Most Popular Books by Elizabeth Scott

From the bestselling author of "Bloom" and "Perfect You" comes a romantic but dark coming-of-age story--a moving portrait of love, loss, and identity.

My name is Danielle. I''m eighteen. I''ve been stealing things for as long as I can remember. Dani has been trained as a thief by the best—her mother. Together, they move from town to town, targeting wealthy homes and making a living by stealing antique silver. They never stay in one place long enough to make real connections, real friends—a real life. In the beach town of Heaven, though, everything changes. For the first time, Dani starts to feel at home. She''s making friends and has even met a guy. But these people can never know the real Dani—because of who she is. When it turns out that her new friend lives in the house they''ve targeted for their next job and the cute guy is a cop, Dani must question where her loyalties lie: with the life she''s always known—or the one she''s always wanted.

In the vein of What Girls Are Made Of and The Lovely Bones, this searing young adult novel follows the harrowing experience of a kidnapped teen whose long-time captor has grown tired of her. Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn’t know how lucky I was. When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends—her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over. Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but he speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she longs for. She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her.

Get this, I''m supposed to be starting a journal about "my journey." Please. I can see it now: Dear Diary, As I''m set adrift on this crazy sea called "life" . . . I don''t think so. It''s been seventy-five days. Amy''s sick of her parents suddenly taking an interest in her. And she''s really sick of people asking her about Julia. Julia''s gone now, and she doesn''t want to talk about it. They wouldn''t get it, anyway. They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to have your best friend ripped away from you. They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to know it''s your fault. Amy''s shrink thinks it would help to start a diary. Instead, Amy starts writing letters to Julia. But as she writes letter after letter, she begins to realize that the past wasn''t as perfect as she thought it was—and the present deserves a chance too.

High school senior Megan Hathaway grapples with visions of the dead as she tries to understand why she was the sole survivor of an airplane crash, and to cope with being treated like her existence is a miracle.

Kate Brown''s life has gone downhill fast. Her father has quit his job to sell vitamins at the mall, and Kate is forced to work with him. Her best friend has become popular, and now she acts like Kate''s invisible. And then there''s Will. Gorgeous, unattainable Will, whom Kate acts like she can''t stand even though she can''t stop thinking about him. When Will starts acting interested, Kate hates herself for wanting him when she''s sure she''s just his latest conquest. Kate figures that the only way things will ever stop hurting so much is if she keeps to herself and stops caring about anyone or anything. What she doesn''t realize is that while life may not always be perfect, good things can happen -- but only if she lets them....

There are three key components to a special event: anticipation, realization, and reflection. This idea is encapsulated in the promise of a savior. These devotionals written about prophecy, Bethlehem, angels, and shepherds are crafted to stir a longing for a more meaningful Advent season. Jesus: A Promise Kept is designed to balance a hectic holiday schedule with the desire to delve deeply into preparation for Christmas. Short and impactful, daily readings make way for hearts to receive the ultimate gift of Jesus.

oes life go on when your heart is broken? Since her mother''s sudden death, Emma has existed in a fog of grief, unable to let go, unable to move forward—because her mother is, in a way, still there. She''s being kept alive on machines for the sake of the baby growing inside her. Estranged from her stepfather and letting go of things that no longer seem important—grades, crushes, college plans—Emma has only her best friend to remind her to breathe. Until she meets a boy with a bad reputation who sparks something in her—Caleb Harrison, whose anger and loss might just match Emma''s own. Feeling her own heart beat again wakes Emma from the grief that has grayed her existence. Is there hope for life after death—and maybe, for love?

Sarah and Brianna have always been friends, and it''s always gone like this: guys talk to Sarah in order to get closer to Brianna. So even though Sarah met Ryan first, she''s not surprised that he ends up with Brianna (even though Sarah has a massive crush on him). The three of them hang out, and Sarah and Ryan''s friendship grows until one night an innocent exchange between them leads to a moment that makes Sarah realize that Ryan might be interested in her after all. But if there''s one unwritten rule, it''s this: you don''t mess around with a friend''s boyfriend. So Sarah tries to resist temptation. But with the three of them thrown together more and more, tension builds between Sarah and Ryan, and when they find themselves alone together at one point, they realize they just can''t fight how they feel anymore....

I wonder what it would be like to do high school things. To go out on the weekends. To kiss a guy. To have a normal life. A real one. Everyone thinks their parents are embarrassing, but Hannah knows she''s got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photos of pretty girls and his party lifestyle all over the Internet, and her mom was once one of her dad''s girlfriends and is now the star of her own website. After getting the wrong kind of attention for way too long, Hannah has mastered the art of staying under the radar...and that''s just how she likes it. Of course, that doesn''t help her get noticed by her crush. Hannah''s sure that gorgeous, sensitive Josh is her soul mate. But trying to get him to notice her; wondering why she suddenly can''t stop thinking about another guy, Finn; and dealing with her parents make Hannah feel like she''s going crazy. Yet she''s determined to make things work out the way she wants -- only what she wants may not be what she needs.... Once again, Elizabeth Scott has created a world so painfully funny and a cast of characters so heartbreakingly real that you''ll love being a part of it from unexpected start to triumphant finish.

We lie to ourselves every day, and these lies can lead to significant unhappiness in our lives. In Lies, authors Bridget Harwell and Elizabeth Scott present a collection of more than forty essays based on their daily interactions with clients who have suffered the pain of digging deeply and unearthing the self-deceptions that have limited their lives. Harwell and Scott, two successful, practicing psychologists, compiled the essays to examine the various forms of self-deception, many of which are unconscious attempts at self-protection which can go unnoticed and yet lead to stress and unhappiness. Accompanied by whimsical and evocative drawings, Lies examines a variety of themes, such as guilt, worry, indecision, and the power of relationships. Each piece is followed by a conversation between Harwell and Scott that seeks to add clarity to the discussion. Written in a conversational style that mimics a therapy session, this collection presents strategies for finding the truth beneath the lies we tell ourselves and gives us an opportunity to live a more integrated life, a life of authenticity that''s essential for any kind of true happiness.

Die Geschichte einer Mädchenfreundschaft Julia war ihre beste Freundin, ihre Anlaufstation bei Kummer, ihr großes Vorbild. Und jetzt ist Julia tot – und Amy hat schreckliche Schuldgefühle. Schließlich hat sie den Autounfall überlebt und Julia nicht. Doch nach und nach muss sich Amy damit auseinandersetzen, dass Julia vielleicht doch nicht so perfekt war, wie sie Amy immer erschien. Und plötzlich steht die Frage im Raum, was in der Unglücksnacht tatsächlich passiert ist.

A fiercely gripping narrative as only Elizabeth Scott can write! Ava is welcomed home from the hospital by a doting mother, lively friends, and a crush finally beginning to show interest. There''s only one problem: Ava can''t remember any of them--and can''t shake the eerie feeling that she''s not who they say she is. As she struggles to break through her amnesiac haze, the only memories that surface take place in a very different world. Ava doesn''t know what to make of these visions, or of the boy who is at the center of them all, until he reappears in her life and offers answers . . . but only in exchange for her trust.

A new literary history that places women writers at the center of poetic theory and practice in English literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Many of the terms we use today to describe poetic style originated in the early modern period: original ideas, feminine rhyme, irregular rhythm, smooth verse. These terms were often wielded in negative and gendered ways—to write soft or irregular verses was said to be a feminine fault, and to write strong or original ones a masculine virtue. In Sex and Style, Elizabeth Scott-Baumann argues that the language of poetry was always gendered, in ways that devalued women poets and feminine style; and that women, writing despite—and against—this sexist rhetoric, were important theorists of literature. Scott-Baumann documents and analyzes texts by women literary theorists, including Anne Southwell, Lucy Hutchinson, Katherine Philips, Margaret Cavendish, and Aphra Behn, and puts their writings into dialogue with such well-known early modern poets and theorists of poetry as Philip Sidney, Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, and John Milton. Scott-Baumann situates these women in the vanguard of the poetics of this period. Women who wrote theory and criticism—the forms that tell readers which writers to read and value—were among the leading voices defining poetic style and the place of poetry in society. Examining a wealth of critical writings by women, many of them newly found in prefaces and other paratextual works, Scott-Baumann shows that the history of style is also a history of exclusion and inclusion.

This book provides tools to inform debate and to assist policy makers in resolving questions about the institution of marriage.