A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco.
Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice....
Rook is chasing her dream—film school and a chance at a life beyond the one she ran from six months ago. But before she can become the girl she wants to be, she must deal with the girl she left behind.
Ronin is also chasing his dream—a...
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by...
Sarah was just about ready to close the shop when an eccentric customer came in. That meeting started Sarah down an entirely new path in her life and gave her experiences she never even dreamed of or wanted to dream...
But she can't exactly tell the truth, either — not when she's juggling two boyfriends, secretly hating the high school football team everyone else worships, and trying to have the best summer ever. At least Katie has it all under control (sort...
Fate has always seemed to mock Charlotte Montgomery, continuously dangling the man of her dreams just out of reach. It isn’t until Charlotte receives word her older sister Emma is getting engaged that she feels fate’s teasing has hit a new...
From old-fashioned girl to swinger in twenty-four hours?After being dumped by her boyfriend for what he said was her old-fashioned, narrow-minded attitude toward sex, Trish Stacey decides to use a small win on the lottery for a vacation in...
An omnibus of novels
Ah, I'amour…
Ah, Paris. The city of light… and, of course, romance! When Family Travel magazine sponsors a Mother of the Year contest, with a trip to Paris and a shopping spree as the prize, the response is...
Richard of Bordeaux, young heir to the throne after Edward the Third, is surrounded by ambitious uncles who believe it would be better for the country if they could take the crown. While Richard shows himself capable of reckless bravery in...