The Ingrid Odyssey
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Whiskey Latte by alcoholandcaffeine
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Millennial immigrant Ingrid has quasi-settled in Berlin. She's got a place of her own, the beginning of a career and 'a conscience but not a heart,' according to her barkeep best friend with benefits, Remi. Dale is an awkward exchange student, abroad for the first time and powerless to resist Ingrid's charms when a mutual friend introduces them. He gets tangled up with her at the same time as his newfound mentor Oskar confronts Ingrid about the heartbreak she caused him way back when. Trapped between her conscience and her urge to sink her teeth into fresh prey, Ingrid must make a choice. Give the wishful-thinking fool what he wants and tear him to pieces, or let him go and hope for the best? *featured on the reading lists of official Wattpad profiles: @dangerouslove - 'Bad Girls' @WattpadUrban - 'Street Love' @BadassReads - 'The Badass Queen' @ChickLit - 'Adulthood' @Wattpad - 'Community Curator: @grendelthegood' Killer cover by @lxcksmith
Vodka Espresso by alcoholandcaffeine
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Ingrid only has two hobbies in Berlin: hard liquor, and one-night-stands. So she embraces the unexpected promotion that takes her back to London, where her university friends have grown up without her. Ian's company is crumbling in the wake of Brexit, much like his marriage. Meeting the force-of-nature that is Ingrid does things to him - things his Irish Catholic upbringing would much rather have him suppress. But Ingrid doesn't mince words and she spares no feelings. They're both coming undone together and at the end of the day...who knows what'll be left? (direct sequel to "Whiskey Latte" but it stands well enough on its own; completed) **Trigger Warnings: references to drug use, domestic abuse and sexual assault Killer cover by @lxcksmith
Tequila Americano by alcoholandcaffeine
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Once upon a time in New York, Ingrid's American Dream became her worst nightmare. Three years later, she's back in town for work and goes chasing ghosts. Ian Brennan, CEO and father-of-two, has given up on his failing marriage. He yearns for more than a forbidden romance with Ingrid, but her quest consumes her to the point of self-destruction. Caught between redemption and obsession, Ingrid must make a choice for her future before tomorrow stops being one. (direct sequel to Whiskey Latte and Vodka Espresso but also works standalone; completed ) **Trigger Warnings: drug use, references to domestic abuse and sexual assault Killer cover by @lxcksmith
Flat White Rum by alcoholandcaffeine
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Globetrotter Ingrid gets a fabulous fresh start when her job takes her to Melbourne, Australia. Here she meets wise and sweet Oliver, who makes her forget she doesn't have a heart. This successful stability prompts Ingrid to accept an invitation to her high school's ten-year reunion and face down her childhood demons. Old habits are hard to kill, though, and a shocking death in her rundown home village puts her new life on the line. Torn between her commitment to Oliver and the lure of a charismatic bad boy, Ingrid finds herself at a dangerous crossroads. It's all or nothing, and she never wants to go back to nothing. *** Content warning: This story contains mature content and deals with or references the following themes - alcohol abuse, childhood abuse, suicidal thoughts, sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised. *** Gorgeous cover by @lxcksmith
Wasted by alcoholandcaffeine
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*Warning: this story deals with suicidal thoughts & themes, including a suicide attempt* Jude and Ingrid come from very different places, down very different roads - though sooner or later, all roads lead to Rome, don't they? In this case, Rome is both of them broken in Berlin, struggling to make sense of their scattered pieces. They save each other, but on people like them, salvation is wasted, really. And so are they. Wasted, that is. (no spoilers in the comments, please!)
experiment by alcoholandcaffeine
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"experiment": a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome. An experiment is what Ingrid embarked on in London when she spilled her vanilla cappuccino all over Craig's crisp white shirt. He's good, easy fun - makes her laugh and buys her dinner. But what happens when nice-guy Craig asks more of bad-girl Ingrid than the semblance of carefree commitment she manages to muster in his presence? Will she run for the hills and leave him heartbroken in her wake...or will she continue the experiment until a less hazardous outcome naturally occurs? **Trigger Warnings: references to domestic abuse and sexual assault