Young Adult Novels

by Anica Mrose Rissi

Girl Reflected in Knife

Coming on April 7, 2026. Available for preorder now!

Destiny never believed in happily ever after, but that doesn’t stop her confidence from fraying when the first guy she ever trusted casually shatters her heart.

Spiraling hard, she tells a tiny, desperate lie to buy herself a moment of hope. But as the lie grows and the pressures tangle, she gets lost in her own deception. With time untethered and her perception in knots, Destiny must find a way to reclaim her story and weave a new ending—before the beginnings unravel.

“Anica Mrose Rissi has crafted a haunting, bold portrait of a young woman whose world has reached fever pitch, whose grief has taken on a life of its own. Unputdownable and exquisitely written, Girl Reflected in Knife is chilling yet beautiful, fantastical yet all too real, as we follow one girl through the looking glass. I will be thinking about this book for a very long time to come.”—Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be and The Way I Am Now

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ALWAYS FOREVER MAYBE

When Betts meets Aiden at the candy store where she works, their connection is like a sugar rush to the heart. She already knows the two of them are destined to become an us.

Betts has only ever kept one secret from her best friend, Jo, but suddenly there's a long list of things she won't tell her, things Jo wouldn't understand. Because Jo doesn't see how good Aiden is for Betts. She finds him needy. Possessive. Controlling.

She's wrong. With a love like this, nothing else matters.

"Elegantly written with a keen insight into teen relationships....An absorbing tale of a fatal attraction and its consequences." —Kirkus Reviews

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NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU

Kayla is still holding on to Lainie’s secrets.

After all, Lainie is Kayla’s best friend. And friends don’t betray each other’s trust.

The murder at the end of summer doesn’t change all that.

Besides—Kayla knows that the truth is not the whole story.

“Exceptional pacing creates a breathless, adrenaline-filled chase through Kayla’s memories.” —Publishers Weekly

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