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  • Book cover of Afterlove
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2022

    In this powerful, all-encompassing YA love story, a girl who becomes a grim reaper must figure out what the future holds—especially when it comes to the girlfriend she left behind. When Ashana Persaud meets Poppy Morgan on a school trip, she’s sure it’s too good to be true. Ash has never had much luck with girls, but Poppy proves different. Coffee dates turn to museum trips until, soon, the two girls can see a future together—one that’s seemingly snatched from them when a hit-and-run takes Ash’s life on New Year’s Eve. As the last person to die before midnight, Ash is bestowed the title of reaper, tasked with finding lost souls and helping them cross over. Only those close to death can perceive a reaper, so when Ash runs into Poppy one lonely night—and Poppy recognizes her—they can't be sure if it's the second chance they've so desperately wished for, or a tragedy lying in wait.

  • Book cover of Follow Me Down
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2013

    The sensationally good Tanya Byrne returns with her new novel - a dark, compulsive tale of obsession and betrayal When sixteen-year-old Adamma Okomma, a Nigerian diplomat's daughter, arrives at exclusive Crofton College in Wiltshire, she is immediately drawn to beautiful, tempestuous, unpredictable Scarlett Chiltern. Adamma and Scarlett become inseparable - until they fall for the same guy. Soon the battle lines are drawn and Adamma is shunned by Scarlett and her privileged peers. But then Scarlett goes missing and everything takes a darker turn. Adamma always knew that Scarlett had her secrets, but some secrets are too big to keep and this one will change all of their lives for ever.

  • Book cover of Heart-shaped Bruise
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2012

    They say I'm evil. The police. The newspapers. The girls from school who sigh on the six o'clock news and say they always knew there was something not quite right about me. And everyone believes it. Including you. But you don't know. You don't know who I used to be. Who I could have been. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever shake off my mistakes or if I'll just carry them around with me forever like a bunch of red balloons. Awaiting trial at Archway Young Offenders Institution, Emily Koll is going to tell her side of the story for the first time. Heart-Shaped Bruise is a compulsive and moving novel about infamy, identity and how far a person might go to seek revenge.

  • Book cover of For Holly
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2015

    Lola Durand hates her stepmother. It's a cliché but it's true. Lola Durand can't get through to her father. He never wants to talk about the things that matter: why they had to move to Paris, why he had to marry evil Agatha, and how they can get through the heartache of her mother's death together. If he won't listen, she'll show him. She'll show him the truth about his new wife and then her life can go back to normal, just the way she likes it. Lola Durand knows a secret about her stepmother. She's going to share it.

  • Book cover of In the Shallows
  • Book cover of In the Shallows
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2024

    A gorgeous LGBTQ+ second-chance love story drenched with longing, loss and mystery from acclaimed author of Afterlove. Praise for Tanya Byrne: 'A talented writer with attitude, and a fresh, original voice' Daily Mail Mara's ex, Nico, is the girl of her dreams: beautiful, wild and unpredictable. She's Mara's everything, even though Mara's never sure that she's Nico's anything. Then Nico goes missing ... New Year's Day: A girl is rescued from the sea. She knows she is called Nico, but other than that, she has no memory of why she was in the sea or what came before. When destiny reunites them, is this Mara and Nico's second chance? Can their relationship make it out of the shallows? And what will happen when they discover the truth behind Nico's accident? Because one day, Nico will remember everything. 'I want everyone to read Ash and Poppy's love story.' Holly Bourne on Afterlove 'A book to make you feel and think' Teri Terry on Afterlove

  • Book cover of A Change Is Gonna Come
    Various

     · 2017

    Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition to the YA scene. -- Plus introducing four fresh new voices in YA fiction: Mary Bello, Aisha Bushby, Yasmin Rahman and Phoebe Roy.

  • Book cover of Floored

    The Breakfast Club meets One Day in Floored, a unique collaborative novel by seven bestselling and award-winning YA authors: Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood. When they got in the lift that morning, they were strangers. Sasha, who is at the UK's biggest TV centre desperately trying to deliver a parcel; Hugo, who knows he's by far the richest – and best-looking – guy in the lift; Velvet, who regrets wearing the world's least comfortable shoes to work experience; Dawson, who isn't the good-looking teen star he was and desperate not to be recognized; Kaitlyn, who's slowly losing her sight but won't admit it, and Joe, who shouldn't be there at all, but who wants to be there the most. And one more person, who will bring them together again on the same day every year . . .

  • Book cover of Posmrtná láska
    Tanya Byrne

     · 2023

    Světla auta. Poslední, co Ash slyší, je tříštění čelního skla na milion kousíčků, které se třpytí jako hvězdy. Ale přece to přežila. Nebo ne? Letos na silvestra dostala Ash pozvánku z posmrtného světa, která se neodmítá: připojit se ke klanu neohrožených smrtek, které převádějí duše mrtvých z města dál vstříc jejich osudu. Nedokáže však zapomenout na svou první lásku Poppy a udělá cokoli, aby se s ní mohla ještě jednou setkat... i kdyby to znamenalo jen několik společně strávených dní.

  • Book cover of Afterlove

    Dès le premier regard, Ash et Poppy sont tombées amoureuses malgré leurs différences et leurs milieux familiaux que tout oppose. Pour la soirée du Nouvel An, Ash décide de dormir chez Poppy, sans prévenir ses parents. Inquiets, ces derniers lui demandent de rentrer immédiatement. Sur le trajet du retour, Ash est déconcentrée par une fille qui l’accoste, elle se fait renverser par une voiture et meurt. La fille qui l’a accostée est une Faucheuse, et en tant que dernière personne à mourir avant le dernier coup de minuit, Ash est devenue une Faucheuse à son tour. Ash a du mal à accepter sa nouvelle condition car cela signifie oublier son premier amour. Or, elle ferait n’importe quoi pour revoir Poppy... morte ou vive...