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Fame & Fortune by NaAsha982
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Ava Hayes dreamed of being an actress, but she never dreamed of this. Overnight, a breakout role transforms her from a struggling waitress into Hollywood's newest "It Girl." Now, thrust into the blinding glare of the spotlight, Ava must navigate the intoxicating world of premieres, fashion, and backstage drama. But fame is a double-edged sword. Every choice is scrutinized, every friendship questioned, and every relationship becomes a headline. Caught between the electrifying passion with her rebellious co-star, Liam, and the safe, adoring love of her childhood best friend, Noah, Ava finds that the most demanding role isn't on screen-it's managing her own heart. As a coveted new role promises to skyrocket her career, offered by a powerful and intriguing older producer, Ava must decide: What is the price of fame, and is she willing to pay it? In a town built on illusions, can she stay true to herself, or will she become just another casualty of the red carpet?
The Weight of a Promise Book 1 by NaAsha982
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Sienna Rossi believes in the promises etched into the foundation of life. A promise to her dying grandmother set her on a path to save her family's legacy, a beloved but struggling Italian restaurant. Her life is a carefully balanced recipe of work, family duty, and a quiet longing for something more. Liam Holloway is a man built on a foundation of painful truths. A disillusioned investigative journalist, he has built a career exposing lies, leaving him wary of easy promises. He arrives in the small lakeside town of Cedar Cove to write a simple travel piece, seeking a respite from the harsh realities of his work. Their worlds collide when Liam wanders into Sienna's restaurant. A spark ignites, fierce and undeniable, but it's built on a lie of omission-Liam hasn't revealed his true profession. As their connection deepens into a passionate and tender love, the promises Sienna holds dear begin to clash with the truths Liam uncovers about the town, her family's business, and a long-buried secret that connects their pasts in an unexpected way. Can their love survive the weight of a broken promise and the devastating glare of the truth? Or will the very things that drew them together be what ultimately tears them apart?
The Havisham Gambit by NaAsha982
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Logline & Story Description To save her family from ruin, a sharp-witted "wallflower" must marry a ruthless, financially savvy Duke, all while hiding her secret identity as the ton's most vicious gossip columnist-a columnist who has just set her new fiancé in her sights. In the glittering, cutthroat world of the London ton, the Havisham name is synonymous with fading elegance and impending ruin. Elara Havisham, the eldest daughter, has long been dismissed as a bookish spinster. But behind her quiet facade, she is "Argus," the anonymous author of the society papers that can make or break a reputation with a single stroke of her pen. When their family's debts become too dire to ignore, Elara is forced into a marriage of convenience with the one man the ton fears and admires in equal measure: Gabriel, the Duke of Ashbourne. A self-made financial titan who bought his title, Gabriel is as cold and calculating as he is wealthy. He needs a well-bred wife to cement his place in society; the Havishams need his money to survive. Their engagement sets the ton ablaze with gossip, much of it fueled by Argus's own columns. As Elara and Gabriel are thrust into a dangerous game of public spectacle and private negotiation, they discover a sparking, intelligent antagonism that threatens to become something more. But when Argus's latest column accidentally exposes a secret that could destroy Gabriel's business empire, Elara must race to protect her family, her future, and the man she's falling for-all without revealing that she is the very woman holding the quill that could seal all their fates.
The Ghost Agent by NaAsha982
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They declared her dead. Now they're framing her for murder. FBI Agent Ava Lawson vanished six years ago, the final victim of the notorious "Silent Knife" serial killer. Presumed dead, a ghost in her own life, she is shocked to find herself alive in a remote cabin with no memory of her captivity. Her return is not a homecoming. Her husband, Carter, has rebuilt his life with her best friend, Julianne, and the son she left behind now sees another woman as his mother. As Ava navigates this painful new reality, a new killer emerges, meticulously copying the Silent Knife's crimes and planting evidence that points directly to her. Hunted by the bureau she once served, Ava's only ally is Detective Marcus Thorne, a homicide cop who sees the flaws in the frame-job. Together, they plunge into a shadowy conspiracy, racing to uncover the truth before Ava is permanently silenced. But when a moment of old passion with Carter blurs all her lines, Ava must confront a terrifying question: to prove her innocence, will she have to remember the monster she might have become?
"Fragmented Memories" Book 1 (Depths of Deception series" by NaAsha982
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The "Depths of Deception" duology follows Sophia Westwood, a woman who awakens after a traumatic head injury with severe retrograde amnesia, unable to remember any aspect of her life or identity. As she attempts to reconstruct her past through the accounts of those around her-her husband Julian, her friends, and her therapist-she discovers disturbing inconsistencies that suggest the people she trusts most may be manipulating her reality. The series traverses two continents as Sophia, operating under a new identity in the second book, uncovers a web of financial intrigue, romantic entanglements, and long-buried secrets that connect to a mysterious death from her past. After suffering a suspicious accident on a San Francisco ferry that leaves her with profound memory loss, Sophia Westwood must rely entirely on her wealthy husband Julian and their circle of elite friends to reconstruct her identity. But fragmented visions and intuitive distrust lead her to secretly investigate her own past, discovering she had been having an affair with Thomas, an undercover detective who suggests Julian's business dealings are corrupt. As Sophia pieces together contradictory evidence about the night of her accident, she realizes she may have been the one embezzling millions from her husband's venture firm and hiding the money under a false identity-revealing she is not the victim but possibly the architect of her own disappearance.
The Oracle's Shadow(The Ghost of Boston book 1) by NaAsha982
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After "The Rupture" shattered America's sense of security, the government built a god in a machine: The Oracle, designed to see every threat. But its creator, reclusive genius Arthur Finch, discovered a terrible truth: it also predicts mundane murders. Burnt-out and presumed dead, former black-ops operative Kaelen Reed is pulled from the abyss by Finch to stop these crimes. Haunted by the death of his first love at the hands of her abusive husband, Kaelen now hunts for redemption in the streets of a near-future Boston. But standing in his way is Detective Josslyn Shaw, a brilliant and relentless investigator who sees his vigilante justice as a threat to the very system she upholds. Forced to work with a corrupt cop they own, Detective Lionel Cruz, Kaelen and Arthur must stay one step ahead of Shaw, the government, and their own demons. But when a case hits terrifyingly close to home, the line between hunter and protector begins to blur.
Phantom Legacy: The Ghosts We Create ( Phantom Legacy) by NaAsha982
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In the gleaming, cutthroat city of Nexus Point, power is the only currency that matters. It flows through the veins of its nightclubs, tech startups, and political machines. Four childhood friends, bound by a traumatic past they've sworn to forget, are about to discover that the ghosts you create always come to collect. Zion Cross, the visionary but ruthless kingpin, has built a legitimate empire atop his illicit foundations. Malachi "Kai" Stone, his loyal brother-in-arms, is the feared enforcer who keeps the streets in line. Anika Sterling, a brilliant and ambitious federal prosecutor, is climbing the ladder of justice, unaware how deeply her past is entangled with the crime she fights. Tasha Vale, a renowned trauma surgeon who fled Nexus Point a decade ago, is forced to return when family tragedy strikes. When a high-profile murder implicates Zion's organization and lands on Anika's desk, and Tasha's brother becomes the prime suspect, the carefully constructed walls between their worlds begin to crumble. Old flames rekindle between Zion and Tasha, while a dangerous game of cat and mouse ignites between Anika and Kai. As loyalties are tested and buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the four must navigate a web of betrayal, desire, and vengeance. To survive the coming war, they must confront the one night that shattered their childhood-a night that holds the key to who they are, and who wants them destroyed.
Finally Free  by Mzstillyourman
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Teenager Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms, a trio of ghostly guys, become the band they were never able to be.
Open heart by Mzstillyourman
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Dylan 18 years old Trouble girl who has problems about her dad disappearance. Her sister and Mom work at Hospital called St. John In Los Angeles and she does have a love interest that is a doctor. she does get into trouble with the law because of her friends This is the story description
Cruel intentions  by Mzstillyourman
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Savannah Chen arrived at prestigious Whitmore University seeking an education, not a war. But when her sister, Emma, flees campus shattered by trauma inflicted by a powerful, sadistic circle of elite students, Savannah refuses to stay silent. Her search for justice uncovers a horrifying truth: Emma's assault wasn't isolated. Whitmore harbors a systematic network of predators, protected by generational wealth, institutional corruption, and a chilling sense of entitlement. At the heart of this darkness lies Caroline Whitmore, the university's namesake heiress, who tried to expose the network and paid for it with her life. Guided by Caroline's hidden evidence, Savannah becomes an unlikely revolutionary. Risking everything - her safety, her future, her life - she wages a clandestine battle against the network's leaders: the manipulative Madison Sinclair, the brutal Blake Harrison, and the tech-savvy Derek Voss. Her fight takes her from the gothic halls of Whitmore to the stark chambers of Congress. She uploads damning evidence, igniting a firestorm of scandal, federal investigations, and criminal trials that decimate the student body and force the university into federal oversight. Savannah becomes a symbol of resistance for survivors, but also a prime target for the powerful families whose empires are crumbling. As Savannah navigates death threats, compromised security, and the emotional toll of her crusade, she realizes the rot runs deeper than Whitmore. Whispers point to a national conspiracy, a coordinated system enabling abuse across elite institutions. Her victory against the campus network is hard-won, exposing predators and securing convictions, but it comes at a cost. Just as she begins to map the terrifying scope of the larger conspiracy, the true architects of the system emerge from the shadows.