Books with title Crossed

Who wouldn't want to star in the world's greatest romance? Your dream's come true. Your school's doing "Romeo and Juliet" and you get the starring role of Juliet. Perfect! There's just one catch: the boy you hate is playing Romeo. He isn't any old enemy - your families are at daggers drawn. A bit like in Romeo and Juliet ...except there's no way you're going to fall for him...

Ripley Marsh knew what she wanted to do for a career from the moment she graduated college; she wanted a career with her family’s thoroughbred racing stable in Upstate New York. Although her heart lies with the racing industry, not everyone in her family supports the risky move. Out to show her family that she can be successful, Ripley takes on a talented thoroughbred in hopes of getting him into the winner’s circle. As if the family drama isn’t enough, Ripley is torn between two completely different guys—one of whom she has known for most of her life and the other towards whom she feels an unexpected attraction. A novice in the game of love, Ripley must play wisely if she wants to keep her heart whole and intact.

A romantic anthology of epic love stories through timeFeaturing tales from Greek mythology to 20th century artists and from Shakespearean characters through to 19th century poets, this is a book for teens and twenty-somethings who may be well versed in 21st century romance, but will be reassured by discovering that finding true love has never been easy.

Patricia Kelley has been raised a proper British lady--but she's become a stowaway. Her father is dead, and her future in peril. To claim the estate that is rightfully hers, she must travel across the seas to Barbados, hidden in the belly of merchant ship.It is a daring escapade, and the plan works--for a time. But before she knows it, Patricia's secret is revealed, and she is torn between two worlds. During the day, she wears petticoats, inhabits the dignified realm of ship's officers, and trains as a surgeon's mate with the gentle Aeneas MacPherson; at night she dons pants and climbs the rigging in the rough company of sailors. And it is there, alongside boson's mate John Dalton, that she feels stunningly alive.In this mesmerizing novel of daring, adventure, tragedy, and romance, Patricia must cross the threshold between night and day, lady and surgeon, and even woman and man. She must be bold in ways beyond her wildest dreams and take risks she never imagined possible. And she must fight for her life--and her love.From the Hardcover edition.