LOVE BITES:  LOVE STORIES TO BREAK YOUR HEART
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compiled by Lesley Knieriem (lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us), December 1999



Cooper, Louise.  THE SLEEP OF STONE.
        Ghysla is the last of the Old Ones, the magical shape-shifters,
happy in her solitude -- until her heart is stolen by a human prince.  But
the prince is destined to marry a beautiful princess, so Ghysla plots to
take her place.  Surely her love is enough to make everything come right
in the end...

Crew, Linda.  CHILDREN OF THE RIVER.
        Sundara had fled her war-torn Cambodian homeland four years ago
when she was just thirteen, leaving behind her family and the boy she had
always loved.  Now she is safte in America, struggling to fit in at high
school and still remain loyal to her culture and traditions.  Then she
meets Jonathan, who seems different from other American boys;  can she be
with him and not betray her past and her people?

Crutcher, Chris.  RUNNING LOOSE.
        Louie Banks has everything he could want in life:  he's a senior
in high school with a car, a starting spot on the football team, good
friends, and the girl of his dreams.  But his hopes and dreams are
shattered as everything he knows about sportsmanship, fair play, love, and
life, are suddenly snatched away from him.

Davis, Jenny.  SEX EDUCATION.
        For Livvie there is David, and only David, from the moment she
first met him in Mrs. Fulton's class.  And it is with David she takes on
her class assignment, a "caring  project", helping a pregnant young woman
and her strange husband.  Through the Parkers and through David, Livvie
learns more than she can bear about caring and courage and pain and love.

Deaver, Julie.  SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE.
        Ever since they were born seventeen years ago, Morgan and Jimmy
were together, laughing, teasing, having fun, best friends and partners.
But suddenly the unexpected happens and Jimmy is killed in a senseless
accident.  Now Morgan has to learn to be on her own, and she's not sure
she can make it...

Klause, Annette.  SILVER KISS.
        Simon is the only one who seems to understand Zoe's brooding
thoughts on her dying mother.  He too is obsessed with death, since he is
cursed with immortality as one of the Undead -- a vampire.  For hundreds
of years he has been seeking revenge on his brother for the gruesome
murder of their mother.  Dare Simon ask Zoe to finally set him free from
his eternal chase and unbearable loneliness?

Lane, Dakota.  JOHNNY VOODOO.
        After Deirdre's mother dies, her father packs up the family and
moves from Manhattan to Louisiana.  Deirdre feels alone and left out,
until she meets Johnny -- mysterious, dangerous, beautiful.  From the
first she feels like Johnny can read her mind, touch her true self.  But
is it really love she feels, or something more dangerous?

Mazer, Norma Fox.  HEARTBEAT.
        Tod and Amos are best friends -- indeed, Tod owes Amos his very
life.  All Amos wants in teturn is for Tod to introduce him to Hilary
Goodman, a girl at Tod's school.  How was Tod to know he'd fall in love
with Hilary?  And how was Hilary to know she'd learn to love both Tod and
Amos?  And how are the cometing demands of friendship and need, loyalty
and love, ever to be resolved?

Peck, Richard.  CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH.
        Before he fell in love with Dory, Matt was a loner.  Now that
Dory's dead, he doesn't know how to be alone anymore.  But the old crowd
isn't ready to let Dory go, or to accept Matt without her;  and Matt
doesn't know how to go on by himself.  Until he runs into Margaret, who
isn't interested in comfort, or pain, or death, but only in life.

Pierce, Meredith.  THE DARKANGEL.
        Never had Aeriel seen anything as evil as the Darkangel, the
Vampyre, who has already imprisoned the souls of thirteen innocent brides
in a chain around his neck.  But never has Aeriel seen anyting so
beautiful or magnificent, either, with a spark of goodness buried beneath
his cruelty.  Aeriel is only a servant, but she holds the key to the
Darkangel's damnation -- or his salvation.

Sheldon, Dylan.  THE BOY OF MY DREAMS.
        Mike and her best friend Hope can't wait until they meet *Him*:
the boy of their dreams, Mr. Right.  So when Mike finally runs into Bill
-- gorgeous, cool, and in college! -- she can't help but believe that she
has found her romantic destiny.  But her oldest friend Bone believes that
her hormones have simply damaged her brain.

Tamar, Erika.  THE THINGS I DID LAST SUMMER.
        Summer romances are always temporary, but Andy thinks that things
are going to be different for him and Susan.  She is three years older
than him, for one thing;  and for another, he suspects she's in trouble.
Will his newfound journalistic skills and his love for Susan be enough to
rescue her?  Or is it Andy who needs rescuing?

 Thomas, Rob.  RATS SAW GOD.
        Sophomore year is perfect for Steve.  He's living with his father,
the famous astronaut.  He has found of crowd of friends who are cool,
funny, and smart.  Best of all, he's in love with the greatest girl in
the world. But by his senior year Steve is depressed and on the
verge of flunking out. His only hope for graduation is to tell the story
of how he got this way...

 Westall, Robert. THE PROMISE.
        It's easy to make a promise, especially when you're young and in
love.  So when Valerie asked Bob to promise to come find her if she was
ever lost, he never hesitated.  But now Valerie is gone, and Bob can't
cope with his grief and anger.  But what he didn't understand is that
Valerie still expects him to keep his promise...