Bücher von Jennifer Hartmann

A brand new YA standalone survivor romance from Jennifer Hartmann, the fan-favorite author of Still Beating, Lotus, and June First, packed with the same light-in-the-dark hope for healing in the face of tragedy. Perfect for fans of If He Had Been With Me, A Thousand Boy Kisses, and Binding 13.¿Kissing you feels like catching the sun¿¿At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable¿until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend.But she¿s not the same girl Max once knew.She now lives in the shadow of her brother: a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.Max has little room for distractions, juggling responsibilities for a disabled father and a distant twin brother. But Elläs return reignites something within him. He wants to be close to her again, to understand her¿and to turn their friendship into more.But as their relationship blossoms, new tragedy strikes, and darkness threatens to tip their delicate balance. In order to find the light, they¿ll have to navigate the shadows.And to catch the sun¿they must first endure the flames.

"Auch eine Tragödie kann ein Happy End haben. Manchmal müssen wir es nur selbst hineinschreiben." Nachdem er Lucy beinahe für immer verloren hätte, reißen die Wunden vergangener Erinnerungen in Cal endgültig auf. Gefangen in einem Strudel aus Selbsthass und dem Glauben, schuld an der Verfassung seiner ehemals besten Freundin zu sein, flüchtet Cal sich in die betäubende Stille des Alkohols. Einzig dieser kann ihm helfen, die Vorwürfe und Ängste für eine Weile zum Verstummen zu bringen. Währenddessen versucht Lucy, wieder zurück ins Leben zu finden und sehnt sich nach ihrem besten Freund. Denn obwohl sie weiß, dass Cals Finsternis sie mit sich reißen könnte, ist sie bereit, mit all ihrer Helligkeit für sie beide zu kämpfen.

Wie Sonnenschein an einem verregneten Tag Lucy Hope ist eine echte Optimistin. Mit ihrer heiteren und aufgeschlossenen Art begegnet sie jeder dunklen Wolke mit einem Lächeln, selbst wenn es sich dabei um ihren ehemals besten Freund Cal handelt. Nachdem ein traumatisches Ereignis die beiden vor Jahren auseinandergerissen hat, wünscht sich Lucy nichts sehnlicher, als die Freundschaft zwischen ihnen wieder aufleben zu lassen. In der Hoffnung, dass die Nähe sie wieder zusammenschweißt, bewirbt sich die junge Frau kurzerhand als Aushilfe in Cals Werkstatt. Doch wie kann sie den sturen Pessimisten davon überzeugen, die Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen und mit ihr in eine gemeinsame Zukunft zu blicken - auch wenn diese schneller zu Ende sein könnte, als beiden bewusst ist...

"All these years, I've never given my heart to anyone...The truth is, I didn't have a heart to give.My heart was with a ghost."To the rest of the world, he was the little boy who went missing on the Fourth of July. But to Sydney Neville, he was everything. Her heart hasn't been the same since her best friend disappeared, but she's learned to build her life around that missing piece.Twenty-two years later, the last thing Sydney expects is for Oliver Lynch to return. Having been captive underground for decades, he's unfamiliar with the strange new world that awaits him-but he's alive. He's here. And no matter how he's changed, he and Sydney both still feel the connection that runs between them.But as their reborn friendship begins to feel like something more, Sydney and Oliver realize there are still jagged, painful truths creating space between them. The walls Sydney's built don't want to come down, and as Oliver hunts for his missing memories and lost time, he realizes his nightmare is not yet over.With nothing as it seems, is there space for love to bloom in this dark place?

"He's not my enemy down here. He's my lifeline."When Cora attends her sister's birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn't anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean-her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.And she really doesn't anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman's basement.To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they'd end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.