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Cuts and Bruises by etherachel
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She hears all the locker room talk. She helps when the guys drink too much before a game. She tapes them up when they're injured. And in return, they watch her back. While most students spend their time partying, Lily spends her free time working. But her job as the assistant athletic trainer for the PSU football team comes with the benefit of being friends with every player on the team. Except the entirely too cocky, reckless, and charming golden boy of the team: Vincent Bradshaw. When they aren't spouting insults at one another, Vincent and Lily are doing everything in their power to avoid each other. That is, until Vincent gets injured.
Her Redemption  by hArl3writess
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Katherine is a cunning girl who uses her charm and wit to manipulate those around her, all in pursuit of power. No one is safe from her manipulations, and she'll stop at nothing to get what she wants But when her dark past haunts her, and she attempts to change for the better, she finds herself caught in a spiral of betrayal and danger. As an anonymous figure uses her secrets against her, Katherine is forced to confront the darkness inside her. But as she falls for a boy named Rome, she realizes that love is a weakness that could destroy her. In this world of corruption and deceit, every character is a target, and no one is safe from the carnage. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝘚𝘖𝘊𝘐𝘈𝘓𝘚: instagram: xharl3slvts tiktok: wattpadwh0r3.s
Playing With Fire by xwriteratheartxo
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[2023 Wattys Shortlist] When a feud between siblings goes too far, Solana finds herself falling into the hands of his enemy. Two university state teams have been fighting for generations, and unfortunately for Solana, her brother happens to be the quarterback for the Hawks, while his ex-best friend and current enemy leads the Tigers. She's normally supportive, but after an argument goes too far with her brother the night of a party, she finds herself welcoming a certain player into her bedroom. Christian Kane knows all about loyalty, and that it was his loyalty to others that got him screwed over. While he hides his anger behind his smooth words and flirty smile, the one person who can't fall for his charm is the little firecracker he's known for ten years. But with his loyalty to his team, he knows that surrounding himself around Solana will only lead to issues he doesn't need. But as the unlikely pair come to a mutual fake dating agreement to stir some problems, it's only time until things shatter into pieces. t r o p e s: faking dating, brothers enemy, one bed, banter, sleepover, college fiction, football romance, past history
Gentle for her. by sparkleandshinex
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"No one speaks to me the way you have been lately" He warned, his eyes trained on mine. "What are you going to do, kill me?" I answered back, my gaze focused only on his kissable full lips. "Much worse." I didn't have time to comprehend anything before he gripped my hips and slammed me down onto the bed, making my breath hitch. My hair had covered my face from the impact, very quickly I pushed it out of my way when Luca hovered over my body, his hands holding him up on each side of me. "Wha-" He shut me up by placing his lips on mine, making my entire insides melt. Sparks jolted throughout my body as his soft lips molded with mine, he kissed me with so much need and urgency that a quiet moan unexpectedly escaped from me... ••• Luca Vendor, the name that shoots shivers down people's spines. He's dark and mysterious, never loved and has always been taught to show zero emotion. When he comes across Kimberly Folin, a beautiful American woman, he's intrigued by her sassy attitude and ability to turn him down. Usually, a woman would drop their pants at the site of him, but Kimberly is very different. Not planning on letting her go anytime soon, he decides on asking for her to teach him how to be gentle, just for her. But when Luca causes trouble with a Russian leader, innocent Kimberly is thrown into a world full of danger... - HIGHEST RANKS: #1 in Love story #1 in Italian #4 in Adult Romance #9 in Romance ⚠️Mature themes, violence & strong language⚠
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
7TH HEAVEN by jmkrb1
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Romani Noor is an aspiring chemist- well, possible ex-chemist, after she can no longer afford the rise in her university tuition fees. Her best friend and sister, Juno, is living across the country with her wife, sending Romani occasional cheques to help her complete her education. However, even with her sisters help she is falling behind on payments. Taking something into her own hands for once in her life, Romani looks for a job. As fate would it have it, Valentine Carter, River Fabiano and Slater Hayashi are looking to take on an employee in their bakery, whilst they practice their... extra-curricular activities... Sweet Romani thinks she's walking into a simple job of cakes and cookies, but she fails to predict the web of obsession, lust and love she's getting herself tangled in.
The Girl in the Hoodie by SarcasticallyWitty
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{FIRST BOOK IN 'THE GIRL IN THE HOODIE' SERIES} {2014-2018} A girl moved to California two years ago. No one knows what she looks like. All they know is that she wears a hoodie. *~*~*~* "HOLY SHIT, NOAH! WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU LET THE TROLLEY GO?! COME BACK! OH MY FUCKING LIFE, FIZZY DRINKS UP AHEAD--" BANG FIZZ POP "...am I dead?" I'm suddenly grabbed by the back of my hoodie and pulled up from the ground and out of the mess of the opened bottles of fizzy which had exploded when the trolley and I crashed into them. My hands instantly go to my hood and I sigh in relief to find that it hadn't fallen off through all of that. I turn my head and look the the employee who's holding me, his face completely red and the vein in his neck throbbing. "Wassup, dude?" I smile sheepishly. *~* {HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in Funny #1 in Sad And #1 in Cancer apparently }
Goddess In The Sheets ✓ by MaFIABooks
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Luca Romano is a force to be reckoned with - a powerful, wealthy man who commands respect and fear in equal measure. He's ruthless to his enemies, but to those he loves, he's fiercely loyal and protective. And I am his. From the moment I entered his world, I knew I was in deep. I was drawn to his strength, his charisma, and the way he made me feel alive. But there's a dark side to him, a predator that lurks just beneath the surface. It both thrills and terrifies me. As I navigate the dangerous world of Luca's business dealings, I find myself caught in the crosshairs of his enemies. But Luca won't let anyone hurt me. He'll stop at nothing to keep me safe, even if it means putting his own life on the line. But as the stakes get higher and the danger intensifies, I can't help but wonder: can our love survive in a world so full of violence and betrayal? Or will my past and present catch up with us, tearing us apart forever? COVER DONE BY: @typinchapters
The Little Lie ✓ by MaFIABooks
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❛❛I spy with my little eye, a little lie.❜❜ Catherine Moore's courage to leave a cruel and abusive Maxwell Kelvin led her to the unforgiving streets with no roof over her head. Just when things couldn't get any worse, fate deposited her at the doorstep of her ex-best friend's brother-in-law, Adonis Nicolaides. Can Catherine trust him enough to reveal her terrifying past and the monster husband she is running from? Or will she keep her lips sealed and put both of their lives at risk? In a game of hide and seek with the truth, one thing's for sure: secrets don't stay buried forever. But little lies always come back to bite... BOOK 3 Of The Tattoo Artist. Started: 25/07/22 Finished: 28/08/22 BOOK COVER BY: typinchapters on insta!!
Telepatía by ggukiekrush
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"If obsession were a person, it'd be you." A street racer by evening, and a high-school student by day, 17 year-old Ola Sainz is forced to move to Los Angeles with her mother, where she crosses path with a typical California teenage boy. Theo Lauder, an 18 year-old introvert, book worm, and Captain of the boy's Soccer team trying to get through high school and make it to his dream school without any distractions. But he's out of luck when he meets Ola, who has an outgoing, brazen personality and can't seem to leave him in peace. The total opposite of him. She fell first, but does he fall at all? 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾 "𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦?" 𝘖𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥, 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘭𝘢'𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, "𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯."