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Letterman Jacket by arrowheads
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"And when I put on your letterman jacket, I still think about you." When Thea Simmons is tasked with writing an article about basketball hero Faust Carter, the story long buried in rivalry unravels, secrets that should've been hidden are revealed, and a simple letterman jacket turns to be a painful memory. And eighty days is all the time it takes. [cover by @cadetcarswell]
Project Oxygen by violadavis
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When someone dies mysteriously during a Psych experiment, Rhiannon becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes both the survivors and the killer. ***** Short on cash, Rhiannon Ford signs up to take part in a social psychology experiment based on group think. But when a participant dies under mysterious circumstances, and the story surrounding that death seems mired in conflicting lies, she's quickly drawn into a web of conspiracies that merge urban legends, rivalries, and the very psychological principle the test was about. When everyone is lying, how can Rhiannon find the truth? ***** [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
One Thousand Desires | ON HOLD by queentroverted
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❝RUIN ME. BURN ME. I'M YOURS.❞ Kadar al-Din Rumi, Caliph of Khorashtar, is a cold-blooded murderer, and is known by the people of his country as such. Every dusk, he marries a new woman; and by dawn, he has slit her throat. It is a vicious cycle of murder and torment of girls and their families. When the ruthless king sets his sights on the sister of Zeinab Nejem, Zeinab knows that she will never let a monster win. She decides to take her sister's place, to survive longer than any other one of King Kadar's wives, and then, when the time comes, to murder him the way he murdered so many. © Copyright 2017 by Lily White. All rights reserved.
Wednesday's Child by arsenic_
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In the feverish heat of 1929, Beatrice Grace was involved in a tragic incident- a drowning by the lake where she spent her childhood. As one of the few who had seen Evelyn Young in her last moments, she became trapped in a web of whispers, secrets and half-truths, compelling her to escape her small town. When Beatrice returns to Winthrop's Hollow in 1933, accompanied by the frigid chill of both the weather and her former friends, the murmurs still haven't died. Her sudden reappearance takes everyone by surprise and suspicions start to resurface. It all makes Beatrice wonder. Is it just a series of coincidences or is she really cursed? Featured September 2017 [#46 Historical Fiction ] [#132 Mystery/ Thriller ] cover by weeknder
I Wish I May {Publishing July 16, 2024} by AdelynAnn
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[Available for preorder!] Zelda Ravensdale wants to graduate from Madame LeBleu's School for Godmothers at the top of her class, but with her magic acting up, she must prove herself worthy by completing a special mission from the headmistress herself. Lonely Crown Prince Leo has no interest in becoming king. When he wishes away his crown, he sets off a series of events that risk upsetting the balance of magic in the modern world. The fairies need an ally on the throne to keep magic under their control and as a lover of the magical sciences, Leo is the perfect candidate. Now Zelda must convince Leo to keep his crown, but that's easier said than done. When they discover a magical organization bent on stealing magic for themselves - and taking out the crown prince with fairy sympathies - every Happily Ever After and even their lives are on the line.
Taxi Service by SydneyDruckman
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"In which a young Earnest Watts drives strangers around New York, only to find that a beautiful Madelyn Moore becomes less of one." Earnest Watts has decided that there are only ten types of people in the world - that is, until the day he meets the exception. After dropping out of his sophomore year of college, Earnest becomes a taxi driver in an attempt to figure out his life's direction. There he encounters a variety of colorful personalities, all of whom prove his theory correct. However, when he unexpectedly meets rising Broadway starlet Madelyn Moore, Earnest begins to question everything he knows - especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Ranked 127 in General Fiction - 6/27/16 Second Place in @breakthecliches Metaphor Heavy Category - 8/19/2016 Full novella available for purchase on Amazon Aug 1st, 2022. © by Sydney Druckman 2022. Early matters subject to change.
FanGirl! by AngelLawson
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Ruby Miller has her summer all planned out. Sitting by the pool. Babysitting for some extra cash. Packing for college. All of that changes when a fan video Ruby and her best friend, Iris, create goes viral gaining their little fansite a ton of hits and the attention of the big wigs in Hollywood. Ruby and Iris fall into the world of actors, movie sets, teen stars and elusive artists. Not only is their friendship put to the test when Ruby's cast in the lead role of the newest zombie flick, she must straddle the line between fiction and reality, love and lust, and being true to herself.
Room Service by leigh_
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With summer just around the corner, Coraline's prepared for another busy tourist season at her family's hotel. What she's not expecting, however, is England's hottest up-and-coming music sensation, Leon McCarthy, showing up at the check-in desk.
A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS #ONCEUPONNOW by lets-defeat-the-huns
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ARISTA DOES NOT like monsters or dragons, but sometimes to slay a monster, you have to embrace your inner monster. In this modern day retelling of A Thousand and One Nights, sometimes, you just have to survive one night in order to survive a thousand more. ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ [#574SS]
Y by aciddaisies
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CASE: CLOSED "She's dead now, and there's nothing we can do about it." --- Kasia Andrews expects very little on a Monday morning. Until, whilst locked in the PE store cupboard, accompanied with basket balls, netballs, soccer balls and the guy that she doesn't really know anymore, Charlie Allen, they both uncover the diary of the recently deceased Devin Hill. © 2014 imogen timby.