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Twelve Summers Too Late by PettyPeachWrites
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I spent twelve years loving Mason Hayes. Twelve summers. Twelve birthdays. Twelve years of almosts. The problem wasn't that he didn't know. The problem was that he did. He just never realised what it was costing me. When Mason arrives at our annual lake house vacation with a girlfriend on his arm, I finally understand something I should have learned years ago: Sometimes loving someone isn't enough. So I leave. And for the first time in his life, Mason has to figure out what it means to lose me. A grovel-to-HEA romance about unrequited love, heartbreak, and finally choosing yourself.
A Measure of Distance by lilp29
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Lana thought the hardest part of joining Grant's family would be getting his mother to like her. She was wrong. It starts with a welcome folder. Then a spreadsheet. A joke at dinner. A rule that somehow applies to her son and nobody else. And through every small humiliation, Grant offers the same reassurance: I'll handle it. Three years later, Lana has stopped believing him. Then a man she hasn't seen since high school walks into her yoga studio and calls her by a name no one has used in 16 years. Oren remembers the girl Lana used to be. More dangerously, he notices the woman she has become. And as the story she's been telling herself about her marriage begins to unravel, Lana discovers that sometimes the person who leaves isn't the one who walks away. Sometimes it's the one who stays-and watches you disappear.
Oops, I'm The Mean Girl | ✔️ by mariahgracedawn
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Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into a friendship neither of them expected. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks for him, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, he's just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books, tying her shoes, and driving her all around. What they don't know, is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly notices the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ***UNDERGOING STRUCTURAL EDITS*** ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 #2 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜
His Performance  by NeraKeeves
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Hollywood Tales Book #1 For two years, the world watched us fall in love. Our romantasy series became a global obsession and suddenly everyone was interested in us. Interviews went viral. Edits got millions of views. Fans called our chemistry once in a generation and swore no one could fake the way he looked at me. I believed it too, the spark in his eyes, the passion in his touch, the care in his words. While we dated secretly for a year. Until a grainy image of his lip locked with an Ex went viral and I overheard him in a private meeting telling the producers he couldn't do this anymore. That he couldn't keep pretending to be interested in me. And suddenly I didn't know which moments belonged to the show and which ones never existed at all. But one thing was clear, I was just a part of his performance.
Crown and Captivation by KaelynElise
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Princess Elizabeth, the first female heir of Aurelmont, is set to marry her first love, Michael, the talented future duke-until fate leaves her no choice but to wed Prince Christopher of Hayvan, the second-born prince, with neither influence nor accomplishment to his name, and the very man she can scarcely tolerate. Their marriage is meant to be nothing more than an arrangement, but with two kingdoms depending upon their union, a battle begins between the weight of crowns and the pull of captivation.
The Forgotten Sister by YourTemptationx
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I fell in love with Dante Moretti, never knowing he was once engaged to my older sister, Celeste Hart. It was the kind of secret that changed everything.
The Roads of Us by JessieGrayWrites
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After the man I loved believed the worst thing about me, I vanished. He's the president of a motorcycle club built on loyalty and trust. When his brothers decided I was a spy, he hesitated, but only for a moment. Then, my punishment and hell began. Now he has learned the truth, and is determined to find me and win me back. I plan to make that as difficult as possible. Updates on Wednesday and Friday. Read ahead on my Patreon, link in my bio!!
Betrayed by my Alphas-  Forged in Heartbreak by kerrilcartier
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She loved them her whole life. And they didn't even come looking. Aelia believed in her bonds with Xander, Zane, and Finn the way she believed in breathing. Three Alphas. One future. A love she never dared speak out loud because she didn't want to put it on them. Then the ceremony came. She woke up two days later in a stranger's cottage, broken and alone, while the pack was told she'd simply... left. Now, with her wolf barely breathing and her heart in pieces, Aelia has to figure out who she is when everything she built her world around turns out to be a lie. And why does the one person sitting in her corner happen to be an Alpha she's never met before? Some bonds break you. Some forge you into something stronger.
If Again by BernieCross
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Everyone remembers the man Tristan Scott used to be. No one saw the man he became... until a widow and her twins walked into his life. Dr. Tristan Scott has spent the last ten years believing some mistakes can never be forgiven. As one of the country's most respected cardiothoracic surgeons, he spends his days repairing broken hearts while refusing to believe his own deserves a second chance. Stephanie Miller never imagined she'd fall in love again. Three years after losing her husband, her world is simple: raising her six-year-old twins, honoring the love she lost, and protecting the life they built together. Love isn't part of the plan. Then life keeps placing the same man in their path. At first, he's simply Dr. T-the doctor the twins adore. Then he becomes the man who makes Sunday dinners feel a little warmer, quiet conversations last a little longer, and ordinary days feel extraordinary again. Slowly... Almost without anyone realizing it... A family of three begins making room for a fourth. But just as Tristan finally allows himself to imagine a future he never believed he deserved, life reminds him that tomorrow is never promised. Sometimes the greatest love story isn't about replacing the past. It's about becoming the person brave enough-and worthy enough-to begin again. If Again is a heartfelt slow-burn romance about redemption, healing, grief, found family, and discovering that sometimes the greatest second chance isn't falling in love again... It's earning it.
Fragile Hearts  by ShoshannaBlackAuthor
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𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘸-𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘸. Calla has always known she wasn't wanted. Not by her parents. Not by her seven siblings. Not even by the servants who barely acknowledge her. She's used to being ignored, used to being unloved-and used to quietly loving someone who doesn't love her back: her brother's best friend, Kieran Holt. But when he snaps at her in a moment of carelessness, something inside her breaks. Calla begins to fade-stops reaching out, stops speaking, stops trying. And when her body finally gives out from an illness no one even knew she had, her family is forced to face the truth: the sister they all overlooked was slowly disappearing right in front of them. Kieran is the first to realize just how badly he hurt her. And he's determined to earn her trust, her forgiveness... and her heart. Because now that he sees her for who she really is-soft, strong, worthy-he'll never look away again. A heart-shattering, slow-burn brother's best friend romance about trauma, healing, and being loved out loud for the very first time.