Welcome to Marlowe Junction, where the end-of-summer carnival is your chance to see and be seen... hopefully by the cutest guy there.Grab some cotton candy and funnel cake, stop by the fortune-teller's booth to get your palm read, and settle in for some summer romance at its most nostalgic.Carnival Wishes will make you believe that wishes really do come true.

"It makes you feel all the feels. And it lets you know that it's okay to feel it all." -Cookie O'Gorman, The Art of Taking Chances ForewordIn love, you have to leap to feel the rush.From first kisses to second chances and celebrity encounters, this collection of young adult contemporary romance short stories has it all.A forbidden game of truth or dare turns into summer love, a chemistry lab explosion leads to fireworks, a last-minute to-do...

All across the country people are heading home for the holidays. Special presents are wrapped beneath the tree, mistletoe is hung, the smell of cookies is in the air, but what if you don't have someone special to share it all with?Will the magic of Christmas reach these characters? Or will they end up being a bunch of lonely grinches?Three up-and-coming young adult authors share their Christmas stories about hope and joy during the holiday season.