Bøger af Racquel Henry

All the Ways a Heart Burns is a spellbinding YA anthology full of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Giancarlo Westbrook isn't supposed to be home this Christmas.To Felicity James, Giancarlo, a.k.a. her brother's best friend, is the unfinished draft that's never supposed to see the light of day. After one unforgettable kiss in college, which was strictly for educational purposes, they both agreed that memory should be tucked in a locked drawer. So what if they grew up sharing countless late-night dinners from The Golden Lobster, adventures, and whispered secrets under twinkling stars? The line in front of the friend zone is clearly drawn, and it's a line Felicity knows her brother, Clay, would hate for his best friend and sister to cross.Six years later, they're both back in their hometown of Wedgefield for Christmas. Felicity, now an ornament maker, and Giancarlo, now a well-known muralist, are both at a crossroads in their careers. They're each looking for a distraction-and trying to ignore the spark that never went away-when Felicity uncovers an unexpected mystery from her grandmother's past. And she's determined to solve it. There's just one problem, Clay volunteers Giancarlo to help her. As Felicity and Giancarlo embark on a mission to solve the mystery in time to deliver the Christmas gift of a lifetime to her grandmother, they find themselves caught up in the familiarity and comfort of each other's presence. Maybe some drafts are meant to be finished. Maybe some stories need to be told.***Meet Me in December is a novella and NOT a full-length novel. It's a heartwarming romance very much like a Hallmark Christmas movie with no explicit scenes.***

Join eleven talented writers for a compelling journey through the intricate web of young hearts and complicated relationships. This spellbinding anthology of young adult literature, is a fusion of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction that explores the exciting heights of falling in love, the scorching pain of heartbreak, and the forever fight for identity.All the Ways a Heart Burns brings together a diverse collection of voices that will keep readers on their toes. Expect to be swept away by literature that navigates the whirlwind of first love, delves into experiences that leave scars as deep as they are transformative, and is full of secrets, mysteries, and complexities.

Discover the exciting, diverse world of young adult literature in this anthology of short stories and poetry published by Voyage YA.Explore the bonds of brotherhood, the trials of first love, the complexity of self-discovery, and more in this collection of deeply emotional work from some of the most talented writers in the young adult category. Featuring works from both established and up-and-coming authors, these stories and poems tackle themes of identity, family, love, bravery, and loss. Just Above Water gets to the core of what it means to be a teenager in the modern world.

Meg Shannon was rarely surprised. She wasn't surprised, for example, whenever she came to school to find her locker vandalized again. Slut! Whore! Trash! She was an independent, self-confident, intelligent young woman, and she'd stopped caring about the labels people born on the "right" side of the tracks in Shirley County slapped on her. So when quarterback Tristan Jameson walked up to her at lunch and flat out asked her to Homecoming, she refused to be surprised then either. But she wasn't stupid. Was it a joke? Was he looking for a guaranteed good time? Her phone number on a bathroom stall with just such a promise came to mind. But he seemed nervous, as if he truly cared what her answer would be. Maybe, just maybe...he actually liked her. But to believe that would be dangerous. Raise the stakes. Sure, Meg was brave but was she willing to risk everything? Her pride? Her identity? And why did she have such a hard time accepting that someone like him could want someone like her? Was it possible she had started to believe all those hateful labels? One way or another, Meg's answer to Tristan's proposal that sunny afternoon would change her life forever. And everything she thought she knew about herself, too.