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Right in Front of You by Wimbug
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[FREE STORY with paid bonus content] Kathy thought she had her entire life figured out, until she realizes that, in order to find herself, she must unlearn everything she believed to be true. **** Kathy Dickens had managed to avoid the drama of high school, and she was not about to break her streak in her senior year. She had it all figured out, after all. Graduate, get into a good college and marry her childhood sweetheart. But when her sweetheart turns out to be anything but sweet and her dreams crumble, it's the queen bee's boyfriend who is there to pick up the pieces. And as much as she knows she shouldn't, Kathy can't help but be fascinated by Kyle Grant. After all, he's a mystery, full of life and wisdom, and does his best to teach her how to grow and love herself. Who doesn't want that? That and the glow she feels inside whenever he's near? Kyle Grant doesn't do love. All his relationships have been hot messes and he's starting to wonder if he's too selfish to get into something real. But even if he's bad at love, he's good at friendship. And helping his new friend get over a heartache seems like the perfect feel-good project. But once she leaves behind her broken heart and learns how to fly, he starts to realize that maybe he's bad at friendship as well. After all, you're not supposed to want to kiss your friend. A story about heartache, new beginnings, friendship and a whole lot of love. Amazing cover by @wonderfulmiracles Wattpad Editor's Pick August 2021 As seen on Wattpad's official reading radar
Because You Love Me by eternity_xx
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*Completed* ||"Actually, Mr Parker. We were showing the new girl to her class." Seth says as he pushes me forward, in front of the whole class. Seriously, how many people can they have in one class? There are like fifty people in here! "Oh! And who do we have here?" Mr Parker asks. I remember him; he used to be my English teacher. I sigh and look to the class, my eyes instantly lock with the most gorgeous blue eyes. His messy blonde hair is styled in a sexy looking quiff, you can see the muscles showing from his thin grey shirt and he looks to be quite tall, even though he's sitting down. It's only a second before I realised who it is, Jaydon Hamilton. I don't move my eyes away from him as I speak. "Hazel Williams." The whole class gasps.|| Hazel Williams has had a tough life, things went wrong when she was young. So she put on weight, dyed her hair and was bullied by pretty much everyone in her school. Especially one person in particular: Jaydon Hamilton. He's hot, smart, and popular. Everybody loves him and thinks he is a teenage form of God. So Hazel leaves, she lives with her mum to escape the nightmare she experienced everyday. Then she fixes herself. And she comes back, she shows all those people that gave her hell how much she's changed. But what happens when she becomes friends with three of the guys that were a big part of the plan to take her down. And what if one of them is Jaydon? Hazel is unsure, she knows she shouldn't trust these guys but they treat her as a real friend. Something she's never had before. But does she realise what she could be getting herself into? And what happens when the hate she used to feel towards Jaydon starts to turn into something else? Because you can't start to love someone you hate. Right?
Elevator 13 by eternity_xx
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~~Next thing I know, I'm pushed against the wall. Cade's arms surround me and his eyes look fierce, I glance to the sides to see if anyone is around but the hall is empty. "Now you listen here, Doll." He says, I crumple into the wall, "I don't have to be here, I don't have to spend this time with you. So I wouldn't push it. Got it?" He tilts his head and raises his eyebrows. "Got it." I squeak. He huffs and pushes away from the wall, snatching one of the keycards out of my hold and walking through the door.~~ Hospitals. We all hate them. Tamitha, aka Tammy, is a teenage girl going through a teenage life. When she wants to go to the biggest party of the year, her Mum and her decide to make an agreement. Tammy will work at the hospital for three months, if she does this she can go to the greatest party of the year. Even though she dreaded the job, she knew it would be easy, wandering around a hospital, helping out nurses and doctors, etc. But she didn't expect Cade Roberts. With the looks to melt any girl in a twenty-metre radius, she can sense the dangerous aura he brings. But why is she so attracted to him? Filled with action, fast cars, relationships, and revenge. Tammy might have just got herself mixed up in a whole lot of trouble. Badboy trouble. What happens when he starts to pay Tammy more interest? So could these next three months be a bigger challenge than Tammy expected? Because she didn't expect elevator 13... **Warning: Coarse language and extreme themes**
Hey, Noah by alexiskeller1
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After the accident, Noah Archer built a wall around himself. But Riley Dawson is curious about him, and she's determined to meet the man behind his defenses. ***** Riley Dawson has always noticed Noah. He was the most popular guy on campus, until he lost his parents in a car accident. Now he's withdrawn and silent. Mustering up the courage to give her condolences, the two end up talking, and Riley grows determined to help Noah find himself again. Every time she coaxes a smile from him, she can feel the ice around his heart melting. But Riley knows that Noah's loss is still close to him. She's opening up her heart, but can Noah do the same? He's got so much to lose, but now, so does she. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Breakaway: A Hockey Romance by averykwrites
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Ryan wasn't expecting to end up with the captain of the hockey team as a roommate, and she certainly didn't expect the initial sexual tension between them to blossom into love. ***** In desperate need of a place to stay, Ryan Winters doesn't see an issue with rooming with the captain of the hockey team, Ethan Russell. After all, she's focused on her studies, getting over an ex, and honestly, not that into athletes. Though the more time she spends getting to know her new roommate, the more it becomes apparent that Ethan is the exact type of guy she could fall for. When lines begin to blur and drama from the past threatens to tear them apart, can the two of them find a way to keep both their friendship-and their relationship-from crumbling to pieces? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque
Hopelessly Devoted by BriellaDiamond
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"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •
Night & Day by EmilieKath
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»He needed her affection of love and she needed his heartbeats to fall asleep«
A and D by fallenbabybubu
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Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]
The Cassidy Boys by lalalalawriting
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Popular, good-looking, and arrogant, with a killer smile. That's Xavier Cassidy. Equally popular and good-looking, but also funny, smart, and boyishly charming. That's Ryan Cassidy. One's supposedly a "bad boy," but I blame the black leather jacket. One's the school's football star, even though he also plays basketball, baseball, and maybe even lacrosse. One's older, which means one's obviously younger. Everyone knows who they are, but I guess that's just the definition of popular. For the past three years I, Max McKinney, have just been an observer to their so called "awesome" lives, but then I smash my face into Xavier's locker, and he's hell-bent on never ever letting me forget it. With a few more slips, mall-trips, awkward-to-deep conversations, a secret admirer, and one party later I may find myself falling-for one of them at least ©2015 ℓαℓαℓαℓαwriting
Sleepwalker by humored
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When the quiet girl in Clayton Hugh's chemistry class comes knocking on his door at five in the morning barely covered up in her little pajamas, inattentive, and drooling like crazy, he has no choice but to take her inside. But once Lucy Walker wakes up inside a room she has never seen before wearing an over-sized t-shirt and gym shorts, you can imagine the pure panic setting in her. The subtle addition of Clayton entering the room shirtless doesn't help much either. After three years of fawning over him, leave it up to her sleepwalking to finally get Clayton Hugh to notice her.