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The Runaway Bride by To_Kill_A_Bookworm
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Simone Mercer was your typical spoiled rotten heiress. But after being left at the altar, she decided to run away from her past. With only the money she got from pawning her Harry Winston engagement ring, Simone ventures out from her safety net and finds herself in the small town of River Falls. But life in a small town isn't what Simone expected. Join Simone on her self-appointed banishment as she figures out how to deal with the football-worshiping, grits-eating River Falls citizens as well as her accidental rivalry with the dashing town doctor. *The Wedding Party Series Book III*
Protection by CaitlynRachelC
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Sparks fly and horns lock on the Dottie Belle Ranch in Plateau, Arizona! Clint Slade is a well-known hired killer. What he does for a living has never been questioned nor given an explanation. The dime novelists love his work to pen to paper, and young boys see him as the epitome of a heroic lifestyle. He lives a lonely life of solitude as he travels all over the country, and that’s the way he likes it. He doesn’t see the need for other people and his latest job makes him wonder why he even bothers to try to understand them. Bliss Cooper loves her life without the ties of a man or an interest in one. She’s the daughter of a rich ranch owner in Arizona with more than what she needs. Yet when her father becomes overprotective about notes threatening her life, the life she loves so much comes crashing in on her. What seems to her like overkill on her father’s part just might change her life forever. Colt Kidd can't hide it for much longer. Being the foreman of a ranch is a challenge of it's own, but when he starts having complicated feelings about his boss' daughter and long-time best friend, his life gets a whole lot more confusing. He knows that he can't hold a candle to what Bliss really needs, but he would give his whole life to try.
Equinox (Book One of the Firebird Chronicles) WATTY AWARD HIDDEN GEM WINNER 2015 by larissajay
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~ Winner of Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem Award , The JOURNEY THAT BEGINS THE FIREBIRD CHRONICLES. "You are my daughter, and you have grown up so kind and innocent and just," she said, "You are everything I could have wished for. But it is not enough. The King will take your kindness, and use it to crush you. He will trick you with your innocence and perverse justice as we know it. You will die as you are now. Do you hear me, Lumina? You must become stronger. One day you must become Queen." Lumina, a young thief, is desperate to find her best friend and sister, Reia, when she vanishes one night in the woods. Following her trail, Lumina finds herself travelling across the mysterious floating island, a kingdom within the clouds that is inhabited by angels. The kingdom has fallen to an oppressive ruler with a dark magic. Fabian, a powerful elemental lord, enrols Lumina, an eligible candidate for Queen, in the fight for the throne. Instead of finding Reia, Lumina discovers that friendship, love and adventure lurk at every corner, and a journey intended to find another is really about finding herself. Highest ranking #7 in Fantasy. Completed. Check out Book 2, Solstice!
Resume Of Romance by idet843
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Rylie's breath catches in her throat. Moving closer on the bed she wants to touch, she wants to caress the smattering of fine hair across his chest. As the covers slip further down her eyes are stuck on his well-defined abs. Really...she was hugged up against all of this last night and she was passed out? She's frustrated with herself if she hadn't got drunk at that place she would have no reason to be here so affected by him. Now that she's seen him like this how can she erase the images from her mind? Her fingers dance upon his skin she takes the opportunity to touch every muscle she's afforded under the guise of waking him. She calls his name several times her hands are pulling on his powerful arms. He stirs again finally opening his eyes seeing her. Lifting his head to look at her sleepily he grabs another pillow throwing it over his head attempting to block the sight and sound of her out. "Chace, wake up. I need some aspirin for my head, I don't know where they are?" She shoves him still complaining. "On the table." He irritably mumbles the pillow still covering his head. "Where?" She says with a frown leaning down trying to hear what he says. He removes the pillow from over his head turning over to face her. "Either get off my bed or take off my shirt and crawl in, I'm not in a mood to compromise." He says with a desirous look. She scrambles quickly off the bed not sure what to make of his comment and already feeling her own attraction. "You know the gentlemanly thing to do would have been for you to take me home." She fumes at him angered that he removed her dress and she doesn't know what else he did. He takes another pillow propping it behind his head looking at her standing near the bed, "I'm no gentlemen. The lady-like thing you should have done is not get drunk or even be in a place like that." "A place like that, whoa.....you were there to Chace Braxton, Mr. CEO." She remarks.
Marrow Charm by krazydiamond
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****Taken down for publication with Parliament House Press in 2019*** ****Bonus Story Available: The House of Seven Smiles***** ***Wattys 2015 Winner!!!*** Magic runs bone deep... In a world overrun by monsters, humans struggle for survival underground. Magic is feared and reviled, but rooted deep in the bloodlines of families, cropping up once a generation. These individuals are cast out, banished to the Above where humans are far, far down the food chain. When her younger brother is tainted by magic and forced to the surface, Azzy follows, determined to save the only family she has left, no matter what he becomes. ***Lovely Cover by @mulanjiang*** ***#2!! in Adventure 2/28/16*** ***#6!! in Fantasy 8/15/16***
Choleric by immortal-serenity
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Mate. A mesmerising string of four letters placed perfectly for an equally perfect person. How it came about? No one really knows the answer to that. They only know it exists. And for good reason. When Celia finds Cassius - an Alpha known for his brutality and strength - she discovers he has secrets. Ones that could tear her apart... literally. ••• ** WARNING** This isn't your average story. It will contain some heavy stuff and is not a novel where humanity is perfect. There will be slavery, hierarchies, other stuff along those lines, course language and mature content. Set in Australia 'cause I know shit all about America and I'm sick of googling everything. Cover credit: @Deadrot © Copyright 2014. Immortal-serenity™
RED MOON ~ VAMPIRE FILES TRILOGY (Book 2) by RKClose
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She knows what hides in the shadows.. and now they won't leave her alone. Private Investigator Samantha Chase has survived one immortal killer. But while Sam believes the danger has passed, a wave of deadly animal attacks throws the city of Phoenix into a panic. Are these deaths the result of a wild animal, or something... premeditated? During the chaos, a college student goes missing, and Sam is hired by the family to find her. She quickly discovers the mysterious Taylor family hide dark secrets. Secrets they protect at all costs. Things are heating up between Sam and her Adam, her vampire boyfriend. Brought together by fate or chance, they now walk a fine line between the human world and the preternatural. All the while, Samantha's strange gift is growing stronger. But as Sam tries to embrace her strange power in order to solve her case, her dreams begin to show her visions she doesn't want to see... visions about Adam. When Adam goes missing, Sam fears the worst. She's desperate to find the man she loves. As the world seems to be turning on her from all sides, Samantha struggles to solve a case that her life depends on and find Adam at the same time. But to do this, she'll need every resource she has and some help from unlikely sources. Clean Paranormal Romantic Suspense & Urban Fantasy / Vampire Files Trilogy Book 2 (Part of a trilogy, not a stand-alone novel) *This is only a sample. Red Moon was published December 6, 2016. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCB37GQ/ RED MOON Book #2 of the Vampire Files Trilogy (Book 1, Red Night is also available on AMAZON) (WARNING: If you are reading this story outside the official Wattpad domain, you are reading copyright infringed material that has been duplicated without the consent of the author. Do not continue or you may be subjected to prosecution under copyright legislation)
So Hide Your Eyes by SecondGuess-
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Devil had been living a relatively peaceful life in her small fishing village Khoel. No friends, no foes except her often tough Mama who's sweet on occasion; usually when she has a customer over. But her quiet life is ruined the day her classmates drowned her. ______ My mama told me when I was young, "so hide your eyes when they come." ______ Highest rank: #242 in Paranormal on 29/7/2015
The Golden Queen by DavidFarland
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The Golden Queen, Book 1 When GallenO'Day is hired as a bodyguard to escort a young woman through the woods to the forbidden ruins at Geata Na Chruinn, it seems like an ordinary job-but all too soon, he finds himself fleeing for his life from creatures that seem like escapees from a nightmare-the alien dronon, led by their golden queen. With his best friend, a genetically engineered talking bear named Orick, and his girlfriend Maggie, Gallen soon finds himself tangled in an interstellar war that he never knew existed, racing across a host of worlds, confronted by a future unlike any that he had ever imagined.