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Finding Love in a Coffee Shop by JordanLynde
Finding Love in a Coffee Shop
JordanLynde
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Katie Holmes is a caffeine addict. Between college, and taking care of her brother, it's acceptable. Though, it doesn't help that the cafe down the street is full of handsome baristas, including one William Cerak in particular who has a mysterious scar on his wrist. Synopses will be the death of my publishing career.
Letterman Jacket by arrowheads
Letterman Jacket
arrowheads
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  • Parts 77
"And when I put on your letterman jacket, I still think about you." When Thea Simmons is tasked with writing an article about basketball hero Faust Carter, the story long buried in rivalry unravels, secrets that should've been hidden are revealed, and a simple letterman jacket turns to be a painful memory. And eighty days is all the time it takes. [cover by @cadetcarswell]
The Benefits of Sexting by FlynnNovak
The Benefits of Sexting
FlynnNovak
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SOON TO BE PUBLISHED BY W BY WATTPAD BOOKS! Danny's life gets turned upside down when she receives a mysterious sext from the school's notorious bad boy. ***** Danny Ashmore never imagined starting her senior year off with a broken heart and a pregnant sixteen-year-old sister. As her sister's stomach grows and the possibility of Danny going to college shrinks, she struggles to stay positive. That is, until she accidentally receives a dirty text message from an unknown number and is thrown head first into bad boy Sawyer Armstrong's life. Arrogant and drop-dead gorgeous, Sawyer is the last thing Danny expected, but as an unlikely friendship forms, she realizes he may be the best thing that's happened to her all year. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Cil Ojumo Content warning: this story contains themes of teen pregnancy
Dorm Room 210 [Original] by Kapsie
Dorm Room 210 [Original]
Kapsie
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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
The Happy Birthday Song ✓ by northbynorth
The Happy Birthday Song ✓
northbynorth
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❝You and me,❞ he whispered, ❝until the end of time.❞ // A chronicle of Junie Bennett's birthdays from the ages of ten to twenty one.
Everything You Are ✓ by stereohearted
Everything You Are ✓
stereohearted
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Alyssa has been living a lie. After the worst breakup of her life, she is faced with her worst nightmare: look back at her messy breakup and relationship, and see what really went wrong.
Accidentally on Purpose by numbereddays
Accidentally on Purpose
numbereddays
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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.
Jovie & Bash [Publishing Summer 2025] by KiaraLondon
Jovie & Bash [Publishing Summer 2025]
KiaraLondon
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He's a would-be college student stacking books in the local library. She's a high school senior nearing graduation. He leads a life of organized chaos and she's living by the book. He's free but all she can see are consequences. You can't control who you fall in love with. [To be published end of summer 2025. Stay tuned for details.]
Awake | Wattys Winner! by autheras
Awake | Wattys Winner!
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
Forever August ✔️ by alexlightstories
Forever August ✔️
alexlightstories
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  • Parts 34
|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018