Single mom Ellen Fox couldn’t be more content—until she overhears her son saying he can’t go to his dream college because she needs him too much. If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she’s living hers. So Unity Leandre, her best friend, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. As they complete the challenges, Ellen...

Heather is happy ... ish. She has a successful business, a cute but contemptuous cat, and best friends Daphne and Tori who know where she’s broken and love her anyway. So why does she feel crushed when her ex gets serious about someone new? More connections will hold her together while her world falls apart, so she finally reaches out to the stranger who might be her dad. Daphne isn’t having an emotional affair, despite what her husband believes....

Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man, Frank, whom they'd been hanging around with all summer. Seven years later, Maya is moving on and kicking her secret addiction. But then she discovers a recent YouTube video in which a young woman suddenly dies in a diner sitting across from Frank. Maya heads to her small Berkshires hometown to finally figure out the truth. With guidance...

Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.

"In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous."--

Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive?

PI Sunny Randall has often relied on her best friend, Spike, in times of need. When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement, Sunny has a chance to return the favor. At the same time, Sunny's cop contact Lee Farrell asks her to intervene with his niece, a college student who reported being the victim of a crime but seems to know more than she is telling police. Then, what appear to be two disparate cases are united by a common...

Hunter the raccoon is not sure what he should do when his best friend Stripe starts acting up at preschool.

Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He’s a star soccer player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes. Except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine. Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. Social media followers eat up her takes on everything from UFOs to holiday overconsumption--yet, she’s still not cool enough for the popular kids’ table. Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd...

Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated.