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Take You Down by xxLastSummerxx
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"Admit he scarred you, made you loose all the trust you had in anyone. Admit he's back and you feel endangered." "Why are you doing this?" I whisper, my eyes starting to itch with the urge to let the tears fall endlessly. I didn't want to remember any of that, and he's bringing it back. Pablo shakes me slightly, as if to wake me up, "Admit you're scared and want to take him down." As a tear falls down my face, Pablo halts and presses his lips on it as it drops. I stare at him with my mouth slightly ajar, and he continues on, his eyes growing soft. "Admit it, y yo te ayudare. I will help you." ∞ Follow Madison Lockey on a journey to face her abusive past, the elusive present, and promising future. When her nightmare ex comes back to haunt her, her family, and her friends, she does the one thing she knows how to do. Push people away. However, when Pablo Remires, a fierce and determined spanish exchange student, comes to live in the Lockey Household, Madison realizes there are some things she can't conceal. Will Pablo break her false facade and help her, or will she push him away as well?
Secluded Nature by lindzirae
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"The risk shouldn't matter when I need you. And I do need you Luke. The fact that I I need you, that's what should matter." I look up at him meeting his eyes, and he looks conflicted. "What do you want Abbey?" "I want you to kiss me. Kiss me like you mean it. I want you to take me. I don't care where: here, the couch, floor, my bedroom. I don't care. I just need you. You decide the rest." "There's one thing." "What?" "I'm not going to take you, fuck you, or have sex with you. I'm going to make love to you." *** Dr. Abbey Cartwright is trying to make it in a big city as a doctor without revealing her past to everyone. One day she gets an email saying she needs to come home because her cousin and his friend are coming in to her hometown and need a place to stay. Abbey goes back to place that has haunted her for years. Luke Roberts is an architect going on vacation with his best friend. He only knew that the woman he was staying with was his friend's cousin. He had met most of his family, why hadn't he met her? Once these two meet sparks fly but can they both overcome each other's past....
Awake - Book One of the Spinner's Curse by GrimReader
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Everyone is hiding from something; a secret, a lie. Mine just happens to be a curse, one bestowed upon me before my first birthday; a curse that says I'm supposed to die before I turn sixteen. But that isn't going to happen, because I have a plan. You see, it's impossible to prick your finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel if you're locked in a cell.
Chasing Pavement by LogicallyIllogical
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For all of her life, Lilith has been running. She ran from her imperfect home. She ran from her unloving father. She ran from the feeling that she harbored that begged for comfort. The only problem is that all of this running made her run towards the wrong arms. It caused her to do something that she will forever regret. Shame drawn out by confusion. An innocent mind looking for something to fill that hollow hole she has. Lilith thought that she had gotten away from everything that had happened to her in Tuscan, Arizona; but apparently not. Her father has moved back to his old house their and is getting re-married. Lilith, the unlucky Lilith, has to attend this wedding from Hell. It's just a week. Anyone can deal with anything for just a week. It's finally time for her to confront her mistake, to confront her feeling and to understand why. With a road trip, a crap wedding and a step mother with horns; Lilith learns that sometimes you can start over. You just need help sometimes-- say, from an unlikely guy like your best friends big brother. The extremely hot big brother.
Amaranthine by LDCrichton
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Sixteen year-old Ireland Brady is sure she's losing her mind. After a horrific car accident leaves her barely clinging to life, she wakes from a coma with a renewed sense of gratitude to a world more surreal than she could have imagined, a world which includes Orion Alexander. Darkly handsome, Orion is cool and confident and has his sights set on her, something she's never experienced and she finds herself falling hopelessly in love. But when Orion's betrayal sends her straight into the arms of his rival, Damien, things go from bad to worse. Despite Orion's warnings, Ireland is attracted to Damien. He's strong and protective, and harbors an intense dislike for Orion, which makes him...perfect. But Damien is not one to be crossed. When all the secrets are revealed, will Ireland trust the boy who broke her heart? Or is she doomed to suffer a fate worse than death?
Howl Silently My Love by dandan101
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On the night of the harvest moon the Crimson Maire Pack was destroyed by the rivalling Cerulean Mist. Or atleast that's what was believed until Damen, the new leader of the Cerulean Pack discovers a well kept secret, a little girl born and hidden. Maia grew up with not many friends but her dog Ryder and nothing to distinguish as memories. Her life exists in the woods were nothing is as the outside world portrays it, but something's wrong, the times are changing and nature itself demands that the Crimson Maire be set to rule once more. This doesn't sit well with anyone from the Cerulean Mist and now they will stop at nothing to get rid of her, the only survivor. There's just one problem, she happens to be the mate of the very head that they must try to please and he himself knows it. Damen knows that his obligations are to his pack but what about his heart?
Hustle (Book 1 in The Hunted Hearts) - SYTYCW Winner #action #comedy #romance by clairechilton
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RULE#1: DON'T STEAL HIS HEART. After ripping off a dangerous mob boss, Ellie Phillips decides it's time to quit hustling and give up her life of crime. She just needs a big score. Then she can give up the grift and start anew. When she steals a map from Jacob Hawkins that shows the location of a huge heart-shaped diamond, she decides it's time to go treasure hunting. It's just one last hustle before she goes straight. She thinks she's made a clean getaway when she jets off to South America with the map, but Jacob isn't letting it or Ellie get away so easily. With the mob hot on her trail and the bullets flying, she finally meets her match when she ends up in Jacob's sights. HUSTLE won the SYTYCW competition from Harlequin and Wattpad in 2013.
Starting Over by esoteric918
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Alexia Martinez was a cop for 10 years and it was no secret that she’s burnt out. She’d seen and been in every situation imaginable…and it was all starting to get to her. That was until she was attacked by a werewolf. Then her life is flipped over on itself. She’s always been a fighter, but there’s only so much you can do against a werewolf. She changes and doesn’t know how to control herself. Seeking out help, she realizes that she can never go back to the life she had. She has to start over.
The Devil's Assistant (Watty Awards Finalist 2011) by me2you804
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Single mother Savannah thinks all of her prayers have been answered when she is offered a job at one of the largest media companies in the world. Desperate for money, she has no choice to accept but soon finds herself getting more than she bargained for. Her new boss is Mr Satani. A six foot god of a man who is the bloody devil...and doesn't he know it. Darkness and the supernatural soon consumes her life as Savannah becomes the unwitting pawn in a game much bigger than she could ever have imagined #44 Fantasy (30/12/2016)
Buried Deep ✔️ by hallonn23
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Spencer King vows his life to Chicago's Southside gang with hopes of escaping a shattered life, but when he meets Adrienne Jackson, a girl new to the city and the niece of the police chief, she threatens everything he's worked hard for- his rank in the gang, his relationship with his brothers, and control over his morality. ***** When Spencer King vows his life to Chicago's Southside gang, he doesn't know-or-care that the new leader has a secret vendetta. Southside is Spencer's family. His only hope to escape a shattered life. What does a little crime matter if it keeps his new family together? Then, he meets Adrienne Jackson, a girl new to the city and the niece of the police chief, and she is about to threaten everything he's worked hard for-his rank in the gang, his relationship with his Southside brothers, and his control over his emotions. Adrienne has her own dark secrets that she is hiding from the world so when she is pulled into Spencer's dangerous life, she isn't afraid- she's seen evil before. After some time, Adrienne realizes Spencer is losing himself to the gang, and suddenly their love could be his only saving grace. Unfortunately, it may be too late. Warning: The following content contains violence, the making and selling of illicit drugs, and criminal activity. There are also scenes with sexual tones. If you are sensitive to any of these, I would proceed with caution. Cover by The Lovely @LazyBrew Copyright © 2017 Taylor Hallon