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Almost Was by eclipha
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Allison Monroe thought she understood love. In high school, it looked like Cooper Hayes-a senior lacrosse player with a grin that could tilt the world. What started as friendship slipped into something more, a talking stage stitched together by football games, playlists, and dreams of Brown University. They fit like puzzle pieces, but before the picture could ever be whole, they drifted apart. At Brown, fate brought them back together. Allison had grown into her own life-journalist, leader, dreamer-yet every crowded party and quiet glance pulled her back into Cooper's orbit. Their connection was undeniable, but so were the obstacles: old wounds, unspoken words, and Kelsey, the girl who always seemed to come first. Caught between the gentleness he taught her and the ache of never being his first choice, Allison learned that love is not always about endings-it's about the echoes left behind. A bittersweet coming-of-age story about heartbreak and resilience, about what it means to love someone you can't quite have, and how to choose yourself even when your heart wants to stay. Intimate, raw, and achingly relatable, it asks the question: what do we do with the love that lingers?Almost
The Forgotten Wife  by IcecreamSundae5
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The book will stay on Wattpad until June 30. ___________ Alessia had rules. She didn't do drama, didn't take nonsense from any man. Until him. For Cassian, she broke every one. A cliché, impossible mother in law? She handled it. Missed dinners because of work? She served herself double and waited anyway. Too tired to spend time together? She embraced the quiet hours alone. She forgot her limits, abandoned her rules. All for him. Until her. The one rule she couldn't break, the limit she couldn't cross. She saw him with her. Broken, she left and whispered a wish she never thought would come true: that she had never met him. The wish was granted. Alessia woke up and didn't remember him. But now Cassian is the one waiting. Running against time to be near her. Chasing every moment, following every rule, just so she might remember him again. And if she can't... Can he remember it all for both of them? ___________ Pre-order now: US: https://a.co/d/03DJ1zV4 UK: https://amzn.eu/d/0dRPZl4b CA: https://a.co/d/004NcV0P IN: https://amzn.in/d/0byDwPI7 AU: https://amzn.asia/d/06n3RZg5 DE: https://amzn.eu/d/0ddjKi9X IT: https://amzn.eu/d/0d3BQ0Ul
Dr. Wilson, Madame Is Waiting by pensnprose
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Married to brilliant surgeon Ciaran Wilson, the man who once stood in pouring rain just to drive her home, Leah spends her nights with cold dinners and broken promises while he saves lives at the hospital. Leah faces a heartbreaking question: how long can Madame keep waiting for a husband who no longer chooses her?
Sneakers, Cocktails & Friends... Oh My by heather2485
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Everyone says what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But what if you live there? Eliza thought she had the kind of life everyone wants - a busy career, a husband she'd loved since college, and a tight circle who felt more like family than friends. They celebrated birthdays together, showed up for each other's milestones, and knew one another's secrets. Or at least she thought they did. This is a story of deeply twisted connections between five friends. The tangles reveal themselves bit by bit as Eliza, Ben, Miles, Vanessa and Colin learn the truth about each other, and themselves. In the end, does anything hold or does it all unravel?
Outside Betrayal by heather2485
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Willa is a fighter and a writer and has always thrived despite the restrictions of her life-threatening allergies. Suddenly suffering an almost fatal reaction the day her service dog has a scheduled procedure seems like a terrible coincidence until she looks more closely at what is going on inside, and outside, the home she shares with her devoted husband. Are her suspicions founded in reality or fear? Does her husband, a doctor at the hospital where she is treated, know more than he lets on? Or is he actually part of the problem? Maybe, it's all in her head like he says.
Chasing a Dream by heather2485
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Emmalyn's years of stoic hard work were finally paying off. She had a good job and was about to be engaged to an amazing man. The fairy tale life she had dreamed of since she was a girl was finally coming true. As facades crumble, what will be left standing? Everyone tells her she had better learn real life isn't a fairy tale. But is there anything that can stop her from believing? And is a life without dreams worth anything at all?
 Love Wasn't Enough  by Gunj40
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Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.
The Lies He Loves Me With by Grimes_Argo
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Elena believes she's found stability after a lifetime of heartbreak - she's built a home and a family with a man she loves deeply. But one night, while soothing their baby back to sleep, she stumbles upon messages on his phone that unravel her entire reality: he's been having secret affairs with men. As her world collapses, she's torn between anger, love, confusion, and guilt. The story follows her emotional descent and her painful climb toward truth - about him, about herself, and about what love really means when everything you know about it shatters.
separation [a short story] by delightfullydark
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- in which ashlyn discovers her husband's secret - *completed: sept 15, 2018
Through the Storms of Love by TaeEllis529
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Through the Storms of Love is a gripping romance-drama that delves into the complexities of love, trust, and the unexpected twists that can tear even the strongest relationships apart. Lena thought her marriage to Ethan was the fairytale she'd always dreamed of-until cracks began to show. From the outside, their life seemed perfect, but behind close doors, secrets lingered and silence filled the gaps. As the days passed, Lena's heart began to question the truth she had always believed. Ethan, once her rock, became distant, caught in the weight of unspoken words and untold stories. The passion they once shared flickered in moments, but the underlying tension was undeniable. When an unexpected visitor from Ethan's past arrives, a storm brews that neither of them is prepared for. With every passing day, Lena grapples with the pull between love and betrayal, trying to piece together the man she thought she knew. But as secrets unravel, will their love survive the storms they're forced to face, or will it be swept away in the chaos of lies, regret, and lost trust? Through the Storms of Love is a journey through the highs and lows of love, testing the limits of loyalty and the resilience needed to rebuild a bond that seemed destined to break.