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First Place Has a Dirty Secret | 18+ by TheresaDella
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(18+) [Updates Daily] Evelyn Parker has always been first-until Nathan Cole showed up and stole her spot. He's perfect. Cold. Untouchable. And she hates him. Then they accidentally swap phones, and Evelyn discovers Nathan's secret: an anonymous porn account with 52,000 followers watching him fall apart on camera. She should return his phone. Pretend she saw nothing. Instead, she watches every single video. Now Nathan knows she knows. And the rivalry that kept them at each other's throats? It just became something much more dangerous. When your biggest rival has the dirtiest secret-and you can't stop thinking about it. ----- Steamy academic rivals. Forbidden attraction. One secret that changes everything.
CATCH ME WHEN I FALL | 18+ by fallendaises
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"Hey... B." His voice was quiet, careful, like he was afraid I'd flinch. "You've gotta tell me what I think happened." Beau Sinclair was born into a dynasty of old money, raised on magazine covers, charity galas, and whispered envy. Wealth, beauty, status. She has everything the world tells a girl to want, and she wears it effortlessly. At least, that's what everyone believes. But after one night splits her life clean in half, Beau begins to disappear. At first, it's subtle. Sleeping pills she insists she can control. A small vial she swears is temporary. Bruises she laughs off. A week where no one can find her and no one asks the right questions. The golden girl doesn't fall apart, she fades. When Hayes Hearst returns to their elite Boston boarding school after a long absence, he sees the cracks immediately. He grew up beside her. He knows the difference between Beau performing and Beau unraveling. Privileged, powerful, and dangerously devoted, Hayes refuses to watch her self-destruct, even if saving her means becoming the villain in her story. As their connection reignites into something consuming and volatile, the illusion around them fractures. Their glittering friend group begins to splinter under forced engagements, family empires, and tabloid exposés. Secrets leak. Loyalty is tested. The world that once protected Beau starts feeding on her instead. When her assault becomes public. When rehab becomes a battlefield instead of a cure. When depression steals her voice completely. The question is no longer whether she can survive the world that built her. It's whether she can survive herself.
First Position, Last Nerve by better_books12
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Scarlett Sovanna doesn't have time for nonsense-especially not the kind that wears a backwards cap and throws parties on Tuesday nights. As a dedicated ballerina at a top-tier arts college, her world revolves around perfect pirouettes, brutal rehearsals, and keeping her spot in the program. There's no room for distractions. Especially not him. Elliot Sinclair is college royalty-the star quarterback with a devil-may-care attitude and a line of admirers trailing behind him. He lives for the game, the thrill, and the spotlight. He and Scarlett couldn't be more different... except for one inconvenient truth: their families are practically intertwined. When Scarlett's dorm situation turns into a nightmare, the Sinclairs offer Elliot's guest room to her. Sharing a space with the person she finds most insufferable on campus? Not ideal. But as the walls come down, so do their assumptions about each other. What starts as chilly silence turns into heated banter. And somewhere between late-night talks and stolen glances, feelings develop. She's all discipline. He's all chaos. Together? They just might fall into something real.
For I Have Sinned by CallMeByYourName97
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A ballet dancer with a lethal secret becomes rivals with a priest who just won't let her sin in peace. Tropes: -enemies to...will they be lovers? Oppositional world views -slow-burn obsession -priest with vows -forbidden romance -faith vs lust -role reversals (MMC is a virgin) -gothic horror -blood play? We'll see *TRIGGER WARNING* -Will include explicit smut. Capitol E -Religious themes / the occult. If you feel defensive over your religion, you may get offended. Of course this is NOT my intention, but I'm Catholic and I like to dabble in the unknown / question things. -mentions of s*x work -not an example of an entirely healthy relationship, as it is a darker romance, but there is NO ABUSE INVOLVED EWWWW LETS NOT ROMANTICIZE THAT!!!
Running Into Fire by 55hole
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I left home thinking I could escape- escape the chaos, the memories, the people who thought they owned me. I thought I could start over, make something mine, and breathe without looking over my shoulder. But life doesn't come with a clean slate. It comes with scars, loud and unrelenting, and sometimes the past shows up where you least expect it. Jexson-reckless, dangerous, impossible-follows me into my new life, like a storm I can't outrun. He tests me, pushes me, and maybe, just maybe, makes me feel alive in ways I didn't know I needed. But some things can't be tamed, and some fires can't be walked away from. I'm trying to find freedom, but freedom isn't clean. It's messy, it's painful... and it's nothing without the risk of burning it all down.