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The Risk by bibliot3ca
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Winning games. Cheers. Trophies. Spotlight. College Football star, Golden Boy, and Browning University's Quarterback, Holden Reyes has all eyes on him as he runs beneath the stadium lights. Runs to the winning score. Runs to the partying. Runs to the spotlight. Runs to the escape exit of his own desolate childhood waiting room. Holding pens. Stories. Apprehensiveness. Hidden. Winona Bennett, living life through the shadows of her made up worlds and mind's creations. With a supermodel for a mother and sister, she is the silhouette to the shadows of their spotlight shined gleaming faces. She wasn't built for the spotlight, rather just secretly walking past her writings in the hands of others on the streets of Manhattan. Oh, the thrill. Except what happens when the paths of each others' comforts cross over each other in a night of what a romance author would refer to as divine disruption? #1 in writer #1 in gold rush #1 in popular guy #1 in Manhattan #1 in supermodel #2 in famous #2 college #1 in popular #1 in collegeromance #1 in youngadult #1 in shy girl #2 in cute
Tortured heart by annie1osborne
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Octavia has only ever known pain. Locked away in her parents' basement her whole life, fed scraps, and forced to endure constant physical abuse, survival was her only goal. But when she's thrown into a secret boarding school and crosses paths with the mysterious Barlow brothers, Octavia's world begins to shift. Her curiosity might finally bring her freedom... or cost her far more than heartbreak. ⚠️ Trigger warning: This story contains themes of abuse, self-harm, and suicide. #1 in "boarding school" 20/01/2026 #1 in "slow burn" 5/02/2026 #2 in "first person" 20/01/2026 #2 in "truth or dare" 21/01/2026
Beating the Buzzer | Book 1 in USC series by dontworryboutit123
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Book One : USC series 18+ Ayanna Heart Reeling from betrayal of her ex, Captain of the basketball team for UCLA and longtime boyfriend. She decides to go to a party to release some much needed steam. What she didn't expect was to make a deal with Carson Addams, Captain of the USC basketball team. Carson Addams Carson has a reputation to uphold , Captain of the basketball team and USC's most eligible playboy. His number one goal is to make it to the NBA. What happens when he sleeps with the captain of the rival teams ex ? Beating the Buzzer ----------- "Does your boyfriend know that you are here ?" he asks raising the bottle to his plump lips. My eyes followed the bob of his tattooed throat as he swallowed, " Ex- boyfriend." I corrected. "And what I do now is none of his business." "Good to know ." he says before walking off into the crowded living room. Before I could process what just happened Sade came into the kitchen ," Come on Ayanna. It's time to play dirty Jenga." Oh great - the game that is a USC tradition. The game that has brought people together and torn them apart. Ranks: #1 USC #1 Sports Romance #1 College Student #1 Friends #1 College Romance #1 Cheating IF YOU COPY MY BOOK I WILL REPORT YOU
TROUVAILLE - The Purity of being Lost by PiLLoWbAsE
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"It was pretty easy. To get lost." What was it again? Ah right. She had no idea. Elodie wasn't sure why she was with Elena even to begin with. Well, it didn't matter now. All that did matter was how Elena and she could escape. Oh and of course the little issue with Elodie making sure she didn't bleed to death. But no biggie, right? Yeah right... ------ Thrown into the world of the supernatural she tries to stay alive. And if that isn't already enough? She somehow manages to get herself involved with the Originals by accident. ------ A story starting in season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. I do not own any of the characters except my OC. English is not my first language! Cross-posted on Ao3 There is a TW for this book! Violence, mentions of rape, death, alcohol abuse and some possible graphic descriptions of gore. Read at own risk!
LUNACY ll Mattheo Riddle x Reader by elenatark
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"𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮." "... 𝙇𝙞𝙖𝙧." Mattheo Riddle x Y/n Malfoy 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿.𝟭 : 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟭~𝟴𝟯 - Morally Gray Mattheo - Enemies to Lovers - Us Against the World - She's his reason to live, He's what saves her from death 𝗩𝗲𝗿.𝟮 : 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟴𝟰 ~ 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Dark Mattheo - Arranged Marriage - Secret Identity - She's the reason for deaths, He makes sure of it #1 in #enemiestolovers (Jan 13, 2024) #1 in #slowburn (Jan 13, 2024) #1 in #hogwarts (Jan 13, 2024) #1 in #readerxcharacter (Jan 19, 2024) #1 in #loverstoenemies (Jan 2, 2025) #1 in #hermionegranger (Nov 13th, 2024) #1 in #slytherin (Apr 20, 2025) #1 in #gryffindor (Dec 25, 2023) #1 in #mattheoxreader (Oct 16, 2023) #1 in #mattheoriddlexreader (Oct 25, 2023) #1 in #ginnyweasley (Dec 21, 2023) #1 in #blaisezabini (Jan 22, 2024) #1 in #lorenzoberkshire (Apr 7, 2024) #1 in #pansyparkinson (Jan 28th, 2024) #1 in #severussnape (Nov 18, 2023) #1 in #theomione (Jan 27, 2024) #2 in #theodorenott (Dec 15, 2023) #3 in #huna (Sep 17th, 2024) #4 in #mattheoriddle (Nov 4th, 2023) #6 in #tomriddle (Jan 28, 2024) #7 in #dracomalfoy (Dec 19, 2023) #10 in #blinny (Oct 23, 2024) #12 in #harrypotter (Sep 30th, 2024)
Threads of Canens by girlwounds
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L A N I Generous. Kind. Ray of sunshine. Lani always got what she wanted. Ethically, of course. Yet, the one man she craves refuses to turn his head towards her. Unkempt feelings for him grow day by day, and his being her brother's best friend is the roadblock she isn't strong enough to lift. But if he sees her with another man, will things spiral in the direction she wants? C A L L U M Blunt. Observant. Grumpy. Callum's only goal really is to become captain of the Chicago Eagles hockey team. The concept of love is foreign to him, and yet he feels compelled to accept the deal Lani imposes, seeing that his reputation will skyrocket once the relationship leaves their inner circle. But is this truly what he wants? Of course it is; love is trivial and has no space for someone like him. Ever. After an accident forces girl group singer Lani Warren on a year-long hiatus, she finds it the perfect time to admit to her childhood friend how she feels before her group's comeback. The idea seems great in theory, but what she doesn't foresee is the imposing appearance of the man her brother hates, Callum Livernois. They don't know each other and don't want to get to know each other. But striking a mutually beneficial deal requiring them to fake date doesn't sound all that bad after brief deliberation. Nothing will happen, and they won't ever be each other's catalyst in romance. Right? ©girlwounds
𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 by -alinax
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"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN
𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 | 𝟏𝟖+ by Bliswrite
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𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ★ 𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 𝑰𝑰 "𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒖𝒚𝒔, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆." -𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐎 ★𝑼𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 ★
Bloodline Ties | Ongoing by thebookworm_meg
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Aurora Sinclair has spent years trying to survive the weight of her last name. Returning to Baymount for the winter semester, she wants only one thing: distance from her family's shadows, from her father's memory and from the trauma she has spent her life burying. But when a professor connected to her late father is brutally murdered, that fragile sense of control shatters. Then Marco is assigned to protect her. Fresh out of prison and as dangerous as the rumors say, Marco is the last person Aurora wants watching her every move. He is cold, unreadable and far too used to taking control, while Aurora has spent her whole life fighting the hands that tried to shape, silence and cage her. They clash instantly. But when threatening messages begin appearing, each one tied to her father's past, Aurora realizes someone is not just hunting for revenge. They are hunting her. Content Warning: This book contains themes of trauma, abuse, stalking, violence, and explicit scenes. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
Path To Redemption (Fighter's Den, #1) by TheFeveredBookaholic
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COMPLETED: 24/02/17 *Warning: LABELLED MATURE. Due to sexual content and graphic language, this book is recommended for readers 17+ in age* Rising boxer Jaxon Cage is known to be a fighter on and off the ring. He's a man on a mission; redeeming the death of his little brother, who was on his way to become a boxing star. Jaxon holds himself accountable for his brother's death and now takes his place in the ring to continue his dream. Turns out, he's a natural. With a 5-year-old daughter he's raising, he needs the money now more than ever and is steadily making his way to the top with the help of his Coach. There's just one problem - he's taken a keen interest in his Coach's daughter and can't afford the distraction or any further burdens. But resisting her and focusing on his torturous reality is easier said than done. Quiet and shy Emily Resnick leads a simple life as an elementary teacher. Or she did, until her father took the talented and outrageously handsome Jaxon Cage under his wing. Now, she finds herself consumed by the dark and brooding but secretly soft-hearted man. She was a goner for him the second she saw the devotion he gave to his daughter and new-found job. As she discovers the many layers to this difficult man, she can't help but want to ease his burdens and carry his demons. She can't help but want him, period. Jaxon is intent on pushing her away, though, and Emily must decide if she should run from the inevitable destruction of her heart while she can, or fight for the fighter. All copyrights reserved to TheFeveredBookaholic. #1 in Fight #3 in Adult Book two: https://my.w.tt/hZHitjLyuV