Bestselling author Meg Cabot excels at first creating some way-out there plot twists that grab your attention, and then combining them with fully-realized characters whom the reader can really care about. Her latest is no exception. It’s about a smart, but semi-loner high schooler whose brain is transplanted into the body of a teen supermodel. Sixteen-year-old Emerson “Em” Watts loves hanging out with her best friend, Christopher, amusing each other by sharing sarcastic comments about the more popular kids. Em would love it if Christopher would start thinking about her as more than a friend, but at the moment, she and Christopher are at the opening of a new megastore, where his attention is being diverted by Nikki Howard, the hottest teen model in the business. Before Em gets a chance to do anything about the situation, though, fate intervenes for her. A serious accident occurs, and she wakes up months later, with her own brain, but in Nikki’s body. Unable to tell anyone about the switch, Em struggles to get used to the new way people look at her, in contrast to the old way that she still thinks about herself. Not only that, but even though her face and body are different, Em still have the same old feelings for Christopher. With Christopher now attracted to whom he thinks is Nikki, will Em be able to make him see beyond her new exterior, and rediscover the real her?

How are you supposed to recognize the perfect kiss, and find the perfect guy, without first kissing a lot of guys? And does the perfect kiss always lead to the perfect guy, or vice versa? Those are the questions that plague Evangeline Logan. These questions have been bothering the teenager as she witnesses her parents’ painful breakup, and their sometimes even-more-painful attempts at reconciliation. After Evangeline finds her mom’s stash of romance novels, the teen begins to yearn for a storybook sort of romance, the kind that often seems decidedly less complicated than what her parents have. Evangeline’s plan to attempt to experience romance by experiencing a lot of different kisses leads to its own complications, though; it doesn’t do a lot for her reputation, and after she accidentally kisses the secret crush of one of her pals, it doesn’t work too well for Evangeline’s friendships, either. Will Evangeline’s search for love lead her to her heart’s desire? Readers, at least, will fall for this heroine, who is as invitingly complicated and charming as this novel itself.

When his best friend, Angie, offers him the starring role in a documentary she is making, Dylan Fontaine at first wants to turn her down. Dylan feels like his life already has enough going on, what with a mother who has abandoned the family, a father who works so much that Dylan barely sees him, and an older brother, whom everyone thinks is perfect, but who has a drug problem that only Dylan knows about. On top of all that, Dylan doesn’t know how to tell Angie that he would rather be starting a romance with her, instead of making a film. But when Dylan agrees to the movie, against his better judgment, he begins to discover that the courageous act of subjecting his life to the scrutiny of others forces him to take a closer look at his life as well. Will this new-found courage prompt Dylan to try and deal with his fractured family relationships, or to tell Angie how he really feels about her? This is an engaging coming-of-age tale.

The fact that Aslaug Hellig’s mother has said that she was a virgin when Aslaug was born is just one mystery of many that envelop this family. Aslaug’s mother doesn’t relay a lot of her religious beliefs, but she does teach her daughter much about nature and different languages, while at the same time keeping her closely shielded from the outside world. When her mother dies suddenly when Aslaug is just sixteen, the teen goes to live with an aunt and cousin that she barely knows, and who run a Pentecostal church. When both of her relatives then die unexpectedly as well, instead of looking for answers to her family’s past, Aslaug is forced to answer questions herself when she is put on trial for the deaths. As the courtroom drama plays out, it collides with the shocking flashbacks to her past that are now playing out in Aslaug’s head. The combination of deeply held beliefs and cold, hard facts creates an explosive mix in this tense saga, that will leave the reader breathless with anticipation for the author’s follow up to this stunning debut.

A misunderstood vampire goes looking for understanding, but first unexpectedly encounters romance, in this light-hearted tale. Morning McCobb is not your typical bloodsucker. He is an accidental vampire who craves human acceptance more than anything else, and only drinks Bloodlite, a soy substitute. Morning is a recent graduate of the International Vampires League, a group of vampires who have conquered their “solar phobia” to the extent that they can now walk in sunlight. They embrace the motto “drink culture, not life”, instead of just embracing their next victim. Hoping to get the group’s message out to more people, Morning takes over as spokesman, with the help of PR guru Penny Dredful. Things are going fine, that is, until Morning starts to fall for Penny’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Portia. Will Morning be able to satisfy his romantic impulses without halting the beating of Portia’s heart?