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Bear Child (Book 1) by JocelynR126
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Clair Jordan has lived her entire life in the city of Manhattan, New York. Unfortunately, on her birthday, her mother was killed, and she is now forced to move in with her dad, who had abandoned her at the age of 3, and trades the city of Manhattan for the small town of Butte, Alaska. Of course, things are very rocky between her and her father, and trading a busy city for a small town in the middle of an empty, cold state has her in bad spirits. While hiking, Clair gets lost, and she has an encounter with a bear. The bear and Clair start sharing a bond that no one can break. What happens when the bear is being hunted? Clair wants to do everything in her power to protect him, but will she be able to? What will it cost her? How long can she keep everything a secret? How many lies must she tell? And who will get hurt?
The Consequences of Hell Week (Blue Ridge) by limitlessopportunity
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"Let's be clear. This isn't a fairytale, I am no princess, and I am definitely not your princess" and with that I retrieved my heels and walked away without even a glance back at the boy standing there watching me leave. -- Chapter 8 *** Sienna Clarkson has a very unconventional life for your average eighteen year old. A strong willed, independent girl juggling family feuds, injuries, and her imminent future, the last thing she needs is some guy she just met messing with her head and her emotions. Can she sort through the mess that's become her life without hurting the people around her? To top it all off, Hell Week has just begun. This book was formerly titled Blue Ridge.
My Knights in Shining Leather. (ON HOLD) by heaven122
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My life is pretty much simple. You know the boring, routine one. Where you do everything in order. Well mine changed. One detention changed my life. It helped me escape my suffocating 'life'. They say "never judge a book by its cover". I took a chance, and I didn't. Who thought an accidental mistake of keeping an open mind, could lead to something so significant. Something detested by me personally, C H A N G E. My name is Samantha McFlared and this is my story.
Road Trip to Love (PUBLISHED) by Percabeth5599
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(2014 WATTY AWARD WINNER) She doesn't believe in cliches, but on a road trip through the beautiful Italian countryside with an extremely hot British guy, who wouldn't start believing in them? Rankings: Short Story #2 Note: The entire book is available for purchase on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1680306774/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_twi_pap_2?qid=1450925049&sr=1-1&keywords=Nylla+camphry
Saving Lyrics by Ladyknight1
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Camden Daniels' passion is his music. He has worked hard to obtain a scholarship to The New England Conservatory. Now in his senior year and so close to making his dream a reality, everything is about to go down the drain when he gets teamed up for a special music project with the object of his affection, the Infamous Danielle Ellison " The Ice Princess" the cold hearted bitch of the school who refuses to work with him. After trying everything they can to not work together and failing they will have to come to an agreement and just finish this project as soon as they can. But while working together Camden starts to see passed the wall that Danielle has built around herself. He is determined to "melt" her cold heart. But he was not prepared to face the truth, the secrets, and the reality that he will soon discover while working on the lyrics of their project. Will he be able to turn his back on the situation as everyone else has done? Or will he find the right words to heal Danielle with nothing other than what he knows best, music and lyrics. Will he be able to write her saving Lyrics?
Those Three Words by TiaVanity
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Avalon Carter has been mute for eight years now, since something traumatized her. In the eight years, nobody other than her brother cared enough to spend time with someone who wouldn't speak back, until she met Carson Kent. The closer they get, the closer she gets to talking. That is until her past comes back to haunt her. Will she have the courage to speak up when it's a matter of life and death? All that matters are those three words.
Faking Delinquency [SAMPLE, PUBLISHED] by TaintedRain
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[BEING PUBLISHED -- sample and more info inside] One girl. One camp for delinquents. One hell of a summer. Falice Winters has always been the goody-two shoes. Her twin Arabelle . . . not so much. So what happens when their dad plans to ship Arabelle off to a camp to clean up her act? Well, naturally, Arabelle would find a way out. Her solution? Falice! It was a simple plan: Falice would pretend to be Arabelle and go to the delinquent camp while Arabelle got to have the time of her life with her boyfriend in London. Falice thought her summer was going to consist of sitting on the couch reading novels all day or hanging out with her friends. Never did it cross her mind that she would be pretending to be her sister in a camp of delinquents. But now she's stuck at a camp all summer where being rude is the new "in." And everything turns for the worse when someone figures out her secret. Will Falice survive the summer? Or will everyone learn that she's faking delinquency?
Despicable Arrogance by istolethecookiez
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There are five things that I hate: 1.) Arrogant Guys 2.) Guys who have girls falling at their feet and they proceed to use them 3.) Guys who assume everyone loves them 4.) Guys who ride motorcycles 5.) Strawberry Ice Cream And Grayson Carter just so happens to be 4 of them. Even his name sounds like a celebrity's: Grayson Carter. The boy is everywhere; he lives down the street from me, he goes to my school, our mothers are even longtime friends yet he doesn't even know my name. The only place I can get away from him is my part time job at the library and the day he comes sauntering in looking for a job is the day I just might go insane. ROMANCE - TEEN FICTION - HUMOR Title Thanks To - factorfate --- --- I DO NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THE PICTURE IN THE COVER. I SIMPLY SLAM DUNKED SOME WORDS ONTO IT. I DON'T OWN THE PICTURE. I SIMPLY FOUND IT ONLINE.
Beating You by Lilohorse
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If you mentioned Ally Scythe to someone, they'd say one of three things. 1) That girl can skate. 2) Doesn't she work at the bookshop? or 3) Poor thing, her mother's death was a tragedy. Nobody would even consider the fact that she is battling something nobody should ever half to deal with. When she meets Cooper, she finally begins to believe there is good in people. With the help of her new boyfriend and the kindly old lady she works for, Ally makes a decision that changes her path of life forever.
AVALON by palominolane
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PUBLISHED ON AMAZON.COM Avalon has spent her entire life on her family's Cattle Station in Northern Queensland. In her eyes there is nothing sweeter than working the land and spending as much time on horseback as possible. Due to her parents' divorce she is forced to move in with her Mother in a city beach suburb as part of the divorce agreement to save the Station she loves. Having never set foot in any type of School environment her eyes are opened to this new way of life. Being a little unorthodox, it's not long before she comes head to head with the schools one and only 'King of the Waves'. Avalon has never been one to back down no matter the situation and never refrains from speaking her mind, in fact she loves nothing more than to stir certain people up. Although she desperately misses her family and her home her eyes have been opened to this new way of life and she sure as hell didn't expect to make great friends along the way. However there is one warning that everyone should pay heed to... DO NOT GET BETWEEN HER AND HER HORSE! COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER © 2013 Palominolane Some comments... Lindsay-bell "this story has taken up my life and right now is really the only thing i get out of bed to read" ally_oshea_xoxo "I love this story, the characters, the comedy and the romance. Everything is so perfectly entwined together, I think that this story has overtaken my social life and gotten me addicted. You've literally turned pure magic into words, the story is that amazing." equine_dreams "Avalon is a wild,humorous,enjoyable read that deals with so many different aspects of life, like love, fears, bullying and family. The bond Avalon has with her horse Amber is so well described and it makes it seem so real. I'm loving it!!' ☺️" cover art by @MayTijssen