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Before The Snow Falls | Holiday Novella by amelierhys
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[COMPLETED] Two centuries. Two love stories. One holiday season. 1 8 6 7 Every summer since she was eight years old, Nora leaves her home in New York to spend a few months at her aunt and uncle's English country manor in Hertford. She grows up playing in the fields of alfalfa with her childhood friend, Felix. But when she returns to England the summer after she turns twenty-one, Nora realizes that Felix is no longer the boy he used to be. He's a grown man, and the undeniable attraction between them grows as the heat of the summer months increases. But much to Nora's dismay, she knows nothing can ever come of it. After all, Felix Graham is destined to marry a wealthy, highly ranked, debutante from London society, being that his aunt is none other than the Queen of England. And Nora... well, Nora is just an American girl from a family of modest business owners. Knowing she can never have him, Nora flees back to New York. But as summer is left far behind and the weather begins to turn cold, Nora receives a package from Felix that will change her life forever. 2 0 1 9 When Lana Graham opens up an old box of Christmas decorations to find a collection of love letters dating back to the 19th century, she calls upon her history major friend, Hale, to help her decipher the story surrounding the mysterious notes. But as the two of them search for the truth of what happened between Felix and Nora, they find there are undeniable parallels to their own relationship. On a cozy, winter afternoon, Lana and Hale uncover more than just truths of the past. Featured on Wattpad Romance Profile: Hot for the holidays ❤️ Featured on The Peacock Show hosted by the Diagon Community. Check them out! Highest Ranking #5 Christmas
To Defy A Duke by vickitickitoria
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Lady Eliza Turner has no interest in finding herself a wealthy husband, she has her books, her best friend Charlotte, and plenty of opinions on what society expects from her. When her curiosity gets the better of her, and she ends up in a compromising position with the desirable Duke Harrington she must use all her wits and charm to survive the scandal she has created. Jasper Harrington doesn't enjoy attending social occasions especially when opinionated women think that it is acceptable to criticise him, but there is something about Eliza that he can't quite bear to part with. Are this odd couple going to find a happy ever after together or apart?
Faith and Lies (Vera Reid, Reid Family Book #2) by losautenticos
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Vera was always the nice sister. She was the one everyone went to for advice. She was the one that always did the right thing. She was willing to give her best and then more. She was willing to put herself second. She was brave, and when her heart was was broken, she bore it silently. But Vera was no fool. She was NEVER going to let someone hurt her again. She'd bottle it up and grit and grin- She was done being weak. No one would ever use her again. Then he came back out of the blue- same good looks, same confident stride, same breathtaking smile. Tom Dane had shattered Vera's world, and now, he was back, determined to win her back. Would she be strong enough? Was it too late?
Underneath A Thousand Skies ✔️ by badcooking
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In the first world she transmigrated into, Song Jia accidentally killed the original host and made the monarch so insane with grief that the whole world was destroyed with him. Her boss then declared after she went back to the modern world: "No salary for six months!" Song Jia: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ In the second world she transmigrated into, Song Jia had to raise a cute little bun and thought that her job this time would be easy. In the end, the cute little bun became a sadistic killer that could solemnly say to her, "Just push me below you and take advantage of me." Her boss: "..." Song Jia: "..." [Original story] [Cover image not mine.] Highest Ranking: #1 yandere #1 ancient china #1 obsessed
Her Revenge by AmbyLuvsz
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Isabella Morcelli had been dead set on taking her revenge ever since she turned sixteen. Taking on the name of Izzie Samuels, she began to take down the group of people that ruined her innocence. Now at twenty-two, she's four people away from taking down the one she had always wanted to. Dimitri Black was only there to try to find someone who could relieve his stress for the night. Only he found himself a new mystery to crack. That mystery being Izzie Samuels.
By the Potomac by ellieerose_
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~Wattys 2014 Beginners Luck Winner~ Liesel Mckormic was a curious girl. She always loved exploring her elegant Victorian style home situated by the Potomac River, and writing wild tales about the disappearance of her father. After a terrible accident, leaving her mother dead, Liesel gives up her hopes of becoming a famous author. That is, until a grand offer comes along that she simply can't refuse. Liesel must discover who she really is in order to follow her dreams✿ Copyright: March 2014 by @ellierose112 All rights reserved No part may be duplicated or copied in anyway ~Wonderful secondary cover by AMorganE~
The Eyes of September by StoryofAshlyn
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[Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem award winner!] Their leader: dead. Their family: broken. Their future: status, uncertain. When five disconnected cousins face the aftermath of a funeral, they must join forces to fix problems long-dormant in their family tree before their differences divide them. But Esau's evading the cops. His girlfriend, Mirrin, is hiding from her errant father. Brother and sister Seven and Eden are locked in a battle of best musician. And Seven's young protégée, Corrin, is just trying to sidestep his family's reputation. When relationships, dreams, and reputations raise the stakes of conflict, each must define for themselves the true meaning of family.
Straighter than Parallel Parking by sarena_a
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❝I think you're more of a goddamn female than I am, James.❞ | ❝Pfft, don't you know? The only thing straighter than me is my parking, Janice.❞ | Copyright © 2015 Sarena Akhter. All Rights Reserved.
Serpent Heart [PUBLISHED] by rentachi
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[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]
The Fairytale Life of Doris McQueen [#1] ✓ by circularities
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Watty winner + Featured by @GoosebumpsMovie THE FAIRYTALES ARE REAL, deals are bound in blood and debtors come to collect, with interest. When the clock strikes twelve, nightmares return. Doris McQueen has her whole life planned out until she is thrown into the world of magic, quests and curses. Ten impossible Herculean tasks, there are lives at stake and betrayals around every corner. Bloodbinds cannot be broken. She has three days and a not-so-worthy team to help her through- a questionable fairy godmother with motives of her own and a slightly hysteric fairytales expert with a secret he will guard with his life. Can Doris complete the quest? Or will the clock strike defeat her? [© circularities, 2016]