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Storm and Silence by RobThier
Storm and Silence
RobThier
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"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.
Buried by MNJGreenhill
Buried
MNJGreenhill
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Hate. Contempt. The only emotions Murphy O'Neill is capable of. Hate for Elijah, the Werewolf who brutally and savagely killed his mate. Contempt for the Alliance, who allowed the murderer to escape. A string of gruesome slayings in Boston points to Elijah's return, and Murphy is determined to track him down and make him pay for destroying his life. The one thing stopping him? A mouthy, opinionated FBI agent who just can't be told to mind her own business. Twenty years ago, the Boston Wolf Killer suddenly disappeared without a trace. The killings stopped and the city began to breathe again. Kaitlyn Quinn's father, a detective with the Boston PD, was the last victim before the police and FBI lost all trace. Special Agent Quinn has been assigned to the FBI's task force to track this killer down. For Kaitlyn, it's personal. She intends to bring her father's killer to justice no matter the cost. Even if it means teaming up with an ice cold, emotionless FBI Profiler. Everything is not as it seems, and Kaitlyn is thrust into a world she didn't know existed. To catch the psychotic killer, Kaitlyn and Murphy must put aside their animosity and navigate the thin line the separates their two worlds. ** Buried is the second book in the MASKED series **
Her, Saving Grace by mediogress
Her, Saving Grace
mediogress
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She wasn't that drunk. So the six-foot something creature rummaging through her fridge half-naked, at eight in the morning was real. Now here's the tinsy winsy problem; She lives alone. ------------------------------------------------ Let's just say Catherine Wright wasn't having the best day. Everything just wasn't going well-right. So after a couple of sips of wine, she ended up 'praying' for some kind of distraction instead. Who knew the heavens answered prayers from drunk women. Now Damon Grace would be exactly what she asked for. And a few other things that would make her wish she never drank at all. (p.s. It wouldn't hurt to check the tags this story is on) Copyright © 2015 Liz Martinez All Rights Reserved
Alexis Blaze by breighvictoria
Alexis Blaze
breighvictoria
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To the people here I am just another elderly man at the nursing home. I try to tell the nurses my story, and why I cry at the color red. When I mumble about what happened one day at the races, the nurses repeatedly tell me none of it was real. They tell me the crash never happened, I was never there and I only saw it on the news. They tell me the E.L. Sterling Racing Circuit was shutdown years ago, and they continually tell me Alexis Blaze, my best friend who died at nineteen, is all part of my imagination, but I know she really exists. *** "That is such a good story. It made me cry. I love it" - @bookgirlsmiles "Oh My god Beautiful story" - @SIAASANX "beautiful... that touched me" - @tinkerfairywithlove
Dear Melissa by Lamely_Me
Dear Melissa
Lamely_Me
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Six year old Ally sends her sick friend, Melissa, letters to make her feel better. There is so much more than it first appears.
Eternal Flame ~ A Pemberley Fairy Tale by flights_of_fantasy
Eternal Flame ~ A Pemberley Fairy Tale
flights_of_fantasy
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The house known as Pemberley stands in an isolated valley on the edge of the High Peak, as intriguing and inaccessible as Sleeping Beauty's briar-shrouded castle. To historian Liz Pargeter it's a mystery to be solved. How can a stately home of such importance have sunk into obscurity? What happened to the former owners - the Darcys - who disappeared from local records after the early 19th century? And why is so little known about Pemberley's current residents? Fitzwilliam Darcy, the former Master of Pemberley, has been dead for many years. When Liz walks through the door of his ancestral home, she awakens more than just his curiosity. She may also be the key to his salvation. Eternal Flame is a contemporary fairytale romance. It is a sequel to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", set two hundred years after the events of the original novel. A Wattpad Featured story between March 2015 and July 2017 .
How We Were | ✔️ (Complete) by MegHahn
How We Were | ✔️ (Complete)
MegHahn
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[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!] Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. ♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️
The Hare by EmmaKatSpector
The Hare
EmmaKatSpector
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A girl from a remote Siberian village, who learned to hunt to keep her family fed, goes to war as a Soviet sniper. Swept here and there by the tides of battle, she learns to hunt men, falls in love, and eventually suffers the consequences. (Inspired by 'The Unwomanly Face of War' by Svetlana Alexeivich.)
The Girl In Black by HeartlessThoughts
The Girl In Black
HeartlessThoughts
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Nova can't escape the rich town of Riverside, where a tragedy follows her every step, but she can work to uncover who's been lying to her all these years. ***** When seventeen-year-old Nova Nightingale returns to her late mother's hometown the last thing she expects is to be public enemy number one, but the rumors surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance fifteen years earlier follow Nova everywhere she goes. And to top it all off, the local rich boy, Isaac Royal, is adamant about making her life hell. Surrounded by rumors, lies, and a secret keeping the town on edge, Nova has to figure out why she's hated and why the boy hell-bent on making her suffer seems to be the only person she can trust. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains themes of suicide and violence [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]
Searching in the Pages (Pirates #2) by WillJaceDaemonPatch
Searching in the Pages (Pirates #2)
WillJaceDaemonPatch
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*WATTYS 2018 LONGLIST* Second book in the Pirates series