Simone Elkeles
Simone Elkeles is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series, Leaving Paradise series, and How to Ruin series. All three books in the Perfect Chemistry series have been YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers. Simone’s funny way of looking at the world shines through in novels that are bursting with sarcastic wit, edgy characters, and exhilarating drama.
All Books By Simone Elkeles
Better Than Perfect
- By: Simone Elkeles
- Narrator: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 05, 2014
- Language: English
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3.93(900 ratings)
After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain – people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek – someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules.
... Read moreCrossing the Line
- By: Simone Elkeles
- Narrator: Alexandra Marcuse
- Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: June 12, 2018
- Language: English
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3.42(994 ratings)
A high-stakes story of star-crossed lovers from Simone Elkeles, the New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series
To escape his abusive stepdad, bad boy Ryan Hess runs from his tiny Texas border town to Mexico. But his plans to keep his head down and stay out of trouble are shattered the minute he meets the beautiful and totally out of his league Dalila Sandoval.
Dalila Sandoval shouldn’t even know someone like Ryan Hess. The daughter of one of the wealthiest lawyers in Mexico, Dalila is focused on studying and planning for her bright future. Ryan is only a distraction from her dreams, but she’s never felt more alive than when she’s by his side.
Ryan and Dalila are wrong for each other in every way. And yet they can’t resist the sparks that fly when they’re together. But their love is like a flame burning too close to the fuse.
Something is going to explode. Will their love be strong enough to survive? Or will it burn them both?
... Read moreLeaving Paradise
- By: Simone Elkeles
- Narrator: Elizabeth Cottle
- Length: 7 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 04, 2014
- Language: English
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4(40892 ratings)
Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad has been canceled. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free… if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as ‘criminal’ and ‘freak.’ Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.
... Read moreReturn to Paradise
- By: Simone Elkeles
- Narrator: Elizabeth Cottle
- Length: 6 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: May 20, 2014
- Language: English
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4.03(32172 ratings)
Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything. Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She’s determined to make a new life for herself. But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie’s accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them.
... Read moreWild Crush
- By: Simone Elkeles
- Narrator: Christian Barillas
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 01, 2015
- Language: English
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3.68(2502 ratings)
Bad boy Vic Salazar breaks all the rules except one: Don’t make a move on your best friend’s girl. It’s a Guy Code that Vic lives by. It doesn’t matter that he’s had a crush on her for years. Monika Fox is off limits. Monika has a secret of her own and when a tragedy throws her and Vic together, the only boy she trusts is the one she shouldn’t confide in. Vic. As Vic struggles to keep his distance, and Monika struggles with her secrets, will their wild connection violate every rule both vowed never to break – about relationships, about friendship, about love?
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