WINNERS 2021
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Cupid Falling by EmilyMorgans
Cupid Falling
EmilyMorgans
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Eros thought he knew everything about love. Being a Cupid and all. But that was before he met Penelope... For nearly a decade, he's tried-and failed-to match her and her true love, Trevor. If he doesn't make the match by the ten-year deadline, he faces demotion to a position that would mean horns. And his face really deserves better than to be marred by such unsightliness. By now he's tried every trick in the book to get his unwilling targets to fall in love. Every meet-cute, every setup, every skill in his Cupid repertoire. Everything but dating Penelope himself...
For Us by coffee-an-flowers
For Us
coffee-an-flowers
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Reserved and private, Jon is rocked with a glitter bomb of queer affection when he collides with former crush, Kurt. Jon's an introvert. Kurt's an extrovert. Jon's never had a boyfriend. Kurt's hooked up a hundred times. Jon's devoutly Christian. Kurt said 'f*ck you' to the whole charade of religion that left him hurting and homeless years ago. Kurt's out, rocking his queer identity loud and proud onstage. Jon is...well, it's complicated. He thought he'd made peace with his sexuality, but his role caring for children in a Christian not-for-profit group home doesn't permit him to have a gay relationship. Jon's so stretched carrying full-time school and full-time work, he needs his housemate and best friend, Cary, to remind him to eat. Where would he even find the room for a six-foot tall, fabulously queer boyfriend? When Kurt shows up on Jon's doorstep, hungover and more fragile than he appeared under the spotlights, something has to give. Tentatively rekindling their romance in the nitty-gritty of their adult lives, Jon and Kurt have everything to lose and everything to gain if they take the risk to hold each other close. ☆Featured on the Wattpad @FreetheLGBT and @NA reading lists!☆ Straight/Gay/Bisexual/Trans/Demisexual/Ace. Cis/queer romance. Diverse cast. Found family themes. Christian, LGBTQ2A affirming parents. Christian, LGBTQ2A affirming church. Mature language and content, obviously including warm sexy times, but also self-harm, alcohol abuse and sexual abuse (off screen). PG-13 warnings on relevant scenes. Cover by @Teylor.AArt. Used with permission. For Us was created in collaboration with the fabulous help of a handful of friends, gay men who are each navigating love, sex and spirituality beautifully in their own way. You know who you are ♡ Created for Wattpad. If you are reading this work on another site, this work has been stolen and you are at risk of viruses and malware! All rights reserved.
All That Remains by SamiCoops
All That Remains
SamiCoops
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It started with software. The kind that would ensure you live forever. A miracle microchip they install in your brain, promising eternal life. Only, instead of having extended lifespans, people died and their corpses clawed their way back out of the ground. But they weren't the same. Their humanity was gone and in its place was a ruthless instinct to kill. Jaelynn 'Jae' Moore lost everything during The Rise. Now, forced to tag along with a group that call themselves The Lost, she has had to do unspeakable things to stay alive. Elias Zhou is torn between his allegiance to his family and his disgust at The Pride's practices. When Jae crosses his path, his integrity will be tested and his loyalty pushed to its limits. As war brews between the survivors, and the number of the Risen multiplies, it's up to them to unite the remains of humanity. But, sometimes the monsters aren't the ones that should be feared and Jae and Elias will find out the hard way that you don't need to die to become a ruthless killer. You just need to be desperate enough. [Featured on @fright and @newlywrittenbooks] [Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered March2021] [Winner of the Writer's Recognition Awards 2021]
I Can't Love You✔ by Reading_Mermaid08
I Can't Love You✔
Reading_Mermaid08
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{Complete} -Formerly, Searching for Sirens- Zander Armstrong, Pirate MC prospect, has never felt more betrayed than finding his girlfriend in bed with his best guy friend and fellow future Pirate. Though having said girl leave him for that same friend is a close second. While Becca and Creed flaunt their hot romance in his face every chance they get, Zane struggles to move on with the haunting thought of his first love becoming someone else's siren. Especially when Becca keeps him dangling on a line of "what ifs". Out of all of this, the only ray of light to help him now is his childhood best friend, Olivia. Ollie is wild, carefree, and a little reckless. But she's also a much-needed dose of sunshine, positivity, and hope. Though as they've gotten older, Ollie's grown into a woman with looks to die for and a light that Zane can't live without. To him, it's best to never cross that line or imagine the possibilities that linger in the back of his mind. Even if Ollie sometimes looks at him as if she'd give him the moon and the stars if she could. Refusing to see what's right in front of his face, Zane focuses on the girl who hurt him and still plays with his head. That is until one night Zane breaks his own rules and suddenly can't think of anything besides Ollie's sinful body beneath him and the way her eyes seared his soul. But with his ex not happy about his shift in attention and Ollie slowly slipping away after he's hurt her one too many times, Zane might have to finally face his true feelings and stop hiding behind an attraction that's only skin deep. He just better hope he can decide before it's too late and he loses the light of his life, and possible future siren, forever. {Cover made by" @charlottemallory }
Before Opening Night by eliana_elf
Before Opening Night
eliana_elf
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[Amby's 2024 Favorite Teen Fiction Novel]"This is all your fault, director's pet. This is a play. I'm not falling in love with you, and I would never ever go out with you, Jack Garrison." Jack and Shayna can't get through a rehearsal without fighting. Cheerleader Shayna loathes perfect Jack for her own reasons. Her boyfriend is pulling away, and she might hate Jack, but she's willing to play along in rehearsal until his feelings for her spill offstage. Quarterback Jack struggles with starring in his uncle's play and his mom's cancer diagnosis. His rehearsals with his longtime crush and friends remain his lone bright spot under pressure from his castmates and father. The costars might not see eye to eye, but their ongoing feud might not be the biggest issue as Jack's world starts to crumble. He'll need all the support from Shayna and the others to prepare for their performance on time. Will the cast come together, or will the curtain slam shut before opening night? 80,000 words, mature themes include triggers for abuse and violence.
Melody's Muse ✓ by LunahElle
Melody's Muse ✓
LunahElle
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[ONC 2021 Honorable Mention & Round 2 Ambassador's Pick] [Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered, @Contemporarylit, @teenfiction] "There's something about her that makes her impossibly difficult to stay away from. It's as if she has her own gravitational pull, and I'm hopelessly caught in it." Cole Flynn develops a newfound appreciation for classical music after reluctantly agreeing to attend a concert. Charmed by the talents and beauty of Melody Aria, he finds himself immediately intrigued and drawn to her. He quickly finds out his smooth talk and good looks won't get him far, and is determined to find a way to her heart. A famous piano prodigy, nineteen year old Melody is an enigma to the world. She's been hiding from the public eye for years. No pictures of her from the last decade exist online, she rejects all interviews, and most of her fans have never even heard her voice. All with no known explanation. That's just how she likes it, until one night, she finds an unwelcome visitor outside her door who isn't willing to give up without a fight. #1 - Pianist #1 - Music #1 - Piano #2 - College #2 - Musician #5 - Lovestory #5 - Young Adult #6 - Teen Fiction #8 - Enemies to Lovers #11 - Celebrity #18 - Love #23 - Romance Awards 1st place🥇 - The Seasonal Contests 2021 1st place🥇 - The Dream Awards 2021 1st place🥇 - Luna Awards 2021 1st place🥇 - The Golden Butterfly Awards 2nd place 🥈 - Indigo Awards 3rd place 🥉 - Savant Awards 2021 3rd place 🥉 - Flawesome Awards 3rd place 🥉 - Bewitched Awards
The Sigma Asset (bxb)║AMBYS WINNER 2022 by pixelmum
The Sigma Asset (bxb)║AMBYS WINNER 2022
pixelmum
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**AMBYS 2022 WINNER** He'll never play piano again. That's what virtuoso pianist Zephyr has vowed to himself after escaping Sigma, the sprawling criminal organisation that once held him--and still holds his friends--captive in California's mega-city capital, Maria. After being forced to entertain Sigma's clients with more intimate services than just music, Zephyr is determined to use his knowledge of the labyrinthine plots and power-struggles between Sigma's gang members to save his trapped friends and find his family, who are mysteriously untraceable by South Korean authorities. But Zephyr's vow to abandon piano is tested by his uneasy alliance with Will, the timid stranger who whisked Zephyr out of Sigma's clutches under cover of a mysterious fire. Will's secretive nature can't hide tantalising hints of his deep connection to music, nor can Will hide the tangled web of his dark past. In a race against time to prevent his family and friends from becoming Sigma's latest targets, Zephyr must discover if Will's true goal is to help him, or to lure him deeper into peril, as they spiral inexorably together. 🥇Winner, Wattpad Amby Awards 2022, New Adult category 🥇Grand Winner, Wattpad Pride 2022 🥇Winner, Wattpad Pride 2022, New Adult category
Till Death Do Us Part by axgirl13
Till Death Do Us Part
axgirl13
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Skylar pledged her life to protect her homeland, but she didn't expect that she would have to resort to marrying the king's brother and using her wits instead of a sword. ***** Skylar is not a typical noble lady. Captain to her own company, she feels more at home with a sword in hand than in the ballroom. Her whole life gets turned upside down when she is forced to marry Lord General Gawyn Gryphonheart for the alliance. The vicious political machinations will be the least of her problems because a far darker threat is looming in the east. Skylar, with her fighting experience, might be the only one who sees it coming. If only her husband trusted her enough to heed her advice. Can she fulfil her role as a graceful and obedient wife at the royal court and convince the noble families to unite against the monsters believed to be merely a legend? (Book One of Till Death Do Us Part series) [[The Wattys 2021 Award winner in the Fantasy category]] [[Word count: 70 000 - 75 000]] Content warning: This story contains violence, bloodshed and occasional crude language.
Of Caverns and Casters ✓  [TLRQ #1] by avadel
Of Caverns and Casters ✓ [TLRQ #1]
avadel
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| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 • 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 | ONE RUN-AWAY PRINCE Prince Aster Jacques will one day rule the Queen's Wizard Corps. By blood and every expectation, he should be a master spellcaster. Instead, he has all the skill of some second-rate, street-corner trickster. Desperate to be the wizard his beloved country needs, he'll do whatever it takes to learn the trade--even if that means abandoning his family to chase a mysterious academy invitation. TWO DIE-HARD SCIENTISTS Half a continent away, Leavi Riveirre and Sean Rahkifellar are researchers in the underground city of Karsix. For them, spells, princes, and kingdoms are nothing but children's stories. Reality is the relentless plague unleashing death and darkness in the city. Determined to survive what they can't cure, they flee--but reaching safety will require more than braving the harsh topside winter. A LAND THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO EXIST When brutal weather and betrayal force these three together, they'll find themselves questioning everything--and each other--to survive. WELCOME TO AVADEL. ~~~ 𝟔𝐱 Grand Winner 𝟐𝟐𝐱 First Place Fantasy Winner 𝟏𝟐𝐱 First Place Action/Adventure Winner 𝟏𝟓𝐱 Featured ~~~ The Lost Roads Quartet Book 1 Published on Amazon Cover Art © 2021 Avadel Ink Animated Banners by @Lazybrew
Russian Roulette: Family secrets [2021 version] by TheAlixDavenport
Russian Roulette: Family secrets [2021 version]
TheAlixDavenport
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🥇 The Amby Awards 2023, Romance 🥇 The Hot & Bothered Awards 2024, Dark Romance 🥇 The GrandLibrary Awards, 2022, Romance 🥇 The Writer's Recognition Awards, 2021, Romance 🥇 The BooksAndBeyond 2021 Awards, Romance To the world he is everything you could want in a man. Tall, dark, and handsome. A sharp business profile, respected, and with a prestigious family name. He has everything; looks, money, and a dangerous sexual attraction. In the underground, he is known as The Dragon. Leader of one of the largest factions of the Russian mafia with claims all over Europe. Ruthless, cold, and rules his territories with an iron fist. When he wants something, he goes for it and he does not know how to fail. She is what he wants. But how will he win her back after having ghosted her and been gone for four years without explanation? Will she even give him a chance? And what if the reason he ghosted her is the one reason she would not want him at all? What if her secrets are the ones he will have to battle and not his own? Fighting a ghost of an enemy under the veil of a past he has no knowledge of, he is trying to keep his men safe, win the woman he loves, and protect the heritage of his family name. The sins of the past, wrapped in secrets to never be revealed, will haunt him without him even knowing what happened long before he was born, long before he became the leader and had to take responsibility for it. It is his job to take up the gauntlet and fight, in the name of honor and family. Will he succeed in his endeavors and solve the feud? Maybe find happiness and redemption? Or will he fail for the first time in his life...? 18+ Topics in the book include but are not limited to: Mafia affiliation. Murder. Torture. BDSM. Non-consensual sex/Rape. Violence. Abuse. Psychological terror. Most described in graphic detail.