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Hearts Of Glass #AdultFiction by CathyAltier
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WATTPAD FEATURED STORY It's the summer of 1976. Sarah has lived in the small lakeside town of Breezewood all her life, growing up with her two best friends, Midgie and Pete. This is their last summer together before they separate in the fall to start their last year of college. Next summer, they would be adults, chasing careers, most likely in other cities. They want one more summer of great memories. But Sarah's memories aren't quite what she expected. She meets Sam.....a lead singer in a rock band that is at the cusp of stardom. Sam's life is so different from Sarah's, yet she feels the attraction between them is too strong to turn away from. Sam's past is hard to shake and his future with Sarah depends on how much her fragile heart can take.
The Egg at Dumstreet by RainerSalt
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[Completed] A U.S. expatriate is cast into a rainy, foggy corner of Europe. He went there on the pretense to work on his research, but he actually wanted to put as many miles as possible between himself and his ex. The university he works for has found an apartment for him. It's in a house inhabited by a set of strange characters. The mess begins with a broken egg. And it continues with his neighbor being murdered. A story somewhere between general fiction, mystery, gossip, romance, and humor. Book of the Month (June 2017) over at Wattpad's official @AdultFiction profile. First place in Mystery/Thrillers and second overall in the Iron Lace awards over at @ElisabethTepes profile. First place in Mystery/Thrillers in the Blank Sheets Contest over at @Blank_Sheets . First place under Mystery in the New Beginnings Writer Awards 2019 (Tagged as #adultfiction not for mature content--there's no real mature stuff here--but for sporting some characters that are thirty and older)
Fleeting Thoughts by RainerSalt
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Elusive, ethereal, fragile and hard to catch: Fleeting Thoughts, the butterflies of the mind. This book is but a bag for thoughts, rants, and shorts, which I write for whatever reason. I know that there's no huge audience for stuff like that, but some things just need writing... Some of these stories are competition entries. Contents: 1. Single Soldier Armor: A SciFi short story. (A finalist in @ScienceFiction's #warriorpunk competition in November 2016.) 2. Bookclubbing: Some totally subjective and personal thoughts on how to get the best out of a book club. 3. Jane and Jerome: That's literally a dark one. It won first place in @mystery 's writing prompt 5, "It's All About Descriptions". 4. Call Center: My submission to the competition "Love Conversation Contest" over at the @Romance profile. It's a love story consisting completely of dialogue. 5. The Unburdening of Le Pont Des Arts: Just something that was begging to be written. 6. Where Wearwolves Walk With Vile Veerwolves: Now, that one is difficult to summarize. But it is basically my shoutout to use the #grownupreads tag 7. Sex on the Beach: My contribution to the #bodyonthebeach (Washed Away) competition 8. Furia & Ferdinand: My contribution to the Forbidden Love prompt. 9. You're the Last One: My submission to the "Kiss Me at the End of the World" contest.
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The crash of a Dallas-bound jet wasn't just a tragedy to TV reporter Avery Daniels; it was an act of fate that handed her a golden opportunity to further her career. Mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Carole Rutledge, the badly injured Avery would find that plastic surgery had given her Carole's face, the famous senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge for a husband, and a powerful Texas dynasty for in-laws. And as she lay helpless in the hospital, she would make a shattering discovery: Someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save Tate's life, Avery must live another woman's life -- and risk her own...