Sarah Mlynowski Books in Order

When her boyfriend leaves for Thailand and finds someone else, Jackie Norris decides to stop waiting for him. Dating in Boston becomes her new project, bringing awkward encounters and questions about what she wants from love.

Roommates Allison, Jodine, and Emma accidentally set fire to their apartment and face a repair bill they cannot afford. Organizing parties and dating seminars to raise money tests their conflicting personalities and their developing friendship.

Sunny leaves Florida to join her boyfriend in Manhattan and lands a role on a reality show. Forced to present herself as single, she struggles to separate her real relationship from her increasingly public television persona.

This anthology brings together 21 short stories by women’s-fiction writers about relationships, work, friendship, and turning points. Jennifer Weiner’s contribution, “Good Men,” revisits a character from Good in Bed, while the other stories offer varied comic and romantic perspectives.

Kimmy, Jamie, Layla, and Russ meet at business school, where professional ambitions mingle with friendships and romantic complications. Over the course of an academic year, their shifting loyalties test what each wants from work and relationships.

Teenager Rachel discovers that her mother and younger sister Miri are witches, while she has no powers of her own. She persuades Miri to help with school, romance, and their father's wedding, creating unexpected complications.

Rachel relies on her sister Miri's magic to improve her social life, but every spell brings complications. While Miri tackles global problems and their mother embraces dating, Rachel tries to rescue a prom threatened by magical interference.

Edited by Chris Manby, Carole Matthews, and Sarah Mlynowski, this collection contains twenty-five contemporary women’s-fiction stories. Centered on romance, friendships, reunions, weddings, and changing relationships, the pieces offer a variety of comic and emotional takes on modern life.

Gabby must choose between a dream television job in Manhattan and marriage to her boyfriend in Phoenix. A wish lets her live both possibilities, waking in one life whenever she falls asleep in the other.

Novelist Sarah Mlynowski and editor Farrin Jacobs explain how to develop and sell contemporary women's fiction. The guide covers ideas, plotting, characters, viewpoint, pacing, and finding an agent, with advice from other established writers.

Rachel's witch powers finally arrive just before summer camp, where she faces embarrassing care packages, magical accidents, and a hostile cabinmate. Learning to manage her abilities becomes as challenging as navigating camp friendships and romance.

Rachel and Miri join classes with other teenage witches and prepare for a magical debutante ball. New friendships and an attractive warlock complicate Rachel's relationship with Raf and her decision about revealing her powers.

After dropping her phone in a fountain, seventeen-year-old Devi discovers it can call only her fourteen-year-old self. She tries to repair friendships, improve grades, and avoid heartbreak, but her younger self does not always agree.

Sixteen-year-old April lies to her father so she can live with her friend Vi without parents around. Parties, a hot tub, romance, and daily responsibilities soon complicate the independence they thought they could easily handle.

Newlywed Jessica believes she has secured the life she wanted, with a loving husband, comfortable home and successful career. An unexpected confession unsettles that certainty, leaving her to question whether forgiveness can restore the marriage she thought she understood.

Lindsay joins a summer teen tour of France determined to find romance with someone from abroad. Traveling from Paris to the Riviera, she searches for the ideal fling while discovering that her imagined adventure may be harder to arrange.

Kristin boards a cruise with her best friend Liz hoping to find the right boy for a new romantic experience. Reports of missing passengers and possible vampires complicate the voyage, making its opportunities for romance unexpectedly dangerous.

Abby and Jonah discover a basement mirror that transports them into Snow White's fairy tale. Stopping her from eating the poisoned apple seems heroic, until they realize they have disrupted the story's promised happy ending.

Abby and Jonah enter Cinderella's story determined to leave everything alone, but an injured foot means the glass slipper will not fit. They must help Cinderella find another path forward before their magical visit ends.

A sleepover goes wrong when Abby, Jonah, and Robin enter Sleeping Beauty's fairy tale. Robin pricks her finger and falls asleep instead of the princess, leaving Abby only hours to find a way to wake her.

Abby and Jonah's magic mirror takes them into the Little Mermaid's story, whose original ending alarms them. Trying to create a happier outcome means navigating underwater dangers, royal wedding plans, and a mermaid's difficult choices.

Abby and Jonah damage Rapunzel's hair while climbing her tower, then make things worse by cutting it. Trapped inside the altered fairy tale, they must locate another escape route and help put Rapunzel's story right.

Following their puppy through the magic mirror, Abby and Jonah land in the Snow Queen's frozen world. When the queen turns their dog into ice, they must rescue him while avoiding robbers and other wintry dangers.

A class of New York high school sophomores develops telepathy after receiving flu shots. Hearing friends', parents', and crushes' thoughts gives them unexpected advantages, but exposed secrets strain relationships and change how they see one another.

Two stories follow girls whose plans for special nights become tangled in romantic uncertainty. Emma prepares for a friend’s sixteenth birthday while worrying about her absent boyfriend, and Drew schemes to make her ex jealous at prom.

Accused of always ending relationships after two months, a young woman insists she loves her boyfriend. Meeting an intriguing stranger on a flight puts that confidence to the test, forcing her to question both her loyalty and her feelings.

Jonah becomes the Beast's prisoner after picking flowers from his garden, so Abby searches for Beauty to rescue him. When the expected romance fails to begin, the siblings must try matchmaking to repair the fairy tale.

Abby and Jonah enter the Frog Prince's story and decide its rude princess should not control the frog's future. Taking charge themselves leads them through a foul well, a dangerous river, and a palace adventure.

Nory's shapeshifting combines animals in unexpected ways, so she joins a class for children whose magic behaves differently. At Dunwiddle, she and her classmates navigate unconventional lessons while learning what their unusual abilities can mean.

Abby and Jonah arrive in Aladdin's story expecting helpful genies and easy wishes, but the magic proves unreliable. Enchanted caves, missing jewels, and a flying carpet complicate their efforts to restore his happy ending and get home.

Strange magical incidents at Dunwiddle are blamed on the Upside-Down Magic class, including Bax's stone transformations. Nory and her friends must investigate the real cause before their unpredictable abilities get them into even more trouble.

Abby and Jonah travel into Hansel and Gretel's story, only to take the children's place in the witch's trap. Avoiding dinner means finding inventive allies and an escape before the hungry witch carries out her plans.

The teenagers who gained telepathy have become minor celebrities and built future plans around their powers. As graduation approaches and their ESP begins disappearing, they race to preserve it while reconsidering life without mind reading.

Abby's day with Frankie, Robin, and Penny turns magical when a hole behind Penny's house leads to Wonderland. Finding Frankie and returning home requires navigating strange potions, riddles, a tea party, and the Queen of Hearts.

Nineteen-year-old Sydney travels through Europe with her best friend Leela, expecting adventure and romance. Leela's cheating ex and his attractive friend complicate the trip, while Sydney worries from afar about her mother's declining mental health.

Nory and her classmates prepare for a school talent show despite doubts about their unpredictable powers. Stage fright, potentially chaotic animal magic, and suspicions of a spy threaten their attempt to show what they can do.

Sydney leaves Manhattan to backpack through Europe with her best friend Leela, but Leela's ex joins their flight. His handsome traveling companion introduces an unexpected romance, complicating a holiday already tangled in friendship and relationship problems.

Nory, Andres, and their classmates visit Dragon Haven on their first overnight field trip. Swimming and flying with dragons sounds exciting, but sharing the experience with students who have conventional magic creates awkward tensions and possible friendships.

Abby and Jonah land in Little Red Riding Hood's story and try to warn her about the wolf. A surprise at her grandmother's house complicates their rescue efforts and brings an unexpected discovery about their own family.

After entering the Princess and the Pea's story, Abby accidentally passes the kingdom's test and is declared a princess. She and Jonah must repair the mistaken identity before the real princess's arrival creates an even bigger problem.

Willa's unpredictable magic creates indoor clouds and floods, threatening her friendships and schoolwork. Feeling worse only makes the rain stronger, leaving her and her classmates searching for a way to break the increasingly soggy cycle.

Jonah finally visits his favorite fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, but he and Abby disrupt Jack's climb. To restore his chance at treasure, they must bargain with a trader, brave the giant, and find a golden-egg-laying goose.

Marigold can shrink objects but cannot reliably restore their size, even with a new tutor's help. When a protest over banned toy dragons leads to shrinking friends and the class rabbit, she faces a much bigger problem.

Abby and three friends arrive in Oz and follow the Yellow Brick Road in search of a way home. Their journey demands courage, heart, and ingenuity while the Wicked Witch threatens to derail their plans.

A flood forces Nory and her friends to leave Dunwiddle for Sage Academy, where her father is headmaster. Strict teachers and unfamiliar expectations make her question where she belongs when she receives an offer to stay.

Sam becomes a summer camp counselor while her boyfriend Eli travels through Europe. An unexpected attraction to sailing instructor Gavin turns camp life into a test of her relationship and what she really wants for herself.

Abby, Jonah, and their puppy enter Goldilocks and the Three Bears, only to discover Goldilocks needs help. Gathering gold coins, avoiding hungry bears, and escaping royal jail complicate their attempt to repair the tale and return home.

Nory hopes winning Dunwiddle's overnight scavenger hunt will persuade Elliott to stay at school. Teammate Sebastian struggles with overwhelming noise, forcing the Upside-Down Magic students to consider how friendship and cooperation matter more than simply claiming the prize.

After losing her best friend, Becca receives a mysterious bracelet that grants a wish. Asking for everyone to like her brings sudden popularity, but the magical solution complicates her understanding of friendship and the attention she thought she wanted.

Abby and Jonah enter The Twelve Dancing Princesses through their magic mirror, seeking an enchanted ruby to restore Maryrose's powers. Following the sisters to their secret dances requires ingenuity, unfamiliar moves, and care to complete the mission and return home.

Peter Pan takes Jonah and his friends to Neverland as new Lost Boys, leaving Abby to follow with Maryrose. Pirates, uncertain allies and Captain Hook threaten her attempt to bring everyone safely home from the fairy-tale world.

Abby and Jonah enter Pinocchio’s story to help send him to school, but the troublesome puppet follows them home. Concealing his identity while searching for the Blue Fairy turns their ordinary world into another complicated fairy-tale adventure.

Facing a possible move away, Abby and Jonah undertake one final journey through their magic mirror. Returning to Snow White’s kingdom, Abby tries to rescue a trapped fairy while wicked opponents and old friends shape a dangerous showdown.