New Releases by Meg Cabot

Swimming to Catalina

Former pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York College—a career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. She can even cope (sort of) with her rocker ex-boyfriend''s upcoming nuptials, which the press has dubbed The Celebrity Wedding of the Decade. But she''s definitely having a hard time dealing with the situation in the dormitory kitchen—where a cheerleader has lost her head on the first day of the semester. (Actually, her head is accounted for—it''s her torso that''s AWOL.) Surrounded by hysterical students—with her ex-con father on her doorstep and her ex-love bombarding her with unwanted phone calls—Heather welcomes the opportunity to play detective . . . again. If it gets her mind off her personal problems—and teams her up again with the gorgeous P.I. who owns the brownstone where she lives—it''s all good. But the murder trail is leading the average-sized amateur investigator into a shadowy world. And if she doesn''t watch her step, Heather will soon be singing her swan song!

Cartoonist Jane Harris is delighted by the prospect of her first-ever trip to Europe. But it''s hate at first sight for Jane and Cal Langdon, and neither is too happy at the prospect of sharing a villa with one another for a week—not even in the beautiful and picturesque Marches countryside. But when Holly and Mark''s wedding plans hit a major snag that only Jane and Cal can repair, the two find themselves having to put aside their mutual dislike for one another in order to get their best friends on the road to wedded bliss—and end up on a road themselves ... one neither of them ever expected.

Enemies come lovers when rivals find themselves facing the Alaskan wilderness together in this romantic comedy from a New York Times bestselling author. There are a few places screenwriter Lou Calabrese would rather be than crammed into a helicopter with Jack Townsend, star of her claim to fame, Copkiller, and whose ex just ran off with Lou’s ex. Talk about uncomfortable. But when, halfway out to the isolated arctic location where Copkiller IV is currently shooting, their pilot turns murderous and their helicopter crashes, Lou realizes her day has just gotten a lot worse. Now, while family and friends back home fret over her disappearance, Lou is on the run in the arctic wilderness with America’s sweetheart Jack Townsend and only the contents of her purse, his pockets, and their mutual knowledge of survival movie trivia to keep them alive. Can these two children of Hollywood put aside their differences and make it back home without killing each other? Or much, much worse, actually start to like one another? “Cabot will knock your socks off!” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nine-year-old Allie Finkle''s list of rules helps her navigate a tricky situation with a new girl at school.

Sixteen-year-old Suze Simon can mediate between the living and the dead, and she hopes her move to California will be a fresh start, but a hot ghost named Jesse haunts her bedroom and another ghost is bent on vengeance at school.

Student body president, that is—nominated by her power-mad best friend, Lilly. This is not how Mia imagined kicking off her sophomore year, but as usual, she has bigger problems to worry about, like Geometry. And now that Mia''s one true love, Michael, is uptown at college, what''s the point of even getting up for school in the morning? But the last straw is what Lana whispers to her on the lunch line about what college boys expect of their girlfriends. . . . Really, it''s almost more than a princess in training can bear!

Nate, le fils des nouveaux voisins de Jessica a mystérieusement disparu. Il est retrouvé sans vie, un étrange symbole dessiné sur son torse. Peu de temps après, Jessica a une vision cauchemardesque d''un autre garçon, Seth, séquestré et torturé par ses ravisseurs. Quel genre d''individus est capable de ces actes barbares ? Jessica accompagnée de son petit ami Rob mènent leur enquête...

The Princess Diaries, Vol. I.

Memories of Summer

Mia has hit an all-time low. Lilly isn’t speaking to her. Someone is posting horrible things about her on ihatemiathermopolis.com. Grandmere is forcing her to give a speech to two thousand of the most powerful businesswomen in America. And oh yeah: Michael, the love of her life, has dumped her. But despite what the press seems to think, Mia has more on her mind than recruiting a new Prince Charming. Like solving a 400-year-old mystery that could mean BIG changes for little Genovia. But is Mia really ready to throw away her tiara – especially if it means destroying a dynasty?

From the #1 bestselling author of the Princess Diaries books comes a spooky, funny, and addictive supernatural novel about a girl named Jinx, so named for her persistent bad luck. Could she actually be a witch?

Now a high school junior, Samantha tries to decide whether she is ready to have sex with her boyfriend, who happens to be the President''s son.

Five bestselling authors offer five stories on prom nights gone terribly wrong in one out-of-this-world collection. They take bad prom nights to a whole new level--a paranormally bad level.

Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur and his court.

In a series of humorous diary entries, fifteen-year-old Mia tries to figure out how to raise money for the bankrupt student government at her school while also worrying about how to become a "party girl"

Princess Diaries, Vol. VI.

Grandmere is determined to prove that boy (aka Michael) isn''t the right one for the crown princess of Genovia. Mia isn''t having much luck proving otherwise, since Michael has a history of being decidedly against Valentine''s Day.

Avalon High seems like a typical high school, attended by typical students: There''s Lance, the jock. Jennifer, the cheerleader. And Will, senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But not everybody at Avalon High is who they appear to be ... not even, as new student Ellie is about to discover, herself. What part does she play in the drama that is unfolding? What if the bizarre chain of events and coincidences she has pieced together means -- as with the court of King Arthur -- tragedy is fast approaching Avalon High? Worst of all, what if there''s nothing she can do about it?

"New York Times" bestselling author Meg Cabot''s wild, wonderful, sexy, and hilarious "Reading with Ripa" smash hit is available in this mass-market edition for a limited time only. Reissue.

Mia and her subjects from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling Princess Diaries series demonstrate how to have a jolly holiday no matter what is being celebrated. Illustrations.

Darkest Hour

Sixteen-year-old Carmel, California teenager Suze Simon is a typical high school student except for the fact that she is a "shifter" who can mediate between the living and the dead, and she is in love with a ghost from the nineteenth century.

Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator, one who communicates with the dead, and she also happens to be in love with Jesse, a 19th-century ghost.

The RLS Angels are out for blood, and only Suze can stop them—since she''s the only one who can see them. The four ghostly teenagers died in a terrible car accident, for which they blame Suze''s classmate Michael... and they''ll stop at nothing until he''s joined them in the realm of the dead. As Suze desperately fends off each attempt on Michael''s life, she finds she can relate to the Angels'' fury. Because their deaths turn out not to have been accidental at all. And their killer is only too willing to strike again.

Originally published: New York: Pocket Books, 2001.

Suze is used to trouble, but this time she''s in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh—and—blood guy, is warm for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good. Paul claims he won''t do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out with him. Fearing she''ll lose Jesse forever, Suze agrees. But even if Suze can get Jesse to admit his true feelings for her, what kind of future can she have with a guy who''s already dead?

Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she''s looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too. But even a princess''s plans can go awry. Lilly has a lot to learn about palace protocol, and with all the state holiday functions Mia must attend, there''s no time to linger under the mistletoe with Michael. Worst of all, Mia hasn''t been able to find him the perfect gift. Can Mia stop her (bah-hum)bugging long enough to see that the perfect present has nothing to do with international express courier -- and everything to do with real love? (Though some shiny silver ribbon never hurts ...)

What? A princess Me Yeah, right. Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there''s nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First Mom announces that she''s dating Mia''s Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn''t have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?

The sixth hilarious novel in the best-selling THE PRINCESS DIARIES series which has taken the world by storm leaving her to face a new school year all alone (well, nearly). stand her, and a totally transformed Boris to get used to, life for the world''s most reluctant royal is looking like it can''t get much worse. Until Grandmere and Lilly step in - with a plan to save Genovia and Albert Einstein High. A plan that involves Grandmere showing up at school in her fur cape and tiara