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Fraser Mountain - Living the snow life by AlexTheBird
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Meet Lexie McGinty. Unfulfilled Graphic Designer at Bostock Bank and according to her best friend Evie 'proper lovely'. Lexie's loves, particularly snowboarding and Labradors - seem to have been filed away in the drawer marked 'Time to get sensible' Navigating through the murk of London life; career, boyfriend, getting a toe (let alone a foot) on the housing ladder is all proving to be slightly underwhelming. So, when the global recession hits hard and redundancy beckons, she's left without a job for the first time in her life. But, as her wise and wonderful (if a little cantankerous) Grandmother would say, every cloud has a silver lining. At least unemployment means boyfriend Henry might get off her back about buying a house. Lexie wishes she had the same pluck as her best friend Evie, who has a million and one ideas about which direction she should go (none of which involve Henry, incidentally.) Then life throws another curveball that sends her on an adventure she never anticipated. The population of Fraser Mountain has just increased by one. When Lexie finds herself far from home in the frigid winter of the Canadian Rockies, she meets a motley crew of ski-bums, handsome ski-patrollers and friendly locals who live the dream, united by a passion for snow sports and mountain life. With no job, no boyfriend and no real plan, can she really fit in and carve out a new life, and find new love, in Fraser, or should she face up to her responsibilities and get back on the grown up bus? _________ Hello! My name is Alex and I wrote this novel based on my experiences when I upped sticks from London to live in a small ski town in Canada a few years ago. I absolutely loved writing this book and I really hope that those who read some or all of it enjoy the story, maybe giggle a few times, and give me some great feedback - thank you!
Two Tickets to Paradise by BindingTies
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When Beth wins two tickets to Hawaii, she accidentally invites the office hottie to join her for what's to become the most sizzling adventure of her life! ***** Fresh off the heels of a heart-wrenching breakup, Beth is looking to pick herself up and get back on the horse. In a stroke of delicious luck, she wins a beautiful vacation to Hawaii! Cue in the sunny beach, yummy cocktails and the chance to completely let her hair down. What Beth doesn't expect is for her boss, Jerry, to turn her relaxing vacay into an opportunity to save her job that's on the line. With all of this going on, Beth drunkenly makes a deal with the office hottie, Russell, to get him to go on this trip with her! What comes next is the most tantalizing adventure of Beth's life. Russell has a hard and fast rule about not dating anyone from the office but Beth drives him to the brink of insanity. And even though they are both healing from past demons, the pull towards each other is so electric and it's a recipe for the most mouth-watering 'work' vacation yet. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] *Wattpad Featured Story *Seen in Cosmopolitan.com on April 6, 2016! http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/bedroom-blog/a56380/wattpad-on-cosmo-skinny-dipping/ Cover design by April Alforque.
Could It Be You? |✓ by thenarratee
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A strange man by the name of Collin claims he comes from 25 years into the future and tells Emma that she will be married in a year's time. He even leaves her a clue - he is someone she has already met. Who is Collin anyway? *Highest rank: 44 in ChickLit
Evelina and the Time Pirates- Book One by RachelDonnelly5
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Evelina the Water Witch- Book One Evelina Crimm just wants to be normal. She has her life planned, until she spends summer vacation with two crazy Aunts and discovers she's a Water Witch. Soon things get a little freaky and she's living a double life, slinging hash during the week and dodging black magic spells every weekend. Not to mention a certain mysterious warlock she can't seem to shake. Frankie Holler is on a mission to catch a Time Pirate and he isn't above bending a few rules to do it, but teaming up with a Novice Witch isn't part of the plan. Time Keepers work alone. But it sure is hard to keep secrets with Evelina around. Buy it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Evelina-Time-Pirates-R-Donnelly/dp/1500552984/ref=asap_B00KK0S2O6?ie=UTF8 Would love to hear what you think of the Evelina series if you have a moment to put a review on Amazon. Happy reading!
Take Me Home | ✔ by blissom
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the road trip of a lifetime. [ cover by blissom / trailer by blissom ] [ started march 30th, 2013 - ended february 18, 2015 © paulina r. all rights reserved ]
Bridesmaid Lotto (USA Today bestselling author) by rachelastor
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Josephine McMaster is pretty and smart, but very much a klutzy mess. Finally, at 26, she may have actually lost the dreaded 'McMaster the Disaster' nickname that has followed her around her whole life. Josie's quite content to be single, much to her mother's disappointment. So when a bizarre contest is announced where a socialite is holding a lottery to pick her bridesmaids (and rake in a little extra cash), she can't roll her eyes fast enough, even if it does mean meeting Jake Hall, her one and only movie star crush. Obviously, Josie doesn't enter the bridesmaid lottery, so you can imagine her surprise when her picture pops up among the winners, thanks to Mom. With a little prodding -- okay bribing -- Josie agrees to participate. The wedding turns into the event of the year, and Josie finds herself in the middle of a paparazzi feeding frenzy, which gets even crazier after Jake Hall takes a special interest in her. Can Josie handle the pressure in the spotlight? Is it possible she might really have a chance with Jake Hall? And if she's busy worrying about all that, how in the heck is she going to keep 'McMaster the Disaster' from showing up in front of the entire world?