Twisted Sisters, the entertaining sequel to Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale is a must read for all girls!

Aspen Brooks is ready to leave high school behind. Her senior year was filed with slashed tires and kidnappings so college seems like a new start. As she embarks on college life she has her ridiculously hot boyfriend, Rand, by her side. But when Aspen hears about the mysterious disappearance of Mitzi, Detective Harry’s niece, she sets her mind to solving the crime. In order to do so however, Aspen must go Greek.

Once Aspen becomes a Zeta her life starts to get a lot more chaotic. And with Rand more involved with his fraternity than with her it makes things a lot more difficult. The fact that Rand’s crazy roommate is obsessed with her isn’t making things any better. Then when she is forced to move into the Zeta house she begins to hear strange noises and starts to wonder if one of the sisters could be responsible for Mitzi’s disappearance. Will being in the house help her find out the truth or will it put her in danger?

In The Big Shuffle, the third book in the Hallie Palmer series, Laura Pedersen does an even better job then she did in the first two. This book is great for anyone 16 and older, but you definitely need to read the first two or this book won’t be as good!

Hallie was in the middle of a party when Bernard shows up with devastating news that her father has had a heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room. As they rush to the hospital they get there in time to find out that her father has died and her mother is in a state of shock. Hallie must push aside her own grief to take care of her eight younger siblings, with the help of her older brother Eric.

When their mom is placed in the local mental institution to rest and recover from her shock Hallie knows that she will not be returning to school to finish out her sophomore year. Eric, however, has a full ride scholarship and must go back to school or else he will lose it. Hallie is left to run the household with the help of Bernard, the pastor, and a handful of townspeople and relatives. As she struggles to see to everyone’s needs she finds herself losing weight and her social life.

When her mother finally returns home, Hallie must still do most of the work and she doesn’t think she has a chance of ever going back to college. When she and her boyfriend break up she is even more down hearted and with money problems and the stress of taking care of eight young children Hallie is on the edge.

Will Hallie be able to deal with the stress of her newfound responsibilities? Will she ever end up back at school or back with Craig? You’ll have to read it for yourself to find out!

Laura Pedersen does a great job with her book, Heart’s Desire, the sequel to Beginner’s Luck. This book is great for anyone ages 16 and older!

Hallie Palmer surprised a lot of people when she went from wild child to college freshman. After leaving home and quitting school many of the local townspeople thought she would amount to nothing. But she proved them wrong when she got into college. Now, Hallie is returning home for the summer after her first year at school.

When she comes back she is forced to help everyone else deal with their problems, while trying to deal with her own. Bernard and Gil have broken up and Bernard is determined to get Gil back and he plans on convincing Hallie to help him. Hallie thinks that she is the least qualified to mess around in anyone else’s love life since hers is pretty lifeless.

To top things off, her mother has given her the job of straightening out Louise, her younger sister who seems to be in the midst of rebellion. As Hallie tries to deal with everyone else’s issues she is struggling to figure out relationships and what and who she wants. With her ex-boyfriend back in town, she is torn between an old flame and a potential new own, who may not be exactly what she thinks he is.

Will Hallie be able to survive the summer? Or will she break under the pressure to help everyone else? You’ll have to read to find out and I would suggest checking out Beginner’s Luck first so that you can read up on Hallie and all her friends!

Laura Pedersen does a great job with her book, Beginner’s Luck. It captures your attention and is great for anyone 16+.

Hallier Palmer wants to go to Vegas. But as the second of seven children, she can’t even get a car. After being band from the casino, losing all her money at the race track, and getting grounded by her parents, it is clear that she has hit a losing streak and so she decides to cut her loses. She manages to land a job as a yard person for an elderly and eccentric woman by the name of Olivia Stockton, who lives with her son, Bernard and his lover, Gil. When Hallie decides to drop out of school at sixteen, Olivia offers to homeschool her and she gets the education of her life.

This entertaining novel is sure to keep you hooked as you read about the adventures of the Stockton household and hold your breath as Hallie navigates her new life. I definitely recommend this book to everyone!

She’s So Money by Cherry Cheva is a great book for anyone ages 16 and up!

Maya has always been the good girl with the good grades. Her social life is less then fabulous but she is always busy! Splitting her time between her parents’ restaurant and tutoring, Maya is trying her hardest to save money for college. But when her parents leave her in charge of the restaurant for a weekend things don’t go exactly as planned. After a long day of work she wants nothing more than to go home, so she skips out on the normal clean-up. Unfortunately, the health department decides to make a stop the very next day and the restaurant ends up with a hefty fine because of her. Maya can’t tell her parents because they would freak out and never be able to pay it, so she has to figure out how to come up with the money herself.

When Camden King steps into the picture he offers her a solution: do his homework for cash. Maya decides to do it but quickly becomes involved in an elaborate cheating ring and evens gets her friends to do homework for their many clients. However, Maya isn’t completely honest with her friends about why she started her little business, and about a few other things too. As Maya struggles to hide her business she also has to deal with Camden, who seems to be getting under her skin more and more lately. Will Maya’s whole world come crashing down or will she find away to pay the bill and avoid getting caught?

So far we have only heard back from one of the three winners of the Secrets contest. That winner was:

Jessica P from New Hampshire

We will announce the other two winners once they respond to our attempts to contact them!

The Debutatante, by Kathryn Williams is the perfect book for every girl, especially one who is dealing with changes in her life!

It’s senior year and their is enough to worry about with the SATs, applying to colleges, and typical teenage stuff, throw in a move and things get really crazy! When Annie’s parents break the news that they are moving from Connecticut to Alabama she doesn’t want to believe it. Then when her boyfriend cheats on her a week before she leaves it makes things worse. Just weeks before senior year, they make the move that Annie is sure is going to ruin her life.

Once they arrive in Beaufort, Alabama things seem to be just as bad as Annie thought they would be. But when her grandmother announces that she has to be presented into society at the debutante ball or else she won’t get her college paid for, Annie thinks things can’t get any worse. As Annie struggles to deal with her new environment she starts to think that maybe things aren’t so bad down in Alabama. She even begins to make good friends.

Will Annie end up loving the southern-belle lifestyle? You’ll have to check it out yourself!