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The Long Way Back | ✓ by nina-zenik
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Sophie Ackerman has to attend boarding school while impersonating her twin sister, but things get complicated when she bumps into her former best friend. ***** Sophie Ackerman is trying to keep a low profile while attending an exclusive rich kids' boarding school and impersonating her twin sister Vivian, who was busted for having a one night stand with a crown prince. But when she finds out that her estranged ex-best friend Ace Voltaire also attends the same school and is one of the most popular boys there, things quickly turn from difficult to impossible. As if things couldn't get more complicated, Prince Raphael, the same prince who Vivian slept with, is also Ace's close friend. Can Sophie keep her cover and finish high school for her sister, or will everything end in disaster? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Street Girl by solacing
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FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.
Girls Who Dreamt of Castles by Seekeroflight
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"I know we dreamt of these things, but now it seems like your standards are too high." Adira Archibong wants to be a supermodel, but as she steps into a world of money, fame, and detrayal, she learns that the only people she can trust are her friends. ***** Adira Archibong is starting out in the Nigerian modelling industry, but quickly loses her agent when she refuses to go nude for a shoot. Then she's approached by Benjamin, a modeling executive, who brings her into his agency, but also wants to date her. Soon she and Benjamin are a couple, but as time goes on she learns more about him and the secrets he keeps. There are lies surrounding all men in Adira's life. As a model, the only people she can trust are her friends. But will they be enough to save her? (Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual assault)
Until We Break (Formerly Wicked, Wild, Wonderful) by MatthewD_Writes
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Until We Break is now published as a Paperback, Hardcover and E-book from W by Wattpad Books! As a Wattpad reader, you can access the Wattpad Original Edition for free and the Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase. ***** Naomi Morgan, the only black dancer at her ballet school, sacrifices everything to pursue her dream until she joins the Guise and realizes what she's missing. ***** Naomi Morgan is the only black dancer at the Riverside Dance Academy, but the sting of alienation is worth it. When the National Prix de Ballet Competition comes to Riverside, Naomi's determined to win...although, the cost of victory is high. She suffers injuries, lies to her family, and refuses to process her friend's death, all to get closer to her dream career. But when something goes wrong and The Guise, an online gang of anarchists, make Riverside their new target, Naomi finds herself caught up with the group. They teach her things the Riverside Academy never could - that dreams are worth having, but real life is so much more important. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Electric Impulse by AngeltheAuthor320
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*** This story is now FREE!!!*** After a traumatic breakup with her college sweetheart, Aria Davenport meets an older, more sexually experienced businessman who promises to change her life forever. ***** When starry-eyed Aria Davenport discovers her long-time boyfriend is planning a future without her, she's devastated. His betrayal unhinges life as she knows it. As she tries to come to terms with her new single status, she's reminded of the charismatic entrepreneur, Phoenix Prescott, and their romantic tryst she'd rather forget. But it just so happens that Phoenix is always in the right place at the right time, and even with the 10-year age gap between them, Aria can't stop fantasizing about life with this older and more...experienced man. Can she bring herself to let love in after being burned so badly in the past? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this book contains mature language, sexual themes and suggestive content. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] 🚨Book 2, sequel ELECTRIC IMPULSE: A Bond UnBreakable is out NOW! Check my profile and save it to your reading list.♥️
Five Star Hotel by MayaApples
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|#2 in Romance 2/20/16| *** So he sent you here. The dirtiest, grimiest, most vile building in New York City. The building where countless have silently lost their lives. He sent you to this Five Star Hotel so you could feel the fear that comes without having his protection. He picked one of the most dangerous places in the country to send his beloved son. He sent you to the dogs, who he hoped would eat you alive. (This is a quote from the spin off but it fits)
Fine Apple | ✓ by rosecoloredsoul
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❝HELP HELP HELLLP!❞ ❝Hello, this is the Fine Apple market, and no, we are not an Apple knockoff store; how may I help you?❞ ❝Well, someone just stole my phone.❞ ❝Sorry, what?❞ ❝You asked how you could help me.❞ ❝...Oh.❞ ◽︎◾︎◽︎ in which a jittery workaholic who realizes she needs help and an antisocial beach bum who doesn't realize he needs help both find help. short story #22 copyright © 2016 by rosecoloredsoul. all rights reserved. cover by @robinwithouthoodie
Something Real by Smilie254
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[ Complete. Highest Ranking #3 in Chick-lit!] "Do I have permission to grab your ass, sexy?" Hayden teased. My face wrinkled in disgust. "Gross," I muttered. His body was pressed tightly up against my own when he began to sway us back and forth. "Ease up, Blaine," Hayden whispered. "You always look so tense. Mystery man might think we're faking this." "Oh what a shame that would be," I sighed dramatically. Hayden rolled his eyes, "you want him, don't you? You want him to notice you and get jealous that you're with another guy?" "Yeah, I guess." "Then loosen the fuck up, Blaine. I want a dance partner, not a mannequin." - In Scarlett Blaine's twenty-one years, all she had wanted was to find love; and evidently, her mother had been looking for the same thing. Though Scarlett is still searching, her mother manages to capture the heart of one Beverly Hills lawyer who is utterly crazy about her. What Scarlett didn't expect was for the small Blaine family to move into said lawyer's lavish mansion. What shocked her further, was finding out that Elias Pennington's two sons would be bunking with them, too. Still getting to know one another, Hayden Pennington notices that Scarlett is in need of a romantic adviser, and see's himself perfect for the job. With Hayden on the search for a real relationship for Scarlett, the two find that there may be something between the two of them that they just can't stop. Though these feelings, are one real thing Scarlett never planned on finding. - ◦Books 2 and 3 are now on Wattpad. ◦Spin-off, Gentlemen's Guide, was featured in the Winter Wattpad Block Party February 2018! GG to be released 2019! © Shay Spencer. All rights reserved.