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Saving Hope by SarahLWhite
Saving Hope
SarahLWhite
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  • Parts 46
Twenty-one-year-old waitress, Hope, can only dream of living a better life. Keeping her little brother safe is her top priority no matter the cost to her own happiness. So when she meets Caleb, who seems too good to be true, her instinct is to resist - but what if he's the only one who can save her? ***** Hope is struggling to make up for her mother's absence and provide for her six-year-old brother. Enter: Caleb, who comes from money and lives a good life, but can't help feeling like there is something missing. Tired from a long day's work, he stumbles into the small café where Hope works. When fate gives him the opportunity to help his enigmatic waitress, he finds himself in a world where all that matters is saving Hope. But knowing that danger is on the horizon, would Hope let Caleb into her world? Content/trigger warning: This story mentions drug use and addiction. [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T.
Rookie in Love [SYTYCW 2013] by SarahLWhite
Rookie in Love [SYTYCW 2013]
SarahLWhite
  • Reads 13,239,133
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  • Parts 52
Madeline Stone knows where her future is heading-her family has that part all figured out. On her twenty-first birthday she is stealing a few moments back from her own life before relinquishing every part of herself to their plan. Jackson Rider is a southern boy who grew up with a football in hand. He has seen a lot in his time as a quarterback, but when Madeline stumbles her way into his life throwing the most unconventional passes-he can't get the beautiful rookie out of his head. In life as in football, even the most solid plays can be intercepted.
Wife By Choice [Choice Series 1] {Completed} by Sarah24SM
Wife By Choice [Choice Series 1] {Completed}
Sarah24SM
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  • Parts 30
Grace Carlos, after a terrible confession of her feelings to her best friend who also happens to be her cousin's ex tries to find out her own identity. She grabs an opportunity of a job and flies away from her home to a new city closer to her relatives only to end up being a wife to a man she never met. When she gets the news of her cousin, going to get married she never in million years thought her cousin would run away and it would turn out to be her own wedding. Confused, dazed and to save her uncle's reputation she says yes to the marriage and begins a journey with someone she would not give a second look if he ever crossed the road with her. Nicholas Price, a man with few words fulfills his grandfather's wish and marries a girl of his choice. With the line of work he is in, it seems difficult to trust someone but when he meets his wife, he cannot help but want to. The side he never shown to anyone he shows to her, the playfulness he never thought he had it comes naturally when with his wife. Therefore, he gives a shot to make the marriage work and be a normal, happy man. However, with the line he is working in, it is difficult to play a happy family especially when his wife has someone else in her heart and his enemies are targeting her instead of him. The Beautiful cover is by @DuskingSky Choice Series :- 1) Wife By Choice 2) A Widow's Choice 3) Divorcee's Choice
Miss Pen by iRunOnDunkin
Miss Pen
iRunOnDunkin
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  • Parts 29
It was simple. All she had to do was sit, interview, and make notes. That’s why her boss left her in charge. Nothing could go wrong. But when the last interviewee stumbled into the office at the end of the day, Aubrey Martina found herself in a challenging position that she just couldn’t give up. Tired of people (mainly one particular person who gets under her skin) thinking she was incapable of doing her job, she made a decision that would prove just how good at it she really was. And because of her actions in the spur of the moment, she’s now stuck wondering what in the hell she’s gotten herself into.
Breaking Friend Zone by MsDreamerGirl84
Breaking Friend Zone
MsDreamerGirl84
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  • Votes 59,159
  • Parts 53
(Sequel to Possessive At First Sight) Highest Romance Rating: #70 Alexander James Demakis. One thing for sure, he's a drop-dead gorgeous hunk with a stare that could make you cum right away. At a young age, he earned a spot in Forbes as one of the world most influential person. He turns silver into gold. And, as far as women go, they just exist as a mere sexual plaything. Meet his match, Clara Bell Valiente. A strong-willed royal, calm but a very blunt model. And she hated Alexander with a passion. A stolen kiss both made them realized that hate has a deeper meaning, but friendship comes first before love, that's Clara Bell's principle, except for Alex. He doesn't believe in Best Friend Forever especially when he knew Clara's so called bestfriend more than anyone. He's going all the way breaking that friend zone just to get another kiss from the woman who made him realized that kisses can be addicting, and he's addicted to her, like a heroine. And nothing can stop a drug addict, not even her bestfriend which happens to be his ex.
Creepy Stories and Riddles by AnnieT22
Creepy Stories and Riddles
AnnieT22
  • Reads 149,200
  • Votes 5,158
  • Parts 155
This is where ghosts steal your soul, stalkers take pictures of you, murderers track down your parents, and discovering mysterious books on how to kill you silently. Oh sorry, I didn't mean you! I was talking to my body pile. :D Enjoy my stories and riddles. It certainly scalp your face off in dread. (Some stories are from Scary For Kids, or from books.)
The Unlikely Fiance by faddiemanzi
The Unlikely Fiance
faddiemanzi
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  • Parts 5
Clarissa Langston loved a man for four years only to be dumped mercilessly. Now, although she still believes in love, she is afraid of getting hurt the second time...until she meets the French man Nicholas Renoir who introduces her to an adventure she never expected... Nicholas Renoir is known as the shadow by both his family and his employees because even though he is around, he never associates with anyone other than his nephew, Christian. He is used to getting what he wants and when he wants it. People tend to his every whim until the day he is scolded by a beautiful, corky and loose tongued Miss Langston. She was something entirely different from what he was used to and he wants her all too himself...even if it means a forced engagement...
Brazos Bride by CClemmons
Brazos Bride
CClemmons
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  • Parts 33
Hope Montoya knows someone is poisoning her, but who? She suspects her mother was also poisoned and knows her father was murdered. Who wants her family eliminated? She vows to fight! She realizes she won’t last the eight months until she turns twenty-five and her uncle no longer controls her or her estate. Never will she be dominated by a man as she was by her father, as she has seen her mother and grandmothers dominated. If she marries, she gains control now, but only if she weds a man she can trust. Only one man meets her requirements. Can she trust him to protect her and capture the killer...but then to leave? Micah Stone has been in love with Hope since the first time he saw her. But he was accused of her father’s murder and surely would have hung if not for his two brothers’ aid. Most in the community still believe him guilty. But the drought has him too worried about water for his dying cattle to care about his neighbors’ opinions. When Hope proposes a paper marriage in exchange for land on the Brazos River and much needed cash, her offer rubs his pride raw. His name may be Stone, but he’s not made of it. He can’t refuse her for long, and so their adventure begins. He and Hope have to stay alive and discover the killer before they become victims in the deadly assaults.
A Warrior's Heart: Marastin Dow Warriors Book 1 by sesmithfl
A Warrior's Heart: Marastin Dow Warriors Book 1
sesmithfl
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  • Parts 19
Ben and Aaron Cooper's life had never been one of ease. Deserted by their mother and raised by a drunken father, they fought to survive on the Kansas farm where their father worked. Life deals them a horrendous twist when they are kidnapped by an alien trader and sold. Ben, the oldest by sixteen months, convinces the aliens who enslave them that he and Aaron will die if they are separated. It is the only way he can think of to keep them together and protect his younger brother. The next fifteen years prove to be the most challenging of their lives. They do what they have to in order to survive. They are convinced their time has come to an end when the freighter they are on is attacked by a species known for their lust for blood and killing. Evetta and Hanine Marquette are Marastin Dow; a species whose leaders thrive on living in the old ways where only the strongest, most ruthless are allowed to live. The life expectancy for most Marastin Dow is short, especially on one of the warships that all Marastin Dow, male or female, are expected to serve a mandatory service. Advancement usually comes by murder. Evetta and Hanine want a different life and work together to stay alive in the hopes of finding a life away from the constant threat of death. Life changes for them when they encounter two strange and unusual alien males. When the males' lives are endangered, there is only one thing these warrior women can do to save them... run!
Rookie Playing For Keeps #Wattys2015 #NewAdult by SarahLWhite
Rookie Playing For Keeps #Wattys2015 #NewAdult
SarahLWhite
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  • Parts 41
The much-anticipated sequel to the Harlequin/Wattpad SYTYCW 2013 winning story, ROOKIE IN LOVE is finally here! It’s been a year since college student Madeline Stone and quarterback Jackson Rider fell in love under the stars. Now, as the two of them sit helplessly in a hospital room waiting for life-changing news, Maddy reflects on how their story has played out. Was it worth defying her family’s wishes to be with Jackson? Will this new challenge destroy any chance they might have had at living happily ever after? Alternating between present and past, sentimental and sexy, ROOKIE PLAYING FOR KEEPS takes fans and new readers alike on a journey they won’t soon forget.