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"From one of the new masters of psychological suspense comes another twisty tale of blind passion, mistaken identities, and murder"--

"When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his family's hopes and dreams, and the burden of sharing his late uncle's name. Daniel flounders at first--but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves from brotherly banter to something more intimate, Daniel soon finds himself in love with a man who helps him see himself in a new light. But just as their...

"Tom Alison is weeks away from graduating from an East Coast boarding school and then off to the Ivy League, on his way to a job on Wall Street, when his ambitions are derailed when he is busted for selling drugs. He returns to his roots on the Jersey Shore and makes a new friend, Clare Savage, the son of a disgraced financier. The pair head to a boarding school in Scotland, where they discover a world shaped by even more greed and ambition than the...

"Three friends must confront their inner broken places, work together to fight the forces threatening to destroy them, and prove the bond of friendship is stronger than hatred." --

The Folded Leaf, first published in 1945, is a classic American coming-of-age novel. In the suburbs of Chicago in the 1920s, two boys initiate an unusual friendship: Lymie Peters, a skinny and somewhat clumsy boy who always gets good grades, and newcomer Spud Latham, a star athlete and mediocre student. Spud accepts Lymie's devotion without questioning it, but once high school ends and the boys enter college, tensions begin to arise between them....

How could the devil be a sophomore? Well, he is and one night he clenched John Fist's soul with a 26 week contract and an option to renew. The short novel is arranged in three books, which further suggests the morality play. John Fist, uncommitted, unshorn and thoroughly unkempt, is sunk in collegiate slobdom and cynicism at Sheldon College, a fictional cutting from the Ivy League. His descent to hell starts with a spiral of boredom and even Fist's...

"Because of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi's words cut through Kohei's usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kohei forever." --

"Stunningly handsome Kohei Sugihara was outgoing and popular with the girls at school. But when a sudden illness left him with partial hearing loss, he grew quiet and reluctant to engage with others. At college, a chance encounter with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi Sagawa helped Kohei open up once more. And over time, the two began to develop feelings for each other. As the story continues, the pair tries to balance their budding relationship...

College-age young men embark on a canoeing adventure, traveling 1400 miles from Minnesota to Hudson Bay.