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The Boiling Point | ✔️ by katvalentinewrites
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[18+ ENEMIES TO LOVERS COLLEGE ROMANCE] In which two competitive culinary students get under each other's skin in all the right ways. * * * ʙᴏɪʟɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ (ɴᴏᴜɴ): ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ. ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏꜰ ᴏɴᴇꜱᴇʟꜰ. Summer Westley and Ashton Banks have three things in common: they both attend the same culinary school, they both want to be the best, and they both drive each other completely crazy. A determined spitfire of a girl and an arrogant devil of a boy, thrust into a storm brimming with conflict and craving right from the bitter beginning. Fighting each other, their hunger, and the ghosts that haunt their past and present, Summer and Ashton soon realize that pushing down emotions can only last for so long until they boil over. And sour first impressions can leave the sweetest of aftertastes. ────────────────────── Contains mature themes - read intro for details 📚Featured on reading lists: @TeenFiction - Friend/Foe to Love, 18 Romance Stories We Are Obsessed With @Romance - Enemies/Friends Highest rankings: #1 Slow Burn #1 Drama #1 Enemies to Lovers #1 College Romance #3 Young Adult #3 Chemistry #3 Fiction #6 College #7 Love Story #10 Mature #12 Feelings #13 Steamy #17 Love #19 Teen Fiction
In Waves | ✔️ by katvalentinewrites
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"𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞?" Starting her junior year, Lia DeMarco's predictable life takes a sharp turn when she vows to break out of her comfort zone and date the wealthy football star, Matt Benson. She expected parties and popularity on the sun-soaked horizon, what she didn't expect was the magnetic Nate Miller crashing in and leaving a mark as big as his irresistible grin. Asking Nate for surf lessons seemed like a surefire way to shake up her routine, but finding themselves alone together at a wild party sends ripples through her carefully planned path. Facing fears and swimming into uncharted waters, Lia is quickly swept from current to current, caught in a relentless battle of head vs heart. But you can only tread water for so long. As the turbulent waves of first love, self-hate, jealousy, and heartache roll in - can she learn to surf them before they pull her under? ────────────────────── Contains mature themes, read intro for details Featured on the Ambassador's Pick reading list for @teenfiction Featured on the @romance reading list Young Love Highest rankings: #1 Teen Romance #1 First Love #1 Summer #1 Beach #1 Surfing #2 Love Story #2 Slow Burn #2 Ocean #4 Hidden Gems #6 Teen Fiction #6 Chick Lit #10 Young Adult #14 Drama #14 Undiscovered #16 Small Town
The Mistake by laceycass
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Highest ranking: #1 in Teen Fiction #1 in Teen • • • Samantha Rosewood has a tragic past. Trying to escape from the horror that is her old high school, she moves away, all the while handling the anxiety disorder that rolled around by the same time her life hit rock bottom. But her hope of having an easy, slow-paced new life is instantly shattered when her world collides with Nick's. Hot, tall, sexy as hell, and a badass boxing champion with an attitude, he's the whole package... or not. He's the most conceited, cold jerk to ever roam Silver Valley High. The moment they meet, they take an instant disliking to each other. But when secrets and dark pasts are brought to the light, they find themselves getting closer than ever. Despite fighting hard against it, they knew they were unavoidable to each other. Jealousy, insecurities, and step-brothers come into play, and Samantha's past is catching up to her. She just might crumble under the anxiety, and make big mistakes that could make her lose everything... -- Cover by @jinglingnineteen
Denying Dylan | ✔️ by tayxwriter
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Bea Blake is a twenty five year old, law school drop out with little to no direction on what she wants from life. Her best friend Dylan Archer has been a sound support and shoulder to lean on since the pair were in high school. Never admitting how deeply he truly cares for her. Now faced with the impending decline in her mothers health, the pressure to go back to college from her father and the confusing feelings she's having for her best friend, who's now engaged, she must make decisions that will change her life, forever. Will an endless chain of casual dating and aimless wandering lead her to a destination that can satisfy this free spirit. Or will the pressure of life prove to be too much? Copyright. ©️ Cover by @ashley_mariex
Finding Ourselves Together (READ REVAMP VERSION - IN WAVES) by katvalentinewrites
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🚨 DON'T READ THIS VERSION. This story has been rewritten into a separate book with a different title. The new and better version, IN WAVES, can be found on my profile. Please read that one instead! 🚨 __________________________________________ "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" His eyes gazed over my face like smooth green emeralds in the darkness, lingering on my ruby lips momentarily before looking back up again. It wasn't an easy question; maybe it was for some people, but not for me. Starting her junior year of high school, seventeen-year-old Lia thought her plan to date the wealthy football star was enough to break out of her comfort zone for the year, but things don't always go as planned. She had no idea what lay ahead of her when the adventurous, passionate and jaw-droppingly attractive Nate crashes into her life instead, showing her how to live and throwing her into a world of total chaos and heartbreaking romance. As Lia battles her conflicting feelings for the damaged soul she connects with, she discovers that love and emotions are never simple. There's always going to be something - or someone - standing in the way. [17+] ✘ Mature themes, strong language and sensitive topics ✘ Highest Rank #3 in comingofage (October 2019)
Pure Belleza | ✔️ by tayxwriter
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A three part series following the lives of Lucas, Max and Abby. The Lahey triplets as they navigate high school and the big wide world after graduation. Each POV is thirty chapters, starting with Lucas and his quest to fix his shameless behaviour. Cover and graphics created by @Ashley_mariex Started 27.7.18 ©️ all rights reserved.
A Loveless Marriage by JessicaHSwift
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"Well it is unfortunate that you will be saddled with a husband, despite your preference to remain a spinster," Mr Wilkes said with a smirk. "I beg your pardon?" The faintest alarm flickered in his eyes. "You don't really intend to refuse me?" The look on his face turned to that of a bewildered schoolboy. Frederick Wilkes was not used to refusal. "You don't really mean to propose marriage to a lady you have just met?" London, 1910. A strange bequest in a will leads to Mary Taylor hastily marrying reckless playboy Frederick Wilkes. Fred has a bad reputation but it is the seemingly moral Mary's past that threatens to destroy them both. A story of love, betrayal and murder. Best ranks: #1 in literary fiction, #1 in historical fiction #5 romance
Mischief and Vengeance  by tayxwriter
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"Baby," I put a hand across my chest and raise the other in surrender. "It was a sincere accident. I never meant for them to die. I promise." She shakes her head and I can't help but let my gaze move up the length of her bare legs to her waist cinching armour- and gold-plated arm guards that fit around her biceps. Gorgeous. Son of Loki, daughter of Vidar. Born enemies sworn to kill one another. But no one counted on love being involved. Cover by @ashley_mariex Short, one shot story. I have never written mythology before. But I gave it a go. It's sort of a modern/marvel inspired story. ©️
Meant for Me | ✔️ by tayxwriter
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Addie May knows loss like no one else and when she has nothing left for her in Beverly Hills, she flees to Texas where she meets Zac Ryan, the one man who might change it all. But Texas holds more than just the potential for romance. It holds part of her past, a new beginning and perhaps, it might just be meant for her. "Can I offer you something to wear to bed?" His tone was low and quiet. "A t-shirt?" "That would be great actually," I said, steadying my uneven breath. His eyes dropped to my shoulder where the strap of my dress had fallen again. I felt his fingertips on my skin as he lifted it and slid it back into place. "No problem," he murmured, his lips barely parting to let the words out. "Wouldn't want to wrinkle this beautiful dress." ©️