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Kasie West is one of my favorite authors. She writes contemporary clean romance novels while being baked by the California sun. Kasie lives in central California with her husband and four kids. Her first book is Pivot Point, a paranormal romance book that has a sequel, Split Second.
My favorite books by her are Maybe This Time, P.S. I Like You, On The Fence, and Love Life and the List. All of her books are awesome, but those, I think, are the best. I found out about her last year, and right away, I was hooked. All of the books that were available to me, I read in about a month.
After I read all of her books, I went looking for more books like hers. Surprisingly it was tough to find other authors who have her same style—young adult, clean romance, and a way of drawing you in! Other authors are not into writing clean books, but I finally found some books that I liked. So this is a list of all the books that I thought you should read if you liked Kasie West's books. I hope you like them!
Part 2 coming soon!
1: Catch A Falling Star
KIM CULBERTSON
Age Range: 12 and up
In this charming novel about finding true love and yourself, Carter Moon has her life set up precisely the way she wants it. She lives in a small town called Little, CA, and she works in a small coffee/sandwich shop until Hollywood moves in. Former movie child star Adam Jakes comes to make a cute family Christmas movie after wrecking his reputation.
2: Protect My Heart
JUDY CORRY
Age Range: 14 and up
This is a cute book about an unaware heiress and a bodyguard. After being cheated on by her boyfriend, Emma Howard decided that the rest of her senior year will be boy free, that is, until the new boy shows up in town, Arie Blackwell. She thinks he is one of those full of himself guys who thinks all girls should like him, but as Emma gets to know him.
3: Seeking Mansfield
KATE WATSON
Age Range: 13 and up
Based on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Seeking Mansfield is a delightful book about 16-year-old Finley Price. The only two things that Finley knows how to do is how to direct a world-class production and how to fly way under the radar. The only person who really notices her is her best friend and godparents' son, Oliver Bertram.
4: Better Off Friends
ELIZABETH EULBERG
Age Range: 13/14 and up
Better Off Friends is an exciting story about two best friends over the course of four years. Levi and Macallan first met in seventh grade when Levi moved from California, and with their first meeting, they thought that they would never talk to each other again, but they did. Surprising them both, they became fast friends and soon best friends.
5: 18 Hours To Us
KRISTA NOORMAN
Age Range: 14 and up
18 Hours to Us is a Christian book about a girl, Natalie Rhodes, who struggles with her past and a boy, Colton Daynes, who has his whole future ahead of him but doesn't know what to do. Natalie left her house early one morning to go on a senior class trip, but she got in a car accident with Colton, the football rockstar, and missed their bus.
6: The Possibility of Now
KIM CULBERTSON
Age Range: 12/13 and up
Mara James is that one girl in your class who knows all the answers to every problem, turns in every assignment early, and you know she will be valedictorian, but then she wasn't any of those things. In her calculus class, one moment changed everything for her when she had a complete meltdown in her elite school and started to rip up everyone's tests.
7: Not If I Save You First
ALLY CARTER
Age Range: 12 and up
Bestselling author Ally Carter writes an adventurous stand-alone novel, Not If I Save You First, about the president's son and the bodyguard's daughter. Ever since Logan's father became president, Maddie and Logan were inseparable until Logan's mother was almost kidnapped. From that moment on, both of their lives were changed forever.
8: Love Lucas
CHANTELE SEDGWICK
Age Range: 13 and up
The day Oakley Nelson's brother and best friend, Lucas, dies from cancer is the day Oakley decides there is nothing more to life. She is drowning in the depression, so when her mom suggests going to California to live with her aunt for a while, Oakley immediately accepts. Her mother gives her a notebook filled with letters from Lucas to her.
9: Silence
DEBORAH LYTTON Age Range: 12/13 and up Silence is a cheesy but cute story about a girl, the loss of her hearing, and a boy who could help. After her parent's divorce, Stella is forced to move to a different school where no one knows her except for her best friend. She remains another girl in the crowd until she is known to everyone, the day they post the cast list for the school's musical.
If you have read these book, let me know in the comments below. I'd love to hear your thoughts! What was the best book or books you read this year? Let me know, and I'll add it to my list to read! Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you're here!
