Books with author Stephanie Strouse

Gorgeous and sweet, Connor was my dream guy. Too bad he was my best friend.AlliePopular. Hot. Quarterback of the football team. Connor could have any girl he wanted. I wanted him to want me. But we'd only ever been friends. So, I did what any self-respecting girl would, I found someone else.ConnorWhiplash. That's what happened when I saw Allie with that other guy. I thought I had time. Time to tell her how I really feel. After I figured out how she felt about me.Because losing Allie? Well, I'd sooner give up my football scholarship. Or my throwing arm. But not Allie.That's just not going to happen. So, I had to come up with a plan. One where we pretend to love each other. Only for me? It’s real.If you enjoy sports romances with a dash of teen angst, you'll love Don’t Pretend You Love Me. Get your copy today!Book 1, Don’t Pretend You Love Me (Connor and Allie)Book 2, Don’t Forget About Me (Dylan and Eden)Book 3, Don’t Kiss Me Breathless (Jamie and Bailey)Book 4, Don’t Leave Me Behind (JJ and Quinn)**The Just Don’t Romance series was previously published as The Perks Series (Perks of Dating You, Perks of Hating You, Perks of Kissing You, and Perks of Waiting for You). The author has re-titled and re-covered the books to better reflect the content and market.**

Rule #1? Never date a teammate!JordanIt didn't matter my new neighbor was hot enough to melt an ice rink. I had rules for a reason. And falling for him would break the biggest rule of all. Never date a teammate. And let's be honest. It's never been an issue.Until now.AsherFeisty. Fierce. Gorgeous. Jordan was all that and more. I never meant to tick her off that first day of school, but now she's all i can think about.Too bad she hates my guts.Can Asher change Jordan's mind about him and her rules? Find out in Playing to Win, Book 2 in the Trouble with Tomboys Series.Read all the books in The Trouble with Tomboys series. Playing the Enemy - by Maggie DallenPlaying to Win - by Stephanie StreetPlaying the Field - by Christina Benjamin

Tantalizing and too hot for his own good, Dylan is every girl's fantasy. Too bad he’s off limits.EdenFalling for my brother's best friend? Bad idea. Not only is he too old for me, he’s leaving in a month to join the Army. When Dylan rescues me from a party gone wrong, I know I don’t want him to forget about me when he leaves. I’ll make sure he doesn’t.DylanEden. My best friend's little sister. Too young. Too adorable. Too tempting. I knew I should forget all about her. I was leaving for basic training soon and she didn't even have her driver's license.I tried. I really, really did.If you like teen romance with a touch of the forbidden, you'll love Don’t Forget About Me. Get your copy today!Book 1, Don’t Pretend You Love Me (Connor and Allie)Book 2, Don’t Forget About Me (Dylan and Eden)Book 3, Don’t Kiss Me Breathless (Jamie and Bailey)Book 4, Don’t Leave Me Behind (JJ and Quinn)**The Just Don’t Romance series was previously published as The Perks Series (Perks of Dating You, Perks of Hating You, Perks of Kissing You, and Perks of Waiting for You). The author has re-titled and re-covered the books to better reflect the content and market.**

It all started with a game of one on one.PiperTall girl. Basketball player. Tomboy. That's how everyone knew me. To my brother and his friends? I was just another one of the guys. But then he moved to town. Tall, dark, and mysterious, he was my every teenage dream come true. Too bad he wasn't interested in anything more than a game of one on one.DrewExpectations. I was done living up to them. My dad. My coaches. Everyone. I just wanted to play ball, fly under the radar in this new town. No teams, just streetball. Too bad the first pickup game in town and I run into the local high school team. Then there was Piper. Tall, beautiful, and that jump shot? Sexy as anything I'd ever seen before.I'm up for a little one on one, but that's it. No relationships. At least, that's what I've been telling myself.What happens when a mysterious bad boy moves to town and falls for the star of the girls' basketball team?Find out in Dating: One on One.Eastridge Heights Basketball PlayersBook One Dating: One on OneBook Two Dating: On the ReboundBook Three Dating: For the BlockBook Four Dating: For the Assist

A girl. A nerd. And the open road.MalloryFifteen hundred miles from home my whole world fell apart. I'd been betrayed and all I wanted was to go home and confront two people who were supposed to love me. The only problem? I was stuck with no way back for over two weeks. That was just too long to wait.And then he walked in.GrantWhat was she doing there? Why hadn't she gone home with everyone else? And most importantly, why was she crying? Mallory Knight, the girl of my every fantasy.And she needed my help.By the time it was all over, I knew I'd be the one begging to be saved.Grant wasn't at all what Mallory expected. Thirty-six hours in the passenger's seat of his rusty old truck and she knew she'd never be the same again. Road Trip with a Nerd is a 33,000-word novella by Stephanie Street. You'll love this heartwarming, swoon-worthy tale of two people who unexpectedly find exactly what they didn't know they were looking for.

Can a shy guy help a mean girl find her heart?A mean girl who only wants one thing…And that one thing Jenna Bradford wants is to win an elite scholarship for singing. Not only would winning the scholarship be her first step toward Broadway, it just might earn her the attention and approval she so desperately craves. But when her partner leaves her high and dry only a month before the competition, Jenna finds herself desperate for something it galls her to ask for—help. He’s a shy guy who can give her what she needs, but will he?Adam Smith knows all about Jenna. She’s selfish, mean, and doesn’t care about anyone but herself. Why would he want to help her with anything? That’s the question he keeps asking as he finds himself giving in and doing what Jenna wants. He must be crazy. That or he realizes there is more to Jenna than everyone realizes. Adam doesn’t know if he wants to strangle her or kiss her.Find out what he chooses in Kissing the Shy Guy, a sweet stand-alone high school romance.Check out all the books in The Dangers of Dating a Diva series for the full reading experience.Kissing the Player – by Maggie Dallen (Book 1)Kissing the Hero – by Christina Benjamin (Book 2)Kissing the Debutante – by Michelle MacQueen & Ann Maree Craven (Book 3)Kissing the Shy Guy – Stephanie Street (Book 4)

She caught him on the rebound...TierneyShy. Bookworm. Loner. That's the person I was now. The last thing I needed was attention. Then Mr. Popular becomes my lab partner. There's no hiding with Noah around. His light is too bright.He pulls me in like a moth to a flame. I just hope I don't get burned.NoahEveryone calls me Mr. Perfect. What a joke! My life feels as though it's crumbling down around me. My dad is sick. My psycho ex-girlfriend won't leave me alone. Definitely not perfect. And then, there's Tierney. She's...unexpected. And for some reason, I can't stop thinking about her.Can Noah and Tierney find perfection together? Find out in Dating: on the Rebound.Eastridge Heights Basketball PlayersBook 1 Dating: One on OneBook 2 Dating: On the ReboundBook 3 Dating: For the BlockBook 4 Dating: For the Assist

Jamie didn’t know what to think when Bailey told him they were going to make out with their…noses? BaileyI knew Jamie'd been hurt when Allie dumped him for the hot quarterback, but come on, did he have to kiss every girl in school to get over it? Enough was enough. Jamie needed to learn a lesson, and I was the girl to teach him one.Did you know there are over 155 different ways to kiss? I figured it would only take 5.JamieWhen Bailey told me her plan I laughed. Until I realized she was serious. My palms were sweating and my heart was racing. Because of my best friend, the girl next door. This wasn't the plan. Or was it?Can Bailey seduce her best friend with 5 kisses? Find out in Don’t Kiss Me Breathless.Book 1, Don’t Pretend You Love Me (Connor and Allie)Book 2, Don’t Forget About Me (Dylan and Eden)Book 3, Don’t Kiss Me Breathless (Jamie and Bailey)Book 4, Don’t Leave Me Behind (JJ and Quinn)**The Just Don’t Romance series was previously published as The Perks Series (Perks of Dating You, Perks of Hating You, Perks of Kissing You, and Perks of Waiting for You). The author has re-titled and re-covered the books to better reflect the content and market.**

Fake dating my potential stepbrother? What could possibly go wrong?MiaMoving in with my dad for my senior year was not part of the plan. But when my mom and her new husband moved to Alaska for my stepdad's new job, I chose cornfields over the tundra.On the first day of school, I met Grayson. Charming. Gorgeous. Player. And not just the basketball kind of player. It was bad enough he kept popping up at school. I about died when he and his mom showed up at the dinner table. What the heck was going on?GraysonNo. No. No. This couldn't be happening. I had to stop it. And there was only one way. Hopefully, Mia didn't chop off my...head. By the look on her face, I was seconds away from being permanently maimed. If she'd just listen, she'd realize this was the only way to keep us from becoming- I couldn't even think it- siblings. Shudder.Can Grayson and Mia put their differences aside to put their plan into action? And were they even doing the right thing?Find out in Dating: For the Block today!Eastridge Heights Basketball PlayersBook 1 Dating: One on OneBook 2 Dating: On the ReboundBook 3 Dating: For the BlockBook 4 Dating: For the Assist

She was alone and broken. He was the center of everything. He was her whole world until she pushed him away.JoiePulling off the perfect school play was my ticket out of my crappy life. I had everything in place. A script. A school sponsor. All I needed now? A star. And I knew just the person. Popular. Hot. Quarterback of the football team. Cole had it all. He was also my ex-best friend and he hated me.ColeWas Joie for real? She needed a favor...from me?!Just seeing her standing in the hall outside my bedroom made me want to punch something. But the thing was no one knew her better than I did or just how much she needed to get away. So, I agreed.I wasn't counting on all the emotions being around Joie again would stir up, feelings I'd never been able to let go no matter how hard I tried.Can Cole convince Joie they deserve a second chance? Find out in Save Me, an emotional story filled with love, loss, and redemption.

Would you risk falling in love if you knew it would end in heartbreak?QuinnPeople don't fall in love in middle school. They have crushes, infatuations. They fall in like. And if you grew up moving around all the time, you wouldn't even risk that. But I got comfortable. And JJ was almost impossible to resist. What was the harm in one kiss? JJI wanted to follow her around like a dog with his tongue hanging out. She didn't know it yet, but I'd do anything for her. I was more than my bad-boy reputation. Somehow, I'd prove it. Just when I thought I'd get my chance...Quinn was gone.I know I want a second chance with Quinn, but knowing what I want and how to get it are two entirely different things. Love can be a rocky road. Can JJ prove to Quinn loving him is worth the risk?Find out in Don't Leave Me Behind.Book 1, Don’t Pretend You Love Me (Connor and Allie)Book 2, Don’t Forget About Me (Dylan and Eden)Book 3, Don’t Kiss Me Breathless (Jamie and Bailey)Book 4, Don’t Leave Me Behind (JJ and Quinn)**The Just Don’t Romance series was previously published as The Perks Series (Perks of Dating You, Perks of Hating You, Perks of Kissing You, and Perks of Waiting for You). The author has re-titled and re-covered the books to better reflect the content and market.**

A girl, her best friend's twin brother, and a crush that's gone on way too long.Dannika I've had a crush on my best friend's brother for almost a decade. It was time to cut my losses and move on. At least, that's what I tried to tell myself. I just needed one shot, one chance, to show Luke I'm the perfect girl for him. LukeSure, I knew about Dannika's little crush. She's my sister's best friend, for crying out loud. I never meant to kiss her. But one out of control party and a kissing game later, that's exactly what I did. It didn't mean anything, right? At least, that's what I've been telling myself.I have a plan to get back together with my ex-girlfriend and that plan does not include falling for my sister's best friend.Plans go awry when Luke and Dannika get thrown together for one epic night. Can they keep denying what's happening between them? Find out in Dating: For the Assist.**Dating: For the Assist includes an extended epilogue, Chapters 17 through 29, which delves into what happens to all your favorite basketball players and the girls they love AFTER graduation. You won't want to miss it!!*****No cliffhangers, HEA guaranteed, no cheating!***Eastridge Heights Basketball PlayersBook 1 Dating: One on OneBook 2 Dating: On the ReboundBook 3 Dating: For the BlockBook 4 Dating: For the Assist