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✓ [18+] A THOUSAND MILES FROM NOWHERE by bibliophilemischief
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Hometown girl Rebekah Miller finally returns home. She's searching for a fresh start after living in California for many years straight after graduating high school. Her life isn't where she thought it would be and sometimes all a girl needs is the love of her family to bring her back to center. While reminiscing with her close knit family that's strongly loved by the local community, she runs into someone she never thought she would again. Her first love, Nate Daniels. He's handsome, charming, and just happens to be her best friend's older brother. Can they rekindle the flame that was once there 10 years ago? Can she forgive him for the broken heart he gave her at sixteen? Can they overcome the threats of the life she was living in California? Rebekah is now a thousand miles from nowhere and there's no place she wants to be. At least that's what she thought. [Origin of the Daniels Family Series] ✓ Completed ✓ 18+ (Mature Content) ✓ Series
✓ [18+] THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING by bibliophilemischief
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[PREQUEL TO A THOUSAND MILES FROM NOWHERE] Before Nathan Daniels became the Chief Deputy of Clinton Hills who rekindled the relationship of his first love, his sweetheart, he was your typical teenage boy who knew little about the hardening effects of an unrequited love. Sure his happy ending is already known in A THOUSAND MILES FROM NOWHERE and the struggles that lead to it but do you wonder what started it all? From that very first moment he realized he was in love with his childhood friend to the moment he decided to finally become the man his first love Rebekah Miller always deserved. In this prequel, those special moments are here, that ended up changing his life forever and when she became his everything...and more. [Prequel to A Thousand Miles From Nowhere] [Daniels Family Series] ✓ Completed ✓ 18+ (Mature Content) ✓ Prequel ✓ Series
Mia, Mine #sytycw15 #RomanticSuspense Book 1 by hannahonana
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**PREVIOUSLY TITLED MINIERA** THIS BOOK IS BEING EDITED HERE AND THERE. THIS WAS COMPLETED AROUND 3 YEARS AGO. Xo **THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK IN A STAND-ALONE SERIES. YOU CAN READ ALL THESE BOOKS ALONE, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED TO READ IN ORDER TO GET THE MOST ENJOYMENT FROM THE SERIES** Natalie Brown's life has been far from ideal or perfect. For as long as she could remember, life has revolved completely around taking care of her alcoholic and drug addicted mother. Just as Natalie finally decides to let loose and go to Italy with her best friend-her mother makes a deal with someone very dangerous. Giovanni Amaro. He is hard. Cold. Ruthless...but, also he is plagued with a past that haunts him with every breath. Now, in the present, a mafia boss that needs a wife and an heir. He got Natalie and she was not what he expected in the least and as he begins to care for her, he begins to worry. He has enemies...bad ones and they will use Natalie to get to him. But, then again, some enemies are closer to home than you think. Natalie's mother made a deal...and now Natalie will pay the price. ***************** "I am not just someone to be bought and sold off!" Natalie shouted with outrage. Giovanni chuckled darkly and took a step forward so their bodies were intimately touching. He wrapped a hand around her throat, softly, possessively. "Ever since I first laid eyes on you, you've been mine. You hear that, mi amour? Mia..." Mine' ...
His Discarded Bride #thefictionawards2019 by melitajoy
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Leilani Davide can't believe this is happening to her. Her pulse clambering desperately, she waits for the plane to take off. Upon receiving life-changing news, Leilani sets forth on an impulsive journey away from her home in Australia to magnificent Rome, Italy, to discover the truth. Quiet and deeply unsure, she runs right into the arms of those who are secretly looking for her. In a story of trust, the search for knowledge, and finding what it means to finally belong, Leilani strives toward discovery on an intricate pathway to love, tragedy, and hope. Suddenly forced into a world of fantastic wealth, a dangerously successful business empire, and the bizarre circumstances of imminent arranged marriage, Leilani must ask herself if she will ever uncover the tiny shards of her past through the pending disaster... And if she can succeed, will it be worth the cost?
A Lady unlike any other (four hoydens #1)  by ashmita1321
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HIGHEST RANKING #1 in historical fiction. Rosalyn is living her life. She's reckless, stubborn, unladylike and all the other things a Lady isn't supposed to be. In short, she's the bane of her brother, the Earl of Morley's existence. Theo is more than satisfied with life. Women fawn over him, he's rich and he isn't aimless like most of the gentlemen of his acquaintance. He loves horses and so does she. He needs to marry and so does she. But do they want to marry each other? Not so much. Read more to find out what happens when a consummate rake-Lord Theodore Fortescue and an adventurous hoyden-Lady Rosalyn Orford find themselves entangled in a not so ordinary friendship topped off with an inconvenient attraction towards each other. Will they find love or will their circumstances tear them apart? If you're goofy, unladylike and reckless, I'm sure you will be able to relate to Rosalyn :D Cover by @00Athena00
Have Patience by littleLo
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Lucy Kensington's life has been made incredibly difficult by the fact that her illegitimacy was once a front page story. She has grown up surrounded by disapproval, being looked over and ignored, or being blatantly snubbed by those would would fall at the feet of her wealthy parents and siblings. Prince Edward, the once irresponsible, forgotten son of the King of England, is now suddenly the Prince of Wales, and is thrust into a role he is not prepared for. His father's grief, his preference for Edward's deceased brother, and his open dislike for Edward have made for an impossible mission in front of him. The unlikeliest of pairs suddenly find themselves in a position to help the other thrive, succeed, and find what was missing within. But romance between two such people can never be, with more than one force fighting to keep them apart.
The Cop's Doc by ErrynBarratt
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*Top 55 of Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write Contest - Please vote for Part 1* Doctor Jocelyne Baldwin is on the run from the law, but when she witnesses a police officer being injured in a hit-and-run, she can’t help coming to his aid. She saves the man's life, then tries to disappear. Seth Jacobs tracks down the doctor who saved his partner’s life and soon finds himself captivated. He knows she has secrets, but he doesn't want to push, lest she run again. When her past catches up with Jocelyne, Seth must decide if he can ignore the law in favor of the lady who has taken his heart prisoner.
French Angel by DesireEccleston
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First book of the historical trilogy. This is a rough draft and unedited. ❗️ For mature audience. Language and some scenes are not suitable for the younger audience.❗️ No. 9 in #maiden (07/09/19) No. 59 in #history (06/27/19) No. 1 in #overseas (05/28/20) No. 9 in #gentleman (05/28/20) No. 7 in #french (06/27/20) All rights reserved © [No part of this story can be distributed, or transmitted in any forms or any means, without the prior permission of the author.]
Jekyll's Wife by vickz_fox
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Love, Loss & Danger. Caught between the Monster and the Gentleman. Maria is stuck in a loveless marriage. For years she's remained unfulfilled, unwanted and utterly miserable. One night she wakes in the early hours, to find her husband watching her, with a very unfamiliar hunger. Caught in a whirlwind of midnight visits and whispered promises, Maria finally understands what it is to be loved...or so she thinks. By night her husband is becoming the lover she's always dreamt of, but by day he becomes ever crueler and more withdrawn. Married to one man with two faces, when her husband's science experiment goes too far, Maria's life is turned upside down. Caught somewhere between love, her loyalty to her husband and fear for her life, Maria must save herself, by any means necessary, before it's too late. In the ashes, only love remains. A modern reimagining of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, set in the mid-1900s. I'll be your Jekyll if you'll be Mr Hyde WARNING: Contains scenes of a sexual or violent nature and is recommended for mature readers!
From the Ashes by Ruechari
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Juliana could not believe Lady Catherine assigned her to be Richard's chambermaid. She obviously enjoyed doing so because Juliana could hear the wretched woman's cackle all the way down the hall. How embarrassing to be reduced to the state of his servant, but there was little she could do about her status in life. Richard came home to find the Wadsworth's family home in ruin. He could not believe his childhood friend Juliana Wadsworth was gone. Told by his conniving stepmother that she had perished in a fire that happened years ago when he was away. He had always believed she would wait for him and that he would be hers and now she was no more. Lady Catherine had thought Richard as spineless as his father. She could not have been more wrong. There is no limit to her schemes. Juliana or Anna as the servants call her has fallen into her plot nicely. With Richard thinking his precious Juliana gone and Juliana to embarrassed by her lot in life to reveal who she really is. Lady Bentley knew she could count on Juliana to play into her hands perfectly, compromising the new Lord Bentley and securing her place at the Manor forever. Highest Rank - #1 Tuesday August 23rd, 2016 (Historical Fiction Hot List) SO HAPPY!!!! If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/197007309-from-the-ashes-prologue. Thank you. ©All Rights Reserved by Author Cover and Story by: Ruechari