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The Gazelle (A Rapunzel Retelling) by KaraCarreira
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When the war brings a young enemy soldier to the ruined palace Tabeya calls home, the truth about her past emerges, chasing her into the desert, where she must elude her vengeful guardian for the sake of her freedom and her forbidden love. ***** In her lonely tower, Tabeya dreams of the world beyond it. That world becomes real when she meets Humban, a young general from a rival kingdom who isn't afraid to ask the questions Tabeya can't face about herself. Those questions bring answers that lead them into the desert, away from the goddess who imprisoned Tabeya. Enraged at her escape, Tabeya's guardian hunts her and Humban relentlessly across the war-torn land, where the elements are vicious and survival isn't guaranteed. In the treacherous world where Tabeya finds herself, she must fight for her happy ending or let her past destroy her future with the man she was never meant to love. [[Word count: 150,000 - 200,000 words]] Content warning: this story contains themes of violence.
Nowhere to Run ✓ by RitwikaSen
RitwikaSen
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[WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST] [FEATURED ON WATTPAD @ya @TeenFiction @dangerouslove @ContemporaryLit @YAMystery @YARomance @AsiansReads @TheWarriorGoddess ] BOOK ONE OF THE NOWHERE SERIES. ❝You don't have to say you love me. No one means it anyway,❞ Harry whispered, his eyes clouding over with disappointment and his voice losing its edge. ---------------------------------- Anna Beck is a 24 year old federal agent. And she loves it. The craziness, the adventure, the thrill- she breathes chaos. After a horrible car crash paralysed her mother and left her father heartbroken, Anna has no time for anything but her work. Harry Roberts has no identity and is on the run. He has no family, no friends, or at least not any that the police know of. He's always been one step ahead, making him the toughest man to get a hold of. He's cunning, charismatic and chaotic. He might as well be the devil. When Anna is given the task of finding America's Most Wanted, her world suddenly collides with Harry's, the second in command of the mafia. She finds herself trapped in a dangerous love quadrilateral, life threatening mafia rings and sinister secrets. There is no way out. He is bad for her system but she is confident. After all, she has caught dangerous crime lords before. What can possibly go wrong? Apparently, everything. ---------------------------------- 🥇 first place in the adventure category of the end of an era awards 2020 🥇 best female protagonist [anna beck] in the cherry awards 2020 🥇 winner of january best book in the na/ya category of the lotus community 2021 🥇 first place in one in a million awards in the chicklit category 2021 🥉 runner up in the teen fiction category of the nymph awards 2020 🎖special mention in the general fiction category of the magical awards 2020 ---------------------------------- Copyright © 2020 RitwikaSen
Iron And Fire ✔ by lemonhoax
lemonhoax
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You think your doom will burn you, but it will only turn you into a phoenix and only if you're ready to take a step forward. Winner of Poetry Awards 2020 [Deep and Meaningful category] *********** Trigger warning: some chapters contain poems on depression, self harm. Read at your own risk and stay safe y'all!
Hazel's Hitchhiker by JustinW11
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A road trip can change a life. How about two lives? Neither Hazel nor Joey expected a life-changing trip on their way to start school at the University of Austin, Texas. For Hazel, she was planning on going to nursing school in Austin. For Joey, he was planning on taking a ride with his buddies to Austin on a full-ride basketball scholarship. Things changed once Joey's buddies bailed on him causing him to hitchhike with Hazel. Hazel had enough of Joey in high school. Will she learn to get along with him on a two-day journey? Can Joey show Hazel that he's a good hitchhiker? So many things can happen on a short journey. Can the two of them work together to get to Austin by Thursday Evening in one piece? The destination is Austin, but how will they live through the journey? New chapter every Saturday and Sunday!
Gilded Cage by uxecila
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Cages aren't made of iron or steel; they're made up of the lies and half-truths we build our realities upon. Sixteen-year-old Caterina Donati's life appears ridiculously perfect on the outside. She's rich, beautiful, and top of her class and continues to maintain this facade until an old classmate's return to Ashton Wellesley Academy turns her world upside down. With ink, piercings, and attitude to match, Zachary Mazur is no longer the boy everyone used to bully in seventh grade. They become rivals from day one. Chaos ensues as egos clash and sparks fly. Cate soon discovers there's much more to Zac than meets the eye, and the two of them embark on a quest for truth and justice. The dark and wrenching journey brings Cate and Zac closer than ever even while it unravels everything the young lovers know about themselves and the smiling sharks around them. "Gilded Cage" is the first book in my "Gilded" series. Be sure to check out the sequel, "Gilded Hearts," after reading this one.
Moral of the story by Trashfairyy
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Zelda Waverly is a freshman in highschool. she had it rough since she was a child, unloved and unwanted but highschool years hit her differently to the point where she thought about committing suicide.Read more to know about the betrayal and drama's she had to go through. UPDATES EVERY 3 DAYS
What Comes After | ✔️ by KingEmpo
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[Wattys 2021 Shortlisted] [Wattpad Editor's Pick] [Featured on Wattpad's Fresh Reads List] *** When an asteroid crashes into the moon and pushes it closer to the Earth, Neal and his family must fight for survival, as tidal tsunamis ravage their coastline and volcanic ash shrouds the sun. *** Trapped between the stresses of high school life and his fear of upcoming college, Neal feels smothered by the overwhelming amount of change and responsibility he is going to face in the future. However, all of this changes when an asteroid crashes into the moon, pushing it much closer to Earth than anticipated, leading to catastrophic disaster to his large coastal town as the power shuts down and the tidal tsunamis ravage their coastline. Written in a hybrid-diary format, these journal entries chronicle the fears and emotions of Neal as he and his family struggle to survive in this changed world. Each day is a struggle as the world falls further and further in decay as volcanic eruptions cloud the skies and the waves eat away at the land. No one thinks of the past anymore. The only thought on everyone's mind is about what comes after. *** Featured on Wattpad's Fresh Reads List Featured on YA's Interstellar Reading List Featured on Stories Undiscovered Reading List for December 2021 Featured on TeenFiction's Between Worlds Reading List *** 2nd Place Winner in the Summer Zodiac Awards. 2nd Place Winner in the Summer Smoothie Awards 3rd Place Winner in the Hidden Gems Awards. 3rd Place Winner in the Sunflower Awards. *** Posted on RoyalRoad
Leap Year (✔) by claudiadiades
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You know, since this is my last night here and we're already breaking the rules...maybe we could... It's the last night of summer camp. So when charming, mysterious Brie appears at her side, Rosie figures why not go for it? But their dreamy night ends suddenly and Rosie is left hurt and alone... Until, on her first day of junior year, Rosie spots Brie in the hallways of her Chicago prep school. Everything runs deeper than the surface and Rosie learns Brie is no different--trying to support her family's restaurant, searching for inspiration for her senior project, and just as terrified as Rosie that their relationship will crumble. With auditions, changing family dynamics, and a quirky cast of friends, one thing's for sure: this leap year, everything will change. COMPLETED 🥉 3rd Place Friend of Dorothy Awards
Dirty Little Secrets (Book1) The Dirty Little Secrets Series by AmandaPenn
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Winner of Best Plot of The Bad Boy Awards 2019 Excerpt: "Come on, Lena," he said, his eyes darkening in desire, "Be my dirty little secret and let me be yours." "Dirty little secret?" I asked, desire sliding through me. "Let me do dirty things to you," he said, his mouth hovering over mine, "And you'll do dirty things to me and no one will ever know." Description: Asher was in love once, but when she cheated on him with his best friend, he swore he would never fall in love again becoming a notorious playboy who kicks girls out of his bed before his sheets are warm. His neighbor, Lena is a good girl but when her best friend dies, she decides to experience everything she has avoided her whole life. When Asher and Lena strike a deal to become friends with benefits, will their dirty little secret become more or crash and burn into a complete disaster? There will be mature themes involving sex, suicide, depression and violence within this book. This book will be going through slow editing.