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The Whole Truth by jaxharlow
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Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque
The Heartbreak Chronicles by authoralinovak
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NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Oliver, Alec, Xander, and JJ are just four regular guys. They're also members of the world famous boy band the Heartbreakers. This is their story.
Awake | Wattys Winner! by autheras
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There's nothing you're forced to trust more than your own mind. You're dependent on it, it stores the memories that make up your world. But what if it could be stolen from you? Aspen's world is growing, from the boundaries of her country farm to the edges of the city. Her first year of university. It's supposed to be full of independence and new beginnings, and Aspen's is filled with new friends and the prospect of romance. Until she finds out her best friends are killing people. A YA thriller swimming with mystery, romance, and a seething danger that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Highest rank: #10 in Mystery/Thriller Cover by @supernovass © 2016 AUTHERAS, All rights reserved
The church girl and the bad boys by potential_aurthor
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⚜️Introduction⚜️ Faith Williams is a regular cliché church girl.She tries to save everyone even though they don't deserve saving. She's the type of girl that is always smiling and fills the room with life whenever she walks in. She is like a teady adorable . She goes above and beyond to help people. With the only family she has left being her Dad. She'd do anything for him. She tries to be the perfect daughter. She is under a very tight leash and her father isn't one to let it slide. If that isn't enough,she has the high expectations of being the pastor's daughter to live up to. Faith had no idea her life would turn into a tragic love story when she decided to keep King as her friend. A dangerous gang leader, the kingpin, the man that single handly runs the streets and whose name frightens. King wanted to be more than just her friend. Her spirit and energy got him compelled. He knew he have fallen for her ever since that day she slapped him. Now he just couldn't get enough of her. He tries to juggle business with love finding himself a weakness. That weakness was Faith. His enemies and boy he had many, discovered his weakness. Trent Macros the gang leader of South side tries to revenge and use her to his advantage to get close to King and not to hug him, but to put a knife in his heart. Little did he not know Faith was a angel and it was impossible not to fall in love with her. At first it was a game but it got even more complicated as he started falling for her. Faith wasn't making it easy, she didn't had any intension to get involved these bad boys. The same kind of men her father warned her to stay away from, but were persist and boy they were hot. They were hell bent on stealing her heart. Read to see how this rattling story unravels.
REALLY ✓ by aflyingwhale
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Taya's life was forever changed by one kiss, and it wasn't even a real kiss. Taya Williams had been living her life cautiously and drama-free, until one day she found herself as the female lead for the school's theater production. She soon realized that she had to share a kissing scene with the mysterious new guy, Judah Hudson. What happened when Judah offered her the deal of a lifetime? Taya soon found herself in the world of skipping classes, practice kisses, and jealous lovers. I mean, is there ever such a thing as a meaningless kiss? * BOOK TRAILER INSIDE! * Excerpt: "Alright, if that's how you wanna play it," he said lowly. "Game on," I looked up to see his dark amber eyes boring into mine, a predatory glint in his eyes. My knees felt weak and I gulped instinctively as he leaned closer to me. "Tell your heart I'm gonna steal it," he murmured to my ears. Then his lips hovered over mine, just barely touching it. "And don't say you've never been warned." * * * STORY COMPLETED!❤ Featured in YA, humor, and projectbadassreads #teenfiction + #badboy + #romance © 2018-2019 aflyingwhale 🐳
Words & Whiskey by ColourMeSkittlez
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#1 in roommates tag 03|12|2018 #2 in new adult tag 12|12|2018 #3 in drama tag 23|06|2019 *Originally titled 'The Art of the Bartender's Heart'* "Can I help you?" I snapped, arching a brow. The man in front of me gave me a lopsided smirk, "Feisty. I like that." I rolled my eyes, sipped my drink and narrowed my eyes at the bartender, "Shouldn't you be doing your job?" "There's other things I could be doing," he responded with a wink. He started pouring another drink, "Got a name?" "Audrey." The man gave me a wicked grin, "I'm Nathan." A/N: This is a mature New Adult romance!
Romira by Creating_Kingdoms
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Highest Rank: #1 Romance "ROMERO + AKIRA = ROMIRA" Romira, A tale of a broken girl and a damaged boy. Akira Ray, a good girl, she is a straight 'A' student, away from violence and is preparing herself for tough college years, but what she hasn't prepared herself for is Romero King. He is bad news. He is everything she is not. But when magnetic sparks are impossible to deny, she doesn't know what her future holds anymore. "My life stumbled down with just one look from him. My world went blank from just one of his kiss. And I knew, I could never be same again, I knew I had to face many more heartache. "But what I didn't know that at the end he would be worth my everything." **************** Copyright ©akankshajais123. All right reserved.
Sweet Bastard by sweetdreamer33
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Lisa and her boss, Alessandro, agree to spite their exes by pretending to date, but things begin to backfire when fake feelings become real along the way. ***** For two years, Lisa Brooks worked as a secretary to the powerful self-made billionaire, Alessandro Russo. He hardly noticed her, and to him, she was nothing more than a co-worker who wore conservative clothes, a tight bun, and followed his orders. But when Lisa's heart gets broken by her first love and Alessandro starts to lose his willpower to avoid Gretchen (his ex-girlfriend and now-client's wife), they decide to help each other out by fake dating. I mean, how hard can it be to not fall in love? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro
The Bad Boy And The Mermaid by KittyKash92
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[Book available on Radish app] Hunter Brantley is a college student and always causing trouble at school. Golden Brown hair, metallic silver eyes and arms covered in tattoos. He's everything that a cliche bad boy story needs. Being expelled through school over a dozen times is not something new for Hunter. Dumping girls has become a new hobby. And then one day he's just driving by the beach late at night because he's too damn tired of his messed up life. That's where Hunter finds her. A beautiful, mysterious girl with aqua blue hair. She's half naked, lying on the beach sand and at the mercy of a stranger. Only she's not any normal girl. She is a mermaid. And Hunter is not such a bad guy, so he takes her home. Blue is a shapeshifting Mermaid who shape-shifts into a human when on land and turns into a mermaid underwater. What happens when she wakes up one day and finds herself on land in a completely strange place? Will Hunter be able to send Blue back to the Ocean or will she will be stuck with the bad boy forever ? A Romantic Comedy of a Bad boy teaching the Mermaid how to live like a human. Blue is strong, beautiful and blunt to a fault. Even the most normal thing that comes out of her mouth feels like a joke. Hunter finds the mermaid funny, he's practically rolling on the floor with laughter until the jokes are on him. That's when the Bad Boy falls in love with the Mermaid. *~*~* [Highest Rank #1 in Mermaid & #1 in Comedy] All Rights Reserved 2018 © KittyKash92
Take me Home by booklovertash
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Jade Jennings has spent most of her life in the Australian army. After coming back from a tour overseas she expected to be welcomed by her loving fiancé. What she didn't expect was to find him in bed with another woman, doing drugs and all her hard earned money gone. To escape the pain and betrayal Jade jumps at the opportunity to go back on tour. However, 9 months later she is back after a gruelling and horrifying tour that has left both her body and mind in pieces. Moving into her new apartment the last thing she wanted was to be living next to the gorgeously attractive Marcus Blackwood, who is well known for his heroic acts of bravery in the field as an elite SAS solider. As tension and attraction flies will Jade be able to keep her heart safe or will Marcus break her more, than she can handle. ***** CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING