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Finvarra's Circus by DistantDreamer
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Born with a damaged heart, Leanna Weston has lived a sheltered life with little chance at adventure. When she hears that Finvarra's Circus is coming to her small town, she sneaks off to witness the magic first hand, sure that this is her only chance at experiencing true magic-even if the frightening rumors about the heartless Ringmaster, Finvarra, are true. Caught by Finvarra, Leanna is given one chance at survival: she must join the circus. As slowly she becomes part of the strange family, Leanna learns that there is more than magic to this circus, but an ancient curse that has tied Finvarra's life to its rings. If the circus fails, he dies. Leanna vows to save the circus, but when a ruthless enemy emerges, set on destroying it and Finvarra, will Leanna be able to save them both, or will her broken heart fail her just when she needs it most? Cover Artist: Lisa Rhodes
Pumpkin Patch Princess by juliecdao
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A fairy godmother internship is just what Noelle needs to escape her family's pumpkin business . . . until she starts to question her own happily-ever-after. Perfect for fans of The Princess Diaries or Ella Enchanted! * * * Noelle Simpkins is sick of working for her parents. Sure, her dad runs a booming pumpkin business and her mom's the greatest shoemaker in the land. But pumps and pumpkins get OLD after a while, and she's ready to see more of the world. When she hears about a fairy godmother internship in the city, she jumps on it. The goal? Make sure royal clients get happily-ever-afters . . . all while battling goblins, curing curses, and figuring out how to use a magic wand. Not to mention shutting down a rival godmother and avoiding Kit, a distractingly cute guy who sells pie and keeps turning up. But as exciting as her new gig is, Noelle is surprised when she realizes . . . she kind of misses making shoes and growing pumpkins. Has she gotten closer to her own happily-ever-after, or farther away? And when the glass shoe's on the other foot, can she stay true to her heart? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover by Erin Bowman and April Alforque
Twenty-One Night Stand ✓ by lydiahephzibah
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A Watty Award winner and a featured Wattpad novel. Five years ago, Maddie Hyun and her best friend Peter made a pact. Now it's time to follow through. 21.04.16 → 20.10.16
Diane Young [Camp NaNoWriMo July 2014] by Optimusly
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Due to the recent death of her closest friend, Diane's summer has started off to be a spiral of depression and despondency. But enter a chameleon and Elijah West, a smart and sassy plot twist who sets out to challenge Diane's monotonous ways and simply change her outlook on life. [spiritual #22 on October 14th, 2015] [short story #291 on July 25th, 2014] (2014) [WATTY AWARDS 2014 HQ LOVE AWARD WINNER] [WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]
London Shadows (#1 Penderry's Bizarre) by JoanneWeaver
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--Watty winner-- In Victorian London, monster hunting isn't just a job, it's a way of life. Freddie Westman, a reporter for a paranormal magazine, is one of the best in the business, but now it's personal. His childhood friend, Jim Penderry, has disappeared, and the signs point to sinister forces from beyond the grave. If Westman wants to save Jim, he'll have to face his worst fear. No, not fighting a demon with only a cake to hand. Something far more daunting. Sceptical Sophie Penderry doesn't solve mysteries or go on adventures. She's more at home in the library with her nose in The Botanist's Guide to Plants and Fungi. But she puts the science books away to help Westman find her missing brother, whether he likes it or not. Which he really doesn't. Westman is a loner, reluctant to lead anyone into danger. According to him, the supernatural is not just the stuff of folklore and children's nightmares, and a world of black magic awaits them. Now Westman must decide if he should push Sophie away for her own safety, or take a leap of faith and accept an offer of help and friendship. Either way, time is running out to find Jim, and worse still, they may not make it back in time for tea and biscuits. ~Featured story (Sep 2014 - Aug 2017) ~Selected by R.L. Stine's 'Slappy' (Goosebumps Movie's sponsored reading list) ~Winner of the Wattys 2014 HQ Love Award
Threads by ELatimer
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Alice Cunningham thinks she's inherited her Great Aunt's vacuum cleaner shop, instead she is sucked into a magical community and finds herself with some strange companions: a love-struck elf, a wisecracking thief and a mysterious woman in the body of a tiger. Soon she meets the seductive titan-turned-pop star Alexie Ambrose, who seems to take a sudden interest in her. Alice must navigate the dangerous politics of his court and learn what motivates him without getting entangled in his spell, or worse.
Eugenia (A Lady's Maid Trilogy Novella) Rough Draft by thequietwriter
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It is Eugenia Burnham's first season, and she couldn't be more nervous. Her mother expects her to marry well, and when a lady's maid doesn't stay more than a few weeks at a time, it seems an impossible task. Mr. Gerard Landon has been kind to her, and Eugenia hopes that she can keep his attention. When so many other, more beautiful, young ladies around her, she believes it will take a miracle for her to have a happy ending. Maybe Julie Nelson, the strange new lady's maid, can bring about that miracle. Eugenia is a prequel/parallel story to Regency Rumors, The Sinclair Society Book One.
Accidental Elopement (The Anstruther Investigations, Book One) by thequietwriter
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A gentleman sleuth. A shy schoolmistress. One very inconvenient arrangement. When nineteen-year-old Lilliana Reed boards the night mail coach bound for Glasgow, she just wants to reach her new position as a junior teacher. Hugh Anstruther, a gentleman sleuth with more determination than skill, wants nothing more than to find the sister he fears is in the clutches of a con artist. Instead, they are caught in a storm, stranded in an overturned carriage, and mistaken as an eloping couple. What begins as a chance encounter soon entangles them in a far more complicated journey. To protect Hugh's sister, and salvage their own reputations, they must pose as what society already suspects: a pair of lovers on the run. But at what point does pretence become reality? In a world where propriety rules, one misstep could ruin everything or lead to an unexpected attachment neither of them dared to imagine.