Most Popular Books by Aimee Friedman

From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes a novel about fate, family secrets, and new love, told in split narrative. ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . . ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . . When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she''s dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue - but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can''t hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most. From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

Get your drama on as the girls from New York Times bestseller SOUTH BEACH and its sexy sequel, FRENCH KISS, strut back into the limelight in another sizzling tale of romance, friendship, and crushes.Celebrity sightings. Sizzling nightlife. Endless shopping.Hollywood, here they come...Alexa: She''s stopped believing in love at first sight....but can a Hollywood heartbreaker make her look twice? Holly: When a collision with destiny pulls her heart in two directions, which path will she choose? Either way, this trip will change everything.With one week to go before graduation, Alexa and Holly take off on a whirlwind trip to L.A. Can they handle the drama?

Get your drama on as the girls from the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, SOUTH BEACH, strut back into the limelight in another sizzling spring break tale of romance, friendship, and crushes gone bad.Two beautiful girls. One sexy city. Endless opportunities for l''amour.When ALEXA ST. LAURENT falls in love, she falls hard. Can she keep her cool after meeting a French guy who''s too good to be true and too hard to resist? For HOLLY JACOBSON, being in love with her boyfriend, Tyler, is as natural as breathing. But there''s no denying that Alexa''s Parisian cousin Pierre takes Holly''s breath away....On a whirlwind rendezvous in Paris, the City of Love, Alexa and Holly are about to discover that everything sounds sexier in French.

Bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . . Lifetime Original Movie!New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . .Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she''s happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother''s estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can''t make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship. . .and reality.

The truth lies beneath the surface... Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science... but not so great with boys. After a major drama with her boyfriend and ex-best friend, she''s secretly relieved to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother''s estate. But when she steps off the ferry from New York City, she discovers an island rife with legend and lore, steeped in a past her logical mind can''t make sense of. She doesn''t expect to feel such a connection to this unusual and mystical place, so filled with languorous charm and strange history. And when she meets Leo, a strange local boy, he challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship, reality... and love.

From bestselling author Aimee Friedman, an acclaimed story about sisters, lies, and laughter -- now in paperback!Katie and Michaela Wilder are New York City girls...and best friends. But everything changes when they move upstate to rural Fir Lake. Katie is horrified by their new surroundings: the too-friendly neighbors, the lack of a subway, the fact they live near actual cows. She''s shocked when Michaela adapts to the country life effortlessly, dating a cute football player and attending homecoming with something resembling enjoyment.And most shocking of all? She''s started keeping secrets from Katie.

Required reading has never been so hot. Once upon a time there was a Brooklyn hipster named Norah. Unlucky in love, and short on extracurriculars for her college apps, Norah decided to start a book group. She knew the perfect locale -- a local indie bookstore with a crush-worthy cutie manning the soy latte counter. When the first meeting arrives, Norah gets a page-turning surprise. The attendees may be bookish, but there are also a few hotties! Most noteworthy: sweet, literary James. He''s like a modern Jane Austen hero.... Only, how to snag him? Ever the romantic heroine, Norah devises a secret plan. And if it works, Norah may just find her "Happily Ever After" love story. The End.

Perfect for fans of Let It Snow, this irresistible collection of wintry love stories is guaranteed to bring on the warm fuzzies. What''s better than one deliciously cozy, swoon-worthy holiday story?Four of them, from some of today''s bestselling authors.From KASIE WEST, a snowy road trip takes an unexpected detour when secrets and crushes are revealed.From AIMEE FRIEDMAN, a Hanukkah miracle may just happen when a Jewish girl working as a department store elf finds love.From MELISSA DE LA CRUZ, Christmas Eve gets a plot twist when a high school couple exchange surprising presents.From NIC STONE, a scavenger hunt amid the holiday crowds at an airport turns totally romantic.So grab a mug of hot cocoa, snuggle up, and get ready to fall in love...

HOT SAND. HOT CLUBS. HOT GUYS.What more could two girls want? Try the same guy.SPRING BREAK. SOUTH BEACH. ''NUFF SAID.On a trip to a place where anything can happen -- and does -- two ex-best friends discover that a chance encounter can lead to the chance of a lifetime.HOLLY: Dream date or bad fate? She wants true love--and a break from her strict parents. Perhaps a spring fling will do? ALEXA: Flirting with destiny or flirting with disaster? The guy of her dreams turns out to be her friend''s first love. How far is she willing to go? This year, Spring Break is going to be scandalous!

BREAKING UP is something different for the Gossip Girls set: all the drama, all the romance, all the style -- illustrated in juicy graphic novel format."There''s a fine line between a friend and an enemy. One minute there''s all this trust, and laughter, and love. And the next minute . . . there''s hurt. And cruelty. And betrayal."Meet Chloe Sacks: Thoughtful, artistic, and a junior at Georgia O''Keeffe School for the Arts, nicknamed "Fashion High" for its trendy student body. Along with her best friends, Erika, Isabel, and MacKenzie, she''s looking forward to a sparkling year of parties and romance.And it is an eventful year. But not quite what she expected. Who''d have thought that falling in love would be such a disaster?

Contains four stories about teenage romance during the holiday season.

Provence oder New York - zwei Sommer, eine Liebe Ein schicksalhafter Telefonanruf entscheidet über zwei Versionen eines Sommers. In der einen Version reist die 15-jährige Summer Everett nach Frankreich, davon träumt sie schon lange: Straßencafés, gut aussehende Jungs und Kunstmuseen. In der anderen Version bleibt sie zu Hause, doch ihr gewohntes Leben wird plötzlich völlig auf den Kopf gestellt. In beiden Sommern verliebt sie sich und entdeckt neue Seiten an sich. Doch es gibt da noch ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis, das sie so oder so einholt. Und es ist an der Zeit, sich ihm zu stellen.

Summer est sur le point de quitter les Etats-Unis pour rejoindre son père en Provence le temps des vacances d''été. A l''aéroport, son téléphone sonne. Répondra ? Répondra pas ? Deux possibilités, deux étés très différents. Et pourtant, Summer n''aura qu''une fois seize ans...