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The Fire We Started | Wildfire Series Book 2 by amelierhys
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{CURRENTLY UNPUBLISHED} 10/2/25 Edit: this book has been removed from Wattpad, but the characters live on in a published series titled The Wildflower Series, which can be found on Amazon and in bookstores. Alive at Night, Awake at Dawn, Attached at Heart are available now. Already at Risk, which follows Collins' brother Cameron, is coming on October 16th. Thank you so much! For the past three years, Bren Hadaway has been preparing to die. When he was sixteen, he watched his dad murder his mom. And ever since, he's been counting down the days until it was his turn to be at the end of a gun. And Bren has never really cared. His hellish childhood combined with his learning disability instilled in him the idea that having a real future was never in his cards. Until now. Bren spent his first semester of college falling in love with the one girl he'd do anything to live for. He relived his past, fought his demons, and gave up on his own goals-all so he could help Madie Lenertz escape her abusive boyfriend. But now Bren has no choice but to find his dad so he can quit looking over his shoulder. So he can stop waiting to die. Because suddenly the only thing in the world that Bren Hadaway wants is a future. And he wants it with her. This story is a sequel to It Burns Within Us, and it is the second installment in the Wildfire Series. ***MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY***
In His Corner [Story Preview] by skaragray
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Rhett Jaggar is Boston's hottest underground fighter. He has the body and the winning streak to prove it. He trains like a mad man, with more discipline than a monk. But even he can't keep his attention in the ring when a brunette distraction shows up in his boxing gym.
Ava Young had it all. The fancy house on a hill, a successful businessman father, an adorably decorated off campus apartment, and a group of fun-loving college friends. That is, until her father's company is exposed for embezzling. She has no place to turn but her childhood best friend's couch and a new, strange life filled with underground fighters. Including the intimidatingly sexy, Rhett Jaggar.
These two opposites may come to find that they have more in common than they realize...but will it be a harmless attraction or end in a dangerous addiction? 
Read as a standalone fighter romance. Part of a series of standalone fighter romances including Against The Ropes and Below The Belt. Complete at 75,000 words. #1 #fighter / 8.1k stories #1 #desire / 11.4k stories #8 #romance / 1.7M stories #5 #sports / 17.1k stories #1 #darkromance / 5.5k stories #1 #dangerous / 11.6k stories #3 #contemporary / 10.9k stories #2 #boston / 2k stories
Drowning by Eveleft13
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Book One of the Drowning Series: "You looked like you were enjoying yourself." Ezra said, twisting the button of my jeans between his fingers. I looked up at him and swallowed. He leaned into my ear and shifted his body closer to mine. "It was... umm..." I couldn't form a thought as I watched his fingertips dance lightly over the fabric. "So, you like watching me play?" He bent down closer, whispering into my mouth. ********************************************************* Eighteen-year-old Riley Davis knows one thing about life, being a little sister sucks. Under the constant watchful eye of her older brother and his band, Riley has always had someone there to keep her out of trouble. That is until she is introduced to Ezra Miller, the new guitarist in the band. The dark-haired boy with the piercings is moody, arrogant, and knows exactly what it takes to push Riley's buttons. Riley knows she needs to stay away from him, but something about him keeps pulling her in. Is wanting someone so much worth losing everything for, including yourself? What if that person isn't who you think they are? ********************************************************* 🔥🔥🔥Drowning Series (COMPLETE):🔥🔥🔥 Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three Swallow: Ezra's POV- In progress ⭐️⭐️⭐️Check it out⭐️⭐️⭐️ Newly Published Follow-up to Drowning Series: Breaking Jessa Series: Breaking Down: Book One Breaking In: Book Two Breaking Through: Book Three
Tethered North by jlou_723
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{18+ COMPLETED} A war that destroyed the world. It came and it went, leaving death and chaos in its wake. In the resulting turmoil England has split into four regions, a safety measure that was 'essential' to ensure that violence would not reign over the new world. The world as they know it has been wiped away, but there's only so much pressure you can apply to someone's throat before they snap. ~~~~ Zac and Emilia are in the North. Forced into jobs and ordered into arranged marriages, Emilia's happy memories of her family are long gone, instead replaced by immense fear of the Enforcers who patrol the streets, the State who dictate the rules and the growing lust for her husband, Zac. As the cruelty heightens, so does any tolerance for the State. Tortured one too many times, Emilia meets a group determined to bring the State down; the aptly named Resistance. Taking matters into their own hands, they launch themselves into a flurry of guerrilla warfare, completely unaware of what lies in store for them. Will Emilia's desire for Zac get in the way of their goal? Can they figure out a way to work together? Is the State ready to fall, or is this only the beginning? ----------------------------------------------------------- ' Zac moves slowly, a gentle, seductive kiss that has heat building in my core, a small moan erupting from my lips as he grabs the back of my neck, forcing the kiss deeper, angling my face to continue, my insides stirring even more at the action. I move my own tongue against his, attempting to give him just as much as he's giving me, meeting fire with fire. He seems to like that, smirking against my mouth before he runs a hand through my hair, gently tugging on the ends, pulling my face back further, up towards him. '
Breaking In by Eveleft13
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Book Two of the Breaking Jessa Series ******************************************** "Tell me what to do one more fucking time tonight, Cameron, and I swear I will walk home naked." ******************************************** After spending fourteen months in a treatment facility for her last manic episode, Jessa Miller is finally on her way home to face what she left behind. With a newfound determination to get her life together this time, she faces the struggles of trying to rebuild the relationships she has lost due to her disorder and addiction. When a series of incidents begin to unfold around her, Jessa is forced to ask herself if she is really getting better this time or if she is slipping again. ***Updating on Tuesdays and Fridays*** ❤️💙Breaking Jessa Series:💙❤️ Breaking Down: Book One Breaking In: Book Two Breaking Through: Book Three 💜💗Check out the completed Prequel Series:💗💜 Drowning Series: Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three Swallow: Ezra's POV
Breaking Down by Eveleft13
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Book One of the Breaking Jessa Series: Jessa Miller is beautiful chaos. Diagnosed as Bipolar, she is always one step from burning everything to the ground. Her lows are low, but her highs are sprinkled with magical pixie dust where everything is just within her reach. She is invincible; she is unbreakable. Nothing or no one can ever hurt her. Driven by her compulsions and fueled by the influences around her, Jessa only has one true passion in life, her music. She wants to be a star and escape the small Ohio town. She will do anything it takes to live her dream, even if it means losing herself in the process. After an exceptionally bad episode, Jessa finds herself stuck, running between Nathan Webster, the man who can give her everything she wants, and Cameron Nash, her adorably goofy yet slightly grumpy best friend who has always been there to keep her grounded when she is at her worst. What happens when friendship lines are blurred and living in reality becomes too much to take? Is living your dream at any cost worth the risk of losing your sanity? ********************************************************* 💚💙 The follow-up to the Drowning Series 💚💙 Please Check out the Prequel Series: Drowning Series (Complete)- Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three 🥇#1 Brave Girls Writing Contest- General Fiction 🥉#3 Books and Beyond Award 2020- Misc. Category 🥈#2 The Hot Chocolate Awards- New Adult Best Antagonist- Rising Phoenix Awards- Combo Category #3 in Pills out of 14.2k on 1/10/21
Breathing  by Eveleft13
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Book Three of the Drowning Series: It has been over three years since Riley walked away from the dark-haired boy who couldn't beat his demons. When she crashes back into him, it all comes rushing back like a tidal wave. He is clean, sober, and everything she ever wanted him to be. He has a new life without her, he has moved on. She has been keeping a secret from him. Will the secret break him again? Will he break her? Drowning Series: Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three Swallow: Ezra's POV (on-going) ⭐️⭐️⭐️Check it Out⭐️⭐️⭐️ Newly Published Follow-up Story to Drowning Series: Breaking Down: Book One Breaking In: Book Two Breaking Through: Book Three
Resurfacing  by Eveleft13
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Book Two of the Drowning Series: Riley Davis has been grieving since the night that changed everything for her. She has been busy trying to pick up the pieces of her life. With a new job and her own place, she is trying to move on and rebuild. Her family and friends have even started to forgive her for the secrets she kept. When the dark-haired boy walks back into her life, she is torn between what is good for her and what she desires. He will always find her, he will never let her go. Will be she be able to move on or will she get pulled back under again? Drowning Series: Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three Swallow: Ezra's POV ⭐️⭐️⭐️Check it out⭐️⭐️⭐️ Newly Published Follow-up Series to the Drowning Series: Breaking Down: Book One Breaking In: Book Two Breaking Through: Book Three
BARELY ✓ by aflyingwhale
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[18+] What happens when you fall in love with the one person you're not supposed to? ❝You and me, and never us; a complicated series of almost-interactions❞ * It was the summer before college, and Kara was forced to spend the holidays with her new family. Little did she know, a lot could happen in one hot summer. * The moment Kara laid her eyes on Ryder, she knew she was a goner. She had never met anyone as sexy, fun, and liberating. But she'd made a promise that she won't give herself away before marriage. The moment Ryder laid his eyes on Kara, he knew his life wouldn't be the same again. He had never met a girl so pure and genuine. He made it his life mission to be with her, for better or for worse. Except, they could never be together; the universe had played a cruel joke on them. Their love for one another was the kind of love that only comes once in a blue moon, yet they could never be anything more than a brother and sister. All that love, yet it was barely anything at all. *Warning: This story contains mature content. Enter at your own risk. (insert wink)* HIGHEST RANKING: #1 TeenFiction #1 YoungAdult #1 ChickLit Featured in Wattpad's: @ChickLit (Hot Mess) @dangerouslove (Bad Boys) [STORY COMPLETED!] * TRAILER INSIDE *
It Burns Within Us | Wildfire Series Book 1 by amelierhys
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{CURRENTLY UNPUBLISHED} 10/2/25 Edit: this book has been removed from Wattpad, but the characters live on in a published series titled The Wildflower Series, which can be found on Amazon and in bookstores. Alive at Night, Awake at Dawn, Attached at Heart are available now. Already at Risk, which follows Collins' brother Cameron, is coming on October 16th. Thank you so much! When a college freshman with a learning disability and a reputation collides with a straight-A, straight-laced girl in the dorm kitchen one night, he sees the darkest parts of himself reflected in her. But the two of them resist acknowledging their hidden truths, and their forbidden connection, until ignoring it all becomes too perilous. *** Bren meets Madie during his first week at college, and he's certain he should have nothing to do with her. First of all, Madie has a boyfriend. And second of all, Madie's boyfriend radiates a toxicity that Bren only just escaped from growing up. But knowing what he should do doesn't help him at all. Madie might be completely entwined with her abusive boyfriend, but Bren quickly becomes determined to unravel her. But can Bren open Madie's eyes to the truth before it's too late? *** "Don't go back to being treated like you're not real." Madie's lips parted, and I couldn't read the expression on her face. But we were so close now. "You're real, Madie. Feel it." "I feel it," came her breathy reply. When it came to her, I was weak. My legs couldn't hold me anymore, and I slid down. Landing on my knees, I kneeled back against the bottom of the cold door, letting it cool my hot skin. "Good girl." The words were more of a pant; I could barely catch a breath with the way my heart was racing. But I had to tell her, talk to her. "Now, never forget it. Never forget the way you feel right now, Madie." **MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY** This story contains sensitive topics such as abuse, violence, and explicit sexual content.