Madmen and Minstrels
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Set Me Free by elsetterby
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After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex. ***** On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Simone Northey
Storm and Silence by RobThier
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"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.
Femme Fatale by AnaEasterly
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[Explicit Content] Jo Bennett is an apathetic college student by day and a highly skilled spy by night. She uses sex to get what she wants and alcohol to numb her feelings. She's perfectly content with the status quo and has no intention of looking backwards... until painful ghosts from her past come looking for her. When Jo's long lost brother and childhood love break into her apartment, her carefully constructed double life begins to fall apart, piece by piece. Kidnapped by her brother's enemies whose end game is to kill them both, Jo has to employ every trick in the book to make it out alive. The question is, will it be enough? WARNING: This book contains sex (and lots of it), violence, strong language, and drug and alcohol use.
Roommates (REWRITING) by XthatONEchicX
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CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REWRITTEN!
Crash Course by gilbertblythes
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Love on a little detour.
The Heartbroken Heartbreaker by SamMadison
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A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Making Babies #NewAdult  by LilyFullyLiving
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Highest rank #1 in ChickLit ● ● ● ● ● ● All it took was a few minutes for her life to change forever. Six years ago she was saved from an imminent death by a good samaritain. Now, years later, she's offered a deal of a lifetime that could possibly be the best decision she's ever made, or the worst mistake of her life. ● ● ● ● ● ● Is five million dollars ever enough, if it meant giving away life itself? Eva Chambers is about to find that when it comes to life, this art is harder than we think.
Fallen Angel by takeachanceonlife
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"Did it hurt?" he asked. "Did what hurt?" I ask in confusion. "Falling, from heaven. Cause damn girl you-" "Yeah," I cut in."It did." ------- Silver is a girl who's mysterious past has been kept from her her whole life, left thinking she was as normal as anyone else. But soon the day comes where everthing changes and she finds out she's been living a lie. Now, with changes being forced upon her and knowing those closest to her have kept her in the dark Silver is left volunerable to the shadows lurking. And to top it all off there's two boys that have sworn to protect her with their lives, stirring up strange emotions deep within her. Silvers life has been turned upside down, sending her spiraling downward.
June and Jessie's Christmas at Starbucks [On Hiatus // Jan 02] by nkf350
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June didn't know Jessie. Jessie didn't know June. But June and Jessie both knew the local Starbucks down the road and that is where their twelve day journey began. **A short story with one chapter posted every day from December 25th to January 5th. The twelve days of Christmas :)