2023 reading list
35 stories
Between Us by CrossAndQuill
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New girl in town Shyla gets more than she bargained for when she enlists her next-door neighbour, brooding, rough and covered-in-tattoos, Caden Byrnes, to help her impress her crush. *** Watching the cute guy two houses down was the beginning of a fresh start for Shyla. Even if nothing would come of it, a silly crush wouldn't harm anyone. Most of all, it was protecting her and her family's already damaged hearts. But that was before her neighbour shows up. Correction: her hot neighbour, shrouded in darkness and mystery. Shyla needs to stay away but circumstances lead her to ask him to help her revamp herself. Things don't go as planned which sends her spiralling into his chaotic life marred by his demons. It gets even worse when she begins to fall for him. Everyone knows falling for the bad boy means trouble. But what if trouble wants her?
Hired To Love by JordanLynde
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Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]
The Wishlist by CourtneyCupit
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Hi. My name is Samantha McKnight and up until a few months ago I led a completely normal life. I had good grades and great friends. I never got in trouble. But that all changed the day that Ryder Machen came into my life. You see we got this assignment in one of our classes where we had to be partners and do things each other liked. Simple huh? No. He got me and all of my friends drunk one night. Not a good idea I know but I can’t change it now. Well, while I was drunk I made a list. A wish list. It had all of the things I ever wanted to do. Some of which I never knew I wanted to do. Well, Ryder got it into his head that he was gonna help me do all of the stuff on my list. Stupidly I agreed to let him to it. So he took me on numerous adventures to do all of it. He dragged his friends along and I dragged mine along. On the way we got….closer. It made for an interesting couple of months. If you want to know about it, then you should definitely read this.
Rooming with the Bad Boy by chocolateluvaaxo
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Being accepted into one of the best private colleges in the United States on a full scholarship was supposed to be one of the best things that's ever happened to a person, right? Wrong. Ella Parker. One of the most successful law students in the world, has been offered this opportunity. With no family, barely any income and a tragic back story, Ella decided taking this scholarship was her chance to start fresh and to try and move on with her life. Of course, she didn't expect to be sharing a dorm room with one of the most cold, arrogant, and meanest bad boy on campus. Caleb Hunter was smart, sexy, popular, and worshipped by everybody that had ever laid eyes on him. He always managed to get his way and never had to ask for something more than once. Until he met Ella Parker. When two conflicting personalities are put in the same dorm room for the next few years of their college life; how do they react towards one another? The odd pair can only have one of the two endings planned; Good, or bad.
The Hidden One by idksomethingnotlame
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"She'll be the most powerful witch to ever exist." "And he will be very upset about that if he ever comes back." "Indeed. Which is why no one knows who she is." "Is it enough?" "It has to be." (Harry x OC) Completed but minor editing is happening New bonus chapters as well!
In 27 Days (Watty Award Winner 2012) by HonorInTheRain
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Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.
Knowing Xavier Hunt ✓ by ScarlettBlackDaisy
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|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston
Enders by MP13Girl
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After three long months, Team VAKAD is finally back together, and Violet finally knows the secret behind all the strange occurrences happening to her. But she isn't the only one who knows... Redrum's well aware and they have their own plans. Join Violet in the final installment of the Defenders Trilogy. It all ends here.
Offenders by MP13Girl
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The members of Team VAKAD of the Defensive Affairs Unit are completely opposite of each other, and it took them quite a while to finally get along. There's Aiden, the egotistical leader. Kristie, the beautiful airhead. Anthony, the know-it-all nerd. Dex, the intimidating bad boy. And Violet, the troublesome loner, who just so happens to not be so lonesome anymore. Now, after months of strenuous training, it's time for their toughest mission yet: high school. And it's a lot harder than they thought it would be. There, they meet friends and foes. They thought fighting villains was hard, but they're about to find out that high school kids are just as bad.
Defenders by MP13Girl
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The Defensive Affairs Unit is a top-secret, super-powered society that protects the planet from threatening villains. After being recruited, the new recruits are split into separate teams and, after extensive training, sent out to protect the Earth with everything they've got. But then there's VAKAD, a new team of the DAU. The five members are completely different from each other, and that could cause a lot of trouble. With their egotistical leader, the beautiful airhead, the know-it-all nerd, the intimidating bad boy, and the troublesome loner, they are definitely the most difficult team the DAU has ever had to deal with. Join Violet, that troublesome loner, through her adventures and misadventures with the four idiots she is forced to call her teammates and, even worse, her friends.