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At what point do scientific advancements become unethical? Is the opportunity for an easier life worth more than the one who gave it? The intelligence of the brain is a great strength, but the weakness of the heart is a person's biggest downfall. When grief clouds judgment, it threatens to drag many to the depths of hell. The apple of one young man's eye might be among the crowd, even against her will. Regardless of the odds, he won't rest until he sees her smile. Achievements~ 🏅 Added to Dystopocalypse reading list by @ScienceFiction 05/11/26 🏅Round three Ambys 2025 qualifier 🥇In the short story category for the 2025 Turtle Awards

When her boyfriend asks for a break right before Christmas, holiday-obsessed Celeste Brighton has to team up with lone wolf Sterling Holt to fake a relationship in hopes of saving her Christmas. --- Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how? Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend. --- ✨ Rankings & Features The Wattys 2023 Shortlist Featured on Wattpad's Cozy (Hot) Reads Featured on @Romance #1 in #Xmas #1 in #Winter #1 in #ChristmasRomance #1 in #College #5 in #Holiday #5 in #Christmas

Noah Beck and Siena Agudong reprise their roles as Drayton and Dallas and their sparks light up the pages of this novel adaptation of Tubi's Sidelined 2: Intercepted. This highly anticipated sequel proves that whether you watch then read or read and then watch, one thing is for sure, there will never be enough Drayton and Dallas! *** When Drayton Lahey surprises his girlfriend, Dallas Bryan, by joining her in LA for college, they are ecstatic to be together-proving that true love has legs. Their whirlwind relationship had its ups and downs, but they're committed to each other and to making their dreams come true. Dallas is enrolled in an extremely competitive dance program, and Drayton's now the QB of his school's football team where he's expected to bring home a championship. But life interrupts their bubble. As their dreams for the future diverge, bridging the gap growing between them becomes harder and harder-and fighting for their future isn't guaranteed.

Twenty-nine-year-old spinster Laura Pendleton is known to be a talented matchmaker in London society. When she's asked to find a wife for the eligible bachelor Ian Dalton, she believes it will be an easy task-until she meets the gorgeous yet blunt and aloof Mr. Dalton in person. Although Miss Pendleton introduces him to several beautiful young ladies, the cynical Mr. Dalton appears to have eyes only for his matchmaker. But Miss Pendleton has no interest in marriage, especially not to such a wealthy nobleman, due to her shameful past. Instead, Miss Pendleton makes arrangements to become a governess and thereby escape her abusive uncle on her own. But Mr. Dalton is nothing if not persistent. When Miss Pendleton faces unexpected troubles, he offers her the governess position for his young nephews in order to get closer to her. Mr. Dalton's love, bordering obsession, for Miss Pendleton means that he won't give up until he can convince her to become his-despite all that is at stake. All Rights Reserved Written by Yu Hyemin.

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

What would happen if one could see my mind? Wierd question that is for homework, don't you think? Well, probably nothing cause my mind is not too interesting for others to see. I am a fine teenager living out my best life. My life is going so well that I don't feel sad now. That's a great thing, right? But oh well, I won't want anyone to see my mind, though, because sometimes it gets a little restless. Wierd thoughts come to me from time to time, thoughts that should not come. Oh, but that does not matter cause I am fine. Right?

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Teddy has never been in a good relationship. Starting her new job as a cleaning lady for some of the local bikers. When she gets hurt at one of their houses she is forcefully moved into the clubhouse until she is better. Preston has been fascinated by the new cleaning lady. When she is attached while at his house he moves her into his room at the clubhouse until she's better.

Season 3 of Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective This sequel to the Watty award-winning "Black Eye" is the third novel in the "Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective" series. Zandra finds herself behind bars, powerless to stop Gene's rise to political power in Wisconsin. After receiving some unlikely help, she's given 72 hours to connect the dots between Gene and an untimely death. Also available on YONDER, the next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.