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The Girl He Left Behind ✔ by TahliePurvis
The Girl He Left Behind ✔
TahliePurvis
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Stacey Williams had always loved Axel Teller. But he had paid her no mind. She wanted more than the meaningless flings they had. She wanted her love to be returned. She wanted to be loved back. She did everything to get his attention. She had one-night stands with countless boys - throwing away her innocence - and tearing apart her reputation. All for him. But Axel didn't notice Stacey as anything more than a girl to have a fling with on the side. And Stacey watched as the boy she loved fell for another girl, and they were happy and complete. And Stacey was alone and hated. Tarnished and scarred. She was the girl he left behind. [The first book won the 2015 Wattys for the Cover-to-Cover award and 2016 Fiction Awards. Book two won the 2018 Fiction Awards. #1 in Teen Fiction and Short Story.] book two is currently unavailable, it will be released late 2023.
Natalie's Diary by KeriHalfacre
Natalie's Diary
KeriHalfacre
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When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets. ***** Natalie Driscoll is dead. She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Secrets of a Ravenclaw by Slytherinwitch13
Secrets of a Ravenclaw
Slytherinwitch13
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  • Parts 37
Within two years Caoimhe became invisible. After her mother passes away during her second year, life continues to get worse. With no other relatives left to turn to, she has to move in with her mysterious half-brother Colm. As she begins her fourth year at Hogwarts, Caoimhe assumes the coming year will be as horrible as the rest...until Harry Potter sits in her compartment on the train. Life begins looking better as she makes unexpected friendships and joins Dumbledore's Army. A year later she is asked to tutor the one and only Draco Malfoy, and begins an unlikely relationship. Along the way she discovers her mother's dark past and the secret to her father's identity.
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Heaven and Hell by twelvewonderingstars
Heaven and Hell
twelvewonderingstars
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Heaven - Lucius ❝He was a love that became violent.❞ Hell - the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ❝In the midst of destroying chaos, they became it.❞ *** The heart betrays all. For Lucius, the betrayal that was served to him cost him the life of the one angel he would die for. Worst of all, the cause of it ran like a coward and he went straight down to Hell. *** a two-part prequel to KISSES FROM DEATH // can be read as stand-alone Highest Rank Fantasy: #109 Highest Rank Short Story: #119
Willa & the Extraordinary Internship by setphaserstostunning
Willa & the Extraordinary Internship
setphaserstostunning
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⭐️ 2016 Watty Award Winner ⭐️ Willa Grainger is your average twenty-four-year old with one exception - she never left her university. A year after she graduated she still remains employed with Professor Paige Grimsby, acclaimed author of the popular Simeon Lee series. Her struggles to find a boyfriend, find a job, and write the next bestseller seem like a walk in the park when it comes to her volatile on-again, off-again relationship with her friend Cynthia Smoak, one-third of their best friend trio. But Cynthia's always been competing against Willa in a game Willa didn't even know she was playing. When she does something unforgivable, Willa's forced to examine her life and her friendships, leading her to a new romance with an unlikely young man - a former student who's convinced Paige stole his undergraduate novel idea. Willa's never been comfortable with change and the experiences she's encountered during her extended internship with Paige makes her question who she is and what happens when the people you're friends with aren't the people you like.
A Door To Nowhere by madelinestanford
A Door To Nowhere
madelinestanford
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It was Rory’s Grandma that made the two predictions; the day of her own death, and the day Rory would die. Nobody really takes Grandma seriously – that is, until she suddenly passes away on the exact date she’s predicted. In a fit of panic, Rory decides to embark on a bizarre, crazed mission to live life to the full. Together with her friends, she throws the rulebook out of the window and tastes what the world has to offer; excessively wild nights, malicious revenge plans, and arrogant, beautiful boys. Rory thinks she has nothing to lose. But her family is slowly starting to crumble, and her friends are getting sick of her reckless attitude. There’s only so long she can party before the terror of her deathday rolls around. Rory has to choose between bowing out disgracefully, with her name seared into the town’s memory – or fighting the out-of-control girl she’s become before it’s too late.
New York, New York by MaeWeather
New York, New York
MaeWeather
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« in which a struggling musician and a lonely artist find each other in a coffee shop in New York.