redemption. Andrew can have any girl he wants -- and he wants them all. He revels in his reputation as player. Or so everyone thinks. Nobody knows what lies beneath the façade. When Mags takes it upon herself to fix Andrew's reputation, she doesn't count on falling for him. Nor is she prepared to have her own carefully reconstructed reputation smeared. Will either of them trust each other enough to reveal their true motivations or their true selves? Will Mags ever be forgiven for what she did?
Seventeen-year-old Courtney Phillips is striving to earn an internship to escape from her unhappy home. But when her mother becomes ill, Courtney is stuck caring for her rebellious sister, Tiffany, and her little brother—until Tiffany runs off to live with their dead-beat dad. Track star Keegan Hank’s current girlfriend is cheating on him, but having fallen for him herself, Courtney is afraid to tell her best friend the truth. When Keegan discovers that Courtney withheld the facts about his girlfriend, he rejects her apologies. Courtney finally lands an interview for her dream internship, but mysterious calls from Tiffany spell trouble. Courtney must now find a way to win Keegan’s love and rescue her sister without jeopardizing her own future.
Following her mother’s death, Tiffany’s deadbeat father reappears intending to take control of both her and her brother. Tough and rebellious, Tiffany doesn’t take kindly to meddling jerks and insists that neither she nor her little brother needs help, especially from the likes of him. Tiffany plots her escape, but her plans become tangled when Jason, a new student whose past is shrouded in rumors, moves to Ocean Mist. Despite her intention to remain aloof, Tiffany falls for him and is driven to discover his secret. When Tiffany’s brother sides with their father, Tiffany decides to run. But where can she go? Can she desert both her brother and Jason?
​Shanai Webb is thrown into a university project with wealthy Justin Abercrane. Sparks fly when Justin challenges her at every turn. When Shanai’s father contracts Sleeping Sickness in Tanzania, Shanai is frantic to travel there to help him. But she has no funds to purchase a ticket. 

​When Justin offers his assistance, she flat out refuses. She’s not about to owe him anything! As her father’s situation worsens, Shanai finds herself desperate. Will she be forced to accept help from the very man who infuriates her?
The Christmas season has eighteen-year-old Courtney crossing the state line with her little brother Dennis to rendezvous with the man who deserted them years ago.Courtney remembers him only as the tall man who ran away. Dennis doesn't remember him at all. Courtney is furious, but Denny is curious. Will their meeting result in a happy Christmas memory or another miserable disappointment?

Hi! I'm Brenda!

My passion is writing! What could be more delicious than inventing new characters and seeing where they take you?  I've lived in Honduras, Grand Cayman, and Costa Rica. One of my favorite activities is exploring other cultures. My husband, Paul, and I have two grown children and five precious grandchildren, three, special delivery from Africa and two, homegrown. I love to hole up in our lake cabin and write -- often with a batch of popcorn nearby. (Oh, and did I mention dark chocolate?) I can often be found walking the beaches of Costa Rica.