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Chasing Shadows by bookswithscarlet
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Melanie Vance is the girl who has it all: the talent, the grades, and a smile that lights up the halls of Westview High. But behind the perfect pirouettes and the "Golden Girl" reputation lies a secret that is slowly consuming her from the inside out. Elijah Thorne is the boy everyone wants, but no one knows. As the star quarterback with a reputation for being a cold-hearted playboy, he's mastered the art of keeping the world at a distance. He hates anything that isn't real. And to him, Melanie Vance is the fakest girl in school. One is starving for perfection. The other is drowning in the past. When their two worlds collide, the masks they've spent years building begin to shatter. But can you love someone when you haven't even learned how to save yourself?
Breathe by EmmaFWrites
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Quinn Parker is the girl everyone thinks they know-perfect grades, perfect hair, perfect smile. But behind the polished image is a secret she guards so tightly that not even her closest friends see the cracks. Ryder Bennett has spent years pretending he doesn't care about anything, least of all Quinn. He used to make her life miserable in middle school, and she's never forgiven him for it. Except now, the more time they spend in the same orbit, the harder it is for either of them to ignore the pull. They argue. They tease. They cross lines and retreat. And somewhere in between late-night conversations, stolen car rides, and the weight of things unsaid, Quinn starts to realize Ryder isn't who she thought he was-and maybe she isn't either. In a world where appearances matter and silence feels safer than honesty, two people who were never supposed to trust each other might be the only ones who actually can. (Previous) Achievements #1 in anxiety attacks 2025 #1 in teen romance 2026 x2 #1 in real life
How You Found Me by stelol_
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ONGOING Riley Stevens has no one. No friends, no one to care for her. Then she meets him. Kai Brooks. He's cute, funny, smart and most of all, seems to care about her a bit too much. When Riley finds out how life can truly be when you have people who love you, she feels unstoppable. But living in this world comes with too many struggles to count. Can she make it out alive? Will she be able to live the life she's always wanted? Will Kai be able to see her for her? TRIGGER WARNINGS: self harm, eating disorders, death, su!cide, drugs, underage alcohol consumption.
Better Kept Secret  by kitten4644
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Elowyn "Winnie" Smith met Ben when she was 4 years old. They've been best friends since they were 6. After her dad died when she was 13, he was the only person she wanted to talk to. He should know everything about her, shouldn't he? But he doesn't, and Elowyn is slowly drowning in the weight of her secrets. He doesn't know about the creepy guy who won't leave her alone or how bad her home life and her mother have gotten. And he definitely doesn't know that she's slowly falling in love with him. But he would never want her, he's captain of the soccer team and could have any girl he wants. She's the girl he sees as a sister, he's even known her since before she went to speech therapy for her stutter. So why can't she shake this feeling, even though she knows it's so wrong? ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ He draws me back in, our lips connecting again and I feel like I'm melting. Like I can't think at all. Like there's no such thing as any of my problems. There's no depressed mom, there's no jealousy, there's no secrets. There's only his calloused hand rubbing my cheek and his hair beneath my fingers. I'm hot and I'm cold and I'm melting. I'm gone, disappearing into the sand beneath us. ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ Tropes: friends to lovers, childhood friends, golden boy, shy girl x popular boy, only one bed, secret crush Triggers: mental illness, depression, sa
Pointe by kayloves_
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Hannah Adam's world revolves around ballet. It's the one constant in her life, and she's never strayed from her path. So when she's unexpectedly transferred to her best friend's high school midway through the year, she's determined to keep a low profile and focus on her grades-nothing more. Rhys Carter has it all. As captain of the football team, he's living the life everyone thinks he wants. But behind the reputation and the spotlight, Rhys is fixated on one thing-making it to the pros. That is, until a certain ballerina crashes into his world, demanding more of his attention than he's ready to give. No matter how hard they try to ignore their undeniable chemistry, both Hannah and Rhys will soon realize that their lives-and the paths they've chosen-may be more intertwined than they ever imagined. #1 in ballerina 09/16/25 #1 in privateschool 12/23/25 #1 in goodgirl 01/20/26 #1 in mentalhealth 03/4/26 #1 in dance 04/13/26 #1 in sport 05/13/26
Leather Dreams by Dancing_joker
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Amaya is in her second year of college trying to pass her exams and just trying to stay outta trouble for the two years. It all seems to be going great for her until someone comes running into her life..... Dexter is the star Ice Hockey player whose popularity follows him everywhere he goes. He's a troublemaker though and this leads him into being forced to tutor to prove his sportsmanship by his coach. But he has a secret...a very small one but one that could blow things outta proportion and Amaya has accidentally found it out.....
Enchanted (Billionaire Boys Club #2)  by xeivra_
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Donatella Winters: Spellbindingly beautiful. Effortlessly smart. Not the most popular but friendly with everyone she comes across. Darius Ford: Painfully gorgeous. Shining star of the hockey team. Reigning at the top of the high school food chain. At school they don't know each other. She knows of him, of course she does, but he's never even heard her name. Or so he believes.
In the absence of you by heytayoheytayo1313
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When a good girl tries her best to complete school and make a good life for herself, she was thrown off track by an unexpected love interest who shows her his world. His life is full of gangs and violence, the complete opposite of hers. How will she adjust to his world? How will he adjust to hers? Will their forbidden romance succeed in the end? It's all for god to decide.
Love, Magnolia by aquaholicmermaid
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Magnolia's past is a tangled mess of heartbreak and trauma, and moving to a new school should've been her fresh start. But when the popular girls befriend her, she's thrown into a world she avoided in her past. The one person who stands out the most? Callahan, a silent but stunning hockey player who hides behind his quiet demeanor. As sparks fly, Magnolia's heart starts to thaw, but she has to confront the scars left before she can truly open up to love again.
His Lavender Grey by Quinn_writesfw
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Briar Viola Bennett, the sweet, quiet, gentle, soft, college student that has an enhancement only of innocence, though there is lots going on inside of this sweet girl's head that she won't let anyone see through. She does it all really, she pays her sick mother's hospital bills, works 5-9 at a coffee house on campus, paints and draws whatever details she saw in a rock, but it all forms together and makes sense to why the girl never gives her the time for herself and always putting herself last. As long as her mom dies happy, any person she talks to doesn't seem like they hate her, and the couple in her recent romance book she's reading doesn't turn tragic, Briar doesn't see the wrong in putting herself last. Until a few of those needs in her life take a turn and she's left with the only option of her enemy's presence. Nate Wesley Grey, the quarterback star for University of Michigan, also well known as the star in hookups, as well as parties, oh and let's not forget the campus whore who likes to leave his marks. But what people don't know is that Nate also has lots going on inside of his own head that he won't let people see through. A tragedy that had occurred the past year during a game that no one can seem to forget, especially Nate Grey. Now coming back to another season of football it's all Nate thinks about. Nate struggles with grievance and loyalty through the season which ruins his career and picture for what the NFL had in mind for him. Nate tries to get himself together and throw all the new bad habits he has created for himself away, but he couldn't do it without the help of an enemy he's had in mind for a while. In which he becomes obsessed with through the process. The only question is, what is the two's secrets that are ruining their lives that they have to turn to each other for? You might know their's but the population at The University of Michigan mustn't for the both of them. And what will happen between the two?