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The Heart Goes Last by MargaretAtwood
The Heart Goes Last
MargaretAtwood
  • Reads 14,083
  • Votes 502
  • Parts 7
Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs. They desperately need to turn their situation around—and fast. The Positron Project in the town of Consilience seems to be the answer to their prayers. No one is unemployed and everyone gets a comfortable, clean house to live in . . . for six months out of the year. On alternating months, residents of Consilience must leave their homes and function as inmates in the Positron prison system. Once their month of service in the prison is completed, they can return to their "civilian" homes. At first, this doesn't seem like too much of a sacrifice to make in order to have a roof over one's head and food to eat. But when Charmaine becomes romantically involved with the man who lives in their house during the months when she and Stan are in the prison, a series of troubling events unfolds, putting Stan's life in danger. With each passing day, Positron looks less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled. Keep reading and be sure to enter The Heart Goes Last Fiction contest!
DEAD IN BED By Bailey Simms: The Complete Second Book by Adrian_Birch
DEAD IN BED By Bailey Simms: The Complete Second Book
Adrian_Birch
  • Reads 4,239,176
  • Votes 214,653
  • Parts 163
The highly anticipated follow-up to the ⋕1 Wattpad hit DEAD IN BED is here. Bailey's and Ashley's sagas continue in the heart-wrenching finale to Adrian Birch's totally unique meta novel. ----------------------------------------------- Haven't read Book 1 yet? Check it out here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/25536264-dead-in-bed-by-bailey-simms-book-1 You've never, ever read a book like this. When a sexually-transmitted plague breaks out in Ashley Young's small town, leaving its victims with a bizarrely amplified libido, everything about her life changes. DEAD IN BED is partly a suspense thriller with a strikingly unique story, partly a page-turning mystery about a disease that makes people hopelessly crave sexual contact, and partly a neo-western adventure in the American heartland. For readers who can handle a smart, controversial female protagonist who's willing to do anything -- no matter how difficult or morally questionable -- in order to survive, the series pulls them in like an unshakeable addiction. . . . Bailey Simms, teen author of DEAD IN BED, is stuck at home with a rare medical condition. Writing is her only escape, so she's determined to keep her salacious series hidden from her strict father. Soon an older boy starts to secretly help her, and Bailey finds new opportunities for freedom she's never had. But as DEAD IN BED grows in popularity, and Bailey's fans start to clamor for the sequel, she learns that being a successful Wattpad author may come with a terrifyingly dangerous price.
DEAD IN BED By Bailey Simms: The Complete First Book by Adrian_Birch
DEAD IN BED By Bailey Simms: The Complete First Book
Adrian_Birch
  • Reads 12,735,604
  • Votes 575,176
  • Parts 174
You've never, ever read a book like this. When a sexually-transmitted plague breaks out in Ashley Young's small town, leaving its victims with a bizarrely amplified libido, everything about her life changes. DEAD IN BED is partly a suspense thriller with a strikingly unique story, partly a page-turning mystery about a disease that makes people hopelessly crave sexual contact, and partly a neo-western adventure in the American heartland. For readers who can handle a smart, controversial female protagonist who's willing to do anything -- no matter how difficult or morally questionable -- in order to survive, the series pulls them in like an unshakeable addiction. . . . Bailey Simms, teen author of DEAD IN BED, is stuck at home with a rare medical condition. Writing is her only escape, so she's determined to keep her salacious series hidden from her strict father. Soon an older boy starts to secretly help her, and Bailey finds new opportunities for freedom she's never had. But as DEAD IN BED grows in popularity, and Bailey's fans start to clamor for the sequel, she learns that being a successful Wattpad author may come with a terrifyingly dangerous price.
Sauts d'âme (extraits) by PatriceLandry
Sauts d'âme (extraits)
PatriceLandry
  • Reads 332
  • Votes 11
  • Parts 3
Marcel Kinsey, un pâtissier de Montréal, meurt subitement à Cuba en 1963. Il est âgé de 36 ans et laisse dans le deuil son épouse Fleurette, sa fille aînée Azéla et leur fils Jocelyn. Pour l'adolescent Gérard Vanasse, amoureux d'Azéla et apprenti-comptable chez les Kinsey, c'est tout un monde qui s'écroule. Quarante ans plus tard, alors que Vanasse ne songe plus qu'à la retraite, un homme surgit dans la soirée. Il ressemble étrangement au défunt et il raconte le périple de son âme à partir de ce jour fatidique jusqu'à aujourd'hui. À tour de rôle, Gérard et ce mystérieux personnage relatent des passages de leur passé tout au long de cette nuit de vérité. Dans ce premier roman de Patrice Landry, le fantastique se conjugue au mystère et l'amour se superpose à l'humour, soulevant une fois de plus ce questionnement fondamental de l'humain : que devenons-nous après la mort? Sauts d'âme, c'est l'exploration d'une nouvelle perspective.
Mise en pages d'un roman by PhilippeRoy
Mise en pages d'un roman
PhilippeRoy
  • Reads 23,680
  • Votes 245
  • Parts 13
Entre le roman et son lecteur, il y a la mise en page. C’est une étape souvent négligée, d’autant plus qu’une bonne mise en page ne se laisse pas remarquer. Graphiste, écrivain, éditeur, mais avant tout lecteur, Philippe Roy présente dans ce livre tout ce qu’il faut savoir pour réaliser la mise en page d’un roman, que l’on soit débutant ou professionnel. Sans prise de tête, mais sans compromis.
The Boy in the Woods (2014 Wattys Winner, Wattpad Version) by KatherineArlene
The Boy in the Woods (2014 Wattys Winner, Wattpad Version)
KatherineArlene
  • Reads 8,256,024
  • Votes 321,937
  • Parts 62
A newly expanded and professionally edited version of the Boy in the Woods is now available for sale as an ebook and paperback! Buy it at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and many other online outlets. Winner of the 2014 Wattys Talk of the Town award. After a devastating accident takes Jess's parents, a cold and controlling uncle is the only family she has left. Ripping away everything she's ever known, he takes her far from her home in the big city to live on the rural family estate. With a spoiled and stuck up older cousin the only other young person in the home, Jess struggles to adjust to her new life of loneliness and quiet isolation. While exploring the woods surrounding her home one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy. Desperate for a friend, she's instantly drawn to him, but he's deeply distrustful and wants nothing to do with her. Sneaking away to see him, she works hard to break through his walls and slowly gains his trust. As time passes, their bond grows from forbidden friendship into something more, but the threat they'll be caught looms closer. How far will Jess have to go to protect the boy she's fallen in love with? Or will her uncle find out about them before she can escape his control? The Boy in the Woods is a mysterious and poignant coming of age novel set in the late 1950's, with the same classic feel as A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. As one of the top ten most read historical fiction stories on the popular reading website Wattpad.com, it's already loved by tens of thousands of readers. This compelling story is twice the length of the average young adult novel, and is appropriate for ages 14 to adult. By the same author as Wattys finalists Stolen Hearts and Love You Forever! Best Ranking: Historical Fiction #1 General Fiction #3 Warning: This story contains occasional language and mild violence.
Inamorata by irishrose
Inamorata
irishrose
  • Reads 4,895,612
  • Votes 92,576
  • Parts 41
Nightingale is human - or would be, had it not been for the manner of her creation. Genetically engineered and grown to adulthood in a lab, she was created, not born. Why? For the sole purpose of the entertainment of rich men as one of the many Inamoratas in the bordello business . Beautiful, elegant, a superb dancer and an even better singer, she is the perfect lover for any man. Perfect, that is, except for her personality - the one thing you can't engineer.
Going Through the Motions by TNEvans
Going Through the Motions
TNEvans
  • Reads 2,356,782
  • Votes 6,179
  • Parts 28
Our choices are what define us. What determine who we are and how other people see us. Seventeen-year-old Penelope Chisholm has always chosen to be on the outside. A bit of a loner who finds her solace in running. Until she meets Gilbert Staal and decides he needs to be part of her life. Sure, it’s complicated but what relationship isn’t. She’s positive she’s found her future, but has to decide if his temper is something she can deal with. Her twin brother, Ash, is her exact opposite. Editor of the school paper. Star pupil. Dating one of the most popular girls in school. Everything is perfect. Until he discovers that his sister is dating his new teacher. A teacher he wants to respect but can’t. He knows he should do something about it, but decides to give Penelope the opportunity to end things on her own. They’re both so sure their decision is the right one. Blinded by the rightness of their choice. But when Penelope ends up seriously hurt because of their choices, everyone is forced to re-evaluate the things that have lead them to where they are and figure out how to move forward with their lives.
Quintspinner - A Pirate's Quest by DianneGreenlay6
Quintspinner - A Pirate's Quest
DianneGreenlay6
  • Reads 1,038,800
  • Votes 6,191
  • Parts 11
Even in the year 1717, one month, one week, or one day, can make all the difference in the world. One month ago, Tess Willoughby was the daughter of a well-to-do physician in London, and she witnessed the murder of an old seer. Coming into possession of the dead woman's odd ring - an ancient Spinner ring, known by the locals as the Ring of Prophesy, she was wrongly accused by her father of having stolen the ring. Three weeks ago, by her father's arrangement for the family, she became an unwilling passenger on a merchant ship bound for the pirate-infested waters of the Caribbean. Two weeks ago, at her father's insistence, she became forcibly betrothed to a man who she recognized as being the seer's murderer - a man who covets her only for her ring. One week ago, she met a sailor and experienced the thrill of being in love for the first time. Two days ago, she realized that such a secret love would endanger them both, and, heart-broken, she was forced to choose her loyalty. Yesterday, her fiancé betrayed her during a pirate attack and those she loved were slaughtered. Today, she is plotting to save her own life and perhaps to take his in retribution. The ring is urging her to decide quickly... Tomorrow will be too late. A tale of pirates and treasure, love and betrayal, all bound together by a dash of ancient magic, QUINTSPINNER - A PIRATE'S QUEST is a cross-over novel that has entertained both YA and adult audiences alike. Meticulously researched, yet not your typical historical fiction, it presents the blood and the mud of life in the 1700's. Full of high seas action, dangerous magic, and a dash of romance, Quintspinner is a swashbuckling adventure that twists and turns with the fury of a hurricane.
Remember by john_chan
Remember
john_chan
  • Reads 94,493
  • Votes 2,078
  • Parts 1
What if we were all connected in some way? Across time? Across space?