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March City: Land of the Gifted [Book 1 | Fantasy/Sci-fi | Complete] by KatrinHollister
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THE MATRIX meets THE HUNGER GAMES. Ari is a high-flying but lazy energy manipulator who gets by doing the minimum in the technologically advanced March City, where academic achievements and abilities determine your true worth. When her sister, Mina, is kidnapped during a series of terrorist bombings, Ari has to defy the law and delve into the dark secrets of the city in a race against time and the city itself - and Mina's life may be her price. Book 1 of Project Lunation. NaNoWriMo2014. 3rd place in the 2017 FreedomAwards. 2nd place in the Quill Award. 1st place in the Sanguine Awards. Also available on RadishFiction, Tapas, and RoyalRoadl.com.
Asleep by MikaelaBender
MikaelaBender
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(Free to read + a paid bonus chapter) In a time when kidnapping is a common occurrence, Nora is about to become her father's science experiment. Nora believes she's starting a new job, working alongside her father, but instead, she's trapped inside of a dream with other humans. Besides for a small group of dreamers called Lucid, no one realizes anything is wrong with their new world. But dreams reveal who someone really is, even the secrets they didn't know, and Nora is not an exception. Charlie's father, Richard Pace, is the lead scientist. As a Lucid, Charlie is ordered by his father time and again to betray his own kind. And Nora is his next missions. But when Charlie discovers just how far his father's plans for Nora go, he'll have to choose between his freedom or his morals. Is it possible to escape when you don't even know you're trapped? Winner of the Candice Coghill award and the Royal Palm Literary award.
Baked with Love - a chicklit with cake SAMPLE ONLY by SavvyDunn
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"I really loved the story... As ever, your descriptive narrative is a delight, as is the humour and the pathos in the story." Whisk together a high-stakes TV baking competition, an ex-boyfriend and the ghost of a grandmother whose death haunts main character Lissie and what do you have...? A recipe for a warm-hearted, delightful and spellbinding story, featuring unforgettable characters who will capture your heart. When lifelong baker Lissie receives a last-minute invitation to appear on the popular TV show Best Baker UK, she's thrilled and horrified at the same time. There's a lot at stake, not least the chance for Lissie to win the competition for the sake of her beloved grandmother. The perfect read for romance and Great British Bake Off junkies, Baked with Love is about second chances, forgiveness, and the search for true love.
Wax by theCuppedCake
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[Book 2 of the Taste Series] Seven years later, childhood sweethearts Vanilla Julian White and Leroy Cox reunite in the City of London for an unlikely reason. The latter-once a burning flame unfazed by the wind-had, since a couple of years ago, left the heat of the kitchen and the rest of the culinary world behind. Now a firefighter who keeps his candle in check to ensure the safety of those around him, he has learned to put every single flame out. The established food writer and critic on the other hand, is determined to put this to a test.
Michaela's Monster by PaulKingston
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Life as a Teenager is already difficult enough as is, but when Michaela Montrose becomes possessed by a co-dependant Demon named, Dantalion, who's trying to escape Hell, she can't help but seize the opportunity to not only release all the pent-up feelings that she's been holding inside for so long, but liberate herself with this new found power; blurring the lines of who the REAL bad influence is.
What A Lie Looks Like |  ✓ by lau_matthews
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Sephine Montgomery. She moved to get away. Away from her past where she was someone else. But now she's different. Now she's nice. But that was before someone she never thought she would see again appears. And the one person that seems to hate Tessa more than she does is Hayes. Hayes Benson. He used to be nice. But that was before Tessa. After Tessa? He breaks girls' hearts to avoid breaking his own again. And now she's back. And the one person that seems to hate Tessa more than he does is Sephine. Book one in the What A Lie Looks Like series! This is a two part book! Part one focuses on the characters in high school and part two is them as adults seven years later! T/W: drugs and assault
Mall Ghosts by CocoNichole
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Ocean Park is the local dead mall where Aqua Moore is doomed to spend her summer vacation. She thinks she's going there to model for the local boutique owners, but behind all of the retro interior and sleepy department stores, there are a few details that seem to defy the laws of physics. Like whole rooms of merchandise disappearing overnight. Or the sound of what could only be a pod of killer whales moving through the walls. Aqua finds all of this superstition pretty funny until the day a customer shows up dead. Suddenly no one is laughing and the phantoms in the walls don't seem all that strange. Things get complicated when it turns out the person who found the body is the same boy that Aqua is crushing on, Sean Mori. Somehow Sean knew the exact time, date, and location of the victim's death before it all even happened. Aqua wants to believe that Sean isn't the murdering type, but things are starting to get a little too weird too fast. The more time she spends with Sean, the more she understands the burden he's been forced to bear. And the ghosts that haunt the mall begin to take on a new meaning. *content warnings: graphic death and light gore*
Behind These Bruises... by youXfoundXme
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Mila is just your average teenager trying to finish her senior year of high school in one piece. Her father isn't making it any easier for her. And then there's this boy. He's the star soccer player but he never talks. Why? Because he has a secret, too...
A Daydream Away by youXfoundXme
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From the moment they met on that fateful day in kindergarten, Avery Nicole and Ethan were best friends. Ethan's the flirtatious jock that every girls falls for and Avery's the stubborn beauty that every boy wishes he could have. Even though they are different, they complete each other. This is a story about a friendship that will never fail. But will it endure when a little thing called love walks on through?
Cross by NerissaMcC
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(Formerly called "Vampiru") Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 2012. When Dani Tamari sees a spaceship while stargazing, her life will never be the same again. Suddenly, she finds herself in a world of aliens, vampires, and people who want to kill her. The so-called David Cross doesn't regret killing his abusive father; he's happy he's finally gone. But the authorities on Vampiru, his home planet, don't see it that way, and now he's on the run. He chooses Earth to hide, and lands in Enniskillen. He doesn't know there are unpleasant surprises waiting for him. Dani and David find their lives a mess as their worlds collide with disastrous consequences. Dani doesn't know what she's getting into, and she wouldn't want anything to do with it if she did. But she's in too deep, she knows too much, and there's no way out. Cover by @Shady234