YA Contemporary Romance
Home is Where You Are
(Home Series)
Writing as Tessa Marie
Anna’s
always had a strict plan for her life. Get good grades, get into a good
college, be successful. Falling in love with a homeless boy? Not
exactly on her list.Dean has a plan too. Survive. After a difficult childhood, he now lives on the streets doing everything he can to get by. When he meets Anna, he realizes he doesn't have to do everything alone.
Slowly, Anna and Dean let each other in, blending their two worlds into one. But, when a series of events brings Dean’s world into perspective, he pushes Anna away, causing Anna to set out to bring Dean back to her. But her determination and faith in their future puts her on the tracks of danger. Can he be the one to bring her home?
"What a sweet story! This was a really touching YA romance with a unique set-up." - Aestas Book Blog
"This was one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful books I have read this year!" - Ambers Guilty Pleasure (Amber Fueston)
"Thank you, Tessa Marie, thank you for making this book part of my life. It really left an imprint on my heart!" - Ariana, Goodreads user
"This story went way beyond my imaginings and just came across as one of the best written stories this year." -Marie's Tempting Reads
"...I'm not really a crier, but within the first couple of chapters of this book I already had tears in my eyes." - Once Upon A Book Blog
"Home is Where You Are is a beautiful, heart wrenching, soul searching, love story." - Lustful Literature, Goodreads user
Coming Home to You
(Home Series)
After getting evicted, Seth finally decides to grant his sister's wish
and return home. Filled with bad
His first night home a loud thump awakens him. When he
goes to investigate he finds Katie, the one girl who was always
off-limits, falling through his living room window.
His first night home a loud thump awakens him. When he
goes to investigate he finds Katie, the one girl who was always
off-limits, falling through his living room window.
Katie spends
her days cutting class and her nights getting wasted so she can forget
reality. On the outside, everyone thinks she’s happy being the life of
the party, but on the inside she’s lonely and broken. She’s about to
flunk out of school and become a nobody when her best friend's brother,
and boy she has loved for years, comes back home.
Two broken
souls burned by those who were supposed to love them most find solace in
each other. Will they be able to help one another heal before the past
destroys them both?
memories, and holding the burden of a
secret that's not even his, he goes back to the place he swore he never
would.
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Prove Me Wrong
Writing as Tessa Marie
A single secret changes everything.
With no college ambition—or desire to care—Luke Hannon’s ready to bail on school before senior year even begins. But when he spots the hot new girl reading an upside down map, he changes his mind.
Hailey Saldino desperately wants to start fresh at a school where she's free of the snide remarks and hurtful stares. A place where no one knows her past…or her son, Brady.
Luke wants a no strings attached, physical relationship, until Hailey becomes more than a cute girl in a skirt. Usually his bad boy reputation hooks the ladies but it won't be enough to land a girl like Hailey. Needing a lasting approach, Luke decides to be honest. No lies. No BS. As the connection between them deepens, Luke shares all his shameful secrets.
Afraid to lose one of the few people who’s ever looked at her as something other than a slut, Hailey buries herself in compounding lies. And when Hailey's purposeful deceit blindsides Luke, he must decide if he'll walk away, or accept Hailey and the little man she already loves.
"What
an incredibly beautiful and courageously inspiring story of living the
only life you have with unending love, unshakeable hope, and unlimited
joy. My heart is so full after reading this wonderfully touching story..." Amber, Goodreads user
"...and
at times got butterflies, that's the best, when an Author can make you
feel like you've just fell in love for the first time." - Michelle Monroe, Goodreads user
"The internal struggles and growth these two go through is wonderful to witness and beautifully written." - Kelley Lynn, author
"This is the most heart warming book. I absolutely loved it." - Kim O'Daniel, Goodreads user
Now available in Audio here
Dead Girl
Writing as Tessa Marie
If her mother wasn’t
watching, Kylie Presby would punch Queen Bee, Natalie Silvers, in the
face -again. But as Kylie wipes her tears away with the layers of toilet
paper encasing her car, she knows she can’t retaliate like she did last
time. Her dead mother wouldn’t approve. Kylie no longer cares about
popularity. Invisible would work just fine.Then the new kid, Braydon, mysterious, good looking and too clever for his own good, shows up and sacrifices his social status, becoming Kylie’s shield from the front line assault. After enough chocolate ice cream and movies it’s as if they’re best friends. Crazy, since Kylie knows so little about him.
As Natalie continues her relentless attacks on Kylie another person deals with his own line of bullies. Jack Stine was popular until his deepest secret was revealed and his friends abandoned him. Kylie and Jack bond over their tormentors and form an unbreakable friendship.
Three lost souls each with a story that binds them together, but will it be enough when the bullying goes too far and secrets are revealed?
"A brave book with brave and honest characters that will take your breath away." - hello-booklover
"I will
never get tired of authors writing about things that matter. I've
already said it, but books speak volumes, and change lives. If only we
could get the books that matter into the hands of as many people as
possible. I love sparkly vampires as much as the next person, but I
also love books that compel me to be a better person, to love others
more and to not give in to mainstream. And that is what Tessa Marie
does in Dead Girl." - AnitaLove2Read
"It made me laugh, cry, and feel everything in-between." - Krista M
Beds Series
YA Contemporary
Writing as Tessa Marie and co-written with Becca Ann
Kaylee Sperling is a
social butterfly with a million acquaintances, but no real close
friends. The closest thing she has is her pet gerbil, Mr. Pippi, and 150
notes from a random classmate who won’t reveal who he is. But she’s
crossing her fingers it’s the self-proclaimed magician and total hottie,
Nate Hatfield.
Nate needs an assistant for the upcoming talent show. When he spots Kaylee folding herself in half during gym class stretches, he nervously asks for help with his magic act. But after a disappearing mishap, resulting in an accident with one of Kaylee’s only friends, Mr. Pippi, Nate must figure out how not only to keep his assistant, but someone who’s come to mean much more to him than his illusions.
Nate needs an assistant for the upcoming talent show. When he spots Kaylee folding herself in half during gym class stretches, he nervously asks for help with his magic act. But after a disappearing mishap, resulting in an accident with one of Kaylee’s only friends, Mr. Pippi, Nate must figure out how not only to keep his assistant, but someone who’s come to mean much more to him than his illusions.
Ryan Parker knows how much college means to his best friend, Lexie. He also knows Sean is a player on a search for how many girls he can get in his bed. So instead of letting Lexie drain out her piggy bank, he forks out the dough to get her on the senior ski trip. Not only because she’s his best friend, but because he’s face-planted in love with her.
When Ryan and Lexie get jammed in the same cabin, with one king-sized bed and a whole lot of history, Ryan fights to keep his feelings hidden, while Lexie discovers some of hers.
Lexie Boggs fell in love with her best friend. After the best four months of her life, she’s ready to spice things up in her relationship. The beach side bed seems like the perfect place to seduce Ryan, except he seems off lately. His temper boils at the surface, and having Brett around isn’t helping.
When they all get crammed in the beach house, Lexie tries to mend the growing rift between the two brothers, while Ryan tries to forget his brother even exists.
Lexie Boggs has dealt
with enough drama for one teenage girl, and just when she thinks it's
about over, the father who abandoned her a decade ago shows up looking
for redemption. At least… that’s what he says. Ryan Parker thinks his future is set. He’s got a sweet job set up, graduation on the horizon, and a lifetime of dreams he’s planned with his girlfriend, Lexie—including a king-sized bed for their soon-to-be apartment. Only a slight snag tugs at the fantasy when Lexie starts putting aside all she’s worked hard on for her deadbeat dad and his “sickness.”
Suddenly school is the only time spent together, and as Ryan expresses his suspicions about why Daddy Boggs is really back, Lexie pulls away, hoping Ryan is wrong but fearing he’s right. And as graduation approaches, Ryan and Lexie struggle to keep the futures they thought they had firmly intact from crumbling all over their now lonely king-sized bed.
Someone I Used to Know
Originally part of the YA Anthology Get Lucky
Writing as Tessa Marie
Charlotte was not looking forward to Spring Break. No technology and a
boy she can’t stand. But when she realizes the boy is actually a hot guy
now, and wants to hang out with her (!) she cant help but think this
break may turn into something pretty awesome. But, is he harboring a
secret that will challenge their budding relationship?
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