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The Ripper's Wife by CigarettesAndCorsets
The Ripper's Wife
CigarettesAndCorsets
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  • Parts 8
Jack the Ripper. The name strikes fear into the hearts of those living in Victorian London. Preying on innocent women, the mysterious murderer slinks along the cobblestoned streets undetected and disappears without a trace into the night. Diana Ashdown. Beautiful and adventurous, she never wanted to be married off and trapped in a marriage she didn’t choose. She longs to see the world and write about it, but in 1888, her opportunities to become a journalist are limited. Living in a lavish, gloomy home and married to the handsome, but cruel and coldly distant Lucian Ashdown, the Marquess of Aberaeron, Diana’s only job as a wife is to care for the children from the marquess' first marriage. But a chance encounter pulls her into the drama surrounding the murders in Whitechapel, and her investigative skills are put to use as she helps to unravel the deadly mysteries surrounding the Ripper. It isn’t long before Diana finds herself in the middle of the nightmare, with her own life on the line. As the murders continue and London is stirred into a panic, Diana realizes that the killer might be living closer than she’d ever imagined…even under the same roof. As she fights to save herself and London, Diana will encounter love, heartache, family, and blood. Lots and lots of blood.
Never Talk To Strangers by galaxy6656
Never Talk To Strangers
galaxy6656
  • Reads 187,777
  • Votes 3,506
  • Parts 29
Never talk to strangers. The rule they give to kids. The rule to protect them. The rule I, even at my 17 years of age, should have followed. I often wonder if I was delusional, I mean who could possibly get tricked so easily. But then again, he managed to trick all the other girls he took. Me. Tamara Jones. Kidnapped. This is my story. The Sequel Is Posted And Is Called 'Eternally His'
Knight in Shining Suit (formerly) Knight in Shining Armani (PUBLISHED) by jerileekaye
Knight in Shining Suit (formerly) Knight in Shining Armani (PUBLISHED)
jerileekaye
  • Reads 11,997,272
  • Votes 150,101
  • Parts 52
Sometimes, getting over the pain of betrayal and breakup means you have to GET UP. GET EVEN. GET A BETTER MAN. SAMPLE THE FIRST TEN CHAPTERS OF THIS REVENGE ROMANCE!
A Girl's Guide to Fairy Tales by laurey_buckland
A Girl's Guide to Fairy Tales
laurey_buckland
  • Reads 155,847
  • Votes 1,171
  • Parts 23
For daydreamer Maddie, obsessive compulsive Clare, over dramatic Isobel and happy-go-lucky Sophie, life is more a world of tragic than magic. Maddie battles against the constant monotony of a job she hates while her heart aches to follow her dreams of setting up her own cake-making business and turn her talent into a career. But will she escape to the Wonderland world where she feels she truly belongs? Clare's inability to banish the image of the teenage ugly duckling she remembers hampers her ability to believe she is good for anyone or anything. After being coerced by well-meaning friends to sign up to an online dating site, she soon starts to realize that looks are not everything and that she is just as quick to judge a book by its cover. Isobel has the looks, the figure and the confidence...or so it appears. After landing the lead role in a new play written and directed by the beastly Guy Edmundson, she follows her mother's advice to find a gorgeous hunk in time to escort her to the after-show party. But it is only when she cuts herself free from the ties of a fake persona and stops living up to other people's expectations that the unexpected happens. Sophie has everything her girlfriends crave - a job she loves and a devoted boyfriend who worships the ground she walks on. But when she chooses to doubt her own worth and believes in a poisonous rumour, it threatens to tear her world apart. Will the girls ever be able to believe happily-ever-afters are not just reserved for fairy tale fiction and will they find the magic to put everything right?
The Bathroom Stall by Infatuated
The Bathroom Stall
Infatuated
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  • Parts 82
A short story of an abandoned bathroom stall door giving desperate, heartbroken girls relationship advice, hot guys incorrectly trying to woo hearts, a stupid dare in action, and irrationality ruling the minds of every character.
Beautifully Broken by SaintlyScarlet
Beautifully Broken
SaintlyScarlet
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  • Votes 7,027
  • Parts 10
Nine chapters of the original First draft. I will provide updates when I can on what will happen next with this story. :) *** Ali Anglesey is the picture of grace, elegance, and poise. She's worked hard to be perfect girl appearance wise, aesthetic wise, friend wise and work wise, but it's all an act. An act she's been able to keep up for nearly ten years. After a fall out with the director of her ballet company though, Ali decides to go from full-time ballerina to full-time college student. Finding herself saddened by the loss of the one and only constant in her life since she was eight years old, she tries to be positive about pursuing a new adventure. That is until an unexpected change in events lands her in Professor Henry Davenport's lecture hall. As her past begins to come back to haunt her, Ali starts to wonder if she's made a terrible mistake stepping out of the safety of her bubble. Will she make it through the semester in one piece or will the handsome Professor threaten to tear apart the carefully constructed life she's built for herself and rip open old wounds she's buried deeply beneath years of toe tape and bandages?
Second Chance Romance (Southern Nights) Completed by MercyRose
Second Chance Romance (Southern Nights) Completed
MercyRose
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  • Parts 29
At eighteen, Jade Sampson thought she had found the one man she would spend the rest of her life with, Austin Giles. He had been a long time childhood friend and later became her high school sweetheart. He was perfect in every way... or that's what she once thought. It was your typical hot southern, summer afternoon when she made the dreadful mistake of walking in on him with another woman in a rather compromising position. In a matter of minutes, her easy-going, perfect world came crashing down like a ton of bricks. Utterly heart broken and destroyed, Jade made the decision to leave her small home town and make her own way. It wasn't until five years later she received a call that would turn her new life upside down again. Her father, the same father that turned his back on her all those years ago had passed away. Now that she is forced to go back home and settle his affairs, how will she handle seeing Austin once again? Can she protect her heart any better this go round or will she relive the same mistakes and lose it all again.
Alice and Her Doll by tiger_lily63
Alice and Her Doll
tiger_lily63
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  • Parts 18
Dolls are just a part of childhood. You are so excited when you get your first one. You take care of your sweet, precious girl doll. You love her with all your heart, and you're pretty sure she loves you back. Alice's doll is not like this. She has massive desires to destroy Alice's family and friends. But someone has to stop her.....but who?
Her Witty Revenge by miss_oline
Her Witty Revenge
miss_oline
  • Reads 20,215
  • Votes 405
  • Parts 3
I am dead and I'm playing hide and seek with the Death Messeger a.k.a the Angel of Death. I want to plan my revenge. To the jerk who broke my heart. To my fake best friends. To my abusive daddy. I want to know the truth about my past. To protect my sister. To leave behind my regrets. But, what a ghost like me could do? Nothing! Except from the help of Parker, the hottie bad boy, who has supernatural abilities. Sweet . . . Sweet Revenge . . . Wait for me! But despite of the revenge, love is blossoming. Will I finally get my happy ending?
The Facebook Stalker by tierney1984
The Facebook Stalker
tierney1984
  • Reads 1,021,213
  • Votes 13,079
  • Parts 27
Kate Anderson, a girl from a small farming community in Glendale, Wisconsin just got the break of her life -- she was accepted to Chicago's University of Illinois College of Medicine. Ready to take on the Windy City, nothing can stand in her way. Except for one thing -- the night she accepts a 'friend request' on Facebook from a Pete Peterson. ***Updated Regularly***