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SCENT OF LOVE by venuswrits
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𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 πŽπ… π‹πŽπ•π„ βŒ‡ π„π§πœπ‘πšπ§π­πžπ π’πžπ«π’πžπ¬ ꒰𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐀 πŸκ’± [coming in paperback soon!] βπ‘Άπ’‘π’‘π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’†π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π’‚π’•π’•π’“π’‚π’„π’•βž β”€β”€β˜…π’π­πžπ₯π₯𝐚 𝐌𝐒π₯π₯πžπ«β€§β‚ŠΛšβŠΉ Heels, books and fashion are my interest This was supposed to be a small deal, he helps me and in return I help him. Nothing more, nothing less Then why are we slowly getting closer? β”€β”€β˜…π‹π’πšπ¦ 𝐖𝐒π₯π₯π’πšπ¦π¬β€§β‚ŠΛšβŠΉ Bikes, Adventure and Fashion are my interest But now it's her too I wasn't supposed to associate with her family and especially her. I offered to help her in return for something. But now I want her. β€’Note- this is a soft, closed door romance 🩷 β­‘.ᐟStarted - 2 Dec 2023 β­‘.ᐟEnded - 6 June 2024
Hold a Ghost by violadavis
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Paige de Haan believes in a lot of things, but ghosts aren't one of them. Keane Mahoney, her former best friend, would just like her to believe in herself. ***** After a devastating summer, Paige De Haan is determined to cut ties with her old life--no more parties, no more attention, and definitely no more old friends. Her plan seems to be working until an unexpected run-in with her former best friend, Keane Mahoney, throws a wrench in her plans. The universe pushes them together, forcing them to partner up for their senior project: a ghost-hunting web series where skeptic meets believer. The sudden closeness stirs up unresolved feelings and urges them to confront the past they've been avoiding. Now, Paige and Keane must decide if their relationship is destined to stay buried . . . or be brought back to life. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE #2 Β© 2024 caterina george // all rights reserved
Warm Hands by violadavis
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Esme and Matt can't stand each other, even if they have to play nice for the cameras. As public speculation about their chemistry heats up, they're forced to confront what's real versus what's just for show. ***** Esme Mendoza is everything Matt Crain isn't--polished, optimistic, and proud of her golden girl image. He's brooding, arrogant, and impossible to work with. As co-stars in an indie romance film, they're forced to act like soulmates on screen while barely tolerating each other behind the scenes. When their banter and lingering stares spark fan speculation during the press tour, their PR teams jump on the opportunity, but Esme and Matt aren't too thrilled. Suddenly, they're everywhere--public appearances, exchanging snarky remarks in interviews, and fueling endless rumors. As their forced chemistry starts to feel a little too real, Esme and Matt are left questioning: are they just playing a role, or could this be end game? ***** WARM HANDS #1 Open Novella Contest -- prompts 45 & 127 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ROUND 2 AMBASSADORS' PICK]] Β© 2025 caterina george // all rights reserved
The Unseen Bride by UCLume
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"Don't contact me if you're dying." When Keith Ingram utters those cruel words to his new wife, he doesn't know how much he'll come to regret them. For years, Ella Bryce has loved Keith from afar. When a contract marriage gives her one chance at happiness, she vows to make him see her-even though the scars of her past make her efforts fraught with pain. But just as her devotion begins breaking through his guarded heart, devastating lies shatter their fragile bond. Broken and discarded, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to live on her own terms. She is no longer the unseen girl he left behind. Years later, Keith storms back into her life-colder, harder, and more ruthless than ever. He thinks he knows the truth about their past. He is wrong. Now, Keith must face the reality of what he destroyed. Fate has given him a second chance to see the woman he was blind to, but the road to redemption is paved with secrets. Will he make the same mistake twice... or can he win back the wife he so carelessly threw away? ----------------------------------------- THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) ← You are here Book 2: The Debts We Don't See (Marcus & Celeste) Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA. Read in any order, but connect for the full family saga. Trigger warning: This story contains emotional abuse, gaslighting, and family abuse.
Criminal Consort by SEFalconer
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Asher Blaketon is a criminal and the gang leader's son and he hates Cordelia Holland. Cordelia Holland is a previously rich pampered sassy girl with anxiety issues and she hates criminals especially her bully, Asher Blaketon. But when the two are forced to partner with each other to undertake a criminal heist to break into a casino vault to steal a jewel they reluctantly have to become each other's criminal consort. Cordelia Holland was the girl that had everything but when her father gets imprisoned for embezzlement, she is left with nothing. What happens when she is sent to the public school where all of the families that her father stole from attend and they can't stand the sight of her? What happens when Cordelia finds out that her father owes the city gang money and the gang leader threatens to kill her mother unless she obtains the twenty million dollars for him that her father owes? Her only hope is to recruit the help of the boy that seems to hate her with a deadly passion, even if that means criminally consorting with her enemy. * Previously titled: When the gang leader's son hates you
Through His Eyes by felicitate
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What do you think would happen if you started seeing glimpses through your soulmate's eyes, knowing you're due to meet them in a week? [Book #1 of The Soulmate Series] Β© felicitate | 2015
Loving the Ice Queen by amba9999
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When Barbara, aka the Ice Queen, agrees to fake-date Ryan, their relationship unexpectedly develops as they struggle to move on from their past. *** Barbara Owens is known as the Ice queen for her cold personality and ruthless business morals. When she agrees to a blind date as a favor to a friend, the last person she expects to see is Ryan Davies, and the last thing she expects to hear is a fake-dating offer. As their relationship develops and their feelings grow past friendship, their past catches up with them. Will their love be able to weather the winter storm? *** A reverse grumpy X sunshine story of love, family and healing.
Playing Perfect by meddlingkids
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[FEATURED IN TEEN FICTION & MYSTERY!] "I hate you so much you make my blood boil, but I can't stop thinking about you." Alice Travers has the perfect life. As Sierra Grammar's residential beauty and brains, she's always surrounded by a horde of friends and followed by a trail of compliments - she's a Travers after all. But something strange is stirring. For the first time in her life, she's receiving mean messages and finding rubbish piled in her locker. Her boyfriend is becoming distant and she discovers she has no one to turn to. Alice's perfect life is beginning to fall apart, and there's only one person who seems to have the answers - her childhood friend and the boy she's hated for the past four years. Finn Cauley. #1 IN CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Complete: 5/07/2020 (77,178 words) Rewritten: 17/09/2021 New word count: 98,945
Public Relations by Vivhouse
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[2024 WATTY WINNER][18+] Two best friends. Six weeks. One final shot at love. Since college, Maisie and August have been best friends-frustratingly, perfectly platonic best friends. For nine long years, Maisie has secretly harbored the hope that their relationship could be something more. In that time, Maisie Rhodes has skyrocketed to stardom as a pop sensation, earning the title of Pop Princess from her devoted Rhodie fans. When she hints on The Tonight Show that her love songs are inspired by someone close to her, speculation runs wild. To throw everyone off the scent-and protect her true feelings for August-Maisie's manager hatches a plan: fake a relationship with her best friend. Miraculously, August agrees. Now Maisie faces six weeks of pretending to date the one person she's always loved, all while tiptoeing around the unspoken truth that's lingered between them for years. What could possibly go wrong?
Forever Yours by brownhair_bronte
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Alina and Isaac are childhood best friends. Born only five months a part, they've spent every second together for as long as they can remember. Their relationship had always been platonic, but the older they get...the more those lines blur. Alina Bauer is a free spirited girl who loves taking pictures, early morning runs, and her cat Merlin. Isaac Evans suffers from OCD, takes his academics almost too seriously, and dresses like he belongs in a business man fashion catalogue. The only thing they've ever had in common, was each other. Isaac is known to be the one who cleans up all of Alina's messes, but this time...the mess is his. How smart is it to fall for the one person you know you shouldn't because it could ruin everything? Has his feelings for her always been inevitable? Or will his sudden change in heart shatter almost eighteen years of friendship? Turns out some messes just can't be cleaned.