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Public Relations by Vivhouse
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[2024 WATTY WINNER][18+] When global pop sensation, Maisie Rhodes, accidentally reveals her love songs are about someone close to her, she agrees to fake-date her best friend, August, to keep the truth buried. But with six weeks of pretending and nine years of unspoken feelings between them, she's forced to choose between protecting their friendship or risking everything for the one person she's never stopped wanting.
A Billion Reasons Why by Vivhouse
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[18+] When a broke, no-nonsense New Yorker, Georgia Whittaker, catches the attention of a golden-boy billionaire, Aiden Ashford, she's forced to choose between keeping her distance or risking everything for a man from a world that was never meant to let a girl like her in. There are a billion reasons why it shouldn't work but sometimes, all it takes is one.
Surviving Love (LarssonSiblingSeries#6) by HTEllis
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BOOK SIX. It's taken Laine Larsson nine years to admit the truth: she's a victim of sexual abuse. In coming to terms with those harrowing moments, she's able to finally admit to herself, that she's worthy of happiness. She's tired of the hiding. Tired of the worry. Tired of the crying. Tired of everything. When Theo Windsor is dragged from his car in a cruel carjacking accident, it leaves him with injuries so severe; the doctors are calling him a miracle. After months of rehabilitation, he packs up his life in Cape Town, to escape the terror overseas, choosing the quiet life of Benson's Handy Store to spend his time. A speech impediment is not something he believes a woman would want in a man, but that all changes when he meets sweet Laine who's in desperate need of a handyman to fix more than a leaky tap. Both blindsided by the attraction, they fight through their pasts to feel in control again, only someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity to show themselves, and it's been a long time coming. Larsson Series order : Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love, Love Rush, Love's Game, and Surviving Love 📚 COMING JANUARY 2020! 🎉
Love's Game (LarssonSiblingSeries#5)  by HTEllis
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BOOK FIVE. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT Olive Howe doesn't need to prove herself to anybody. Independent. Cool. Classy. She knows what she's worth, even if life is determined to show her she's wrong. Battling health issues, she wishes, if only once, not to burden the people she loves with her out of control seizures that take over her life. Olive has had enough and is determined to chase her dreams. Courage. She is bursting with the stuff. And it's caught the attention of a certain, blue-eyed, blonde haired, football playing, Larsson. Just because Dexter Larsson is the youngest brother, it doesn't mean he's got less fight. Born into one of Europe's wealthiest families, it's always assumed opportunities are laid out on a silver platter for him. This is not the case. Hard work and determination secured him a position with Manchester United football team. It's all of his dreams come true and he knows in order to earn the respect of his teammates and fans, he needs to avoid distractions at any cost. Especially sexy distractions that come in the form of his physiotherapist, Olive Howe. But, it's hard to stay away. Her sweetness an addiction to him. A sugary-too sweet for his own good-addiction. Olive is good with her hands and Dexter needs the relief. Daily. Too bad he's too absorbed in the bubble of football and fame to realise that losing her would be the end of him. Series book order : Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love, Love Rush And Love's Game. Copyrighted to HTEllis 2018
Love Rush (LarssonSiblingSeries#4) by HTEllis
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BOOK FOUR. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT Levi Larsson is keeping a secret from his family. The late nights and early mornings aren't spent with some girl. No. He's trying his best to give back to the community. Working at the local homeless shelter, he only expected to feel happiness at bringing light to the people who needed it most. What he didn't expect to happen was in doing his good will, he ended up finding who he really wanted to be in life. Living in your brothers shadows isn't easy. Levi wants people to notice him, feeling trapped in his silver spoon lifestyle. And, the other thing keeping him there? Tilly McQueen. No stranger to the hard life, Tilly has climbed her way through many curveballs, coming out the end a stronger person. At seventeen she found herself homeless, alone and in danger of a breakdown. Nowhere to go, she slept rough, giving into the temptations of sin to make the pain go away. Addiction. Sex. Pure agony. She saw no light at the end of the tunnel. Until, a six foot seven, blonde, bearded giant crashed his way into her life, stealing her heart. Tilly's good at keeping secrets too. Big bad ones that could destroy everything her and Levi share. Love Rush is the fourth book in the Larsson Sibling Series. Please read the other books for some plot lines to make sense. Thank you 💓 Reading order: Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love and Love Rush. TRIGGER WARNING: Love Rush contains references to adult themes such as drugs, sexual behaviour and overdoses.
Protecting Love (LarssonSiblingSeries #3) by HTEllis
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BOOK THREE. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT For the last year, Betty Larsson has been trying to rebuild her shattered confidence, promising herself that she would never touch a man again after her ex-boyfriend ripped her heart out from her chest so cruelly. From the outside looking in, her life seemed perfect with a budding music career, legions of devoted fans and a debut album that hit number one in thirty-two countries overnight. What more could a girl want? Stability. Trust. Love. Fierce, protective and loyal, Finn Moretti is a born fighter. In his youth, he ankle locked and knee barred men into submission for a fat cheque, but now he's following an up and coming pop star around like a goddamn lost puppy. One hot, sweet and all-consuming pop star. Finn has one objective in his mission to look after Betty Larsson: take out the enemy. In the midst of success, inhibition dropped giving the faceless predator behind the screen the perfect opportunity to strike out. Neither expected to feel so trapped in each other's webs, and there is no denying the connection. But, it's not in either's best interests to start something they can't finish, or is it? *This book is not a standalone. Please read Love in the Dark and A Lazy Love first for some plot lines to make sense. ☺️* Larsson Sibling Series reading order: Love in the Dark - Book One A Lazy Love - Book Two Protecting Love - Book Three All rights reserved. ©2017 HT.Ellis
This is Love (LarssonSiblingsSeries#2) by HTEllis
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A Fake Dating Romance. Season 2 of The Larsson Sibling Series Bailey Campbell wants nothing more to do with the man who broke her heart, until he falsely claims she's his girlfriend in front of her packed deli and his jealous ex, turning their messy history into the town's favourite second chance romance. ... Six months after their breakup, Bailey Campbell has mastered the art of avoiding Noah Larsson. She avoids the posters his ad agency plaster around town, ignores the calls she knows are really from him, and pretends she doesn't notice when employees from his company conveniently start ordering lunch from her deli three times a week. Noah, unfortunately, has mastered absolutely none of it. Between helping to run his family's prestigious advertising agency and dodging the ex-girlfriend who helped destroy his relationship, Noah is already one public disaster away from losing his damn mind. But when he's cornered by said ex he panics and blurts out that he's still dating Bailey. What starts as a reckless lie quickly spirals into a townwide obsession. Suddenly, Bailey's deli is flooded with new customers eager to catch a glimpse of the woman dating a Larsson man. Social media can't get enough of their 'second chance at love.' And for the first time since opening her doors, Bailey's business is truly thriving. The arrangement should be temporary, harmless, even. But fake dating the man who once broke her heart is complicated when Noah becomes a favourite between her customers, starts flirting like no time has passed between them, and keeps looking at her as though losing her was the biggest mistake of his life. And the more they pretend to be in love again, the more Bailey begins to realise Noah never really stopped. *** *THIS IS BOOK TWO IN THE SERIES. PLEASE READ 'LOVE IN THE DARK' FIRST FOR SOME PLOT LINES TO MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU 😊 * THERE WILL BE SWEARING, SEXUAL SCENES AND ADULT THEMES IN A LAZY LOVE. 17+ RECOMMENDED.
Love in the Dark (LarssonSiblingsSeries#1) by HTEllis
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Enemies To Lovers Romance. Season 1 of The Larsson Sibling Series Cold hearted businessman, Edward Larsson, will destroy anyone standing between him and success, until his biggest competition becomes Delilah, a determined woman trying to save her dying father's failing company. But as their rivalry intensifies, so does the attraction neither of them saw coming. *** In Edward Larsson's world, control meant everything. After his father passed down the family business into his more than capable hands two years ago, he stopped at nothing to get what he wanted. Power, greed and success was his mantra, and nothing would stop him from living it. Until Delilah... Like Edward, Delilah was fighting tooth and nail to make something of her father's business. But for very different reasons. Delilah's father was sick and to afford the healthcare he needed, she had to pull the dying company from the ground to its old ways. So when a chance of a lifetime was thrown her way, she couldn't believe her luck. One she could not afford to ruin. The only problem? Edward wanted in too, and he didn't care who he hurt in the process. PLEASE NOTE: Chapters 40 onwards are paywalled as part of the Exclusive Chapters program Warning: Love in the Dark contains swearing, sexual situations and adult themes. 17+ recommended. Copyright 2017-byHTEllis. All rights reserved.
Icebound by mingienthusiast
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After a campus bet forces laser-focused figure skater Amara Desrosiers to fake date golden boy hockey captain Ethan Bennett, she must guard her Olympic-track focus as publicity, secrets, and undeniable chemistry threaten to derail both their seasons. *** Figure skater Amara Desrosiers starts her freshman year in Calgary laser-focused on scholarships, clean programs, and the Olympic track. No distractions, especially not hockey boys. Then a stupid campus bet pairs her with Ethan Bennett, the hockey team's golden captain, whose swagger hides a bruised family past. Soon, their snark sparks into chemistry neither wants, and a push for unity between the ice sport teams leads to a fake dating publicity plan. Between 5 a.m. practices, team after-parties, and the glare of university gossip, Amara fights to protect the dream her mother left her while Ethan tries to be more than a headline on and off the ice. When their bet turns into real stakes and their first "not-a-date" becomes very public, they'll have to choose: guard their goals-or risk them for something that looks a lot like love.
Making Waves by kristentaylor16
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After flunking Nationals, Serena is determined to prove herself to her family and ex-boyfriend by securing a spot on her college's elite swim team, with no choice but to ask her bitter rival and town heartthrob, Wesley, to train her. *** Serena Murphy has always been the girl from the wrong side of the island, especially after her father abandoned her to build a perfect life with his new family. Determined to prove herself, she sets her sights on her college's elite swim team, but without a trainer, she doesn't stand a chance. That is, until a reckless bet leads her to one of the most high-demand coaches and her ex-boyfriend's rival, Wesley Pierce. Serena and Wesley's late-night training sessions quickly become heated, and as Serena battles for her spot, old wounds resurface - her father's betrayal, her ex's new relationship with her high school bully, and Wesley's own family secrets. When tempers explode and fists fly, Serena is forced to ask herself: is Wesley just another rival or the only one who truly sees her? Set against sun-soaked shorelines and stormy summer nights, Making Waves is a steamy sports romance about rivalry, redemption, and falling for the last person you should.