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Back To You by tashajadewrites
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Workaholic wedding planner Sophia gets the surprise of her life when her new clients' best man turns out to be her ex-boyfriend. ***** When taking on new clients, Sophia Coleman expects the same old routine - wake up, go to work, go home, binge The Bachelor, go to sleep, repeat. What she doesn't expect is her ex-boyfriend, Carter Stone, to be the groom's best man. His sudden appearance throws her off, and she refuses to let anyone - let alone a guy - get in the way of her success. Especially not after the last time. Planning a wedding in three months is hard enough, but between cake tastings and dress shopping, there's Carter's cheeky smile and relentless charm. As the big day gets closer, so do Sophia and Carter, until all that's standing between them is their history. Can Sophia say yes to a second chance, or will this rekindled romance get left at the altar?
Fake It | ✔️ by BornToWrite47
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Sugar McKenzie and August Wakefield couldn't be more different - Sugar, a meticulous, caring, but lonely paramedic and August, a charming former reality star still chasing his dream. But they've both closed themselves off emotionally from others...that is until they match with each other on a dating app. After a disastrous first date, the two agree to never see each other again, yet they both can't stop thinking about one another, and circumstances keep pulling them back into each other's lives. Are they the real answer each other dreams, or will they continue to go through their lives hiding behind walls, just faking it? _________________________________________________________________________________ • Second Draft • { Wattpairs Mentorship Challenge 2020: Second Place Winner } { Wattpad Chicklit Ambassador: Adulthood Reading List } { Romance Reads Contest 2019: First Place Late Lovers } { Best of Summer Awards 2018: Best in Show "ChickLit" Winner } { Best of Summer Awards 2018: Judge's Pick Winner } { Blossom Awards 2018: First Place "ChickLit" Winner } { Contemporary Romantics Award: #RomanticsAwards2022: Shortlist } { Wattpad NA Ambassador: Hold My Stilettos | August 22, 2022 } { Chicklit #26 rating on September 6, 2022 } { Enemies to friends to lovers #5 on September 18, 2022 } { Onlinedating #1 on September 5, 2023 } { Texttospeech #10 on May 13, 2024 } { Contemporary #10 on May 13, 2024 } ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Only on Wattpad. 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/story/115197023-fake-it). Thank you!
It Comes Back To You (Completed) by vgcampos
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"Why are you attacking me with air freshner?" Nate questions and coughs. Probably due to the strong floral smell now in the air. "Oh, I don't know, maybe because I thought you were going to kill me? How did you get in?" "First, if I were going to kill you, how would that spray stop me? Were you going to "freshen" me to death?" He replies while looking at the bottle in my hand. He then starts to laugh. ////////////////////////////////////////// Audrey is a twenty one year old girl who a few months ago moved to a new town with her mom and sister for a fresh start. When she meets Nate, everything changes. Nobody has ever made her feel the way he does. Both want to be with each other but different obstacles keep getting in their way. Will love win or are they destined to never be together? *New adult romance *Completed Cover by @silver_masked_devil~~~~
Fighter {Completed} by bnpreston023
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The world has chewed up and spit out Eleanor Robinson again and again. It began with her parents, one taken by a tragedy, one addicted to horrific drugs, and a brother who's too boozed out to know if she's alive or dead. Alone in the world, Ellie isn't exactly sure of how life works, of how anything works, really. The only two people she has that even remotely understand are Sebastian and Scarlett, a pair of siblings that remind her so much of her own family, it's hard to be around them sometimes. When the trio finally move in together after being friends for almost three years, they end up closer than ever. But the move brings along another problem into Ellie's life. Cole Everett is a fighter. From the moment he was cast aside by his family, he's had to fight for scraps at the orphanage dinner table, fight for a spot in the light of his foster family's eyes, and fight for the love of his adoptive parents. It seemed like he never won when it came to personal battles, but in the ring... In the ring, he owned the world. Years and years of the world kicking Cole's ass has shaped him into the fighter Ellie and everyone else sees him as. But the world has also shaped Ellie, and the sweet, heavy-hearted girl paints on a façade that seems only Cole can break through. As the pair attempt to navigate a decent enough relationship to be in the same room as one another without going for the throat, the people around them float between blurred lines of friend or foe. Hearts clash, past enemies arise, and the pair's hearts hang in the balance of it all.
Against All Odds by AliciaMarino
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Mia Tyler has received the opportunity of a lifetime: to sing for thousands at The Royal Opera House. For a working girl from Queens, London has always been the goal she never thought she'd achieve. However, her purpose in England soon changes when a man enters her life, an important man... a man she should stay away from. A man she can't resist. A man who changes everything. Suddenly, she's faced with choices, many of them. One being- what is more important... love? Or integrity?
Nick's Trouble by Feisty_Freak
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When billionaire playboy Nick Sinclair sets his sights on the one woman who wants nothing to do with him, will he be able to change his ways to win her heart? ***** Sparks fly when trouble comes knocking on billionaire playboy Nick Sinclair's office door. Enter: Caroline Stewart, his new temporary secretary, who's twenty-one and blissfully unaware of the effect she has on her notoriously womanizing boss. The problem? Before Nick can convince her he's after more than a one night stand, their first (innocent) kiss is caught on camera and goes viral. Now forced to pretend they're in a serious, committed relationship to appease both his parents and the press, Nick isn't sure which of Caroline's kisses are real and which are just for show. And as one kiss leads to another and another, the line between professionalism, deception, and love threatens to blur beyond anyone's recognition... [[Word Count: 100,000-150,000]]
Knox's Girl (Carmichael Series #1)✔️ by AuthorrUnknown
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"Get the fuck out of my house!" my dad shouted. "Gladly. But, before I go, I have just one thing to say; you've never been a good father. You've always treated Poppy and her mother like absolute shit." "You know nothing about being a father, you little prick!" "Yeah? Well, your innocent little girl calls me daddy when I fuck her from behind, so that's close enough for me," Knox spat before hauling me out of my seat and leaving. *** Ever since Poppy Nicole was little, she's been a shy girl with a heart of pure gold. Her innocence is glaringly obvious and she has nothing but the best intentions for everyone on her mind. Everyone has always loved the sweet-minded girl. Knox Carmichael is Charleston, South Carolina's resident bad boy and infamous hell-raiser. He's been on a first-name basis with law enforcement since the young age of ten-years-old. Before his parents became fed up and sent him away to military school when he was fourteen, one of Knox's favorite pass times was taunting his one and only Poppy. Poppy's life was going great. Fantastic even. She was accepted into the local university aside her best friend - and Knox's little sister - Kiara and she couldn't wait to get a start on her nursing studies. But then life takes a turn for the worst as the devil himself shows up unannounced to their dorm just as the girls are unpacking their belongings. Poppy hopes that Knox has grown up and put an end to his torturous ways. If only she knew just how wrong she actually was. If only she knew he was back for one thing, and one thing only. To take what is, and always has been, rightfully his; Poppy. COPYRIGHT AuthorrUnknown ALL RIGHTS RESERVED **STORY WILL CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL THEMES. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK** Hit 1 Million on 11/25/16, Highest Ranking: #1 in Drama Cover by Loutka
Forever Yours  by TiffanyCaitlin
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Chevy Duvall has always been rebellious. Known by local law enforcement for causing trouble. No matter what happens though she knows she can always count on her best friend Dominic Rivera. Her ride or die, partner in crime. No matter what you call it these two were inseparable. Always hiding her true feelings for him. Her love for him. One night was all it took to change everything. Now 4 years later the nightmares of what happened still plagued her. She wants nothing to do with Dominic. Distancing herself from almost everyone what happens when Dominic shows back up in her life? And why is it that when she sees him, she doesn't see the best friend she wanted nothing to do with but a man. The kind of man that makes you want to clench your thighs together and forget everything he's done wrong? This is unedited so bare with me y'all! ⚠️ this book will contain: Mature language, Sexual Content, Dark Themes, Violence. Read at your own risk. Recommend +18
The Millionaires Pursuit by VioletCoco
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Self-made millionaire Erik Silverstein seems to believe that he has everything he could ever want. As an entrepreneur, philanthropist and model, his days are tirelessly spent working like a well-oiled machine. Despite his gruelling work ethic, Erik never denies himself a good ol' time between the long list of women he has practically drooling at his feet. But just how exactly will Erik react when primary school teacher Rosaline Covault enters his fast-paced world and attempts to disarm his charming personality and killer looks with her unique private life and an age gap that is potentially greater than they both can ignore.
Delicious Rose by AmberMerryQ
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When 21 year old Rose Harrington catches her fiance in bed with one of her best friends, her life spirals out of control. After 6 months, she graduates from University and lands herself a job in London. Moving in with her two best friends Darcy and Chloe, her life is starting to look up. Rose's past still weighing heavily on her shoulders, she takes comfort in alcohol, clubbing and bringing men home for one night of fun before never calling them again. She is determined to move forward but promises herself never to fall in love again. That is until she meets her brothers new flat mate, Luca Haynes. Who could possibly jeopardise her own promise to herself. Frequent explicit sexual content, intended for 18+ audiences ONLY. This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real persons, places, or events are completely coincidental. Please remember to vote and comment! All rights reserved. Mature Themes.