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Silence Breaking by RobThier
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Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by OscarWilde
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by CharlesDickens
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The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by RobertLouisStevenson
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TWISTED by ANGELING_
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Aria had always been the type to run away from her problems. She ran away from her family, from the police, and from the clutches of the most despicable criminals in the world. It wasn't always easy; her body's need for the chase sometimes earning her more trouble, but somehow-luck clearly on her side-she pushed through to keep her pulse going, even to her own disappointment. And that was the thing about her lucky streak. She demanded it be tested, over and over. When Aria leads a chase away from a man determined to take her life as his own, rather than just take it, everything she thought she knew about herself, about her demons, spins like bullets in a chamber. She crashes into the arms of Italy's most infamous, and he's just as dangerous and cold-hearted as the men she's used to running from, but he's determined to make her live. Live for him. It isn't long before the darkness sinks in, claiming her with a love that pushes and punishes her, challenging her mind and body, all while asking her one question: What does she want to live for? This could be the thing she should have been running from all along. • • • • • [ WARNING INSIDE. PLEASE READ. ] TWISTED © 2020 ANGELING_ || All Rights Reserved. COVER CREATED BY ME, THOUGH I DO NOT OWN THE PICTURE USED
Hustle (Sample and Bonus Chapters) by AYClaudy
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South Eastern University: Where the football players are royalty and Andrew Fayden is king. College was supposed to be Brook's chance to escape the rumors and the harassment that plagued her at home but she hadn't planned on meeting Andrew Fayden. Now, she's finding it hard to think of anything else or anyone else. She's determined to wipe him from her mind though because he is the definition of unavailable. He's got an on and off again girlfriend always on the sidelines and a flood of girls willing to take over that position. And his popularity makes it hard to keep a low profile, something she needs to do if she doesn't want to be pulled back into the drama of her past. Despite what she knows and all the warnings, she's finding it hard to resist and he's making it hard to say no. Warning: All kinds of explicit stuff. ***This book will be published Nov. 19th. Only a sample (First 5 chapters) remains available to read on Wattpad. Links for purchase will be added when they are available. Bonus chapters in Andrew's POV will continue to be added to this.***
Set Me Free by elsetterby
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After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex. ***** On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Simone Northey
Chasing Stars - A Midnight Mafia Novel by ObsceneIrrationality
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Completed Book two of the Midnight Mafia Trilogy Katherine Santoro has done the unthinkable. She's fallen in love with the leader of one of the five largest mafia's in the country. Even worse? He loves her too. But when push comes to shove and Alessio's lifestyle becomes a danger to what little family she has left she finds herself mauling over one of the biggest decisions she's ever faced. Stay with Alessio and learn how to love one another or sell him out to the police for the greater good. You've read the story of how they met, the story of how they've fallen in love, now read the story to see how they learn to be together or if they lose it all. ~~Praise for Chasing Stars~~~ Violet-Rain: "This story is a rarity in that the writhing is breathtaking and the only thing better than the writing is the actual story and plot themselves which literally blow my mind away." TheLone1yWriter: "You play my heart like a puppet on strings with your words" Jackyherr06: "Reading this feels like falling in love again and again, with a twist." Luna_loves_you_4ever: "Very well written, great plots and amazing characters it's almost as if you've taken it from real life events. I've never seen a pov of the opposite sex written so well written." Simplysopha: "The interactions between the characters was a scene of raw emotions that left lingering effects." Candi2302: "We love being tortured with emotions! That's how great our writing is...not many authors can say that." __lala_: "I love the fact that I can hate a character and love then at the same time!"
Gods and Monsters (#1) Publishing Feb 2017 Details inside ✖✖ by janie1617
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PUBLISHING SPRING 2017 This edition is no longer available... I will still post links to purchase when they become available, so keep this book in your library or follow me outside wattpad. Links on my profile. Join other G&M and WAOTBBW fans in the Facebook Group and keep up with important news by following me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter(All links on profile) Thank you so much for your continued support! *This is an Epic Paranormal-ROMANCE *A Highly Emotional & Spiritual Series. Bk 1 in the GODS AND MONSTERS SERIES. Copyright © 2012 Janie Marie aka janie1617. All Rights Reserved