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Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Devil You Know Author : Trish Doller Publication Date :  June 2nd 2015 Publisher : Bloombsury Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure . Living in a tiny Florida town with her dad and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to school, and taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire party, she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road trip, and it's just the risk she's been craving-the opportunity to escape. But what starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers that one of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly intentions. A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Personal Thoughts Trish Doller is an author I consider a favorite. Her contemporary novels are some ...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Where the Stars Still Shine Author : Trish Doller Publication Date : September 24th 2013 Publisher : Bloomsbury Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. She's never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most of her meals from laundromat vending machines. Her dreams are haunted by memories she’d like to forget completely. But when Callie’s mom is finally arrested for kidnapping her, and Callie’s real dad whisks her back to what would have been her life, in a small town in Florida, Callie must find a way to leave the past behind. She must learn to be part of a family. And she must believe that love--even with someone who seems an improbable choice--is more than just a possibility. Trish Doller writes incredibly real teens, and this searing story of love, be...

  Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at   Breaking the Spine to show the  upcoming titles that we're mostly eager for.   Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Where the Stars Still Shine Author : Trish Doller Publisher : Bloomsbury Children Publication Date : September 24th 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. She's never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most of her meals from laundromat vending machines. Her dreams are haunted by memories she’d like to forget completely. But when Callie’s mom is finally arrested for kidnapping her, and Callie’s real dad whisks her back to what would have been her life, in a small town in Florida, Callie must find a way to leave the past behind. She must learn to be part of a family. And she must believe that love--...

Summary (from Goodreads) When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death.  It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up.  And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero. Personal Thoughts This book wasn't really on my radar since I thought it would be some kind of fluffy romance, but when Cait from Basia's Bookshelf highly praised it, I knew this would be my kind of book. Something Like Normal isn't your typical YA contemporary book. Behind the "more of a love stor...