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All The Light We Cannot See by kayleedawngrace
All The Light We Cannot See
kayleedawngrace
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  • Votes 193
  • Parts 21
Ruby Dawn Morgan is a shy 16-year-old who lives on her own, and who was left without friends for most of her life. Now, as the new school year rolls around, she has a plan: head down, good grades, don't speak. However, her quiet days soon disappear as her plan goes further and further down the drain. She constantly finds herself either on top of the world or under it. She learns that what's going on in her mind isn't normal - she's not just "sad", or "worried", or "not hungry", but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. She just can't see it yet. •••••••••••••• This is the story of a girl's fall into the snare of depression, the horrible side effects that come with it, and how one person can be the difference between life and death. CAUTION: mentions of self-harm, anorexia, bulimia, and SA // mental illnesses and assault are discussed
The Whole Truth by jaxharlow
The Whole Truth
jaxharlow
  • Reads 463,644
  • Votes 20,706
  • Parts 52
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
I Was Never Yours by JessGirl93
I Was Never Yours
JessGirl93
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  • Votes 1,192,068
  • Parts 42
When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana
Accidentally on Purpose by numbereddays
Accidentally on Purpose
numbereddays
  • Reads 55,861,556
  • Votes 2,286,679
  • Parts 68
Hannah Taylors finally gives in to her desperation and does one of the stupidest things a girl can do to grab her unapproachable long-time crush Jonah Gibbs' attention: spill soda on his white shirt and leave a motherfrigging red blotch on it. Accidentally... on purpose.
Watcher (The Saga 1) by AWFrasier
Watcher (The Saga 1)
AWFrasier
  • Reads 104,739
  • Votes 5,697
  • Parts 33
Seth is a quiet guy who stays out of trouble, but trouble seems to have a way of following him as soon as he gets involved with a very attractive immortal. ***** Although he never wanted any of it, when Seth runs into a genderfluid god, he is taken on a whirlwind adventure that will change his life forever. Beyond having to accept the parallel magical community that exists alongside the world he grew up in, Seth must face angry angels and gods while journeying around the world with his new friend...or lover. Content and trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
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The Marriage Bed  by Juette_Curtina
The Marriage Bed
Juette_Curtina
  • Reads 4,413,755
  • Votes 138,746
  • Parts 50
Passion. Price. Possession There are only two things Gina Gray loves more than her six inch heels and her penthouse suite: Sex and her family. When her father proposes an arranged marriage to save their family business, Gina is shocked - even more so when she discovers who her future husband is. Knox Warner, her ex-boyfriend who broke her heart years ago. Gina despises every fibre of his being and is determined to lead her life the way she wants regardless of their marriage, but Knox says otherwise. With his arrogance and the tendency to always get what he wants, there's only one thing he craves and that's Gina. The chemistry is potent and no matter how hard Gina tries to convince herself that she will not succumb to her lust, she's constantly stuck between a rock and a hard place. Literally. But how hard will Knox have to work to make her his and the marriage bed theirs? ©2018
Until I Met You by emmaroseszalai
Until I Met You
emmaroseszalai
  • Reads 32,717,265
  • Votes 703,562
  • Parts 36
For Jessalyn and her mom, moving to the small town of Avondale, California seemed like the perfect decision; they wanted the new scenery but what they really needed was a new start. Jessalyn Hartley had always been shy and one to keep to herself, but now, as she enters her final year of high school at Crestview High, she's more determined than ever to stay hidden in the shadows. However, all of that may change when she crosses paths with the supposed bad boy; Cason Michaels, and figures out that maybe she just had to meet the right person to break her out of her shell.
Dorm Room 210 [Original] by Kapsie
Dorm Room 210 [Original]
Kapsie
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  • Parts 40
Completed! This isn't the first time love had a roommate. It's been five years since the death of her parents and 19-year-old Lillian Camel still mourns their loss while battling with mental illness. Cooped up in her aunt's house, she embarks on a one-girl mission to survive university and get her bachelor's degree as a fashion designer. But she is not going alone. She will need the willpower to face the demons that are coming along with her. But a breakdown in the dormitory system sets Lillian off to a decade-old abandoned dorm to room with the mysterious Noah Sky. Friendly, observant, and extremely attractive, he shares an unlikely trait of secrets with Lillian - secrets that haunt his past. However, they're not the only ones. The dorm has a few of its own. [[Word count: 90,000 - 95,000]] Content/trigger warning: Contains semi-mature themes, language and sexual content ©All Rights Reserved
Reckless in Love by isabelleronin
Reckless in Love
isabelleronin
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  • Votes 455,452
  • Parts 34
Kara Hawthorne refuses to fall in love until the brooding Cameron crashes into her life. He burns for her like no other. But the past doesn't forget and the biggest sacrifice of his life awaits. ***** Spitfire Kara Hawthorne is a hardworking twenty-one-year-old college student with a smart mouth who wants nothing more than to save her family's auto shop. But her life is thrown into a whirlwind as her intense attraction for the dangerous Cameron Saint Laurent becomes all too consuming. Cameron has revealed his painful memories to Kara, but she knows there is more he refuses to tell her. Cameron's past is clouded in mystery and is darker than even he knows. Will Cameron conquer his demons and claim Kara's heart, or will he let the darkness of his past destroy him and lose his chance at love forever? Book 2 in the In Love Series [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana
BAD NIGHTS by OdetteRoux
BAD NIGHTS
OdetteRoux
  • Reads 19,956
  • Votes 529
  • Parts 11
So you wanna talk about love? You wanna talk about heartache? Let's talk about ivy league freshmen Luke Henson and his unyielding desire to be liked, loved, remembered and prized. Then after that, let's talk about Kennedy Vo, resident alpha-girl and the star of everyone's daydream. This is about the heartache that comes with falling in love with the idea instead of the person. What it means to both admire and be admired from afar. A tale told through the eyes of both the Dreamer and the Dream. Shawn Mendes and 5SOS AU. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2016 by Odette Roux All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Odette Roux. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, corporations, institutions, organizations, events or locales in this novel are either the product of the author's imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. Public personages both living and dead may appear in the story under their right names. Scenes and dialogue involving them with fictitious characters are of course invented. Any other usage of real people's names is coincidental. Any resemblance of the imaginary characters to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.