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The Coffee Pact by officialrachaelrose
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The only thing Mia Hope has in common with Jake Carpenter, Artwood High's most popular quarterback, is a love for the coffee served at The Coffee Pod. He wants her to tutor him - and if she can do it without a single cup of coffee, he'll pay her triple. Easy. Nothing could go wrong, right? ***** When Jake learns he's failing English, he knows he needs to pull his grades up or he'll risk being kicked off the football team. He strikes a deal with the elusive Mia - the quiet girl with secrets. If she can't go without a single cup of coffee, she has to tutor him for free. If she can, he'll pay her triple, and with Christmas around the corner, there's nothing Mia needs more than money. But as the pair grow closer, Jake learns the real reason for Mia's bad habit, and what starts as an innocent bet between enemies grows into something more serious. Can the pair survive the next two months with their hearts - and secrets - still intact? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of assault and abuse. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad The Coffee Pact now has a sequel: The Kissing Pact
The Art of Healing by sammys2020
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(Book 3 in The Healing Series) Willow Arons hasn't had it easy ever since she was left as a young mother by the father of her child. She works as a waitress in a small cafe in Dubios, Wyoming while trying to raise her 2 year old daughter Harper. After leaving her home town to start a new life with Harper, Willow struggles to fit in with the locals and still feels the sting of her parents rejection and the abandonment of her ex-boyfriend. All of this, coupled with the fact that Willow has always been a plus sized girl, makes her feel as if she is unlovable and she strives to turn invisible to everyone except her beloved daughter. Lane Porter is also new in the small town and has been working as a ranch hand on a ranch just outside of it, ever since his wife's death. He isn't looking for anyone new when he stumbles into Willow at the cafe she works in. He finds her captivating and wants to know what makes her so reserved, and shy with everyone except Harper. Join Willow and Lane in their journey as Lane strives to put away the memories of his ex-wife and the guilt he feels for moving on, all while trying to show Willow how worthy of love she is and as Willow embarks on a path of self-love, accepting the past, and finding love.
Learning to Heal by sammys2020
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(Book 2 of the Healing Series) ON HOLD. Juliette Harper has it all. The looks, the horses, the rodeo buckles, the friends. And then one fatal car accident changed her life forever when it takes her best friend in the world Alexis Duke away from her. Julie can't seem to cope with her death and quits everything including rodeo. She drifts away from her other friends and isolates herself, all while being bitter at the world for taking her other half away from her. Enter Cole Winters a ranch hand looking for work, after having an accident that doesn't allow him to rodeo anymore. Cole has his injury to get over, and his own bitterness to overcome, but getting hired by Julie's dad and meeting the bitter and depressed girl, he finds himself wanting to help her. Can they help each other heal from their horrible pasts? Or will they hurt each other more while clinging to their past for the rest of their lives?
Broken Prodigy | COMPLETED ✓ by author_insomniac
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𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 = 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧! A broken girl. A broken past. A broken prodigy. 17 year old Olive Bennett wishes for nothing more than to wash away the dark memories that haunt her day and night. Moving to Wilson Creek was supposed to do that. But nothing brings the dread back more than her crippled leg, and the horse she hides from herself and everyone else. Helping her father earn desperately needed money, Ollie picks up a job at the local stables, a pristine english riding centre home to stuck up girls and beautiful horses that have never been loved. And it's getting hard to ignore her feelings when Gus, an arrogant, annoying yet gorgeous stablehand is thrown into the mix, his one mission - to break down Ollie's walls. Then, without even realising it, Ollie soon finds herself teaching Wilson Creek Stables her ways of horsemanship - the western art of creating bonds and being kind. Can they help her heal with her own broken horse? 'This book is legendary! It's truly compelling and brought me back time and time again. The characters are so easy to fall head over heels with, and the storyline is a complete bomb. I would recommend this ripper of a book to anyone and it should really be published by now.' - @Ruby_Splash. Rankings: #15 in romance, #1 in eventing,#1 in cowgirl, #8 in horses For fans of 'Heartland', 'The Horse Whisperer', 'Flicka', @sparkybark17's 'Recovery' series and @TLSpencer's book 'Whisper' (the last two found here on Wattpad) There will be some LGBTQ+ romance on the side, as well as straight romance so if you don't support that stuff, I'll have you know that I won't tolerate hate on my book. THIS IS THE 1ST BOOK IN THE PRODIGY SERIES The characters/events/places in this novel are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual pers
The Cowboy's Promise (UNDER HEAVY REVISION) by wayward_impala67
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Blake Dodge is your typical western cowboy. Horses, cattle, family, life lessons, and rodeo dominate his life. The 30 year old has had only one serious relationship, which ended messily. After a serious accident at a rodeo, he finds a tumor on a critical part of his brain. Surgery carries a chance of death. Can he overcome the handicap and learn to find joy in life? Can he fight it and return to his passion and family? Find out in The Cowboy's Promise.
Right Back On by lindsle
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**Book 2 in the Coda Paxton Series** From the very moment I met Oakley Meisner, I knew my life was going to change, big time. As if my world wasn't messy enough already, she whirled in like a hurricane and turned everything upside down. I have a lot to thank that girl for, though. She introduced me to my best friend and got me into roping; the sport I grew to love. And, as much as I hate it, I have to credit her for giving me the confidence to believe in myself and stand up for what's right. If there's one good thing to be said about Oakley, it's that she was relentless in forcing me to stand up, dust myself off, and get right back on with life.
Into My Own by lindsle
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**Book 1 in the Coda Paxton Series! Right Back On and Big Girl Boots to follow** Coda Paxton was never really one to go out of her comfort zone and make friends. She spent most of her school career playing shadow to her big brother Charlie. His friends were her friends. They protected her. Little did Coda know, the only protection she really needed was from the brother she thought hated her and the friends she managed to make after a series of unfortunate events, including being stalked, her parents divorcing, and her favorite brother heading off to college. Luckily, all of those things helped her come into her own.
Big Girl Boots by lindsle
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**Book 3 in the Coda Paxton Series** My Aunt Callie always said I had to get back on the horse if I fell off. It didn't matter if I got bucked off, or if my cinch was too loose, or if I went to turn a barrel and slipped too far. I always had to get back on that horse before she would let me leave the arena. She'd tell me "Blake, you need to put on your big girl boots and get back in that saddle". So I did. That's how I grew up, riding with my dad or his sister every chance I got, and that's the way they taught me to live. If something scared me, they'd just tell me to put on my big girl boots, and that was enough challenge to get me to do it. Also, cowgirls don't cry. I'd never been much of a crier. Hell, I was known for being tougher than my cousin Kellan, and I was proud of that. I was proud because I was tough. Then, I met Coda. Coda was the girl with the whole world against her. Every time she started gaining confidence and feeling good about life, she'd get knocked back down. The thing about her was she didn't give up. Coda may have been a sweet, quiet soul, but she was tougher than any bull rider or bronc buster. She's the girl that showed me you can cry and still be tough. She's the girl that showed me what tough really is. Coda Paxton was the girl who made me want to put on my big girl boots and get things done, and not just because of the challenge. SEQUAL TO RIGHT BACK ON This story is from Blake's perspective so it can be read as a standalone, but things might make a little more sense if you read Into My Own and Right Back On first :)
Katie's Heart ~~ Part One of the Montana Series by JenniferBest5
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Kathryn, Katie, McCloud was a stunning 19 year old that was an up and coming barrel racer who was madly in love with the up and coming bull rider Colten Haynes. All was going perfectly until he was called away to the PBR and Hollywood leaving Katie pregnant and alone. What happens when they finally reconnect after almost ten years?
The Boss Lady's Man by CaitlynRachelC
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"Look, Toni. Not everyone who comes into your life is there just to use you. Some people are there because they really do care about you" Erik's calmed voice only made her anger worse. "Why do you not trust anyone?" Toni lost it. She was tired of holding back. "You wanna know why I'm this way? You wanna know why I don't trust people?" Toni Curtis is the ranch owner of a horse ranch in the middle of Texas with enough land to comfortably house a small army and their families. Life on a ranch isn't easy by a long shot, especially when the boss hog is a woman, but it's all she has known. Horse rustling causes her to take drastic measures, along with her cowhands. Erik McBride has just started working with a woman that he doesn't get along with. But he needs the money to support his family back in Georgia. His job hangs in the balance already, and rustlers try to make things harder on everyone still. Push comes to shove and Erik can't believe what he's done when he accept the job of being the Boss Lady's Man. He annoys her. She confuses him. What could possibly go wrong?