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Ten YA authors reimagine beloved romantic tropes — secret admirers, fake dating, and love that surprises.
Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous. Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.

Marissa Meyer · The Lunar Chronicles #1
A cyborg Cinderella mechanic falls for a prince while hiding the secret that could save — or doom — Earth.
3 tropes in common

Jenny Han · To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1
When Lara Jean's secret love letters get mailed, she must fake-date one crush to hide her feelings for another.
7 tropes in common

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · The Inheritance Games #1
A broke girl inherits a billionaire's fortune — and must live with his four dangerously brilliant grandsons to keep it.
4 tropes in common

Two teenagers with cancer fall in love — and dare to want more than the universe is willing to give.
3 tropes in common

Victoria Aveyard · Red Queen #1
A Red-blooded thief discovers impossible powers and is forced to become a Silver princess — while sparking a revolution.
3 tropes in common

Cassandra Clare · The Mortal Instruments #1
A girl discovers she's a demon-hunter — and falls for a mysterious boy who may be the worst person to love.
2 tropes in common

Every summer Belly loved him from afar — but this summer, the boys finally notice her back.
4 tropes in common

Stephenie Meyer · The Twilight Saga #1
A shy girl moves to a rainy small town and falls for a vampire who wants her blood — and her heart.
1 trope in common

Kiera Cass · The Selection #1
A girl who doesn't want the crown enters a royal competition — and falls for the prince she never expected.
2 tropes in common

Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #1
A mortal girl stolen to the Faerie Court must outmanoeuvre the cruel prince she can't stop thinking about.
2 tropes in common

Sarah J. Maas · Throne of Glass
The world's deadliest assassin risks everything — including her heart — to escape her ruthless master.
2 tropes in common

Two misfit sixteen-year-olds fall into first love over comic books and mix tapes — knowing it probably won't last.
2 tropes in common

Leigh Bardugo · Shadow and Bone #1
A girl with untamed magic is drawn to the mysterious, dangerous leader of Ravka's magical elite.
1 trope in common

Lynn Painter · Better Than the Movies #1
A rom-com-obsessed teen enlists her annoying neighbor to win her crush — and falls for him instead.
5 tropes in common

Before she became the Queen of Hearts, she only wanted to bake bread and fall in love — fate had other plans.
2 tropes in common

Tahereh Mafi · Shatter Me #1
A girl whose touch can kill is locked away as a weapon — until the boy from her past comes back.
2 tropes in common

A farm boy, a giant, and a swordsman race to rescue the world's most beautiful woman from a villainous prince.
3 tropes in common

A rebellious teen falls for the minister's quiet daughter in 1950s North Carolina — and she changes his life forever.
3 tropes in common

A girl allergic to the world risks her life for the boy who moves in next door.
3 tropes in common

Alice Oseman · Heartstopper #1
A gay over-thinker and a soft-hearted rugby player become friends — and maybe something more.
2 tropes in common