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Asperger's Dream by kanoland94
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A story (playwright script) about a six-teen year old, who is struggling to make new friends in a new school at Romeoville, Illinois.
RESCUED: The Complete Story by EstherEliasRomance
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Heather Diaz is the not-so-shy, fun girl on the block. Everyone now knows who she is. Daniel Harden is the guy in the corner, reading his Bible and seeking the will of God. What do they have in common? The willingness to do what is right.
Patient Twelve by masonfitzzy
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EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston
Brew Books by ellekirks
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Free to read! 19-year-old Jane, newly-single, moves to London to work for her friend, Kitty. But Kitty is hiding something about the café - and about Jane and Kitty's past. ***** If you looked at her Instagram, you'd think Jane had the perfect life. But a family tragedy and a big break up shatters that illusion, prompting Jane to drop out of university and move to London. She gets a room above a bookstore and a job as a barista, thanks to her childhood friend Kitty. Struggling with feelings of loneliness among the happy staff, Jane feels further ostracized when Kitty refuses to discuss Matt, who used to live in the bedroom Jane took over and who left under mysterious circumstances. As Jane struggles to find herself, and get the attention of the cute bartender, Harper, she discovers that the Brew Books café is brewing with dark secrets. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Separate But Not Equal by Vjackson24
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Ivory Jones has faced the challenges of segregation all her life. Growing up in Birmingham, one of the most segregated cities in America, she keeps her head down and avoids socializing with all people that are trouble. It's 1963, and as racism gets worse in America, the risk of danger is rising rapidly for Ivory. Everything and everyone around her is crashing and burning, while she is forced to sit still and watch. Just when Ivory decides it's not worth living her painful life anymore.. Will a certain turquoise-blue eyed boy be able to save her?
Persuaded by JenniJames
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Will he take her back, or fling her aside like she deserves? Three years ago, Amanda made the biggest mistake of her life, she let her friends persuade her to reject the guy she loved. They were convinced he was a loser and wasn't good enough for her. Now Gregory's back in Farmington . . . taller, stronger, hotter than ever, and worth millions. Those gorgeous girls who snubbed him before are now falling at his feet, and he's enjoying every moment of it. Can he see past the pain Amanda caused him and give her a second chance? Or will she forever regret losing the only guy who truly loved her?
The Fall Of A Drama Queen by sweetdreamer33
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Emerald did not want anything to do with Harry Allen again. He broke her heart when she was young. But, when he offered her to make a crown for the Queen of England, she immediately accepted. The Queen's crown would be the highlight in her first jewellery exhibit. But things did not turn out according to her plan. Her life turned upside down when she went with Harry in England. The more it became chaotic when she met Prince Philip, the next in line King. **Fall in love in this funny love story of our favorite drama queen, Emerald Petrakis. Let's travel with her to England to meet the Royal family. **
The Secret Prince by ceeceelovexx
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What would you do if you were just a normal twenty one year old girl, who worked at one of the several radio stations in New York City who has also been waiting on her Prince Charming to show up and sweep her off of her feet? What if you found that guy but what if that guy turned out to be a prince from a foreign country looking for someone to love them for them not their title or wealth? Seriously, what would you do? Melissa Ray was just a normal girl working at the Top 40 radio station in New York City, she had been in a few relationships here and there but they never went the right way. After watching her parents go through a nasty divorce, she decides that love is a stupid emotion.. What happens when she meets a man known as Harry Walters, a bartender at a restaurant close to where Melissa lives, and he sweeps her off of her feet and makes her believe in love again? How will Melissa cope once she learns Harry Walters' true identity? Will she stay or leave? -------------------------- This story was written when I was a junior in high school for NANOWRIMO. Events do happen fast within this story. I'm wanting to take this story and redo it with more parts and make it not so fast; hopefully I can do this soon!
Forbidden Love by starbucksaddict
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A lot can happen in five months, but no one could have expected this. Cold, distant and sometimes shallow, Reign never thought she'd ever find a guy to meet her very high standards or her equally high Prada pumps. Per usual, life comes and knocks her right on her ass bringing with it the passionate, arrogant boxer Tobias. Tobias may seem cocky on the outside but once she cracks open his hard exterior piece by piece, she's able to see the real him. But what if it's too late? An interracial story about a private African American college student and a charmingly ignorant Caucasian boxer. Cover by me || Updates every other day.