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Trapeze by leigh_
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION After a devastating accident, trapeze artist Corey Ryder gets stuck living a normal teenage life and attempts to reconnect with the mother she barely knows. ***** As a trapeze artist, Corey Ryder is used to flying high above the rest of the world, but when a tragic accident destroys the only home she's ever known, everything comes crumbling down around her. Forced to stay in the small town of Sherwood, California, she must face the realities of being a normal teenage girl. Attending high school, making friends, and falling in love for the first time are just the beginning, because being back in California means facing a large part of her past she's been trying hard to forget-her mom. Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions of child/domestic abuse
The Trouble with Love by JJJiangx
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❝The higher you go, the harder you fall.❞ Elena Evans has always been the observer. No one notices her, but she sees everything. The Elite. Beautiful, spoiled, exclusive. The richest families in the world- they don't let just anyone in. When Elena is asked to make one of them fall in love with her, she figures it's just a stupid game. But the Elite have secrets- and Elena isn't the first one to play their game. [The Elite Series #1] [Wattys2014 Winner: Talk Of The Town Award]
Queen of Thieves by Toxic_Wonderland
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A tale in which a thief with a double life grudgingly becomes a hero. ➳ Liana Mason has a life anyone would envy. Nobody suspects that the once orphaned girl grew up to be the city's notorious vigilante. She has been fine walking on the edge of morality for much of her life, but when an assassin arrives in her city she's forced to play a role she never imagined she'd choose: hero. A Robin Hood retelling. Trigger Warning: This contains themes that may be triggering for some readers (violence, sexual assault, etc). Cover designed by Ray Gardener
Artgirl by foreversmilin
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sequel to Mailboy, second book in the Paperweight series. - - - ❝She never told him that every time she uses green paint, she sees the color of his eyes and she either wants to drown herself in it or set it on fire.❞
Mailboy (Wattys 2015 Winner) by foreversmilin
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first book in the Paperweight series. - ❝He thinks that if all that is wild and beautiful in the world wound up in one person, it would be her.❞
Confessions About Colton by colourlessness
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
The Last Daughter's Reckoning by mmmills
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Ella Westraven is the youngest daughter of Reardan's leader, the General, who mutinied against the land's former monarch two decades prior, taking over as leader of all. As the child of someone with such power, she has been trained in the art of combat, but has failed to prove her worth through the Tests her father makes each child of noble birth pass in order to take their place in Reardan's high society. After four failed attempts, the General sends Ella back to the university and out of his sight. But she doesn't exactly make it there. Alden Chase is the champion of the fighting pits called the Hollows. He has slain every opponent who has ever come up against him, earning the moniker "Devil of the Hollows"--and warns Ella she must do the same in order to stay alive. His origins are hidden and his motives remain clouded, so why on earth should she trust the likes of him? As the fights grow bloodier and circumstances throw Alden and Ella together again and again, it seems that trusting the Devil is the only option Ella has in order to survive. COPYRIGHT RESERVED. Cover Art by Madison M. Mills
Chimerical by randomlydancing
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chimerical //adjective// highly fanciful; unrealistic short stories of the fantastical nature based on quotes, songs, and prompts.... cover made by @herondayles
Twelve Ways To Spend One's Christmas Eve by defend
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"Anna dislikes being stuck three-quarters of the way down a chimney. She really does. Not to mention, she's still going round North America, and there's, like, three continents still to get through in about as many hours."
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Manhattan by bonecities
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She is fascinated by towering buildings and sparkling city lights. He is fascinated by her fascination.